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Dzemidzic and Dzenana Osmanagic make themselves comfortable en route from Bosnia to Canada.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pjs.jpgpjshttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pizza.jpgpizzaDzenita and Dzenana trying pizza for the first time.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dzenita-dzemidzic.jpgDzenita Dzemidzichttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/dzenana-osmanagic-kovacevic.jpgDzenana Osmanagic-KovacevicNow in their 30s, Dzenana Osmanagic-Kovacevic (above) and Dzenita Dzemidzic (right) are still good friends and cherish memories of Brian and their 36 days in Canada.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/brian.jpgbrianBrian Sadler in Bosnia, circa 1996.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/balaclavas.jpgbalaclavasBrian's mum, Pat and her Sunshine Coast knitting circle created countless balaclavas and scarves to help children like Dzenita and Dzenana through cold Bosnian winters. https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/truck.jpgtruck2019-11-16T22:56:14+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2019/09/22/bites-and-bicycles-in-japan/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hiroshima-party.jpghiroshima partyMaking friends in Hiroshimahttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kabukicho.jpgKabukichoQuiet in Kabukichohttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/best.jpgbestShinjuku girlshttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/selfie.jpgselfieStopping for selfies on the Katsura River in Arashiyama, on the western fringe of Kyoto.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kyoto-bus-tour-kampai-1.jpgKyoto bus tour-kampaihttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kyoto-bus-tour-kampai2.jpgKyoto bus tour-kampai2Kampai!https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kyoto-bus-tour-kampai.jpgKyoto bus tour-kampaihttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kyoto-bus-tour-gate.jpgKyoto bus 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SaskatoonSaskatoon baby!https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/ferda.jpgferdaBighorn Sheep - not so menacing in hindsight.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dining-car-view.jpgdining car viewDinner-time distractions as we skirt the Thompson River near Kamloops, BC.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/derek-on-the-prairies.jpgDerek on the PrairiesDerek missing the rains down in Africa2018-09-08T04:17:41+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2018/07/16/get-up-stand-up/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_03854-copy.jpgIMG_0385(4) copyhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_0095-1.jpgIMG_0095 (1)Alpha Adventures rents and sells boards, runs lessons, and hosts Summer SUP nights. Alpha Adventures photohttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/photos-15.jpgPhotos-15There are worse ways to spend an evening on the Sunshine Coast. Hitomi Makino photohttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_0630.jpgIMG_06302018-07-17T16:11:52+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2018/01/07/going-downhill-fast/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/mary-vandeberg-nee-ritchie2.jpgmary vandeberg nee Ritchie2Mary Vandeberg and her sister Gail in the snowy Sunshine Coast winter of 1954.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/best.jpgbestIn their element, Ariana Harder and Emma Judd on Dakota Ridge.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ariana.jpgArianaWe have liftoff! 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Walz is a co-founder of the Powell River Parks and Wilderness Society, the non-profit behind the trail’s creation and upkeep.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/tin-hat-cabin-exped-1-096-horseshoe-valley-smith-troubridge.jpgTin Hat Cabin Exped 1 096, Horseshoe Valley, Smith, TroubridgeMake it to the top of Tin Hat Mountain and you will be rewarded with 360-degree views of more than two-dozen lakes. 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What else would you expect in Las Vegas!https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/high-roller-copy.jpgHigh Roller - Copyhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/heart-attack-grill-god-bless-america.jpgHeart Attack Grill-God bless Americahttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/graffitti.jpggraffittihttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fremont-street-experience5.jpgFremont Street Experience5https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fremont-street-experience3-e1445400348507.jpgFremont Street Experience3The Fremont Street Experience: 5 city blocks of neon chaos.2015-12-17T16:02:25+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2015/10/18/the-missing-link-connecting-the-coast-to-squamish/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p9211389.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA self-described mountainbiking nut, Geoff Breckner rarely goes anywhere without his ride.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p9071379.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p8171357.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGeoff Breckner’s tent at the south side of Pokosha Pass, near Mount Jimmy Jimmy.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p8041344.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMore falls in the backcountry between Squamish and the Sunshine Coast.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p7271324.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAIf successful, the trail would reveal a side of the Sunshine Coast unfamiliar to most residents, including a series of spectacular waterfalls between Pokosha Pass and Clowhom Valley.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p7151317.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/jimmy-jimmy-waterfalls.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1660827_794516397271146_1848955768780852489_n.jpg1660827_794516397271146_1848955768780852489_nSalmon Inlet from the top of Gray Creek Forest Service Road, looking north across Thornhill towards Clowhom valley. It's about 60km from here to upper Squamish.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/squamish-to-sechelt-trail-map.jpgSquamish to Sechelt Trail mapYellow sections on this Google Earth map indicate about 10 kilometres of work needed to complete a trail connecting Sechelt with Squamish.2019-04-25T19:35:53+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2015/08/17/exploring-edmonton/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ed-train.jpgEd trainhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ed-mirror-pond.jpgEd mirror pondSerenity now at the Mirror Pond outside the Alberta 'Ledge'.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ed-hotel-mac-confed-lounge.jpgEd hotel mac confed loungehttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ed-high-level.jpgEd high levelEdmonton's High Level Bridge offers a great perspective of the city.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ed-fountain2.jpgEd fountain2Keeping cool in Edmonton's hot summer means a trip to the Legislature's fountains for many families.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ed-fountain.jpgEd fountainhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ed-fort.jpgEd fortInside Fort Edmonton.2015-08-17T20:11:27+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2015/08/05/whistler-mild-and-wild/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/superfly-ziplines-4.jpgSuperfly ziplines 4https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_6552.jpgIMG_6552https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/food-groups.jpgfood groupsThe Fairmont's Golf Clubhouse Dinner and Nature Tour covers several food groups, but mostly bacon.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dinner.jpgdinnerThe Fairmont's Golf Clubhouse Dinner and Nature Tour covers several food groups, but mostly bacon.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/seesaw.jpgseesawThe Polaris 570 cc RZR has never met an obstacle it didn't like.2015-08-05T16:53:52+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2015/08/05/l-a-on-two-wheels/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/palms.jpgpalmshttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/twilight-trio.jpgtwilight trioTwilight on the Ballona Creek Bike Path.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/big-hair.jpgbig hairBig hair at the skate park in Venice Beach.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_2398.jpgIMG_2398Greystone Mansion - 55 rooms and a murky past.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/angry-neighbour.jpgangry neighbourBel Air residents don't get angry at intruders, their sculptures do.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/venice-canal.jpgvenice canalDeveloper Abbot Kinney built the canals of Little Venice in 1905. A few survive today and restoration work in the 90s made Little Venice one of L.A.'s most desireable neighbourhoods.2015-09-02T01:41:44+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2015/04/04/whistler-from-the-saddle/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/20140914_142755.jpg20140914_142755https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_1009.jpgIMG_1009The oysters disappeared moments after this photo at Bearfoot Bistro, Whistler.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/beer.jpgbeerNothing good can come from Beer Jenga.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_0989.jpgIMG_0989https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_0987.jpgIMG_0987https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_0992.jpgIMG_0992https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_0999.jpgIMG_0999It's not Roman Holiday, but Green Lake, Whistler is a good substitute for anyone on a scooter.2015-04-04T21:15:42+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2014/10/22/london-on-two-wheels/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140721_075714.jpg20140721_075714Street art pervades Brick Lane and adjoining streets like Hanbury Street, where the giant crane by Belgian artist ROA is hard to miss. Community uproar dissuaded Tower Hamlets council from covering it with a banner before the 2012 Olympics. https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140722_161707.jpg20140722_161707A pivotal day in London's political history is vividly depicted in the Battle of Cable Street mural.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140722_160307_resized.jpg20140722_160307_resizedMathew Tregaron (right) of Cycle Tours of London stops for a breather at deserted Tobacco Dock.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140720_154203.jpg20140720_154203Shop, browse or chat - whatever floats your goat - at Spitalfields Market.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140722_125147.jpg20140722_125147A fleet of 'Boris Bikes'. In London, there's usually one just around the corner.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/the-london-edition-berners-tavern-1-please-credit-nikolas-koenig.jpgThe London EDITION - Berner's Tavern 1 - Please credit Nikolas KoenigBerners Tavern, at the London Edition hotel, is the sort of place Agatha Christie might have set a mystery. Nikolas Koenig photohttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20140721_120957.jpg20140721_1209572014-10-23T03:43:11+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/about/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/family1.jpgfamilyhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/family.jpgfamily2014-10-15T18:37:32+00:00weekly0.6https://nevjudd.com/2014/09/10/it-takes-a-village-to-raise-a-beer-festival/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/vancouver-20120324-00831.jpgVancouver-20120324-00831Stay thirsty my friends.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_1137.jpgIMG_1137https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_1142.jpgIMG_1142https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_1193.jpgIMG_1193Just one of the many interesting T-shirts I'll be wearing at this weekend's Whistler Village Beer Festival.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wvbf-images-2.jpgwvbf-images.inddSaturday’s main tasting showcase, from 1 till 5 p.m. at Whistler Olympic Plaza, features more than 150 beers from 50 breweries.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/wvbf-images-4.jpgwvbf-images.inddAccording to Benjamin Franklin, beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. Benjamin may have been on to something.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_1139.jpgIMG_1139https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_1134.jpgIMG_11342014-09-11T19:01:59+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2014/06/08/summer-in-whistler-begins-at-the-lake/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/inukshuk-neville-judd.jpginukshuk-Neville Juddhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/glacier-ski-out-neville-judd.jpgglacier ski out-Neville JuddSeveral runs atop Blackcomb and the Horstman Glacier are open for skiing and boarding until late July.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/backroads-whistler2-www-riverofgoldendreams-com.jpgBackroads Whistler2-www.RiverOfGoldenDreams.comriverofgoldendreams.com photohttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_9687.jpgIMG_9687Pasty Englishman attempts balance feat on stand-up paddle board!https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/backroads-whistler3-www-riverofgoldendreams-com.jpgBackroads Whistler3-www.RiverOfGoldenDreams.comThe River of Golden Dreams connects Alta Lake and Green Lake.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/backroads-whistler4-www-riverofgoldendreams-com.jpgBackroads Whistler4-www.RiverOfGoldenDreams.comThe River of Golden Dreams is an idyllic waterway for a quiet paddle ... unless you find yourself in the middle of GoFest. riverofgoldendreams.com photo2014-06-16T18:10:02+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2014/04/25/sip-and-cycle-in-osoyoos/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bruce-fuller.jpgBruce FullerBruce Fuller, the larger-than-life owner of Rustico Farm and Cellars.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_6565.jpgIMG_6565At Black Hills Estate Winery, a dedicated 'wine evangelist' pours a bottle of 2011 Nota Bene, a Bordeaux-style red wine. https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_6473.jpgIMG_6473https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bikes.jpgbikesOnly on a wine-tasting tour can you really appreciate what a 48-volt, 10-amp electric engine can do. The Pedego is one sweet ride!https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/hester2.jpghester2Hester Creek, the first stop on the Golden Mile Bench – three verdant terraces and a series of alluvial fans on the slopes of Mount Kobau between Osoyoos and Oliver. https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/grapes.jpggrapesDark blue and ripening fast, these grapes soon became Merlot at Hester Creek, the first winery on a tour of the Golden Mile Bench near Osoyoos. https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bikers-2.jpgbikers (2)2014-04-26T17:12:45+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2014/04/25/las-vegas-the-beaten-track-and-the-single-track/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/high-roller-at-the-linq-lit-for-earth-hour-db015_las_vegas.jpgThe Las Vegas High Roller At The LINQ Goes Dark For Earth Hour To Raise Awareness For Climate ChangeSprinkles at The LINQ actually features a cup-cake ATM!https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/crush_sliced-sirloin-steak_press_peterharasty.jpgCRUSH_Sliced Sirloin Steak_PRESS_PeterHarastyCrush sliced sirloin. https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/chayo-lobster-tacos-2.jpgChayo Lobster Tacos 2Chayo lobster tacos.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/chayo-cilantro-cream-soup-2.jpgChayo Cilantro Cream Soup 2Chayo cilantro cream soup.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_1173dtrusscellolowerres.jpg@DSC_1173DTRUSSCELLOlowerResHigh Roller at The LINQ. Denise Truscello photohttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/red-rock-ryan.jpgred rock-ryanAll those trails with no rainforest in the way!https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/red-rock-riders.jpgred rock-ridersEasy riders at Red Rock Canyon.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/red-rock-girls.jpgred rock-girlsThe Las Vegas mountain bike community numbers 2,000-plus. Fortunately there's lots of room for them all.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_9185.jpgIMG_9185https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_9181.jpgIMG_9181Guide Brandon Brizzolara points out the good, bad and ugly of desert flora and fauna.2014-04-26T17:19:04+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2014/04/05/creature-comforters/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/violet-winegarden.jpgviolet winegardenViolet Winegarden in her element at the Happy Cat Haven.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/black-cats.jpgblack catshttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_8482.jpgIMG_8482Smooshie refuses to say 'cheese'.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_8439.jpgIMG_8439Violet Winegarden in her element at the Happy Cat Haven.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_8403.jpgIMG_8403Happy Cat Haven volunteer, Marcia Timbers - aka The Cat Whisperer.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_8479.jpgIMG_8479Jiggy - not a hungry pig to be truffled with.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_8509.jpgIMG_8509SPCA branch manager, Cindy Krapiec, with Chicklet.2014-04-05T17:10:11+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2014/03/31/breaking-bad-never-felt-so-good/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hi_cwr_34407356_cwr-332.jpgHi_CWR_34407356_CWR-332https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hi_cwr_24412900_cwr-203.jpg5.0.2https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hi_cwr_24413195_cwr-033.jpg5.0.2https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/low_cwr_24412900_cwr-203.jpgLow_CWR_24412900_CWR-203https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/img_8106.jpgIMG_81062014-04-05T16:47:51+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2014/01/20/men-of-steele/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo.jpgphotohttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tom.jpgtomhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/shoes-lake.jpgshoes lakehttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/nev-tetrahedron.jpgnev tetrahedronhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ice-cave.jpgice cavehttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/horizon2.jpghorizon2https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cabin-footprints.jpgcabin footprintshttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tet-moonlight.jpgtet moonlightThe moon over Mount Steele. Sometimes not sleeping isn't so bad.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cheers.jpgcheersBeer, curry, mates - just another Saturday night.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/view-of-cabin3.jpgview of cabin3Mount Steele cabin, as seen from the top of Mount Steele.2015-02-06T05:08:45+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2013/12/24/urine-review/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dadry.jpgdadryhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/em.jpgemhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ryans-denied-goal.jpgryan's denied goalhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/crazy-crush.jpgCrazy Crushhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/artsy.jpgartsyhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/0131.jpg013https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/08-19-fly-1100-cl-001.jpg08-19-fly-1100-cl-001https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_7815.jpgIMG_7815https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_6829.jpgIMG_6829https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_6364.jpgIMG_63642013-12-29T23:09:37+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2013/12/19/brewed-awakening-a-tale-with-a-hoppy-ending/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/013.jpg013Beer's good for you. My Dad told me so.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/jeff-hay-roe.jpgJeff Hay-RoeProlific homebrewer Jeff Hay-Roe with his award-winning London Town Brown Ale. https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/brewers-network.jpgBrewers NetworkFrom left, Matt Cavers, Amos Harding, Monte Staats and Matt Thomson of the Gibsons Homebrewing Network are tireless in their pursuit of the perfect brew. 2013-12-20T17:23:57+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2013/10/02/toronto-on-two-wheels/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pug3.jpgpug3Thirsty pug.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_6132.jpgIMG_6132View from the top.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_6117.jpgIMG_6117Great lake.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_6112.jpgIMG_6112Maybe next year, Blue Jays.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_6102.jpgIMG_6102Photobomber strikes again.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_6083.jpgIMG_6083Evergreen Brick Works.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_6018.jpgIMG_6018https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_6006.jpgIMG_6006Beach volleyball patrol. Tough assignment for the OPP.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_5993.jpgIMG_5993Pedal power.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_5939.jpgIMG_5939Old and new.2013-10-03T05:38:01+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2013/10/02/quebec-city-by-bike/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4806.jpgIMG_4806https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4803.jpgIMG_4803https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4800.jpgIMG_4800https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4793.jpgIMG_4793https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4791.jpgIMG_4791https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4786.jpgIMG_4786https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4774.jpgIMG_4774https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4773.jpgIMG_4773https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4808.jpgIMG_4808Near the Citadelle atop Cap Diamant, adjoining the Plains of Abraham.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4753.jpgIMG_4753Chateau Frontenac, said to be the most photographed hotel in the world and surely the inspiration for Harry Potter’s Hogwarts.2013-10-05T02:24:22+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2013/08/24/delicious-cycle/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bb-silk3.jpgBB-Silk3https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bb-silk2.jpgBB-Silk2https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bb-fernwood-coffee-company.jpgBB-Fernwood Coffee Companyhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bb-fernwood-coffee-company-2.jpgBB-Fernwood Coffee Company (2)https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bb-fantastico.jpgBB-Fantasticohttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bb-downtown.jpgBB-Downtownhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bb-macaron.jpgBB-MacaronBon Macaron Patisserie's David Rousseau with some very versatile pastry. Resistance is futile!https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bb-rek-feldman.jpgBB-Rek FeldmanFernwood Coffee's Rek Feldman.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bb-beacon-hill.jpgBB-Beacon HillCycling through Victoria's Beacon Hill Park on the Beans and Bites Tour.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bb-fantastico3.jpgBB-Fantastico3Cafe machiatto at Tre Fantastico, part of Victoria's burgeoning coffee scene.2013-08-26T16:52:18+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2013/08/19/splendor-in-the-snow/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ski-out.jpgski outThe thin white line. Almost time for apres!https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/view-better.jpgview betterThe only way is down to the Horstman T-Bar and the Showcase T-Bar.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4214.jpgIMG_4214Half-pipe or jump? Photographer Javier Carranza mulls his next move.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nev-helmet.jpgnev-helmetAnother tough assignment - but someone has to do it.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ski-out2.jpgski out22013-08-20T06:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2013/06/30/the-icemen-cometh/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ice-room.jpgice roomDuring the winter, Amundsen’s men dug an extensive network of tunnels and rooms under the snow, including a bathroom and even a sauna. This life-sized re-creation shows an underground workroom in which his crew was able to work on their expedition gear away from the extreme wind and cold outside. Courtesy RBCM © AMNH/D. Finninhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/amundsen.jpgAmundsenRoald Amundsen. Courtesy RBCM © AMNH Libraryhttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/to-the-pole.jpgto the poleUnlike Amundsen, who used dogs exclusively, Scott’s exploration and scientific teams usually man-hauled their heavily-laden sledges, often over great distances. Courtesy RBCM © Bettmann/CORBIS2013-07-02T15:56:11+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2013/06/30/the-trail-collector/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/kk2.jpgkk2Kinnikinnick Park, West Sechelt.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/rc-narrow-bridge.jpgrc narrow bridgeCliff Gilker Park, Roberts Creek.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/becky-wayte-with-nick-heather-skytte-photo.jpgBecky Wayte with Nick. Heather Skytte photoCreator of sunshine-coast-trails.com Becky Wayte is probably the Sunshine Coast's most avid nature bather.2013-07-01T04:30:30+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2013/05/23/one-night-in-flin-flon/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_8335.jpgIMG_8335Five minutes in Winnipeg and he's a Jets fan.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_8448.jpgIMG_8448A jumbo drill at work, a kilometre below Flin Flon.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_8611.jpgIMG_8611Flinty by day.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_8342.jpgIMG_8342Prepared for the worst.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_8600.jpgIMG_8600https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_8593.jpgIMG_8593A kilometre below where Javier is standing it's about 55 degrees warmer - which isn't much consolation really.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_8594.jpgIMG_8594https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_8360.jpgIMG_8360What minus 40 looks like in Flin Flon, birth place of Bobby Clarke and the phrase, "it's a dry cold".2013-05-24T05:25:12+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2013/04/27/heart-of-green/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_8621.jpgIMG_8621Sunshine Coast Lions Club president Len Schollen at the site of the Lions' next project, an accessible viewing deck in the corner of Mission Point Park.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_8640.jpgIMG_8640Scavenging the shoreline at Porpoise Bay. Sunshine Coasters are spoiled for choice when it comes to parks and beaches.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_8671.jpgIMG_8671Sechelt Rotarians, Tom Pinfold (right) and Mick van Zandt on the trails of Kinnikinnick.2013-04-27T21:15:58+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2013/04/27/party-on-in-whistler/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1167.jpgIMG_1167G. Love's Garrett Dutton treats Whistler to a 'Booty Call'.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1149.jpgIMG_1149Lab chills out to G. Love and Special Sauce.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1184.jpgIMG_1184You want some Axe with that beef jerky?https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1140.jpgIMG_1140https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_1147.jpgIMG_1147G. Love and Special Sauce, plus the aroma of Axe body spray and beef jerky. It's an eclectic mix at the World Ski and Snowboard Festival.2013-04-27T20:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2013/02/14/bright-lights-big-city/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_9452.jpgIMG_9452No one in the history of Hong Kong tourism ever thought to take the same photo atop Victoria Peak - seriously!https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/big-buddha-closeup.jpgBig Buddha closeupSerenity now with the Big Buddha in Ngong Ping village.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/big-buddha-staircase.jpgBig Buddha staircaseTake it one step at a time to the base of Tian Tan Buddha, otherwise known as the Big Buddhahttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/wong-tai-sin-temple3.jpgWong Tai Sin Temple3Dwarfed by high-rise apartments to the south and hills to the north, Wong Tai Sin Temple's pools and waterfalls consoled us in the 35-degree heat and 100 per cent humidity.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hong-kong-signs.jpgHong Kong signsIt's not just people jostling for space in Hong Kong: signs are everywhere!https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/market-scene.jpgmarket sceneMongkok's street markets cater to a wide variety of tastes.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hong-kong-island-skyline.jpgHong Kong Island skylineHong Kong can feel like a science fiction movie: From the airport, set adrift from Lantau Island on a strip of man-made land, to the steep condo blocks that sprout like weeds on even steeper hillsides. 2013-02-15T04:42:08+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2013/01/19/cabin-fever/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_9226.jpgIMG_9226Summer comes late to Bachelor Lake, pictured here in June.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_9179.jpgIMG_9179https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_9208.jpgIMG_9208Bachelor Cabin, the closest of the four cabins to the trail head.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/9460-00hqld0002.jpg9460-00HQLD0002A 25-kilometre trail network links the cabins in Tetrahedron Provincial Park. Views are good any time of year. BC Parks photohttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_9185.jpgIMG_9185Tannis is one of 10 beautiful lakes in Tetrahedron Provincial Park. https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/almost-home.jpgalmost homeSnowshoers make their way to Mount Steele Cabin, one of four cabins built by the Tetrahdron Outdoor Club in 1987. Reynold Schmidt photo2013-01-19T19:06:50+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2012/11/26/whistler-for-parents-kids-optional/2012-12-03T03:22:22+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2012/10/01/whistler-celebrates-readers-and-writers/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/low_cwr_24412888_cwr-275.jpgLow_CWR_24412888_CWR-275The Fairmont Chateau Whistler hosts the Whistler Readers and Writers Festival, Oct. 12-14.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cwr-exteror-summer-night.jpgCWR Exteror Summer NightThe Fairmont Chateau Whistler hosts the Whistler Readers and Writers Festival, Oct. 12-14.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/alistair_macleod.jpgalistair_macleodFestival headliner, Alistair MacLeod.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/stellaharvey120120-022-jpg.jpegUse of this photo is governed by contract and intellectual property laws of Canada. This image remains the exclusive copyright property of the creator. No rights are granted until written contracts are in place.Festival founder, Stella Harvey.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/nic_bikebiopic.jpegnic_bikeBIOpicSunshine Coast filmmaker Nicolas Teichrob appears at the Whistler Readers and Writers Festival, Oct. 12-14.2012-10-02T18:48:30+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2012/06/26/bites-by-bike-two-wheeled-culture-thrives-in-portland/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dog-bike.jpgdog-bike2012-06-26T23:35:19+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2012/06/23/taking-the-plunge/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0126.jpgIMG_0126Buckle up and ride the Elaho! Eric Beckstead photohttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0089.jpgIMG_0089Me and the boy - in our element.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0049.jpgIMG_0049There are few more effective ways to wake up than leaping off a 40-foot cliff into the 4-degree waters of the Elaho River.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0038.jpgIMG_0038At the stern, guide Bob Vranich and his five-man crew navigate Class 4 rapids on the Elaho.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0132.jpgIMG_0132Expert kayaker, Bernardo Barajas, helps guide the Sunwolf raft down the Elaho.2012-06-23T21:03:40+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2012/05/17/rattled-but-ok/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/tucson-20120509-01049.jpgTucson-20120509-01049Lack of a zoom, not to mention bowel-shrinking fear, prevented me from getting a better shot of the Diamondback rattlesnake. My golf ball is in that bush somewhere.2012-05-18T04:44:48+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2012/03/15/whistler-spring-break-for-parents-kids-optional/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img-20120304-00797.jpgIMG-20120304-00797We're snowmobilers: Resistance is futile. https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/whistler-20120303-00792.jpgWhistler-20120303-00792"Yeah, it's Ryan ... wait a second, my dad's taking a picture."https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9040.jpgIMG_9040Ignore the snow, gusty winds, racing heartbeat and the burrito you ate for lunch, and just focus on the grapefruit-size target 50 metres away.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_9051.jpgIMG_9051No child was harmed during the creation of this obviously staged photo. (Really.)2012-03-16T16:43:28+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2012/01/04/white-and-wild-on-dakota-ridge/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tom3.jpgtom3https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tom2.jpgtom2When it's not snowing, the views from Dakota Ridge can be spectacular.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/xcountry.jpegxcountryThere are 13 kilometres of groomed trails for cross-country skiers on Dakota Ridge, yet another Sunshine Coast playground.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/emma.jpgemmaThere's cross-country skiing for all ages on Dakota Ridge.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_8942.jpgIMG_8942If cross-country skiing is a little slow for you, the tobogganing should get your adrenaline pumping on Dakota Ridge.2012-01-05T03:56:30+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2012/01/04/treasure-in-our-midst/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/geocachers2.jpggeocachers2Geocaches are hidden everywhere, often right under our noses!2012-01-04T23:48:03+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/12/15/vicious-cycle-biking-the-big-apples-core-and-beyond/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sunglasses.jpgsunglassesAfter a long, wet bike ride, nothing aids recovery quite like new sun glasses.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ny-cover.jpgNY coverOh, the humanity! Bikers take cover under the RFK Bridge in Astoria Park during the TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ny-promo3.jpgNY promo3Crossing the Queensboro Bridge, over a century old and much loved by F. Scott Fitzgerald and made famous by Simon and Garfunkel’s 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy).https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ny-promo4.jpgNY promo430,000 cyclists brave the rain in New York's Five Boro bike ride.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ny-emma-cops.jpgNY emma copsYou try and raise your kids right .... Minutes into the Five Boro bike ride and Emma's nabbed by the NYPD.2011-12-16T04:07:34+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/12/10/big-white-pops-its-cork-for-champagne-powder/2011-12-14T22:25:27+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/12/07/teens-gone-wild-an-adolescent-rite-of-passage-in-whistler/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_4348.jpgIMG_4348Ziplining at Cougar Mountain, just north of Whistler. https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_4324.jpgIMG_4324Zipliners at WildPlay reach speeds of up to 100 km/h.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_4306.jpgIMG_4306The Birthday Boy in his element.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_4300.jpgIMG_43002011-12-08T07:42:02+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/12/07/faster-higher-longer-riding-whistlers-peak-2-peak-gondola/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p2p-ray.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEach of the lift’s 28 cabins have room for 28 people to get cozy (24 seated and four standing).https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/peaknu.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGrounded by just four towers, the Peak 2 Peak Gondola connects the top of Whistler to the top of Blackcomb — a distance of 4.4 kilometres.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/p2p-girls.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe girls don't seem too bothered about dangling by a steel thread 436 metres above Fitzsimmons Creek.2011-12-08T06:05:01+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/12/05/brighton-breezy-supping-by-the-seaside/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/trev.jpgtrevMy brother Trevor calls to order another meeting of the Hove Men's Book Club.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/hoss.jpghossSo this horse walks into a bar ...https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/texans.jpgtexansA quiet night in the Mark Carew of The Long Tall Texans.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pots.jpgpotsYou'll never be caught short at The Pond. https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/traf.jpgtrafYou'll find the Battle Of Trafalgar still raging in Brighton.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/peel.jpgpeelJohn Peel adorns the exterior of The Albert in Brighton.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pumps2.jpgpumps22011-12-06T20:36:57+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/12/05/roman-holiday-short-and-sweet/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/f200972887.jpgf200972887Nap time in Roma.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/f200215447.jpgf200215447Hard to believe 5,000 tourists are two feet from Ryan and I.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/f201152791.jpgf201152791Water fountains are everywhere in Rome. So is the graffitti.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/f201407831.jpgf201407831This used to be the largest man-made venue in the world. Where did everything go?https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/f2007301991.jpgf200730199It's not exactly the stuff of gladiators, but cycling Rome will still get your adrenaline pumping.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/f200730199.jpgf200730199It's not exactly the stuff of gladiators, but cycling Rome still gets your adrenaline pumping.2011-12-06T05:30:10+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/12/05/arid-zona-keeping-cool-in-the-grand-canyon-state/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2427.jpgIMG_2427https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2341.jpgIMG_2341Ryan's nabbed by a wild west outlaw for looking too cute.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2359.jpgIMG_2359Guilt and my own two legs prevented me from renting a mule at the Grand Canyon.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dscn6245.jpgDSCN6245Montezuma's Castle2011-12-07T11:00:11+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/11/05/desperately-seeking/2011-11-06T01:03:30+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/10/27/a-blast-from-summer-past/2011-10-27T21:23:29+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/09/04/purpose-and-porpoise-bay/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/img_8455.jpgIMG_8455Ryan, where I like him to be: On dry land.2011-09-05T05:26:40+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/08/21/felled-by-timbers/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8588.jpgIMG_8588Whitecaps finally score - a nice change from celebrating cornerkicks and Canadian health care.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8573.jpgIMG_8573A lull in festivities at the Timbers' end.2011-08-21T15:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/08/19/oregon-and-on-and-on/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8348.jpgIMG_8348I could be a beer blogger.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_84481.jpgIMG_8448On the road again ... Ryan may be tiring of the car.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8448.jpgIMG_8448On the road again ... Ryan may be tiring of the car.2011-08-20T02:27:33+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/08/19/fat-wieners-at-fort-stevens/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8487.jpgIMG_8487Does the sand make my wiener look fat?https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8524.jpgIMG_8524The calm of Coffenbury Lake, for when the onshore breeze gets a little too bracing at the beach.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8507.jpgIMG_8507Here's one of the 200 photos I took of the Peter Iredale, a century-old wreck on the Fort Stevens shoreline.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8501.jpgIMG_8501Ryan skimboarding: Dude's ill.2011-08-19T15:45:05+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/08/17/cannon-beach-like-a-duvet-with-bed-bugs/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8459.jpgIMG_84592011-08-18T05:24:45+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/08/16/you-are-now-entering-vernonia-aka-the-twilight-zone/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8390.jpgIMG_8390Tubing down the Nehalem River in Vernonia, Oregon.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8343.jpgIMG_8343https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8335.jpgIMG_83352011-08-17T05:33:55+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/08/15/miracle-in-portland-8-bridges-26-miles-zero-coffee-shops/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8292.jpgIMG_8292Emma sang rap music to help me through the last few miles of the Providence Bridge Pedal.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8288.jpgIMG_8288Portland's Providence Bridge Pedal - not a car (or a coffee shop) in sight.2011-08-16T05:21:13+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/08/15/visit-tacoma-seriously/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8210-e1313470261984.jpgIMG_8210Dale Chihuly glass trees on the bridge to Tacoma's glass museum. They can look like plastic bags from a distance.https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8197.jpgimg_8197Tacoma's Stadium High School, as seen in 1999 movie 10 Things I Hate About You.2011-11-06T00:29:02+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/08/04/young-buck-moves-in-next-door-there-goes-the-neighbourhood/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/img_8093.jpgIMG_80932011-08-04T21:21:25+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/07/28/hello-world/https://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/minnis2.jpgminnishttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/minnis1.jpgminnishttps://nevjudd.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/minnis.jpgminnis2011-08-04T18:05:49+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.com/2011/08/03/tickets-to-ride/2011-08-03T22:23:42+00:00monthlyhttps://nevjudd.comdaily1.02022-12-17T19:00:29+00:00