To Infinity & Beyond

Jon and I have been enjoying the Disneyland passes we got for Christmas from my parents. It's been great because a lot of our friends also have passes this year. On the last day that our passes were good for the summer, we were able to meet up with Sara & Ryan who were chaperoning for Sara's school and Kurt & Juliana also met us there. Later in the evening, Abigail & Matt came and met up with us too. It was like the good ole days when we all used to have passes in college.


Jon and I on Buzz Lightyear!


Jon, Sara & Ryan n the swings in CA Adventure.


I love that you can take pictures of the pictures these days! I have not laughed as hard in a LONG time as I did while riding Space Mountain with Juliana. We screamed like the annoying high schoolers we used to be. Too funny!

In case you were ever wondering what the CA Screamin ride was like in CA Adventure, here it is... Sorry about all the screaming, but that's what you're supposed to do on this ride, right?

Downieville!

This year was the 3rd annual Downieville Summer Kickoff. Mountain bikers from all over join together in the tiny little town of Downieville for some amazing riding, great friends, exciting raffles, and... rain, hail, & mud!!! Still, despite the crazy weather, I think this year was one of my favorite. The trails were tacky, it wasn't hot, and we had such an amazing group of people there to tough out the storms with.




Now that's a group that's going somewhere!


We stopped at the river on the way up. So beautiful!


Everything was so green. Trails were a little wet, but better than dusty!


Martin, Andy, and Missy on the first day. 17 miles of downhill greatness!


Jon and Martin


There are views like this the whole way down!




Back at camp, we tried to stay dry. Somehow, Eagle Scout Martin was able to start a fire in the middle of a downpour! We knew he was good for something!


We may be camping, but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't eat well! Yum!


Jake and Jeana out on the trail.


The Waterfall section


I think Heather was happy!

The last night, it finally cleared up and we were all able to gather at the "beer corral" for the raffle. So many of the vendors donated stuff for us to be able to enjoy. Including a frame from specialized and some wheel sets. Not to mention what seemed like hundreds of T-Shirts, socks, stickers, tubes, and more and more and more. Andy did a fantastic job running the raffle and the contests were hilarious. I was in the running for the frame and got to show of my break-dancing skills. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures from that night.

Needless to say, it was a great trip and we are all excited for next years adventures.

Oh yeah, did I mention it was muddy?

Backpacking, San G

For Memorial Day weekend, we made our first backpacking trip of the summer. We were only allowed one night because it was a Holiday weekend and the trails were booked! Heather and Andy made the trip with us for their first ever backpacking trip. It was a lot of fun to have them out there with us.


We started at the South Fork trail and headed up to our camp at Dry Lake


About 2 miles into the hike is where you actually enter the Wilderness area. There is a fantastic lookout area that has a great view of the destination. There was still quite a bit of snow on the mountain this time.


Heather crossing one of the rivers. There was not nearly as much water as we expected.


Mav was in his element!


Jon and I at Dry Lake with the peak in the background. Dry Lake was already dry, which was very surprising with how early in the year it was.





It was a great start to what looks to be a wonderful summer. We hope to make many more trips out into God's beautiful country!

The Mav!

We are having so much fun with Maverick. He is turning into such a great dog with an amazing personality. Jon keeps saying that he never thought he would have a dog as cool as Maverick. And it's true, he's the best!


Poor puppy got a big cut on his hind leg and had to get some stitches. Needless to say, he was not fond of having to wear "The cone of shame!"


He's definitely been having fun with his new girlfriend, Morgan! Our neighbors, Martin & Nicole, got Morgan while we were in Mammoth. It's been nothing but love (or full out battles) since day one.


In the beginning of May, it was Ride Your Bike to Work week. Mav enjoyed the wind in his face while being towed by Jon to and from work.

The Ford Wedding

Our good friends Molly and Steve got married in April! I was honored to stand next to Molly as one of her bridesmaids. It was such a fun wedding! We wish them all the best in their marriage!


The new Mr. & Mrs. Ford


My handsome husband and me (A BIG thanks to Heidi for doing my hair and make-up!)


All the girls with the bride and groom

Our adventures in Mammoth: part 2

Our time in Mammoth went by way too fast. We had such a wonderful time enjoying the outdoors and fresh air.

We were able to take Maverick out snowshoeing almost everyday, right from our back door. There was all this open space that you could trek through all the way to the ski runs.


We made it over to June mountain a couple times during our stay. We love the view of Mono Lake that you have the whole way down the upper runs.


Russ made it up a few more time with John and Andy. This picture is us at the end of our trail back from the hill to our cabin. Puts us right at our back door!

Go Team!

Ed & Jake came up again with some more friends... I stole a couple pictures from Jake this time around.


Good times!


After a long, hard day of riding... this is what we do!


Jon's parents made it up for a week. Gary came out on the hill with us every day!


Our friends Sara & Ryan came up for a long weekend. We did Mammoth one day and June the other. Then we sent them on their way home in the middle of a HUGE snow storm. Thankfully, they made it out before it got too bad!






They had built this igloo at the top of June Mountain.


We met some really great people in our complex the last couple weeks we were there. They had dogs for Mav to play with. Turns out, this dog is Maverick's real life sister! Small world huh?


The last weekend we were there, they had the Roxy Chicken Jam. Some of the top pro girl riders were there competeing. It was really fun for me to watch riders like Tara Dakides compete! (Yes, she is inverted here)

I already can't wait for the snow to start falling on the 09/10 season!

The Stampede

During our stay in Mammoth, Jon and I made a couple trips home for special occasions. One of these occasions was our good friend Andy's birthday. Andy always does some kind of fun bike ride for his special day. This years theme was "The Stampede". Jon and I made some killer cow costumes and there we lots of cowboys and cowgirls out there to round us up. Here are some pictures from the event.


The Herd


Jake & Jeana


Jen & Heather


Jon & Missy