The Temple Mount

The Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The wall below the Mosque is the famed Wailing Wall. There is a jewish temple under the righthand arch, and the energy in it is like nothing I've ever experienced. There's so much history and emotion in these walls, they give off very real, perceptible vibrations.

Cold Stream

An icy stream in the backwoods of New Hampshire. This one feeds into a beaver pond. As a kid, I played in many small streams around these woods, and loved hopping the rocks and banks while trying not to fall in. Falling in would've been especially bad on this day, as it was around 15F!

Praying mantis in Israel

I found this little guy hanging out on the leg of a picnic table bench in the Kibbuz I was staying in. I was happy to get a few pictures of it on such a nice contrasting background. Shortly afterwards, it was gone.

Moon over Jerusalem

The moon rises over the city wall of Jerusalem.

New Hampshire Trees

An interesting perspective on a New Hampshire forest in winter.

Damascus Gate at sunset

The Gate of Damascus in Jerusalem is an impressive piece of architecture. This Structure was constructed in 1537 by Sulieman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, although the gate is built on top of another gate which stems from the Roman rule of Hadrian in 200 AD. I sat at the gate as the sun was setting eating bananas and flatbread, enjoying the fading light as the prayer calls echoed around the walls of the city. It was at the end of my stay in Jerusalem, and the ambience of the situation made it a memorable moment in my journey.

Pomegranates under pressure

I took this picture in Nazareth as I was getting a fresh squeezed pomegranate juice form this stand. There are juice stands all over Israel that sell fresh pomegranate juice, but none of them turned out to be near the quality of this one. I don't know why it was so good, but I'm glad I got one from this particular vender. Quite the experience.

Cows and Glaciers

I happened upon this cute cow in the alps in the summer of 2009. Called 'Grauvieh' in german, which simply means 'gray cattle', these creatures can be found all over the alps. I've crossed paths with them them in the oddest an most unlikely places! The glacier tongue in the background is snaking down from the kaunertal glacier.

Another picture from my alps trip in 2009. The mountain towering over the water is 'Weißseespitze' and is 3,526m tall (11,568 feet). The lake is manmade and is called 'Gepatschstausee'.