Club Foster 2008

We've been looking forward to spending some time at Club Foster 2008. It's nice to go somewhere for vacation and strive to do as little as possible.

Grandpa Stu came to pick us up from the airport, and in true Foster fashion, he was able to find some very nice roadside treasures from some kids who were biking from Washington to Wyoming. Apparently they no longer needed a giant camo duffel, a Helly Hansen rain jacket, and bungee cords, so Stuart was the beneficiary of their generous offering.

Here he is chatting it up with the bikers:

...and here he is showing off his bounty:

Mel decided to entertain us with some magic tricks...

And here's Captain Jimmi pointing the way to the geocache. I think Sarah has got me hooked on geocacheing (although I'm not sure Melissa's sold on it yet.) But it's a great way to get out and do some hiking and exploring in the mountains.
Melissa had reached her cookie ration, but found a way to get more:

The Forest Service was using Loon Lake to swoop down and load of their dump tanks for forest fires. It was amazing to watch them dive down and fill their tanks, then slowly take off again. I'm glad we weren't in the way of this thing, because I think with a plane vs. boat accident, the plane would win.



The plane made numerous passes, and Jimmi and I decided we weren't close enough to the plane, so we took the kayaks and paddled out to get closer to the action. We may have gotten a little too close...the Sheriff wasn't too happy with us (but we were pretty lucky we didn't get tickets for not having lifejackets on).

Paradise:

2 second exposure of the parachute ride

Thanks for looking! -Ryan


Here are some of Melissa's favorite pictures:

This is my favorite picture of little Aimee - just sitting on the steps by herself eating trail mix
The whole gang - Jace, Ryan, Dad, Sarah, Travis, Clint, Jimmi, Maddison, Kaylie, Lindsay, Me, Aimee, Mom, Monica, Michelle, Laurie, Abby, Caleb and Ashley