The town I grew up in..

Seeing a place with new eyes is something I believe everyone strives for.  Every day we revisit the spaces in our lives, whether concious or not, because we want to.  The space in my life lately, has been the home I grew up in, the town I spent my childhood in, and the place I have been familiar with since I was 8 years old.  It is very different now, only in the sense that I see it differently.  As with many childhood memories, things are not as big as they once seemed, distances are not so far as they once felt, but every bit or marvel still lies within them, if only because I remember them being so.  When you are young you see everything for how spectacular it is; you take what you have and make it great.  Not because you aren't satisfied with the way it is, but just because you can make that way.

Here's to never growing up.

-Rhys

All of these pictures were taken within a quarter-mile of eachother, which coincidentally are also all about a quarter-mile from my house.

Lately..

It's a complete blessing to be so busy.  But being caught up is another feeling entirely.  Approaching a single second where I feel like I have some of my own time to do personal work has been great lately.  I feel I haven't even scratched the surface of everything I'd like to be doing, but a good reality check and realization that practice makes perfect is good for everyone.

Anyways these are a few things I've seen as of late.

Thanks for seeing them too.

-Rhys

Scott and Christa

A most chill time for the most chill people.

Scott and Christa made for an awesome and easy day of watching a bunch of friends celebrate life and love,

Glad I got to be a part of it,

And major props to all of them for bearing the 100 degree heat and my photo torture technique of parading them around the woods, subjecting them to evil northwest monsters...

-Rhys

Louis Lake

I am in denial that the summer is winding down. I met up for a support group with 9 other people, who are also in denial of this.  We spent two days at our mobile retreat center in beautiful Louis Lake hiking, exploring, swimming fishing, climbing, adventuring in all senses of the word and partaking in other summer activities as a therapeutic process for fulfilling a mental 'summer quota' of fun things to do while its still nice out.  I hope you will be honest with yourself, and join our group, for your own health's sake.

Do it.

Check out more in the Gallery

-Rhys

Adam getting his game on, with full on adventure suit status.

Game fuel.Hitting the trailhead