Are you a Doctor?

On Friday afternoon I was en route to an assignment for a supplemental publication of my newspaper when I pulled up to what turned out to be a very serious accident. As I would come to find, someone had made an attempt to pass in a no passing zone, colliding head on with a big Idaho-style pickup.

I somehow managed to show up before any emergency crews had arrived on the scene, putting me in the awkward position between helping those injured in the crash or doing my job to document the moment. As I pulled off to the side of the road I was immediately rushed by a frantic passerby who asked me if I was a doctor. I was flattered to think that someone would mistake me for a physician but I very quickly set them straight informing them that, "No, I don't make nearly that much money". Fortunately multiple paramedics did arrive on the scene moments after I had so I did not have to pretend like I remembered my first responder training from years ago.


I ended up getting a brief interview with an officer and decided to package it with some photos in a quick little slideshow. Feel free to check it out.

I finished out my day with a nice outdoor rodeo in the town of Eagle, which lies about 20 minutes north of Boise.


Oh and one shameless plug... I recently received a pair of awards for photos I had taken in the month of may...

As always, thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Sprint Boaters

Today I ventured out to the rural Idaho city of Marsing for Sprint Boat Racing. I had never seen nor heard of an event quite like this. I was amazed by the maneuverability of these crafts as they would enter into tight turns at serious speeds. I also was quite entertained by the interesting crowd that filled the bleachers. "True Americans" if you will.

More Graduation

I got this shot tonight at a graduation for the Skyview High School Class of 2008. Nothing much to report, I just thought it was cool and worth posting. Enjoy!

Long Road Home

My how quickly time goes by. I spent the past couple days moving boxes (mostly all of which contained my sisters kitchen gear) as my sister and her husband prepared for their big move. I won't bore you with the details of the move but I thought it'd be fun to share a picture of their almost 1-year-old baby boy, Joey. He's a great little man, and when I say little, I actually mean big (he now weighs in at an unwieldy 30-lbs). Here is a shot of him enjoying one of his favorite pastimes... cruising in the walker.


I returned Wednesday evening after a six-hour drive in a borrowed pickup with a full load of Lindsey and Brian's personal effects. The drive took a little longer because I was hauling a good sized desk and also because I made several stops off to take photos of people floating down the Payette River, which follows the highway for a ways north of Boise.


Now it's back to work for a couple days before I take the weekend off to turn 24. I'm looking forward to catching some sun and maybe playing a little golf. Check back in a week for fun pix from the weekend.

Running on Fumes

How quickly optimism can turn into spiteful pessimism.

This weekend I was busy. Busier than I have ever been and I have not yet decided whether it was good or bad. One thing I do know is that I am very thankful that this weekend was very much the exception to the norm.

Over the course of the past three days I have covered just about every kind of event you could imagine; mundane and catastrophic, jubilation and dejection and most things in between. Now that it is over and I am on the verge of a two day break I am taking the proverbial sigh of relief.

Among the highlights from the weekend were a handful of graduations, more high school rodeo, a bike race in downtown Nampa, a massive fire in Caldwell and a couple of Memorial Day ceremonies.

I have encountered a variety of interesting experiences over the past few days, but I will spare you and instead leave you with a quote I heard at a Memorial Day ceremony today in Caldwell, Idaho.

"America is not at war; The military is at war. America is at the mall"

Thanks for checking in!

Breathe Deep and Count to Ten

As promised, graduation season is now in full swing and it has brought me as much stress as I had anticipated it would. This weekend I have four graduations to cover in two days and a number of other athletic events including State Track finals Saturday and more High School Rodeo on Sunday. Oh and I am going to be the only one on staff because my weekend counterpart is taking an extended weekend. Sound's like fun huh?

Believe it or not I am actually pretty optimistic about the whole situation simply because I will be leaving Tuesday on a road trip up to see my sister and her husband for the last time in their home in Moscow, Idaho before they move to Logan, Utah to settle in greener pastures. I'm hoping for some quality time with them, their boy and their dogs and hopefully some quality time in the saddle up on Moscow Mountain. In addition, Saturday, May 31st is my 24th birthday and I will be taking the weekend off to enjoy the company of friends and family.

So here is a taste of things to come in the next couple of days.

What a Weekend

The past three days of my life have been crazy. Saturday I worked an 11-hour day where I covered Boise State's graduation, a Boy Scout Fair and the WAC Track Championships. I made a slideshow from the Boy Scout Fair, which is most certainly forgettable but I'll let you be the judge... Check it out...


There have also been a flurry of prep championships over the course of the past few days which has added to my stress load. And to make matters worse, summer has arrived in the valley and temperatures have soared well into the 90's.



On the bright side, I'm coming up on a couple of days off, which I am looking forward to with breathless anticipation.