Bridge

After 18 hours of driving (in one day), Sarah and I arrived in New Orleans in time for Christmas. We went for a holiday bike ride along the Mississippi River. These are pictures near the Huey P. Long Bridge.

Columns

Ooh...Corinthian!

Irony

This was taken in Washington, DC. . .far away from New Orleans.

Favorite Wildland Fire Pictures

I was a wildland fire fighter for two years while I worked for the National Park Service. I went on a total of six incidents. Three out west and three smaller fires in the east. These are just a few of the amazing things I saw while out there...

(I am the guy in the middle in the last picture.)

Night Sky

Taken at Rock Creek Park's Exploring the Sky program on November 3, 2007. If you look at the triangle of stars at the top center of the picture, you can see a comet! The comet is the bottom left "fuzzier star" in the triangle. The Pleiades can also be seen clearly if you follow the trajectory of the telescope's view.

Light pollution is apparent in the photo. Keep in mind I took this in the middle of Washington, DC. The longer exposure really makes the sky bright. I tried to work it to my advantage.

(The picture says 2008 because I made it for the park to use as an advertisement for their 2008 series.)

Stoned Bucks

Here are some unique pictures from Rock Creek Park. I took pictures of these bucks as they were chasing a doe and fighting one another amidst the old Capitol Building Stones. (When the Capitol Building's facade was refurbished, they dumped the old stones in our park...)

Notice how swollen the larger buck's neck is.

Helicopters are Fun!

Helicopters are fun. Here a few pictures from that experience. I didn't include any shots that the governement might not like... I was flying right over restricted air space in DC. The mission was for the Park Service, so I only included Park Service photos.

Pictures featured in order:
1. Me in the Chopper
2. Geoff and Dwight with the Eagle 1
3. The Rock Creek Park Maintnenace Yard (My Office)
4. Snake Cloud over the Potmac
5. Mather Gorge

Next post:

6. The Potomac
7. Perched Bald Eagle
8. Fort Washington
9. Rapids near Great Falls, VA
10. Lonely Boat (You'll probably have to click on the photo to see the boat.)

Helicopter Ride!

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