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Desolation Wilderness

Big Rock Jumping

a cute welcome party… en route to RocketMavericks in the Black Rock Desert.

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Uploaded on Jul 18, 2008

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A refreshing sight as I was hiking out of Desolation Wilderness... having run out of water…...

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Uploaded on Jul 18, 2008

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Missyplicity

Green M&Ms

Sitting on the dock of Echo Lake, this friendly canoe party approached, and by random happenstance,...

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Uploaded on Jul 17, 2008

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“Melt in your Mouth, not in your Hand” That motto always left me quite curious… This little Vegas...

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Uploaded on Jul 15, 2008

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Body Wrap

Orbiter Processing Facility

Up until the night before launch, the huge left section of the pad hugs the shuttle with various...

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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2008

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The Atlantis Shuttle is ensconced within, undergoing tile repair (you can see the landing gear and...

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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2008

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Not so Permafrost

Rapture

...future beachfront real estate on Hudson Bay, Canada, near Greenland . (I'm embarking on...

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Uploaded on Jul 12, 2008

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in your arms

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Uploaded on Jul 11, 2008

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Consult the Oracle

Oil Sucker

Flying out this morning… funny seeing Larry’s America’s Cup boat parked in the Oracle moat.

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Uploaded on Jul 11, 2008  |  Map

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"The Stone Age came to an end not for a lack of stones, and the oil age will end, but not for a...

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Uploaded on Jul 10, 2008

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Making a Fist

Overdub

Doing a little calisthenics before the catch… Here you can see where the wind-swept Scruffy gets...

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Uploaded on Jul 9, 2008

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Omar first introduced me to dub reggae many moons ago, and I still have his “Omar’s Dub” tapes...

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Uploaded on Jul 7, 2008

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Like a Candle in the Wind

Flying the Flag

Rumpelstiltskin on the beach

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Uploaded on Jul 6, 2008

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A veritable Star Spangled Banner Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous...

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Uploaded on Jul 4, 2008

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Happy Fourth of July!

Dig Dug

Having a Blast… Weekends were made for rocketry, especially in the summer. I’m in the...

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Uploaded on Jul 4, 2008

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These are harvester ants with powerful jaws. In a strange coincidence, a harvester ant colony has...

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Uploaded on Jul 3, 2008

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Ants in Space!

Energized

This gel farm was developed by NASA to survive Space Shuttle launches (sand would shift and crush...

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Uploaded on Jul 3, 2008

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The ABC mobile film crew dropped by for a segment tonight (ABC’s World News with Charles Gibson; for...

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Uploaded on Jul 2, 2008

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