Monday, January 24, 2011

A Day of Tagging at the Cadillac Ranch

Like Jesse said, Texas just got a whole lot cooler.  1-5-11


The line-up

Didn't have an FTR sticker with me for the photo op, so I had to improvise

The outlining is very important

Careful...

Success

Western North Carolina Nature Center

Where we learned about the flora and fauna of Western NC... 


Hand-carved wood doors at the entrance

The barn where biting donkeys can be found

No joke

They had to cage this one

The barn and beyond

Barred Owl

This was located next to the "Coyote Castle"

Not sure what this means, but they seem to be proud of the fact

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Asheville's 4th Annual Winter Warmer Beer Fest

Living up to the name Beer City, USA


This was just the line to get in 

Early on...  the Asheville Civic Center basement.  Very cozy 

Asheville Brewing Co.  Check out their disc golf basket 

These guys were representing the other Western NC breweries (non-Asheville area)

Atlanta, GA brewery

 Pisgah Organic.  Our local brewery with the coolest tasting room ever.  They even have a firepit

 A bit later in the evening.  They had to limit the number of tickets sold for obvious reasons

Brushfire Stankgrass.  Voted #1 band in Asheville the last 2 years in a row.  "My Grass is Burning"

Before & After

Don't let these photos fool you.  It's below freezing in both shots.


 Morning with snow - Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Afternoon without - Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

Dynamite Roasting Company

This is where I get my caffeine.  It is good.


The bean bags

 The roaster

 The "lounge"

 The patio (much nicer in the summer)

 The vinyl collection - Jenn contributed the Robert Goulet record

 The parking lot and Scott's kitchen

J.J. likes it too

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Surf City Representation in NC

Its not even legal to have license plate frames in NC... took mine off within 24 hrs of my arrival

Monday, January 17, 2011

Snail Mail

Please send all postcards, hand-written letters, and packages with questionable contents here:

Zachary Boren
88 Woodcreek Circle
Swannanoa, NC 28778
U.S.A.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

...everywhere a sign - More cross-country photos

405 freeway - sunrise - CA

Possibly CA, but it could be AZ 

Don't get out of the car - AZ

Saw a few of these on the trip - AZ

AZ

I've always wanted my own meteorite - AZ

We were the only ones there - AZ 

Apparently this sign doesn't apply to truck drivers - TX 

 72 oz.? - TX

Cadillac Ranch - TX 

Advertising for Jesus - TX 

 AR

 Yum - AR

Strip club in the middle of nowhereville - AR 

They are really excited about guns in TN 

World's largest fireworks store, and we didn't even stop - TN 

Like I said, they like guns in TN

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Snow at 2,200 ft. - Monday, January 10th

Looking up the street

Post-shoveling session

Looking down the street

View from my bedroom window