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Slideshow (126 photos)

Crossing the river using a Tyrolean traverse

Eagle Slab: Lucie and Jim on the Summit of Giant after climbing Eagle Slab

Lucie painting at the Spider's Web

Lucie in the canoe near Cragsmere on Upper Chateaugay Lake

Lucie painting at the Washbowl Cliff, below the route Flashdance

Martin and Lucie on the dive boat

Lucie being blown by the wind at sunset (she's actually doing a handspring)

Sunset at Puka Beach; for some reason, this beach seems always empty

Lucie and Jim on the boat somewhere in the Caribbean

Lucie in front of a traditional Ifugao house in the town of Batad

Lucie plants rice with Gloria, a native of Tanulong

Lucie, modeling above 16,000 feet

Lucie cooks yummy chicken stew at camp

Lucie has an art show at camp

Lucie paints the colorful foliage near Parking Lot Rock

Southwest Face, Normal Route: Arrival in Cocoyo

Southwest Face, Normal Route: Establishing base camp

Expedition photo taken by a local in the town of Cocoyo (taken during the trek back from base camp to Sorata)

Lucie doing some cleaning at base camp

Travel to Sorata

Rowland's Magical Mystery Tour: Ian and Lucie at the top of the cliff after finishing the route

Lucie shows off her painting

Simeon and Lucie on the train to Aguas Calientes

The gang poses on the Inca Trail

Group on day 3 of the Inca Trail (Copyright © Lucie Wellner)

Lucie in front of some fancy Inca stonework

The group poses in front of an Inca wall

Lucie and Jen laugh it up at the base of the crag; Mike in the background

Lucie sketches at El Chorro

Lucie, Simon, and John cooking

Lucie and John planning an excursion in town

Lucie and "The Greeks" pose for the camera

Two themes of our climbing trip to Colorado -- Hemp, and "Just put it off"

Boogie boarding in the surf, somewhere on the north shore (Copyright © John Lawyer)

Lucie shows how it's done (Copyright © John Lawyer)

Lucie models the boogie board (Copyright © John Lawyer)

Hanging out at the base of Easter Island

Lucie walks the mesa above the valley floor; this area is very pristine, quiet, and beautiful

Lucie, Allen, and Joe (and his dog)

Painting of the "snail"

Checking out the pencil cactus

The whole gang

Lucie avoids the wind by sitting in a rock alcove

Lucie on her way to painting at the end of the day

Walk on the Wild Side: Eric and Lucie lounging at the belay at sunset

Cool rocks in the Wonderland

Lucie walking through the Wonderland

Pack adjustments on the way into the Wonderland

At dinner after climbing at La Cabrera, Lucie and Jen examine Pedro's flying book

Tailgate party after a day of climbing (Copyright © Lucie Wellner)

Photographing children while our truck waits to be repaired [again]

Enjoying the sunset, if not for the altitude sickness

Soaking in the warm sun in front of Nelion

Our camp near the Austrian Hut

Our camp near the Austrian Hut

Waking up to the sun at our camp near the Austrian Hut

Feeling full after eating

Lucie comes out to celebrate when we return from the summit (Copyright © Chris Yenkey)

Group shot in front of Nelion (Copyright © Chris Yenkey)

The town of Chagoria; we didn't want to hang out here very long

Shopping for expedition food

Lucie at the trailhead of the Chagoria Route

Ready for the next day's hiking (Copyright © Lucie Wellner)

Lucie pets a soft cactus-like plant (Copyright © Chris Yenkey)

On the endless slog up to the Austrian Hut, Lucie begins to feel sick (Copyright © Chris Yenkey)

On the final approach to Austrian Hut (Copyright © Chris Yenkey)

Never able to keep warm, Lucie bundles up (Copyright © Lucie Wellner)

Hiking through a forest of giant groundsel

Hiking with an umbrella to shade from the sun

Resting at the Met Station, totally beat (Copyright © Lucie Wellner)

Repacking on the hike out (Copyright © Chris Yenkey)

Descending through the jungle to the Met Station (Copyright © Chris Yenkey)

On the final march to the forest gate, glad to be done with it (Copyright © Chris Yenkey)

Jim and Lucie on the ridge at Windy Point

Lucie kisses a giraffe named Lynn (Copyright © Lucie Wellner)

Dining out in Nairobi (Copyright © Lucie Wellner)

Lucie and Jim sitting on the wharf

On top of the only climbable rock on Apo Island, you can see the beach where we had lunch and relaxed between dives

Jim and Lucie sitting at the base of Burning Calves, Beauty Mountain

Lucie posed in front of the New River

Cresenta: The gang at the base of Cresenta just before a downpour

Jim, Lucie, and Jack sitting in the Mule

Lucie in her Halloween costume, dressed as a flower girl

Lucie lounging in the snow in the meadow

Lucie in the meadow

The path to the meadow

The basement bedroom

Bedroom closets beneath the stairs

Hallway leading into the basement bedroom

Laundry sink with extending faucet head

Everybody standing around during the house raising

Chipping brush to prepare the house site

Work progresses; Brian takes a rest

The living room of our house

Jim and Lucie hanging out at Sky Pond

Lucie and Jim posed in front of Sky Pond; our bivy was just off the right edge of the photo on the far end of the pond

Bivying at Sky Pond (Copyright © Lucie Wellner)

Beach combers (Copyright © Udsie Villarica)

Hanging out on the beach (Copyright © Udsie Villarica)

Lucie painting (Copyright © Udsie Villarica)

Lucie swimming (Copyright © Udsie Villarica)

Jim and Lucie (Copyright © Udsie Villarica)

Swimming (Copyright © Udsie Villarica)

Frogs Head: Lucie climbs juggy rock on Frogs Head

Frogs Head: Lucie belays; Millbrook in the background

Cuttin' some rug (Copyright © Unknown)

Cuttin' some rug (Copyright © Unknown)

Small talk (Copyright © Unknown)

Simon pouring beer over Kristen's head (Copyright © Unknown)

Random drinking (Copyright © Unknown)

Dancing (Copyright © Unknown)

Funny faced Cary (Copyright © Unknown)

Lucie modeling the climber's truck

First floor with completed chimney and Lucie on the mezzanine

Completed fireplace opening; Mark and Lucie in the background

The crew that did the initial gathering of stones for the chimney

Lucie sands the front door; for some reason, the door was delivered with black mold on the lower half

Foundation as seen from the front of the hut as the excavation crew pack sand into the interior

View of the foundation from the west. The large concrete box in the center is the foundation for the chimney; the smaller free-standing piers are for posts in the timber frame.

Bits of the timber frame are assembled on the ground before being raised

The finished frame

A closeup of the raising crew

Another view of the finished frame and crew

The timber frame is partially built on the ground prior to the raising; Lucie sits in the middle

Lucie cuttin' an edge (Copyright © Lucie Wellner)

Camping in the alpine meadows of the Cirque of the Towers