Sam’s travelogue

Harper Memorial Library and Linneus uploaded on 1 August 2008

This academic and library building at the University of Chicago was designed to blend in with the Oxford-stolen gothic buildings it shares a quadrangle with.

No Show? uploaded on 1 August 2008

The entire Renaissance Society Gallery during one of there more experimental shows. Contents: Two chairs, six doodles, a tarp, a TV displaying noise, cold air.

Portal, NM uploaded on 1 August 2008

The town of Portal is barely more than the shack visible in the background, but the Chiricahuas and otherworldly Chihuahuan scrub that it provide access to are stunning when the weather is tolerable.

Ocean Beath uploaded on 1 August 2008

Ocean Beath, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, is beautiful, but only if you don't come imagining a classic Southern California beach. The water is never warm or calm enough to be appealing for swimming, and it is rarely a good place to sunbathe. The road fronting the beach is sometimes closed because of water, sand or both. The violent ocean and windswept dunes full of shells can be a good place for a walk, though. Dress warmly.

Chinatown uploaded on 1 August 2008