As the days grew longer and the temperatures soared, our team of Architects and Designers took a break from their drafting tables and construction sites to embark on summer adventures! From idyllic beach getaways to thrilling adventures, join us as we take you on a vicarious summer trip filled with unforgettable experiences and inspiring sights through the lens of BPA team members. ✌
Alan embarked on an 8-day canoe trip to the boundary waters between the us and canada.
Alan and his two boys, Harrison and Griffin, and their Boy Scout troop drove to north Minnesota for an 8-day canoe trip. The group was split into three crews, and each crew was responsible for planning their overall route, daily itinerary, and meals and packing necessities for the three weeks in a canoe. They had no guide, no cell service, and relied on a map to find their way… what an adventure!
allison visited family in new york city with her husband, nate, and daughter, lilly.
Lilly’s favorite things included riding the subway, seeing the Guggenheim, and napping on a sailboat!
amy spent time in beaufort, atlanta, chattanooga, and the dominican republic.
Amy visited Beaufort to trace family history, went to a Duran Duran concert in Atlanta (and visited the Coca-Cola museum), toured the Tennessee Valley Railroad in Chattanooga, and went on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic with her family and church. She has had an eventful few months to say the least!
ann backpacked through europe for two months.
Between graduating from Auburn and starting work with BPA, Ann, our newest Graduate Architect, spent two months traveling through Europe, living out of a backpack! She made her way through France, Italy, Croatia, and Greece.
cassandra enjoyed the gulf shores with her family.
Cassandra and her family prefer the quiet West Beach side of the Gulf shores where they spend their time on the beach and indulging in exceptionally yummy food! Her recommendations include the fried shrimp at Doc’s, pizza from Papa Rocco’s, tuna dip from Lartigue’s, snowcones from the New Orleans Original Snoball Shack, and the chocolate cake from The Beach House Kitchen.
charlie spent a few days in north carolina’s piedmont triad region with friends.
Two highlights for Charlie included visiting the Incendiary Brewing Company, part of the adaptive reuse development at the historic Bailey Power Plant in downtown Winston-Salem, and a hike at Camp Raven Knob in nearby Surry County.
dia filled her summer with travel, music, friends, and family. (What a perfect summer combo!)
Dia traveled to Atlanta to attend a Taylor Swift concert (!!!!) with some friends, visited Charleston with Schluter and BI, visited a job site in Texas, attended a Beyoncé concert in Washington D.C. (!!!!), and ended her summer with a trip to Dallas.
donna visited nashville with her husband, adopted a kitten, and spent lots of time with her fur babies.
Photos feature Donna’s newly adopted kitten, Smokey, an Elvis impersonator, her ducks, Talullah and Topper, her chickens, Rocky Rooster and Baby Doll, and Donna and her husband, Dennis, on the General Jackson Show Boat Cruise in Nashville!
holly spent mother’s day on the chesapeake Bay.
She says she ate the best crab she’s ever had here!
maria and her partner, richard, went on an epic road trip.
Trip highlights included seeing a giant wooly mammoth in Lincoln, NE, learning that the Bob Kerry pedestrian bridge (between Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska) has its very own troll, visiting the Alligator Farm in Hot Springs, AR, seeing the poorly behaved penguins and polar bears at the Kansas City Zoo (😉), and visiting the Durhan Museum in Omaha, NE at the former Union Station that has been restored to its Art Deco splendor!
melissa spent some time in orange beach and on dauphin island with her family.
rusty went highpointing in late july with one of his good friends.
In late July, Rusty, and his friend Rob, summited Brasstown Bald in Georgia (with an elevation climb from the parking lot of 470 feet and a .6 mile hike) and Sassafras Mountain, which is on the South Carolina/North Carolina state line.
taylor and her fiancé, kevin, spent a few days at disney world for her birthday in august.
Recommendations include finding the spring roll cart in Magic Kingdom, riding Cosmic Rewind (the new-ish Guardians of the Galaxy ride) and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in Epcot, and going on the Kilimanjaro Safari (Animal Kingdom) first thing in the morning when all the animals are out!
So long summer, see you next year!