Photography --- various --- Earth
These are a collection of my favorite photos which aren't included in the "best" album. The photos may not be technically perfect, but I like them because of the image they capture. I didn't take all of them... sorry for not having credits here.
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Mandel as a puppy. League City, TX -- June, 1990 | |
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Mandel as a puppy. League City, TX -- June, 1990 | |
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Lance. League City, TX -- Spring, 1991 | |
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Lance. League City, TX -- Spring, 1991 | |
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Lance and Jeff. Hightstown, NY -- 7/2000 | |
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Lance. Hightstown, NY -- 7/2000 | |
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Mandel Ithaca, NY -- January 2004 | |
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Mandel at home. This is the last picture I have of Mandel before his death on 11/20/2004. Ithaca, NY -- 11/12/04 | |
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Marah doing yoga at The Gallery. Red Rock, Nevada -- 3/10/2008 | |
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Katie examining a yucca blossom. Red Rock, Nevada -- 3/20/2008 | |
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It Smells Like Creamy Vanilla! Katie experiencing a Joshua Tree blossom. Red Rock, Nevada -- 3/20/2008 | |
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Jeff and Kristin at the top of Frogland. Red Rock, Nevada -- 3/25/2008 | |
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All sorts of good campus problems on the composting toilets. (Stitty's photo) Red Rock, Nevada -- 3/18/2008 | |
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Desert Tortise trying to hide among his helmet friends. (Anna's photo) Red Rock, Nevada -- 3/15/2008 | |
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Jeff leading. Lick Brook -- 1/26/2008 | |
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Beth following Space Boyz. El Potrero Chico, Mexico -- 1/5/2008 | |
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Kenny, Kristin and Beth walking to Potrero. El Potrero Chico, Mexico -- 1/6/2008 | |
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Kenny working a very hard climb above Upper Virgin Wall. El Potrero Chico, Mexico -- 1/6/2008 | |
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Kristin following pitch 5 of Space Boyz. El Potrero Chico, Mexico -- 1/10/2008 | |
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Kristin reaching the top of Space Boyz. El Potrero Chico, Mexico -- 1/10/2008 | |
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Jeff and Kristin at the top of Space Boyz. El Potrero Chico, Mexico -- 1/10/2008 | |
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Sometimes the cactus provides extra incentive to not fall. El Potrero Chico, Mexico -- 1/13/2008 | |
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Jeff taking a siesta. Monterrey, Mexico -- 1/17/2008 | |
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Maybe I should get the Petzl face shield for ice climbing. Salmon River Falls -- 12/07/2007 | |
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Jess fire juggling before the Saturday show. Ithaca -- 12/1/2007 | |
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Jennifer following the first pitch of Shockley's Ceiling. Gunks -- 9/14/2007 | |
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Jeff and Beth on top of Hurricane Mountain. Hurricane Mountain, Adirondacks -- 8/22/2007 | |
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Young Lakes Yosemite -- 7/13/2007 | |
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Mt. Conness Yosemite -- 7/13/2007 | |
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The knife edge ridge of Mt. Conness Yosemite -- 7/14/2007 | |
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Cathedral Peak Yosemite -- 7/17/2007 | |
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Jeff leading Hold The Line at The Bihedrals. Boulder Canyon -- 6/19/2007 | |
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Beth Peter's Kill -- 4/28/2007 | |
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Heather taking a sunset picture. Buttermilk Falls and Lick Brook -- 4/20/2007 | |
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Floris, Julia, Jeff and Heather posing by a Finger Lakes Trail marker. I created this image with Photoshop to make it look like a camera's viewfinder. Buttermilk Falls and Lick Brook -- 4/22/2007 | |
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Anna enjoying Spring Break. Stone Mountain, North Carolina -- 3/17/2007 | |
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Anna reaching the top of The Great Arch. Stone Mountain, North Carolina -- 3/18/2007 | |
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Fire Poi at Miguels. Red River Gorge -- 3/20/2007 | |
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Kyle leading 40 Ounces of Justice. Red River Gorge -- 3/23/2007 | |
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Jeff rappelling from Intersection Rock. Joshua Tree -- 1/9/2007 | |
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Aramy sending Chuckawalla. Joshua Tree -- 1/15/2007 | |
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No Sticks! Can't you boys read the sign? No Sticks Allowed! Aramy, Kristin and Kenny enacting the message of our favorite park sign. Joshua Tree -- 1/16/2007 | |
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Please See Cashier For Details The Flying J is a gas station and convenience store in Gibson, PA. It is a gas station and convenience store with aspirations of being so much more. Homeland security threat level today YELLOW. Please see cashier for details. I thought about seeing the cashier for details. I thought about asking the cashier if YELLOW meant that I should stock up on duct tape, or if the government recommended that I simply buy consumer products to bolster the sagging economy. I thought about asking the cashier if YELLOW meant that travelers could no longer carry nasal spray and dental floss on commercial aircraft. I thought about asking the cashier if she expected that al-Qaeda operatives in Iraq had collected chemical weapons to use against civilians in the continental United States, or if the biggest threat was conventional attacks against United States citizens abroad. I thought about asking the cashier if YELLOW took into account the illness of Shiek Omar Abdel-Rahman -- serving life in prison for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center attack -- and his repeated calls for attacks in the event of his death. I thought about asking the cashier if she expected trouble in Gibson. After all, Gibson is just 20 miles from Carbondale, the fourth oldest city in Pennsylvania and home of the historic Gravity Railroad which was completed in 1822. Surely Carbondale is a terrorist target if ever there was one, and Gibson might just get caught in the crossfire. I thought about asking the cashier about the threat level of all the junk food in her store, especially considering that more Americans are killed by obesity in one month than by terrorism in... 230 years and counting. I even thought about asking the cashier if she felt the United States should be securing its borders, monitoring its ports, equipping its first responders, supporting its allies, and promoting peace in the Middle East; or if the United States should spend a trillion dollars and thousands of lives waging an unprovoked war. But I already knew the answer to that question. I'll bet even in Gibson they know the answer to that question. Gibson, PA -- 12/17/2006 | |
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Seashell in the Atlantic Ocean. Hilton Head, SC -- 10/7/2006 | |
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Driving home I saw the brightest rainbow I've ever seen in my life. It was bright enough to reflect off the lake. Connecticut -- 10/1/2006 | |
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Jeff leading Different Strokes (5.11c) Red River Gorge, Kentucky -- 6/4/2006 | |
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Montage of Ryan in the process of onsighting Ro Shampo. I have an animated GIF of the climb here. Red River Gorge, Kentucky -- 6/6/2006 | |
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Porscha climbing AWOL. Red River Gorge, Kentucky -- 6/6/2006 | |
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Roger's Pass Lake James Peak Wilderness, Roosevelt National Forest -- 6/10/2006 | |
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Jeff drying his feet. James Peak Wilderness, Roosevelt National Forest -- 6/10/2006 | |
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Hiking in to Petit Grepon. Rocky Mountain National Park -- 6/16/2006 | |
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Ryan in the blizzard at the base of Petit Grepon. Rocky Mountain National Park -- 6/16/2006 | |
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The approach to Petit Grepon is gorgeous. Alpine snowfields and waterfalls. Rocky Mountain National Park -- 6/17/2006 | |
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Jeff sitting on a ledge on Petit Grepon with Taylor Peak in the background. Rocky Mountain National Park -- 6/17/2006 | |
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Ryan, Alana, Tom and Jeff hanging out on a ledge at the top of the third pitch of Petit Grepon. We spent three hours here waiting for slower parties ahead of us. Rocky Mountain National Park -- 6/17/2006 | |
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Jeff on top of Ancient Art. Fisher Towers, UT -- 6/22/2006 | |
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Welcome to Yosemite The Nose of El Capitan. Three thousand vertical feet of the most amazing granite on the planet. Yosemite -- 7/4/2006 | |
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Jeff at the summit of Nutcracker. Yosemite -- 7/4/2006 | |
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Jeff at the top of Lost Arrow Spire. Yosemite -- 7/6/2006 | |
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Jess doing the tyrolean from Lost Arrow Spire to the north rim. Yosemite -- 7/6/2006 | |
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Jeff on the Diving Board which overhangs the sheer face of Half Dome. Yosemite -- 7/8/2006 | |
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Ryan and Jeff on top of Washington Column, having finished their first big wall. Yosemite -- 7/14/2006 | |
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Jeff on the summit of Mt. Shasta, 14,162' elevation. Mount Shasta, California -- 7/18/2006 | |
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Bridgette at the top of Rope De Dope. Enhanced with Photoshop. Smith Rock State Park, Oregon -- 7/21/2006 | |
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Joanna on the beach. Vancouver -- 7/27/2006 | |
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Jeff hiking to McTech Arete. Bugaboo Provincial Park -- 8/12/2006 | |
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Jeff on the NE Ridge of Bugaboo Spire. Bugaboo Provincial Park -- 8/14/2006 | |
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Devil's Tower. The Durrance route starts at the leaning column which is visible on the lower left third of the tower. Devil's Tower National Monument, Wyoming -- 8/20/2006 | |
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Jessica Devil's Tower National Monument, Wyoming -- 8/20/2006 | |
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Close Encounters of the Weird Kind Aliens on top of Devil's Tower! Devil's Tower National Monument, Wyoming -- 8/20/2006 | |
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Kyle, Jessica, Melissa and Jeff on top of Devil's Tower. Devil's Tower National Monument, Wyoming -- 8/20/2006 | |
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Sylvan and Carla. Red Rocks, Nevada -- 3/21/2006 | |
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Sunrise over the campground. If the sunrise was always this beautiful, it would be enough to make me a morning person. Red Rocks, Nevada -- 3/24/2006 | |
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Becky at the top of Mineville Pillar. Adirondacks -- 3/4/2006 | |
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Earn your turns. Ithaca -- 3/2/2006 | |
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Students hamming it up for the camera. Dar Es Salaam, TZ -- 11/24/2005 | |
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Sophia and Hussein at his Mother's grave. Kwamsisi, Tanzania -- 11/25/2005 | |
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Portrait of Zigua child in Kwamsisi. Kwamsisi, Tanzania -- 11/25/2005 | |
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Arusha market. Arusha, Tanzania -- 11/28/2005 | |
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Baboon Arusha National Park, Tanzania -- 11/30/2005 | |
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Vervet Monkey one of the town's children kept as a pet. Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/6/2005 | |
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Sophia, Mzee and Nassor Mvomero, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005 | |
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Baboon Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005 | |
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Giraffe Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005 | |
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Elephant Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/9/2005 | |
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Impala Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005 | |
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Impala running Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005 | |
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Impala Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005 | |
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Zebra with Impala in the background. Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005 | |
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Elephant Mikumi National Park, Tanzania -- 12/10/2005 | |
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Amina Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania -- 12/12/2005 | |
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Yusef Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania -- 12/16/2005 | |
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Red Colobus Monkey Jozani Forest, Zanzibar, Tanzania -- 12/18/2005 | |
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Westminster Cathedral reflecting in a nearby building. London -- 12/24/2005 | |
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St. Paul's Cathedral viewed from across the River Thames. London -- 12/24/2005 | |
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This possum was often found in the tree immediately outside my door. Magnetic Island, Australia -- 7/22/2005 | |
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Rock Wallaby Magnetic Island, Australia -- 7/23/2005 | |
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Biggest Koala I saw in Australia. He climbed down the tree and sprinted off in the direction of the mother and baby, so I assume they were a family. Magnetic Island, Australia -- 7/23/2005 | |
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Lauren bouldering at Rocky Bay. Magnetic Island, Australia -- 7/25/2005 | |
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Lauren bouldering at Rocky Bay. Magnetic Island, Australia -- 7/25/2005 | |
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Lauren overlooking the Grosse Valley from the top of Mt. Hay. Blue Mountains, Australia -- 8/6/2005 | |
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Kangaroo Nowra, Australia -- 8/9/2005 | |
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Jill Ithaca, NY -- 7/1/2005 | |
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Jeff with all his gear on the bike. Finger Lakes National Forest -- 4/29/2005 | |
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Jeff and Mandel. Gunks -- 8/4/04 and 8/6/04 | |
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Lance enjoying the hike. This is the last picture I have of Lance before his unexpected death on 7/12/04. Danby, NY -- 7/4/04 | |
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Lance enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of Florida. Stuart, FL -- 6/15/04 - 7/2/04 | |
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Meredith at the top of the Treman upper falls trailhead. Ithaca, NY -- 5/27/04 | |
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Mandel Ithaca, NY -- 4/30/04 - 5/1/04 | |
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Jeff climbing Playing Hooky. Transitioning on to the big, overhanging icicle. Ithaca, NY -- January 2004 | |
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Jeff on rappel with some beautiful fall foliage below. Gunks -- 10/17/2003 - 10/19/2003 | |
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An Arch. Arches National Park -- 10/13/2003 | |
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Delicate Arch. This is the most famous of all the arches. It appears on the Utah license plate (and if that doesn't just define famous then I don't know what does). Arches National Park -- 10/13/2003 | |
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Lauren smiling in the setting sun. Arches National Park -- 10/12/2003 | |
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Ancient Art from a distance. Fisher Towers, UT -- 10/11/2003 | |
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Jeff standing on the summit of Ancient Art on one foot. Fisher Towers, UT -- 10/11/2003 | |
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Lauren on the summit of Ancient Art. Fisher Towers, UT -- 10/11/2003 | |
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Lauren and Jeff at the summit of Independence Monument. Colorado National Monument -- 10/10/2003 | |
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Charles, Amy and Jeff beginning the hike to the Maiden. Boulder, CO -- 10/6/2003 | |
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Lauren demonstrating flawless slab climbing form on Silver Spoon. This is one of my favorite pictures from the entire trip. Colorado Springs, CO -- 10/5/2003 | |
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Ithaca College fireworks. Ithaca, NY -- 7/2/2003 | |
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Tom at the start of the summit ridge on the First Flatiron. We climbed seven pitches (about 900') to the summit ridge, then another two pitches (about 300') along the ridge to a point where we could rappel down the North face. Boulder, CO -- 6/16/2003 | |
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Meredith in silhouette. Ithaca, NY -- June 2003 | |
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The night of the 17th we had one of the most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen. Tom and I took turns snapping pictures of the scenery and each other. These shots were captured with a cheap, fixed focus, point-and-shoot camera. This is a shot of me and some Joshua Trees silhouetted against the sunset. Joshua Tree National Park, CA -- 5/17/2003 | |
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Tom silhouetted against the sunset. Joshua Tree National Park, CA -- 5/17/2003 | |
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Lance Hector, NY -- 4/24/2003 - 4/26/2003 | |
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Mandel after swimming with Lance in the background. Hector, NY -- 4/24/2003 - 4/26/2003 | |
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Mandel Hector, NY -- 4/24/2003 - 4/26/2003 | |
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Lance Hector, NY -- 4/24/2003 - 4/26/2003 | |
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Jeff climbing. Ugh... poor form! I've got to keep my heels down. Truxton, NY -- 2/20/2003 | |
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Joe getting mean with an ice tool. Truxton, NY -- 2/20/2003 | |
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Jeff, Mandel and Lance. Finger Lakes Trail, NY -- 10/12/2002 - 10/13/2002 | |
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Life is a challenge, not a game! Lindsay posing. Gunks -- 9/21/2002 - 9/22/2002 | |
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Lance looking exceptionally cute. Gunks -- 9/21/2002 - 9/22/2002 | |
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Jeff being a goof. Gunks -- 8/7/2002 - 8/8/2002 | |
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Josh, Marc and Charles. Keuka Lake, NY -- 7/14/2002 | |
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Desert flowers. Superstition Wilderness, AZ -- 4/20/2002 | |
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Marci and Jeff on a tandem bike. Ithaca, NY -- 4/7/2002 | |
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Mandel enjoying a stick with snow falling around him. Ithaca, NY -- 2/17/2002 | |
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Stacy in Routt National Forest Colorado -- 1/30/2002 - 2/10/2002 | |
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A really great family portrait. Canton, CT -- 10/14/2001 | |
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One of my favorite portraits of Lance. Treman State Park, Ithaca, NY -- 6/27/2001 | |
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Jeff attempting to lead Black Crack (5.9). Annapolis Rocks, MD -- 6/10/2001 | |
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Cherry blossoms framing the Washington Monument. Washington, DC -- 4/5/2001 | |
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Ann, Joanna and Jeff getting water from a stream flowing 10 feet below the surface of the snow. Garibaldi Provincial Park, BC, Canada -- 1/23/2001 - 2/3/2001 | |
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That's what it's all about! Jeff enjoying some untracked wilderness with Garibaldi peak looking on. Garibaldi Provincial Park, BC, Canada -- 1/23/2001 - 2/3/2001 | |
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Performance art in the snow. Garibaldi Provincial Park, BC, Canada -- 1/23/2001 - 2/3/2001 | |
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The Trowel of Damocles Mandel resting at the base of the cliff. Hagerstown, MD -- 7/22/2000 | |
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Piracy on the high seas! Jeff 'Red Beard' and Josh 'White Beard' steal Will and Liz's canoe. Pennsylvania -- 6/9/2000-6/12/2000 | |
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Marci and Jeff exploring a new fountain at Rice University. Houston, TX -- 5/26/2000 - 5/30/2000 | |
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Marci and Sneff with a picture perfect background. Sneffels Wilderness, San Juan Mountains, Colorado -- 1/26/2000 - 1/29/2000 | |
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Jeff amidst the Aspen and Pine. Sneffels Wilderness, San Juan Mountains, Colorado -- 1/26/2000 - 1/29/2000 | |
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Jeff horseback riding. Telluride, Colorado -- 1/29/2000 - 2/6/2000 | |
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Rescue Dog! A fallen skater? Lance to the rescue! Topsfield, ME -- December 1999 - January 2000 | |
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Nap time. Topsfield, ME -- December 1999 - January 2000 | |
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Jeff using his pack as a stepladder to help Mandel with one of the scrambles on Old Rag. I guess there is a reason why they don't allow dogs on that trail. Shenandoah NP, VA -- 11/4/99 - 11/6/99 | |
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Lance walking along a stream. Shenandoah NP, VA -- 11/4/99 - 11/6/99 | |
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Jeff and Dave on Athabasca glacier. One of my favorite photos from this trip. Banff, Alberta, Canada -- March 1999 | |
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Sarah bouldering. Peter's Kill -- 10/3/98 - 10/4/98 | |
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Jeff bouldering. Peter's Kill -- 10/3/98 - 10/4/98 | |
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My first ever outdoor climb! Climbing with Tom and Deb. This climb is Reach Around at Peter's Kill. Though I didn't learn the name until a decade later. Peter's Kill -- June, 1997 | |
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The End Bike Shorts Filmore Glen State Park -- 5/8/2005 |