8 Days To Go!!!

This is a tough week for us, well, for Katie.  Ashlin and I are done- so while Katie is hard at work every day, Ash and I are trying to decide which pool visit.  Today was Piedmont.  Spectacular!  I did make Katie's lunch for her this morning . . .

Anyway, the hours are starting to pass quickly as we begin the process of preparing for our departure.  This might seem somewhat entertaining, but the to-do list we are currently scratching off has nothing to do with camping or National Parks.  It has to do with AT&T, a broken toilet and cat food.  Cat food.  It does appear as if Ashlin and I will have to towel off long enough to get the radiator flushed and the tires balanced.  Maybe tomorrow.


Alvin has decided to head to Bozeman rather than California.  Win-win choice really.  We sure will miss having him around but, honestly, I see that guy an awful lot for someone who lives in Zurich.  The Yosemite party is getting cranked up as we are on a daily search for camping reservations.  Everything in the valley has been booked for months so it will be a crap shoot to grab a site there.  6 adults and 2 kids so far.  Still room left on the train bound for a site yet to be determined!

Getting close to the last chance for all those mix CDs you're waiting to stick in the mail (Ashley).

Here are a few pics of a small bear we saw hiking with Glen and Sue at Tullulah Gorge in north Georgia.

Peace. D-

                                                       So close- but I was on a stairway.

                                  Looks so cute.  Poor thing fell down the step hill down into the gorge.

                                                       So close the flash made her blink.

                                        Ashlin ran and found a ranger to help the bear.  No kidding.

                                                      Posse on the stairs leading down.

                                                                 These two, huh?

                                                                     On the bridge!