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States to visit

States to visit

Looking over my travels I find that I have made it to most of the US states… most, but not all. I’m trying to find physical record (as opposed to memories) of my travels so at the moment the few I have yet to visit are:
Massachusetts
Montana
Oregon
Hawaii
Alaska
What would you suggest as good destinations in [...]

[ More ] May 29th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Outdoors, Travel |
The Bus

The Bus

In 2006 I purchased a retrofitted 1963 Gillig schoolbus that resided as a motorhome. It had a 535 cubic inch gasoline burning engine, and lots and lots of wood paneling when I bought it.
I had it for about a year… doing some renovations and taking it out to Burning Man in 2006. [...]

[ More ] May 19th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Travel |
Santa Rosa Skydiving

Santa Rosa Skydiving

On my first trip to San Francisco after Burning Man 2005 (and my second trip overall) I went skydiving in Santa Rosa with Aerin and Murry.
My jump master was a crazy german guy that went by the name of Torsten. With over 16,500 jumps I felt fairly secure being strapped to his chest [...]

[ More ] May 17th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Outdoors, Social Activities, Travel |
Burning Man 2006

Burning Man 2006

My second visit to Burning Man was filled with the creation of The Prisoner theme camp. It was hard work and lots of fun.   Also joining me and my new friends from SF would be Hallie and some friends from Ohio.
For me this event was more about exploring and participating so my camera was [...]

[ More ] May 12th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Art, Outdoors, Social Activities, Thoughts, Travel |
kaZantip

kaZantip

Loosely related to other gatherings like Burning Man, Creamfields, & LoveParade, kaZantip is a five week week long electronic music festival in the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine.
I learned about kaZantip from an email list, someone had posted a video from a year or two ago.  It looks like a fun time… and one of those adventures that [...]

[ More ] May 10th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Art, Music, Outdoors, Travel |

Movie magic happening at Lex & 41st, NYC. The trailer is labeled "Dylan".Bubbles - This summer's favorite NYC tourist trinket. (no that is not his name)Skyscrapers at sunset from Bryant Park NYC.Hammock with a view. Relaxing at Picnic Point, Governor's Island, NYC. :-)The view that goes with tonight's movie, Big Lebowski :-)Short film night at the Brooklyn Stone House :-)UFO graffiti on 38th St NYC!NTD birthday and start of Kalidescope IIIIt took me a minute to see what had been stolen.New Yorkers fill Avenue A as a 3 alarm fire burns through an East Village apartment
man in a powered parachute flying over palm trees with the sunset in the background