front

front
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

View from the road. Lot is "down-slope"; house is pretty unpretentious from this vantage. We will re-work the entrance to celebrate more and let some light in from the south.

Ansel @ Mt. Washington

Ansel:MtWash2
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

Ansel and Chris went skiing at Mount Washington, ~ 2 hours up-island, with a few co-workers. Great views & snow!

Vancouver Island hike

VI hike2
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

A saturday hike up a nearby hill on a beautiful day. There are trails like this all over the place here.

east view

east view
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

..from the east side of the hiked hill. Our shop is barely visible in the lower wooded area (green roof). The body of water behind is Sattelite Channel (salt water), and Salt Spring Island behind. Way in the distance is the coast range and the Cascades on the mainland (Whistler to Mt. Baker, etc). The house we're considering is roughly in front of the freigher with similar views.

Shawnigan Beach Resort

Shawnigan Beach Resort
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

From the lake, ours is roughly center, lower.

Shawnigan Lake with crews

Shawnigan Lake with crews
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

From our place toward the lake. There are two rowing crews in the photo. The national team practices here every Friday.

apartment living room

apt lr
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Cozy but comfy. The gas fireplace is nice (never thought I'd admit to something like that..)

A/S @ city of rocks

A:S @ city of rocks
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This park of ancient exposed rock has ancient volcanic structures exposed by erosion. They dwarf the Airstream.

Ansel at Carlsbad Caverns

Ansel at Carlsbad Caverns
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

at the entrance. An impressive place, hard to photograph the inside..

aquarium

aquarium
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Our visit to the impressive Georgia aquarium. Feb. 2006

Padrera- roof and courtyard

Padrera- roof and courtyard
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

Baquiera Beret skiiers

Baquiera Beret skiiers
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

Our first side trip, to this great ski area i nthe Pyrenees, turned out to be great fun.

last goodnight

last goodnight
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

From the apartment hallway, Ansel and Camila share a hug (sort of) with Nicho looking on. Liliana, thier friend from Mexico, is in the background. Note the catalan arches of brick and timber above the kitchen.
We had an early flight out the next day, and were sad to leave our great friends and Barcelona. Ansel and Camila have promised to bring their old codger parents back when Sagrada Familia is finished- in 40 years. See you then!

Ruth @ sunset- Girona

Ruth @ sunset- Girona
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

we had a great time walking the length of the wall around this great old city. Ruth enjoys the beautiful sunset. The pyranees and the rest of the old city of Girona are to her right.

Padrera- roof and courtyard

Padrera- roof and courtyard
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

from the roof of Gaudi's Padrera- an amazing apartment building from the 1910's. The figures are all chimneys and ventilation stacks. Each room in the place has a window- kid's rooms to the courtyard (for quietness)- a revolutionary idea in the early 1900's.

ruins climbers, Girona

ruins climbers, Girona
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

Kids will be kids- heck with the history- let's climb on this 1,000 year old wall and see how much trouble we can get in to!
Nicholas, Camila, Rainer, and Ansel.

dragon slide

dragon slide
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

Catching Rainer on the dragon slide adjacent to the train station, while we await our train to the old walled city of Girona.

Museu Maritim

Museu Maritim
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The ship is 16th C (the last galleon to be used in battle) and the building is 14th C. Ansel and I visited the Museu Maritim one day and learned all aobut Barcelona's sea going past. The Meditteranian used to lap against the front of this building- it was the biggest shipyard in Europe until the 1800's.

fountain Placa d Espanya

fountain Placa d Espanya
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

An amazing light, sound and water whow, repeated every Saturday night since the 1920's. Amazing and beautiful.

Rainer at the maze

Rainer at the maze
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

The kids had a blast finding their way through this maze. And watching the filming of a music video (directly below Rainer).

Mae West

Mae West
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Dalis' Mae West. You be the judge.

musical walkway, Montjuic

musical walkway, Montjuic
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An entire musical park at Monjuic- a mountain in Barcelona. When the kids jump on these rubber steps, notes are played. One of many active, musical playgrounds. The kids had a blast.

Dali museum- Ruth

Dali museum- Ruth
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

A side trip to Figuares (Spain) to visit the birthplace and masterpieces of this influential surrealist. The car is in a courtyard. It rains inside the car and plays classical music. Freud would have a field day.

sagrada school

sagrada school
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

This is the school built for the worker's children at Sagrada Familia. It endures as one of his most influential works. The "church" is in the background.

La Ribera street

La Ribera street
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In the oldest surviving part of the city, where nothing is newer than the 124th C. fun to wander.

Sagrada stairs

Sagrada stairs
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Inside one of the old towers at Sagrada Familia church- Gaudi's masterpiece. It's been under construction for over 100 years, with 40 or so to go.

chocolate bullfight

chocolate bullfight
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

The closest we came to a bullfight.
Chocolate was introduced to Europe in this city, and is still a major product. This is at the Chocolate Museum (!!) where everything is edible and I needed to be physically restrained.

Ansel @ Plac de Catalunia

Ansel @ Plac de Catalunia
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

Yes they're flying rats, but it's fun one time..

giant cat

giant cat
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Playing on the artwork. Only in Barcelona..

Parc Juell

Parc Juell
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Originally meant to be a development for the wealthy, it is now a fantastic public park. This was to be the guard house.

Baquiera Beret skiiers

Baquiera Beret skiiers
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

Our first side trip, to the Pyranees- good skiing and a great time.

Camila at Parc Guell

Camila at Parc Guell
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

Parc Juell was created by Antonin Gaudi, the famouns architect, over 100 years a go. A magical place.

toothless duo

toothless duo
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

Ansel is 11 months older (Camila had a birthday while we visited) but they are equals in toothlessness.

onion eaters

onion eaters
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

A Catalan delicacy, broiled green onions dipped in a wonderful cheese sauce. Delicious!

Horn Mtn crew

Horn Mtn crew
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

George, Joe, Chris and Ricky. Bob's taking the picture. The beginning of disassembly of this 1930's CCC shelter. January, 2006, near Talladega, AL.

Next stop- Spain! Then back here to rebuild the shelter.

Christmas dinner Isle of Palms

Christmas dinner Isle of Palms
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

at the rented house near the beach. fun had by all.
Gary, Dotty, Kim, Ruth, Rainer, Keith, Ansel (Chris is taking the picture..)
Christmas, 2005

bird and gator watching, Dewees island

bird and gater watching, Dewees island
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

Gry enjoys viewing the wildlife on Dewees Island, SC.
And yes there were gators out there in the pond. Big ones!

cashed at Christmas (Rainer)

cashed at Christmas (Rainer)
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

He's had enough excitement for one day. Christmas day near Charleston, SC 2005

kite boy, Isle of Palms

kite boy, Isle of Palms
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

Ansel gets in to flying the stunt kits on a windy day. It actually pulled him off his feet and dragged him down the beach a ways. Christmas 2005

unique perspective, Dewees island

unique perspective, Dewees island
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

from the man basket 140' up, almost done with 2 month's work on this timber/panel home built to extremely stringent requirements due to hurricanes and earth quakes. Near Charleston, SC, December 2005

Ansel on Yorktown

Ansel on Yorktown
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

on the bridge of this WW 2 carrier, December 2005

Steven, Chanda and Marin Morrison

Stephen, Chanda and Marin Morrison
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in front of their home at Mountain Rest, SC, Thanksgiving, 2005

Ansel and Steven- Chatooga

Ansel and Steven- Chatooga
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

rafting trip the day after Thanksgiving. Taken shortly before Steven- a professional guide- dumped us in a class 4 rapids, redefining COLD.

p.s. This is where Deliverance as filmed..

trick-r-treat Lexington VA

trick-r-treat Lexington VA
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

the boys enjoy their booty in front of Stonewall Jackson's grave (appropriate..?)
Lexington, VA, Oct 2005

Charleston chld museum 11:05

Charleston chld museum 11:05
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A rainy day outing to Charleston SC, November 2005

rollerblade dragon

rollerblade dragon
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Rainer the rollerblading dragon, Halloween, Lexington VA Oct 2005

Terrace overlooking Lake Champlain

Terrace overlloking Lake Champlain
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

from Shelburne Farms, VT. A nice view..

Children's workshop 2005

CWkp2005
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topping out the climbing wall, children's workshop, TFG conference, Burlington VT, Oct 2005

Rainer sawing

Rainer sawing
Originally uploaded by chriskoehn.

Children's workshop, TFG conference, Burlington VT Oct. 2005. A future timber framer in the making!

Gil & Lucy

Gil & Lucy
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at their place, Underhill, VT, Oct. 2005