July 4th

I carried a camera with me the whole entire day, and did not take one single picture. Not of our hike (which ended at a construction site-- very lovely indeed). Not of the lake (which we reached by car, since the hike was rather unsuccessful). Not of us floating in Echo Resevoir on rafts (finally remembered to bring some and loungae about on them while floating... once we made it actually onto the raft, which in nd of itself was wuite an adventure, especially for Meri). Not of the bbq at Maren's with tons of friends and good food. Not of the fireworks which we viewed from afar to catch them all over the valley.

In any case, it was a beautiful day with the sun shining down on our heads, the birds singing, and dust in the air. Just take my word for it. Wish you were here! Have a great summer and keep in touch!