Travels

September 11, 2000 - July 11, 2004
8 albums
September 11 - November 1, 2000
Rain and Rainbow (9 kb JPG file)
Pictures from my cross-country road trip, September 11th through November 2nd, 2000. I wanted to see as much of the world as possible in my year off from school, and I figured I might as well start at home. After all, it's close by and I speak the language. I tried to stay off the freeways and followed no fixed itinerary so I could explore interesting places frequently and without restraint. In all it was a wonderful, challenging trip. I met interesting people, slept in odd places, ate simple food, and I think I even expanded my horizons. I certainly got a better perspective on the size and diversity of this nation. Contains 16 subalbums.
roll 04 02a (6 kb JPG file)
Pictures from three months of travel. I flew from New York to Zurich and spent three weeks in Switzerland and Austria before flying to Moscow to meet my friend Stewart. We took the trans-Siberian railroad as far as Irkutsk and then continued South by rail through Mongolia and finally to Beijing. After a week in China Stewart returned to Russia where he was stationed in the Peace Corps, but I traveled on my own in for another three weeks before returning to Oregon by way of Hawaii. Contains 6 subalbums.
Elan Roll 014 velvia 001 (4 kb JPG file)
Stewart and Brendan spend 8 days romping around Southern Utah: climbing, canyoneering, scrambling, hiking, and a little sitting around the camp fire and relaxing. Contains 11 subalbums.
May 13 - June 14, 2003
Elan Roll 015 Velvia 014 (22 kb JPG file)
A two week trip to the west: 4 days hiking and climbing with Stewart, mostly in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, a few days with my parents in Hood River, and a visit to Stanford. Contains 5 subalbums.
August 11 - September 4, 2003
img 0777 (10 kb JPG file)
A trip back to Oregon and Washington for a family reunion and a climb with Stewart. Contains 2 pictures, and 3 subalbums.
December 8-18, 2003
IMG 3498 (19 kb JPG file)
A trip to the west coast. NIPS conference in Vancouver, Whistler for the NIPS workshops, ice climbing and winter mountaineering with Stewart, and then home for a relaxing Christmas. Contains 5 subalbums.
January 1-3, 2004
IMG 3757 (35 kb JPG file)
Amy and I visited Niagra Falls and Toronto for a few days, a little vacation to start the New Year. Contains 43 pictures.
June 14 - July 11, 2004
img 6241 (15 kb JPG file)
A 4 week summer trip packed full of climbing. Stewart and I spent a few days on some great alpine rock, then I joined Amy, Bill, and Brian for Mt. Rainier. After that we relaxed with my parents for a few days. Amy and I climbed Mt. Hood before driving to Banff where I had a machine learning conference. After that we had three days in the Bugaboos, three days in Squamish, and then back to Liberty Bell to complete some unfinished business. Contains 12 subalbums.