11/30/08: Group Hug!

Parting ways on the last day, we shared a group hug...

11/29/08: Red Rocks & The Strip

Getting ready to climb at Pine Creek Canyon...



Hiked out into the canyon to climb Olive Oil, but when Jon got to the top of the first pitch, there was a huge party line going up, so he climbed back down...




Packing up to hike back out...



The view out the canyon...


Can you find the guy soloing down the tower in this photo?


Hiked back out of the canyon and hit The Gallery for some quick sport routes...




At the end of the day, we had dinner on the strip...
Waiting for our table...


Making funny faces...



Mmmm... this bread is goooooood.....


We went to "O" at the Bellagio. This is after the show ended...


Goofing around on the strip after midnight...

11/28/08: Vegas - Urban Crag

Went out to Vegas to climb at Red Rocks, but the previous day it rained so to save the sandstone cliffs, we headed to the limestone for a day...

The peanut gallery...


Saw Tom from the gym out there...


Scott and Susie...



Sherry...



Susie...




The strip in the distance...


Franko...


Sherry...




Susie's friend from San Fran, Jen...


Freddie...


Me...

11/27/08: Thanksgiving Dinner

Had great company for Thanksgiving this year... Sherry, Susie, Scott, Frank and Tim...

11/13: NASA, Hollywood Studios & Epcot

Took a tour at NASA the day before the Endeavor was to launch...

Endeavor on Pad A ready for launch...



Fred's co-workers, Gilbert and Jonathan...


I spy with my little eye....


This is the "crawlway" - the road they use to get the Endeavor to the pad. It's huge...



Gilbert, being goofy...


There were gators everywhere...


Inside the visitor's center...




Fred's co-worker, Karen, and her husband Bill...




Went to Hollywood Studios for "Fantasmic!"




And then to Epcot for dinner and the fireworks.

Playing with the geckos in Mexico...



The fireworks show...





The cockroach (?) in our bathroom at the hotel... ewwww!

11/11/08: Epcot

Outside the Nemo ride at Epcot...

Inside the aquarium...
Do rays sleep?


This one looks like it glows in the dark...

11/10/08: Animal Kingdom Park

At the Animal Kingdom, we went on the safari ride and took lots of pics. Someday I want to go on a real safari...










More random animals around the park...






I love this guy's fat belly...


Bats are weird...


This gorilla was drinking from a canteen...


Wart hogs are uuuuhhh-gly!


More gorillas...




Fred made friends with Lilo...




The Lion King musical show...

11/09/08: WDW Magic Kingdom

The Parade...



In the cemetery on the way to the Haunted Mansion, we found Fred's headstone...


Some musical show on the steps of the castle...



The park was dressed up for Christmas...


There's someone living in the top of the castle...


The bizzare night parade...

11/08/08: WDW - Animal Kingdom Lodge

Went to Orlando for Fred's annual meeting in November.

Stayed at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. In the back, you can see the animals grazing at night. They have night vision scopes to look through. Here's a photo taken through it.



These were also taken at night with Fredo's super Nikon D300. It was pitch black out...






Inside the African-themed hotel...




Some cool lighting on the property...

10/11: Mtn Biking in Laguna

Catching up on Blog posts again. Not sure how people do this every day. This is back from October when we went for a ride out in the Laguna Wilderness Park with Chris.

The view was great....



Chris...



Fredo and me...


Captain Cordingley