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June 2009

28 hours, and 1512 miles

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Most of you know I work for R News as a Satellite/Live truck operator, and my truck has been in need of repair.  I won’t bore you with all the technical stuff,  but the truck needed to be driven to AVLtech in Asheville, NC in order to be fixed.

So Tuesday morning I packed up the SAT truck, grabbed my camera, and headed toward NC.  This brought me through Buffalo, NY,  Erie, PA,  Pittsburgh, PA, and into West Virginia.

The first night I stayed in Fayetteville, WV, home of the new river gorge, and the famous Rt. 19 new river gorge bridge. The bridge and overlook was a great way to finally stretch my legs after a 9-hour drive.
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Then I made it to the “Quality Inn”……remember when you were a kid, and your parents told you not to say anything if you didn’t have anything good to say?

After a few hours of sleep I was back on the road by 6AM Wednesday. This was a bit of a shorter drive about four and a half hours, and brought me out of WV, into Roanoke Virginia, through some really cool tunnels, Bristol TN, ending up in Asheville NC.

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downtown Asheville

downtown Asheville

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Work on the truck began right away.

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I spent most of my time at the AVL shop learning what I could about the satellite dish on my truck.

The AVL shop was lacated in the heart of the art district in Asheville, and I took about an hour to walk around to check out all the galleries and workshops.

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Rochester Family Portraits | Catarina

Ahhhhh! To see the world through the eyes of an 8 month old baby. We really enjoyed spending time with Catarina and her loving parents. We got to experience true wonder and delight. Cata just loved moving around the park and experiencing nature’s beauty. We had a blast crawling around the grass with her. She’s got some seriously awesome parents too and they love her to pieces!

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Her little lace hair band were so precious.

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Cata

Rochester Local Musicians | Eddie Nebula and the Plague

Last weekend Melissa and I headed out to the Lovin Cup to shoot our good friend Ben’s band,  Eddie Nebula and the Plague.

What a great night! We are thankful we were given the opportunity to venture into a new genre of photography.

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eddie nebula and the plague

eddie nebula and the plague

eddie nebula and the plague

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eddie nebula and the plague

eddie nebula and the plague.