Not much going on around here I guess.  I've had some vacation time, been working too hard, and have generally had nothing to say.  So what did I do on my summer vacations?  Mostly went to western North Carolina (twice) to enjoy the splendor the mountains.  While there, I saw:

The hippest, fanciest duck ever.

 

An Octopus wandering the streets of Asheville

 

The tallest point (in the United States) east of the Mississippi (Mt. Mitchell)

 

Grandfather Mountain

 

A crazy Llama

 

And a new Sheriff in Town

 

Overall, the summer of 2011 was a lot of fun. Now, if I can only find a way to make fall that much fun too.

 

 

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Here are some pictures I took from the sneak peak of the Dinosaur Trail at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham.  It looks absolutely fantastic!  I'll post the rest of the pictures to my Flickr page (www.flickr.com/photos/dylan555).