tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618433131543836282024-02-21T06:57:11.623-08:00On The RoadBack in the US and off to explore...Lewis Knudsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946420828936652315noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761843313154383628.post-81297945881547539382011-05-05T20:53:00.000-07:002011-05-05T21:06:07.638-07:00Denver, Lincoln, Ramsey, MN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb3kEGOnybpyBg8VpGkKKB4vxWPvPmRFH2RamMMSd8Z02qcPM7UWgjJAk-EPgn5UioaSI0fRCQ_z6Q6IVMEph9gUTDh1mJhu0PKSv98eRJli7XQhVO90tWyLEB3JnApcGKx9nbVBNADxJ/s1600/DSC_0017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtb3kEGOnybpyBg8VpGkKKB4vxWPvPmRFH2RamMMSd8Z02qcPM7UWgjJAk-EPgn5UioaSI0fRCQ_z6Q6IVMEph9gUTDh1mJhu0PKSv98eRJli7XQhVO90tWyLEB3JnApcGKx9nbVBNADxJ/s320/DSC_0017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603446555976638898" border="0" /></a><br />After trying a fourteen hour drive earlier in my trip, I didn't really want to push the limit and try the fifteen plus hours straight from Denver to the Minneapolis area, so last Thursday, I found a halfway point in Lincoln, NE, and got to hang out with my old roommate, Tyler Huckabee and use his house for a free place to sleep. <br /><br />Friday morning I headed out to Minnesota and have been staying at my Aunt Kris and Uncle Brad's place. I got hired on as seasonal help at Green Valley Farms, where my uncle works, and this week leading up to Mother's Day is the busiest week of the season. Since Monday I've been working 12+ hour days at the greenhouse loading trucks, putting together orders, and making deliveries. The work is fairly hard but all the people there are so great, so it doesn't seem so bad. I'll try to make sure I post some pictures of the greenhouse before I leave.Lewis Knudsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946420828936652315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761843313154383628.post-58940538465239489652011-05-01T12:34:00.000-07:002011-05-01T13:25:12.356-07:00Livin' off the land<div><br /><br /><div>My Aunt Joanne and Uncle Greg live outside Denver...way outside Denver. GPS will just get you lost. Here's a mini tour of their farm.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-VY7H40tN13DCapDHohbeuyXLNuM2rxoyYoPMSLlQcuvUz5KCNVY-P5VoRTyaLz_3fTuGor2jOVsU49bZDmPU9HM5mobISacc0l-_n2Nj9fUASW5_Yw2ShkCfl65llUr-Py5BdaMzbPO/s1600/gregandjo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601838612013091090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-VY7H40tN13DCapDHohbeuyXLNuM2rxoyYoPMSLlQcuvUz5KCNVY-P5VoRTyaLz_3fTuGor2jOVsU49bZDmPU9HM5mobISacc0l-_n2Nj9fUASW5_Yw2ShkCfl65llUr-Py5BdaMzbPO/s320/gregandjo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is Aslan. He's an Akbash, a Turkish breed of dog which is genetically wired to guard his property. Despite his friendly appearance, if a coyote tries to come in and eat some chickens, he will have the wrath of Aslan to reckon with.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7IIz3cgHlCfEdPrQoWDMKBKv5KgurhZOY6x9k3c-XuoPEe4zPhzUlhdRwLlFy_DDHErXEsDK1Vkb4FR35VZWjO8KFmf8Agbf0cE2beLHeXieu4iZ6OvUUBaQbKlk5mowsoHSwRUxLS-S/s1600/aslan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601838664304532738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7IIz3cgHlCfEdPrQoWDMKBKv5KgurhZOY6x9k3c-XuoPEe4zPhzUlhdRwLlFy_DDHErXEsDK1Vkb4FR35VZWjO8KFmf8Agbf0cE2beLHeXieu4iZ6OvUUBaQbKlk5mowsoHSwRUxLS-S/s320/aslan.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Feeding the turkey, chickens, and guineas.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSS7N3u6APuqcr_bSLxnjq8pT3VuI8pW8zOLMpzH-xUN_vwG3uSkKx5BMd_NnBtfnxsaou4wKso65Rpd4OUMbdukSotdTjdeS5tpJimFWsOPns21EcfkDq9UvdZ8zobq9OID_UKxFShTE/s1600/feedchickens.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601839152386673746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSS7N3u6APuqcr_bSLxnjq8pT3VuI8pW8zOLMpzH-xUN_vwG3uSkKx5BMd_NnBtfnxsaou4wKso65Rpd4OUMbdukSotdTjdeS5tpJimFWsOPns21EcfkDq9UvdZ8zobq9OID_UKxFShTE/s320/feedchickens.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Feeding the cows<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601843378602936914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCPRgvhZNHu3V1ubCarkogoAXgTkiEOuFUTBxRPS_Xr1jy2cpITVPMnhataD1Lu_95I53Dx0OJ04oJDNSj6mLRfrcgOIYqSmBHUiIZ54e1mTCiDtggbWz2o84dV-FQ1ptjDFgOXBFCjEY/s320/mamacow.jpg" border="0" /><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Mama cow and baby cow. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaL7ZbxGJigVFKG-_QC2R1KCRw3aDru5isitQe37eFyB7aFvtmYwM-Y7mKMAqiznhtuJpjrK4SV5RuaFl4VAcUcamNHEj-z06EUr7xT1bVtXMsGe-LgVe-ZVjRUnYvd4HxYQNqBNUM597/s1600/calfandmom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601838896804637666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaL7ZbxGJigVFKG-_QC2R1KCRw3aDru5isitQe37eFyB7aFvtmYwM-Y7mKMAqiznhtuJpjrK4SV5RuaFl4VAcUcamNHEj-z06EUr7xT1bVtXMsGe-LgVe-ZVjRUnYvd4HxYQNqBNUM597/s320/calfandmom.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601844438549362162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHl8HpKsANBRda1QblOrNYqj4lJ0Fvvd-H7mEdGSr_sSSknaEGAeciPtSRwi6Sbydzyb0cHdP_gT4WEWFsQriUipQigzQtj8YstIhQJ4i-xLO5x8EpGbikN-aEGgRd1P2ia2JmB1v2x9UN/s320/calf.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Letting the goats out. </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601843656903392914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8wvy_1ykKHDJWKhPvAxjMPAVVfhtk_iUBSgdjXqJa_cibkQav9QIWSCtrQS3xHYCcu4O_FBNwj5T1h-GyHuCqlpDIMZqMhho_9WRInGX_LrToeI_hflFJS7qGtzPvER3gmvwPwkkrMIo/s320/letgoatsout.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2d_2Nzm3hnGFSIv8sMAuACoN1bIa9w5Wvas9bJ2nARWt2fLnMzJbD_L9vPnXSA0jq97KAerDthu2BlUJZEnCMNC56sTMVSeePksNe8qa1QXOUwn5dYhG1Pu5tP40kEr34MgPYFvx2OJA/s1600/goatsout.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601839219560445954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2d_2Nzm3hnGFSIv8sMAuACoN1bIa9w5Wvas9bJ2nARWt2fLnMzJbD_L9vPnXSA0jq97KAerDthu2BlUJZEnCMNC56sTMVSeePksNe8qa1QXOUwn5dYhG1Pu5tP40kEr34MgPYFvx2OJA/s320/goatsout.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Greg makes his own biofuel using leftover cooking oil from the area schools.<br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheABRENbpqCj-TEjcjgiYO61TVQMBK8TmYPCNQ42detD5XGsOO-S6FRLW-Ko0spMrabBgF__aYtQwDs5bGyLuZ1el0odupPbOLVRhh0C_K8siCvXTqp3jXs8I5jpRMmDELrc1h2ngAiicR/s1600/biofuel1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601838713833620562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheABRENbpqCj-TEjcjgiYO61TVQMBK8TmYPCNQ42detD5XGsOO-S6FRLW-Ko0spMrabBgF__aYtQwDs5bGyLuZ1el0odupPbOLVRhh0C_K8siCvXTqp3jXs8I5jpRMmDELrc1h2ngAiicR/s320/biofuel1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Farm cats are the best.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBXebQL-Rrpbt4yOBeKoCt-H924HO3wr2toXoDFf8RJ4lBbLzFQwoyr7aSjWjHXzOQUP0zgpSbljjhsy3RQvFpa_WC3_ZEVxxwWz5RVxUKD-e1BN6h0n1y_CMEOjz8NRBDDxYwRNKId4I/s1600/cat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601838941277468098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBXebQL-Rrpbt4yOBeKoCt-H924HO3wr2toXoDFf8RJ4lBbLzFQwoyr7aSjWjHXzOQUP0zgpSbljjhsy3RQvFpa_WC3_ZEVxxwWz5RVxUKD-e1BN6h0n1y_CMEOjz8NRBDDxYwRNKId4I/s320/cat.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Joanne raised this Walabee from a newborn.<br /></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601843986400437170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRA5enlOiQD60aKkeEhA-o2vygg87AInXi4sahdEGZ6ruG9m1juQsgSQj5v2fF__s39s_xiYC0it5iPvDct5Y8qlxFnbIsZFZ1XWxJnzqgc8QkABb8YddAIcp9DfGpp3-PlSq5_1TJ9k0/s320/walabee.jpg" border="0" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601844115124905794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4by6Ii9H7vIvTcAg52lfrIvIElnYGIzRgHKOlZuyB2nqR00xYcbPz0yzIoFmBsEX3yCsZ-C4nwEM7F4HM1Y2G0EU0won6iuWFP5gOj-z46kX9bGWjEW7PMzVheHjrtPwuFGYEdQEv8gK3/s320/walabee2.jpg" border="0" /><br />Denver sunset<br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601844687957926770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-wdOYxbYsctlFpmbNt-B4xjM__1HTbqfLqqNB_OG2eyX3n4Q8yvwQ2MzBYtATKhyphenhyphenNwFfbXdEgpGLVxQghFY_F7qVcefK30pijhQ2bgMVweGCUbIV5Q2bNYrFkXzdvL_Xs-AtAjEDqyId/s320/sunset2.jpg" border="0" /></p>Lewis Knudsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946420828936652315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761843313154383628.post-61736441890128471652011-04-27T17:19:00.000-07:002011-04-27T17:50:38.565-07:00Phoenix - DenverAfter leaving California I drove down to Phoenix to visit my good friend Tim Franks (nickname DJ Timbits, long story) and his wonderful wife Alicia. Tim is the youth pastor of a church in Phoenix and this past Sunday morning we got up nice and early for an Easter sunrise service, spent the day at church, and watched the Lakers game that night.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCmvGBkclv3QvaZaPAUuFmw0dNDBZ2ksoGsN1yVeGFiMTjJFXupa9m4r3WIb_NmL_xF209Oq8CJRkoAsmv6Wv3PyXSEkbHP9b85TPTq0i8qHXlqn5SuOLFGX9_YBxBt4U-3IJvXq2k9lw/s1600/timalicia.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCmvGBkclv3QvaZaPAUuFmw0dNDBZ2ksoGsN1yVeGFiMTjJFXupa9m4r3WIb_NmL_xF209Oq8CJRkoAsmv6Wv3PyXSEkbHP9b85TPTq0i8qHXlqn5SuOLFGX9_YBxBt4U-3IJvXq2k9lw/s320/timalicia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600424300063818354" border="0" /></a><br />From Phoenix I made a 14-plus hour drive to Denver, Colorado. I saw my Aunt Jayne, who made me a great ham and turkey sandwich, and I also got to see my cousins, Zach and TJ.<br /><br />And now I'm out in the Colorado country, visiting my Uncle Greg and Aunt Joanne. On the road to their house, you can see Pikes Peak (altitude 14,115 ft.)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9IrKPHNmMnKWyavlcua-Wls8rpu-M0kWDNIuCq85tHOp92DxouErzsmU7BKt3eI79wRMjr3kOCJtIH_OTVNG-qZW8rdY8oV-zcnnO1YI8BEIVQnZ0kZ7oc8tWDM_wPqqog3_YzQHFdIE/s1600/pikespeak.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9IrKPHNmMnKWyavlcua-Wls8rpu-M0kWDNIuCq85tHOp92DxouErzsmU7BKt3eI79wRMjr3kOCJtIH_OTVNG-qZW8rdY8oV-zcnnO1YI8BEIVQnZ0kZ7oc8tWDM_wPqqog3_YzQHFdIE/s320/pikespeak.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600424082523211458" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEXeul_POPIgqQuMlpXo9n1Y-T-gwLFxwqW73mMWaJapI0MuN3-3OXKf07w5HE6nNELu_CKVIe0Q3P6yGnt1vBLJpMUECUbNgUOg9-R2wRyn_Ev11qVZy8V0AkxLz7GX1e_UUHxL8eZ0M/s1600/fieldfence.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a place in the area which someone refers to as the "John Wayne Vista View"<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXW6sGQ15qgWJP9UEWVwLd9Fo2ICwotm0LyfCNjYt3FzMdMFgaAd8G4WBLBG90lNgv3smgLmN31cJmYEbkpfMkrxlzNQY_W7zULiltdF4x087CCYluES7ttWUOH76tL4zHDdrjaxE3ugnQ/s1600/field.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXW6sGQ15qgWJP9UEWVwLd9Fo2ICwotm0LyfCNjYt3FzMdMFgaAd8G4WBLBG90lNgv3smgLmN31cJmYEbkpfMkrxlzNQY_W7zULiltdF4x087CCYluES7ttWUOH76tL4zHDdrjaxE3ugnQ/s320/field.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600423056900493090" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEXeul_POPIgqQuMlpXo9n1Y-T-gwLFxwqW73mMWaJapI0MuN3-3OXKf07w5HE6nNELu_CKVIe0Q3P6yGnt1vBLJpMUECUbNgUOg9-R2wRyn_Ev11qVZy8V0AkxLz7GX1e_UUHxL8eZ0M/s1600/fieldfence.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaEXeul_POPIgqQuMlpXo9n1Y-T-gwLFxwqW73mMWaJapI0MuN3-3OXKf07w5HE6nNELu_CKVIe0Q3P6yGnt1vBLJpMUECUbNgUOg9-R2wRyn_Ev11qVZy8V0AkxLz7GX1e_UUHxL8eZ0M/s320/fieldfence.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600423910978576082" border="0" /></a><br />My Uncle Greg and Aunt Joanne also have quite a few animals too. I'll post some pictures of the critters and the farm in the next post...Lewis Knudsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946420828936652315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761843313154383628.post-75736968983299895092011-04-24T18:09:00.000-07:002011-04-24T18:45:57.118-07:00more CA-1 + San Francisco<div style="text-align: center;">On my way from Monterey to Santa Rosa on highway 1...<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgB7maRzUUJcobqFOw5mVlufVDSlMCb4wppebXriUCfMg3Aq1VKUqQdYYU1nOxyKWkMNH2AS84e2AgNkYdDpeWXC-OhCW2CMd4oB1WkyP05Ux4HVtVbMN1Vz-FwrVR-Zl_jgzJPCCmMhz/s1600/coast1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgB7maRzUUJcobqFOw5mVlufVDSlMCb4wppebXriUCfMg3Aq1VKUqQdYYU1nOxyKWkMNH2AS84e2AgNkYdDpeWXC-OhCW2CMd4oB1WkyP05Ux4HVtVbMN1Vz-FwrVR-Zl_jgzJPCCmMhz/s320/coast1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599322842779417746" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMfVJkHeGlU2536PjetPLCNP4XTnWUS2u1bri5Qze2kl1gmvwM3TXwesmO9U1p1QmbJGvpHFMOEp_aTYGcG0zMeE5pbuK8_KGblYd1GmY_OTQOEoRQ-s005lvn97It0CFJAsW2c01scs9/s1600/coastflowers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMfVJkHeGlU2536PjetPLCNP4XTnWUS2u1bri5Qze2kl1gmvwM3TXwesmO9U1p1QmbJGvpHFMOEp_aTYGcG0zMeE5pbuK8_KGblYd1GmY_OTQOEoRQ-s005lvn97It0CFJAsW2c01scs9/s320/coastflowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599323048107317682" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTD6mHNklfxGpvXS1Msy6FkIg5Oci0flwUHdI2EyycoHJH48RN4jHT2F6IbmSbpPS-v0yX_QUtDoDdwr6ZEOX4LwPuV7Ce75YAobY7_0gs8PTDd89fj9XLWs5O7stp-ERijwkSsjv8DlYZ/s1600/coast3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTD6mHNklfxGpvXS1Msy6FkIg5Oci0flwUHdI2EyycoHJH48RN4jHT2F6IbmSbpPS-v0yX_QUtDoDdwr6ZEOX4LwPuV7Ce75YAobY7_0gs8PTDd89fj9XLWs5O7stp-ERijwkSsjv8DlYZ/s320/coast3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599322975907880418" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXyuzfMMdRz28P255agiXaPygFBdX4mXb97lKVICCULrZYrd9gVWmtmhabrpJhUT7t6eOTTiEsbwWn7I69ks-3pt8dRpAx-bko9ukZSSyqzOxmP4t8oYUkDWaCEUBRCbdzJVZgdphGiK5/s1600/coast2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyXyuzfMMdRz28P255agiXaPygFBdX4mXb97lKVICCULrZYrd9gVWmtmhabrpJhUT7t6eOTTiEsbwWn7I69ks-3pt8dRpAx-bko9ukZSSyqzOxmP4t8oYUkDWaCEUBRCbdzJVZgdphGiK5/s320/coast2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599322912766085346" border="0" /></a><br />Farm Table. My friend Seth suggested I check out this place to grab a coffee...I also ended up getting a hard boiled egg sandwich.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0D-CLw0LOa4IPqvXjjyIPEbFsQRtG7Yn8YZlx6eXpRqvsKpmJq7nhdEErIzIso4pdd7MyufeuUgrOTHuVOSWBD9SZ5b8Y4GmYLTdvYXfFV6W-x8U5bXcL95jdbFytui_2ixxyXp6ICFKl/s1600/farmtable.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0D-CLw0LOa4IPqvXjjyIPEbFsQRtG7Yn8YZlx6eXpRqvsKpmJq7nhdEErIzIso4pdd7MyufeuUgrOTHuVOSWBD9SZ5b8Y4GmYLTdvYXfFV6W-x8U5bXcL95jdbFytui_2ixxyXp6ICFKl/s320/farmtable.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599323257569329954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRGp_kbqIybpGbVlKK7th3mQqMmRDb69sEj-PJ_b3Ud-Ij2HLovllN2r_Vz5VZOv7MhOE44-FLc2oFHkn_d_3ejnifcWP35I3DoLoj3w7LZv8kuNOQFfM_5DE5F5FEfj4n0Mytpzap2Qd/s1600/eggsandwich.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRGp_kbqIybpGbVlKK7th3mQqMmRDb69sEj-PJ_b3Ud-Ij2HLovllN2r_Vz5VZOv7MhOE44-FLc2oFHkn_d_3ejnifcWP35I3DoLoj3w7LZv8kuNOQFfM_5DE5F5FEfj4n0Mytpzap2Qd/s320/eggsandwich.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599323150635436658" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieriRl51KXfmS7Vq00-kQ06acPr5uM8F3rz-VT6TytDaXU0lkwOaJHgloMxajkUb-G8kDHowVFTYesRp9eNzIyNO4Ig1BfObHJOob4UNalr2mHJMH1X685z5vMAbfGCzzdKu3K41p2CbEx/s1600/goldengate.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieriRl51KXfmS7Vq00-kQ06acPr5uM8F3rz-VT6TytDaXU0lkwOaJHgloMxajkUb-G8kDHowVFTYesRp9eNzIyNO4Ig1BfObHJOob4UNalr2mHJMH1X685z5vMAbfGCzzdKu3K41p2CbEx/s320/goldengate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599323351601774002" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Avatar Restaurant.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtiAeRAMhNE9I7h5u2yuijX-0cudFtm-QZQVUmRpcC8yLUZo_K3efkAG2D9Xv_CJJfc3b6M9mAvYZVaoAfnEvCYz7If8OjR7AogB5Hjy6o1mj7huR73nN6-Rh1ME6WLF7jPLlykLGlkOn/s1600/avatar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtiAeRAMhNE9I7h5u2yuijX-0cudFtm-QZQVUmRpcC8yLUZo_K3efkAG2D9Xv_CJJfc3b6M9mAvYZVaoAfnEvCYz7If8OjR7AogB5Hjy6o1mj7huR73nN6-Rh1ME6WLF7jPLlykLGlkOn/s320/avatar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599322632221112834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Really tasty pumpkin enchiladas<br />.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNcqVy0eMTnORzj6BYufo-65HJnkXeFJ1A2qgHIZPHVI2naZdPgIVlbgiZNtyvE7izGYOLO45Q83ErlsixuYtO_R8C7sxa47znWMboobZ76XbW4_Kt_BaIU0RefCpz0xLpolU4cun1GmU/s1600/avatarfood.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNcqVy0eMTnORzj6BYufo-65HJnkXeFJ1A2qgHIZPHVI2naZdPgIVlbgiZNtyvE7izGYOLO45Q83ErlsixuYtO_R8C7sxa47znWMboobZ76XbW4_Kt_BaIU0RefCpz0xLpolU4cun1GmU/s320/avatarfood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599322742339146162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">San Francisco houses<br /></div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5Oc1x18pWaWr9YdNHdx9wRbpE1vAqsgJP2hhtX63O7z94MdOKo_pt-u8bCzOybA4EPBuuiZshNn5DyGef7n-BW428ej5oBUp7PCMag7mGgKP0Aa0MpEASaoU-h-ivqFjBU2I0vetVOGE/s1600/sanfranstreet2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5Oc1x18pWaWr9YdNHdx9wRbpE1vAqsgJP2hhtX63O7z94MdOKo_pt-u8bCzOybA4EPBuuiZshNn5DyGef7n-BW428ej5oBUp7PCMag7mGgKP0Aa0MpEASaoU-h-ivqFjBU2I0vetVOGE/s320/sanfranstreet2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599323918702087874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8uATqQytH1Dh_Vi5ZFZkckMWakN4inv3IAyUUX3Z6BB19HSy9qySeeO1DEjQnMPPq2MEujNnxGKfIExITc6HIrrxue29HHm6dfOAws2RdWD1gPzLD_FJ1r4pvB1rLcx_1ahzw_tenA9A/s1600/sanfranstreet1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8uATqQytH1Dh_Vi5ZFZkckMWakN4inv3IAyUUX3Z6BB19HSy9qySeeO1DEjQnMPPq2MEujNnxGKfIExITc6HIrrxue29HHm6dfOAws2RdWD1gPzLD_FJ1r4pvB1rLcx_1ahzw_tenA9A/s320/sanfranstreet1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599323816362851346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I guess I didn't leave my heart in San Francisco, but I left fifteen bucks for a couple CDs. Amoeba Music Record Store on Haight straight.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXB75OFWcxun2K790flHcSjREKt0vohXFdd43wQDC6ZXg1awFQzt8esv3RXb3-sFtSLiyGwbsVuqIX6SgQe6nSOLIrU0k7g2FwXEjOHsqtYGgKqMI0jNhO3rxpddP0nlOUYwm-i-ldEFa8/s1600/amoeba.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXB75OFWcxun2K790flHcSjREKt0vohXFdd43wQDC6ZXg1awFQzt8esv3RXb3-sFtSLiyGwbsVuqIX6SgQe6nSOLIrU0k7g2FwXEjOHsqtYGgKqMI0jNhO3rxpddP0nlOUYwm-i-ldEFa8/s320/amoeba.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599322558188894978" border="0" /></a>Lewis Knudsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946420828936652315noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761843313154383628.post-40664740056237485352011-04-22T18:35:00.000-07:002011-04-22T18:56:01.414-07:00CA highway 1 - Big Sur / Shrimp vs. PrawnsGrowing up, I remember always seeing TV commercials for the "Big Sur Waterbeds" store. Who would have thought that there is actually a real place called "Big Sur" which has amounts of water massively greater than that found in waterbeds.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kqVocIUz6Wc_qR6d8sIF-RL4vK82JDBLn9me7-yzRQ4Q0Kg1Tuzk6tUmAfNzYUmy5rDmOprSdyUor35Bx5MpKYOCLiwkY0avlWP924TdgdH62wg60wXQO9xf_6Hxo4lwlGRzvr1-TB_r/s1600/bigsur1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kqVocIUz6Wc_qR6d8sIF-RL4vK82JDBLn9me7-yzRQ4Q0Kg1Tuzk6tUmAfNzYUmy5rDmOprSdyUor35Bx5MpKYOCLiwkY0avlWP924TdgdH62wg60wXQO9xf_6Hxo4lwlGRzvr1-TB_r/s320/bigsur1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598587395795787522" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhI1AEQ1s2QZyp6qetxvPyH2uu0NzdwdLI6fE9xC98iCGfl52bwWe6QOyarSXCWG6XBYRsZJIqRp-isjIqZqlNzoIwcBQ9OgxUUNuD6SSQOwNKaEPgvi24rYK4VL-tCswSSw3MKDa9lPw/s1600/bigsur2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhI1AEQ1s2QZyp6qetxvPyH2uu0NzdwdLI6fE9xC98iCGfl52bwWe6QOyarSXCWG6XBYRsZJIqRp-isjIqZqlNzoIwcBQ9OgxUUNuD6SSQOwNKaEPgvi24rYK4VL-tCswSSw3MKDa9lPw/s320/bigsur2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598587444052079938" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7QwNtYbL4CjzmJrn67C4adEF416XDN9GLRCYhWONFWoRaTTx5dwoNfTcOkonZhgnrCcYEYSU9GQ9n-oaX4pQCK5WcN4RVmR43UZaAAHUnZ9ETIcJTPy950MV_VNRuwcH08XwB0X-H2l8/s1600/bigsur3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7QwNtYbL4CjzmJrn67C4adEF416XDN9GLRCYhWONFWoRaTTx5dwoNfTcOkonZhgnrCcYEYSU9GQ9n-oaX4pQCK5WcN4RVmR43UZaAAHUnZ9ETIcJTPy950MV_VNRuwcH08XwB0X-H2l8/s320/bigsur3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598587586482831170" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6fJe1YyRIjCAl6TbGWO9FITGR8SJ8XoxLbyAaDAE-_grNZUkVeBKvlqWgXx5dwBj4NsT0P06UB-dnIgB8TIlfP5rKkUpCEeEkBhAcs3PdAfM9bJ9huQ01krasLkVYEPaAZKM3qAePgRt/s1600/bigsur4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6fJe1YyRIjCAl6TbGWO9FITGR8SJ8XoxLbyAaDAE-_grNZUkVeBKvlqWgXx5dwBj4NsT0P06UB-dnIgB8TIlfP5rKkUpCEeEkBhAcs3PdAfM9bJ9huQ01krasLkVYEPaAZKM3qAePgRt/s320/bigsur4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598587685056057970" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiobwv4SJrMz2vZTrLa8pACMiKeHKSVcsHZtUGveEstxe6nHxV7FbprLBUofiPkEmZroOeupxUicxHg6XC7ftaJGnwPIV9AwS9hMw-9VMWhajQzutQ50U-FjxrzSipkriAAldcteo3V5el/s1600/bigsurtree.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiobwv4SJrMz2vZTrLa8pACMiKeHKSVcsHZtUGveEstxe6nHxV7FbprLBUofiPkEmZroOeupxUicxHg6XC7ftaJGnwPIV9AwS9hMw-9VMWhajQzutQ50U-FjxrzSipkriAAldcteo3V5el/s320/bigsurtree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598587763508096850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Eucalyptus corridor. Several times while driving along the highway here I would suddenly smell Eucalyptus and realize these trees were lining the road.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmURgCrgpXErOjweoqJy8ueRBj02PM-7_wshYSOwhyvTtxx6TuK7HDo3FDJ0sZ9vETj20wigh5TmQesQagHWjGulKAUEJP5uOV4CE0ZGB3kwiqMtKI5IAlRphye9iN3J85E3ZZUdfjrJ1/s1600/eucalyptus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmURgCrgpXErOjweoqJy8ueRBj02PM-7_wshYSOwhyvTtxx6TuK7HDo3FDJ0sZ9vETj20wigh5TmQesQagHWjGulKAUEJP5uOV4CE0ZGB3kwiqMtKI5IAlRphye9iN3J85E3ZZUdfjrJ1/s320/eucalyptus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598587950934740642" border="0" /></a><br />Had dinner with my friends in the Monterey Bay area. We had delicious oysters and fried prawns at a place called A.W. Shucks. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNl9w2_5WtARJmz2Bw9G7v_Kwf7W1P2R3hWaC_QgmOHLX8ZFL7yCTosq7VbB-dOWf9lWWm5UW1hCOl_wr41g8JGdL9YuDPECPfjNi3ZW2r8yjilGYs1ORiOjQlmoWJQmu38X2wQnde-U0W/s1600/sethandkatja.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNl9w2_5WtARJmz2Bw9G7v_Kwf7W1P2R3hWaC_QgmOHLX8ZFL7yCTosq7VbB-dOWf9lWWm5UW1hCOl_wr41g8JGdL9YuDPECPfjNi3ZW2r8yjilGYs1ORiOjQlmoWJQmu38X2wQnde-U0W/s320/sethandkatja.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598588058133632626" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrGUvjh9Ljos9hkf01URe9zm11Eyab9b19v_E8USAWsd6mHmLhNCEUmqoSC42c-7_PQxHsoK4eRdJdTTXhfvvmH7uepaPxTIQfdmURN8gRtRVGWCjzoitEQclOE7kKQMkcUrAVNrVI0ls/s1600/deepfriedprawns.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrGUvjh9Ljos9hkf01URe9zm11Eyab9b19v_E8USAWsd6mHmLhNCEUmqoSC42c-7_PQxHsoK4eRdJdTTXhfvvmH7uepaPxTIQfdmURN8gRtRVGWCjzoitEQclOE7kKQMkcUrAVNrVI0ls/s320/deepfriedprawns.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598587851376609170" border="0" /></a><br />In addition to discussing hockey teams, we asked the chef at A.W. Shucks if there is a difference between shrimp and prawns. He said he didn't know. I copied and pasted this scientific sounding explanation from someone's blog:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Arthropods can be subdivided into several classes, one of which is the Malacostraca.<br /><br />This class contains about half of the crustaceans. The members of this class have a primitive body plan that can be described as shrimp-like, consisting of of a 5-8-7 body plan. They have a small carapace that encloses the head and the thorax, and have a muscular abdomen for swimming. They also have a thin exoskeleton to maintain a light weight. These general characters are common in all members of the class.<br /><br />The class can be further divided into the Decapods, which are even still divided into the Duedrobanchates (prawns) and the Carideans (shrimp and snapping shrimp).<br /><br />The prawns have sequentially overlapping body segments (segment one covers the segment two, segment two covers segment three, etc), chlelate (claw like) first three legs, and have a very basic larval body type.<br /><br />The shrimps also have overlapping segments, however, in a different pattern ( segment two overlaps segments one and three ), only the first two legs are chelate, and they have a more complex larval form.<br /></span><br />Boom. There you have it folks. There is a difference and you must take a side.<br /><br />Just kidding, you can like shrimp and prawns. :-)Lewis Knudsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946420828936652315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761843313154383628.post-89454518893720699022011-04-21T07:03:00.001-07:002011-04-21T07:09:29.245-07:00The Redwoods<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXT0t5TtR17AHy0ozIs183tLAM4F5y6h4HLHq5hwsDzZHGnnrP7L2BTn3kuqU39ABwapuBL_sFnyWMJ5Wtnuq4Lk19pRMKKKGtNrBM2_cSSFiggX-rGUFwCtk0KxD5MV764IZTnfv-V2W0/s1600/splinters.jpg"><br /></a>The Redwoods in Big Basin National Park. These pictures really don't do justice to how massive these trees are...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6iJhUpspRuZaQ6SmTx4CpZa1Y2xavO6hMuN9NwE2zavVNfqDYGE6ZM0LSLDrMcDhFyBn2KlLs8f-pA4aECi7vT_oP6r4nEoLNuM1E74faeBUclttsyFBPj7fJKFeIxb4N-lWXMu441zKG/s1600/redwoodsun.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6iJhUpspRuZaQ6SmTx4CpZa1Y2xavO6hMuN9NwE2zavVNfqDYGE6ZM0LSLDrMcDhFyBn2KlLs8f-pA4aECi7vT_oP6r4nEoLNuM1E74faeBUclttsyFBPj7fJKFeIxb4N-lWXMu441zKG/s320/redwoodsun.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598037623607899170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq5TxmWPxLV1NRCeHIQj2W3DleaNL6CYa2bK1rncIjvrfUg4MXnhQPrUzLa0dmOyjI_T8TluNKpt9IzonA6i22JmSGT2lriX7C15K0Pw0WPDzQjlhT4-xfqhaGO2RCcrQU55lWlV5ESFC/s1600/redwoods.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq5TxmWPxLV1NRCeHIQj2W3DleaNL6CYa2bK1rncIjvrfUg4MXnhQPrUzLa0dmOyjI_T8TluNKpt9IzonA6i22JmSGT2lriX7C15K0Pw0WPDzQjlhT4-xfqhaGO2RCcrQU55lWlV5ESFC/s320/redwoods.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598037558458087906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0K_Tot5YOh0asO-HOW-UysO143T-iIQtMCW8_wbvRyYkKMPzQHK0ZFTdbPBVlPY6TwwtSHXN6kZu3SCgfFmcYs4HgtZfp4r7P1bg7SSNf4lKTJmAB7nRmv-gFAX5WJWZTP4OzeB9ar5qE/s1600/redwoodcar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0K_Tot5YOh0asO-HOW-UysO143T-iIQtMCW8_wbvRyYkKMPzQHK0ZFTdbPBVlPY6TwwtSHXN6kZu3SCgfFmcYs4HgtZfp4r7P1bg7SSNf4lKTJmAB7nRmv-gFAX5WJWZTP4OzeB9ar5qE/s320/redwoodcar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598037493569939874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lWNzojzB2Wjdn1DkZIMff7kPrABRuABZXW2vCc8p4iTWaSXFRqzjbl4bgJ0EAgbuyYzyU9ZdHA73G9asGuh4wXWlyOx17Xa0I0L-m0CiECmRPtV6SYKGuA-OCc3xeHcdSGTZPcnF0LTS/s1600/moss.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lWNzojzB2Wjdn1DkZIMff7kPrABRuABZXW2vCc8p4iTWaSXFRqzjbl4bgJ0EAgbuyYzyU9ZdHA73G9asGuh4wXWlyOx17Xa0I0L-m0CiECmRPtV6SYKGuA-OCc3xeHcdSGTZPcnF0LTS/s320/moss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598037399637511362" border="0" /></a>Lewis Knudsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946420828936652315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761843313154383628.post-69428993256333419882011-04-20T08:28:00.000-07:002011-04-20T08:50:05.833-07:00Monterey Bay AquariumI went to the Aquarium yesterday. These Jellyfish are almost invisible in the water so the aquarium shines black light on them to turn them this orangeish color.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pc5GtogNtNg5iU4N6bPasG4hUqi45y3r5l4cQpSWsUBI44C4HXyiHJ3h4zzCso9ILgQniS47bADPviJlGk9dsCKr6LCFTtqpGBMkQLKGeGiD4AHCfwC9tzraWUBO-z6vXfWG5DXRRqZa/s1600/stingjelly2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pc5GtogNtNg5iU4N6bPasG4hUqi45y3r5l4cQpSWsUBI44C4HXyiHJ3h4zzCso9ILgQniS47bADPviJlGk9dsCKr6LCFTtqpGBMkQLKGeGiD4AHCfwC9tzraWUBO-z6vXfWG5DXRRqZa/s320/stingjelly2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597689213787734866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2Kvb5eD-ONkhPahyphenhyphenGF-cV-RebFazvE2hyphenhyphenjB7kVkHxiXikem3nZkDAURQRS4iebuw9YQufQatWz1K3PZiRZcb8qpeXuzbXqAn4UY6QZ7vi1cNQ_LLBTsXdWAF2TdgRG3M6PwMRV4YDSWk/s1600/stingjelly1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2Kvb5eD-ONkhPahyphenhyphenGF-cV-RebFazvE2hyphenhyphenjB7kVkHxiXikem3nZkDAURQRS4iebuw9YQufQatWz1K3PZiRZcb8qpeXuzbXqAn4UY6QZ7vi1cNQ_LLBTsXdWAF2TdgRG3M6PwMRV4YDSWk/s320/stingjelly1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597689072152971634" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This one is less than an inch wide<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04mqF105HDV51b0Dgdph817dIge0kJP-Iy2zICa4RRs18zL5Oo-zrI5q867DXbazTjCeMZZHbemCVKippqjDWYyU4GNW9mSd5SQLGDDMP8HurzX6B1DO1qeFh4EogETXJ5RFWQj3w2gAa/s1600/littlejelly.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04mqF105HDV51b0Dgdph817dIge0kJP-Iy2zICa4RRs18zL5Oo-zrI5q867DXbazTjCeMZZHbemCVKippqjDWYyU4GNW9mSd5SQLGDDMP8HurzX6B1DO1qeFh4EogETXJ5RFWQj3w2gAa/s320/littlejelly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597688905373774002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MNu9IFjNA-B5kVFODM_FovNto8V85ZlGZXCgtUD6APiNRuySN6RCkkJwZB2c0giuAIj-pcU1zYUdSSpaQr3Z3uaWPX8AsxGin0ADWTOQR7dj0b_I-fd9hgLphoSbyfXl-mIJyfbk3_g-/s1600/jelly2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-MNu9IFjNA-B5kVFODM_FovNto8V85ZlGZXCgtUD6APiNRuySN6RCkkJwZB2c0giuAIj-pcU1zYUdSSpaQr3Z3uaWPX8AsxGin0ADWTOQR7dj0b_I-fd9hgLphoSbyfXl-mIJyfbk3_g-/s320/jelly2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597688787899436050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOZnGLqksO5orOj7SVOt3K42_8VtSvtpjGq5W13L1dVVm0PdOUdlRk64TVTKRzU69sC08Nl0r1L_YWT0qhmmy8F5xSahQqhlbLsx6ir1aAOXCUE1F5iLex9j-ZrilUza330Qj8DFDAMIU/s1600/jelly1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOZnGLqksO5orOj7SVOt3K42_8VtSvtpjGq5W13L1dVVm0PdOUdlRk64TVTKRzU69sC08Nl0r1L_YWT0qhmmy8F5xSahQqhlbLsx6ir1aAOXCUE1F5iLex9j-ZrilUza330Qj8DFDAMIU/s320/jelly1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597688636242693042" border="0" /></a><br />The egg-yolk jellyfish.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb8NYusdHQpF9jY83Q97___G1GGdxceBCJnyj50RTvUE1xIxQczw08gUM_YVJpBqBqoGRu0HbPimoBjRFjHSX4-Zpn7V9B6JSz8IDv5t3TB4J5CIfO9mNK6LRlK2Ou4mMeg5nDGViLzN7/s1600/eggyolkjelly.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVb8NYusdHQpF9jY83Q97___G1GGdxceBCJnyj50RTvUE1xIxQczw08gUM_YVJpBqBqoGRu0HbPimoBjRFjHSX4-Zpn7V9B6JSz8IDv5t3TB4J5CIfO9mNK6LRlK2Ou4mMeg5nDGViLzN7/s320/eggyolkjelly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597688487343874578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sardines circling the ceiling.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfReYM_p0-TdhYPc0J9vt4qYjukN4cQetEwVNrGE8_dZ05gcDuycZL6G0_Z3QOQV4M8VEyd9cas_4Z4SYSIHeg2oOiB5kLvox3IEmgC6U99uRNBS3p6tOsPt4sPxasYq8iJvF34xCDcDDM/s1600/sardines.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfReYM_p0-TdhYPc0J9vt4qYjukN4cQetEwVNrGE8_dZ05gcDuycZL6G0_Z3QOQV4M8VEyd9cas_4Z4SYSIHeg2oOiB5kLvox3IEmgC6U99uRNBS3p6tOsPt4sPxasYq8iJvF34xCDcDDM/s320/sardines.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597689333913726946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Okay, today's trivia question is hopefully a little more challenging than yesterday's. What sea creature do you see in the picture below?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWEuI-HoDSPKDljMMpwbRf5s5WWZVtN6wnDX3AgI9eBLLfAMc813BbyomWP3wyZfbP0Tnbautl_IpM_rlHMoJzMg7YbkvX2vnOj3zxzqwnIlJZtyT8M_qoCbrYvd-4Joel4N76MDMY-AG/s1600/flatfish.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidWEuI-HoDSPKDljMMpwbRf5s5WWZVtN6wnDX3AgI9eBLLfAMc813BbyomWP3wyZfbP0Tnbautl_IpM_rlHMoJzMg7YbkvX2vnOj3zxzqwnIlJZtyT8M_qoCbrYvd-4Joel4N76MDMY-AG/s320/flatfish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597689478588785170" border="0" /></a>Lewis Knudsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946420828936652315noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761843313154383628.post-57070464336115634912011-04-19T21:57:00.001-07:002011-04-19T22:02:45.370-07:00Bend, Oregon - Smith Rock<div style="text-align: center;">This past Sunday afternoon I went with Tony and Caitlin to Smith Rock.<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk28s_8-CDr304cy0rOn3MIUh7SmI9x9mA436s0T_lJ4JA2l2uBETEZ3HZYuvQKVpK_1C2HRUbja63vymc5bt8pWwd0boWRooIv8744SXYGxgFlgnI9tYJm8pbgwOBkG6z4aaqrTPQiG_/s1600/smithrock3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk28s_8-CDr304cy0rOn3MIUh7SmI9x9mA436s0T_lJ4JA2l2uBETEZ3HZYuvQKVpK_1C2HRUbja63vymc5bt8pWwd0boWRooIv8744SXYGxgFlgnI9tYJm8pbgwOBkG6z4aaqrTPQiG_/s320/smithrock3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597525730590224850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Nmt5_eG-1LNh5zZ4PHVJomyFzsESgsX-g0bDzPFeFgW4oZCJjDL-MFJQ8gULvgjaSC6RR6VvAYMFwdYrAnVkYVjPn6AUCdDWsFHkGBfT3KQ9Uv036IfR1U2HkTaX7w3Tqcq6plgZAQmY/s1600/smithrock2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Nmt5_eG-1LNh5zZ4PHVJomyFzsESgsX-g0bDzPFeFgW4oZCJjDL-MFJQ8gULvgjaSC6RR6VvAYMFwdYrAnVkYVjPn6AUCdDWsFHkGBfT3KQ9Uv036IfR1U2HkTaX7w3Tqcq6plgZAQmY/s320/smithrock2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597525663456913026" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4r8H4KypdPPL_AqVAYp7BT2BG7jzCe9-92y7a8MydVlgGsKGXzKOPeqf6eem6TwLVy_-V_aSsBKRa6UKzBMYun8lMHRcF3kZfgDmgt-5IqLHXCaeNw5wb_i-jfN7tunRPEoGIz_oqRR5/s1600/smithrock1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4r8H4KypdPPL_AqVAYp7BT2BG7jzCe9-92y7a8MydVlgGsKGXzKOPeqf6eem6TwLVy_-V_aSsBKRa6UKzBMYun8lMHRcF3kZfgDmgt-5IqLHXCaeNw5wb_i-jfN7tunRPEoGIz_oqRR5/s320/smithrock1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597526584506224546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Tony and Caitlin's dog, Lucy. Can you guess which two breeds she is?<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAVZGfBZINNQSYZ7fXDwm1xcwdo8RcqNaw933pUxx2_fvH3XJtyRGYJTAqBd7SbM4X077mD6971eCPD8na4HRxDpLiJbLJsf0OgMb9igQpKTFu30aRcpO2cPYcupFEcJir2n4uOGXlNam/s1600/lucy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQAVZGfBZINNQSYZ7fXDwm1xcwdo8RcqNaw933pUxx2_fvH3XJtyRGYJTAqBd7SbM4X077mD6971eCPD8na4HRxDpLiJbLJsf0OgMb9igQpKTFu30aRcpO2cPYcupFEcJir2n4uOGXlNam/s320/lucy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597525807500904066" border="0" /></a>Lewis Knudsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946420828936652315noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761843313154383628.post-51042656012300780182011-04-16T23:04:00.001-07:002011-04-17T00:01:20.632-07:00Whitefish, MT to Bend, OR (BONUS CEDAR DESKTOP WALLPAPER)Chowing down on some of the best BBQ I've ever had with my cousin Nikie and her husband, Billy. There were ribs, a brisket, chicken, and pulled pork.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlq9zy249f3Uu_uxnepSyIcBhiSKDqpDVEnOryJkb39kJL5-NeV7c0GPWQLbgX0S0g154hetLYaZ_247paOG8lRpEAVQDq314xOtNftXsqUQcMxVoyL4bZ1qdQOnLit-5lqKBxM9fa0tA/s1600/bbqnikiebilly.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlq9zy249f3Uu_uxnepSyIcBhiSKDqpDVEnOryJkb39kJL5-NeV7c0GPWQLbgX0S0g154hetLYaZ_247paOG8lRpEAVQDq314xOtNftXsqUQcMxVoyL4bZ1qdQOnLit-5lqKBxM9fa0tA/s320/bbqnikiebilly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596435836503941394" border="0" /></a>It's that good<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXk8CFlHGjYWzgzXFyPumpG4D2GmheiTTbiHGjzT7Jkscpqkugg3MH4GYQlBY_yvGtO_SolYtO0NXVE3ANYFTIrrqF6yqCIwYQyDOrtydFl-p6WemmOzIfBgeOWt3VN8lQPZKZFlj3QlZV/s1600/bbqnikie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXk8CFlHGjYWzgzXFyPumpG4D2GmheiTTbiHGjzT7Jkscpqkugg3MH4GYQlBY_yvGtO_SolYtO0NXVE3ANYFTIrrqF6yqCIwYQyDOrtydFl-p6WemmOzIfBgeOWt3VN8lQPZKZFlj3QlZV/s320/bbqnikie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596435880933403954" border="0" /></a><br />Deep fried cornbread and seasoned potato slices (appetizer)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3ofr9wdoLntgZHMDgrAWcQP_m4ATj0zhyphenhyphenM5JgBMacO_WkI-WzS2nQPzHsDNMU95bV6T-CgSBFrd-hlD6vvLS2_CYbISB00xVe6SX9vVaZ33d5EzyKPekH9SB2cf47vsfZvSa3K5qcYn3/s1600/bbqapp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3ofr9wdoLntgZHMDgrAWcQP_m4ATj0zhyphenhyphenM5JgBMacO_WkI-WzS2nQPzHsDNMU95bV6T-CgSBFrd-hlD6vvLS2_CYbISB00xVe6SX9vVaZ33d5EzyKPekH9SB2cf47vsfZvSa3K5qcYn3/s320/bbqapp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596436012337869170" border="0" /></a><br />The place is called Piggyback Barbeque. You'll have to check it out if you're in the area.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-ko_mdzZizels20oJfTgDbkWxY88s39FoOPxItJfT_T6K3e969PwTWdqHhq_3Y9J9QtsKOdOIKfzNWUQTbM1zGS-Q2weOqO9BL10Eivo-ezK_uUxZwhVMlxABXUpzLbozJvM0Gmhhd2c/s1600/piggyback.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-ko_mdzZizels20oJfTgDbkWxY88s39FoOPxItJfT_T6K3e969PwTWdqHhq_3Y9J9QtsKOdOIKfzNWUQTbM1zGS-Q2weOqO9BL10Eivo-ezK_uUxZwhVMlxABXUpzLbozJvM0Gmhhd2c/s320/piggyback.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596437241275809090" border="0" /></a><br />Lots of stuff going on in Whitefish, as evidenced by the overstuffed bulletin board. Not the least of which is the "Doug Knudsen Memorial Ride" circled in the middle. Good to know my fellow Knudsens are having memorial rides in their name.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9UfCFp2N10qv_rGpsCvSYnh-0Ja5SZOxu335KFVEPpDWCrjWg_P_IQ9QnrRJDp1cOjRaKEnQqEqpYlqTwOZRY6igKeEpc58ZUB_ac-P5jcRMJW8cNFOYHa28v-SLT4M01EcxGedMgZ2O/s1600/dougknudsen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9UfCFp2N10qv_rGpsCvSYnh-0Ja5SZOxu335KFVEPpDWCrjWg_P_IQ9QnrRJDp1cOjRaKEnQqEqpYlqTwOZRY6igKeEpc58ZUB_ac-P5jcRMJW8cNFOYHa28v-SLT4M01EcxGedMgZ2O/s320/dougknudsen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596436102316568290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Glacier National Park is close to Whitefish and even though the higher altitude hikes aren't possible this time of year because of remaining snow, we looked around a little. This is at lake MacDonald.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydqk65QLtBfIBOrZZU8ox-ixtNpi27TjGhKpIw_-fmyTNMuaw7jl1lrZNZFK7n0hlmH4TtutluolTi1F72fIa0cfEoTSevtdbnBt-p_2rBNxgIlS8PDad7LFfZQ5tNp-V3KdrddTgoFpy/s1600/macdonald2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydqk65QLtBfIBOrZZU8ox-ixtNpi27TjGhKpIw_-fmyTNMuaw7jl1lrZNZFK7n0hlmH4TtutluolTi1F72fIa0cfEoTSevtdbnBt-p_2rBNxgIlS8PDad7LFfZQ5tNp-V3KdrddTgoFpy/s320/macdonald2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596437051751455730" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lake MacDonald<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKyHk5CSgyzJJdpIRRanc5JT3EowosMwctGOP_DSApoYrzOJQu4SVbVZqdTzb1AK9rFLFGkixJzsHFr5c84H3p7qfU9LiYJgsji6uZH8fsxesmY-M6kEJZ2RLVrMcv-qEdgTYfhRzGENO/s1600/macdonald1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKyHk5CSgyzJJdpIRRanc5JT3EowosMwctGOP_DSApoYrzOJQu4SVbVZqdTzb1AK9rFLFGkixJzsHFr5c84H3p7qfU9LiYJgsji6uZH8fsxesmY-M6kEJZ2RLVrMcv-qEdgTYfhRzGENO/s320/macdonald1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596436978929940754" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Billy is a conservationist. Here he is explaining the science behind the breathtaking aroma of the great cedar.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1NaLuYlBKO96mzLQv0XjxdVBo0rIQtkUos2Iviy1KIz0pJEcLXLDkWyv-4CYyKNltiikxPyf8kw96a-W3bBLvlMnc0Q33b6c5Lw9JrJBybpPARcgKiiKd6JhAd1bgtDfETlrB7QqKCji/s1600/natureexplain.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1NaLuYlBKO96mzLQv0XjxdVBo0rIQtkUos2Iviy1KIz0pJEcLXLDkWyv-4CYyKNltiikxPyf8kw96a-W3bBLvlMnc0Q33b6c5Lw9JrJBybpPARcgKiiKd6JhAd1bgtDfETlrB7QqKCji/s320/natureexplain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596437131204983298" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJAgDi1DlQIc4zCJOpluK-oSa2mTe9zcyH9H46LZ47hUchbslZDlM-gW_FDZJD1_LioKIlfT7-WHm3dA6nBKh6fpR2ftjfJlPAgA1gk5euxlTGHBwSPOZT8-UwkDCPIWRHzf1KOIIeNHw/s1600/glaciertrees.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJAgDi1DlQIc4zCJOpluK-oSa2mTe9zcyH9H46LZ47hUchbslZDlM-gW_FDZJD1_LioKIlfT7-WHm3dA6nBKh6fpR2ftjfJlPAgA1gk5euxlTGHBwSPOZT8-UwkDCPIWRHzf1KOIIeNHw/s320/glaciertrees.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596436417500325538" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhozSer6rdV2QiVVgZqP2tPUUNMKmzux6YhYtJrvG9TGqzFB1Jd1kSY_83zXhja-GfSNivsF0m2e0e-5BHpHRXI9ZM56fV5wJCYyPMYnrNRemf-_zIh6XiuhGkUAsxX4TjiQ2MXHof3nR/s1600/glacierstream.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhozSer6rdV2QiVVgZqP2tPUUNMKmzux6YhYtJrvG9TGqzFB1Jd1kSY_83zXhja-GfSNivsF0m2e0e-5BHpHRXI9ZM56fV5wJCYyPMYnrNRemf-_zIh6XiuhGkUAsxX4TjiQ2MXHof3nR/s320/glacierstream.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596436327339719090" border="0" /></a><br />Okay the below picture I made my new desktop background and it looks really great. Really compliments the icons. I left it high resolution and uploaded it so you can click on it, save it to your hard drive, and use it for your background too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSceQohvIMYvDSPjnuKgx2uOT8o-HafRMtJjNzc_QoyVDwpG2sSiF0s-hqymopooumOFN4IPyqTdjf5yYXRVXjtJXCYX6bObBfpMQ8KA0xLYFd_HaG-1U9K7c9z_E8pxT_Rq6YQo32VYB/s1600/tree.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSceQohvIMYvDSPjnuKgx2uOT8o-HafRMtJjNzc_QoyVDwpG2sSiF0s-hqymopooumOFN4IPyqTdjf5yYXRVXjtJXCYX6bObBfpMQ8KA0xLYFd_HaG-1U9K7c9z_E8pxT_Rq6YQo32VYB/s320/tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596437350135119282" border="0" /></a><br />After visiting Glacier national park we went elk spotting with binoculars and found this guy. (click to see the bigger picture)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDpnE5wxHEQNvF64oDLWRvnLqvziEiHFlpN-SHfaoh8kmYesKZxZdzqfz7SgeOY6MfqFDsElQx_YATC1TZr7qF7sjRgPQGjHdL82ySsUlBGrI5N9inBNQcHMoWNVa7Y_KGh72DD0JjL8x/s1600/elk.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDpnE5wxHEQNvF64oDLWRvnLqvziEiHFlpN-SHfaoh8kmYesKZxZdzqfz7SgeOY6MfqFDsElQx_YATC1TZr7qF7sjRgPQGjHdL82ySsUlBGrI5N9inBNQcHMoWNVa7Y_KGh72DD0JjL8x/s320/elk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596436282930315010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On the Oregon trail. No cholera and plenty of rations.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77Kn4ey9rn-D51a8KfrrH1FYCQAF-PKLy7Qvly4t3RLcq6jPMxZ4q1rP9JBarfaf7ZtHbarA79fncou8DunMK-AEQTMZtog5_2Wky7VvzM-qvnf5Lkbar-W_Dbh8c-bSVHhQ9uj6szB5x/s1600/oregonwindow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77Kn4ey9rn-D51a8KfrrH1FYCQAF-PKLy7Qvly4t3RLcq6jPMxZ4q1rP9JBarfaf7ZtHbarA79fncou8DunMK-AEQTMZtog5_2Wky7VvzM-qvnf5Lkbar-W_Dbh8c-bSVHhQ9uj6szB5x/s320/oregonwindow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596437177489368498" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Arrived in Oregon. This is my friend from Moody, Tony Querio making me an intensely tasty cup of Costa Rica.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8KKH3wyu74a-v3TQ554WF2f__E0eTlKts_VsGfhsJQ2pNZj0Rt6a3qf9aQoUiNkFflBACf1lGQa4yVd63B9LuUB0m8XDoZlCFuX1aip5QWlDGUK7M5g164e1KkVbljiWdeA_W8IE7zAO/s1600/tony.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8KKH3wyu74a-v3TQ554WF2f__E0eTlKts_VsGfhsJQ2pNZj0Rt6a3qf9aQoUiNkFflBACf1lGQa4yVd63B9LuUB0m8XDoZlCFuX1aip5QWlDGUK7M5g164e1KkVbljiWdeA_W8IE7zAO/s320/tony.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596437294665868578" border="0" /></a><br />Another friend from the school that D.L. Moody founded, Chris Cambell, will be leaving for England to get married and live there for the foreseeable future. I'm glad I'm getting the chance to hang out with him before he leaves.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmhj_Odlfjxwn9BSh8uqQU2N4g3OWnxkz7Nl7bfxGjiSUT4SU96POXDtXKe33pd19DrmFkj2HXXOB81Eo5XmFgZcJrmgmH_oHSMcmSeHFAtlPKKKIvzppi9YP627pwInBBIaHgqd8Tt_5/s1600/chris.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmhj_Odlfjxwn9BSh8uqQU2N4g3OWnxkz7Nl7bfxGjiSUT4SU96POXDtXKe33pd19DrmFkj2HXXOB81Eo5XmFgZcJrmgmH_oHSMcmSeHFAtlPKKKIvzppi9YP627pwInBBIaHgqd8Tt_5/s320/chris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596436196130634402" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXk8CFlHGjYWzgzXFyPumpG4D2GmheiTTbiHGjzT7Jkscpqkugg3MH4GYQlBY_yvGtO_SolYtO0NXVE3ANYFTIrrqF6yqCIwYQyDOrtydFl-p6WemmOzIfBgeOWt3VN8lQPZKZFlj3QlZV/s1600/bbqnikie.jpg"><br /></a>Lewis Knudsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946420828936652315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761843313154383628.post-54127061444748433712011-04-14T09:13:00.000-07:002011-04-14T09:26:33.020-07:00Rock Island, IL to Whitefish, MT<div style="text-align: center;">Tuesday morning I started out from Rock Island<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNeh15UvtdE0FyOUiHgzIOAs_MdP1-s_lJ2kLCx1JeyrIh86chdkTQAOlMD5-Expfr2aaPs7aOABaT8-2ZAQ9egF5Ehb1b0doj3UyOieQbw68Wx8xXkFI04cYydgFRpRtGsEmBDJRBvJC5/s1600/start.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNeh15UvtdE0FyOUiHgzIOAs_MdP1-s_lJ2kLCx1JeyrIh86chdkTQAOlMD5-Expfr2aaPs7aOABaT8-2ZAQ9egF5Ehb1b0doj3UyOieQbw68Wx8xXkFI04cYydgFRpRtGsEmBDJRBvJC5/s320/start.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595474153267399746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and made it to Rapid City, SD. Wednesday I went from Rapid City to Whitefish, MT, where I am now. Each day took about 12 and a half hours. Here are a few pictures I managed to snap while driving.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfo5YEmhRIbXU0YHnNgmoy-PzAhEi2owINaG6Pbi8cpNWGUH3rRe98WxZ_0r_dxds2OZWYKOJxQPAHalKT3aMoDsQkBEL7zLJjcZcAMKTNPIDxch7OSjS4p6Bz9udKAQCFk092uVixT7Y/s1600/iowa1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfo5YEmhRIbXU0YHnNgmoy-PzAhEi2owINaG6Pbi8cpNWGUH3rRe98WxZ_0r_dxds2OZWYKOJxQPAHalKT3aMoDsQkBEL7zLJjcZcAMKTNPIDxch7OSjS4p6Bz9udKAQCFk092uVixT7Y/s320/iowa1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595474479310629410" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMd0r1owkHeVu3n8xyGhp7U02ZKrkkcRFLcVdXbwcx7n85f0g5PEUr1ZxdVglY0HukZYLUZbHRYpUwzo7VHvWds9_SzAZgwF3KrLpzH88BSyGkCxM8IX9BE1XXjloX2MKC4Lv8XatVMRsR/s1600/iowa2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxGMRUt9VMInlxUP-nFlWVxW7f-rLwhCn4ySBa3IDFRoLClKhtXlYNnhNznbMrSgyAeNBFQDKu9PmeReaa9pFmy1XM5QBQfYqBmLkF8lvyY9TuUpIjRkBOP2lGdMFhrQKbhHZ4ZUaamsF/s320/whataboutspring.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595475388977143810" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxfH7aaTr89C3-WttKRvZud4cqFY12X0SfevOWnPVBWghHjiwz5eDkEskx_vSGkixkIVcszJhD463dwStbEpAvMDRVYJcXAdM-J8TxIt5yeGZqV7uqSgDfQi9ZxnozG6ADCUYuYUFg6Y6/s1600/montanamountains.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxfH7aaTr89C3-WttKRvZud4cqFY12X0SfevOWnPVBWghHjiwz5eDkEskx_vSGkixkIVcszJhD463dwStbEpAvMDRVYJcXAdM-J8TxIt5yeGZqV7uqSgDfQi9ZxnozG6ADCUYuYUFg6Y6/s320/montanamountains.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595474732421638802" border="0" /></a>Lewis Knudsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946420828936652315noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-761843313154383628.post-3511013823224516972011-04-11T15:52:00.000-07:002011-04-11T16:03:14.507-07:00Here we go<div style="text-align: center;">Hi, my name is Lewis Knudsen.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-alWAkoqyP0I/TZyH2n6-FwI/AAAAAAAAACg/fjOKBeNZiO4/s1600/lewispic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-alWAkoqyP0I/TZyH2n6-FwI/AAAAAAAAACg/fjOKBeNZiO4/s320/lewispic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592494209786320642" border="0" /></a><br /></div>I attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago from 2002-2006.<br /><br />After I graduated in 2006, I <span style="font-weight: bold;">wanted</span> to go on a huge road trip and visit lots of friends and relatives.<br /><br />However, at this time I was working at Starbucks 25ish hours a week.<br /><br />This paid the rent, but was not enough for renting a car and buying the super expensive gas for going on a road trip.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2CT9DPtkFR8/TZyIh1jLd1I/AAAAAAAAACw/WoDdW_M5GzY/s1600/expensivegas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 176px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2CT9DPtkFR8/TZyIh1jLd1I/AAAAAAAAACw/WoDdW_M5GzY/s320/expensivegas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592494952179005266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In 2009 I decided to go to Korea and teach English at an elementary school.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dkjaqNVfADk/TZyJaHB-hzI/AAAAAAAAAC4/h4uJbv9ihq0/s1600/teaching.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dkjaqNVfADk/TZyJaHB-hzI/AAAAAAAAAC4/h4uJbv9ihq0/s320/teaching.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592495918944257842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I stayed in Korea for two years and saved up some money<br /><br />Now I can finally go on my road trip.<br /><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ixqQ0HYzU6c/TZyKhf7C8sI/AAAAAAAAADA/dwFn4Tz8tMc/s1600/roadtrip.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 122px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ixqQ0HYzU6c/TZyKhf7C8sI/AAAAAAAAADA/dwFn4Tz8tMc/s320/roadtrip.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592497145396785858" border="0" /></a><br />The plan is to visit my cousin in Montanta, then down to Oregon to see some friends from College, California, Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota and then back to Chicago for my friends' wedding. I'm going by myself so there will be some long drives. Also I'm trying to save money by bringing food with me instead of eating at restaurants.<br /><br />Check out this blog and I'll keep you posted on how it's going.Lewis Knudsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946420828936652315noreply@blogger.com1