Hi, I'm Eric.
I’m an avid world traveler, photographer, software developer, and digital storyteller.
I help implement the Content Authenticity Initiative at Adobe.
Hi, I'm Eric.
I’m an avid world traveler, photographer, software developer, and digital storyteller.
I help implement the Content Authenticity Initiative at Adobe.
I’ve been to over 80 countries and territories around the world and am looking forward to seeing many more.
I share new stories of my travels here and am gradually retelling old travel stories.
I hope you enjoy following this or another of my blogs!
Lisa and I were in Victoria for a fun weekend away. This morning, before heading home, I took the opportunity to take a quick flightseeing trip around the harbour area (still getting used to Canadian spelling!) operated by Harbour Air.
My wife and I invited my mom to join us for a quiet weekend away to wrap up our summer holidays. We returned to the Sunshine Coast to revisit an area I had enjoyed last fall.
Lisa and I went for a hike in the Guillemot Cove Nature Reserve near our home yesterday. It was a good hike and we enjoyed some quiet time on the Hood Canal beach.
I’ve just arrived in the Bay Area for a work trip. I was treated to some fun cloudscapes as we descended into San Jose.
When Lisa and I met almost five years ago, doing big travel adventures was one of the things we most wanted to do together. We’ve had some excellent adventures together, but they have all been in North America. (OK, there was that one excellent adventure in Puerto Rico early on …)
It’s been a long day, but my daughter and I are enjoying the start of our adventure in South Korea.
Lisa and I took a long weekend together in nearby Victoria, British Columbia.
I’m visiting California for a week for a bit of relaxing and a conference.
I’ve long been curious about the so-called Sunshine Coast area to the northwest of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Lisa and I are spending a week on the Jersey Shore to visit family in the area.
My daughter and I are on a big adventure to explore the east coast of Australia!
I’m in California for a few days to attend a conference and do some exploring.
I’ve been in Utah for the last week, mostly for personal reasons, but got a few fun window-seat photos and driving-around photos that I’d like to share.
Today our company took a company-wide holiday. I happened to be in Salt Lake City, so I decided to go visit Golden Spike National Historical Park, which commemorates the point at which the first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869.
I’ve written here before that borders fascinate me. Today I explored a tiny exclave of the United States that — for those of us without private planes or boats — is reachable only by driving through the adjacent parts of Canada.
I’m taking a few days to myself to enjoy the southern California desert.
As I mentioned yesterday, Lisa and I are taking a few days in Las Vegas for a conference. For dinner tonight, we ventured away from the Strip to check out the Fremont Street Experience, which is a pedestrian mall in a more historic part of the city.
Lisa and I are in Las Vegas for a few days while she attends a conference. We had a bit of extra time this morning, so we visited Valley of Fire State Park, about an hour north of the city.
Lisa and I took a long weekend to explore central Washington a bit. Not a lot to share other than the new parks over at 146 Parks, but we did enjoy the views at Washington Pass on Highway 20.
I’m in Germany this week for the 2024 European Identity Conference. I managed to sneak in a few travel adventures along the way.
There are … more direct … ways to get from Poulsbo to Spokane, but I’m not one to let the shortest distance between two points get in the way of a good time.
A last-minute opportunity presented itself and so I am taking a few days to myself as a “me-cation” in the Columbia River Gorge.
Lisa and I are back for a fall work-cation visiting friends in South Carolina.
This week I’ve been attending Internet Identity Workshop (warning: that link is mostly deeply geeky).
This week I’ve been attending Internet Identity Workshop (warning: that link is mostly deeply geeky). This event is held twice a year at the lovely Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, which recounts the formative years of our tech industry.
This afternoon, I was in Olympia and in search of a short, new hike for a bit of exercise. The trail guides pointed me to the Bob Bammert Grove trail and it was just perfect for the occasion.
My fiancé and I took a short trip to San Francisco this weekend. This was partly so I could have a couple of work-related meetings and partly just for fun.
Lisa and I bumped into some friends of ours in Olympia on Wednesday night. They happened to have their boat nearby and invited us aboard. We got a nice view of the Lady Washington as she sailed Budd Inlet near us.
My daughter and I are on one last road trip before our summer vacation comes to an end. We both spent some time in the San Juan Islands over the last few days. (See 146 Parks for some details of my explorations.) Since then, we’ve headed north into parts of British Columbia neither of us have seen before.
This summer I’m on a road trip across the western United States for a fun family celebration.
I’m in California for several days for some work-related events and a bit of personal travel as well.
I’m on an extended exploration of the southeastern United States.
I was in Utah for a long weekend. This was mostly a family visit, but I did get a chance to get out and enjoy the snowy mountain landscapes east of Salt Lake City a bit.
Once again, I was in for a real treat on my morning commute.
A short drive south of Olympia, Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve presents a most unusual landscape. Hundreds of small mounds of dirt, some as tall as a person make an oddly undulating grassland. Scientists have studied this landscape for nearly two centuries and have yet to agree on a convincing theory for how or why they were formed.
On a recent walk around Capitol Lake in Olympia, I spotted these ducks hanging out on a log.
Had a night to myself last night so I looked on AirBNB for last-minute getaways and found a steampunk caboose! Couldn’t pass that up, so I booked it and drove up there straight away.
Lisa and I spent a week together in South Carolina, visiting friends and exploring Charleston.
Lisa and I visited family on Lopez Island and explored the area a bit.
My girlfriend and I spent a week together in the Big Easy and surrounding parts of the Deep South.
The plan was to spend the night in Seattle, have fun watching a friend’s band play, and then set out for a weekend of visiting more parks in the San Juans, ideally to use my kayak to visit a couple of the marine state parks.
My daughter and I spent a few days together on a road trip through the Mountain West.
So the plan was that Lisa and I would fly to Minneapolis, she would attend a conference, I’d get to introduce her to my friends “back home,” and we’d have an all-around good time.
I’m spending the week in Utah to visit family and my partner while she is in town for business.
I’m in New York for some work meetings. I flew in a couple of days early to explore a bit before we start in earnest on Tuesday.
After my Utah family visit, I flew back to Eastern Washington for a few days with my partner.
My partner and I took an impromptu trip to Portland and Astoria this weekend. We discovered two great hotels and added three new parks to the 146 Parks project.
The plan was to head east and visit a bunch of new parks for the 146 Parks project. That only sort of happened, but a good time was had nonetheless.
My partner and I spent most of our Christmas + New Years’ holiday vacation exploring the island of Puerto Rico.
She had been there briefly many years ago; it was completely new to me.
We hope you enjoy following along as we recount our adventures!
I am on a brief solo road-trip this weekend. I woke up, looked out the window, and got outside as quickly as I could to capture this morning’s sunrise.
I often hike Dungeness Spit when I need a moment to myself. On this morning, returning from one such hike, Mother Nature sent me this inspiring visual with the receding fog.
My partner and I visited the Grays Harbor Lighthouse in Westport recently.
I had the opportunity for a long weekend away and decided to make some progress on my parks project.
So it had been a while since I’d had a good long road trip. I needed to go to Dallas quickly, but had the time to come home slowly and thoughtfully.
Herewith, a journal of a trip from Dallas to Seattle over several days.
I woke up at 3:30 this morning to get to a sunrise shoot at Columbia Hills Historical State Park. As dusk rose over the Columbia Gorge, I had to stop for a moment and capture this view along the way.
The plan was to go out and see a bunch of parks for the 146 Parks project, but alas, many of the parks in Central Washington are not really in their prime this time of year.
Today I drove out to visit Bogachiel State Park as part of my 146 Parks project. I couldn’t resist stopping by Lake Crescent for a few photos along the way there and back.
I woke up early this morning for a walk in one of my favorite quiet places.
I did a solo hike through the Green Mountain State Forest near my home.
I know we don’t (and shouldn’t) get out much these days, but I needed to visit a family member in the Bay Area recently. Had a few days to get home, so that led to a coastal road trip and a park visit on the way back.
I had the opportunity to take a long weekend away and visit two of the San Juan Islands.
As I mentioned a couple months ago, I’ve been working on a project to drive every mile of every state highway in Washington.
It’s good to get out and about a bit. This afternoon, I hiked Lake Twenty-Two near Granite Falls with a couple of friends.
Things are starting to open up a little bit. My daughter and I took a long weekend road trip to eastern Washington.
I’m spending a couple of weeks exploring various parts of Europe for my fall vacation.
Give me ten hours to drive from Bainbridge Island to Seattle and creative routing will occur.
I’m traveling alone on a cruise in the Caribbean for the next week and a half. I’m looking forward to seeing some parts of Central and South America that I’ve not been to before.
This summer, I’ll be taking advantage of one of my favorite of Adobe’s employee benefits, the sabbatical. As many of you know, I love to travel and I have always enjoyed my time in Europe, so what better thing to do than more Europe?
I’ll try to write daily (or almost daily) about places, experiences, and, of course, photos. (If an Eric visits a place and there isn’t a photo, did he really visit that place?)
We’re beginning a two-week exploration of Sri Lanka and India today. We arrived yesterday after a day and a half of flying from Seattle to Colombo. This morning we started with a tour of the Negombo Fish Market, which was rich with sights and smells.
Tara and I are starting a weeklong trip of southern Europe. We arrived yesterday in Firenza (or Florence as we’ve Anglicized it) and have spent yesterday and today at the charming Villa le Piazolle per a recommendation from a friend.
After a week full of meetings with my team in Minneapolis, I am taking an introvert retreat (read: solo vacation) before heading home.
Tara and I flew into California with another couple for a long weekend adventure and to escape the chilly Northwest for a bit. Today’s highlight was a visit to Mission San Juan Capistrano, where I had entirely too much fun with my infrared camera.
I’m in Europe for a week of work at my company’s office in Hamburg, Germany, and then a week of exploring.
We took a small family trip to Butchart Gardens in Victoria.
This summer, I am working temporarily from my company’s offices in Hamburg, Germany.
I just had a wonderful long weekend of photography and talking about photography with my friend Keron Psillas and noted photographer Sam Abell in and around Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
I’ve been visiting our office in Hamburg, Germany, for this past week.
I’m spending a month in South America this winter (South American summer).
As part of an Adobe team event, I and many of my team mates were able to spend a day at Safari West where we had the chance to be up close and personal with many animals not typically seen in North America.
We’ve been in the Dominican Republic for the past week, mostly enjoying the sun and the resort where we’re staying.
The schedule: Two different sets of meetings at company headquarters in San Jose with a long weekend in between. I’ve long been curious about Salt Lake City, so I drove there for the weekend.
I’m in Las Vegas for a few days for a conference. I had a day off so I got my kicks on Route 66 today.
Some family friends are visiting and we’re spending a bit of time on the northern Oregon coast with them. While going out for walks on a cloudy day on the beach, I found a few textures I enjoyed.
I could never live in a desert, but I do very much enjoy the peace and quiet that comes from driving through desert.
After the Christmas festivities were over, I took a few days to go wandering and exploring the winter landscape in the central and east part of my home state.
We hiked the Northrup Canyon Trail in eastern Washington today. Here are a few of the fun desert- and cliff-scapes we observed.
We had spent the last month or so in Minnesota with a close friend who had recently received a terminal cancer diagnosis.
Our car was in Minnesota; my wife and daughter opted to fly back to Seattle.
So … what to do but take one for the team and road-trip home?
Hello, all! We’ve been back in Minnesota for a bit as our family spends some quality time with a close friend in a tough spot.
I had the opportunity to spend a week-long workshop in the Netherlands (aka Holland) with my good friend and mentor Keron Psillas and several other photographers.
I drove down to the Bay Area for a work trip this week. Here are a few scenes from the way there and back.
I decided to take this weekend and drive to winter (i.e. that part of Washington that actually gets snow in winter).
After a week in New York City for business, I made some time to go exploring Long Island.
Over the last two weeks, I’ve been introduced to a whole new world — the country that we (the United States) invaded in the 1980s. To visit Nicaragua in the post-war world is a surreal experience. So much has changed in the years since … and yet, our presence there can not be forgotten.
I made a friend from the Mac software development community recently and he had a wild idea: “Why don’t you come visit me for a while?”
I’m so excited to finally visit Hawaii. One more and I’ll have visited all fifty states!
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