Some Photos From Around Thailand and Bali

These are all taken with my Canon Powershot D10, no photoshop, and reduced to 50% JPEG quality for speedy uploads.  Quite impressive for a compact, digital waterproof camera, I love it.  I wish I had my D-90 every now and then, but this camera rocks!  Here is a good combo of macro, night shots, landscapes, etc....

 

 

 A flower and ant in Bali

 Times Square, NYC

 Street-side Pad Thai in Bangkok

 Bike ride near the Thailand - Burma boarder

 Train ride to Chiang Mai

 Longtails at sunset in Tonsai, Thailand 

 DWS Tonsai, Thailand

Water falling off a stalagtite, Tonsai.

 Flower in Bali

Snorkeling in the Gilis 

 A little blue fish

 A coconut shell and coral

 Loy Kratong Festival in Chiang Mai

 

 Curt and Melissa on Gili Air

Christmas Lights - Bali style, Christmas Eve

Curt Melissa and Roy - Christmas eve mustache

The Upper Upper Cispus

Any section of river that is called the "Upper Upper" anything has got to be good.  The Cispus is no exception.  It has been described as a great "east meets west" style run. Steep and rocky pool-drop in places, continuous and pushy in others with a must-run, unscoutable 30-footer - Behemoth.  Lots of wood, but only two mandatory portages.  Its a great late season alternative to low-water runs on the Truss.

Drew scouting the first drop: A fun 15-er into a very tight squeeze under a log. Photo: Jimmer

Fastlane dropping the first drop.  Photo: Jimmer

Drew A. making the squeeze. The higher the water the tighter the squeeze! Photo: Jimmer

Orion first drop, right side of Island Rapid.  Photo: Curt Joyce

Copedawg, second drop of Island.  Photo: Curt Joyce

Fastlane - Behemoth!  Photo: Curt Joyce

Orion going stern first at Behemoth! Photo: Curt Joyce

Cope stompin' it down! Photo: Curt Joyce

There are many other good rapids, just no time to photo them all.  But half-mile of whitewater that includes the landslide rapid above Behemoth to below Righty-Tighty is an absolute classic section of whitewater.  So fun.  

Sweet little side hike to a swim-in gorge with a waterfall at the end.  So sweet!  Photo: Curt Joyce

Copedawg gets a glacial facial! Photo: Curt Joyce

Fastlane. Photo: Curt Joyce

All photos from the Cispus here