August 24 - August 30

August 30, 2009: Changing colors

August 29, 2009: Good music, good beer, and new friends Yonder Mountain String Band concert.

August 29, 2009: Tomato plants growing in the "smoking section" of an outdoor venue.

August 28, 2009: Sandia Crest

August 28, 2009: Graffiti on Pino Canyon Trail

August 28, 2009: Trail Master on the Crest Trail.

August 27, 2009: Large spider web or the top of a gazebo...

August 27, 2009: Trading time!

August 27, 2009: Old Town Albuquerque, street entertainment.

August 26, 2009: A very natural place to stop and rest!

August 25, 2009: Sandia Foothills. (Taken upside down)

August 24, 2009: Our resident humming bird. They are all over the complex; its wonderful!
August 24, 2009: Sunset from our patio, Albuquerque, NM

August 16 - August 23

August 23, 2009: Eating lunch on the floor of our living room since we don't have a dining room table yet!

August 23, 2009: Mtn Biking in the Sandia Foothills (aka our back yard!)

August 22, 2009: On top of Sandia Peak looking down on Albuquerque and our tram to get us back down.

August 22, 2009: We found a couch!

August 21, 2009: Dan and I mtn biking close to our new apartment! (Sandia peak is in the background)

August 21, 2009: The first of 2 HUGE rattle snakes we saw on our mtn bike ride on the trails by our apartment.

August 17, 2009: Completely loaded with 10 bikes and no extra space inside the truck. Last leg to Albuquerque...

August 16, 2009: The photo is on Dan's Flip somewhere... Coming soon...

August 8 - August 15

No Photos.  I'm lost my camera battery charger and therefore had no way to take photos.  Thank goodness Stephanie let me use her charger as we passed through Denver on our way to Albuquerque!

August 3 - August 7

August 7, 2009:  Mom teaches Ellen French; Ellen teaches mom about new technology.

August 6, 2009:  On a walk with mom around Symphony Lake.

August 5, 2009:  The view from my favorite place at home, the hammock.

August 4, 2009:  Crazy NC sunset on the afternoon thunderstorm clouds above the house. 

August 3, 2009:  Mom's French conversation group.

July 27 - August 2

August 2, 2009: It's way too late / early in Paris... we should be in bed by now. (Photo taken by by Stephanie Chapman)

August 1, 2009: Heading into " Beau Paris" for our last dinner in France for 2009. (Photo taken by Stephanie Chapman)

August 1, 2009: Autoroute lunch during the long drive to Paris.

July 31, 2009: Le Pont Julien.

July 31, 2009: For some reason this tree seems majestic to me.

July 30, 2009: Which road to take... Bonnieux, France.

July 31, 2009: More cherries? At this time of year?

July 30, 2009: An evening bike ride past Gordes, but the town was cut out of the photo (oops!)

July 30, 2009: La Poste!

July 30, 2009: Bonnieux art store with painting of the area and a reflection of the photographer.

July 30, 2009: Typical Provencal Linens.

July 30, 2009: Bonnieux Marche

July 29, 2009: The 3 Astana stooges (Scott, Doug and Boone) after a delicious dinner of merguez, potatoes, grilled veggies and green salad.

July 29, 2009: Provence, view from the steep stairs out the back.

July 28, 2009: Living the vampire life and trying to stay cool in the hot Provence sun.

July 28, 2009: The movement and stillness of the Provence Guide house.
July 27, 2009: Guide game of Petanque in front of the house.

July 20 - July 26

July 26, 2009: My 27th birthday. The T-shirt is a present from my sister Nicola, with a little inside joke...

July 25, 2009: LE MONT VENTOUX. Watching the Tour on the TV just minutes after the racers flew by.

July 23, 2009: Most of the racers in the ITT cycled AROUND the lac, but this guy decided to cycle THROUGH the lac!

July 23, 2009: Zack Jones on Col de la Forclaz showing off his new rust colored bike.

July 22, 2009: My co-guides Zack and Matt, or Mack and Zatt, or ... enjoy the Tour live and on a blackberry.

July 22, 2009: Col des Saisies, Dan Coppola, waiting for the Tour to fly by.

July 21, 2009: View from the top of Le Semnoz climb.

July 20, 2009: Abbey de Talloires hotel on the lac.