Snow in DC

Clear Winter Day in Harper's Ferry

Colorado Rockies

Bellevue

Crescent Lake

Elwha River

Sol Duc

Mt. Baker Moonrise

Port Angeles

The Olympic Peninsula

Bolivar Heights

Pictured is a view from Bolivar Heights, located within Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. My crew worked there for a few days.

Sarah on the Job!

Sarah works at the Great Falls visitor center on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. She primarily works on the replica canal boat.

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Exotic Plant Management

I took this picture of one of my crew members spraying herbicide on Japanese Hops that was growing in the ruins of an old cotton mill on the Shenandoah River near Harper's Ferry National Historical Park. This is an example of our team protecting cultural resources from being overrun with weeds.

Climbing Old Rag

Last weekend, five of us climbed Old Rag Mountain in Shenandoah National Park. It was hot, hazy, and humid, but we had a great time. Nathan randomly pulled out the funny papers when we got to the top and started reading them...

The Lost Canoe Files

So...we left a camera at my parents house for quite a long time. Turns out, it had pictures on it from our little canoe trip on Bayou Bonfouca in January 2008. We paddled through the Port of Slidell and some some crazy old ships.

Cousin Kim's Wedding

Kim and Cassidy got married! Here are a few pictures and the entire set can be found here.

Skinks!

It never ceases to amaze me what you can find while walking through the woods.

Monocacy Battlefield

Monocacy Battlefield is in Frederick, MD. My crew worked there for a few days a couple of weeks ago. We worked right next to the Monocacy River.

The Joys of Assateague Island

Oh yes...the mosquitoes and ticks were really that bad.

Assateague Island is a barrier island on the Maryland eastern shore administered by the National Park Service. My crew worked there for four days.

Mini Golf in the District

So there is a mini-golf course that is on National Park Service land which is not far from the National Mall. (Notice the Washington Monument in the background with the picture of Sarah.) Most people don't know about the course and it is one of DC's "secrets." It's pretty sweet. It was built in the 1920's and only costs $6 a person!

If you actually want to find the course, it is near to the golf course pro-shop on Ohio Drive right before the one-way road that leads to Haines Point in East Potomac Park...if that makes any sense!

If I ever become president, I want this course to be my memorial.

Cherry Blossom Festival

Sarah took these pictures on a chilly morning in early April 2009 at the Cherry Blossom Festival in DC. The house with the columns in the first picture is the Arlington House: Gen. Robert E. Lee's home in Virginia.

Evening on the Tidal Basin

When Sarah and I got back to DC, we went down to the Tidal Basin one evening during the Cherry Blossom Festival.

Our new jobs...

So here are the places where Sarah and I will be working...well, at least headquartered. The top picture is of the Center for Urban Ecology where I will be based. The building has a green roof, is next to the Georgetown Reservoir, and is quite close to the Potomac River. Although the offices are located in this building, I will be doing mostly field work in parks throughout the National Capital Region. I took this picture from the Park Police helicopter in the Autumn of 2007.

The second picture features the Great Falls Tavern along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. This is one of the locations where Sarah will work as a Park Guide. She will lead hikes, answer questions at the visitor center, work on the historic boats that are pulled by mules, and will probably do a whole lot more. When she works on the boats, she will be dressed in period clothing. I took this picture in the Spring of 2005.

Mardi Gras 2009

New Orleans...proud to call it home.