Big Sur!

If any of you are ever looking for a cheap, easy vacation option that provides you with some of the most breathtaking beauty you could ever conceptualize, then I'd highly recommend taking a drive down the Big Sur region of the California coast. Running roughly from Carmel-By-The-Sea to the north, to about Santa Barbara or so on its south end, this is a drive that you could do all in one day (as we did) or that you could just as easily, and enjoyably, cut up into 2 or 3 days worth of Jimmy Buffet-esque coastal wandering.

Whether you like mountains, or beaches, or mountains rudely pushing beaches out of the way... whether you're into Redwoods, Sea Lions, or delicate flowers that smell like licorice... whether you like vigorous hikes through the woods, or relaxing naps on the beach... whether you're into fine dining on seaside baloconies, or choking down some grub at greasy-spoon cafes... whether camping's your bag, or covorting with the high-lifers at a $2000-a-night coastal resort... Big Sur offers it all. You can pick and choose as you please, and set your budget as best suits your bank account, and however you decide to go about it, you will thoroughly enjoy yourself.

Bring along someone you enjoy being with. That'll make it even better.

You Stay Sexy, San Diego! July, 2008

Ah, San Diego. Always warm, always sunny, beaches unlike any other, happy health-conscious people... I love that city. You could spend a week there and never do the same thing twice.

I took a drive down that way a couple of weekends ago and walked around the La Jolla area, and loved the pictures I got. Surfers, families, beach houses, crashing waves... all of it was gorgeous. (By the way, that's a sailboat behind that one surfer below, not a gigantic shark. A shark would have been cooler, though.)

I threw a couple of shots of some condos I spotted a few blocks off the beach, too, just because I thought they turned out cool. Even thought I made them creepy and they don't really fit in with the happy-sunny San Diego theme.

Enjoy!

Luck o' the Amish, July 2008

In the beginning of July, the family held their tri-annual Family Reunion in the lovely little village of Intercourse, Pennsylvania. No, I'm not giving you the opening line of a dirty joke- it's true.

I've already cracked more Intercourse jokes in the month that followed that I did in my entire life preceding that. So don't expect to see any here.

Instead, I'll just post up some of the beautiful surroundings we found ourselves in. Intercourse truly is beautiful.
(Ok, sorry, I know, I promised I wouldn't do that.)t.)

Life in the Big City, July 2008

On July 7th of this year, I took a little stroll through Manhattan, through Central Park and over to Lincoln Square, continuing down Broadway, snapping shots of whatever I saw. It was a gloomy, stormy day, with dark clouds rolling through intermittently, and I knew that the key, that day, was going to be capturing the silhouettes and the angriness of those stormy skies.

Here's what I came up with in the end.

Woods Hole Bar Stools, March 2007

This was a cool old bar in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. I half expected a mailman to walk in, and hear every crotchety old bastard in there shout "Norm!" in unison.

The Kids on the Cape, March 2007

Back in early 2007, I took a trip out to Cape Cod and took some pictures with the kids on Old Silver Beach. While it's always beautiful there, I'm going to recommend against visiting the Cape in the wintertime.