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  • Flying Pics

    Flying Pics

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    Brent
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    So I typically travel with camera in tow. Even from a plane, when it is so much easier to just use a phone to snap a picture of the sunset, there is something so rewarding about taking the opportunity to pull out the behemoth from the bag and dial in the settings. Here are a few…

  • A Weekend for Two

    A Weekend for Two

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    Brent
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    As Jess wrote earlier, we visited Gardiner, MT and Yellowstone a couple weeks back for some R&R. It was a great weekend! We hiked around Mammoth Hot Springs, ran a snowy trail, soaked in the Boiling River and relaxed at the Gardiner Guest House. Here are a few pictures from my viewpoint.

  • French Quarter

    French Quarter

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    Jess
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    Just a few more pictures from my walk around the French Quarter tonight.

  • A First Look

    A First Look

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    Jess
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    I arrived in New Orleans in the later evening last night. I didn’t have much time to do anything but have dinner and a short walk with my co-worker. This put us back to the hotel at about 11 o’clock last night. I was exhausted after a long day of traveling. Tonight, we were able…

  • Snow Day Hike

    Snow Day Hike

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    Jess
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    Brent and I took Christmas Day as an opportunity to hit up our favorite running trail, South Cottonwood Trail. We had a blast that day enjoying the snow.

  • Yellowstone Getaway

    Yellowstone Getaway

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    Jess
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    Brent and I took the time last weekend to getaway. We wanted to just take a weekend for ourselves, so we headed over to the next valley. We are lucky to live close to Yellowstone. No matter which way you decide to go, we are only an hour and a half away. We had a…

  • BZN to PDX

    BZN to PDX

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    Brent
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    The morning started early. We woke at 4:15 am in order to get me to the airport by 5 am. It’s been long overdue for me to visit Oregon for longer than just a couple days, so last month I booked some tickets and now here I am, sitting in Powell’s books in Portland. For…

  • Edinburgh – The End

    Edinburgh – The End

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    Jess
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    We arrived back in Edinburgh on Saturday night in time to see some Christmas decorations. Christmas in November? Yes! Then we enjoyed our last great day in the city of Edinburgh on Sunday.

  • Year in Review – 2014

    Year in Review – 2014

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    Brent
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    The nice thing about operating a blog, is that you really don’t have to write a long essay on the adventures of the last year, you’ve already done that. However, people don’t always read all the posts, and may have missed out on a few things. So here is the year in summary.   The…

  • St. Andrews

    St. Andrews

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    Jess
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    We took a stroll down to St. Andrews on our way back to Edinburgh. What a beautiful little town. FYI, if you like golf, it was invented here. Those pictures of the golf course, ya that is the oldest golf course. Kinda of cool even though I don’t play golf.

  • Nessie & Inverness

    Nessie & Inverness

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    Jess
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    We ventured on over to Loch Ness where we toured around the ruins of the Urquhart Castle. Nessie wasn’t spotted, but I am a believer. Ha! Then we took a little jaunt over to Inverness.

  • Grantown on Spey

    Grantown on Spey

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    Jess
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    I love that we were able to visit this little town up in the highlands. We even enjoyed a short evening with some locals. I know I don’t have any pictures of this little town, but the river was a beautiful walk.