This last weekend I found myself out of cell phone range for the entire weekend, and it was great!

It was Hanson family camp weekend, the big annual camping get-together of my mom’s side of the family. There are a lot of us.

My aunt and uncle own a large plot on the Umpqua river, so we spent much of the weekend in or on the water swimming, rock hopping, kayaking, and so on.  I didn’t take many pictures since for the most part I didn’t dare bring my phone near the water for fear of a cousin pushing me in or some such.  But I did take a few:

The yard and house

The river, as viewed from the yard

Sleeping under the stars - mostly bug-free!

Relaxing by the river in the morning

Evening campfire - s'mores followed shortly thereafter

It was great to catch up with family, see my parents, unplug and unwind for a while, and get a mild-to-moderate sunburn in the process.

Also of note is the cross bike – slowly but surely coming together after the addition of some new components from Joel this evening.

Coming up in a week and a half is Eugene Celebration Stage Race, the final road racing I’ll be doing this year to cap off what has undoubtedly been my best racing season ever.  Then in early September comes the Rapha Gentlemen’s Race, which I’d tell you more more about if I knew more to tell.  It’s not technically a race – more just an epic test of end-of-season fitness in the form of a 130 mile 6 person team time trial from the Oregon Coast West of Salem all the way into Portland.