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Hikes around Boston : Some photos I took on hikes in the Boston area, Blue Hills Reservation, Middlesex Reservation, Ravenswood, and Lynnwood park. I should have taken more pictures, but when you take places for granted you tend to for get to capture them.

Hikes around Boston

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival - 2002 : Running 70+ years Jacob's Pillow is a dance festival held in the Berkshires every summer. I drive out one summer afternoon to see MoMix and just found the experience enchanting. If it weren't a 2 hour drive from Boston I would have gone more frequently.

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival - 2002

Running 70+ years Jacob's Pillow is a dance festival held in the Berks ...

Updated: Jun 10, 2006 12:56pm PST

Air and Space Museum, Washington - 2004 : I was visiting my friend Andy in Washington DC and we decided to go the the Dulles annex of the Air and Space Museum. This is an excellent collection with many larger planes that would not fit in the original museum on the Mall.

Air and Space Museum, Washington - 2004

I was visiting my friend Andy in Washington DC and we decided to go th ...

Updated: Jun 10, 2006 1:29pm PST

Boston Harbor Islands - 2004 : The Harbor Islands are a unique feature in Boston. A 45 minute boat ride from downtown will get you to middle of the harbor, away from the city and near the open ocean.

Boston Harbor Islands - 2004

The Harbor Islands are a unique feature in Boston. A 45 minute boat r ...

Updated: Jun 10, 2006 1:20pm PST

Quabbin Reservoir : A little afternoon trip to Quabbin Reservoir.

Quabbin Reservoir

A little afternoon trip to Quabbin Reservoir.

Updated: Jun 10, 2006 1:18pm PST

Mount Sunapee : Mount Sunapee is one of my favorite hikes. It's next to Sunapee Lake in central New Hamshire. The first 1/2 mile can be a challenge, but overall is a good medium day hike.

Mount Sunapee

Mount Sunapee is one of my favorite hikes. It's next to Sunapee Lake ...

Updated: Jun 21, 2006 12:56pm PST

White Moutains - 2004 : Hike in the White Moutains, Falling Waters Trail

White Moutains - 2004

Hike in the White Moutains, Falling Waters Trail

Updated: Jun 10, 2006 1:26pm PST

White Moutains - 2005 : Some friends and I went up to the White Mountains to hike Mount Jefferson and the Zeeland trail.

White Moutains - 2005

Some friends and I went up to the White Mountains to hike Mount Jeffer ...

Updated: Jun 10, 2006 1:22pm PST

MassMoCA - 2005 : 2005 Trip to MassMoCA with friends

MassMoCA - 2005

2005 Trip to MassMoCA with friends

Updated: Jun 24, 2006 6:05pm PST

Montreal, Canada - 2003 : Visit to Montreal for ASMS 2003. Botanical Garden, Biodome, Mont Real Park, and the city center.

Montreal, Canada - 2003

Visit to Montreal for ASMS 2003. Botanical Garden, Biodome, Mont Real ...

Updated: Jun 10, 2006 1:47pm PST

Kansas - 2006 : My visit to Lawrence, KS and Kansas City, MO during post-doc interview

Kansas - 2006

My visit to Lawrence, KS and Kansas City, MO during post-doc interview

Updated: Jun 08, 2006 7:47am PST

Washington State - 2006 : I was in Washington State (Seattle area) from May 22-June 2 for a post-doc interview at PNNL and the annual ASMS conference.

Washington State - 2006

I was in Washington State (Seattle area) from May 22-June 2 for a post ...

Updated: Jun 05, 2006 6:42am PST

Mount Parker - 2006 : A late fall hike with friends on Mount Parker and Mount Langdon near Bartlett NH. Going up Mount Parker is about 2.8 miles one way and the accent isn't all that steep. We took our time and just enjoyed our surroundings. Some snow had fallen the day before and not many people had been on the trail, wonderful.

Mount Parker - 2006

A late fall hike with friends on Mount Parker and Mount Langdon near B ...

Updated: Oct 30, 2006 8:28pm PST

Columbia National Wildlife Refuge - 2007 : I had to get out of town, so I headed north to Othello, WA. Good place to go in the winter, no rattlesnakes. I took the Frog Lake an Marsh Loop trails. Water setteled in these areas after some irrgation projects started up in the 1930s. Very abundent wildlife, since it's really the only decent amount of water in the area.

Columbia National Wildlife Refuge - 2007

I had to get out of town, so I headed north to Othello, WA. Good plac ...

Updated: Jan 27, 2007 10:39pm PST

Yakima Canyon Ridge : You would never find this trail without someone telling you. As the name implies it follows a ridge along a section of the Canyon Yakima River. I got to the trail late and only had 2 hours, but got some good shots of the sunset. Great views and a nice steady climb. I'll be coming back. Might be a brute in the summer.

Yakima Canyon Ridge

You would never find this trail without someone telling you. As the n ...

Updated: Mar 19, 2007 9:32pm PST

Ginkgo Petrified Forest : This used to be a lush forested area, then the Cascades rose up and make it a desert. Some of the trees were perserved in a rock forest. I don't think park is completely worth the trip by itself, but if you are in the area or doing other things, do stop by.

Ginkgo Petrified Forest

This used to be a lush forested area, then the Cascades rose up and ma ...

Updated: Mar 19, 2007 9:50pm PST

Juniper Dunes : Here is another gem in the middle of nowhere. You drive through vinyards and wheat fields, turn down a gravel road, cross a pasture, turn up a hill and all of the sudden... dunes. You can only get access from the north side of the area March through May.

Juniper Dunes

Here is another gem in the middle of nowhere. You drive through vinyar ...

Updated: Apr 30, 2009 11:29pm PST

Tucnnon River : Part of the Umatilla National Forest. This light-rise trail will be great during the summer. There was still snow on the higher parts of the trail. After I fell in to a bank of the white stuff up to my mid-thigh on both legs I decided to cut the trip a little short. Will be great in a month or so though.

Tucnnon River

Part of the Umatilla National Forest. This light-rise trail will be g ...

Updated: Apr 06, 2007 8:17pm PST

Las Vegas : I meet my parents in Las Vegas. What can I say. It is one of the most unique places I've ever been. But, I'm not sure how often I'll be going back.

Las Vegas

I meet my parents in Las Vegas. What can I say. It is one of the mos ...

Updated: Jun 09, 2007 8:34pm PST

Bear Creek Mountain : This is a great hike in the Wenatchee National Forest in Washington state. The grade is pretty low until the last half mile when you make the final accent to the summit. Nice day hike, about 4 hours (7.4 miles). The access road to the trail head is a bit tricky if you don't have a high clearance vehicle, but it is worth the effort.

Bear Creek Mountain

This is a great hike in the Wenatchee National Forest in Washington st ...

Updated: Jul 19, 2007 11:26pm PST

Mount Aix - Cascades, Washington State : This mountain lives up to its name. 5 miles oneway and a 4100 foot rise. The whole hike with time at the top took me about 7 hours (little over 3 to get up). Great views if you don't have any clouds.

Mount Aix - Cascades, Washington State

This mountain lives up to its name. 5 miles oneway and a 4100 foot ri ...

Updated: Jul 22, 2007 10:00pm PST

Seattle : Some shots I've taken on various trips to Seattle

Seattle

Some shots I've taken on various trips to Seattle

Updated: Oct 30, 2007 10:29pm PST

Othello Sandhill Crane Festival : Once a year Sandhill Cranes stop by the Othello region of the Columbia Basin to set and refuel. After the irrigation project was put in during the 1930s ponds and lakes cropped up in the region and farming went into full swing, perfect bird sanctuary. This section is a mix of pictures from 2008 and 2009.

Othello Sandhill Crane Festival

Once a year Sandhill Cranes stop by the Othello region of the Columbia ...

Updated: Mar 28, 2009 1:37pm PST

Wallula Gap : Wallula Gap is a major formation left over from the ice age Missoula floods. You ascend a bluff to 400 feet above the Columbia River. Usually you'd expect the top of such a buff to be flat or starkly contoured, but is not the case. Bare rock faces, hanging coulees, mesa and other formations I don't know the names of are present. It's easy to see how rushing water on top of the of the mesa could have caused the formations.

Wallula Gap

Wallula Gap is a major formation left over from the ice age Missoula f ...

Updated: Apr 15, 2008 1:56am PST

Maryhill : Samuel Hill was an eccentric millionaire active around the turn of the 20th century. Learning about him a bit it's easy to see that he was a visionary for his time. He fell in love with the Columbia Gorge and established several projects including a WWI monument modeled after Stonehenge and a museum (that was originally to be his "Ranch House"). It's odd to see all of this in the middle of nowhere. The museum is quite nice and features several events during the summer including a sculpture garden.

Maryhill

Samuel Hill was an eccentric millionaire active around the turn of the ...

Updated: Aug 20, 2008 8:20am PST

Portland : Some shots taken on various trips to Portland, OR.

Portland

Some shots taken on various trips to Portland, OR.

Updated: May 12, 2008 7:30am PST

Dalles Mountain : This is an 8-mile out and back hike about 14 miles past the SR-97 and SR-14 junction on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. It's pretty easy going until you get to about a mile from the summit and then things get steep. The Trail head is an unmarked gate at N 45º 39.422' W 121º 05.195'. This hike done in mid-May and the wildflowers were just cresting.

Dalles Mountain

This is an 8-mile out and back hike about 14 miles past the SR-97 and ...

Updated: May 12, 2008 10:33pm PST

Horsethief Butte : This is a short trail down the road from the Dalles Mountain trail head (about 14 miles on Route 14 past the Route 97 junction) on the South side if the road. You can see the butte from the road. If you head around the butte to the west and come round the south face the climb is easier. This whole area is ripe with good climbing spots, but the hike itself is very easy. From the top of the butte you have views of Mount Hood to the west.

Horsethief Butte

This is a short trail down the road from the Dalles Mountain trail hea ...

Updated: May 13, 2008 11:53pm PST

Denver 2008 : ASMS 2008 was in Denver. I took the chance to take in a bit of the city.

Denver 2008

ASMS 2008 was in Denver. I took the chance to take in a bit of the ci ...

Updated: Jun 30, 2008 8:46pm PST

Rocky Mountain National Park : After ASMS 2008 some friends and I headed up north for some R&R. Well a day hike and some camping which was R&R for us.

Rocky Mountain National Park

After ASMS 2008 some friends and I headed up north for some R&R. Well ...

Updated: Jun 30, 2008 10:01pm PST

Olympic Peninsula Roadtrip 2008 : A friend was visiting from Boston so we took a trip to the "West Side" of the state.

Olympic Peninsula Roadtrip 2008

A friend was visiting from Boston so we took a trip to the "West Side" ...

Updated: Jul 30, 2008 1:25am PST

Columbia Basin Wildlife Refuge Summer 2008 : If you come here when it's warm, bring the bug gear.

Columbia Basin Wildlife Refuge Summer 2008

If you come here when it's warm, bring the bug gear.

Updated: Aug 03, 2008 6:17pm PST

Tacoma : Well okay, mostly the Museum of Glass

Tacoma

Well okay, mostly the Museum of Glass

Updated: Oct 08, 2008 10:43pm PST

Palouse Falls : Palouse Falls is a formation left over from the Ice Age Floods. You drive through some very dramatic landscape and farmland for about an hour from Tri-cities, turn off a secondary road and discover this sight as you leave the parking lot. If head should from the fenced off overlook you'll see an access point for the trail than heads along the lower rim. If you have the stomach for it the trip is worth it. The view is still grand on the safer trails as well.

Palouse Falls

Palouse Falls is a formation left over from the Ice Age Floods. You d ...

Updated: Nov 17, 2008 12:34am PST

Hanford Reach : Exploring the open parts of the former Hanford site

Hanford Reach

Exploring the open parts of the former Hanford site

Updated: Mar 15, 2009 9:32pm PST

Chicago 2009 : Some shots during my visit to Pittcon 2009 in Chicago

Chicago 2009

Some shots during my visit to Pittcon 2009 in Chicago

Updated: Mar 18, 2009 12:20am PST

Toppenish : A little western town in Washington state (south of Yakima)

Toppenish

A little western town in Washington state (south of Yakima)

Updated: Apr 27, 2009 11:06pm PST

Fort Simcoe : Fort Simcoe is located in the middle of the Yakama Nation Reservation on state lands after a lovely drive through alfalfa, mint, and hops files. It was constructed 1859 to keep watch over the newly-formed reservation and later served as a school for Yakama Nation children for "reading and writing to trade skills" as the interpretive sign says. The Yakama Cultural Center, near the border of the Reservation, tells a different side of the story stating planing that the tribe's children for forced to attend the school and treated in a manner as do discourage the continuation of their cultural traditions. It's worthwhile to take both views under consideration. Add in the Gothic Revival homes and you can see a glimpse of two worlds trying to co-exist. I'll also note that the only other people at the part when I was there was a Yakama family watching their kids tote around on the juggle-jim and a maintenance worker who appeared to be Nation member himself, times change (for the better in this case I think).

Fort Simcoe

Fort Simcoe is located in the middle of the Yakama Nation Reservation ...

Updated: May 25, 2009 2:15pm PST

Oregon and California Coast : As part of my move to San Francisco I took a few days (7/2/09 - 7/6/09) to drive down the Oregon and California coasts. Why take I-5 when you can have leisurely drive down US 101 and US 1? If you have the chance there is tons to see on both coasts, though I would say that the Oregon coast as a series has more to offer the sightseer.

Oregon and California Coast

As part of my move to San Francisco I took a few days (7/2/09 - 7/6/09 ...

Updated: Jul 19, 2009 8:53pm PST

Philadelphia : Some shots I took around the city during ASMS in 2009

Philadelphia

Some shots I took around the city during ASMS in 2009

Updated: Jun 10, 2009 9:07pm PST

Angel Island :

Angel Island

Updated: Oct 01, 2009 8:44am PST