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Coachella @ Indio, CA, April 2010

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:53:36 +0000

I attended this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and WOW. People everywhere. 75,000 – 100,000 to be exact. Amazing to see 2x to 3x the population of Juneau all in one place. The people-watching opportunities were equally amazing – for example, I saw a hula-hooping unicorn, a blue man, and a panda bear. And I hadn’t even had anything to drink. Proof of the blue man can be seen below.

The weather was awesome and my burned shoulders are evidence of that. 90 degrees every day, sunshine, and a nice breeze in the evening.

There were a ton of great bands playing, but I won’t go into too much detail here. I’ve written reviews of the three days at Coachella over on the website for CTRL-ALT-Juneau, my radio show (which you should listen to if you like any of the bands that played at Coachella!). Suffice to say it was a great music festival – enjoy the photos!

Mt. Hood, OR, February 2010

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:12:14 +0000

I just returned from a short trip to Vancouver, WA, for the sole purpose of getting some snowboard time in at Mt. Hood Meadows.

One word: AWESOME.

This was definitely one of the better personal trips I’ve taken. In fact, I was having so much fun that I didn’t want to come home. Great people, great mountain, great food, great scenery… Couldn’t have asked for more. (Well, maybe a tiny bit of fresh powder would have been nice, but I’m not complaining.)

I did manage to get a 360 degree panorama from about 7,000 feet up Mt. Hood, but it needs a little bit of massaging before I can post it. Keep an eye out for it next week!

Seattle, WA, December 2009

admin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:26:52 +0000

December 30th, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s 2009 were spent in Seattle, WA, wandering around and enjoying the last little bit of my holiday break before heading back home to Juneau. Seattle is an awesome place for street photography and the Public Market Center at Pike Place is always full of color, patterns, and interesting people. It was definitely a great place to punctuate 2009 and usher in 2010!

Tumtum, WA, December 2009

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:21:36 +0000

I spent Christmas with my parents in Tumtum, Washington. It’s a town of about 200 people located 45 minutes northeast of Spokane, WA. Basically, it’s out in the boonies! There’s a lot of land to explore, but being that it was cold out and I wasn’t in a very adventurous mood, I stuck pretty close to the house. It’s amazing being so far away from city lights just how much more of the night sky you can see – this is evident in some of the night shots below.

Outside Lands @ San Francisco, CA, August 2009

admin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:24:29 +0000

Nearly as soon as I saw the lineup for Outside Lands 2009, I had tickets in my hand. It had to happen and it was very worth it. San Francisco is a blast in itself, but to also see a ton of bands I love made it even more of a blast!

Oklahoma City, OK, July 2009

admin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:01:26 +0000

I only spent a few days in Oklahoma City, but it was a nice city, minus some confusing driving situations! I stayed downtown at The Skirvin Hilton, ventured out a couple of evenings, and visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial – as you can see below, it’s a very serene and peaceful memorial.

Civic Center Park 360°, Denver, CO, September 2008

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:38:07 +0000

Around we go!

Tucson, AZ, October 2007

admin — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 17:07:16 +0000

I was born in Tucson, AZ, so it was a treat to visit for a week. Although I’ve been in Alaska for most of my life, I still love the desert – the heat, sand, wildlife, and the views. If you’ve ever watched an old western, chances are it was either filmed in Tucson or filmed on a set modeled after the Tucson area!

Since the movie 3:10 to Yuma had just been released around the time I was visiting and the old mining town of Bisbee, AZ was heavily featured, I took a small roadtrip to see it. A couple of photos of Bisbee are noted at the end of the gallery. It definitely still reflects its mining history, with large mining pits and old mining buildings dotting the landscape.