Finally! (deep sigh)

I have all (for now) of the photos from my trip to California uploaded. It only took me a little over a week, but they're done. Now all I have left to do is go through pictures from football, volleyball, 3 soccer games, an autocross and rallyecross; among others.

Stay tuned and make sure you view the completed East Meets West Gallery. Some samples from the last 3 days:

Lake Mead at Hoover Dam


Vegas


Our 13th and final state of the trip


I love the natural lighting in this shot


Hello!


Pacific Beach on the left coast!

day 8 pictures

I've been putting off working on the pictures from day 8 for a few reasons:
1. Laziness.
2. I took a lot of pictures at the Grand Canyon and they all seem to look the same.
3. I'm sick of editing pictures.

Here are a few, and as always, you can see the rest in my East Meets West Gallery

Maybe looking back at it now, it was a bit dangerous...but we hiked to a point where no body else was and we were all alone. If felt good to be away from the crowds and this point was the furthest point protruding into the canyon. Wonderful views!


BFF's on the edge of the aforementioned point


Were the rest of the tourists were (and that's with a 70mm lens)


Me trying to be gangsta


Sunrise

day 7 pictures

In the morning of day 7, we hiked to the top of tent rocks. It was beautiful weather with beautiful views.
The rest can be found in my East Meets West Gallery
To the top is where we were headed:


The "tent rocks"


Our tour guides, Alan and Andrea:


On our way to the Grand Canyon, we pulled over to take pics of the amazing sunset!

day 6 pictures are up!

Day six was from Roswell, NM, to Albuquerque, NM to meet up and stay with an old friend. Alan and Andrea have to be the best hosts i have ever had while out of town. Great food, company, accommodations, and tours of the town. Thanks again.

You can find the rest of the pictures HERE!

Roswell was a little boring, but we did get to see an alien:


The drive through NM: Straight, boring, desolate, with nice clouds


That's Albuquerque down there. We were almost 11,000 ft. above sea level



Until the next update...

back home

I'm back home, back at work and I couldn't be happier. *rolls eyes*

Anyway, I'm s l o w l y getting to my pictures. I do have shots from days 4 and 5 up in my East Meets West Gallery.

A few samples:

new pictures:

I added some pictures in my East Meets West Gallery of the Oklahoma City memorial. We stopped there on day 3 while on our way to Austin, Tx from St. Louis, MO.

...from the phone

Sonic banana milkshake #5!

...from the phone

DAM!

...from the phone

...from the phone

My favorite clouds!!! Texas is beautiful.

...from the cell phone

morning sunrise at the arch.

One quick shot:

Just as I thought my evening in KY was coming to an end (see below) Caleb's cousin took us to a scenic overlook, in Kentucky, that looks over the Cincinnati, OH skyline. I had no idea Cincinnati was such a big city. It's definitely a place I'd like to come back to visit when I have more time.

Below is one of the shots from the water's edge.


That's all for now. I'll get more pictures up as soon as we get to St. Louis.

...almost there?

one mile down... just a few more to go.

Metal, metal and more metal! \m/

That's what was in store for me when I entered this po-dunk bar in WV known as Cookie's. Black clothes, one light on the stage, smoke, beer, more black clothes, long hair and more beer. I felt a little out of place with my shaved head, light grey shirt, brown shorts, and a Sprite in my hand. I was there to support some good friends and their fellow bandmates. Somehow I stuck it out to the end of the show as it neared the 2:00am mark and somehow I managed to find some lights laying around to help put some kind of lighting on the stage. All in all, it was a great time. I came home tired, smelling of smoke, regretting I ate the stale nachos with cheese and feeling good about the pictures I took.

Below are a few samples:
You can get to the main gallery by clicking HERE!