Some Photographs

It's been a while since I've taken time to take good photograph. Since it was raining yesterday, I thought it would be a good idea to go out and do some test shots around town.

Spring Break 2008

This past weekend, Traci and I made a short trip to Fresno where my grandma lives and we also did a little bit of site seeing. On our way down we made a quick visit to Lake Tahoe before we descended to the great San Joaquin Valley. Since Yosemite is not far from Fresno, we decided to make a quick trip with my grandma and walk in the steps of Ansel Adams. We also had a chance to visit Santa Cruz where the weather was superb beyond compare and see the rolling hills of the San Andreas fault line. Here are a few pictures of our excursion.


This was the view we had on Friday morning of the Crooked Creek Range.


There's something about old neon signs that capture my attention. The style, the art, the enigma that leaves me thinking. The "Color TV" is almost a relic showing the transition of technology as it moved to color films. This Motel has been abandon since my days when I lived in Fresno. I wish I had that sign.


One awesome grandma with her grandson.


Traci got your goodbye message. It was awesome.


The hills outside of Santa Cruz should be named "Loma Linda" and not the brown dry hills down south.


left to right: Ana with Anthony, Kathy, Jose, myself with Miori, and Traci


Best Friends


Jimmy, I took this picture of a rugged Tundra for you.


Umpqua Ice Cream! The real ice scoops are not all that much smaller. It was the best breakfast ever.

One of many trips to Wallowa

So most of you probably know that I'm engaged and to my surprise, there is a lot to plan on especially if the wedding is going to be out of town. Currently, Traci and I have been working on having the wedding at Wallowa Lake because of its great scenery and it's only about 90 miles east from here. A couple of weeks ago, Traci and I had the opportunity to make a quick trip to Wallowa and check out a few options to where we could have the wedding, reception and lodging for us and the guest. This was the first time that I had ever seen the whole lake covered with ice. Yes, I did walk on it. We saw many deers as it is the tradition especially in the winter and the water fountain at the park entrance was bigger than ever with all the ice that had accumulated over the winter. Traci's civic also went through a big moment of its car life as it hit 100,000 miles on the way back home.

Traci has been working on a wedding site where you can find more information on the big day. Check it out. http://www.mywedding.com/traciandjosue