Friday, August 31, 2007

Couchfreaks, Fort Dodge, Iowa

meanwhile A-licensed princess Katie Sky Kat scratches her hair


'I'm doing 10 way.' in Couchfreaks skydiving festival in Ft. Dodge, Iowa


Katie practice the formation


Katie boards an otter, a nice and fast aircraft


Otter takes off to Iowan sky


Katie parachutes back safely, in a jump somewhere between her 60th and 70th.


'People only want to drive nice cars, I only want to jump out of nice airplanes.'

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Greetings from 13,000 feet above Genesio, Illinois

Stevie hangs in a harness for the quiz


Ready!


One last walk-through of the dive flow


she comes back, lands on her feet like it's no effort...


'That was fun!'


my turn!


uhh... my old back...


I'll be right back...


Do you see him?


Yey!


nice butt landing!


Kato watches as Juan gets an altimeter


oh, no... torture


Prop, Up, Down and Arch!!


Kato: 'I don't think you should be doing this, Master...'


'Oh no, my Master...'


Juan successfly deploys his chute at 5,500 feet


'That was awesome!'


up we go, my level 2!


holy cow it's getting dark up there


a bit scared, but this is something I wanna keep doing


another day, another jump, another pull and another landing


seems so easy for Juan it's only getting more fun


my level 3 goes easy


beautiful landing!

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Battendorf, Iowa




Beth 'Janis' Mickle with her Art Band


Toshiro drinks green juice


'There are five kinds of corn grown in Iowa.' says Dr. Smokey


Sun sets over the west

Full moon rises on the east

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Burlington, Iowa

sleepy-eyed zombies line up in Fun City water slide


as vegan camp food is been experimented


Dr. Smokey's lab uses curtain rails, color gels, power drill and a dimmer to keep the Iowan party night spinning hot and cool


we waste plastic


Dr. Smokey in his golf outfit


we abuse plastic waste