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...but aren't we all?

I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but I'm originally from Pennsylvania, which explains why I'm a winter person. There's only so much sunshine I can take.

I love this picture (credit goes to my dad). It's the street I grew up on, after an ice storm. Notice the tracks--yes, we drove right through it.

Mountain Laurel

...is the state flower of Pennsylvania.

The world needs ditch-diggers too

Hey, what are you guys looking at?

I'm an archaeologist. I travel a lot for work, mostly around New Mexico--I am getting to know every mountain, valley, and teeny tiny town in the state--but sometimes other states, too. The picture is from a survey project in the Mojave Desert a few summers ago--hope my coworkers don't mind being on the internet. When it's hot out, we usually start work as soon as the sun is up, so this picture was taken at about 6 am. A survey project means that we do a pedestrian survey of a certain area--i.e. hike across it, systematically, scanning the ground with your eyes. So basically I hike for a living (but looking down the whole time--missing all the scenery) and once in a while I get to dig.

My favorite thing

...is snowboarding. So far I have only ridden mountains in the U.S., but I hope to ride Europe, South America, New Zealand, and Asia (I hear Kashmir rocks). Of course, I plan to do a lot of non-snowboard travel, too.

Intro Updated Aug 12, 2005
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36waterfalls Apr 12, 2007 at 11:10 PM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday Cari! May all your dreams come true.
AmazingAdventures Apr 12, 2007 at 9:15 PM Report Abuse

G'Day Cari ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes to you. May your dreams be one day closer to becoming reality. Smiles from Sydney :)
mary2u99 Apr 12, 2007 at 6:28 PM Report Abuse

Hi Cari,Happy Birthday to you & enjoy the weekend. :-). Do you know that in Malay language cari means 'find'. :-)
mturkkan Apr 13, 2006 at 7:33 AM Report Abuse

Happy Birthday and a lot of greetings from ANTALYA
Martman Sep 28, 2005 at 8:50 PM Report Abuse

Thanks for the wishes
Cruefan Jun 10, 2005 at 4:27 PM Report Abuse

Welcome to VT... Great start on your pages, hope to see more in the future.