August 4

I am officially connected to the world once again. My computer arrived safely in the mail, and I successfully have gotten internet to work in my dorm. If there is anyone who would like to set up a skype date, let me know! 

   Things up here on the Crater have been going smoothly. Today was my day off and I took a ride into town . Tomorrow I plan on crossing another one of my hikes off my list and then go to the Umpqua river in the afternoon to go swimming. The scheduled hike is the anne creek hike. This hike takes you down the ravine where I use to go sit and get cell phone service. I'm pretty sure that I posted the picture of what I had to look at to get cell phone service. Its a pretty area but also the area where I saw the bear! I'm not to worried about it because this was when all the snow had not yet melted. Most of all the snow is gone now, so the wildlife has found more freedom in the forests. 

     In the mean time, back in Cincinnati. Jackie found an apartment for us. I will be officially out of Clifton and I'm super excited about it. We're going to be moving downtown in a cute apartment off Elm. I think the way things are going to work out is that I'll be able to walk to work and travel to school. this works out much better than living in the college town of clifton, and I mean this more ways than one. 

   COLIN WILL BE HERE SOON. I CAN NOT WAIT.