catching up with more people and places...

Arches National Park, Moab UT.

From the leather bars of San Fran, Shimpei and I hopped a greyhound bus. 16hrs later, at 6.30am, we hit Salt Lake City. From the Station we headed directly to Temple Square, where we met up with Ayae, David and Christian to watch the Pioneer Day parade. Around 2pm we headed to her house, had some food and hit the sack. At midnight we woke
up and hit the trail up Mt. Timpanogos. More on the grueling 6hr hike later.
Again, we were provided amazing/comfortable accomodation. Thanks to Ayae, David, Christian and Denise.

During our all-to-brief visit to San Fran, we stayed with Jeff's big(as you can see here though, somewhat smaller) sis, Kiera. We had some three philosophers brew, an unbelieveably comfortable/carpeted floor to crash on AND and a beautiful view from her deck. It was great to finally meet you Kiera. Thank you!
ps I think i left my lucky gray towel on your deck...? :/

Mark Hester sits veiled in the darkness of a San Francisco eve. We had drinks at Hotel Utah before hitting the psuedo-leather bar, Hole in the Wall. I wish we had more time, Markus. In Marks words, "Yes mon ami--twas not a dream but an all too hasty reality". Thanks for showing us a lil somethin. See you next time, friend.

Sorry for the terrible quality on this picture. We asked a passer-by for assistance....apparently she was a little shaky. Anyway, this is Lisa. She owns and operates Sweet Pea, a vegan cafe/bakery in Portland, Oregon. We were "those guys", who come in at closing time, order an iced tea and use wifi as long as possible. With a big smile, Lisa went above and beyond. Not only did she offer us a place to sit and access the web(long after closing time), she sent us packing with 5 delicious!! sandwiches. If you are in or around Portland don't miss out. Also check out her blog: http://sweetpeabaking.com/
Thanks again, Lisa!

Need I say more?

In Seattle we were schooled in the art of beekeeping. Here, Bruce(we are terrible with names, apologies if wrong)from Ballard Bees shows us the inner workings of hive-life. We were also able to sample honey directly from the source. Totally awesome. Thanks Bruce(?)! AND of course, thanks to our hosts, David and Mike for a great tour of Seattle.

-Caleb