Can I brag a little?

I make no secret that I'm the self appointed president of Nate's fan club. I'll get in trouble for gushing too much, but suffice it to say, he's good -- at a lot of stuff. I mean, you saw the kite flying, right? No further explanation needed.

So, since he's off roughing it and backpacking in the Sierras with his cousin Josh, I figured this was the perfect time to share just one thing...at least until he goes out of town again.
Usually when Nate takes pictures, he comes home with a few hundred and hates them all. My untrained and apparently unartistic eye totally doesn't get it. You just spent four hours taking pictures and you don't like ANY of them?

But last Saturday was different.

After heading to Emigrant Gap with his photo savvy friend, Jason, Nate came home excited and, dare I say, proud. He proclaimed that he had just taken the best pictures yet. And, I have to say, they're pretty amazing. So, I share with you a few of his favorites from Saturday and a few of mine. But, don't take too long to view them because when he gets home and sees that I've been bragging, this post might vanish. I hope not, but you never know!

HERE'S another of Nate's favorites from Saturday.
HERE and HERE are two of my favorites.
Oh, and this ONE was taken at night when it was totally dark outside. Look carefully, do you see the big dipper? Awesome.