Vagabonding :: Pursued by the Life of Ages

Spring might not be official until March 21st, but in my book March 9th is a better landmark. The 9th being the day this year that marked the time change and thus the extra hour of daylight that we've all been enjoying. And South Dakota must have agreed with me because we had the loveliest weather that weekend. Here are a few pictures from a dayhike that Brooke and I took on the Centennial Trail here in the Black Hills. We had a great time welcoming spring.

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did I see a wildcat in one of those pics??

dang... sorry.

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::athada:: : 3/20/2008 5:34 AM

Thanks for posting some Black Hills pictures. So beautiful!

Fun to see you guys enjoying each other and the hills.

-B

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Brandon & Jennifer : 3/24/2008 4:25 PM

how cute are you guys...all bundled up and ready to go!! we so miss you two and cant wait to share a time zone and some laughs.

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katie : 3/26/2008 9:04 AM

Hey I just saw Paul and Brooke hiking over there--see, right there in that picture... cool!

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Keith Drury : 3/28/2008 3:49 AM

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This Wednesday at youth group we played a game where there was a person in the middle of the big circle wearing a blindfold and wielding a standard pool noodle. Appropriately this person is called the “Blind Thwacker”. The goal for everyone on the outside of the circle was to see if they could touch the Blind Thwacker without getting hit by the noodle. It really was a blast; lots of laughter! But you’ve got to see what my wife Brooke did when she got the noodle in her hands. Everybody’s jaw dropped . . .

Unfortunately I only have about ten seconds. She went on for about a minute strong. If you loop it you get the idea. That's my ninja wife ;-)

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That's so funny! Ninja Brooke!

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kerry : 3/25/2008 8:29 PM

hahahahaha! this doesn't surprise me at all.

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Kari : 3/31/2008 12:25 PM

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Before our trip to Jackson, Wyoming Brooke had never snowboarded before. The first couple days she soaked up pointers from Mark & Jess and enjoyed the green runs of the beginner lifts. But by day three she was riding the gondola with the rest of us and even going down a couple 'double blue' runs (very steep). I'm glad that my wife is tough, willing to try new things, and open to the idea that winter actually can be fun ;-)

# posted by pk : 12:04 AM

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Yay Brooke! You're one hot snowboarder!

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Natalie : 3/04/2008 9:38 PM

Nice guys, I love the last two posts. Actually, Paul, should I say I love any posts at all?

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Eric and Brandi Ebbinghaus : 3/05/2008 8:32 AM

ugh. it makes me so jealous! wish i could have been there to learn with brooke! but i am a bigger baby than brooke and probably never would have made it to the double blue runs. =)
love you guys.

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Kari : 3/12/2008 12:25 PM

Way to go Brooke!

Glad you guys had a good vacation, Paul.

Miss you guys!

B

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Brandon & Jennifer : 3/13/2008 9:44 AM

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Brooke & I and Mark & Jess Schmerse spent a great week in western Wyoming. The main event was skiing and boarding. We skied a day at Grand Targhee and a couple days at Jackson Hole. The area has seen over 300 inches of snow already this year! Our first base camp was Driggs, Idaho, a fun little mountain town. Our other base camp was Jackson, Wyoming - a gorgeous town surrounded by amazing mountains on all sides. In the evenings we played cards and Settlers of Katan, and there was even a day of snowshoeing outside of Yellowstone Nat'l Park. It was also a blast getting to take in the Tetons. Aside from picking up a cold, the entire road trip and vacation was wonderful.