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treehatBeen putting this off a bit, sorry. Anyway, here's my two-week trip, in pictures:
Some pictures of my cousin's cat here. Not even sure why I took 'em. Guess I'm trying to compensate for not being able to have a pet myself. Anyways:
Cambridge, Mass
Eventually we ended up at the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Among other things, we visited my dad's old dorm:
Ladies and gentlemen, I present the *drumroll* TIRE SWING OF FAILURE!
The Tire Swing of Failure is lost in contemplation.
...Meanwhile, the Load-Bearing Branch pines for a simpler time, before its tragic injury at the hands of The Tire Swing of Failure and its Band OfMerry Men Heavy College Students.
This was in the same courtyard with the tire swing. It just seemed like some sort of bizarre postmodern art installation.
Postmodern Duck looks on from afar.
Nearby was this ... er ... thing in front of the Earth Sciences building. I have no clue what it is, so it must be modern art.
The next day, we visited the MIT Museum. There was a really nifty robotics exhibit there. Shown here is one of Cog's old heads. This is the one that was in use when Alan Alda visited the project.
And another MIT robot, the infamous Kismet. It's like a skeletal zombie Furby. Frightening.
Acadia National Park, Maine
"I can see my house from here!'
A short cliffside path. Let's see, uneven, rocks and roots to trip on, right next to a sheer 30-foot drop. Sounds like an excellent idea!
"Oh look! Rocks!" Someone had carefully balanced rocks all along this log.
We later went to a small museum that had some woodcarvings. This one was epic - all carved from a single piece of wood:
No more pictures from Acadia, sorry. I forgot to take my camera half the time.
After Acadia, we drove through Maine some more, stopping at a nice lodge. Was quite nice and quiet, due to it being quite unbusy outside of ski season.
New Hampshire
We drove through the White Mountains National Forest area of New Hampshire. Quite pretty and nice, but not quite enough to take any pictures. Nice scenic drive to spend a day on, though.
Green Mountains (Vermont)
Then we got to Vermont, aka the Green Mountains. (Ver Mont, see?) Didn't stop much, but there were a few places.
We later found a stream hidden right off the road. Just a few steps and it felt you were in some uncharted backwoods.
And then we returned home.
Some pictures of my cousin's cat here. Not even sure why I took 'em. Guess I'm trying to compensate for not being able to have a pet myself. Anyways:
Cambridge, Mass
Eventually we ended up at the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Among other things, we visited my dad's old dorm:
Ladies and gentlemen, I present the *drumroll* TIRE SWING OF FAILURE!
The Tire Swing of Failure is lost in contemplation.
...Meanwhile, the Load-Bearing Branch pines for a simpler time, before its tragic injury at the hands of The Tire Swing of Failure and its Band Of
This was in the same courtyard with the tire swing. It just seemed like some sort of bizarre postmodern art installation.
Postmodern Duck looks on from afar.
Nearby was this ... er ... thing in front of the Earth Sciences building. I have no clue what it is, so it must be modern art.
The next day, we visited the MIT Museum. There was a really nifty robotics exhibit there. Shown here is one of Cog's old heads. This is the one that was in use when Alan Alda visited the project.
And another MIT robot, the infamous Kismet. It's like a skeletal zombie Furby. Frightening.
Acadia National Park, Maine
"I can see my house from here!'
A short cliffside path. Let's see, uneven, rocks and roots to trip on, right next to a sheer 30-foot drop. Sounds like an excellent idea!
"Oh look! Rocks!" Someone had carefully balanced rocks all along this log.
We later went to a small museum that had some woodcarvings. This one was epic - all carved from a single piece of wood:
No more pictures from Acadia, sorry. I forgot to take my camera half the time.
After Acadia, we drove through Maine some more, stopping at a nice lodge. Was quite nice and quiet, due to it being quite unbusy outside of ski season.
New Hampshire
We drove through the White Mountains National Forest area of New Hampshire. Quite pretty and nice, but not quite enough to take any pictures. Nice scenic drive to spend a day on, though.
Green Mountains (Vermont)
Then we got to Vermont, aka the Green Mountains. (Ver Mont, see?) Didn't stop much, but there were a few places.
We later found a stream hidden right off the road. Just a few steps and it felt you were in some uncharted backwoods.
And then we returned home.
