May 2nd, 2010 by James
Hiking at Lost Maples
Camping in Texas – April 2010
Camping in Texas – April 2010
Sarah, Henry, and I have gone camping twice this month – our last chance before it gets REALLY hot. Our first camping trip w/ Henry here in TX was to Sam Houston national forest – because it’s close. But this past weekend we made the long drive to Lost Maples and camped a couple of nights out there. We were lucky and had awesome weather. It rained like he** both nights but was beautiful during the day.
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February 5th, 2010 by James
We’ve just returned from a trip to St Croix to visit our friend Cor Bosman and Julie Edwards. Sarah and I took Henry to the beach A LOT – and we also got to dive together – after over 2 years!
At the Beach - Cane Bay
More to come soon (underwater photos, etc) but in the meantime, here are some topside pix:
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August 17th, 2009 by James
Sarah, Henry, and I are back from a few weeks vacation in Norway. While we were there we spent time with friends, and went either hiking or biking almost every day. The weather was of course a great break from Houston’s 90+ muggy days…
I’ll be uploading some new photos soon, but in the meantime, here is a panorama of the Geirangerfjord in central Norway.
The head of the geriangerfjord in central Norway
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June 6th, 2009 by James
I never tire of a beautiful sunrise 
Blind Faith
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April 26th, 2009 by James
We were in San Diego last week for vacation and took Henry to meet his great grandma and grandpa “Cookie.” What a cool experience – we are lucky to have so many generations! I only got to meet my great grandfather once before he died and all of the other great grandparents were already gone.
As usual, click the photo to see the rest.
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February 2nd, 2009 by James
We took Henry to the Caymans last week for his first of hopefully many trips to the beach. 7-Mile Beach is the best place on earth for baby’s first swim – it’s shallow, clear, and with teenie tiny waves. Read the rest of this entry »
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January 23rd, 2009 by James
I was offshore last week for the installation of the 16″ jumper connecting the Shenzi gas pipeline to the Mardi Gras system. The work was performed by the folks on the Boa Sub C – a fantastic multi-purpose subsea installation vessel. And I’m not just saying that because they have an espresso maker on the bridge
Click the photo for the full gallery.
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March 17th, 2008 by James
Sarah and I got to visit the Whooping Cranes at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge – something we have wanted to do our entire lives. Just about the best way to see the cranes is aboard a shallow draft birdwatching boat called the Skimmer – operated by Rockport Birding and Kayak Adventures. The boat makes a three hour circuit through part of the refuge and has a viewing platform on the roof for photographers and birdwatchers. On the day we visited the weather was against us – with thick fog limiting visibility to about 200 yards for most of the trip, however we still had a great trip. We did see 8 or 10 individual whooping cranes, which was awesome – watching them picking fiddler crabs left right and center to eat. Other cool stuff: an osprey with a huge mullet, nesting great blue herons, various merganser ducks, buffle head ducks, and lots of different shore birds.
For those interested, there are now 266 whooping cranes in the Canada-to-Aransas flocks, up from about 100 in the 70′s. The cranes come to Texas in the winter to eat blue crabs and breed – and they can bee seen through about April 1 most years.
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January 27th, 2008 by Sarah
We spent five nights camping and hiking over New Years with friends. We started with one night at Seminole Canyon State Park followed by four nights camping in Big Bend National Park. The weather was pretty cold, but we didn’t have rain or snow, so the hiking was excellent. We had a great trip and took some cool photos.
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