Lake George, NY - June 2011

Annika tries to jump off the lower cliff, but she can't stop her brain from telling her this is a bad idea. I actually have 5 or 6 clips of Annika trying to go, but this one is enough, I think.

This is how we finished most evenings -- racing the sun to try to get back to the dock by dark.

Camilla jumps from the lower cliff face.

This is certainly the funniest of the bunch of cliff jumping videos. Crystal runs down the face as a cartoon character might.

This is a long video wherein Crystal can't muster the courage to throw herself off of a cliff.

Jake was the only kid with the guts to go off of the high cliff during this trip.

"Mr. 660" is a reference to the weight I claimed during this week of the trip. It came about when I reported that the weight limit of a particular canoe was listed as 700 lbs. My wife chimed in, "That's just you plus a sack of dog food."

Our rental house on Lake George had a serious problem. Overgrown trees and bushes blocked almost all view of the water from the house. The best angle was a lost cause, but there was the potential to see this little gravel beach with just a bit of a trim.

Fortunately for us, it got more than just a bit of a trim. What would you think if you had a vacation renter do this much landscaping?

My favorite part of this video is that it makes me laugh in real life exactly where it made me laugh when it was being shot.