i keep a diary

July 27, 2002

nh vacation part two: mountain climbers, berry pickers

Saturday morning we woke up all decided to go hiking (except Lo, who decided to stay behind and do some drawing).

emma, lorelei, me
The four of us on the way up.
hiking ˆ emma ˆ lorelei ˆ me
emma, joey, me, tookie
Half-way up, we stopped to rest.
rocks ˆ emma ˆ joey ˆ me ˆ tookie
Here's right when we got to the base of the summit.
rocks ˆ scenic overlook ˆ trees
joey
Joey Cavella is a sly, mountain man!
hiking ˆ mountain man ˆ scenic overlook ˆ joey
me
Mountain-man, Brian Battjer.
best ˆ hiking ˆ mountain man ˆ me
joey
And because the girls both thought that we're jackasses and wouldn't pose, here's mountain man Joey Cavella....again.
best ˆ hiking ˆ mountain man ˆ rocks ˆ scenic overlook ˆ joey
The best thing about the mountain was the wild blueberries growing everywhere!
blueberries
emma
Emma in the berry patch.
berry picking ˆ emma
emma
After finishing one of our big waterbottles, we decided to fill it with berries.
berry picking ˆ emma
tookie
We all went to work collecting.
berry picking ˆ tookie
joey
Joey showing off his big berries.
berry picking ˆ best ˆ joey
Yep, you guessed it. More berries!!!
berry picking ˆ blueberries
emma
Almost there (we did eventually manage to fill the entire thing!).
berry picking ˆ best ˆ blueberries ˆ emma
me, tookie
Me and Tookie. See that lake in the background? That's the lake the Tookie's house is on!
best ˆ hiking ˆ hug ˆ scenic overlook ˆ me ˆ tookie
joey
A messianic Joseph leads the rest of us back to the promised land (aka - the house).
best ˆ mountain man ˆ joey