Crescent Lake 2011

The annual camping trip was great as usual.  Lazily laying on the lakeside pumice beach, swimming in the refreshingly clear cool water, and unabashedly devouring some of the best food in the world.  Pictures of these experiences are lacking from us.  Maybe it's because we are so in-tune with the moment that we don't get distracted with recording it.  The only pictures on our camera were of the aftermath of an accident I was involved in with a small "Hobie Cat" type boat.  I got smacked in the kisser with the bow of the sail - hard, metal, pole thingy that holds the sail out. I don't know how it happened.  But I tried to reenact the moment just before it knocked me over with the following picture.

That's what I saw as the wind blew the sail around in my direction as I was helping maneuver the boat in the desired position on the shoreline.  I turned around to walk back up on the beach right before it made contact with me.  The blow knocked me down in the above-knee-length water.  I stumbled toward the shore as family helped me out of the water and assessed the damage.  It's nice having an ER nurse as a sister.  My nose may have cushioned the impact on my lips, which cushioned the impact on my teeth.  My nose is okay, just a little sore.  I didn't loose any teeth.  The impact just slightly loosened some and chipped one of the top middle ones.  It felt like my face was crushed and I would be spitting out bloody teeth.  Thankfully that was not the case.  Thankfully it happened on the last day and we were packed up ready to make the drive home.  I hung out on the beach just like I wanted, only with an icy soda gently pressed up against my lips. 

a few hours after impact and constant icing

P.S. - Family, will you please e-mail me some pictures of the week?  I need some other memories than this.