The Austonian Is Rising
Since I was little kid, I’ve always been interested in skyscrapers and skylines. There is something about tall buildings that just makes me think “awesome” when I see them. I love seeing skylines and I have had the pleasure of seeing many of them from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Anyways, the skyline here in Austin happens to be changing pretty rapidly. Just check out the two pictures I took below and see if you can notice the difference:
January 6th, 2009
June 8th, 2009
The New Tallest Building in Austin
If you didn’t notice, there is a new building on the rise near the middle of the picture. The building, which is called The Austonian, is quickly becoming the tallest building in Austin. …
Continue Reading »The Scottsdale Culinary Festival
This past Saturday, my girlfriend and I went to the Scottsdale Culinary Festival by accident. We saw that there was a Robert Mondavi wine tasting event in town so we decided to go check it out. Little did we know, the event was part of a MUCH bigger event. The festival had all sorts of booze, beer, and food plus a few awesome cover bands playing.
Here’s a few of the things we managed to check out while we were there.
Robert Mondavi Wine Tasting Festival
For the past few months, I have been getting more and more into wine. I really enjoy drinking it and I’m learning more and more as time goes on (thanks Gary V!). Anyways, the wine…
Continue Reading »Great Urban Race: The Aftermath
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The Great Urban Race
If you missed my post last Thursday, I talked about the Great Urban Race coming to Phoenix this past weekend. I had pretty high hopes for doing good in the race (I don’t know why). Anyways, now that the race is over and I have all my pictures off my camera, it’s time to break down the race.
The Start
The race started at Sliders in downtown Phoenix. If you don’t know where that is, it is right next to Chase field (Diamondbacks stadium). From there, I had no idea where the race was going to take us. We were given an envelope at noon with the clues in it but no one was allowed to open them…
Continue Reading »Great Urban Race Is Coming To Phoenix!
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Creative Commons – photo credit: jrover
Something I have always wanted to do is get on the Amazing Race. It totally fits into the digital nomad lifestyle and I think I would be pretty good at it. Plus I like to solve random riddles whenever I get a chance. Unfortunately, I haven’t landed a spot on the show just yet (come on CBS!).
Luckily there is another option. My girlfriend and I signed up to compete in the Great Urban Race here in Phoenix on Saturday. I’m really looking forward to it.
What Is It?
The Great Urban Race is a huge event that is similiar to Amazing Race only it takes place in one city over the course of one day. The mission…
Continue Reading »A Few Pictures From Tucson
A Biker Getting Owned…
It’s been awhile since I posted a travel story so I thought I would write about my latest trip.
A few days ago I took a trip down to Tucson to do some hiking. After I got their I found out that the hike was sort of lame. Considering they had tram rides for people that didn’t feel like walking for 8 bucks. Nothing makes the wilderness more enjoyable than audio guided tours driving right past you. Not to mention there were bathrooms everywhere and power lines running near the trail. My girlfriend and I ended up walking 5 miles down a paved road. Not exactly “hiking.”
The good news is I managed to snap a few…
Continue Reading »A Day At The Wildlife World Zoo
A Zebra At The Zoo
This past weekend, my girlfriend and I were on our way hiking when we noticed some dark clouds to the West. Once we saw them, we decided it probably wasn’t a good idea to go up in the mountains. Especially since I still remember the “lightning bolt incident of 2008.”
So instead of hiking, we ended up going to the Wildlife Work Zoo and Aquarium located in Litchfield Park, Arizona. It’s located a little West of Phoenix but was less than an hour away from our apartment.
Its been a long time since I checked out a Zoo. I remember going to one in Green Bay when I was in middle school but that’s about it.…
Continue Reading »Trip To The Grand Canyon And Flagstaff
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This past weekend my girlfriend and I made another road trip up north. We went up there expecting to find a bunch of snow in Flagstaff and go sledding. What we found was 55 degree weather and hardly any snow. Here is a video I put together:
Phoenix Is Not So Bicycle Friendly…
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Ever since I bought my bike a week ago, I have been doing some major riding around Chandler, Tempe, and Phoenix. Yesterday I did about 15 miles and a few times before that I did a 10 mile ride. I’ve started to see more and more of the city, especially when it comes to the bike lane system. And the easiest way for me to sum it up is by saying…it sucks.
The Best Of The Cities
Of the three cities I do most of my riding in, Tempe is the best. It has even won awards as a bicycle friendly community through 2007 (according to the sign I saw). However, even this city is pretty crappy when it comes to riding bicycles. Sure, they have tons and tons of bike lanes all over the city.
The problem…is that hardly any of them connect. I’ll be riding along a bike lane and hit a stop light, only to see the bike lane disappear into thin air on the other side of the intersection. So I’m stuck riding on the side of the road, which gives me about 2 feet of space between me and the crazy drivers of phoenix. What in the hell?
Continue Reading »Lake Powell and Page, Arizona
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After hanging out in Monument Valley, it was time to head to Page, Arizona to call it a night. The entire drive to Page consisted of 50 MPH winds and tumbleweeds blowing across the road. Not exactly the best driving conditions…
A View Of Lake Powell
Once I arrived in Page, the first thing on the to do list was to find a view of Lake Powell. Luckily, there were a few spots to see the lake from. The only downside was it was cloudy and windy so taking pictures was tough. Here is the best picture I took:
View of Lake Powell
Continue Reading »Monument Valley, Arizona
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This past weekend I was lucky enough to take another road trip. This time it was to northern Arizona to see Monument Valley. This was one of the last places I had left to see in the state of Arizona.
View of Monument Valley
A Cool Place To See
As you can see, the place is awesome. It is one of the coolest places I have seen because it is so different looking. The land is flat all around and the rocks just stick up out of the ground. It sort of comes up out of no where as your driving towards the Utah state border.
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