Backpack 2015

Yes, I did another backpack this year with Jim and Pete. Left out of Twin Lakes again, stop at Barney Lake, stop at Crown Lake, over Mule Pass and then cross country down Slide Canyon.....beautiful 2 week hike. Food, bourbon, tequila and espresso were all great! Had some llama drama and Jim got taken for a llama ride a couple of times as he grabbed hold of these loose elusive troublemakers. The slide was very impressive!



   Packed Up And Ready To Go In Bridgeport

 Llamas packed

      Heading Out Toward Barney Lake

Cook at work

Yes, the llamas carried beer

Over Mule Pass looking at the Sawtooth, hail as well

Off trail at the slide

End of the trail where the fishing is heaven

Worth the hike!

Gotta head back.....what ya gonna do?

Sculptures

Some of the latest retirement activities include sculpting. The two I have mostly finished are "Escape From Area 51" and "Facehugger Assassin". The facehugger assassin does not have the facehugger in his mouth because it covers so much of the creature, who I also call Bugman. He preys on the Alien eggs where the facehuggers wait for unsuspecting life forms to get close. He has many features that prevent the facehugger from getting a grip and planting an embryo inside him. I decided to add a night light feature to him as well.
Went to Monsterpalooza for the first time in Burbank. Lots of cool stuff there so I included a few pictures of sculpts. Also saw a Moonwatcher "mask" from 2001 Space Odyssey.

 

Escape From Area 51

 

Facehugger Assassin (Bugman)

 

Also a night light!



 

Monsterpalooza

 

Cool Sculptures all thru the place
 

Moonwatcher