The coast

I was invited to a wintertime coastal backpacking trip with the local backpacking celebrities including Barefoot Jake and Washington Wilderness Adventures.  My tent leaked but a good time was had.

Japanese tsunami debris

Barefoot Jake

Sun sets on the USA and Japan at the same time

Barefoot Jake

Spot news - Garage fire

This was the first time I was able to get a paper to buy photos that I had taken on my own rather than on an assignment.  My neighbor's garage caught on fire.  I had the advantage of being the first on the scene, arriving even before the fire department did.