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Oktoberfest 2013

Whiteface Lodge

Deck of the Whiteface Lodge, at the foot of Little Whiteface and Whiteface mountains
Almost to the top!

Nearly there! And an amazing view of the surrounding mountains.
Alphorns

The business end of some of these horns. Looking east.
Up the cloudsplitter!

Can't beat that view! This is why I love the Adirondacks.
Grounds

Looking out over the grounds of the area, many local vendors set up tents to show off their homemade products every year.

Every October, the ski resort at Whiteface Mountain has a small Oktoberfest. Traditional German music, food, beer, and demonstrations are featured, and many local vendors come to show off their homemade crafts.

This is the first time I've gone in many years, and the first time I went being older than 21! It's a ton of fun and is definitely worth checking out if you're in the area during the skiing offseason.

Thu, 10/17/2013 - 09:47

RIT Center for Multidisciplinary Studies Website

The CMS Website was created for RIT's Center for Multidisciplenary Studies, and was graphically designed by Dumbwaiter Design and developed by myself. It's based on Drupal to allow the CMS staff to easily create and post content to the website.

Mon, 10/14/2013 - 13:46

Exploring Benson Mines

Office Building

One of the few two-story buildings, with major fire damage inside.
Machine Shop

Judging from the abundance of 440 volt hookups in the building, this likely was some sort of machine shop.
Overgrown

Tree blocking a doorway.
Ore Silos

Rusting silo between concrete silos for holding iron ore. It looked like there was more machinery on top of the silos that had rusted away and collapsed.
Abandoned Excavator's Engine

Benson Mines is a long-abandoned iron mine near Watertown, NY. The mine was shut down in 1978 and the buildings and have been completely abandoned ever since. Abandoned man-made structures are my favorite to take pictures of, so I couldn't resist exploring!

Tue, 10/01/2013 - 09:26