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!
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.
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!
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.
Around we go!
The Pacific Northwest is one of my favorite places to vacation – you’ve got mountains, water, beaches… everything!
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.
