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Flight Training, Aerial Photography & The Grand Canyon

Published on 01.24.12 in Personal and Photos. 1 Comment

Now that Mark is well on his way to getting his pilot’s license, I figure it’s time I get into aerial photography. We’ve already established the fact that I’m the world’s worst navigator so unfortunately I’m not going to be much help in that department. Being that I already have the skills, the gear and now my own personal pilot, it only makes sense. And with the flight we had last week, you wouldn’t have caught me dead without a camera.

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Colorful Colorado

Published on 01.10.12 in Personal. 1 Comment

At the Utah/Colorado state line is a huge old, brown sign that says “Welcome to Colorful Colorado”. I love this state more than any other that I’ve ever been to and could describe it in many ways but “colorful”, probably not. However, for two weeks in September the sign lived up to itself and Colorado blew my mind. For those two weeks I didn’t get much work done because I had to be outside, soaking up every moment of it. We went on hikes, scenic drives, did tons of “faux camping”, took tons and tons of photos and just generally enjoyed it while it lasted. Good thing too because now it’s January it’s freezing outside! Some of the shots we took…

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Flying Solo

Published on 01.04.12 in Personal. 11 Comments

You know how certain days of your life are so monumental that they will be ingrained in your memory until the day you die? Yesterday was one of those days. Growing up I’ll never forget the framed cut up shirt that hung in my dad’s office. It was from the day he soloed on his way to becoming the pilot I had always known him to be. Unlike most kids, my family never went on road trips, we went on flying trips. To this day, my dad still owns the Bonanza that I grew up in. It’s a part of our family and flying is a part of who I am. Continue reading ‘Flying Solo’

The second best reason for getting up this morning

Published on 01.03.12 in Personal. 2 Comments

I am not a morning person. Not even close. Therefore, I don’t see many sunrises. Today I had a very important reason to get out of bed early. I was rewarded with this…

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Ireland Day 6: Driving & Drinking (not at the same time of course)

Published on 12.20.11 in Personal. 2 Comments

Mark easily summed up our trip in two words. Driving and drinking. We arrived in Ireland with just an idea of some of the places we wanted to see and that was it. No set plans, no lodging reservations and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. We would wake up in the morning, hit the road and see where it took us. Come nightfall we would stop in the nearest town, find a place to stay and then head out to the local pub. I’m learning to break my habit of having to plan everything and have come to find that being free to be spontaneous is half the fun.

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