Back in New York for Kira's birthday. She's come a long way. Lots o' babies
Micah indicating the approximate trajectory which this egg would take in a week's time en route to smashing against his forehead.
Camping at Shenandoah national park. That's a tent peg. Soon to be replaced by a more suitable toy.
Kira is banished to the wilderness.
Just a little garter snake.
Can't remember if this is before or after Ingrid threw the chocolate egg at Micah. (really, it was funny)
On the Appalachian trail.
At the top of a big boulder scramble Micah insisted on tackling.
Kira got her own tent. Her bed is a television box equipped with a crib mattress.
Kira preps for the assault on "Boldface" (difficulty 3)
Micah tells Paul that he can fit him in for a meeting tomorrow.
Yes, those are tampons. They turn out to have many uses. Besides keeping Kira amused for hours, Micah built a roadway out of them.
Burning off some energy.
Micah tackles a particularly technical bit of single-track.
Micah was determined to sleep outside. He managed a nap.
Switch to George Washington National Forest. Here Micah is practicing 'low impact' camping. As you can see he still needs practice.
Another family portrait attempt.
Nature's call.
Micah encounters the deadly Black Rat Snake (thus the helmet).
Photo by Micah. Paul just managed to sneak into the frame.
We seem to spend a lot of our vacation playing with bones.
A microcosm of moss.
Paul torches his shorts, which by this stage of the trip had no seat remaining.
And, a few hours later.