Oregon

Columbia River Gourge
Oregon Coast

Dave's house

Enchanted Forest

Pretty mountain and snowboarding
Timberline Lodge at Mt. Hood

Minature Trains at Dickey Praire, Oregon

Waterfalls and tree hugging at Silver Creek Falls and hanging out in Molalla after returning from Afghanistan. Heidi flew out to welcome me home and got drug to the Demars family reunion.

Afghanistan

Worm medicine for the kids

The remnants of the RPG


Left: The aid station/hooch go hit with an RPG and made a hole in our roof (yeah, I had just run inside when it hit). It is a tough building.

Below: Me in my shalwar chamise/man jammies.

See how the garden grows.

A very large spider in my hooch. I caught some rats and mice in my hooch as well.

The afghan commander's family milk cow needed a few stitches.

From on of our lookouts on patrol

On patrol

the local village

The kids hand prints on the side of their madrassa-muslim school

Me and one of the locals

The beginnings of my garden. I made my own minature terrace to the right.

My hooch at the back of the aid station

Some goat and naan bread at the local afghan security commanders hooch (army talk for where he lived on base) with my commander.

Translation: take two

Before passing out some humanitarian aid to the locals.

From the 'eagles nest' on top of our command post.

Driving a few from the top of outpost 'stinky' aka the latrine. This was the last stop before flying to my aid station farther up the river.

Here are a few pictures from my Afghanistan deployment. There are some of me giving worm medicine to one of many kids from the nearby village, one from a patrol above the base with the village in the background, me in a local get up called a shalwar chamise (not sure if I spelled that correctly) that we all called man jammies, and a few miscellaneous of my aid station and garden I planted and me sewing up the base milk cow (that tried to eat my garden many times-thats gratitude...). If we post these successfully there may be some wedding and Bali pictures following.

Fun Things to do in Hawaii

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Beaches :
North
- Waimea
- Sunset
- Kawela Bay, swim
- Turtle Bay, surf
- Turtle Beach, good place to see sea turtles
South
- Ala Moana Beach Park, swim
East
- Hanauma Bay, snorkel
- Kailua, swim, kayak,
West
-Kaena Point

Food:
North
- Shave ice (Haleiwa)
- Hukilau Cafe (Laie)
- Ted's Bakery, chocolate haupia pie!
South
- Cheeseburger in Paradise
- Duke's
- Teddy's Bigger Burgers/
- Leonard's Malasadas (look for the red and white truck that travels around the island, or go to the bakery in town)
East
-Boots and Kimo's, breakfast only (Kailua)
- Maui Taco's
- Teddy's Bigger Burger
- Fat Boys
West

Hikes:

North
South
- Diamond Head
- Manoa Falls
East
- Makapu'u Light House, great night hike
- Maunawili Falls, hike and swim
West

Lookouts/ Sunday Activities:
North
- Laie Point
- Pu'u o Mahuka Heiau
South
- Tantalus Lookout
East
- Blow hole
- Pali Lookout
West

Other Stuff to do:
North
- Kualoa Ranch

South
- Sunset on the Beach, movie on the beach
- Dollar Theatre
East
West

Ferry to Maui

Places of Interest:

North
- Dole Plantation, be sure to try the Dole Whip
- Macadamia Nut Farm
- Polynesian Cultural Center
- Valley of the Temples
South
- Bishop Museum
- Ford Island
- Iolani Palace
- Pearl Harbor, Arizona, Missouri
- Punchbowl Cemetary
- Zoo
- Aquarium
East
West

Shopping:
North
South
-International Market Place
-Swap Meet at Aloha Stadium
East
West
- Waikele Outlets


Water Activities:
North
- Chinaman's Hat/ Mokolii Island
- Shark Cages
- Shark's Cove/ Three Tables, snorkeling
- Goat Island, surf, kayak
South
- Surf, Waikiki
- Flat Island
East
- Cockroach Cove
- Kayak, Mokes
- Sail
- Sandbar
West
- Electric Beach, snorkel, dolphins

Wedding

Date: 11 October 2008
Time: 9:00am
Place: Laie Hawaii Temple

Notes:

-For those attending the sealing, please plan on being at the temple by 8:30am

-Pictures to follow at approximately 9:30am on the temple grounds

Beach Day Fun!

Who: good times for all!

When: post-wedding, pre-luau

Where: the ocean

What: come prepared to play with any and all various types of toys you may want to utilize...body boards, snorkels, fins, water wings, floaties, big funny hats etc... And sunscreen. Lots and lots of sunscreen.