http://neb.smugmug.com/popular/ Born in Ohio, raised in NC, based out of Boulder, CO. Trying to travel and take lots of photos along the way. My portfolio web site is at <a href="http://www.wanderaround.com">www.wanderaround.com</a>. Interested in prints or rights to any of these photos? No problem, just <a href="http://www.wanderaround.com/contact.php">send me a message</a>. http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:11:43 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:17:24 -0800 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://neb.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/benTakingPhotos/66901752_3JWSK-Ti.jpg http://neb.smugmug.com/popular/ http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#88290040_owTRf <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />I really like how this shot turned out. Heather was inside the tent lighting it up with her headlamp, and I had placed my headlamp beside the creek. 15 seconds later, this is how the shot ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#88290040_owTRf" title="I really like how this shot turned out. Heather was inside the tent lighting it up with her headlamp, and I had placed my headlamp beside the creek. 15 seconds later, this is how the shot ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/tentLitUpBig/88290040_owTRf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="I really like how this shot turned out. Heather was inside the tent lighting it up with her headlamp, and I had placed my headlamp beside the creek. 15 seconds later, this is how the shot ..." title="I really like how this shot turned out. Heather was inside the tent lighting it up with her headlamp, and I had placed my headlamp beside the creek. 15 seconds later, this is how the shot ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Photography Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:19:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/tentLitUpBig/88290040_owTRf-Th.jpg 2006-08-10 21:01:52 6e4efbfdfa6180c841a837bb2cd67fa9 d628583f7e34be72b3fc051a9e41cbdd 531e6d44b72f2126dfeeb0f80f499c5a 722dcd47dcfc801a8614b109d9073a93 73517627763b36278a16eb2e468de1f5 5651213baf74744ca133539bba291753 I really like how this shot turned out. Heather was inside the tent lighting it up with her headlamp, and I had placed my headlamp beside the creek. 15 seconds later, this is how the shot ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />I really like how this shot turned out. Heather was inside the tent lighting it up with her headlamp, and I had placed my headlamp beside the creek. 15 seconds later, this is how the shot ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#88290040_owTRf" title="I really like how this shot turned out. Heather was inside the tent lighting it up with her headlamp, and I had placed my headlamp beside the creek. 15 seconds later, this is how the shot ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/tentLitUpBig/88290040_owTRf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="I really like how this shot turned out. Heather was inside the tent lighting it up with her headlamp, and I had placed my headlamp beside the creek. 15 seconds later, this is how the shot ..." title="I really like how this shot turned out. Heather was inside the tent lighting it up with her headlamp, and I had placed my headlamp beside the creek. 15 seconds later, this is how the shot ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Photography tent, river, night, almont, crested butte, water, long shutter, colorado Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#608125231_qkS7y <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Yes, more waterfalls. None of these are the same. The place gushed waterfalls.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#608125231_qkS7y" title="Yes, more waterfalls. None of these are the same. The place gushed waterfalls."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/P7300761/608125231_qkS7y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Yes, more waterfalls. None of these are the same. The place gushed waterfalls." title="Yes, more waterfalls. None of these are the same. The place gushed waterfalls." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Photography Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:00:41 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/P7300761/608125231_qkS7y-Th.jpg 2009-07-30 12:15:18 f258f5dbb20d1728ad26969b8df1ec02 dc03f6eaaa41af4ea55190f4ffd11479 a9974af5797c6ec503d1e6120edb22f1 6df676ac58ff08b60904eb82d1668704 40197637ed312f8736dd4cdbe26cb594 cca9f0fc5ee2812a4e7a267c20e2188a Yes, more waterfalls. None of these are the same. The place gushed waterfalls. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Yes, more waterfalls. None of these are the same. The place gushed waterfalls.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#608125231_qkS7y" title="Yes, more waterfalls. None of these are the same. The place gushed waterfalls."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/P7300761/608125231_qkS7y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Yes, more waterfalls. None of these are the same. The place gushed waterfalls." title="Yes, more waterfalls. None of these are the same. The place gushed waterfalls." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Photography Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124429585_hQQ94 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124429585_hQQ94" title="Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/bullRiding3/124429585_hQQ94-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo." title="Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:12:02 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/bullRiding3/124429585_hQQ94-Th.jpg 2007-01-20 15:36:19 4754855537ce5941a98dc9a08c7cf19b 4d94b2a17ba061a6e7666b645721973b f6b0bfae4ee31e29a4cce73b1d14eb5a dc0c07a05402209218df77e7fda83e86 5582b176fc253591bdf84f9ba3f9e5a2 060b01d906eaa665ffdf03e0e8f77445 Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124429585_hQQ94" title="Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/bullRiding3/124429585_hQQ94-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo." title="Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin bull, riding, rodeo, richmond, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Aspens-changing-2008/6093159_TUMP3#382572184_N685Q <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Aspens-changing-2008/6093159_TUMP3#382572184_N685Q" title="_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Aspens-changing-2008/benheatherbellaaspens/382572184_N685Q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg" title="_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:14:04 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Aspens-changing-2008/benheatherbellaaspens/382572184_N685Q-Th.jpg 2008-09-28 04:57:00 5c068570bc3570047aabdde52a6c3f8c 59a82884dac4dc1b84243b6925de8d76 66b5d7689cde0deb2f1f5baa8e70b78a fbd12ce43f12c7af9e5bf23e6696be16 820f8d76bccdd28f0786ba86773387bf 1ca1f815ad26a68b21282b583b11c7e2 _ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Aspens-changing-2008/6093159_TUMP3#382572184_N685Q" title="_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Aspens-changing-2008/benheatherbellaaspens/382572184_N685Q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg" title="_ben_heather_bella_aspens.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin ben, heather, bella, aspens Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058831_AqHs9 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The ferns were still in full effect on the trail.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058831_AqHs9" title="The ferns were still in full effect on the trail."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/ferns/132058831_AqHs9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The ferns were still in full effect on the trail." title="The ferns were still in full effect on the trail." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:19:05 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/ferns/132058831_AqHs9-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 10:40:00 9a11f8f587a35cca0eba43ab6f6f9b0d f30c6f6787f734d0ec197567e6348dd4 ab90422f44a954b4e1e0b399faac9809 56f69357c588b7312a55b9511cf88a8a 654314f43febc3e299bce64762cd1012 7108d574589d5afd53f1a2d6b8caaed5 The ferns were still in full effect on the trail. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The ferns were still in full effect on the trail.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058831_AqHs9" title="The ferns were still in full effect on the trail."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/ferns/132058831_AqHs9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The ferns were still in full effect on the trail." title="The ferns were still in full effect on the trail." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin ferns, abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057101_32R2X <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057101_32R2X" title="The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heatherOnDune/132057101_32R2X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town." title="The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:10:40 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heatherOnDune/132057101_32R2X-Th.jpg 2007-02-10 16:16:25 bb9ffeef0ab9b2d70591a89fdb981c7a 5ac553ec38f33b103098d3264aeb31a4 3d82f746e5434db41cfc7728f5be913a 412376a40acfdb1f0f0868971ed96fab 93a97f78a58906264e8999f332206eec 6cbc6f8766ffffe94df999de8f108839 The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057101_32R2X" title="The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heatherOnDune/132057101_32R2X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town." title="The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin heather, sand, dune, farewell spit, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132060849_eAX6o <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132060849_eAX6o" title="One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/mushroom-hanmer-springs/132060849_eAX6o-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty..." title="One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:26:31 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/mushroom-hanmer-springs/132060849_eAX6o-Th.jpg 2007-02-24 11:38:48 37d3598e829bbb9a9e6133a530456800 3e469a3cd6028e9496f9a1c234441e0c 77f94605bc5c2871eb6aaa034cd8979c 567f9155d3d351417980f6aab0d9c821 1ced512c79dbc60d04caca5728eef2b8 59787e8fd7f628f0673b0a5ba69d4f28 One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132060849_eAX6o" title="One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/mushroom-hanmer-springs/132060849_eAX6o-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty..." title="One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin amanita, mushroom, hanmer springs, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/2774283_ZaxCK#147699825_hfp77 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/2774283_ZaxCK#147699825_hfp77" title="This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/moss-water-over-rocks/147699825_hfp77-Th.jpg" width="137" height="150" alt="This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me." title="This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:10:44 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/moss-water-over-rocks/147699825_hfp77-Th.jpg 2007-04-22 13:19:23 b9464827331f37220654980909e281b7 95b84baf4982df034bec407eef951fe3 6288f8bc0b7d2c2a0a67dca43fd8c56a 39526a22f8ea817466d034a5b0fdd4c2 deac8e7dd9cd15f2abc7c55f2f433019 08522674c91e88f12a0d450500c86b5c 82f915682701fca1c19ee31c307b36f8 ea85312140e164ba62542ae048bb7805 c8744d57ee45a9e103d45de9e68406f8 This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/2774283_ZaxCK#147699825_hfp77" title="This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/moss-water-over-rocks/147699825_hfp77-Th.jpg" width="137" height="150" alt="This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me." title="This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin moss, water, rocks Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Eugene-and-Anitas-Indian/2414378_hfTQg#126610785_K8pVN <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_eugeneCloseup.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Eugene-and-Anitas-Indian/2414378_hfTQg#126610785_K8pVN" title="_eugeneCloseup.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Eugene-and-Anitas-Indian/eugeneCloseup/126610785_K8pVN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="140" alt="_eugeneCloseup.jpg" title="_eugeneCloseup.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:45:17 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Eugene-and-Anitas-Indian/eugeneCloseup/126610785_K8pVN-Th.jpg 2007-01-21 14:08:13 38d99be9f11adf56b5e3a4466d90f5e2 7c49c7ff23a01a6ecde44367f5feb4c5 40f431fb1cf248be65801b6ba1cdc0ca 5016f03ff6d08d5c5f2ddc13b17368c5 abbd09ef3a60f08271c18c3d63f2d2e0 9285cd9b37c3cd58cb9e2c864d31b256 _eugeneCloseup.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_eugeneCloseup.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Eugene-and-Anitas-Indian/2414378_hfTQg#126610785_K8pVN" title="_eugeneCloseup.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Eugene-and-Anitas-Indian/eugeneCloseup/126610785_K8pVN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="140" alt="_eugeneCloseup.jpg" title="_eugeneCloseup.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events eugene, indian, indian wedding Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224247_4h9xP <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224247_4h9xP" title="We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/karikariGlass/107224247_4h9xP-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland." title="We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:47:39 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/karikariGlass/107224247_4h9xP-Th.jpg 2006-10-27 16:02:32 1b670ad5c9e18924727d453fe4e65e8d 9c35e833b4c396afd2fcd0dead8cbb10 c512ee81f926257f56e0c1a547be27cb 5b30319755d2c8793d9dd918712dfc9a f10466fbb2b4381b57d0abb7086b5f0b b44e7d9916aea1359b4c736f1dde6d27 We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224247_4h9xP" title="We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/karikariGlass/107224247_4h9xP-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland." title="We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin karikariglass Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/2006-Road-Trip-Round-2/1888739_Sjnk4#95180060_EhnM4 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The fog rolls into the oceanside... more photos are on the way!</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/2006-Road-Trip-Round-2/1888739_Sjnk4#95180060_EhnM4" title="The fog rolls into the oceanside... more photos are on the way!"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/2006-Road-Trip-Round-2/foggyOceanside/95180060_EhnM4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="The fog rolls into the oceanside... more photos are on the way!" title="The fog rolls into the oceanside... more photos are on the way!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:07:11 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/2006-Road-Trip-Round-2/foggyOceanside/95180060_EhnM4-Th.jpg 2006-09-12 13:17:01 1622cf1027340b4a6e9715f23d6020c2 5578be77739796d51750cc72854f0c61 eeac7893c4a397d328d35e1ab28064a4 e8d0168746f0013b98732c550f284fcf a4b254816d21603cdfb6a6fbbe87bf0b feff86c2602bed5117f2761f73949f56 The fog rolls into the oceanside... more photos are on the way! <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The fog rolls into the oceanside... more photos are on the way!</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/2006-Road-Trip-Round-2/1888739_Sjnk4#95180060_EhnM4" title="The fog rolls into the oceanside... more photos are on the way!"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/2006-Road-Trip-Round-2/foggyOceanside/95180060_EhnM4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="The fog rolls into the oceanside... more photos are on the way!" title="The fog rolls into the oceanside... more photos are on the way!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel foggy, oceanside, oregon, coast Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Buffalo-Pass-Jan-27-28/4241373_FQtmW#248195286_h4ydH <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A multi-shot composite of Nate showing off again (and a rare sighting with his hat off).</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Buffalo-Pass-Jan-27-28/4241373_FQtmW#248195286_h4ydH" title="A multi-shot composite of Nate showing off again (and a rare sighting with his hat off)."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Buffalo-Pass-Jan-27-28/nate-rock-hit-multi-shot/248195286_h4ydH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="131" alt="A multi-shot composite of Nate showing off again (and a rare sighting with his hat off)." title="A multi-shot composite of Nate showing off again (and a rare sighting with his hat off)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Snow Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:06:25 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Buffalo-Pass-Jan-27-28/nate-rock-hit-multi-shot/248195286_h4ydH-Th.jpg 2008-01-26 17:17:07 1b40885a06d094591e6316c0fb89d009 45a50e55dc459f32658c681286bafc29 dd2f033f61060539e2f87d77116a0d3c f11e76dd58f04722fe4d318370c0ef40 7b08a0f25247594e0ec061aaeaaec436 e33fc39daede43bc11b32afded23d4d2 6b64f12cec27dd027a3b7968500019f0 cffa1280281ace64e71c1434800bcd89 7c90b20066e1d01dd17ebc25f0d723ea A multi-shot composite of Nate showing off again (and a rare sighting with his hat off). <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A multi-shot composite of Nate showing off again (and a rare sighting with his hat off).</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Buffalo-Pass-Jan-27-28/4241373_FQtmW#248195286_h4ydH" title="A multi-shot composite of Nate showing off again (and a rare sighting with his hat off)."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Buffalo-Pass-Jan-27-28/nate-rock-hit-multi-shot/248195286_h4ydH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="131" alt="A multi-shot composite of Nate showing off again (and a rare sighting with his hat off)." title="A multi-shot composite of Nate showing off again (and a rare sighting with his hat off)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Snow Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#236153354_PkNMP <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Cross country skiing down Pearl St mall in Boulder on Christmas Day</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#236153354_PkNMP" title="Cross country skiing down Pearl St mall in Boulder on Christmas Day"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/P1010400-200/236153354_PkNMP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="84" alt="Cross country skiing down Pearl St mall in Boulder on Christmas Day" title="Cross country skiing down Pearl St mall in Boulder on Christmas Day" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Photography Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:40:35 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/P1010400-200/236153354_PkNMP-Th.jpg 2007-12-25 17:44:37 14ed07829a368c9c8a8b0a4d55d66ea5 250a82b13b39d093b4986c1585f5e1a1 4ff1ca6a9aa084b993baa082c2903c24 1a66f201f6311f639fac8c5e1c2b4575 f72811dab69ad85216880e5349568a90 deb70a61e0c424add517580956dca41a Cross country skiing down Pearl St mall in Boulder on Christmas Day <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Cross country skiing down Pearl St mall in Boulder on Christmas Day</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#236153354_PkNMP" title="Cross country skiing down Pearl St mall in Boulder on Christmas Day"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/P1010400-200/236153354_PkNMP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="84" alt="Cross country skiing down Pearl St mall in Boulder on Christmas Day" title="Cross country skiing down Pearl St mall in Boulder on Christmas Day" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Photography Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058309_YDy6v <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058309_YDy6v" title="This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/beachedJelly/132058309_YDy6v-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions..." title="This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:16:33 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/beachedJelly/132058309_YDy6v-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 12:46:18 29c7e70295d98f11635c38508a608601 b386aae01e5a2f2e7d41931c50a52630 9bd731872c8919ed89d111e7ef4ccacf 290dc6cbc7b9e1fdf3b137a31c273642 66bb40a5309b84f0606fb42eaa507598 3d70f8dd5b69d939a40b1243f3658d07 This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058309_YDy6v" title="This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/beachedJelly/132058309_YDy6v-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions..." title="This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, jellyfish, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Wedding-of-Eugene-and-Anita/2407284_vjfY4#126181211_efhH4 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_guysByCar.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Wedding-of-Eugene-and-Anita/2407284_vjfY4#126181211_efhH4" title="_guysByCar.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Wedding-of-Eugene-and-Anita/guysByCar/126181211_efhH4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_guysByCar.jpg" title="_guysByCar.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:38:11 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Wedding-of-Eugene-and-Anita/guysByCar/126181211_efhH4-Th.jpg 2007-01-27 13:55:58 50c1ebc756d32bc730e041532e27f24e ecb1904fb656af5f869a71bfc4c607b6 d25063b7f8ec07de1b1a71e739778e2c 73c5eef3a85e6173ed7f38d6097832f9 556af1622cc35fab44e05ecaf5d52c8c c848b0a37d28e647ad597d933470274b _guysByCar.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_guysByCar.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Wedding-of-Eugene-and-Anita/2407284_vjfY4#126181211_efhH4" title="_guysByCar.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Wedding-of-Eugene-and-Anita/guysByCar/126181211_efhH4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_guysByCar.jpg" title="_guysByCar.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events anita szabo, eugene szabo, wedding, kaiteriteri Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117504020_TNFV9 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117504020_TNFV9" title="Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/sarahAndSonya/117504020_TNFV9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ..." title="Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:18:38 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/sarahAndSonya/117504020_TNFV9-Th.jpg 2006-12-13 10:28:01 c9d7b14a88feb08d038ecf798596c4b7 a7b491dd874e4071cc07e8acfbd827ee 433e7d8caa3136439ff297572b1ad94a b56f94f7b94e5d256cb84fe8bda58115 438c85cfa4b5cfd930552b144756700f Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117504020_TNFV9" title="Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/sarahAndSonya/117504020_TNFV9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ..." title="Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasmannational parknew zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/2-weeks-before-NZ-Arrival/2015918_RnEa5#103220646_Aqdfj <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Using a gazing globe for a poor mans fishe eye lens. My nephew Josh was impressed.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/2-weeks-before-NZ-Arrival/2015918_RnEa5#103220646_Aqdfj" title="Using a gazing globe for a poor mans fishe eye lens. My nephew Josh was impressed."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/2-weeks-before-NZ-Arrival/gazingGlobe/103220646_Aqdfj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Using a gazing globe for a poor mans fishe eye lens. My nephew Josh was impressed." title="Using a gazing globe for a poor mans fishe eye lens. My nephew Josh was impressed." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:13:20 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/2-weeks-before-NZ-Arrival/gazingGlobe/103220646_Aqdfj-Th.jpg 2006-10-05 12:07:48 c796adcd3d2d5c49243b23c8cd18639d d8adf84c687b44759ea77287f1504f9a abf2f235aacffe8e5d8505445f14ddf5 f3f0bd3f82f5e264d68c88924a908bb0 a08bf05d312c497cb6e8c1608e732139 bcaa41d4c00c2435b00878b203640e99 Using a gazing globe for a poor mans fishe eye lens. My nephew Josh was impressed. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Using a gazing globe for a poor mans fishe eye lens. My nephew Josh was impressed.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/2-weeks-before-NZ-Arrival/2015918_RnEa5#103220646_Aqdfj" title="Using a gazing globe for a poor mans fishe eye lens. My nephew Josh was impressed."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/2-weeks-before-NZ-Arrival/gazingGlobe/103220646_Aqdfj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Using a gazing globe for a poor mans fishe eye lens. My nephew Josh was impressed." title="Using a gazing globe for a poor mans fishe eye lens. My nephew Josh was impressed." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel gazing globe, ben, josh Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82967866_hzGmw <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really).</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82967866_hzGmw" title="Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really)."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/bootsOnTop/82967866_hzGmw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really)." title="Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:09:35 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/bootsOnTop/82967866_hzGmw-Th.jpg 2006-07-15 12:04:16 acdd5dd6d4f524f8d01cb4157b2d514f 884001f33ef2fac9bad32f7ef57db2ee 49eb9a6b83d444ced8e3fb373f957ae6 2824ac775388bee750be828e4d7dda41 3bb0c6d3bc7016d2879881f1de3d298c 6a2c3696bc097f3b32fa968447e648d4 Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really). <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really).</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/1689602_yhuWm#82967866_hzGmw" title="Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really)."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Summiting-Longs-Peak-2006/bootsOnTop/82967866_hzGmw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really)." title="Boots looking down. You wouldn't want to fall of this side (or any side really)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin bootsontop Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Fiji-Trip-2004/1476598_xLZnj#70571736_B9zgL <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Yanuca Island, Fiji. Home of Batiluva surf resort.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Fiji-Trip-2004/1476598_xLZnj#70571736_B9zgL" title="Yanuca Island, Fiji. Home of Batiluva surf resort."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Fiji-Trip-2004/yanucaHammock/70571736_B9zgL-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="Yanuca Island, Fiji. Home of Batiluva surf resort." title="Yanuca Island, Fiji. Home of Batiluva surf resort." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sat, 20 May 2006 16:00:51 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Fiji-Trip-2004/yanucaHammock/70571736_B9zgL-Th.jpg 2004-10-18 15:34:54 -18.37603072730000 177.99156189000000 0 50044d89391ee0b26687264d89a0d514 10a7c9bb875c833d3b0607e061325a01 aa1fe808a803788397d7407f2964381c ef8937991907093d26098310cb6eac1e f8198621c833e0ed0477313424dc4e9a Yanuca Island, Fiji. Home of Batiluva surf resort. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Yanuca Island, Fiji. Home of Batiluva surf resort.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Fiji-Trip-2004/1476598_xLZnj#70571736_B9zgL" title="Yanuca Island, Fiji. Home of Batiluva surf resort."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Fiji-Trip-2004/yanucaHammock/70571736_B9zgL-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="Yanuca Island, Fiji. Home of Batiluva surf resort." title="Yanuca Island, Fiji. Home of Batiluva surf resort." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel hammock, yanuca, island, fiji, batiluva, surf, surfing Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Caribou-Backpacking/748085_aQYvr#32974288_J3zaG <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Caribou-Backpacking/748085_aQYvr#32974288_J3zaG" title="_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Caribou-Backpacking/heatherBellaFlowers/32974288_J3zaG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="123" alt="_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg" title="_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Sun, 21 Aug 2005 17:07:24 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Caribou-Backpacking/heatherBellaFlowers/32974288_J3zaG-Th.jpg 2005-07-09 19:08:27 34c1a4a037b77898b01efe92d4e185e9 beedbfcfd021f5b0a17464fcee3f681f 8a9ed4e182e6d0fc096dd7ebf3497b2c f2927c8bf7e82d7bd9c025574e789ab0 e2a3d1dc2901e4a4487b5232c89b2484 _heatherBellaFlowers.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Caribou-Backpacking/748085_aQYvr#32974288_J3zaG" title="_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Caribou-Backpacking/heatherBellaFlowers/32974288_J3zaG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="123" alt="_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg" title="_heatherBellaFlowers.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin heatherbellaflowers Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Honeymoon-in-Colombia/8862844_GVYJV#600085741_RyYpi <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Dinner in a busy outdoor plaza in Cartagena. That's Heather seated in the center-bottom of the photo.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Honeymoon-in-Colombia/8862844_GVYJV#600085741_RyYpi" title="Dinner in a busy outdoor plaza in Cartagena. That's Heather seated in the center-bottom of the photo."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Honeymoon-in-Colombia/P7180402/600085741_RyYpi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Dinner in a busy outdoor plaza in Cartagena. That's Heather seated in the center-bottom of the photo." title="Dinner in a busy outdoor plaza in Cartagena. That's Heather seated in the center-bottom of the photo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:18:18 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Honeymoon-in-Colombia/P7180402/600085741_RyYpi-Th.jpg 2009-07-18 23:07:49 5180f7804cd7e5ac8a9c11d45bb8bdcd 0510c7e77bb5ff9a560adc13928c2c10 72f0cf8a13d8522b0a2daaa50c33d51f c9ec5a28be57067d91258d00a1e895bf 089cadcccdf9792c801dd17e20ec5a36 Dinner in a busy outdoor plaza in Cartagena. That's Heather seated in the center-bottom of the photo. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Dinner in a busy outdoor plaza in Cartagena. That's Heather seated in the center-bottom of the photo.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Honeymoon-in-Colombia/8862844_GVYJV#600085741_RyYpi" title="Dinner in a busy outdoor plaza in Cartagena. That's Heather seated in the center-bottom of the photo."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Honeymoon-in-Colombia/P7180402/600085741_RyYpi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Dinner in a busy outdoor plaza in Cartagena. That's Heather seated in the center-bottom of the photo." title="Dinner in a busy outdoor plaza in Cartagena. That's Heather seated in the center-bottom of the photo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Berthoud-Pass-in-Jan/4175851_su4Yq#243952885_xirQS <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Alex_crash.avi</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Berthoud-Pass-in-Jan/4175851_su4Yq#243952885_xirQS" title="Alex_crash.avi"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Berthoud-Pass-in-Jan/Alexcrash/243952885_xirQS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Alex_crash.avi" title="Alex_crash.avi" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Snow Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:15:30 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Berthoud-Pass-in-Jan/Alexcrash/243952885_xirQS-640.mp4 http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#236153149_Wf4ZP <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a> </p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#236153149_Wf4ZP" title="Ben Ridge's photo"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/P1010397-400/236153149_Wf4ZP-Th.jpg" width="84" height="150" alt="Ben Ridge's photo" title="Ben Ridge's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:39:46 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/P1010397-400/236153149_Wf4ZP-Th.jpg 2007-12-25 17:28:45 45bbc63ee91e9b34fafde86bce961b42 71dbc16480472a39c33885b78bb304ef ca1badb670a78aeb0cbabf6ae703024c a5dfb03c6bb0c4569f8fb3295400bc4b a4948f9c2b0dcea8090f03e47f648305 89b1e285d6a6b900e1e84544d7258a73 a4084703b6a95912077d475503c46909 5a619524c311c033973639cddd5f3b7d caa61ce6f60d786b5f27690d47c43ec9 Ben Ridge's photo <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a> </p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#236153149_Wf4ZP" title="Ben Ridge's photo"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/P1010397-400/236153149_Wf4ZP-Th.jpg" width="84" height="150" alt="Ben Ridge's photo" title="Ben Ridge's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#236152967_DYFL9 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Sisters cross country skiing through town</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#236152967_DYFL9" title="Sisters cross country skiing through town"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/P1010396-400/236152967_DYFL9-Th.jpg" width="84" height="150" alt="Sisters cross country skiing through town" title="Sisters cross country skiing through town" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:39:07 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/P1010396-400/236152967_DYFL9-Th.jpg 2007-12-25 17:28:26 f0698db8654404c24d5c3e8e49f6398c 3402c9fd201aa0608412e644dbe113cf fa04bc076f7c87bcc61d1dfcb8516ee1 e772e3067ed4717f960a23ae8eb2a3c9 fb509f6703f07b527ce5e1629388a2e0 4c0daa8a27fa7d2ada0230414aa9920b 75cb812f02052be92843f0fe8eda9261 7cc74235c50cf12648eb920780f3629b 91cb78ce4197c56c0b60d8723e7e0d91 Sisters cross country skiing through town <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Sisters cross country skiing through town</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#236152967_DYFL9" title="Sisters cross country skiing through town"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/P1010396-400/236152967_DYFL9-Th.jpg" width="84" height="150" alt="Sisters cross country skiing through town" title="Sisters cross country skiing through town" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-Videos/4049859_KNZPG#235833428_gcVuq <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a> </p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-Videos/4049859_KNZPG#235833428_gcVuq" title="Ben Ridge's video"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-Videos/editedMaxFootage/235833428_gcVuq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Ben Ridge's video" title="Ben Ridge's video" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Snow Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:07:46 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-Videos/editedMaxFootage/235833428_gcVuq-640.mp4 http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/3157569_DoVfw#173443372_Fxf4A <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Glowing poi poi action during the evening music.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/3157569_DoVfw#173443372_Fxf4A" title="Glowing poi poi action during the evening music."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/glowtwirls/173443372_Fxf4A-Th.jpg" width="150" height="74" alt="Glowing poi poi action during the evening music." title="Glowing poi poi action during the evening music." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:04:59 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/glowtwirls/173443372_Fxf4A-Th.jpg 2007-06-25 17:09:32 645193037dae91de6839c938f6eca94d be3ae35aba7b3829094ee92d2607766e a317b6dfcb8848fc09c58a10d497cb91 393b5cd4e79af74538d787e22ea7698b 9532e9b8b51aa4afbe9589544ef13c6f Glowing poi poi action during the evening music. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Glowing poi poi action during the evening music.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/3157569_DoVfw#173443372_Fxf4A" title="Glowing poi poi action during the evening music."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/glowtwirls/173443372_Fxf4A-Th.jpg" width="150" height="74" alt="Glowing poi poi action during the evening music." title="Glowing poi poi action during the evening music." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel glow, twirls Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/3157569_DoVfw#173442831_pK8AE <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Lindy at the waterfall we hiked to. One of the best waterfalls I've seen in a while. Y muy refrescita!</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/3157569_DoVfw#173442831_pK8AE" title="Lindy at the waterfall we hiked to. One of the best waterfalls I've seen in a while. Y muy refrescita!"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/lindyfalls/173442831_pK8AE-Th.jpg" width="94" height="150" alt="Lindy at the waterfall we hiked to. One of the best waterfalls I've seen in a while. Y muy refrescita!" title="Lindy at the waterfall we hiked to. One of the best waterfalls I've seen in a while. Y muy refrescita!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:03:42 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/lindyfalls/173442831_pK8AE-Th.jpg 2007-06-24 07:37:28 5e8678614ddaf0801221a2b1c29e78c6 023b26bfc6022d66547b91d57e689ae8 e4f3fad77ba16e21dd4bc0fa152d26b8 5c35074fd89cbeaeccc8230683da4b78 0944da2e10cc75ea20412596fd7c0676 Lindy at the waterfall we hiked to. One of the best waterfalls I've seen in a while. Y muy refrescita! <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Lindy at the waterfall we hiked to. One of the best waterfalls I've seen in a while. Y muy refrescita!</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/3157569_DoVfw#173442831_pK8AE" title="Lindy at the waterfall we hiked to. One of the best waterfalls I've seen in a while. Y muy refrescita!"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/lindyfalls/173442831_pK8AE-Th.jpg" width="94" height="150" alt="Lindy at the waterfall we hiked to. One of the best waterfalls I've seen in a while. Y muy refrescita!" title="Lindy at the waterfall we hiked to. One of the best waterfalls I've seen in a while. Y muy refrescita!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel lindy, falls Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/3157569_DoVfw#173441822_mfhnR <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Coming back to North Carolina, I was happy to get to see these guys and gal. From L to R: My niece Leah, nephews Noah and Josh,</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/3157569_DoVfw#173441822_mfhnR" title="Coming back to North Carolina, I was happy to get to see these guys and gal. From L to R: My niece Leah, nephews Noah and Josh,"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/leahnoahjosh/173441822_mfhnR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="117" alt="Coming back to North Carolina, I was happy to get to see these guys and gal. From L to R: My niece Leah, nephews Noah and Josh," title="Coming back to North Carolina, I was happy to get to see these guys and gal. From L to R: My niece Leah, nephews Noah and Josh," style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:01:06 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/leahnoahjosh/173441822_mfhnR-Th.jpg 2007-06-02 11:15:15 bf1e6d06390ba6977e69cb3eca03922c 56e19be274494f18b187ae2cac3afae2 af5cd219f2cd472b382003691a8fea24 7696080eac01f4532017a285bad498d7 2c45d757e4ea61dbfe605b38deca2277 59f168c10140bcfe00d948fe0c06d7ff Coming back to North Carolina, I was happy to get to see these guys and gal. From L to R: My niece Leah, nephews Noah and Josh, <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Coming back to North Carolina, I was happy to get to see these guys and gal. From L to R: My niece Leah, nephews Noah and Josh,</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/3157569_DoVfw#173441822_mfhnR" title="Coming back to North Carolina, I was happy to get to see these guys and gal. From L to R: My niece Leah, nephews Noah and Josh,"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Getting-back-to-Colorado-2007/leahnoahjosh/173441822_mfhnR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="117" alt="Coming back to North Carolina, I was happy to get to see these guys and gal. From L to R: My niece Leah, nephews Noah and Josh," title="Coming back to North Carolina, I was happy to get to see these guys and gal. From L to R: My niece Leah, nephews Noah and Josh," style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel leah, noah, josh Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168276592_eCcxE <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The kids in Tonga were great, always happy, never acting up. We almost never saw a kid crying or behaving badly, it was bizarre when we took notice of that fact. I don't know what they fee ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168276592_eCcxE" title="The kids in Tonga were great, always happy, never acting up. We almost never saw a kid crying or behaving badly, it was bizarre when we took notice of that fact. I don't know what they fee ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/kidsswimming/168276592_eCcxE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The kids in Tonga were great, always happy, never acting up. We almost never saw a kid crying or behaving badly, it was bizarre when we took notice of that fact. I don't know what they fee ..." title="The kids in Tonga were great, always happy, never acting up. We almost never saw a kid crying or behaving badly, it was bizarre when we took notice of that fact. I don't know what they fee ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:19:54 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/kidsswimming/168276592_eCcxE-Th.jpg 2007-05-19 14:03:40 0614a9e652004fb285b5d887a2a33591 bee5baa4056d25511dec638249c88c8e 62a1daed293e9619f2d89e08fdfeae31 004be84f3217862d2047aea7e87b3331 8ce08df2d5d971cd97ecbb0338ab9405 3d2818bc2b99db47817672d547356cf0 The kids in Tonga were great, always happy, never acting up. We almost never saw a kid crying or behaving badly, it was bizarre when we took notice of that fact. I don't know what they fee ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The kids in Tonga were great, always happy, never acting up. We almost never saw a kid crying or behaving badly, it was bizarre when we took notice of that fact. I don't know what they fee ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168276592_eCcxE" title="The kids in Tonga were great, always happy, never acting up. We almost never saw a kid crying or behaving badly, it was bizarre when we took notice of that fact. I don't know what they fee ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/kidsswimming/168276592_eCcxE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The kids in Tonga were great, always happy, never acting up. We almost never saw a kid crying or behaving badly, it was bizarre when we took notice of that fact. I don't know what they fee ..." title="The kids in Tonga were great, always happy, never acting up. We almost never saw a kid crying or behaving badly, it was bizarre when we took notice of that fact. I don't know what they fee ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel kids, swimming Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168275822_5V74A <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />After much searching, we managed to find a glass of wine at a resort beside the beach.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168275822_5V74A" title="After much searching, we managed to find a glass of wine at a resort beside the beach."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/winebeachfeet/168275822_5V74A-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="After much searching, we managed to find a glass of wine at a resort beside the beach." title="After much searching, we managed to find a glass of wine at a resort beside the beach." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:16:21 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/winebeachfeet/168275822_5V74A-Th.jpg 2007-05-14 17:29:44 c34a57a9c3dd2b3357906619010e41eb 778912bb51ee24a2cc0f3845293d75ae aa523b87426e2cef98d0564cad003573 5dc096e0f5b9dec40e71d8421edc1285 0eed04c7802eb8e7538a825df3a9f217 After much searching, we managed to find a glass of wine at a resort beside the beach. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />After much searching, we managed to find a glass of wine at a resort beside the beach.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168275822_5V74A" title="After much searching, we managed to find a glass of wine at a resort beside the beach."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/winebeachfeet/168275822_5V74A-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="After much searching, we managed to find a glass of wine at a resort beside the beach." title="After much searching, we managed to find a glass of wine at a resort beside the beach." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel wine, beach, feet Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168275619_2UJ4j <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Marie, from Captain Cook Bungalows, was super friendly and helpful. She was always doing some chore or another.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168275619_2UJ4j" title="Marie, from Captain Cook Bungalows, was super friendly and helpful. She was always doing some chore or another."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/marie/168275619_2UJ4j-Th.jpg" width="150" height="131" alt="Marie, from Captain Cook Bungalows, was super friendly and helpful. She was always doing some chore or another." title="Marie, from Captain Cook Bungalows, was super friendly and helpful. She was always doing some chore or another." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:14:54 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/marie/168275619_2UJ4j-Th.jpg 2007-05-10 17:38:30 746516802c53ebe660c2997650cca7ce c61bb04de6fa9da1cc3ee10fce18bc4a c08eaad3727d3998e15a588bdf3cc17d f2e034158a8070ee1860bb3137915cb4 19d1c9d98efd3ad97cf1da62b209a0b1 70b42b1c7885d02bb45c49ef994c3a39 Marie, from Captain Cook Bungalows, was super friendly and helpful. She was always doing some chore or another. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Marie, from Captain Cook Bungalows, was super friendly and helpful. She was always doing some chore or another.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168275619_2UJ4j" title="Marie, from Captain Cook Bungalows, was super friendly and helpful. She was always doing some chore or another."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/marie/168275619_2UJ4j-Th.jpg" width="150" height="131" alt="Marie, from Captain Cook Bungalows, was super friendly and helpful. She was always doing some chore or another." title="Marie, from Captain Cook Bungalows, was super friendly and helpful. She was always doing some chore or another." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel marie Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168275420_nAgBV <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Life on the outer islands is pretty bare-bones. This is a photo of Marie and her helper Paulie, who took care of one of the bungalows we stayed at. Here they are gathering pipis (those sma ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168275420_nAgBV" title="Life on the outer islands is pretty bare-bones. This is a photo of Marie and her helper Paulie, who took care of one of the bungalows we stayed at. Here they are gathering pipis (those sma ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/mariepaulyfindingpipis/168275420_nAgBV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="93" alt="Life on the outer islands is pretty bare-bones. This is a photo of Marie and her helper Paulie, who took care of one of the bungalows we stayed at. Here they are gathering pipis (those sma ..." title="Life on the outer islands is pretty bare-bones. This is a photo of Marie and her helper Paulie, who took care of one of the bungalows we stayed at. Here they are gathering pipis (those sma ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:13:29 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/mariepaulyfindingpipis/168275420_nAgBV-Th.jpg 2007-05-10 17:41:18 4dbc5c3caef03925579a9f36f34c6594 680cbd450a2aae1ea77e8888bfb177e9 70fcd0b4a41eb8491c4c6201da0b5b9a 71e9341577d78781a5a6f1fcf248ebac b531d7783ca1e755c752a01fce7699d5 Life on the outer islands is pretty bare-bones. This is a photo of Marie and her helper Paulie, who took care of one of the bungalows we stayed at. Here they are gathering pipis (those sma ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Life on the outer islands is pretty bare-bones. This is a photo of Marie and her helper Paulie, who took care of one of the bungalows we stayed at. Here they are gathering pipis (those sma ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168275420_nAgBV" title="Life on the outer islands is pretty bare-bones. This is a photo of Marie and her helper Paulie, who took care of one of the bungalows we stayed at. Here they are gathering pipis (those sma ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/mariepaulyfindingpipis/168275420_nAgBV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="93" alt="Life on the outer islands is pretty bare-bones. This is a photo of Marie and her helper Paulie, who took care of one of the bungalows we stayed at. Here they are gathering pipis (those sma ..." title="Life on the outer islands is pretty bare-bones. This is a photo of Marie and her helper Paulie, who took care of one of the bungalows we stayed at. Here they are gathering pipis (those sma ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel marie, pauly, finding, pipis Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#168275392_UUaQ2 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Welcome to the Kingdom of Tonga, with crystal clear waters and an easy-going, non-touristy environment. However, just because its easy-going doesn't mean its easy... keep reading to see.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#168275392_UUaQ2" title="Welcome to the Kingdom of Tonga, with crystal clear waters and an easy-going, non-touristy environment. However, just because its easy-going doesn't mean its easy... keep reading to see."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/heatherkidsswimming/168275392_UUaQ2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Welcome to the Kingdom of Tonga, with crystal clear waters and an easy-going, non-touristy environment. However, just because its easy-going doesn't mean its easy... keep reading to see." title="Welcome to the Kingdom of Tonga, with crystal clear waters and an easy-going, non-touristy environment. However, just because its easy-going doesn't mean its easy... keep reading to see." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Photography Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:13:17 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/heatherkidsswimming/168275392_UUaQ2-Th.jpg 2007-05-19 14:01:19 -21.22794190510000 -175.19073486300000 0 4dd0d5e35331c912b4c80e4f4603cab7 6f884c7abb148b1736337a06d8775e65 b3917f908d2acbaaba4ea820864d827d 2eb291bb2eeff0d0c1dc2a32eb885bc0 b6e6e4ccd8bfeab9f9e8d68fcffe1323 2ff1534f24e080e48d7322b422226cac Welcome to the Kingdom of Tonga, with crystal clear waters and an easy-going, non-touristy environment. However, just because its easy-going doesn't mean its easy... keep reading to see. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Welcome to the Kingdom of Tonga, with crystal clear waters and an easy-going, non-touristy environment. However, just because its easy-going doesn't mean its easy... keep reading to see.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#168275392_UUaQ2" title="Welcome to the Kingdom of Tonga, with crystal clear waters and an easy-going, non-touristy environment. However, just because its easy-going doesn't mean its easy... keep reading to see."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/heatherkidsswimming/168275392_UUaQ2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Welcome to the Kingdom of Tonga, with crystal clear waters and an easy-going, non-touristy environment. However, just because its easy-going doesn't mean its easy... keep reading to see." title="Welcome to the Kingdom of Tonga, with crystal clear waters and an easy-going, non-touristy environment. However, just because its easy-going doesn't mean its easy... keep reading to see." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Photography heather, kids, swimming Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168275300_My8fr <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Lots of relaxing in hammocks for Heather.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168275300_My8fr" title="Lots of relaxing in hammocks for Heather."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/heatherhammock/168275300_My8fr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="90" alt="Lots of relaxing in hammocks for Heather." title="Lots of relaxing in hammocks for Heather." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:12:42 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/heatherhammock/168275300_My8fr-Th.jpg 2007-05-10 17:44:25 4a834ad6ed4c7e81a14b610c8ba41164 d6e766432eefecc2ce0927af8081b39e bc8691d5d73b02e39410546aa4445e24 33c23a5f0b36121f6f8011cd43cc3a25 0334c7f5324873c1bb7dd2d81709a790 Lots of relaxing in hammocks for Heather. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Lots of relaxing in hammocks for Heather.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168275300_My8fr" title="Lots of relaxing in hammocks for Heather."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/heatherhammock/168275300_My8fr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="90" alt="Lots of relaxing in hammocks for Heather." title="Lots of relaxing in hammocks for Heather." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel heather, hammock Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168269061_KMJNz <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Tonga had some of the easiest acccess to snorkeling locations of any place I'd been. Lots of fish, some decent coral, and a few extras like sting rays, moray eels, and large clams.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168269061_KMJNz" title="Tonga had some of the easiest acccess to snorkeling locations of any place I'd been. Lots of fish, some decent coral, and a few extras like sting rays, moray eels, and large clams."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/stephansnorkeling-Large/168269061_KMJNz-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Tonga had some of the easiest acccess to snorkeling locations of any place I'd been. Lots of fish, some decent coral, and a few extras like sting rays, moray eels, and large clams." title="Tonga had some of the easiest acccess to snorkeling locations of any place I'd been. Lots of fish, some decent coral, and a few extras like sting rays, moray eels, and large clams." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:40:02 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/stephansnorkeling-Large/168269061_KMJNz-Th.jpg 2007-05-10 14:13:23 35df87a6057c9297122342830f9f3f9a ce246d2afe4aaad11597c1d3a7a3d371 4deb4d87794e40292395d325ccdbe120 81288ea2e47ddc067a1295a41269546d a96a5c0b97bdb5af868839a7de0b2530 Tonga had some of the easiest acccess to snorkeling locations of any place I'd been. Lots of fish, some decent coral, and a few extras like sting rays, moray eels, and large clams. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Tonga had some of the easiest acccess to snorkeling locations of any place I'd been. Lots of fish, some decent coral, and a few extras like sting rays, moray eels, and large clams.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168269061_KMJNz" title="Tonga had some of the easiest acccess to snorkeling locations of any place I'd been. Lots of fish, some decent coral, and a few extras like sting rays, moray eels, and large clams."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/stephansnorkeling-Large/168269061_KMJNz-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Tonga had some of the easiest acccess to snorkeling locations of any place I'd been. Lots of fish, some decent coral, and a few extras like sting rays, moray eels, and large clams." title="Tonga had some of the easiest acccess to snorkeling locations of any place I'd been. Lots of fish, some decent coral, and a few extras like sting rays, moray eels, and large clams." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel stephan, snorkeling Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168268918_HffkC <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Some large clams we spotted while snorkeling.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168268918_HffkC" title="Some large clams we spotted while snorkeling."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/underwaterclams/168268918_HffkC-Th.jpg" width="129" height="150" alt="Some large clams we spotted while snorkeling." title="Some large clams we spotted while snorkeling." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:39:15 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/underwaterclams/168268918_HffkC-Th.jpg 2007-05-09 14:13:53 59337c584d29a156d4b0e74725ba0ca7 ec502d153d7eaa9f32396ae73adfb676 216d8facb90a97ef5171aab21b24051b e942b36d070d7c3189c697ec574007e2 700f0a0a31b0315170211b873f43a60a Some large clams we spotted while snorkeling. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Some large clams we spotted while snorkeling.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168268918_HffkC" title="Some large clams we spotted while snorkeling."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/underwaterclams/168268918_HffkC-Th.jpg" width="129" height="150" alt="Some large clams we spotted while snorkeling." title="Some large clams we spotted while snorkeling." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel underwater, clams Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168268328_TnWeE <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />It wouldn't be a Polynesian island without island dancers! For a small fee.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168268328_TnWeE" title="It wouldn't be a Polynesian island without island dancers! For a small fee."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/dancers2/168268328_TnWeE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="94" alt="It wouldn't be a Polynesian island without island dancers! For a small fee." title="It wouldn't be a Polynesian island without island dancers! For a small fee." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:35:35 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/dancers2/168268328_TnWeE-Th.jpg 2007-05-04 21:16:27 6d470886ed510c420d32d8c84203c68f d8bebfb885184e2eaee29df4a244a480 1afd77d064006f2b4b0593f13b5d954a 08270712bf2915b40b2c2cb6ab602616 dfaad52d838cee4b24c129825249757e 536880eaa81611c59a87b2f10e918129 It wouldn't be a Polynesian island without island dancers! For a small fee. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />It wouldn't be a Polynesian island without island dancers! For a small fee.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168268328_TnWeE" title="It wouldn't be a Polynesian island without island dancers! For a small fee."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/dancers2/168268328_TnWeE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="94" alt="It wouldn't be a Polynesian island without island dancers! For a small fee." title="It wouldn't be a Polynesian island without island dancers! For a small fee." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel dancers Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168268266_NmbSb <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />See, I told you Tongans love to have their photos taken. Very photogenic people too.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168268266_NmbSb" title="See, I told you Tongans love to have their photos taken. Very photogenic people too."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/smilingguys/168268266_NmbSb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="See, I told you Tongans love to have their photos taken. Very photogenic people too." title="See, I told you Tongans love to have their photos taken. Very photogenic people too." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sat, 30 Jun 2007 23:35:09 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/smilingguys/168268266_NmbSb-Th.jpg 2007-05-04 17:39:20 2b7287173cb8b95b44281dc847632e4d 72ef302b334e51863c3516e31edb4d78 b2358b161c4be4210c0a64c1279b9fc7 679d87aaaddadb53a5aad490a3073861 1873e799d5235e7f17d0b862af73b8bc See, I told you Tongans love to have their photos taken. Very photogenic people too. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />See, I told you Tongans love to have their photos taken. Very photogenic people too.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168268266_NmbSb" title="See, I told you Tongans love to have their photos taken. Very photogenic people too."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/smilingguys/168268266_NmbSb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="See, I told you Tongans love to have their photos taken. Very photogenic people too." title="See, I told you Tongans love to have their photos taken. Very photogenic people too." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel smiling, guys Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142586052_oB3Nz <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142586052_oB3Nz" title="Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/heatherboat/142586052_oB3Nz-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds." title="Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:39:42 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/heatherboat/142586052_oB3Nz-Th.jpg 2007-03-24 10:00:45 bee0f3ebca8a16cd872bb70f78dcd826 6f038ed45ed09b680929889e30b1565e c391fb0f90a598f64eee1b987e1247c8 0e7d9fc3d9c40e8d891d283fa70a7f31 1c675fd000584567b06ec28e1aca6e42 Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142586052_oB3Nz" title="Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/heatherboat/142586052_oB3Nz-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds." title="Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin heather, boat Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142585922_5K2tU <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142585922_5K2tU" title="Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/fantail/142585922_5K2tU-Th.jpg" width="132" height="150" alt="Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ..." title="Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:38:47 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/fantail/142585922_5K2tU-Th.jpg 2007-03-31 13:49:08 f6c012e1a7cbbe1f0f72d1b0450d286f 4113db01a0baeece2e41201851983e55 2214660f06ffcf15ce93c0f629392673 6576c07c0a6f7222b55320b8d55426b4 7fe505e13e2aff93bfc832a6f7953b87 Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142585922_5K2tU" title="Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/fantail/142585922_5K2tU-Th.jpg" width="132" height="150" alt="Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ..." title="Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin fantail Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142585823_mPG6d <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A Dog in Sheeps Clothing</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142585823_mPG6d" title="A Dog in Sheeps Clothing"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/dogInSheepsClothing/142585823_mPG6d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A Dog in Sheeps Clothing" title="A Dog in Sheeps Clothing" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:37:53 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/dogInSheepsClothing/142585823_mPG6d-Th.jpg 2007-04-01 16:54:33 1268465b2ecbcc63c455c2bb9317f661 a4ba12d5062d68ab4fbc44a40e58c01b 3a44dc7220179f41f0641331ae6ece4f e1779870ed544c3027bf0b27c922c94e bc93152b416424089a4af3234e06fa97 A Dog in Sheeps Clothing <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A Dog in Sheeps Clothing</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142585823_mPG6d" title="A Dog in Sheeps Clothing"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/dogInSheepsClothing/142585823_mPG6d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A Dog in Sheeps Clothing" title="A Dog in Sheeps Clothing" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin doginsheepsclothing Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057427_vq9Ny <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057427_vq9Ny" title="A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/kanukaGrove/132057427_vq9Ny-Th.jpg" width="150" height="88" alt="A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees." title="A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:12:21 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/kanukaGrove/132057427_vq9Ny-Th.jpg 2007-02-10 17:31:09 565e17a135ef9cd76a47b0c422fee426 84b105df0543a1c42ab4990b0f760e87 b7b9b34b47efbd3a1f6974bae51caee6 49a105807fa2c2944df825ee08a4a64c aca810a411382bf30c531e73f436ef30 8e27ec189b5fdde8f80723534a3adcab A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057427_vq9Ny" title="A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/kanukaGrove/132057427_vq9Ny-Th.jpg" width="150" height="88" alt="A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees." title="A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin kanuka, trees farewell spit, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055688_5Wi4q <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055688_5Wi4q" title="Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/fiefshore-rock-nelson-port/132055688_5Wi4q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ..." title="Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:04:34 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/fiefshore-rock-nelson-port/132055688_5Wi4q-Th.jpg 2007-02-20 07:54:49 99883c3db23e956559f2ac4ef34e9580 153a8bd88137f9b419be5e3690bb15e4 27c19bfa270ced52146149baef1bd906 68f835e14175502c90a82912fbdb3ad1 ceacd856985fde54b9057fc91cb41a76 07874a91f56ba9c06772af5482ce5899 Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055688_5Wi4q" title="Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/fiefshore-rock-nelson-port/132055688_5Wi4q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ..." title="Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin fiefshore, rock, nelson, port, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055059_QNurM <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055059_QNurM" title="This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/aotearoa-mural/132055059_QNurM-Th.jpg" width="104" height="150" alt="This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ..." title="This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:01:51 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/aotearoa-mural/132055059_QNurM-Th.jpg 2007-02-20 09:02:34 44b9330bc710887f4d66909ae7dc98dd 97c4696629261b2ea5a9bd6bfe6a99d3 ca2e35d495d63e8afce67082497cbdf7 9134cae3004acfa83074cf620d3bac0c b6bef35fee2725ef8e260620b0dcc088 6f0842ad3b7a4c9daa4e2b8a6430379e This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055059_QNurM" title="This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/aotearoa-mural/132055059_QNurM-Th.jpg" width="104" height="150" alt="This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ..." title="This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin aotearoa, mural, nelson, port, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Wedding-of-Eugene-and-Anita/2407284_vjfY4#126180263_cXubA <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_benHeatherCoupleThrowingBouquet.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Wedding-of-Eugene-and-Anita/2407284_vjfY4#126180263_cXubA" title="_benHeatherCoupleThrowingBouquet.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Wedding-of-Eugene-and-Anita/benHeatherCoupleThrowingBouque/126180263_cXubA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_benHeatherCoupleThrowingBouquet.jpg" title="_benHeatherCoupleThrowingBouquet.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Mon, 29 Jan 2007 03:25:34 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Wedding-of-Eugene-and-Anita/benHeatherCoupleThrowingBouque/126180263_cXubA-Th.jpg 2007-01-27 15:19:29 bba0cec2efc30b758f778ea58d4b4f6a c5a3da4021bf5b17ff6958e30714346a b20719590fd4f0b5f386f60864ac7092 1d1caeeeb66e858bfe012555f4455208 21f1586593048bf334d5addf5b960343 _benHeatherCoupleThrowingBouquet.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_benHeatherCoupleThrowingBouquet.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Wedding-of-Eugene-and-Anita/2407284_vjfY4#126180263_cXubA" title="_benHeatherCoupleThrowingBouquet.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/Wedding-of-Eugene-and-Anita/benHeatherCoupleThrowingBouque/126180263_cXubA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_benHeatherCoupleThrowingBouquet.jpg" title="_benHeatherCoupleThrowingBouquet.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events anita szabo, eugene szabo, wedding, kaiteriteri Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166180_bRDDM <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166180_bRDDM" title="Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/heatherFishingOkiwiBay/124166180_bRDDM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ." title="Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:00:47 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/heatherFishingOkiwiBay/124166180_bRDDM-Th.jpg 2007-01-18 18:36:37 a766a7f8816e5792504f109ef330ad80 f31abf0fce918fdb946a68c8c80325d5 2cf3d2866594cede0fe297c213767f60 04241c2c2304ac2bff1bca38155e7976 a847b84c7d9cc0e8dd4dfeea2a0c6920 Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166180_bRDDM" title="Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/heatherFishingOkiwiBay/124166180_bRDDM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ." title="Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin fishing, okiwi, bay, marlborough, sounds, elaine, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919274_ETHSu <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919274_ETHSu" title="A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/whiteWaterLillyCloseup/119919274_ETHSu-Th.jpg" width="149" height="150" alt="A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden." title="A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:50:00 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/whiteWaterLillyCloseup/119919274_ETHSu-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 14:19:46 3cca981816665eaca897ce639e282cb5 78358dfaf39fcf1272ec442bbc68fa01 7a0b4b3c21cae3c1abce225de750c9c5 3cab8059fabf33ea046e87fce64ae874 f2390583f393ab23a8a9e18dd620189b A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919274_ETHSu" title="A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/whiteWaterLillyCloseup/119919274_ETHSu-Th.jpg" width="149" height="150" alt="A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden." title="A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin white, water, lily, miyazu, japanese, garden, nelson, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919213_dghGB <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the water lilies in the japanase garden.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919213_dghGB" title="One of the water lilies in the japanase garden."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/pinkWaterLilly/119919213_dghGB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="137" alt="One of the water lilies in the japanase garden." title="One of the water lilies in the japanase garden." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:49:37 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/pinkWaterLilly/119919213_dghGB-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 14:14:26 b0c82f558bfd02378ec0274e321d68b1 59b9152703db5d89951cf0ff6b2e3257 a7a6297cd7cbb9f673bb0d92695ebe1f 07af208772c769720e2d0a5ada360bd9 3d3c53f9159feb0382a5fb5d847f7694 One of the water lilies in the japanase garden. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the water lilies in the japanase garden.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919213_dghGB" title="One of the water lilies in the japanase garden."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/pinkWaterLilly/119919213_dghGB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="137" alt="One of the water lilies in the japanase garden." title="One of the water lilies in the japanase garden." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin pink, water, lilly, japanese, garden, nelson, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Dec-4/2201424_TLcXV#114883236_hD9hX <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Dec-4/2201424_TLcXV#114883236_hD9hX" title="The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Dec-4/bunnyEatingHeather/114883236_hD9hX-Th-4.jpg" width="103" height="150" alt="The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe." title="The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:14:55 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Dec-4/bunnyEatingHeather/114883236_hD9hX-Th-4.jpg 2006-11-24 14:17:07 5caac41c8a59fe3bda932568afdc51bf 4afb54ded64a19ee39353c4be86a220b 1cefac07865f1e34548c508e838d953b 67011f651569db7f39d87ec0d820eb44 767d80fd7227e5ed79f77dacc200c90f The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Dec-4/2201424_TLcXV#114883236_hD9hX" title="The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Dec-4/bunnyEatingHeather/114883236_hD9hX-Th-4.jpg" width="103" height="150" alt="The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe." title="The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin heather, cadbury, factory, dunedin, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/2163855_VmmaN#112374304_SsAwS <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/2163855_VmmaN#112374304_SsAwS" title="View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/lupinesMountains/112374304_SsAwS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="87" alt="View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here." title="View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Thu, 23 Nov 2006 15:02:48 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/lupinesMountains/112374304_SsAwS-Th.jpg 2006-11-15 07:46:07 94aa78d6cc4155c719af2afae893e90b dc7636f66c052523168b93c6b04022cf aedab255c1c4b7543718f6c73b4aaa9f d1e99bae17260952b3cce1bc5435d74b 385fed0ab6f24129a2911f74269a6cdb View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/2163855_VmmaN#112374304_SsAwS" title="View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/lupinesMountains/112374304_SsAwS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="87" alt="View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here." title="View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin lake, wanaka, lupine, mountains, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224318_xhdRA <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather looking happy at the vineyards.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224318_xhdRA" title="Heather looking happy at the vineyards."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/heatherAtKariKari/107224318_xhdRA-Th.jpg" width="120" height="150" alt="Heather looking happy at the vineyards." title="Heather looking happy at the vineyards." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:47:56 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/heatherAtKariKari/107224318_xhdRA-Th.jpg 2006-10-27 16:09:26 9e8b7f465732b1275dd3e3bd0066e73a 888dfbc993a3a9d56c14a0676143339b 1175184a9f736c03f703a498e4028779 f42cac001f9e49fdfd5c8c374d797f13 4da0d73b2f559580d80242feb526e12a 071edeb90a4c47bc010a882821519442 Heather looking happy at the vineyards. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather looking happy at the vineyards.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224318_xhdRA" title="Heather looking happy at the vineyards."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/heatherAtKariKari/107224318_xhdRA-Th.jpg" width="120" height="150" alt="Heather looking happy at the vineyards." title="Heather looking happy at the vineyards." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin heatheratkarikari Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/2050936_XGcFn#105397640_XzkHd <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/2050936_XGcFn#105397640_XzkHd" title="Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/calaLilly/105397640_XzkHd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out." title="Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:11:58 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/calaLilly/105397640_XzkHd-Th.jpg 2006-10-24 09:44:42 39f48718285f323cb1a42daefba87823 48bc2f8300f2adc0d9a23488e4198448 af1e3ed6794ed52c61551186859b6fd8 90a438a6c18560d195e98cf6b0c41c81 53a1a309a73651254ae31a90fccd4dd0 530681a165f192ef78ffd9b4d9b0879f Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/2050936_XGcFn#105397640_XzkHd" title="Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/calaLilly/105397640_XzkHd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out." title="Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin calalilly Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/1411655_EiYsH#98581085_BqJbu <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Fall 05 in Boulder.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/1411655_EiYsH#98581085_BqJbu" title="Fall 05 in Boulder."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/bellaInLeaves/98581085_BqJbu-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Fall 05 in Boulder." title="Fall 05 in Boulder." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:23:57 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/bellaInLeaves/98581085_BqJbu-Th.jpg 2005-11-06 15:12:33 c1c0fe6ec342ccea14ec19c6fec6d2bb e513f20d5d15f61367b87bb4c0630dba 299de3aa124c97ada952080ac0f3d4ac 9d89d504953af7a310641b5b50f7a52d 80cc23477d06278b6f6b182513a7679a Fall 05 in Boulder. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Fall 05 in Boulder.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/1411655_EiYsH#98581085_BqJbu" title="Fall 05 in Boulder."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Bella/bellaInLeaves/98581085_BqJbu-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Fall 05 in Boulder." title="Fall 05 in Boulder." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin bellainleaves Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Northwest-Road-Trip-Round-3/1912364_jgQxn#96650657_SoaXY <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The next night we started the night with a mass pillow fight in downtown Portland that Nate knew about. This is one of the mighty abilities of the internet - to organize mass pillow fights.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Northwest-Road-Trip-Round-3/1912364_jgQxn#96650657_SoaXY" title="The next night we started the night with a mass pillow fight in downtown Portland that Nate knew about. This is one of the mighty abilities of the internet - to organize mass pillow fights."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Northwest-Road-Trip-Round-3/pillowFight/96650657_SoaXY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="The next night we started the night with a mass pillow fight in downtown Portland that Nate knew about. This is one of the mighty abilities of the internet - to organize mass pillow fights." title="The next night we started the night with a mass pillow fight in downtown Portland that Nate knew about. This is one of the mighty abilities of the internet - to organize mass pillow fights." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:36:39 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Northwest-Road-Trip-Round-3/pillowFight/96650657_SoaXY-Th.jpg 2006-09-15 21:10:51 de0d2f3147a3550e01a0016feccd8298 ab4e138a60821783ab28c31aa4da57ec 07dacb5a28a57315a5baa6b01f6ffb97 6c7a205e1cbe189de7fffaaf739ce8d4 04bba7d63719ded6e35672e59729b570 The next night we started the night with a mass pillow fight in downtown Portland that Nate knew about. This is one of the mighty abilities of the internet - to organize mass pillow fights. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The next night we started the night with a mass pillow fight in downtown Portland that Nate knew about. This is one of the mighty abilities of the internet - to organize mass pillow fights.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Northwest-Road-Trip-Round-3/1912364_jgQxn#96650657_SoaXY" title="The next night we started the night with a mass pillow fight in downtown Portland that Nate knew about. This is one of the mighty abilities of the internet - to organize mass pillow fights."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Northwest-Road-Trip-Round-3/pillowFight/96650657_SoaXY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="The next night we started the night with a mass pillow fight in downtown Portland that Nate knew about. This is one of the mighty abilities of the internet - to organize mass pillow fights." title="The next night we started the night with a mass pillow fight in downtown Portland that Nate knew about. This is one of the mighty abilities of the internet - to organize mass pillow fights." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel pillow fight, portland, oregon Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290044_BYC2q <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290044_BYC2q" title="This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/beaverCreekSlowedDown/88290044_BYC2q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ..." title="This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:19:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/beaverCreekSlowedDown/88290044_BYC2q-Th.jpg 2006-08-09 09:10:00 308788e14c51f006a9930502b246dd46 ec64dae3593a157674401abc4232a891 3da52bb53324c99ea130f23fb90741b7 2bb282a363896c84969eaaee19bd3abd 3e2e4670c8a9452d70698836167dd1a1 This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290044_BYC2q" title="This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/beaverCreekSlowedDown/88290044_BYC2q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ..." title="This was not long into our second day of hiking, when we crossed Bear Creek. I tried to get as long of a shutter speed as I could with this (1/4 sec), and decreased the exposure so that it ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin beaver, creek, water, rocks, long shutter, colorado Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290036_ogMec <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290036_ogMec" title="This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/tiltedTentByRiver/88290036_ogMec-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away." title="This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:19:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/tiltedTentByRiver/88290036_ogMec-Th.jpg 2006-08-10 20:07:59 81fae8c1e1adfee0e7773f47ecd25890 44b0085af0fe8518845c1fccb0764c55 139b0c5760ed936e3916c2651e2fe82c 7a585e40aa73973402a63aa00fcc106c 0001649ee32913e796b5a5cff0f4d85a 9aeca6e0439a539530371f66350454eb This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/1775702_3Q6ZM#88290036_ogMec" title="This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/Southwest-Colorado-Trip/tiltedTentByRiver/88290036_ogMec-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away." title="This camp site rocked. My Canon SLR did some nice work of making the creek look creamy. Luckily no flash floods came and knocked our tent away." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin tent, river, almont, crested butte, water, long shutter, colorado Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#88290035_YTrMB <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Bella didn't complain about the flowers and scenery.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#88290035_YTrMB" title="Bella didn't complain about the flowers and scenery."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/bellaHiking/88290035_YTrMB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Bella didn't complain about the flowers and scenery." title="Bella didn't complain about the flowers and scenery." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Photography Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:19:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/bellaHiking/88290035_YTrMB-Th.jpg 2006-08-11 13:31:22 ab665b429eec69cc110da9a85b516337 5af8676f785ae153c324c5f0a3b0e265 53a1fb1b864ab358080e0e3813e2c9fa bfd7b1aef622bfe8a62f6b63dee08314 ab66a16da7d2efbcc2e2845ca5bfee5d 30e26ec86095228c2923ef1c6eaf433b Bella didn't complain about the flowers and scenery. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Bella didn't complain about the flowers and scenery.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#88290035_YTrMB" title="Bella didn't complain about the flowers and scenery."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/bellaHiking/88290035_YTrMB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Bella didn't complain about the flowers and scenery." title="Bella didn't complain about the flowers and scenery." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Photography bella, mountains, flowers, maroon bells, crested butte, gothic, colorado Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#70579377_Uo7jw <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Sunset at Bicheno.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#70579377_Uo7jw" title="Sunset at Bicheno."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/bechinoSunset/70579377_Uo7jw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="83" alt="Sunset at Bicheno." title="Sunset at Bicheno." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Photography Sat, 20 May 2006 16:50:47 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/bechinoSunset/70579377_Uo7jw-Th.jpg 2004-05-27 16:25:11 -41.87294824370000 148.30384254500000 0 03528986f38a160874c1366536da2248 bb453f08f53b43c91624cd2e9abdd39f 789b590678b1951b4c4cbb302663c766 55e7857a54028a948d3a72e0f9bd33fb ee9f2e695d81e8667a13a935566319dd Sunset at Bicheno. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Sunset at Bicheno.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#70579377_Uo7jw" title="Sunset at Bicheno."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/bechinoSunset/70579377_Uo7jw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="83" alt="Sunset at Bicheno." title="Sunset at Bicheno." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Photography bechinosunset Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Thailand-Nov-2003/1476632_RdGMf#70574422_Y4dzr <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the women in one of the tiny village along our trek.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Thailand-Nov-2003/1476632_RdGMf#70574422_Y4dzr" title="One of the women in one of the tiny village along our trek."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Thailand-Nov-2003/villageWoman/70574422_Y4dzr-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="One of the women in one of the tiny village along our trek." title="One of the women in one of the tiny village along our trek." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sat, 20 May 2006 16:18:46 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Thailand-Nov-2003/villageWoman/70574422_Y4dzr-Th.jpg 2003-10-12 12:06:25 18.29194973360000 99.48120117190000 0 393e3c37c3c6ab631f4e4348f73185d3 858eacfcd267d6d1b93c166580507cee f7a65cd9f52fca1990e307186630ab49 1aa33a66462298fe16c82e1711900ccc 2d3a0c0b0220f06e533d30847e7f8c5b One of the women in one of the tiny village along our trek. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the women in one of the tiny village along our trek.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Thailand-Nov-2003/1476632_RdGMf#70574422_Y4dzr" title="One of the women in one of the tiny village along our trek."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Thailand-Nov-2003/villageWoman/70574422_Y4dzr-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="One of the women in one of the tiny village along our trek." title="One of the women in one of the tiny village along our trek." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel village, woman, trek, thailand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#70574416_oLjLg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Beautifully weathered hands and feet on this village woman.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#70574416_oLjLg" title="Beautifully weathered hands and feet on this village woman."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/villageHandsAndFeet/70574416_oLjLg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="93" alt="Beautifully weathered hands and feet on this village woman." title="Beautifully weathered hands and feet on this village woman." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Photography Sat, 20 May 2006 16:18:43 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/villageHandsAndFeet/70574416_oLjLg-Th.jpg 2003-10-12 12:24:57 84e92c8ae40a7635e1fbf9e485a01f44 d81239fbb6193c5ca3f9a9597ac16d2b a7bc0d85dec42e9071a397e09e0f1f3a 423ecb18a26ce6132aedc3734a9aca81 d8956b29b42e8537f42c3ec87c4db6c8 Beautifully weathered hands and feet on this village woman. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Beautifully weathered hands and feet on this village woman.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/10354338_dq2wA#70574416_oLjLg" title="Beautifully weathered hands and feet on this village woman."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Photography/Slideshow/villageHandsAndFeet/70574416_oLjLg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="93" alt="Beautifully weathered hands and feet on this village woman." title="Beautifully weathered hands and feet on this village woman." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Photography village, hands, feet, trek, thailand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Thailand-Nov-2003/1476632_RdGMf#70574354_JbxZx <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Piglets: internationally cute.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Thailand-Nov-2003/1476632_RdGMf#70574354_JbxZx" title="Piglets: internationally cute."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Thailand-Nov-2003/piglets/70574354_JbxZx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Piglets: internationally cute." title="Piglets: internationally cute." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sat, 20 May 2006 16:18:19 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Thailand-Nov-2003/piglets/70574354_JbxZx-Th.jpg 2003-10-11 13:43:47 f44286096a8d2c027a58f6029ec794e8 6d82689ac8b2304861f595591f4354b5 3413ad3d9ed8f95f40349e8d5bd68103 26af44315032b4ce6e36a498c40601de 66324d1a5e8cba0caf81f138b9fe740f Piglets: internationally cute. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Piglets: internationally cute.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Thailand-Nov-2003/1476632_RdGMf#70574354_JbxZx" title="Piglets: internationally cute."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Thailand-Nov-2003/piglets/70574354_JbxZx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Piglets: internationally cute." title="Piglets: internationally cute." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel piglets, trek, thailand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/1066370_52dqt#49527273_9jAiG <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />I should really know what they use this colorful stuff for, and how they got it, but I don't. It makes great photography though.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/1066370_52dqt#49527273_9jAiG" title="I should really know what they use this colorful stuff for, and how they got it, but I don't. It makes great photography though."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/mysoreMarketColors/49527273_9jAiG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="130" alt="I should really know what they use this colorful stuff for, and how they got it, but I don't. It makes great photography though." title="I should really know what they use this colorful stuff for, and how they got it, but I don't. It makes great photography though." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sun, 25 Dec 2005 13:42:35 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/mysoreMarketColors/49527273_9jAiG-Th.jpg 2005-12-04 05:26:20 ff93eb2fc43ddc830af3e10b15382b20 8879049739773fd4a3b46885fd2db3a0 9f271fef4606f49a250130fb9001b46e 7435e3c0ef0c503ad44449f07922747e 9263ca63fc4d27fb3cdf311ad026771d 3d27cc04337a17715169a747e426dfe5 I should really know what they use this colorful stuff for, and how they got it, but I don't. It makes great photography though. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />I should really know what they use this colorful stuff for, and how they got it, but I don't. It makes great photography though.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/1066370_52dqt#49527273_9jAiG" title="I should really know what they use this colorful stuff for, and how they got it, but I don't. It makes great photography though."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/mysoreMarketColors/49527273_9jAiG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="130" alt="I should really know what they use this colorful stuff for, and how they got it, but I don't. It makes great photography though." title="I should really know what they use this colorful stuff for, and how they got it, but I don't. It makes great photography though." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel mysore, market, colors, india Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/1066370_52dqt#49527234_7o5BY <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather looking bright and chipper on the bus ride to Kanoor, after our train wasn't running due to a rockslide.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/1066370_52dqt#49527234_7o5BY" title="Heather looking bright and chipper on the bus ride to Kanoor, after our train wasn't running due to a rockslide."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/heatherCloseup/49527234_7o5BY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="109" alt="Heather looking bright and chipper on the bus ride to Kanoor, after our train wasn't running due to a rockslide." title="Heather looking bright and chipper on the bus ride to Kanoor, after our train wasn't running due to a rockslide." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sun, 25 Dec 2005 13:42:11 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/heatherCloseup/49527234_7o5BY-Th.jpg 2005-11-25 19:22:50 11.86000000000000 75.34999800000000 0 6ecca2a4561f249ef55359e135aab3d7 135c8ceb3870b4344ee7ca75cf20a142 688b88f0bec16fd464a55110fee6d20e fa6043a551eb4e8ff7d4da95351852ea 0cd093ff8c1b209e08e7b4ffd08d4a11 Heather looking bright and chipper on the bus ride to Kanoor, after our train wasn't running due to a rockslide. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather looking bright and chipper on the bus ride to Kanoor, after our train wasn't running due to a rockslide.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/1066370_52dqt#49527234_7o5BY" title="Heather looking bright and chipper on the bus ride to Kanoor, after our train wasn't running due to a rockslide."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/heatherCloseup/49527234_7o5BY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="109" alt="Heather looking bright and chipper on the bus ride to Kanoor, after our train wasn't running due to a rockslide." title="Heather looking bright and chipper on the bus ride to Kanoor, after our train wasn't running due to a rockslide." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel heather, india Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/1066370_52dqt#49527204_wXF8Y <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The view from our room on the houseboat.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/1066370_52dqt#49527204_wXF8Y" title="The view from our room on the houseboat."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/houseboatWindowView/49527204_wXF8Y-Th.jpg" width="134" height="150" alt="The view from our room on the houseboat." title="The view from our room on the houseboat." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sun, 25 Dec 2005 13:41:54 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/houseboatWindowView/49527204_wXF8Y-Th.jpg 2005-11-23 19:18:29 46b70b2855385d8a5383cac8594cb03c 9886e3cbc3a4822314f7c1fffc994f98 83bd4b200a88f7547bb8441df2f39f51 17bbd8ac7f216bcc597d8ef10281a1f5 4df40ffd846f4dde8d0f73fbe90df72e 967910b4fac0ad175b61d5508abc5e7b The view from our room on the houseboat. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The view from our room on the houseboat.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/1066370_52dqt#49527204_wXF8Y" title="The view from our room on the houseboat."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/India/houseboatWindowView/49527204_wXF8Y-Th.jpg" width="134" height="150" alt="The view from our room on the houseboat." title="The view from our room on the houseboat." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel houseboat, window, allepy, kerala, india Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Labor-Day-Trip-to-NC/840542_ycMDV#37691967_rjpd2 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />My father, myself, and Zodi at the top of Mt Mitchell, after taking the harder but much more scenic route of hiking up the mountain.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Labor-Day-Trip-to-NC/840542_ycMDV#37691967_rjpd2" title="My father, myself, and Zodi at the top of Mt Mitchell, after taking the harder but much more scenic route of hiking up the mountain."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Labor-Day-Trip-to-NC/meAndDadAtTop/37691967_rjpd2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="My father, myself, and Zodi at the top of Mt Mitchell, after taking the harder but much more scenic route of hiking up the mountain." title="My father, myself, and Zodi at the top of Mt Mitchell, after taking the harder but much more scenic route of hiking up the mountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:42:42 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Labor-Day-Trip-to-NC/meAndDadAtTop/37691967_rjpd2-Th.jpg 2005-09-05 12:29:04 8d4c4fbe397fb249b7c0ab46cf77fe38 eaca8dbcf4f5cfca0cefbcb0c80292fd 0466243f84237115465bfb4ed3c5ea38 ebd6c72d2b7d08121a93272f9a440f34 de8ad92b1cbb6e9beb7be9de61c206fd My father, myself, and Zodi at the top of Mt Mitchell, after taking the harder but much more scenic route of hiking up the mountain. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />My father, myself, and Zodi at the top of Mt Mitchell, after taking the harder but much more scenic route of hiking up the mountain.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Labor-Day-Trip-to-NC/840542_ycMDV#37691967_rjpd2" title="My father, myself, and Zodi at the top of Mt Mitchell, after taking the harder but much more scenic route of hiking up the mountain."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Labor-Day-Trip-to-NC/meAndDadAtTop/37691967_rjpd2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="My father, myself, and Zodi at the top of Mt Mitchell, after taking the harder but much more scenic route of hiking up the mountain." title="My father, myself, and Zodi at the top of Mt Mitchell, after taking the harder but much more scenic route of hiking up the mountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel mount, mitchell, peak Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Honeymoon-in-Colombia/8862844_GVYJV#600085670_82Uob <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Honeymoon-in-Colombia/8862844_GVYJV#600085670_82Uob" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Honeymoon-in-Colombia/P7180374/600085670_82Uob-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:18:13 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Honeymoon-in-Colombia/P7180374/600085670_82Uob-Th.jpg 2009-07-18 16:19:38 a26a57eb83c484904ff202692b940c4a 91758802b013d71f573c4fb666309232 81b4846591dc1f370db1099f88ed12ff bff052d93c4f713dbe0393ca7d68c6e7 cc830fa0384855687767a47e09fdb034 OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Honeymoon-in-Colombia/8862844_GVYJV#600085670_82Uob" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Honeymoon-in-Colombia/P7180374/600085670_82Uob-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Family/Riffel-Rocky-Mountain-National/7585800_cSQyh#490376338_otWYA <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_riffel_ceremony_walk_bw.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Family/Riffel-Rocky-Mountain-National/7585800_cSQyh#490376338_otWYA" title="_riffel_ceremony_walk_bw.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Family/Riffel-Rocky-Mountain-National/riffelceremonywalkbw/490376338_otWYA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="130" alt="_riffel_ceremony_walk_bw.jpg" title="_riffel_ceremony_walk_bw.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Family Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:16:40 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Family/Riffel-Rocky-Mountain-National/riffelceremonywalkbw/490376338_otWYA-Th.jpg 2009-02-14 07:44:48 ec49012d2f2db96fbee496d5b5340545 f2187792a3be89d97ca0681fb38692d1 a976ff93582cb1e20b322974ca27aa01 b1db25cfde0127d0ea6614477811bded 1e977ce9c0a5e4e47a4def162c3876a9 6076e809bd6b18ad4a485ad1f87bd881 _riffel_ceremony_walk_bw.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_riffel_ceremony_walk_bw.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Family/Riffel-Rocky-Mountain-National/7585800_cSQyh#490376338_otWYA" title="_riffel_ceremony_walk_bw.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Family/Riffel-Rocky-Mountain-National/riffelceremonywalkbw/490376338_otWYA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="130" alt="_riffel_ceremony_walk_bw.jpg" title="_riffel_ceremony_walk_bw.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Family riffel, ceremony, walk Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/6681171_QxayM#426479834_37S27 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_toast.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/6681171_QxayM#426479834_37S27" title="_toast.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/toast/426479834_37S27-Th.jpg" width="150" height="92" alt="_toast.jpg" title="_toast.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Friends Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:07:51 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/toast/426479834_37S27-Th.jpg 2008-11-27 11:24:11 6403f563d1e940aacf0995b48ec1c62c 857762f6e50f5f68f355d0793b1eb233 7a2948d9a1726a67a624006b4121bcf8 842a664dbbadde0ae607a36f25f6f87d 719c84bc50f3568e4f125c357dea2eb9 e3820c36f66eb92472ada7a1c9a23afc _toast.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_toast.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/6681171_QxayM#426479834_37S27" title="_toast.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/toast/426479834_37S27-Th.jpg" width="150" height="92" alt="_toast.jpg" title="_toast.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Friends toast Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/6681171_QxayM#426479707_nmaY7 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_table_turkey.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/6681171_QxayM#426479707_nmaY7" title="_table_turkey.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/tableturkey/426479707_nmaY7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="_table_turkey.jpg" title="_table_turkey.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Friends Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:07:35 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/tableturkey/426479707_nmaY7-Th.jpg 2008-11-27 10:18:12 56f83baded044c32ce3639d00bd9af9f f4bc3cfeeb3ef1330ec05f7bccee7ff4 6bcc632218c8065fdaf83c5e71836ad6 6ae4b4c437d2f1cf82f626e94015fd81 c455ad8c5004671fd9f082ca9214db9d 4d3fd15d498513e99e7ca389b8af55d0 _table_turkey.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_table_turkey.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/6681171_QxayM#426479707_nmaY7" title="_table_turkey.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/tableturkey/426479707_nmaY7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="_table_turkey.jpg" title="_table_turkey.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Friends table, turkey Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/6681171_QxayM#426479649_7EfY8 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_table_setting.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/6681171_QxayM#426479649_7EfY8" title="_table_setting.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/tablesetting/426479649_7EfY8-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="_table_setting.jpg" title="_table_setting.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Friends Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:07:32 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/tablesetting/426479649_7EfY8-Th.jpg 2008-11-27 09:41:12 bed3fb20bb17e7063f48657012f86fad 18ca3636b6ae49b8f540de4cf7ad7b82 09f190b555972a92b27c988b0848b93e 344b3fa3225c74203ba2b2f4ecfe9953 b71aaa90149f004ab15eee4152e6579c cd43148aa1edb90c31f2dd442a10db2c _table_setting.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_table_setting.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/6681171_QxayM#426479649_7EfY8" title="_table_setting.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/tablesetting/426479649_7EfY8-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="_table_setting.jpg" title="_table_setting.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Friends table, setting Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/6681171_QxayM#426479610_x3kUK <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_table_everybody.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/6681171_QxayM#426479610_x3kUK" title="_table_everybody.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/tableeverybody/426479610_x3kUK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="_table_everybody.jpg" title="_table_everybody.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Friends Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:07:28 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/tableeverybody/426479610_x3kUK-Th.jpg 2008-11-27 10:33:48 6fbfa633340b707d9dd65a8ebfefe6e9 f5c5e8e9076fca70597dea62b00b1cc8 01f4050c6c1fca84c2da870fb089e3c5 d98d2e8c8711dbc1b385ee89e4ed356c 0a78bfb117cf01e6b305cafce96ea5ea 1ceb1e905f619b73f974b6de96a65399 _table_everybody.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_table_everybody.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/6681171_QxayM#426479610_x3kUK" title="_table_everybody.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/tableeverybody/426479610_x3kUK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="_table_everybody.jpg" title="_table_everybody.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Friends table, everybody Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/6681171_QxayM#426479252_q4bST <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_dan_norman_making_out.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/6681171_QxayM#426479252_q4bST" title="_dan_norman_making_out.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/dannormanmakingout/426479252_q4bST-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="_dan_norman_making_out.jpg" title="_dan_norman_making_out.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Friends Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:06:51 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/dannormanmakingout/426479252_q4bST-Th.jpg 2008-11-27 17:37:28 9661a6883056e050eb48cde5c40d733f cd0c10cb5b120882991c0861a3f2b018 8e6b3a15b0bd3be93b5fc1985ffe3a79 dfb88266d5f61d64cd54beffcad05d6c 69c1b2cf022794a0f0633adc63e6c21a a5b760e4f87cce5100ac02464b1fec0e _dan_norman_making_out.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_dan_norman_making_out.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/6681171_QxayM#426479252_q4bST" title="_dan_norman_making_out.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Friends/Thanksgiving-2008/dannormanmakingout/426479252_q4bST-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="_dan_norman_making_out.jpg" title="_dan_norman_making_out.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Friends dan, norman, making Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/House/Projects/Smaller-projects/6062131_Hxbqk#392588707_RJSEU <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Kenny moons us while we roll the shed along PVC pipes to its new destination in the backyard.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/House/Projects/Smaller-projects/6062131_Hxbqk#392588707_RJSEU" title="Kenny moons us while we roll the shed along PVC pipes to its new destination in the backyard."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/House/Projects/Smaller-projects/moving-shed/392588707_RJSEU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="84" alt="Kenny moons us while we roll the shed along PVC pipes to its new destination in the backyard." title="Kenny moons us while we roll the shed along PVC pipes to its new destination in the backyard." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> House Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:51:52 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/House/Projects/Smaller-projects/moving-shed/392588707_RJSEU-Th.jpg 2008-10-12 15:06:51 5698a6de816f927b4d001cfa48165d47 f739ea31fc5e76b8e01ee10506ab255f 06d9924fcb163c5eb9eb976ef02b0688 19cc0869adeda70167d1104a91c6e497 dbc9f9bf0abd0a7d7b1543b672939470 443dd85db9b835b8c05bb94c68460115 Kenny moons us while we roll the shed along PVC pipes to its new destination in the backyard. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Kenny moons us while we roll the shed along PVC pipes to its new destination in the backyard.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/House/Projects/Smaller-projects/6062131_Hxbqk#392588707_RJSEU" title="Kenny moons us while we roll the shed along PVC pipes to its new destination in the backyard."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/House/Projects/Smaller-projects/moving-shed/392588707_RJSEU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="84" alt="Kenny moons us while we roll the shed along PVC pipes to its new destination in the backyard." title="Kenny moons us while we roll the shed along PVC pipes to its new destination in the backyard." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> House moving, shed Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Shining-Rock-Wilderness-NC/5039719_kFP7E#302727942_aBi4K <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a> </p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Shining-Rock-Wilderness-NC/5039719_kFP7E#302727942_aBi4K" title="Ben Ridge's photo"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Shining-Rock-Wilderness-NC/P1010643-100/302727942_aBi4K-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="119" alt="Ben Ridge's photo" title="Ben Ridge's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel Tue, 27 May 2008 21:07:09 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Shining-Rock-Wilderness-NC/P1010643-100/302727942_aBi4K-Th-1.jpg 2008-05-17 14:47:23 dad661bdb17d08131f2058a01d65602d 45d25b599540835a7bf874e69f476976 40baf3bb8e97b867ab6256898e855762 ee36a5292cd5f018749af7a257094a28 b66ecf8ebc77c50a5d101429777df873 5f8c8690c0ebd62a3c3fdf9307cf2432 81d6d4c3dae52f7e57080c86df256f21 08e498009a4e82043f3a0f4f6420960e f4af08894c045fc945923ca15f3557f3 Ben Ridge's photo <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a> </p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Shining-Rock-Wilderness-NC/5039719_kFP7E#302727942_aBi4K" title="Ben Ridge's photo"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/US-Travel/Shining-Rock-Wilderness-NC/P1010643-100/302727942_aBi4K-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="119" alt="Ben Ridge's photo" title="Ben Ridge's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> US Travel Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/House/New-House/4373769_VszZE#256825535_yWf2D <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_study_1 (Large).JPG</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/House/New-House/4373769_VszZE#256825535_yWf2D" title="_study_1 (Large).JPG"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/House/New-House/study1-Large/256825535_yWf2D-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_study_1 (Large).JPG" title="_study_1 (Large).JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> House Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:02:32 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/House/New-House/study1-Large/256825535_yWf2D-Th.jpg 2008-02-20 05:30:53 c29318c75583ebc2dc4e97cc875961dc f005de245c1766df70e76aa2b128b9a6 b3e1f646f9448428edfa5bd4cd12aae7 1580c0c3b66cfda287bcbc0184ba335f c156ab6a1a717a4bd5b91adbb5746dc9 ecb6af82e0118770809b8962bd43b638 _study_1 (Large).JPG <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_study_1 (Large).JPG</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/House/New-House/4373769_VszZE#256825535_yWf2D" title="_study_1 (Large).JPG"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/House/New-House/study1-Large/256825535_yWf2D-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_study_1 (Large).JPG" title="_study_1 (Large).JPG" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> House Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Buffalo-Pass-Jan-27-28/4241373_FQtmW#248194973_pkq9N <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />My favorite photo of the weekend. Nate blasting off a pillowy rock. I recommend looking at the large or X-Large version.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Buffalo-Pass-Jan-27-28/4241373_FQtmW#248194973_pkq9N" title="My favorite photo of the weekend. Nate blasting off a pillowy rock. I recommend looking at the large or X-Large version."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Buffalo-Pass-Jan-27-28/nateblastingthrough/248194973_pkq9N-Th.jpg" width="150" height="85" alt="My favorite photo of the weekend. Nate blasting off a pillowy rock. I recommend looking at the large or X-Large version." title="My favorite photo of the weekend. Nate blasting off a pillowy rock. I recommend looking at the large or X-Large version." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Snow Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:05:44 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Buffalo-Pass-Jan-27-28/nateblastingthrough/248194973_pkq9N-Th.jpg 2008-01-26 13:48:58 9a7e4c25af68254195bff81117e95f1e 86a8edf3145c210fd29d1da05ff81dd1 038ccf9dd4e7d3ae03a8319681343c0c cc38e891ffc7f5972d11def4f8df4d1d 30a16721a74f34d3d9ba0892f0addc08 431166bf58b96f755077d4ada3afe6b1 c67d463aef718311c6b23f05dc8491a9 658db5476da730ca0a6f42cedbdfc368 8b8c50b0c54298c877114dc14a30d550 My favorite photo of the weekend. Nate blasting off a pillowy rock. I recommend looking at the large or X-Large version. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />My favorite photo of the weekend. Nate blasting off a pillowy rock. I recommend looking at the large or X-Large version.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Buffalo-Pass-Jan-27-28/4241373_FQtmW#248194973_pkq9N" title="My favorite photo of the weekend. Nate blasting off a pillowy rock. I recommend looking at the large or X-Large version."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Snow/Snow-2008/Buffalo-Pass-Jan-27-28/nateblastingthrough/248194973_pkq9N-Th.jpg" width="150" height="85" alt="My favorite photo of the weekend. Nate blasting off a pillowy rock. I recommend looking at the large or X-Large version." title="My favorite photo of the weekend. Nate blasting off a pillowy rock. I recommend looking at the large or X-Large version." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Snow Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#235840439_nBC43 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a> </p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#235840439_nBC43" title="Ben Ridge's photo"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/IMG5814-400/235840439_nBC43-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Ben Ridge's photo" title="Ben Ridge's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:35:37 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/IMG5814-400/235840439_nBC43-Th.jpg 2007-12-25 06:28:40 ed9c9d37f0315b61d6712c44891d64cf 00a94cf31783ccc3cd80e655c299a47e b6e235236fed959a7b1877c0eb86da12 8c7019e415c46fa01acc6d126c584a29 c0325ab46dfb98085f6684cad6f3de47 3cb207eca13f8d645158c3cda9f24f55 9f3c9bdef639fbcbe4364b2af9daaa2c 6bc3770cd3cd81f823c963342d936864 1fba6504d02f94179ab06645d319487e Ben Ridge's photo <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a> </p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/4049836_ytvsa#235840439_nBC43" title="Ben Ridge's photo"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Colorado-Livin/White-Christmas-2007/IMG5814-400/235840439_nBC43-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Ben Ridge's photo" title="Ben Ridge's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Colorado Livin Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173443903_HZiCP <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173443903_HZiCP" title="Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/heatherringfountain/173443903_HZiCP-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ..." title="Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:06:18 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/heatherringfountain/173443903_HZiCP-Th.jpg 2007-07-05 06:19:24 c1b0ce2c8eee53cc13191746cf36b91d 9ce58bcec952328c0efe88d4cd6a518e 23f91fb1b6bb8d331394e6dcca927556 73fdcd3f8937c8da9922adadaaaf0eb0 b1ffd02fc24e58b32e4933dfa6e4e8c3 4dd14fcd6ae8349531b9c230721c96ee Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173443903_HZiCP" title="Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/heatherringfountain/173443903_HZiCP-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ..." title="Heather was stunned, to say the least. She managed to get out a "uh huh" to my question, but was relatively speechless for the next 30 minutes, which was good because it finally gave me som ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events heather, ring, fountain Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173443522_icids <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173443522_icids" title="Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/imagine/173443522_icids-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety." title="Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:05:23 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/imagine/173443522_icids-Th.jpg 2007-07-04 09:29:11 18dfc756b3bfb3c67d8c30b3c870dac6 49fb511d52ce23ba76c466cfe6fe43d1 f9bea27742d2d6327f029e781dd146bb e1949721cc4c29de89ca1e3c613a8eba b87463bc4379237dc538abace1428a97 28c7b8c6f148ca03b909ee48c1cfd7dd Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/3168563_NQQKQ#173443522_icids" title="Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/Events/New-York-Engagement/imagine/173443522_icids-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety." title="Central Park is one of my favorite places in NYC... lots of variety." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events imagine Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168276344_uPcWk <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />As we waited for our flight back to New Zealand, we were surrounded by lots of other Tongans. Incoming flights are a public spectacle, with lots of people coming to see them arrive and to s ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168276344_uPcWk" title="As we waited for our flight back to New Zealand, we were surrounded by lots of other Tongans. Incoming flights are a public spectacle, with lots of people coming to see them arrive and to s ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/airportspectators/168276344_uPcWk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="As we waited for our flight back to New Zealand, we were surrounded by lots of other Tongans. Incoming flights are a public spectacle, with lots of people coming to see them arrive and to s ..." title="As we waited for our flight back to New Zealand, we were surrounded by lots of other Tongans. Incoming flights are a public spectacle, with lots of people coming to see them arrive and to s ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:18:45 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/airportspectators/168276344_uPcWk-Th.jpg 2007-05-19 19:42:53 0339e2343dfa90dcc22bca7262262ccb 10457960a2d71e9fc9f0c4ef204d03cb e81192b1a9d819cd89134454cdb98043 6662b6573e2867a54b3be3aec1bb8604 ef0e6fa2d9dada473fb9f3702e2bb0e2 As we waited for our flight back to New Zealand, we were surrounded by lots of other Tongans. Incoming flights are a public spectacle, with lots of people coming to see them arrive and to s ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />As we waited for our flight back to New Zealand, we were surrounded by lots of other Tongans. Incoming flights are a public spectacle, with lots of people coming to see them arrive and to s ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/3082828_r4SaN#168276344_uPcWk" title="As we waited for our flight back to New Zealand, we were surrounded by lots of other Tongans. Incoming flights are a public spectacle, with lots of people coming to see them arrive and to s ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/International-Travel/Tonga-May-2007/airportspectators/168276344_uPcWk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="As we waited for our flight back to New Zealand, we were surrounded by lots of other Tongans. Incoming flights are a public spectacle, with lots of people coming to see them arrive and to s ..." title="As we waited for our flight back to New Zealand, we were surrounded by lots of other Tongans. Incoming flights are a public spectacle, with lots of people coming to see them arrive and to s ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> International Travel airport, spectators Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/2774283_ZaxCK#147701718_ZtvpZ <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/2774283_ZaxCK#147701718_ZtvpZ" title="The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/water-taxi/147701718_ZtvpZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="90" alt="The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured." title="The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:17:15 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/water-taxi/147701718_ZtvpZ-Th.jpg 2007-04-22 09:36:21 b55a4488572a0d56af6694974514f446 0c84df91ceafa63f2357c17727e66c08 81378f3717fc0aa65e9186616f203e9e 88dd7857b2999f29903667f635594d9e 9e4a4e4a8b467b66e64840a0b91d151f 9e4a4e4a8b467b66e64840a0b91d151f The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/2774283_ZaxCK#147701718_ZtvpZ" title="The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/water-taxi/147701718_ZtvpZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="90" alt="The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured." title="The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin water, taxi Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132090115_UzEUq <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132090115_UzEUq" title="This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/kaikoura-panorama/132090115_UzEUq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="22" alt="This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff." title="This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:14:04 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/kaikoura-panorama/132090115_UzEUq-Th.jpg ec9f5c9647ec0d0c2bfbc2a0725fbcbd 31114fc19284a19aa61b7214de01348e 4017a14b54a81235926ecc9b959721a8 c5bd010fc06e91990477441d3816058b 65378100ca84caddc9613e51a3c5b496 c912696ffe26efd889d3fa98165c346c This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132090115_UzEUq" title="This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/kaikoura-panorama/132090115_UzEUq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="22" alt="This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff." title="This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin kaikoura, panorama, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059984_WBs4N <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059984_WBs4N" title="Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/hanmer-springs-view/132059984_WBs4N-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes." title="Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:23:33 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/hanmer-springs-view/132059984_WBs4N-Th.jpg 2007-02-24 12:09:55 0216f43adb2bc63c4ae4fcf06c8d3dc8 ad40db0586f2c9f57ca6d2aa00509990 40df7b253d14dc72ad7033d97e23f2c5 0f15b27598bc02889e007ec7b7d4230e 9efb458bf21b7550edcd8a77d197c531 Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059984_WBs4N" title="Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/hanmer-springs-view/132059984_WBs4N-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes." title="Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin hanmer springs, hike, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059876_G5dPm <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059876_G5dPm" title="Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/hidden-seal/132059876_G5dPm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ..." title="Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:23:05 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/hidden-seal/132059876_G5dPm-Th.jpg 2007-02-22 16:40:09 cb1e59012a72e42b02495539011dce07 94fc5d17bc295e171d4daf887e10e6a4 d49dee7870a9b4bb4747f1d7f5837d76 3ca3997ffb251db21a4378d9ed63e6e2 1c26bb4b9e11a0ba936a22f772b6d54c Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059876_G5dPm" title="Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/hidden-seal/132059876_G5dPm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ..." title="Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin hidden, seal, kaikoura, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059227_qEY9i <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059227_qEY9i" title="One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/seal-telephoto/132059227_qEY9i-Th.jpg" width="114" height="150" alt="One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ..." title="One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:20:49 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/seal-telephoto/132059227_qEY9i-Th.jpg 2007-02-22 16:37:18 5e46dfbf59a6f31682dbb43b216a0701 2026c5074d6ab7451786c04c92cc2a43 f96eef4c98eb759b058a75e751ec83d6 16d23fbfce6ac53f52b4cc9a1573d912 2f10e13db9bce80338ad4bbc4cb74802 156fb4bb321509dd6110b962cb3ccfaf One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059227_qEY9i" title="One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/seal-telephoto/132059227_qEY9i-Th.jpg" width="114" height="150" alt="One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ..." title="One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin seal, telephoto, kaikoura, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058014_DXZyR <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse).</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058014_DXZyR" title="The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse)."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/allepiaBayWithHeather/132058014_DXZyR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse)." title="The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:15:02 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/allepiaBayWithHeather/132058014_DXZyR-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 10:57:35 03fd11cd8717cde047f37228d2d97179 72c3b17b79957a2ba828235bae407dde bf440e87a21f93c20298303fb1d5987c 5ab2e4de2bca644323d8e1f6e8c82b60 e12e2523ec8b5559dd6121b2f5ecced7 The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse). <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse).</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058014_DXZyR" title="The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse)."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/allepiaBayWithHeather/132058014_DXZyR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse)." title="The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, allepia, bay, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058002_wixfg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_windblowKanukaBW.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058002_wixfg" title="_windblowKanukaBW.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/windblowKanukaBW/132058002_wixfg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="_windblowKanukaBW.jpg" title="_windblowKanukaBW.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:14:56 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/windblowKanukaBW/132058002_wixfg-Th.jpg 2007-02-10 16:05:43 a20913eb8bb41385db51e1fb7b4949d9 84b193e72381d6b98eb3684374a93b79 e15dd2071f75bf08abac83f862c98fea debd14bc27923179e1dda1c7394db809 8eb76d43a973881cfa112fe403155ea5 _windblowKanukaBW.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_windblowKanukaBW.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058002_wixfg" title="_windblowKanukaBW.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/windblowKanukaBW/132058002_wixfg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="_windblowKanukaBW.jpg" title="_windblowKanukaBW.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin kanuka, trees, farewell spit, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057944_L7uq3 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057944_L7uq3" title="Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/starting/132057944_L7uq3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ..." title="Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:14:42 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/starting/132057944_L7uq3-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 09:56:55 630ec343b4b608cbfdc2ca5450fe7c6c bce18aba39893b4a04997ff05039766a 85bd37e71648c8a7f35c837274a16258 2a488a0d55c432d22cf990af322474f9 1a53fa41c23fe3f62dea7234f5c5806f Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057944_L7uq3" title="Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/starting/132057944_L7uq3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ..." title="Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057875_HBCdb <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057875_HBCdb" title="We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/snorkelling/132057875_HBCdb-Th.jpg" width="135" height="150" alt="We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice." title="We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:14:26 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/snorkelling/132057875_HBCdb-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 11:10:22 d489b55b7130abbe5ee0344686ad4ffd d54f0051b27ed3597c1afa0faeccb0ba eb5f14d23eed3268001c10c9d589d86f 0954940c1f30778d5f4c250f2307d8a2 f125b1cf4ccf8e3ec78cd2b7606c64ba We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057875_HBCdb" title="We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/snorkelling/132057875_HBCdb-Th.jpg" width="135" height="150" alt="We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice." title="We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin snorkelling, abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, allepia, bay, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057778_JHDgM <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057778_JHDgM" title="A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/separationPointView/132057778_JHDgM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point." title="A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:14:00 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/separationPointView/132057778_JHDgM-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 14:42:23 6390bba9033b267be094ee14e267d592 dd8d547455de6be7794ee1464dbf691e 42f5662c31e1fbb3c556b740eacada07 1ffbc2f461cfb9f7475c87f0dc323f80 2ecbba33ade63dc5123819089642c19c A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057778_JHDgM" title="A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/separationPointView/132057778_JHDgM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point." title="A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, separation point, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057749_z5cMk <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057749_z5cMk" title="Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/separationPoint/132057749_z5cMk-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point." title="Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:13:51 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/separationPoint/132057749_z5cMk-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 14:08:58 28a39ad7b31f94a5aa4599aa762988e4 f1befd7e51a4c1808bf57fbb2804b08d 7c45d91272067bb4cba086e75975ca43 68c181d8331f0f32d3f42088562216db 0e19457cac5dc9a3cef6be8513694aaf Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057749_z5cMk" title="Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/separationPoint/132057749_z5cMk-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point." title="Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, separation, point, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057688_22vkr <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the seals swimming at Separation Point.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057688_22vkr" title="One of the seals swimming at Separation Point."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/sealSwimming/132057688_22vkr-Th.jpg" width="124" height="150" alt="One of the seals swimming at Separation Point." title="One of the seals swimming at Separation Point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:13:34 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/sealSwimming/132057688_22vkr-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 14:19:18 87ae31a39d655d40784d6715dd2d0404 e5d59d3ecf367f286e81fd1c9f9051be 3ae8ef17d41bb7484c5f7226d85bee28 90ee0a9e4dee1d64af27860a3f5001db 1de43bd2e8565318da4bdb990046e44e One of the seals swimming at Separation Point. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the seals swimming at Separation Point.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057688_22vkr" title="One of the seals swimming at Separation Point."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/sealSwimming/132057688_22vkr-Th.jpg" width="124" height="150" alt="One of the seals swimming at Separation Point." title="One of the seals swimming at Separation Point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, seal, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057640_SH7B8 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057640_SH7B8" title="Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/locust/132057640_SH7B8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ." title="Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:13:21 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/locust/132057640_SH7B8-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 10:33:20 cbfd659e2e59938a8252fd3d2505d375 68a36291d6b6edb9635ddc42c50063b0 369af33ec2aa00537b8faf9c1d47a6cf 794f146c22b602f9ba865bbccb1b2920 a4ff85022c743084c03e743ab7485cc7 Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057640_SH7B8" title="Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/locust/132057640_SH7B8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ." title="Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin cicada, abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057546_WjAZF <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057546_WjAZF" title="Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heathersCrocs/132057546_WjAZF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine." title="Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:12:59 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heathersCrocs/132057546_WjAZF-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 10:12:17 f0b66b14505a41fc06d6e852981b981c aec24a1bca6e8a6b35fb1fd0964a748f 098cde2f0dc861ff636cd17b492dae1e d5308047a01b9944103009fd1a548c5f 2017d530ee3bb11097b454c6a7dcc86d Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057546_WjAZF" title="Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heathersCrocs/132057546_WjAZF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine." title="Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, heather, crocs, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057246_9mpRr <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />More sand dune posing.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057246_9mpRr" title="More sand dune posing."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heatherOnDune2/132057246_9mpRr-Th.jpg" width="110" height="150" alt="More sand dune posing." title="More sand dune posing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:11:24 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heatherOnDune2/132057246_9mpRr-Th.jpg 2007-02-10 16:17:55 16490ea669de1fe4a0e06ec7e9111a58 97d3bedd332ad198d049b9b4c8646c7f c369dc7f5f7d221f800562c5be842b12 b82aed929335df750b667ff14c7176ef dc774fabad6964ed6793dd8397e2c69a More sand dune posing. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />More sand dune posing.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057246_9mpRr" title="More sand dune posing."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heatherOnDune2/132057246_9mpRr-Th.jpg" width="110" height="150" alt="More sand dune posing." title="More sand dune posing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin heather, sand, dune, farewell spit, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056633_DQySS <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056633_DQySS" title="I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/sunrise/132056633_DQySS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="86" alt="I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach." title="I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:09:02 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/sunrise/132056633_DQySS-Th.jpg 2007-02-11 06:57:34 723294de6c8271226bb592e0b9af6341 a59aa1640c667a3eb23b4f8f94e6927d 0b4afb0984acf7e98296d1c4dccd281a e0ab518a6aeb1ca6b139ec4b3ebf40e7 0b016d00dc72ad6afc76d44bc5d1ca0a a89288123e255715200e6750c16855ea I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056633_DQySS" title="I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/sunrise/132056633_DQySS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="86" alt="I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach." title="I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin sunrise, collingwood, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056217_zGHwc <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056217_zGHwc" title="Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/brightwaterfoodwinefestival/132056217_zGHwc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ..." title="Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:07:02 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/brightwaterfoodwinefestival/132056217_zGHwc-Th.jpg 2007-02-18 15:20:04 5dc2ebab2ded3a10ca8eb344b44ea733 7fc6dd95f5fcc9e4a0ff741c4bf76f6a 58ef0a4d0925c0047699d0eaa1cb772e 6e2d84548257e2dbd52c3237cf545932 2a3cdab8d864a44713c22ee1069b6e27 Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056217_zGHwc" title="Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/brightwaterfoodwinefestival/132056217_zGHwc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ..." title="Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin brightwater, food, wine, festival, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056066_aNvjD <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056066_aNvjD" title="There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/shipLeavingPort/132056066_aNvjD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk." title="There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:06:20 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/shipLeavingPort/132056066_aNvjD-Th.jpg 2007-02-19 20:24:50 6fb214a4dfbbdf909c14c1434ac1fc14 f54be0f9a7980735eb8e1b4af5ad0137 5e141880431adf2df8a93b7a82a4e110 eb2c13a7a28778345c0c136441e73297 7100d3be73928cb0a28b241b769387bc 958db05afc853d5a0cbd025f33384ba0 There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056066_aNvjD" title="There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/shipLeavingPort/132056066_aNvjD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk." title="There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin ship, leaving, nelson, port, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055381_XdEYJ <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055381_XdEYJ" title="Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/aotearoa-mural-2/132055381_XdEYJ-Th.jpg" width="102" height="150" alt="Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall." title="Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:03:08 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/aotearoa-mural-2/132055381_XdEYJ-Th.jpg 2007-02-20 08:50:25 aa4bdbf8b6bb4b28844931fae577d5f3 567d0395bdd9e998033bd5cb544a268d 633f264cb98ccfdd5f8bcee6bf7cbcd8 4a2a1481ee8a7752a66bbbcbd5f0d0b3 75d94a791d107b349aef6996acfcb798 89bdd31659190733000d04ea60db3ad2 Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055381_XdEYJ" title="Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/aotearoa-mural-2/132055381_XdEYJ-Th.jpg" width="102" height="150" alt="Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall." title="Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin aotearoa, mural, nelson, port, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132054286_qSUpN <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132054286_qSUpN" title="Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/navigator-statue-ship-nelson/132054286_qSUpN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on." title="Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:58:09 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/navigator-statue-ship-nelson/132054286_qSUpN-Th.jpg 2007-02-20 08:20:22 9b9ce0f74d9babba5d00bec85986bb97 33c556d457da91f5700e45af156ccf4e dfeb127fa20eb71d3e8f9c2822389db9 5b0105f25d2f16287a33c0c618205a6d ec8867d5b318eef8288bfe2abe96a113 Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132054286_qSUpN" title="Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/navigator-statue-ship-nelson/132054286_qSUpN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on." title="Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin mariner, statue, ship, nelson, port, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge