Glad to see how you bounced right back from your terrible no good day. It sounds like you have a lot more territory to cover. I'll be following along!

You're an inspiring dude, Scott. Glad to hear that you're feeling well.

Glad to hear you are feeling so strong. You must be doing a lot of things right.

It's always fun to catch the little goats jumping around

So sorry for your crash and camera fail. There are a couple of repair places in Portland that you might take it to and let them have a look at it.

When I was a teen-ager, I once walked right through a patio screen door while carrying a plate of hotdogs from the kitchen to the grill. There was no banged up forehead and elbow like you, there was no broken nose like Rocky, and there was no end to a promising athletic career (wrestling in my case) like Kelly's cousin. My only injury was shame. Shame in not seeing the screen, shame in that my friend's parents saw me destroy their screen door, and shame in dropping everybody's lunch onto the ground.

Now I'm a little ashamed that I shared that silly memory.

I’m a terrible bookkeeper, but I’m planning to check the warranty and pursue that; because you’re right, it could be a coincidence. In the meantime I’m buying a new one. If they replace it, great - I’ve got a backup for the future - but it’s likely to take a long time.

Hi Scott & Racheal,
It looks like Canmore is on your itinerary also. Please send me an email at mckaar4athotmaildotcom and we can hopefully coordinate a meet up. If the dates work you are welcome to stay at our place as a base. Kirsten and Lyle

Dodie says since the camera took pictures after the fall, it's non function now could be coincidence, or not 100% due to the fall. That leads her to say "How about the warranty?"

Oh my gosh. What a horrifying story!

I agree with Suzanne, surely that has happened before. I have a cousin who did the same thing. She was a championship pitcher for her softball team. They were at a motel for the big final. She went running down the hall to the swimming pool, right through a plate glass door. Sliced her pitching arm up, and, "Poof!" That was the end of her promising pitching career.

You can't be the first one to do that.

Looks like a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Yup. Thanks for the thought. Tried that, including holding it down for a prolonged period. Also tried opening the battery compartment and pressing the battery down in case the contacts were corroded or something. Nada (I’m practicing for our trip to Spain).

It looks so lifelike, lying on its napkin.

I've often thought that the on/off button seems recessed and weak. I guess I would be compulsively pressing that various ways.