What takes 3 Chainsaws, 4 men, and a day to remove?

A Forest? Unfortuantely a single tree behind the Pope House.

Watch how the weekend lumberjacks fare.

 

Perfect practice makes perfect as they say. Join me as I undergo intense yet proportional training for a "Sprint" Triathlon.

A rather short video for a short event...

 

There are 3 things you need to remember when riding a bull:

1) Hold On Tight
2) Use Your Knees
3) And If You Fall Off…RUN!!

Watch the video and see how Brad does at Bull Riding School.

You've seen goats eat tin cans so surely they could take care of an overgrown backyard when the string trimmer was broken. A few minor issues to consider:

1) Getting to the goats from the farm to a suburban backyard
2) Making sure they only eat what they're supposed to eat
3) Getting goats back to the farm without the cops seeing them in the cab of the truck

Cab of the truck? You read right.

New Year's eve 2005 on a romanitc getaway weekend. Brad recommneded that he and Maria make a toast to friends and family so it could be posted on the internet to share. Though Maria and Brad had never discussed getting hitched, halfway though the toast Brad popped the question. Have a look!

 

Breckenridge 2008

Brad: Here comes Maria...
Maria: (softly) You've got to get out of the way.
Maria: (with conviction) Seriously... GET OUT OF MY WAY!
... Impact

In August 2006 Brad started training to hike the Grand Canyon from Rim to Rim to Rim (R2R2R) which is a total of 45 strenuous miles. Although scheduled to train for 2 months, he was at the Grand Canyon doing a quick down and up training run and decided to run the whole thing. On Sunday, September 10th he made the 22 hour trek (and took a video every few hours on the trail).

While logging some quiet family time, Kriste (my mom) noticed a silent visitor on top of the kitchen cabinets. In a flash, she returned with the proper mouse hunting gear. In the end, our little buddy opted to jump rather than face sure fire capture.

 

July 22, 2006. A perfect day to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Brad and Maria Pope.

 

A mating call. A feeding call. A warning call. A retreat call. Did you know there were so many ways to call a duck? November 24th 2007, Jeff and Anne Millard flew over from California to drive with the Popes to Stuttgart's Annual World Duck Calling Competition.