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A short scramble from Larch Lake leads to Cup Lake that sits in a small cirque. Steep up the slope to a gorgeous little lake.
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From the Labor Day 2013 set.
If it's early July in Göteborg, it must be time for the annual Partille Cup.
Now in it's 38th year, the Partille Cup is the world's largest youth handball tournament, with nearly 900 teams from over 50 nations descending upon Göteborg for nearly a week of competition.
Given the size of the tournament, many of the early round matches are played outdoors. In 2007, this meant rain and very slippery courts. In 2008, it means (so far) sun, sun, sun. Great for the players, slightly less fun for the photographers, as well, more shadows....
In the event you live somewhere on the globe where team handball is not part of the sporting culture, you can learn more about it here.
For those familiar with the sport, you may want to read more about "the other handball", more formally known as American handball.
Teams pictured in these shots may feel free to blog them, though I kindly ask that you credit me when doing so!
Enjoy!
These small dipper cups were usually made by shepherds and hung on their belt.
They would often be working a long way from home and used these cups to refresh themselves from streams and springs
Troopers with 2d Cavalry Regiment kick off the Vesta Cup competition with a unit run Feb. 24, 2014, at Rose Barracks, Germany. The Vesta Cup is a three-day competition between squadrons within the unit designed to boost morale and encourage teamwork. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Joshua Edwards)
The first day, the first moment in Germany, I had a chance to see the World Cup trophy up close and personal! Of course, this was just a promotion by adidas, but a brilliant one at that!
The winner of the annual croquet match gets to take and display the Annapolis Cup for the year. St. John's will get the chance to keep in again for another year.
The annual croquet match takes place between the U.S. Naval Academy and St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland. This is the only sport in which the two compete. The two campuses lie less than a half-mile apart. One school was established in 1845, the other in 1696. One has a student body of 4,500, the other 450. Yet tiny St. John’s has dominated the cross-town rivalry, taking the trophy 25 of the 30 years the competition has been going on.
The Naval Academy team is comprised exclusively of members of 28th Company, chosen at the team captain’s discretion. The Midshipmen wear crisp, U.S. Croquet Association “Croquet Whites,” along with a team tie, varying from year to year. The Johnnie uniform changes every year, revealed only minutes before each match. Additionally, several Plebes (first year Midshipmen) in dress mess uniforms serve refreshments to the players.
Spectators come dressed in all manner of finery, with a heavy emphasis on historical tradition, formal dress, ballroom dancewear, or the just plain outlandish. A mixture of live and piped in music playing primarily big band and swing tunes provides the fleet of foot with ample opportunity to step out.