The Train, The Train!

When Mom and I went to the fair a couple weeks ago we stayed overnight in Sacramento and took a (very) short train ride. This video is of the engine switching from the front to the back of the train to pull us back to Old Sacramento. Unfortunately, this was the most exciting part of the ride.

Photos from Hollywood

The theme for the state fair this year was Hollywood and they had a "back lot" set up with scenery from different movies and TV sets. Here are a few examples.

Kim having brunch (not breakfast) at Tiffany's.

Mom with Sponge Bob at Bikini Bottoms.

Me, with my big green friend.

Kim and Mom putting their best face forward.

Kayaking Down the Yuba

Kim and I kayaked down the Yuba River Saturday. We put in at Parks Bar (where Hwy 20 crosses the river) and paddled down to Hallwood, about 9-10 miles. The weather was great, the water was cool, and there was no on else on the river. We portaged around the Deguerra Point Dam and ate our snacks there: white cheddar Cheese-its, beef sticks, alsorts licorice, and frosted oatmeal cookies. Ymmm! We've got to do that with Pam & Rob and Chris and Lorna and Trevor and Michelle sometime. Heck, we may as well get David to go too!

Below are two photos taken before we got in the river. I'm afraid we were having so much fun that we forgot to take any more when we got out.

Yuba River Gothic


At this point neither of us had both oars in the water.

Bear-ly there

One of my favorite things to do at the fair. Ride the bear!

Things are still very busy here with the start of school and the whole Proposition 8 (Protect Marriage) effort going on. It 's amazing how much time I spend on that issue. It reminds me of some of the battles we read about in Alma and Heleman, but more on that later.

I know I haven't posted much lately. But Kim is coming to town and we'll get lots of good photos and fun things to post. Of course, then I'll need time to do it. . .

Wouldn't I have made a great pirate?

The theme for the state fair his year is Hollywood. They have all these cool cardboard cutouts you can have your picture taken with. I think I fit right in. Johnny Depp aint got nothin' on me.

Family Reunion's are Great!

The last weekend of July I got to attend the Carr/Spencer Reunion in Spokane. It was 3 days of food, fun and family! My cousin Annette shared her beautiful home with several families which made for easy visiting. We spent one day at a nearby amusement park. Here is a picture of the roller coaster I rode with my eyes closed (they wouldn't open!)

Here is most of the Group at the park in our nifty yellow t-shirts.


In case some of you have never seen this ride before, it is called the tilt-a-whirl and it has a history in our family reunions. My cousin, Annette and I have ridden the tilt-a-whirl at reunions for at least 40 - 50 years. They had one at Julia Davis Park in Boise and I remember going back to my mom several times during the day, begging for a quarter to ride just ONE more time!
We had a great ride, Annette's mom & grandson rode with us.
It was so neat to renew family friendships and get to know the up and coming generation. We're hoping to keep up the tradition - The Woolstenhulmes are planning one for 2010!! If any of my children are reading this - put it on the calendar now!!!

On My Way to Oroville

This Monday I reprized last year's trip to Oroville to eat lunch with Uncle Richie. The concept is that when Rich was working here in Yuba City I would often go to his place and eat lunch with him during the Summer. We had fun.

When he started working in Oroville I decided to ride my bike up there (it's a little over 32 miles) and get him to buy me lunch. : ) This year my buddy Joe Harrison went with me. Joe is a big-time biker. I just dabble in it.

We had fun biking - and big cheeseburgers washed down with a large blackberry milkshake. Yumm! Rich enjoyed the time away from the office.

Below is a short clip taken with my "Action Cam" strapped to my helmet. This footage comes from along Township Rd. You can see cotton growing on the right.