Yearly Archives: 2014

My first trip to Berlin took place over Thanksgiving. Gavin (a friend for the last 20 years, Northwestern classmate, and Brooklyn roommate) and his family showed me a great time…which basically meant that we hung out at his incredible office (SoundCloud; not pictured), walked the frigid streets of Berlin, sat in his neighborhood cafe, had a great time playing with his kids…and CHRISTMAS MARKETS. Man, I love a Christmas Market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brandenburg Gate, Brooklyn-style

 

Patagonia has been #1 on my wish list for more than a few years, and in October I was fortunate enough to spend a week there. Torres del Paine, one of the jewels of Chilean Patagonia, was my home for 6 days. I hiked nearly 70 miles and encountered, among other things: the most volatile weather I’ve ever seen (imagine a ten minute walk that includes a blizzard, a downpour, bright sunshine, and 50mph winds), my first glacier (so much larger than I’d imagined), a solo midnight run-in with a puma…ALSO much larger than I’d imagined and not pictured because, you know, I had the wrong lens on the camera…and one amazing view after another. The pictures tell the story much better than I could.

 

 

One of the many penguins of Magdalena Island

 

Punta Arenas, once one of the world’s busiest ports (until the completion of the Panama Canal)

 

The Towers…stunning, even through cloud cover.

 

Consuelo, one of the incredible guides at EcoCamp

 

It wouldn’t be a trip without some southern hemisphere star trails. This is a composite of 75 shots, each 3 minutes long.

 

My guide said that he first saw this cow skeleton alongside the trail in November of 2013.

 

 

 

Punta Arenas. Moments later, I may or may not have posed for a selfie in front of this building 😉

 

A river crossing on the way to the Towers

 

This kelp goose stood like this for at least 5 minutes. This is a female; males are white with black beaks. I never saw a goose solo…always in male-female pairs.

 

This is like visual onomatopoeia: it LOOKS as windy as it was (nearly 60mph), but even when there is no wind, the trees look like this.

 

Diego was a fantastic guide. Oh, and thats part of a guanaco jaw that he’s holding. Guanacos are all over in Torres del Paine. They’re also friendly and not very intimidated by humans; so its kind of noteworthy (and ridiculous) that I didn’t photograph a single one (alive).

 

An iceberg from Grey Glacier

 

 

 

I shot this picture while wearing at least 4 layers. I was still a little chilly.

 

 

Joaquin, another guide. It was only his second week on the job, but he, like all the others, was amazing. I’ve never encountered guides who knew so much about the culture, history, geology, flora, and fauna of a place.

 

 

 

 

I promise that the water is actually this color.

 

Where there’s a condor, I’m told, there is often a puma.

 

 

Grey Glacier up close

 

 

 

 

Salto Grey

 

Hiking into the French Valley

 

 

EcoCamp. A fantastic place to call home for a week.

  • Akintayo Adewole

    Outstanding!

  • Josh Steinitz

    great shots! I was there in 1998 and remember it well, would love to go back. I can’t believe you had a blue sky day…

 

Simona Halep on her way to being upset…

 

Anything you can do…

 

Monfils NEVER disappoints.  Except in the quarterfinals against Federer.

 

 

Cilic on the way to winning the whole thing.

 

Tsonga, one of my favorite players.

 

 

Serena

 

Milos Raonic

 

Venus

 

Azarenka

 

 

 

Victor Estrella Burgos put up an AMAZING fight against Raonic.

 

 

Lisa Leslie

 

 

David Ferrer

 

What an honor it was to be present for the wedding of one of my oldest friends, Wade Ware, to his bride Kimberly. Congratulations, Kim and Wade, and I wish you a lifetime of days as wonderful as this Saturday. Thanks for having us.

 

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In honor of their 25th head-to-head matchup today, I thought I’d share some images from last week’s Bank of the West Classic.  Serena won the tournament, but Venus is still my favorite player. It was so great to see her playing well AND obviously enjoying her time on the court.  Flushing is right around the corner….maybe she is peaking at the perfect time!

 

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