The Walking Livers

I've decided to join thousands of participants in the Liver Life Walk here in Denver. This is an annual event that takes place in cities from coast to coast that supports the life saving and life changing work of the American Liver Foundation (ALF). Most everyone reading this knows that I am currently waiting for a liver transplant, and when I learned of this walk I thought it would be a great way to raise awareness for organ donation and for liver disease research.

With more than 30 million people in the United States suffering from liver disease it's more important than ever to help the ALF further their commitment to liver research, education, and advocacy. That is why I'm asking for your support!

It's quick and easy to make a donation to this wonderful cause or you can sign up to come and join Easton, Quinton and me on The Walking Livers team as we walk on August 9. Simply click the here to visit my web-page where you can make an on-line donation and learn more about why I've decided to become involved with the Liver Life Walk.

On behalf of myself, my family, and the millions of people living with liver disease, thanks for helping me as I "walk for fun...walk for life"!

Great night for some fireworks...

Last night was a great night for some fireworks, once the rain stopped about 8pm. Thornton had some skydivers start the show at 9:30, jumping into the night and then trailing sparks from their feet, and flags for their parachutes. I tried capturing some of them and am pleased with the results. More at our flickr

Exploring Kauai

Our time in Kauai was spent exploring the North Shore, with only one day trip around the island to Waimea Canyon - "The Grand Canyon of the Pacific" according to Mark Twain. Spending all our time near Hanelei was very relaxing and very beautiful. The north side of Kauai is lush rainforest everywhere, and witnesses by the dense vegetation.

We spent a lot of time snorkeling here, and saw the most diverse amount of large sea animals we have ever seen. We swam up on a shark, saw a couple of endangered Monk Seals (only about 1,000 known to exist), swam with turtles, lobster, and eels. The beaches there are beautiful, as seen in the picture above of the boys, and of the Tunnels Beach shot below.

The lighthouse sanctuary at Kilauea Point is absolutely gorgeous. I tried to capture it at sunset but could not get it to all come together. The shot below conveys how beautiful it is, and it is the largest clam shell lighthouse still used.

All the pictures of Kauai are up, and all the videos from the whole trip are complete. I need to finish up the shots from O'ahu's North Shore, and will be complete. I hope you are all enjoying them!