New Orleans
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Virginia
Haunted House Vignette
View in Fall
View in Winter
First snow of 2009
Deer in Mountain Lake
Christiansburg Clouds
Yellow Clouds
Birds and Wires
Sunset in Christiansburg
Cascade Falls Walkway
Cascade Falls
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Acadia National Park
Jordan Pond 1
Jordan Pond 2
Jordan Pond from Penobscot
Jordan Pond from Penobscot 2
Jordan Pond from Penobscot 3
Jordan Pond from Penobscot 4
The sea in the background
Rolling Hills
Penobscot Peak
The sea in the background
Carriage Road
Bridge on Carriage Road
Carriage Road Canopy
Resting Bike on Carriage Road
Reeds
View of Sea from Hotel
Peru
Half Done Church
In the Barranco neighborhood of Lima.
Another View of Half Done Church
In Lima.
Patio of La Casa de Melgar
A nice hostel in Arequipa.
Hallway of La Casa de Melgar
In Arequipa.
Garden of La Casa de Melgar
In Arequipa. I'm sure this would be quite beautiful in the summer.
Cathedral in Arequipa
On the Plaza de Armas.
Plaza de Armas of Arequipa
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Sara Taking Pictures in Arequipa
Garden of a Mansion in Arequipa.
Proud Llama
At a mansion in Arequipa. At one point the llama appeared to contemplate spitting on me.
Llama Wood Sculpture
At a mansion in Arequipa. At least I think it's supposed to be a llama.
Bloody Jesus
We saw all manner of religious art in Peru.
Portrait in Arequipa Mansion.
Portrait in Arequipa Mansion
Tree in Arequipa Mansion.
Happy Dogs
Ironically, the only dogs I saw in Peru that were not strays were on leashes or locked up.
A Tunnel on Canyon de Colca Road
Ken and Heather at Colca Canyon
Canyon de Colca Terraces 4
Canyon de Colca Terraces 3
Canyon de Colca Terraces
Caynon de Colca Terraces 2
Mountains of Canyon de Colca
Andean Condor
Sadly, the best detailed photo I got of the giant condors of Colca Canyon, the largest flying bird of the Western Hemisphere (10 foot wingspan, larger than the California Condor).
Chivay Plaza de Armas
Chivay Plaza de Armas
On the Way to the Reed Islands
Reed Island Demonstration
The residents of a reed island on Lake Titicaca demonstrate the construction of their islands.
Reed Boat
For tourists only. All the residents use motorboats for their practical needs.
Reed Fish
Patio of Host Family's House
Isla Amantani.
The host told me the inscription was made by his grandfather, who built the house in 1925.
Lake Titicaca from Host Family's House
Early Sunset on Isla Amantani
Sunset on Isla Amantani
Ken and Heather
Sunset on Isla Amantani
Ken and Heather
Traditionally dressed.
Recycling on Isla Tequila
Isla Tequila
Sara and Heather and the Colonial Plaza de Armas
In Cuzco.
Incan Masonry
The Church of Santa Domingo was built using these Incan stones as the foundation walls.
The masonry is really impressive up-close. Each stone fits perfectly into another with no mortar. These stones have survived some major earthquakes.
Terraces of Ollantaytambo Fortress
Pre-Inca Ruins at the Inca Quarry
In Ollantaytambo.
Another View of Pre-Inca Ruins
View of Ollantaytambo Ruins from Inca Quarry
Gato
One of the many white cats at the Chaska Wasi hostel in Ollantaytambo.
Great cats, but terrible hostel, by the way.
The Cat Having Some Fun With a Butterfly
La Mariposa After the Battle
It was consumed by the gato shortly thereafter.
Closeup of Gato
Early Morning View of Waynapicchu
Standing in line for the 7am hike up Waynapicchu, the fog was drifting around the mountain.
Another View of Early Morning Waynapicchu
Machu Picchu from Waynapicchu
Early view of Machu from the hike up Waynapicchu. Shows the switchback entrance road on the left and Machu Picchu Mountain behind the ruins.
Also shows how well Machu Picchu was set into the side of the mountain. When actually standing in the ruins, you get an incredible 360-degree panorama of the mountains, which I could not capture with my little Casio.
Closeup of Machu Picchu from Waynapicchu
Vertigo from Waynapicchu
View Toward Andes from Waynapicchu
Machu Picchu and Waynapicchu
Machu Picchu and Waynapicchu
Machu Picchu and Waynapicchu 4
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Machu Picchu and Waynapicchu 5
Machu Picchu and Waynapicchu
Waynapicchu is the mountain in the center. We hiked that first thing in the morning to get views of Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu and Waynapicchu 2
Another view.
Machu Picchu Terraces
Face view of the giant terraces at Machu Picchu. I'd say each one is about 10 to 12 feet tall?
The soil was supposedly hauled all the way from Cuzco and up this mountain, by the "working" class. No oxen or horses for the Incas.
Machi Picchu
Good example of how they incorporated their masonry into the existing mountain.
Doorway in Machu Picchu
Our guide told us that during wartime they would fasten a huge wooden door to this doorway. There are indentations on either side of the wall which have a cylinder carved out of the rock.
Sapo!
The Peruvian game Sapo (Spanish for Toad).
This rather deluxe version of the game was at a bar in Cuzco called Bullfrog's.
Airport Collection Bin
My last photo from the trip. The Lima Airport forbidden item bin.
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Food
Black Bean Soup Detail
Black Bean Soup
Note the Peugeot pepper grinder.
Sweets
Cookies
The chocolate covered peanut-butter ritz cracker cookies are unbeatable
Christman Dessert Display
Disaster
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Art
Unknown (detail)
I took this at a gallery in the Chelsea district of NYC.
If you know who did it, please advise
Clam
Georgia O'Keefe
Metropolitan Museum of Art
So You Want This Fucking Job?
Lutz Bacher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Portait (detail)
Chuck Close
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Portrait
Chuck Close
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mother and Child
Pablo Picasso
Yale Art Gallery
Dream (detail)
Neo Rauch
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Scrabble the Cat
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Trying Hard to Fit
I got her a new bed after this photo.
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Dad and Scrabble
I know Scrabble looks like she's in duress, but it's just a weird facial expression.
People
Erik Takes a Gander
What's That, Says Salty?
Ah Yes
Places
Light effect near a culvert
Halloween Bike Ride
Stream at East Haven Beach
Snow Tracks and Branches
Just a view from our room
at the Loon Mountain Ski Resort
Muddy Snow
A snow formation near the top
of Kaaterskill Falls in New York
Rock Inside Bridge Support
At Kaaterskill Falls in New York.
I guess they left this large boulder
inside the support. Nice touch.
Closeup of Kaaterskill Falls
Tree Through Kaaterskill Falls
Oak Tree 1
At a golf course in Marianna Florida
Fire 1
Camping in Kent Connecticut
Fire 2
Camping in Kent Connecticut.
Can You Tell I Was Bored
While Sara took her driver's test?
Can You Tell I Was Bored 2?
Some Lookout
Near Kent Connecticut
Tunxis Trail
In Northwest Connecticut
Train Tracks 1
Train Tracks 2
Just Some Ice on a Rock 2
Rocks and Ice
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Just Some Ice on a Rock 4
Just Some Ice on a Rock 5
Just Some Ice on a Rock 1
Amateur Overexposure of Grass
Sunset with Blue Filter
Quinnipiac Ave in Fair Haven
Sunset with Green Filter
Quinnipiac Ave in Fair Haven
Sunset with Red Filter
Quinnipiac Ave in Fair Haven
Stacks and Clouds 1
Stacks and Clouds 2
Tint Blue Sky 2
Tint Blue Sky 1
Shot through blue tint of my Honda windshield
Tint Blue Sky 3
Tint Blue Sky 4
Beach Stream
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Kaaterskill Falls
Things
Duck at NYC Botanical Gardens
No color processing effects at all...just got lucky with the reflection is all.
Indicator Light
On my stereo tuner
Treasure Map
Dylan or Mike must have taken this photo. It was the most elusive treasure map, but I think we figured it out.
Salty's Light Show 1
Not sure how Mr. Crowley managed these photos, beyond his ability to produce quality art when intoxicated.
Salty's Light Show 2
Salty's Light Show 3
Undisturbed Fireanthill
Teeming
Maybe tens of thousands of fire ants in this pile? Incredible.
Fire Anthill
I stepped in one of these by accident when I was a kid, maybe 5 or 6 years old. Stung countless times...these things are ferocious.
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When you're bored, you take odd photos
Reflection in wine
Post-Apocalyptic Cheezit Box
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Roots
Sleeping Giant Park, Hamden, CT