Hola La Niña!

Here are a few photos from my trip to Salt Lake City, where I used to live. I started off the trip by attending a University of Utah football game with my dad.

Next off was seeing the Greek play, Ephigenia. This event is organized and produced by my father, Jim Svendsen, who's a professor at the University of Utah. He gives a brief talk before every play. Also pictured above is Mary Kay, who's a professor at UC Santa Cruz and provided the translation used in the play.

After the play, it was off to the peace rally in downtown Salt Lake. We marched from Pioneer Square to the City and County building (see below).



A nice panoramic of Little Cottonwood Canyon just outside of Salt Lake.
I finished off my stay in Salt Lake by having brunch with my mom, Kathleen Svendsen, at the Alta Lodge.

Vivid fall colors were in abundance following a wet winter and spring.

A September sunrise on the Rogue River in southern Oregon (which is not in focus, unfortunately). My brother, Paul, and I had had a great outing here in 2002 so it was awesome to get back here again.
Me with nice steelhead and our guide, Dave, who we booked through Trophy Waters Flyshop in Medford, Oregon. Dave was a great guy and a fanastic guide.




Paul Svendsen fighting a nice Rogue River steelhead.
Another nice steelhead landed by my brother that pushed 26".
A sweet sea-run cutthroat measuring 18" landed by my bro. Nice!
A sweet steelhead buck caught by Paul.
Switching gears a bit, I thought I'd throw in a couple of pictures of a spring king that I caught (accidentally while fishing for summer run steelhead) and released on the NF of the Stilly.
Not many of these wild fish remain: it was fun to watch it swim off and return to its natal waters.

The following are photos that I took while attending my friends' wedding (Diane and Monty) and visiting my aunt and uncle, Kristin and Eric.
Classic LA street in Eagle Rock.
Secret shot 1: Bob... with hair.
Secret shot 2: Eric at age 18
Nice cufflinks Monty!
An unfortunately blurry picture of Monty Hoeft and Bob Tornquist all tuxed out at the Viceroy in Santa Monica.
The groomsmen outside the Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, including Pete Yoo (far left) and Bob Tornquiest (far right).
The wedding ceremony located at the Greystone in Beverly Hills, CA.
Diane Fleetwood and her dad in transit.
Finally, a break from the sun.
Top secret footage via the wedding surveillance service (WSS)...
The wedding reception at the Oviatt Penthouse and my flash reflecting off the highrise across the way.
Diane and Monty Hoeft.
Diane and her dad dancing (being intensively filmed while doing so).
Signage to MOCA: temporary contemporary????
Filming in progress in downtown LA.
Eric Heywood outside of MOCA (museum of contemporary art) in LA. We were there to see the Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition, which was OK.
Me outside of MOCA.
Margarita time in Highland Park with Kristin Mooney and Eric Heywood along with their friends who were on the road touring with John Doe.
The wedding ceremony at the Greystone in Beverly Hills.
A couple of shots of the wedding reception at the Oviatt Penthouse; which was a great Art Deco dominated building with some sweet views.
The Oviatt Penthouse.
The view from Eric and Kristin's house.
Eric Heywood before we took a dip in pool of a friend who Kristin was doing some painting for near their house. I photostitched four photos for this one.
Look familiar Seattlites? The Disney Music Hall was designed by Frank Geary; the same guy who designed the EMP.
Downtown LA's a little bigger than it looks from a distance...

A mediocre shot of Santa Monica from a parking lot.