Ramrod and Papa and Gaga's visit

So, before we went to Greece my folks were in town for RAMROD. This is the second year we've done it with my dad and this year was definitely better. My dad has been kicking serious butt and it showed. He was by far the strongest out of the three and I was so proud to see all his hard work pay off. It was a great visit and every time I ride with my dad I'm reminded how lucky I am to have a father who will do this stuff with me.
These are a couple pics at the wading pool before RAMROD.

The weather started out drizzly and cold, but by the time we really started the climbing we had perfect views of the mountain. So beautiful.

Shan had a really bad day unfortunately. It looks like he's smiling, but sadly it's more of a grimace. This was the FIRST TIME I've ever beat Shan up a climb. Not that I was gloating.

The dead soldiers at the lunch stop.

Ah, finished!

The next day we did practically nothing to recoup, but Sunday we took a drive to Deception Pass. It was a pretty anti-climactic trip that mostly consisted of driving, a 10 minute stop at the pass, more driving, a 10 minute ferry ride and then more driving.

How beautiful is this.

We did have a pretty competetive rock skipping contest though...

and ice cream and french fries on the ferry home.

Decisions...

Thanks Mom and Dad for a great trip!