Beth finished up her last exams for the year and we decided to just get on the Triumph and go to West Virginia.

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The trip plan is here:http://tinyurl.com/prvphb

This morning we left Gaithersburg around 9:30. I told Beth to pack light, that all she needed was a change of underwear so she brought 3 pair and that's it. Gotta love a girl like that.



We rode Rt. 40 (Old National Pike) from Frederick, stopping for lunch in Frostburg before heading to Ohiopyle.



I expected to find more to do there but really it's only a little (very little) town that sits on a river. If you want to mountain bike or white water raft, this is your place.



Since Beth and I could not figure out how to get the Triumph into a raft we decided to ride on. We did make a short stop at Fort Necessity, a place I remember going to as a kid.



We pushed on, taking a nice little road along the ridge line east of Uniontown, PA. The only problem was that the road turned into gravel/dirt and we did not happen to be on the bike made for gravel/dirt. The Triumph does not handle well on dirt. Beth was nervous.

Interstate 79 to some (twisty) back road to Glenville, WV, a place I fondly remember visiting as a kid.



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The girls and I spent some time in the courtyard garden again this year, adding plants and re-potting others.

All photos are here.







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Mackenzie finished 4th out of 22 throwers in the girl's discus throw at the Montgomery County Championship Track and Field meet this past week, throwing a personal best 85' 8" after tossing an 85' 5" in the previous attempt.

Mackenzie moves up to 2nd highest MoCo Junior so next year looks promising for her.

The 4A West Regional Championships are 5/13/09 and 5/14/09 @ Magruder HS. Mackenzie has a good chance to be in the top 3 and qualify for States.

Go to http://www.mocorunning.com/meet.php?meet_id=1129 and scroll down to Girls Discus Throw to see the results.

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Mackenzie finished 5th out of 21 throwers in the girl's discus throw at the Urbana Invitational this past weekend, earning valuable points for her team and helping the girls to a 6th place finish out of 12 teams. She threw 81 feet even, a personal record and another step in her consistent progression.

Her teammate Marcus Brown threw 165' in the boy's discus - furthest throw by a Montgomery County athlete in at least a decade.

Go to http://www.mocorunning.com/meet.php?meet_id=1126 and scroll down to Girls Discus Throw to find the results.

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This past weekend my cousin Cindy (Campbell) Brown and her husband Pat brought their kids Parker and Mackinzie to visit Washington, DC. We rode the metro in to the National Zoo and saw lions, and tigers, and bears! Oh, my!

We did not, however, see a Fizza-ma-Wizza-ma-Dill nor a Bippo-No-Bungus.

The entire photoset is here on Cindy's Flickr account.









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Mackenzie had the long throw in Girl's Discus event at the Quince Orchard vs. Damascus division meet this past Tuesday in Damascus.

Her throw of 74' 0" outdistanced all other girl throwers and earned her team valuable points.

Mackenzie is on target for another fun and successful year.


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Mackenzie is doing Track and Field again this year, continuing her participation from the last two years. She is throwing the discus and has picked up where she left off last year, opening the season with a 75 foot toss at this weekend's Cougar Relays.

Mackenzie combined with her teammate Alexis Dudley to win the Girl's Discus event with both girls throwing in the 70's.

The Quince Orchard Track and Field event schedule can be found here. If you are able, come out and support the Stevenson family's favorite discus thrower.

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This past weekend I took the recently acquired 2006 Suzuki DR650 out for a little off road riding with my buddy Jason Picton. We visited Green Ridge State Forest near Cumberland, MD and rode the ORV trail there, enjoying the mud and the mountains.

It has been raining here for a couple of days so it was a little wet on the trail.

The entire photoset is here on my Flickr account.

Beth has decided to transfer to University of Maryland, College Park to continue her pursuit of a degree in the medical field. UMD has a Neurology program, Beth's primary interest, and is what she considers "a better college", offering higher quality instruction and research opportunities. She hopes that a degree from Maryland will help her chances at admission to a top-notch medical school.

Congratulations!

You have been admitted to the University of Maryland for the Fall 2009!

The University of Maryland has emerged as an elite research institution, the fastest rising in international reputation for scholarship and research. We possess the academic distinction and advantages of a world-class university, and the diversity of enrichment experiences that will allow you to find your niche and engage with our vibrant learning community.

We have already started work on evaluating your transfer credit in an effort to get information to you regarding your credit award as soon as possible.

In the next few days, you will receive your official letter of admission in the mail.

Congratulations to Beth. She welcomes your support on her journey toward a satisfying life path.

We recently painted Beth's room. She did the masking, chose the color, organized the equipment and did the cleanup.

Mackenzie took pictures.

I made a mess.


The entire photoset is here on my Flickr account.





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