Cold and Wet In Canada

This was not exactly a pleasant experience in Montreal.

Before ... And After

Three orders of fries at Bronco's...

...and minutes later.

First Day of School

Emily and Lauren rode along with Julia and me on the first day of school.

Close Call

I posted this to my Twitter account a few minutes after returning to the motorcoach.

We knew it was going to rain – actually storm – hard near the end of tonight's stage of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah in Salt Lake City.

What we did not know was that the rain would hold off until after the race, which was great for the riders. But in the end, it was equally as dangerous for the people who stuck around for the awards ceremony.

Just as the podium ceremonies were getting going, a huge guest of wind rose up. One worker scrambled to get the photo-finish equipment taken down from the truss. He happened to catch my eye as they were starting to make a jersey presentation on stage. Just then, I saw the truss start leaning my way – with the worker still on a ladder near the top. I immediately pulled at the photographer sitting to my left and yelled at him and another guy next to him to "Move! Move!"

The truss gave way and came crashing down, narrowly missing me and the guy I pulled to safety by mere inches. But the photographer sitting farther to my left was not as lucky. He was crushed by the framework (along with my backpack).

People scrambled immediately to help. I yelled to people around me that someone was underneath the truss and we needed to lift it up. Apparently, more than one person was trapped and we needed to get them out and evaluated before the heart of the storm struck. By the time they were rescued (along with my backpack), it was starting to rain.

I rode my BMC down to the motorcoach and strapped it on the Thule rack just before it started pouring. And what a storm it was. Wow, sheets of rain.

These helmets were attached to my backpack, which was crushed by the fallen truss.

Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah

This will be my transportation from race starts to finishes.

I thought this was a nice photo for Acura, the team's car sponsor.

Back to the Future: Aksarben Village

We shot this photo in August of 2012.

Aksarben Village has been the site of quite a few of our "Back to the Future" series photos. (Read about them here.) So last night, we decided to check on the progress of one from nearly three years ago.

Lauren said her knees look the same in both photos. And that she hasn't grown.

As you can see, there is no new building in "Zone 6." Only a parking lot, primarily used by Aksarben Cinema patrons. But we are told the building is still to come. So I guess this photo is the "in progress" version.

Here is how the latest "Back to the Future" series photo looked on Facebook.

Twelve Hours At The Pool

We were the first people in the pool today ... and the last ones out.

A couple years back, when we first lived at these apartments, we once spent seven hours at the pool. It was quite legendary. But the girls – now older – decided we could do things up even better. How about staying at the pool from open to close, they asked.

So today, with temperatures in the upper 80s in the forecast, we set out to make it happen. Several of the girls were documenting things, hour-by-hour, on Snapchat:

We also took this fun photo of Veronica at the start of the day... and another at the end:

Emily was sure excited about something to do with Julia.

Tough girls after a long day at the pool.

Back to the Future: Pool Photo

How's this for a "Back to the Future" photo at the Four Seasons pool?

Robin Hill Pool On The TV

How's this for "Back to the Future"-type photo series? On the right is Julia on July 4, 2006. On the left is Veronica at Robin Hill Pool when KMTV did a story on the re-opening of the pool after a year of closure.

Here is another look at KMTV's report from behind the scenes:

Emily Szink was the reporter, accompanied by photojournalist Dave Cherrington.

Two Stage Wins In Italy

Posing with the stage winner prizes of the Giro d'Italia. Both courtesy of Philippe Gilbert!

Checking In Via FaceTime

Check out the smiles I saw while checking in on rest day from the Giro d'Italia.

On My Way To Italy

This outdoor deck of the Delta lounge at JFK was amazing.

A Little Bit Of Trouble

Sean came to the rescue of Emily and Lauren, who had the Suburban break down en route to school.

Cool Cat

Veronica was rocking a sweet pair of Oakleys on the drive to school.