Cairn Box – June
[singlepic id=1478 h=480 float=right] Cairn Box #3 arrived. This is the rundown of what’s in June’s box…
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MSU Smokestack
[singlepic id=1472 w=480 float=left] If you turn about 120 degrees from yesterday’s picture, you can see the smokestacks of the T.B. Simon Power Plant including the MSU Smokestack. This plant is still in operation today and provides most of the campus’ power. If you happened to remember the Northeast blackout in… Continue reading
Smoky Mountains 2015 – Day 3
[singlepic id=1404 w=480 float=right] Smoky Mountains Day 3 itinerary: Slept in (forecast of rain) 11:30 – stopped at NOC for a hat 12:00 – Alum trail to Mt. LaConte 7:00 – return to trailhead Return to hotel, made dinner Went to Morton Overlook for sunset It was supposed to rain… Continue reading
MSC Smokestack
[singlepic id=1471 w=480 float=left] The MSC Smokestack which, according to the internet, is no longer there. The power plant itself hadn’t been used since 1975. MSC were the school’s initials when it was Michigan State College, after it had been MAC – Michigan Agricultural College and before it became MSU…. Continue reading
Brussels Town Hall
[singlepic id=1467 h=480 float=left] Brussels Town Hall along the Grand Place, which is really just a huge town square. At night they do a light show as seen here. There was music to accompany, but the picture failed to capture that. Picture taken with Olympus C2040z, lens @ 7.3mm… Continue reading
Swiss Alps
[singlepic id=1466 w=480 float=left] A shot of the Swiss Alps taken over the town of Engelberg, the site of my one over-seas skiing experience. It was probably a stupid waste of money to go on my own to Engelberg just to ski in July, but it seemed like a good… Continue reading
Bridge
[singlepic id=1465 w=480 float=left] Some bridge in Luxembourg… which given the size of the country, a quick google search for “Luxembourg Bridge” shows that there are only two, and that this is the The Passerelle, also known as the Luxembourg Viaduct. It’s also known as the “Old Bridge” which supports… Continue reading
Gate of Science
[singlepic id=1464 w=480 float=left] This is the “Gate of Science” and since Univeristy of Kaiserslautern was an engineering school, images of this were everywhere. The building shown here was on the far end of campus, and was one of the Electrical Engineering buildings. It may have been the building that… Continue reading
University of Kaiserslautern
[singlepic id=1413 w=480 float=left] This is just a random shot of some sculpture on the campus of the University of Kaiserslautern. It has the distinction of being the 7th picture I have saved from the start of owning a digital camera. It’s the first one that’s really of any interest…. Continue reading
Sunset
[singlepic id=1412 w=480 float=left] Sick of sunsets yet? It was kind of the goal of the trip – to actively plan some photography opportunities – but, this is the last one, I promise. We actually got cheated out of a truly good sunset by that layer of clouds on the… Continue reading