illinois
Cave-in-Rock State Park
2008/06/07 21:55 Filed in: Journal
Since moving to Illinois about nine years ago, one
place I’ve often heard about but had never visited is
Cave-in-Rock. It was a little
further distance to drive than the places our
young adult group usually visits, but I was glad
I went.
I put a collection of photos up on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=40771&l=afab0&id=809418097
I put a collection of photos up on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=40771&l=afab0&id=809418097
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Garden of the Gods
2008/06/04 19:49 Filed in: Journal
On May 17, I went with some friends to Garden of the
Gods, one of our favorite spots. I've posted some
photos over on Facebook, which you can see at the
following address. These were all taken by Monique,
who works in the production department at 3ABN.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=40258&l=6d15c&id=809418097
Candy Cane Lane
2007/12/24 19:16 Filed in: Journal
Just before GYC, I was with my good ol' buddy from
LifeStyleTV, Claus Nybo. On
the way home that December 14, we stopped in
West Frankfort to look at Candy Cane Lane. Candy
Cane Lane is a series of streets that are
decorated for the Christmas holiday, and is an
annual tradition for the people of West
Frankfort. At the time we drove through, most of
the houses were not decorated very well, but the
final street was incredible. It was like a cross
between midwest lawn decorations and the Las
Vegas main drag. (See the video below.)
A section of one of the streets:
Here is a video I took on Claus's camera:
The music for this video was taken from this website. Ordinarily I would not think of the "1812 Overture" as Christmas music, and I almost chose another song. But in the end I thought the soundtrack matched the exuberant display perfectly. If I had more footage, I could have done something to synchronize with the music (especially the cannons!), but this was a quick and dirty job.
A section of one of the streets:
Here is a video I took on Claus's camera:
The music for this video was taken from this website. Ordinarily I would not think of the "1812 Overture" as Christmas music, and I almost chose another song. But in the end I thought the soundtrack matched the exuberant display perfectly. If I had more footage, I could have done something to synchronize with the music (especially the cannons!), but this was a quick and dirty job.
Bell Smith Springs
2007/11/17 20:00 Filed in: Journal
I
had a great time outdoors with friends at Bell Smith
Springs state park, about an hour from 3ABN.
On the descent: April, Adam, Gabriela, Jason, Eva, and Ashley:
We had to cross a stream on poorly spaced and unstable stepping stones — half the group declined, and went another way; the rest of us continued up this ladder embedded in the stone on the other side:
At the top we went out onto this natural stone arch:
Myself, Adam, and Gabriela:
One of the cool sights for me was the fiery beech trees, against a wall of grey trees (not sure what kind) in the background; it was much more dramatic than this one photo suggests:
On the descent: April, Adam, Gabriela, Jason, Eva, and Ashley:
We had to cross a stream on poorly spaced and unstable stepping stones — half the group declined, and went another way; the rest of us continued up this ladder embedded in the stone on the other side:
At the top we went out onto this natural stone arch:
Myself, Adam, and Gabriela:
One of the cool sights for me was the fiery beech trees, against a wall of grey trees (not sure what kind) in the background; it was much more dramatic than this one photo suggests: