Ft. Myers, Florida

This happened right here the night before I arrived:
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990304030

Atlanta, GA in the snow

Asheville, NC

I'll be posting non-recession project pics on this blog while I'm travelling. Here's a sample from Asheville, NC:

Jesse and Milo, my gracious hosts at breakfast.

A concert I happened upon in a vintage clothing store in downtown Asheville.

Manufacturing parts piled up behind the now closed IAC plant in Old Fort, NC.

Aural States Fest 1.30.09

Wye Oak
Arboretum
Lo Moda
Sri Aurobindo

Sri Aurobindo

Inauguration Day in Washington, DC

I went to DC for Obama's inauguration and stayed the night prior with friends in Adam's Morgan. This is us heading downtown at 6:30 am.
Upon arriving at the parade route, we encountered spontaneous line dancing and crushing crowds.
Supporters in front of the Lincoln Memorial cheered as Obama was sworn in.
Some attendees read passages aloud by Martin Luther King Jr. while Bush's helicopter passed overhead.

Obama Stops in Baltimore 1.17.09

People gathered in front of City Hall hours before Barack Obama was scheduled to arrive. High ground was quickly swarmed.
From onstage, the crowd was led in an aerobic exercise to try to keep warm.
It was viciously cold.

A lot of families showed up with their kids, and despite the freezing temperatures and long wait, everyone seemed to stay in high spirits.

Centralia, PA

Smoke pours out of fissures in the ground in Centralia, PA. A coal mine here caught fire years ago and continues to burn underground.

Smallwood Alley

From a Holistic Life Foundation neighborhood clean-up, 1.10.09