Vancouver Island 2012

Spent 10 days in the Pacific Northwest in August 2012, traipsing around Vancouver Island with family. Blessed and blissed with fantastic weather and more natural beauty in a week than anyone has a right to. Old growth forests and craggy cliffs, a wild sea full of salmon, sea lions, humpback whales, otters. Sea kayaking, touring through the Broken Group islands, hiking some of the most amazing trails I’ve ever witnessed. One peak experience after another.

First Nations, Victoria

Vancouver Island may be an island, but it’s a big island – it was ambitious of us even to try and circle its lower half in a week. And distances are longer than you think, with one-lane roads being the norm, as well as frequent closures for maintenance, accidents, etc. If we had it to do over, we’d probably cut  a couple  cities out of the itinerary and stay put more. But we did get a great “Whitman’s sampler” overview of what the island has to offer.

Once again frustrated by the quality of smartphone photos in forest conditions, but managed to salvage a hundred or so keepers. This is the last time I’ll do a major trip with just an iPhone for a camera. The convenience is tops, but Apple just can’t seem to solve the forest/greenery problem.

I’ve scattered a few images from the trip into this post – check the Flickr set for more (slideshow option).
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Cut of revenue for musicians has always been tough

Cut of revenue for musicians has always been tough, but streaming audio (Spotify, Rhapsody, Rdio, Mog) is the beginning of the end for artists’ ability to make money from their work. Business Insider has updated their famous 2010 infographic for 2012, and the reality isn’t pretty. Watch the bubble grow.

via Lee Eichelberger

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Streaming Music Has Made It All But Impossible For Musicians To Earn Minimum Wage
Except for Rihanna.

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