The first fire truck I learned to drive
Kennicott Mine in Wrangle St Ellias, Alaska
Site Contents:
My Design Portfolio (including my Master's thesis)
Bicycling From Boston Massachusetts to Washington DC Trip Summary (Photos, Route, Maps, etc.)
How to reach me: rcortesi@alum.mit.edu
A large block of cheese on the MIT Great Dome the night after Green Bay beat the Patriots in the Superbowl. Click Here to Load the News Clip (760K) (who could have put that there? hee hee hee)
The Sterling Engine that I built my sophomore year.
Sand Dunes in Death Valley CA
- HumanPowered.org, this is an searchable index of travelogues and trip reports for biking, kayaking, climbing and hiking trips.
- Bike Maintenance, an excellent referance for help with all sorts of bicycle maintenance. Sponsored by Park Tool Co.
- Gregory Mountain Products, a shameless plug for the manufacture of my backpack (the Robson Pro). It has proven itself to have lots of great features, haul a large amount comfortably, and be very rugged. When I have called the company with questions or suggests they have been prompt, courtious, and responsive.
- US National Parks Net, is dedicated to providing information on all US National Parks. I have found the site very helpful in planning my trips.
Engineering Links:
- The MIT Mechanical Engineering Precision Engineering Research Group, My lab group at MIT.
- How Stuff Works, a very well done web site that explains how all sorts of things work.
Photography Links:
- ofoto.com, This is the service I use for ordering prints from my digital images. I'm very happy with the quality for the price.
- dpreview.com, A great site with very detailed reviews for just about every digital camera, memory card, accessory out there. Lots of great information.
Other Links:
- The Weather Underground, I used to use weather.com but that had too much fluff along with the weather.
- The New York Times on the web, I used to use a bunch of other news services but again they had too much fluff. The NY Times on the web is free but you have to register with them, a reasonable price in my mind for a big improvement in quality.
