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One of the first things we did together (and photographed) was take a trip or two to rock climb, one of Bryan's major hobbies at the time. Here he is climbing "Prototype" (5.12-) at Reimer's Ranch. - P4060109
Leslie participated with enthusiasm, if not great skill. - P0001078
In May, we took a group trip to Hueco Tanks outside El Paso. Here's Bryan on "Mushroom Roof" (V8). - IMG 2009
Leslie cheerfully rappels off a cliff. - IMG 2040
relaxing after a hard day's cliff-scaling - IMG 2041
OH, young love - P0001098
the group at Hueco Tanks (sans Ali, photographer) - P5240036
We seek a little privacy. - IMG 2169
Here we are on the top of a small mountain in Arkansas, at the end of our first day on a two-week road trip around the Eastern US. We'd been dating a little less than 3 months. - IMG 2231
Here we are a few days later in the Smoky Mountains. - IMG 2239
Some wet concrete begged for our initials. We hope they're still there. - IMG 2244
by a waterfall in the Smokys - IMG 2254
the first of many grilled camp dinners - IMG 2320
same trip, in the gift shop of the Baltimore aquarium - 895 9587 IMG
When George moved into a new place, he gave his friends $50 and free reign to decorate. It got creative. - 895 9597 IMG
We used chicken wire for some installation art. Bryan still has this t-shirt. - 896 9611 IMG
Bryan and Doug work on some furniture renovation. - 896 9640 IMG
George was pleased with the results, we think. - PICT0009
In January 2003, we went on a ski trip with the Hall family. Bryan tried skiing and snowboarding for the first time since childhood. - PICT0016
Bryan's super-crouched ski posture - PICT0035
Leslie, Bryan, Cameron, and Susan - IMG 2659
For our first Valentine's, we began a long tradition of cooking ambitious meals together. Here, Bryan hulls strawberries for a dessert in his apartment. This is still our dining room table. And our food processor. - PICT0019
During spring break, when we'd been together for about a year, we went to San Diego so Bryan could visit a prospective graduate program and Leslie could frolic around California. - PICT0031
beach sunset in San Diego - lighting the fire 2
George and Bryan fire up the grill (a hand-me-down from Marc) in the backyard of the Enfield house. - bryan grilling
Bryan at the grill - irises JPG
Leslie fills Bryan's apartment with flowers to celebrate an anniversary, more or less. He still has this neti pot. He used it this morning. - trees JPG
Austin trees - lamar 24th JPG
The intersection of Lamar and 24th, en route between our houses. - tower 2 JPG
the UT tower, on some nostalgia farewell tour