In order to cover both families for Christmas this year, we decided to do the morning down here and then fly up to Maine in the afternoon. It worked out nice since the airport was more or less empty and the flights were cheaper. In Maine, we went up to Sunday River for a few [...]
Stayed a weekend up at Craig's mountain house. Since it was pretty much winter, we did a back country hike up the north side of Bluff Mountain, the mountain the house is located on. It was difficult, to say the least, since nothing was forged and the rhododendron were very thick at the top. The [...]
In Chicago for Greenbuild, these panoramas were captured while touring the city. The Unity Temple (bottom) is located in the Oak Park neighborhood and is an excellent example of Frank Lloyd Wrights architecture. [link-gallery gallery="Greenbuild07" name="Greenbuild '07"]
Flew up to Chicago to attend the 2007 Greenbuild Conference. Even though more than 50,000 people showed up, it was held in just a portion of Chicago's convention center, McCormick Place. It was hosting something like 3 other major conventions. The convention was pretty informative, although it was heavier on motivation than real content. While [...]
Trip into the District of Columbia for Jay's birthday. We walked around for a bit, doing some touristy stuff. For the night we all went to a bar called Reef for some dinner and drinks. The night didn't end as well as it started, seeings as we got kicked out of Bourbon and then got [...]
Originating as a product of boredom, my goal to model the inner loop of center city Charlotte has been developing for the last year. Beginning with the most notable structures first, I have worked my way through a good bit of both the second and third wards. Progress should continue at a decent pace from [...]
Up to Maine because Janis was maid of honor in a wedding. The wedding was Halloween themed and very out of the ordinary. The photos really don't do the ceremony justice. Before the wedding, while people were getting ready, I took a little tour down to the LL Bean store and the Portland Head Light. [...]
Weekend down to Mike's family lake house on the North Carolina side of Lake Chatuge. It was far too cold to go swimming and we didn't have the keys to the boat, but it was still a good time. The last time we were there, we found a rope-swing that shot you out 20 feet [...]
