Island Richards

My wife Teresa, my son Brandon, and I volunteered some time this weekend to help build the new Green River Bike Park in Green River, Wyoming.

The plan is for it to have a wide range of terrain for all skill levels. There will be a loop trail, a pump track, a drop zone, dirt jumps, elevated trails, and jump trails designed by Hilride Progression Development Group. The 3 1/2 acre project was spearheaded by the Sweetwater County Mountain Bike Association in partnership with the City of Green River Parks and Recreation Department, and built using resources and employees of the City of Green River along with many local volunteers.

The park won’t be finished this weekend, but a good start will be made. So far the elevated trail is off the hook. There is a rock garden and then a section of ladder bridges from boulder to boulder, with a couple foot drop off, around more ladder bridges with more boulders, then to a log riding section. I can’t wait to put two wheels to it! The pump track is looking fun, but the jump track is going to be outrageous. I feel bones breaking just thinking about it, but I am excited since a park like this is exactly what I need to build on my riding skills.

Nat and Rachael from Hilride were great to work with. Nat is a machine who runs from place to place keeping all the projects and all of the volunteers moving forward. The mad man with the plan, as it were. The rest of the volunteers and the city employees were also great to work with. I learned a lot working on this project and I hope I can apply it to developing local trails in the future.

Green River Bike Park Construction of the new Green River Bike Park

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During the first week of August Teresa, J Island, Brandon, McKenna, and I all went on a Caribbean cruise from Miami to Jamaica and Grand Cayman. We had an absolute blast.

Everyone always said that the color of the water in the Caribbean is amazing, and they were right. Wow. And there is nothing quite like watching a sunset from the bow of a ship without anything in site but the sea and the sky. Watching the Cuban coastline slowly pass by was a bit saddening, but neat at the same time. Maybe someday soon things will change and we will be able to visit there.

Our time on the ship was great. The service staff was wonderful, the food was plentiful and tasty, and there was lots of beer. Great shows, and of course, comedy acts. Of course I ended up being the stooge in the ventriloquist act, but that’s okay, I have thick skin and the guy was hilarious. And no, I haven’t been to prison and no I’m not the Island from Rock Springs who bought the sheep. That was a different Island from Rock Springs.

Jamaica? What can I say about Jamaica? It’s a beautiful place. Wouldn’t want to live there. Our tour guide in Ocho Rios, Phil Lafayette, was great. He was fun and interesting, and was a treasure box of information. He gave us a taste of real Jamaican food at a local eatery rather than a tourist hot spot, and showed and taught us a little bit about the local culture, fauna, and history. The place is full of grifters and scammers though, and constantly being on your guard makes it kind of hard to enjoy yourself. When we booked Phil, he warned us not to talk to anyone but him when we got into port, and now we know why. If you go to Ocho Rios either stay at a resort or call Phil. Trust me. Oh yeah, I also broke my finger climbing up Dunn’s River Falls. Fun. And painful. I also ripped the backside out of my Shorts. Good thing I had board shorts with me or it could have been an embarrassing trip back to the ship.

Crand Cayman was much more inviting. It’s also a beautiful place. It had amazing white sand beaches, and beautiful Italian women in thong bikinis. We did a little snorkeling and the kids rented kayaks and paddled around the bay, and we did a little shopping. We really needed more time to spend there, and I hope we can go back for a resort stay some time in the future. It’s a neat place to visit, but again, I wouldn’t want to live there. It’s the complete opposite of Jamaica in the sense that there is no crime and no creepiness, but they are also a very controlled society. A little too controlled if you get my meaning. I’ll keep my second amendment, thank you. Did I mention the beautiful Italian women in thong bikinis?

Overall, we had a great time and got to see some beautiful places. We got to take a quick peek at two cultures that were very different from ours and be around a lot of neat people. Since next winter will be Teresa and my 20th anniversary, maybe we’ll pick an island and head back. You never know.

Family Vacation – Caribbean – 2009

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– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 06:373.5, 6.18mm, 0.005 sec, ISO 80	– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 06:365, 15.81mm, 0.0015625 sec, ISO 80	– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 06:365, 15.81mm, 0.0025 sec, ISO 80
– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 06:363.5, 8.74mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 80	– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 03:224, 14.82mm, 0.02 sec, ISO 400	– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 03:224, 14.82mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 250
– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 03:224.5, 18.09mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 400	– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 03:214, 13.3mm, 0.0125 sec, ISO 320	– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 02:305.6, 24.7mm, 0.003125 sec, ISO 80
– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 02:295.6, 11.88mm, 0.0015625 sec, ISO 80	– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 02:294, 12.56mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80	– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 02:294, 12.56mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80
– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 02:283.5, 7.37mm, 0.005 sec, ISO 80	– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 02:274.5, 7.37mm, 0.00625 sec, ISO 80	– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 02:204.5, 12.85mm, 0.0025 sec, ISO 80
– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 02:194.5, 6.18mm, 0.0015625 sec, ISO 80	– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 01:085.6, 24.7mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80	– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 01:085.6, 24.7mm, 0.0025 sec, ISO 80
– Ocho Rios, Jamaica02-Aug-2009 01:085.6, 24.7mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80	– 01-Aug-2009 16:363.5, 9.24mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 01-Aug-2009 16:364.5, 20.33mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200
– 01-Aug-2009 15:263.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 01-Aug-2009 14:303.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 80	– 01-Aug-2009 14:263.5, 6.18mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 125
– 01-Aug-2009 13:363.5, 9.6mm, 0.07692308 sec, ISO 400	– 01-Aug-2009 13:354, 12.85mm, 0.06666667 sec, ISO 400	– 01-Aug-2009 13:333.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200
– 01-Aug-2009 13:323.5, 6.18mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 400	– 01-Aug-2009 13:323.5, 6.18mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 160	– 01-Aug-2009 13:323.5, 6.18mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 400
– 01-Aug-2009 13:323.5, 6.18mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 400	– 01-Aug-2009 13:323.5, 6.18mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 400	– 01-Aug-2009 13:323.5, 6.18mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 400
– 01-Aug-2009 13:323.5, 6.18mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 400	– 01-Aug-2009 13:274, 11.15mm, 0.06666667 sec, ISO 400	– 01-Aug-2009 13:264, 11.15mm, 0.06666667 sec, ISO 400
– 01-Aug-2009 13:253.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 01-Aug-2009 13:243.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 01-Aug-2009 13:103.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 500
– 01-Aug-2009 13:103.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 320	– 01-Aug-2009 13:103.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 320	– 01-Aug-2009 11:403.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 400
– 01-Aug-2009 10:315.6, 24.7mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80	– 01-Aug-2009 10:205.6, 24.7mm, 0.003125 sec, ISO 80	– 01-Aug-2009 10:185.6, 24.7mm, 0.003125 sec, ISO 80
– 01-Aug-2009 10:185.6, 8.67mm, 0.0025 sec, ISO 80	– 01-Aug-2009 10:184.5, 8.67mm, 0.0015625 sec, ISO 80	– 01-Aug-2009 10:175.6, 9.88mm, 0.0015625 sec, ISO 80
– 01-Aug-2009 10:165.6, 24.7mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 01-Aug-2009 10:155.6, 11.63mm, 0.0015625 sec, ISO 80	– 01-Aug-2009 10:155.6, 12.99mm, 0.00125 sec, ISO 80
– 01-Aug-2009 10:155, 17.59mm, 0.0015625 sec, ISO 80	– 01-Aug-2009 10:155.6, 24.7mm, 0.0025 sec, ISO 80	– 01-Aug-2009 10:155.6, 12.71mm, 0.0015625 sec, ISO 80
– 01-Aug-2009 09:394.5, 6.18mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 01-Aug-2009 09:395.6, 24.7mm, 0.003125 sec, ISO 80	– 01-Aug-2009 09:365.6, 7.8mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80
– 01-Aug-2009 09:364.5, 12.56mm, 0.0015625 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 17:593.5, 6.18mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 400	– 31-Jul-2009 17:593.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200
– 31-Jul-2009 17:593.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 31-Jul-2009 17:583.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 31-Jul-2009 17:584, 16.44mm, 0.06666667 sec, ISO 400
– 31-Jul-2009 16:553.5, 6.18mm, 0.25 sec, ISO 800	– 31-Jul-2009 15:163.5, 6.18mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 400	– 31-Jul-2009 15:163.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200
– 31-Jul-2009 15:163.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 31-Jul-2009 15:153.5, 6.18mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 250	– 31-Jul-2009 15:153.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 800
– 31-Jul-2009 10:185.6, 6.18mm, 0.0025 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 10:184.5, 6.65mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 10:175.6, 6.65mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 10:175.6, 7.49mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 09:395.6, 24.7mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 09:375.6, 6.18mm, 0.0025 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 09:375.6, 6.18mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 09:375.6, 6.18mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 09:374.5, 6.18mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 08:593.5, 7.19mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 320	– 31-Jul-2009 07:455.6, 6.18mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 07:436.3, 16mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 07:425.6, 24.7mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 07:425.6, 6.18mm, 0.0015625 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 07:425.6, 6.18mm, 0.0015625 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 07:355.6, 6.18mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 07:355.6, 6.18mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 06:433.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 250
– 31-Jul-2009 06:433.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 31-Jul-2009 06:433.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 31-Jul-2009 06:415.6, 24.7mm, 0.00625 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 06:413.5, 6.18mm, 0.01666666 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 06:404.5, 6.18mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 06:405.6, 21.99mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 06:404.5, 13.46mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 06:405, 18.88mm, 0.005 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 06:395, 17.83mm, 0.003125 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 06:393.5, 8.15mm, 0.0015625 sec, ISO 125	– 31-Jul-2009 06:233.5, 6.18mm, 0.003125 sec, ISO 160	– 31-Jul-2009 06:223.5, 6.18mm, 0.0025 sec, ISO 160
– 31-Jul-2009 06:223.5, 6.18mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 05:424.5, 6.18mm, 0.0025 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 05:424.5, 6.18mm, 0.003125 sec, ISO 80
– 30-Jul-2009 03:033.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 30-Jul-2009 03:034.5, 18.61mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 30-Jul-2009 03:034.6, 24.7mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200
– 30-Jul-2009 03:034, 11.27mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 30-Jul-2009 02:493.5, 9.6mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 30-Jul-2009 01:564, 13.78mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 500
– 30-Jul-2009 00:493.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 30-Jul-2009 00:494, 11.75mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 30-Jul-2009 00:494, 11.75mm, 0.06666667 sec, ISO 400
– 30-Jul-2009 00:184, 15.6mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 640	– 30-Jul-2009 00:173.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 800	– 30-Jul-2009 03:03SONY DSC-T900, 4, 11.27mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200
– 30-Jul-2009 02:49SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 9.6mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 30-Jul-2009 01:56SONY DSC-T900, 4, 13.78mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 500	– 30-Jul-2009 00:49SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200
– 30-Jul-2009 00:49SONY DSC-T900, 4, 11.75mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 30-Jul-2009 00:49SONY DSC-T900, 4, 11.75mm, 0.06666667 sec, ISO 400	– 30-Jul-2009 00:18SONY DSC-T900, 4, 15.6mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 640
– 30-Jul-2009 00:17SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 800	– 31-Jul-2009 17:59SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 31-Jul-2009 17:58SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200
– 31-Jul-2009 17:58SONY DSC-T900, 4, 16.44mm, 0.06666667 sec, ISO 400	– 31-Jul-2009 16:55SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.25 sec, ISO 800	– 31-Jul-2009 15:16SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 400
– 31-Jul-2009 15:16SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 31-Jul-2009 15:16SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 31-Jul-2009 15:15SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 250
– 31-Jul-2009 15:15SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 800	– 31-Jul-2009 10:18SONY DSC-T900, 5.6, 6.18mm, 0.0025 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 10:18SONY DSC-T900, 4.5, 6.65mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 10:17SONY DSC-T900, 5.6, 6.65mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 10:17SONY DSC-T900, 5.6, 7.49mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 09:39SONY DSC-T900, 5.6, 24.7mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 09:37SONY DSC-T900, 5.6, 6.18mm, 0.0025 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 09:37SONY DSC-T900, 5.6, 6.18mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 09:37SONY DSC-T900, 5.6, 6.18mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 09:37SONY DSC-T900, 4.5, 6.18mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 08:59SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 7.19mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 320	– 31-Jul-2009 07:45SONY DSC-T900, 5.6, 6.18mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 07:43SONY DSC-T900, 6.3, 16mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 07:42SONY DSC-T900, 5.6, 24.7mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 07:42SONY DSC-T900, 5.6, 6.18mm, 0.0015625 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 07:42SONY DSC-T900, 5.6, 6.18mm, 0.0015625 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 07:35SONY DSC-T900, 5.6, 6.18mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 07:35SONY DSC-T900, 5.6, 6.18mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 06:43SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 250	– 31-Jul-2009 06:43SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 31-Jul-2009 06:43SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200
– 31-Jul-2009 06:41SONY DSC-T900, 5.6, 24.7mm, 0.00625 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 06:41SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.01666666 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 06:40SONY DSC-T900, 4.5, 6.18mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 06:40SONY DSC-T900, 5.6, 21.99mm, 0.004 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 06:40SONY DSC-T900, 4.5, 13.46mm, 0.002 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 06:40SONY DSC-T900, 5, 18.88mm, 0.005 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 06:39SONY DSC-T900, 5, 17.83mm, 0.003125 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 06:39SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 8.15mm, 0.0015625 sec, ISO 125	– 31-Jul-2009 06:23SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.003125 sec, ISO 160
– 31-Jul-2009 06:22SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.0025 sec, ISO 160	– 31-Jul-2009 06:22SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.008 sec, ISO 80	– 31-Jul-2009 05:42SONY DSC-T900, 4.5, 6.18mm, 0.0025 sec, ISO 80
– 31-Jul-2009 05:42SONY DSC-T900, 4.5, 6.18mm, 0.003125 sec, ISO 80	– 30-Jul-2009 03:03SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 30-Jul-2009 03:03SONY DSC-T900, 4.5, 18.61mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200
– 30-Jul-2009 03:03SONY DSC-T900, 4.6, 24.7mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 30-Jul-2009 03:03SONY DSC-T900, 4, 11.27mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 30-Jul-2009 02:49SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 9.6mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200
– 30-Jul-2009 01:56SONY DSC-T900, 4, 13.78mm, 0.125 sec, ISO 500	– 30-Jul-2009 00:49SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200	– 30-Jul-2009 00:49SONY DSC-T900, 4, 11.75mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 200
– 30-Jul-2009 00:49SONY DSC-T900, 4, 11.75mm, 0.06666667 sec, ISO 400	– 30-Jul-2009 00:18SONY DSC-T900, 4, 15.6mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 640	– 30-Jul-2009 00:17SONY DSC-T900, 3.5, 6.18mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 800

In July, Teresa, Brandon, McKenna and I went to Cortez, CO for a few days to visit Teresa’s Grandma, and we followed it up with a couple days in Durango, CO. Between the food poisoning, and the bad weather the entire trip basically sucked. The three days at Grandma’s house were basically a nightmare, and during the two days we were in Durango, both Brandon and me ended up terribly sick, and on top of that, the weather was horrible. We only managed to mountain bike a total of about six miles, most of it in the rain (though the trail was fun.) Despite it all, there was a two hour break in the weather during which we managed to get in a rafting trip down the Lower Animas River through Durango. It was a blast. The weather was perfect and the rapids were a blast. At one point Teresa fell backward on her seat and ended up riding out one set of rapids on her back in the middle of the raft! You can see in the pictures that it looks like she just disappeared

Not every vacation can go as planned, and sometimes you need a few rough spots to remind you to appreciate the good times. The raft trip turned around what had up until then been a pretty much horrible week. The following morning we made a beautiful drive along the Million Dollar Highway, and saw some beautiful countryside. It was a long day of driving but it is always nice to see new places.

-Island

I have the link for the album of photos from the banquet slideshow. It is http://picasaweb.google.com/islandr/20072008WrestlingSlideshow . The album from the 2006-2007 slideshow can also be found at http://picasaweb.google.com/islandr/20062007Wrestling
-Island

We went to Sea World during our 2007 summer vacation in July. While there, Brandon and I participated in the Beluga Whale interaction where we suited up in wetsuits and went into the freezing water with the whales. This was one of the coolest experiences of my life. These animals are amazing. They are so powerful, so intelligent, and so gentle.

J Island and McKenna participated in the Dolphin interaction also. They thoroughly enjoyed it.

During our vacation, McKenna also spent the week at Zoo Camp at the San Diego Zoo. She says she loved it.