6 Years

It was 6 years ago today that Heather and I were married in the Portland, Oregon temple.

Recent Pictures of Heather and Mike

Steel Bridge Competition

Last weekend, our ASCE club (American Society of Civil Engineers) went to Helena, Montana to compete in a steel bridge competition. Each school must design and fabricate a 20' long steel bridge that holds 2500 pounds. Part of the competition is to have the lightest bridge and be able to put it together the fastest. We placed 8th out of 14 schools. Our build time was about 14 minutes and our bridge weighed 180 pounds.

Girls Love Flowers

GEOTHERMAL POWER @ OIT

For decades, the Oregon Institute of Technology has drawn from the earth to warm its classrooms, heat its swimming pool and melt snow from its sidewalks. Now the rumble of heavy equipment and the installation of a 150-foot-tall drilling tower signal the school's leap toward energy self-sufficiency. Within a year, OIT will become the first campus in the world powered entirely by its own renewable geothermal source. The massive drilling rig will punch into a geological fracture almost a mile below ground, tapping 300-degree water to feed a 1.5-megawatt electrical plant. The $4.5 million high-heat plant will produce enough energy to power the entire Klamath Falls campus -- and then some. The school already saves about $1 million annually in heating costs and plans to make about $200,000 by selling geothermal heat.

Snow in Salem

Done With Finals