Allegheny River in Western PA
Our first big river was the Allegheny, which meanders through upstate New York and western Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh.
Road Dragon
We're always on the watch for dragons; there are a lot of them if you keep your eyes open! This roadside artist had quite a collection of lawn ornaments, and this was the biggest and best!
Autumn in the Woods
Canyon View
The Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania is a beautiful and largely undiscovered place, much more lush than its western namesake.
Autumn in the Canyon
On the Banks of the Allegheny
This was taken from the same spot,
Sleipnir
Kate's car, named for Odin's magical 8-legged steed, provided a fine ride.
Photographer at Work
Kate got a cool blue Lumix camera for her birthday ... her pictures are in this collection!
Mersive Magic
The seamless 25x15 foot display was driven by 80 individual off-the-shelf projectors coordinated with Mersive software.
Mersive Mega Display in Louisville
This 50-million pixel display, developed at University of Kentucky, was unveiled at the Idea Festival in downtown Louisville
Mammoth Cave
Down into the depths we go to see the longest cave system in the world..
Stalactite Formation
These formations were less frequent than in Luray Cavern, which we visited last year.
Kentucky Horse Country
We drove out to Versailles, KY to visit the Woodford's Reserve distillery.
Willow and Bluegrass
Visitor's Center
The visitor's center was a Bourbon museum, gift shop and cafe. We even got a tiny taste of Woodford's!
The Tour
By law, Bourbon whiskey must contain at least 51% corn.
Fermentation Barrel
These were LARGE cypress barrels
Primordial Ooze
Three vats were at different stages of fermentation; this was the most advanced. A fourth vat was empty.
Brimming with Life
Cooper
Bourbon must be aged in new, charred oak barrels, so the distillery has their own cooper.
The Distillate Emerges
The Stills
Bob and the Cooper
Scenic Horse
Aging
The blissful aroma in the aging room is called the "Angel's Share"
Woodford's Reserve Distillery
Tracks ran between the buildings to make it easier to roll out the barrel
Labrot and Graham Distillery
The distillery has been in use on and off since 1812; It is now owned by Brown-Forman, the parent company of Jack Daniels, Southern Comfort, Chambord and a variety of other distilled beverages.
St. Joseph's Cathederal
A modern "Proto Cathederal" in Louisville!
St. Joseph
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
Yes, that's a grass roof, but not the traditional kind ... the grass is live, creating green space and reducing rain water run-off. Visit the Bernheim web site at http://www.bernheim.org/.
Kate Communes with the Forest Spirits
Holly Tree
The Bernheim holly collection is among the finest in North America.
Crossing the Mississippi
100 - 1
Only a geek would get this, but I had to take a picture ... I remember my crossroad from octal to hexadecimal, when I moved from minicomputers to PC's,
Big Oak Tree State Park
A tiny square in the agricultural gridwork that is the bootheel of Missouri, this state park hs preserves a unique floodplain habitat.
State Champion Bur Oak
A boardwalk leads through the forest and swamp
On the edge of the park, you can see the endless fields of grain beyond.
Missouri Sunset
Treehouse Tub
Don't think that because we were in a treehouse that we were roughing it or anything!
Treehouse Birthday
On Kate's birthday we stayed in treehouse on the North Fork River in the Ozarks.
Birthday Cake
River of Life
It would be great to return to the River of Life farm! http://www.riveroflifefarm.com/index.html
North Fork River
This was the view from our deck! Unfortunately, a constant rain kept us from our boating and hiking plans.
