Eaton Canyon Falls, 2008

Since moving to Rancho Cucamonga, we've discovered the North Etiwanda Preserve about a mile away from the house, just up Day Creek Blvd.  We've been fortunate enough to alway live within a mile of a decent hike.  This photo is at the end of the hike up to Eaton Canyon falls, where we used to live in Pasadena.  In January 2008, we all took off to this hike one Saturday morning.  The kids were just beginning appreciate what Pasadena had to offer around our neighborhood.  On the way up, we each got these hiking sticks that we proudly displayed in the photo.  I setup the camera on a timer sitting on top of a rock, so I had 10 seconds to get to my pose.  It was a great day I've re-lived in my mind over several times.  

Maura's Ipod

She listened to a lot of Sick Puppies, Nelly Furtado, Social D, Alter Bridge and She Wants Revenge.  136 plays for Sick Puppies' "Dressed Up As Life".

USC Office

I had never been inside Maura's USC office until the kids and I had to pick up her personal items in December 2008.  I had framed several of my photographs and had not really noticed that she took them to her office and hang on her wall.  So I was somewhat surprised when we arrived and the office had a very familiar feel from the desk to the walls to the pink sweater hanging on the chair.

Eaton Canyon Hike, 2008

Eaton Canyon is a natural wilderness area near our Pasadena house.  From the front door to the waterfall at the end of the hike is about 3 miles.  On this nice Saturday morning in January 2008, we all made it to the waterfall at the very end of the canyon.  We crossed the water about a dozen times before being rewarded with the cool mist of the waterfall.

Kernville, 2008

On a visit to a trailer that her brother was renting out in Kernville in Feb 2008.