February
Setting the first beam of the Rog Mahal
Perfect South Dakota grilling weather
Setting beams
Morning frost
Almost framed
April
Crow Peak is back there, somewhere
Lookout Mountain
Vail Pass in Colorado on the way to Moab in April
Almost there!
Jessica making breakfast in Moab
Our campsites
Me taking pictures
Porcupine Rim trailhead
Parking at the Porcupine Rim trailhead
Kelsey eating breakfast
Evening visit with the Wrights
John and John
Arches National Park
Arches National Park
Jessica chasing the Wright's tent
Moab sandstorm
Tent triage
May
May snowstorm - 37 inches and holding
May snowstorm
Shoveling hip deep snow
Are we done yet?
Minor delay on the road to Trail's End Ranch, Ekalaka, MT
Spring is finally here
Morning fog rolling in
June
Pavers - step one
Pavers - step two. Keep going to see the finished product...
Major flooding the day we left for Q and Amanda's wedding. The drought is officially over!
Q and Amanda's wedding. Most of the Falkena clan.
Kelsey avoiding road trip boredom
Bridalveil Falls, Spearfish Canyon in June
Mickelson Trail
Mickelson Trail
Bridge on the Mickelson Trail
July
John, Libby and Maggie on the Centennial Trail
Centennial Trail
Centennial Trail - Pilot Knob trailhead
The girls waiting at Boxelder Creek trailhead
John approaching Boxelder Creek trailhead on the Centennial Trail
Centennial Trail and the world's best pit crew
Camping at Crooked Creek Campground
Rise and shine
Harney Peak trail
John and Jessica
Not far from the summit of Harney Peak
Sunset from our house
Preferred location for morning tea and reading
If I were a moth...
August
Double rainbow over Crow Peak
Headed north for the Maah Daah Hey trail
Campsite in Medora, ND
Maah Daah Hey trailhead
Maah Daah Hey trail, North Dakota Badlands
My dad on the Maah Daah Hey
Saw lots of these guys
Sweet North Dakota singletrack
North Dakota Badlands
Crossing the Little Missouri River
Wild rock formations as seen from the Maah Daah Hey
Yes, there are rattlesnakes and no, they don't want to be bothered.
Devil's Pass, Maah Daah Hey trail
Amy on the Blackberry Trail #8 by Mt. Rushmore
The girls on the Blackberry Trail
Border of the Black Elk Wilderness
Mickelson Trail
Mickelson Trail - view from the bridge
Raspberry season!
A different perspective of the Mickelson Trail
Dakota 5-O starting line
Be back in 50 miles
Big Hill trailhead pit stop
Old Baldy pit stop
End of the ride
September
Maggie looking a bit gloomy
October
John and his dad on the 24 Hours of Moab course
Solo pits and our campsite at 24 Hours of Moab
Start of the 24 Hours of Moab. The dust killed the camera so this is the last of the pictures from this race.
Roughlock Falls, Spearfish Canyon
Roughlock Falls area
Roughlock Falls
Roughlock Falls hiking trail
Roughlock Falls hiking trail
Spearfish Canyon
November
The finished pavers. The calm, a few days before the blizzard of November '08
Blizzard of November '08. Lookout Mountain.
North Street piled high
Spearfish Mountain
Our front yard in the aftermath of snow
Libby and Maggie making the most of the snow
December
Front deck solar light
Homeschooling in action
The Rog Mahal
This may be our first building project that actually has a name. Kind of makes me feel like Frank Lloyd Wright!
Cool shadows in the back yard
Three of these birds ran by the house the other day. I don't even know what they are...prairie chicken? Grouse? Anybody know?
Sunrise, December 31, 2008
Sunset, December 31, 2008
Until next year!
January 1st, 2009 at 7:10 AM
This was fun to look at! I hope 2009 is as fun as 2008 was for you.
January 6th, 2009 at 4:55 PM
John, your photos are beyond gorgeous! In the scenic ones, you capture your environment so beautifully, but I have to admit to being partial to the ones with four (and sometimes five) little blondes in them! What a wonderful recap of 2008; I’m going to pretend that I ‘lived’ your year; mine wasn’t as picturesque (or as two-wheeled)!!