Category Archives: Just for fun

Mt. Hamilton, CA

Recently I found myself in San Jose, CA with a couple hours to spare before hopping on a flight back home to NC.  I figured i would have about 4 hours to spare so i called ahead and rented a … Continue reading

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My First Scuba Dive

Here is a video from my first Scuba Dive.  We took a trip down to Florida Springs with Gypsy Divers from Raleigh to get certified as Open Water Divers . I must say, i am liking the capabilities of the … Continue reading

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DJI Days of Summer

As I write this I am somewhere over the U.S.  Yay for in-flight wireless!  Over the past few months.  I have had quite a bit of practice becoming “proficient” flying the DJI Phantom 2 to see what things look like … Continue reading

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Learning To Fly

A couple of months ago I picked up one of those DJI Phantom 2 Quadcopters that you have heard about in the news recently.  The “media” likes to refer to them as drones, so they have a much more exciting … Continue reading

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Night Lights

Lightning has always fascinated me.  Every time I see a big lightning strike, I am wondering if anyone else saw it.  The flash of light and the strike is so momentary.  Illuminating for split second and then forever forgotten….that is, … Continue reading

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The Last Harvest

The last three months I have been incredibly busy with work, so I have not had much time to post anything.  I’m not complaining, as I don’t handle boredom very well.  In addition, over the last 4 months we have … Continue reading

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Grand Teton National Park

After three days at Yellowstone, we headed south for about an hour into Grand Teton National Park.  This country was simply stunning.  I can’t really describe the things we saw in a way that would do any justice. I nearly … Continue reading

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Yellowstone National Park

After three days at Glacier, we had to pull ourselves away and convince each other that there were other cool places to see outside of northern Montana.  So we loaded up the rental car with all of our gear and … Continue reading

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Glacier National Park

The day after Ironman Coeur D’Alene, we packed up the rental car and headed Northeast for about 4-5 hours to Glacier National Park in northern Montana.  The drive through northern Idaho and Montana was great, but nothing like what we … Continue reading

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Pamlico River Time-Lapse in NC

It’s been a while since I’ve put anything up on the site, mainly because things have been really busy at work.  But it hasn’t been all work and no play.  In fact I’ve been playing quite a bit with the … Continue reading

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