Fishing in Maui

My younger brother Vance is currently working in Maui for a few weeks and also finding some time to play. He went fishing with his friend Jeremy the other day, and much to his surprise, he caught a shark! I think it is awesome, so I decided to post some pictures for him since he doesn't have a blog. I figured as a big sister, I have bragging rights. He said he fought the fish for about 40 minutes and his arms were very tired and sore. They figured it weight about 140 lbs.

Wow!
Jeremy holding the shark Vance caught

Vance releasing the shark back into the ocean

Proof of global warming?

Last year, on a Saturday halfway through June, Mike Gasik, his friend Rich and I all went on a bike ride on the Wasatch Crest trail and had a good time. Click here for details: http://a-place-called-vertigo.blogspot.com/2007/06/yet-another-bike-ride.html

Anyway, today, I tried to ride up the Wasatch Crest, starting at Mill D North Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon. I made it about a mile up, then started coming across snow. Of course the snow gradually got deeper and more abundant the higher I went. When I made it to Desolation Lake, it was still frozen over. The snow was still 3-4 feet on the trail! So, is this proof of global warming? Last year we rode it and there wasn't any snow, and this year, it is impassible.

Enjoy the pictures!