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The parents come by for a visit Location: Microsoft Campus My parents came by on their way (sort of) to Oregon. I showed them my swank pad and took them around the M$ campus. - 105 0600 IMG
It's not just an eyesore, its EMP Location: Experience Music Project What would you do if you had $250M and a really nice collection of Jimi Hendrix stuff? Build the EMP, of course. For more info, see EMP's site. - 106 0612 IMG
MMMMM steak Location: Bryan's Apartment We went to Fred Meyer's and got a George Foreman grill, as Bryan had a craving for steak he could not surpress. In theory, you just stick it in there and 4 mins later, all done. Bryan has seasoned up those steaks, now they're all ready to go - 106 0613 IMG
The cookbook man Location: Bryan's Apartment Since we have the best cooking book in the world it wasn't hard to figure out how to do baked potatoes in the microwave. - 106 0614 IMG
Damn they look good Location: Bryan's Apartment The steaks turned out surprisingly well. - 106 0615 IMG
Chow time Location: Bryan's Apartment - 106 0690 IMG
To douse the fire Location: western Montana comes a helicopter with a bunch of water. - 107 0711 IMG
A little geyser Location: Yellowstone This little (~3m) guy was still very cool, especially with the rolling hills of Yellowstone as the backdrop. - 107 0717 IMG
Old Faithful Location: Yellowstone Going - 107 0718 IMG
Location: Yellowstone Going - 107 0720 IMG
Location: Yellowstone Gone! - 10 01
its Gorgeous Location: the Gorge This is probably the most beautiful venue I have ever seen. This pic is from NIN's website, and was taken before any fans got there (duh). - RaftingTrip1
Bump, Set, Spike Location: the Nooksack River To kill some time before the rafting starts, the NT Advanced Programming Test group plays a little volleyball. (Can you tell which geek Drew is?) - RaftingTrip16
Raise that Morale! Location: the Seattle River Drew's group at Microsoft went whitewater rafting for a "Morale Event". (Of course it was all paid for by Uncle Bill.) The river looks pretty tame at this point, but during the rapids no one has a chance to stop paddling and take a picture. - RaftingTrip3
Drew on Display Location: at Nooksack River The real question is, "Why does the bus have three license plates?" - campusmap
Map of Microsoft HQ Location: Redmond, WA Want to see what our Microsoft barracks should look like? Click here. - framed moon nm
A framed moon in New Mexico Location: Corrales, NM - ians horse
Lightning the Horse Location: Ian's House - moon over rio grand
Moon over the Rio Grande Location: Banks of the Rio Grande - 101 0184 IMG
The Road Machine Location: 105 Carothers Fully tricked out with arcade emulation, dual game pads, Episode One VCDs, and The Lord of the Rings on MP3, this little mac is ready to take on the Great American West. - 101 0188 IMG
Plugged in Location: 105 Carothers Do you really think we'd reserve our hotel rooms any other way? - 102 0251 IMG
Don't mark the leather Location: Carothers porch off to ship a few things that will meet us in Redmond. - 102 0254 IMG
The bare essentials Location: PostNet Lets see... dolby digital surround system, dvd player, vcr, 80 lbs of clothes, scanner, printer, and about 20 posters. It'll be sparse, but we'll survive. - bryans dorm empty
Say goodbye... Location: Carothers 105 One last look at the old dorm room before leaving for the summer - sams
Stocking up Location: Sam's Club What would a road trip be without snacks? And with a road trip this scale, you need LOTS. This is the place to get 'em. - bryans house disarray
This WILL fit in the car Location: Bryan's House We've a little packing to do yet... - alarm clock
4:00 AM? Location: Bryan's house Yup, and it's time to get up and go! - car in garage
The Red Rocket Location: Bryan's House This will take us all the way...we hope. - on the road
Finally on the road Location: US 183 N The first of what may prove to be maddeningly redundant shots of the highway. - first meal
The First Meal Location: Sonic near Brownwood Our first road-trip meal, and we forgot to get receipts to charge Bill.