High Adventure!

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Over spring break, we decided to take a quick trip to the mountains, and thanks to the expertise of Mountain Man Sean, and a bunch of Stay Positive, Stay Motivated kids, it was a huge success.

The destination was locked in early, but who would be coming along for the trip, was in flux till the last minute, but as usual, it all came together as a crew of seven boys, two girls, three dogs, me and Sean stormed the mountains.

The boys had the camp dialed in when we arrived in the Millennium Falcon.


Some things never change, when I was a kid, all we needed was a dirt mound as a jump, and the hours flew by like minutes, the same thing happened here, as the boys spent much of the time, "getting air". Guys and girls, click on any pictures, for much bigger images.

Tristan takes flight...

Nathan soars...


C.T. takes off...

Jacob with a smooth landing...

Matt on the green machine...

Colton tucks in mid flight for distance....

The girls were not to be denied, and charged the jump over and over, with shouts of, "You got air!".

Here's Ashley...

And Thea...

Colton, wanted a picture of the bike, he wants to buy...good luck buddy!


After a chilly night, with hot dogs and marshmallows over the fire, it was time for breakfast.


Sean is the master of campfire cooking, with custon tools of the trade, and a servant's heart, he worked the fire for over an hour, making sure we were all plenty full before he finally made up his own.

Eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, we had it all...it was awesome! Thanks, Buddy!





After breakfast and more jumps, it was off on an adventure bike ride.


Alex and Jacob, tree climbing experts extraordinaire!


The pack...


Thea and Ashley doing some rock climbing.


Some mountain biking.


More rock climbing, notice spider man Sean, and his dog, wondering, "Should he be doing this with a cast on his arm?"


We started a club a while back, called the Butcher Boyz (and girlz), we started as a skate club, but, it has evolved into a club for kids who love adventure, and are committed to Staying Positive, Staying Motivated...good job to all of you on this trip, you are all in the club!

The line-up from left to right. Ashley, Colton, Matt, Thea, Jacob, Nathan, Tristan, Colin, Alex.


Have a great day everybody,

Love God--Live Large!

Trevor

It's been a fun fall.

Fall has been fun. Coaching soccer, surfing and running small groups at the school I teach; it has kept me busy and a bit drained.

Here's a recent surf pic, check the other blog I run for a surf group I'm part of, for more of what I've been up to. Harbour Owner Society


We also had some fun at the Ray household recently;



I hope all is well, and don't forget to...

Love God--Live Large!

My son's school project...

My son did a little video, that I helped with, for an art project at school...you can check the link here:

42 days to the hour...

And we're back.

The Millennium Falcon (now referred to as Millie by Maia) didn't disappoint, with no major problems, she took Solo and family across boiling hot deserts, 12k peaks and 2200 miles safe and sound.

A microcosm of how God works, taking seemingly broken down vessels and bringing forth great fruits, thank you Lord!

It's been a fun filled adventure, with God adding unplanned adventures, new friends and fantastic memories at every turn.

I hope you enjoyed following along, here are the final pictures on the final stages and the trip home.

Thanks to my dad, MegaMel, for hosting us across the mid-west journey.


Princess Maia arrives to big hugs...we missed her terribly!


Downs...Colin Downs. C.T. looked dashing in his tux for my sisters wedding.


Maia gets her first taste of co-piloting the Falcon.


Fort Collins is a very well put together town, this is the local water park, situated within the city park which included a fishing lake and train. That's Colin and his cousin Summer.


Maia and my Dad during the tour of the local "New Belgium" brewery.


A little river running in Fort Collins.



Taken from over 12k in the sky, in Estes Park...I'm amazed the Falcon made it, not too many 2o year old RV's making that run.




Dakotah, Jordyn, Maia, Colin and Thea before the wedding.


The full family!

My little sister Tracy and I. I took a little flack for wearing brown to a black and white wedding.


On the road back, we stopped for a little disc golf in Glenwood Springs.



This is the Hot Springs Park I was going to go to, before I found out it was a fortune. I asked the gardner if he knew of a smaller spot. He told us about the Hippi-Springs. "But, the people down there are a little shakey."

I said, "Perfect".


So we took a secret trail, down under the highway, where the hippi-pools were. And we were not disappointed. The excess hot springs water, before even entering the public pools, gets diverted down the pipe and back into the river. Locals have built up rock baths amidst the overflow, and it was perfect.



Thea is a natural climber, with her super human strength and ripped up the climbing wall.


And she's a pretty good fisher-girl too. Here she is in Telluride.



A main theme of the trip was fishing, and Colin decided to upgrade to Fly-Fishing, he took to it like a natural, and we caught some trout first try. It's super fun. He got his new pole for his birthday, which we celebrated on the road and in Glenwood Springs! Happy 10th Birthday Colin! I love you buddy!



WOW!!!!! THAT WAS FUN!

I can't wait to do it again...maybe next year, the North West!

God Bless you all!

Water skiing in the Ozarks, back to the Springs.

We had a blast at my Uncle Lyle's lake house in the Ozarks.

I learned how to water ski there as a kid, so it was really fun to see Colin skiing and Thea tubing on the same waters.

Kyle (from earlier skate fame) was with us for the three days and let us use his jet bike, thanks Kyle.


Water skiing isn't all fun and games, as I demonstrate here.


C.T. got up quick, but the knee board (as seen on video below) became his board of choice.


It was great to see Uncle Ken again, on his 70 acre horse ranch...very nice!


Megamel show Uncle Ron how to use the Meg Motivator cards in the small town of Warsaw.


Fun times...next up, my sisters wedding, Princess Maia arrives today, and I've fully cleaned and prepped up the Falcon.




Check out the first of MegaMel's youtube tip videos.

Graceland and the Asselins = Big Post!

Taking Care of Business...in a Flash!

We caught a glimpse of the famous archway to the West, but no time to stop...


Tennessee, the Asselins and a gun store were waiting for us.

What better place to start our weekend with my good buddy Marco, than a gun store. The purchase of a gun for Colin for his 10th birthday was just a bonus...
...3 2 1...Maia's calling, and she's not happy!


Then it was off to a family style dinner in Franklin, and a fun filled couple of days at the Asselins; including the legendary hospitality of Lisa with her superb breakfasts of French toast, fruit platters and veggie filled omelets.

We also met many of their friends at Olivia's birthday party.





Marco's state of the art Movie/Video game room...AWESOME!


It was super fun getting to be part of Olivia's birthday party.


Here's Josh, proud to be an American; gun and woman in hand.


While we were having fun around Franklin, Mega Mel took his dirtbike down to Lynchburg for a visit at Jack Daniels Distillery.



God has blessed Marco and his family, with a great life.

Here's Big Trevor and Little Trevor.



Then it was off to a very nice campground between Nashville and Memphis for fishing and shooting...this is life in Tennessee...



We were trusting Olivia, when she said, "This snake isn't poisonous."

Good family fun, girls working on the art, boys playing with guns.


Nothing like boat fishing.






Colin and Marco came through, late the last night, pulling in a couple of nice sized bass. You can check the video at bottom to view fish and get some knife sharpening tips.


Nothing like a Tenn swimming hole to cool off from the HEAT of the day.


Josh and I were both pretty sad, saying good-bye.


Well, with the primary destination--and our farthest point East complete, it was time for the second destination point...Graceland.

Colin quickly set the ground rule, as I broke out in Elvis songs, "Dad, don't embarrass me."

"Sorry son, not really an option on this tour...'T.C.B.', 'Suspicious minds', 'That's alright mama', etc." Pretty much poured from me the whole time but Colin was very patient with me.





Turns out, Elvis used the Mega Motivator cards...



I thought the tour was really cool. It's amazing, that the guy who had a two bathroom, three room jet, lived in a "Mansion" that is about the size of your above average home in West.

Colin was like, "Dad, what are you doing? Who are you waving at?" "My fans son, just my fans..."


Colin's favorite part of the tour...the gift shops.


Rest in Peace E, T.C.B.

Sk8 or Die in Saint Louis, MO

The great times and blessed trip continues.


My eyes lit up when I found out my second Cousin Kyle likes to skate, so it was off for the usual epic day; with fishing, biking, kayaking, promoting the Mega Mel Motivator and my favorite, skateparks! Here's a short vid...Kyle rips!


Now it's off to Nashville with the Asselin Clan...