Adirondacks (map)

Crossing the river using a Tyrolean traverse

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

Batangas (Philippines) (map)

Martin and Lucie on the dive boat

Boracay (Philippines) (map)

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

British Virgin Islands (Caribbean) (map)

Lucie and Jim on the boat somewhere in the Caribbean

Central Cordillera (Philippines) (map)

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

Lucie plants rice with Gloria, a native of Tanulong

Chimborazo (Ecuador) (map)

Lucie, modeling above 16,000 feet

City of Rocks (map)

Lucie cooks yummy chicken stew at camp

Lucie has an art show at camp

Lucie paints the colorful foliage near Parking Lot Rock

Cordillera Real (Bolivia) (map)

Arrival in Cocoyo
Southwest Face, Normal Route

Establishing base camp
Southwest Face, Normal Route

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

Costa Blanca (Spain) (map)

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

Cuenca (Spain) (map)

Lucie shows off her painting

Cuzco (Peru) (map)

Simeon and Lucie on the train to Aguas Calientes

The gang poses on the Inca Trail

Group on day 3 of the Inca Trail

Lucie in front of some fancy Inca stonework

The group poses in front of an Inca wall

El Chorro (Spain) (map)

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

Lucie sketches at El Chorro

El Potrero Chico (Mexico) (map)

Lucie, Simon, and John cooking

Lucie and John planning an excursion in town

Eldorado Canyon (map)

Lucie and "The Greeks" pose for the camera

Golden, Colorado (map)

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

Hawaii (map)

Boogie boarding in the surf, somewhere on the north shore

Lucie shows how it's done

Lucie models the boogie board

Indian Creek (map)

Hanging out at the base of Easter Island

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

Joshua Tree (map)

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

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

Cool rocks in the Wonderland

Lucie walking through the Wonderland

Pack adjustments on the way into the Wonderland

La Cabrera (Spain) (map)

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

Lumpy Ridge (map)

Tailgate party after a day of climbing

Mt. Kenya (Kenya) (map)

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

Group shot in front of Nelion

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

Lucie pets a soft cactus-like plant

On the endless slog up to the Austrian Hut, Lucie begins to feel sick

On the final approach to Austrian Hut

Never able to keep warm, Lucie bundles up

Hiking through a forest of giant groundsel

Hiking with an umbrella to shade from the sun

Resting at the Met Station, totally beat

Repacking on the hike out

Descending through the jungle to the Met Station

On the final march to the forest gate, glad to be done with it

Mt. Lemmon (map)

Jim and Lucie on the ridge at Windy Point

Nairobi (Kenya) (map)

Lucie kisses a giraffe named Lynn

Dining out in Nairobi

Nantucket (map)

Lucie and Jim sitting on the wharf

Negros Island (Philippines) (map)

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

New River Gorge (map)

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

Lucie posed in front of the New River

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

Pompey (map)

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

RMNP (map)

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

Rai Lei (Thailand) (map)

Beach combers

Hanging out on the beach

Lucie painting

Lucie swimming

Jim and Lucie

Swimming

Shawangunks (map)

Lucie climbs juggy rock on Frogs Head
Frogs Head

Lucie belays; Millbrook in the background
Frogs Head

Syracuse (map)

Cuttin' some rug

Cuttin' some rug

Small talk

Simon pouring beer over Kristen's head

Random drinking

Dancing

Funny faced Cary

Lucie modeling the climber's truck

The Hut (map)

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

Vermont (map)

Lucie cuttin' an edge

Wind Rivers (map)

Camping in the alpine meadows of the Cirque of the Towers