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Keller Peak Camping
Naturally, the aforementioned camping trip came bundled with its own share of unexpected adventures. We took two cars so some of us could leave earlier (and so we could bring all of our food). I was in the late car with the food, and promptly managed to get us lost. My phone’s been acting up…
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The Jeff Lam Experience
A bunch of the musicians who play for our church let loose on some classic rock last night to benefit some of the community programs. We had a great time—here’s some phone camera photos of the amazingness.
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Operation Turkey Cook
Let’s start with the news you were dying to hear: Operation Turkey Cook was a success. In addition to preparing a delicious bird, Rachel and I created a sumptuous feast that is bound to have us eating leftovers for a week or more. While listening to This American Life, we made cranberry sauce, asparagus, cornbread…
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Highlights from Exploring LA
All of the times I’ve been to LA in the past, I’ve left the airport for somewhere else and hardly looked back. Since we moved here we’ve been meaning to go over there and explore a bit, but it took Kyle coming to visit us from Maryland to make that happen. We managed to hit a lot…
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Our New Apartment
Hooray, our new place!
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The Stunning Conclusion
Somehow this ending already got spoiled (must have been those voracious online fan communities), but almost two weeks ago we made it to California. Here are the pics of the final terrain change, where we begin seeing cacti and palm trees in earnest. Heading into the valley we had a twelve-mile unbroken downhill coast.
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Finally, the Grand Canyon
After we arrived in Loma Linda it took about a week to get internet access, and the house is finally in enough of an orderly state that I feel okay about taking time to sort through and upload pictures. The Grand Canyon is pretty spectacular. Of course, everybody knows that, and we’ve all seen pictures,…
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Smoky Mountains
Took these pictures of the Smoky Mountains while leaving Tennessee en route to Arkansas. Call it a wild guess, but I’m saying that fog like this is how they got their name.
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