Back in the summer of 2016 Sarah and I decided we wanted to do another bike trip but something a little more grand. One of Sarah’s best friends was a park ranger in the Grand Tetons and so we decided we’d do some bike packing through Yellowstone and parts of the GDMBR.
Read MoreDC to Pittsburgh Via Bicycle. /
Vacation for Sarah and I usually means some sort of insane bike trip. This year came with some career shuffling and schedule uncertainty and we weren't sure we would have the time for an adventure. With less than a month of planning and winter weather impending (or so we thought) we made the last minute call to pack up our bikes, use Amtrak's new roll-on service from Pittsburgh to DC, and ride our bikes back along the C&O Canal Towpath and Great Allegheny Passage.
Read MorePittsburgh Help Portrait 2013 /
Help-Portrait is a once yearly event that happens on the first Saturday of December. It is a coming-together of photographers, retouchers, make-up artists, hairstylists, and other volunteers to provide portraits to folks who might not otherwise have the means to get their portrait professionally taken.
Even nearly a week later I’m still trying to process the experience. I met so many amazing folks that I otherwise likely wouldn’t have. Whatever feeling of purpose I derive from photography was fulfilled that day and I’m grateful that I was able to share it.
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