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  • A Fair to Remember

    A Fair to Remember

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    Jess
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    Brent and I spent the other night at our local fair. It has been years since I went to my last one. I don’t even remember it. I think it took Brent back to the several summers he spent year after year hanging out with his sheep and goats. We had a great time walking…

  • STP (the day before)

    STP (the day before)

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    Brent
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    Jess and I woke early in the morning, trying to give myself enough time to gather all my things. The night prior I had installed my new pedals (Shimano T105) and a cycling computer (Blackburn Denali) and roughly gathered all my other extraneous gear together. It was still dark out, with just a slight silvery…

  • STP Day 1

    STP Day 1

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    Brent
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    Today started off early. We woke up at five, groggily preparing our gear, double checking supplies and eventually getting on the road. The drive to the start line was slow, hundreds of cars with bikes on or behind them, queued up down the Seattle streets. We arrived at the University of Washington parking lot a…

  • Lava Lake

    Lava Lake

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    Jess
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    Everyone kept on telling us how we needed to hike up to Lava Lake in the Gallatin Canyon. I did it several years back with my family, but I don’t remember much of it. I had a migrane and didn’t really want to spend the time enjoying the hike. Brent and I finally went this…

  • Lava Lake (Brent’s View)

    Lava Lake (Brent’s View)

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    Brent
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    On Sunday, Jess and I went for a quick hike up Lava Lake in the Gallatin Canyon. It has been fun hiking trails that I have yet to encounter this summer. Lava Lake is a fairly iconic lake to visit, but I have never taken the time to go there. It was a warm summer…

  • Race for Independence

    Race for Independence

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    Jess
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    My boss was gracious enough to let me come in late to work on the 4th. There was a 10k that I wanted to run, plus it meant I would be able to sleep in. I was able to wake up at 7:00 am instead of the usual 5:00 to get my run in! The…

  • Camping Up Hyalite

    Camping Up Hyalite

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    Brent
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    Last weekend, Jess and I went car camping up Hyalite Canyon for a night. It was a beautiful evening and the stars were out in full force. I hope that you enjoy my photos! [slideshow]

  • Castle Rock

    Castle Rock

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    Brent
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    Now it has been a while since I’ve posted anything on the blog, some of the reasons for which I will be getting to in a later post. Jess and I have done a great many things over the course of the last few months and this was one rates at the top of the…

  • Another Night at the Farmer’s Market

    Another Night at the Farmer’s Market

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    Jess
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    Brent was busy giving guitar lessons again, but the usual people I hang out with on Tuesday nights were gone. I decided to give a call out on facebook to anyone that would like to go to the farmer’s market with me. I also started texting several people all of who we out of town…

  • Fireworks

    Fireworks

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    Jess
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    There will be more to come about our 4th of July festivities. For now, enjoy my fireworks photos! [slideshow]  

  • Ousel Falls

    Ousel Falls

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    Jess
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    After a weekend of endurance sports, Brent and I decided to go to Ousel Falls near Big Sky. It was probably one of the easiest hikes I have ever been on. It was worth the view of the falls though. We are trying to hit up new hikes this year. Hopefully we can continue this…

  • Storm Castle

    Storm Castle

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    Jess
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    On Saturday, we went on an afternoon/evening hike with some good friends of ours. We decided to try out a trail that none of us had ever done before. I have always heard good things about the Storm Castle hike, but have never explored. It was a hot afternoon in the 90’s and unfortunately most…