Brittany wearing the stylish wig and bandana.
Another team across from us.
Juan checking out the program. Awesome, yet cold, outfit.
Our TENT, all pirated-out.
Paper ship on the top we made!
Acapella group sings the star spangled banner.
Nice spandex. Whole team of them.
Fellow Stoufferite and survivor, Kevin.
Matt getting his bandana fitted.
Issues abound.
Success! New exec board members Alison and Matt.
Tents all over the field!
Erica selling puppy chow in her great pirate outfit,
Setting up the luminaries
They are donated and decorated.
Yay, laps!
Amy!
We snuck up the bleachers for a better view of the luminaries.
See our tent in the middle?
Stadium lights.
LOTS of people here--before the rain.
An air mattress? Are you serious?
Glow stick!
Amy, up to no good.
Corey and Kristine staked out good seats, too.
Gathering at the stage for testimonials.
Beginning of the luminary ceremony.
All the stadium lights are just about out.
Blurry slice of Franklin Field with the Philly skyline.
PHILLY!
Obama should borrom our images.
Now the lights are all out. Everyone's congregated at the stage listening to survivor testimonies.
Psychadelic HOPE!
Messing with the zoom during a long exposure.
Empty bleachers.
Blurry technique.
Less blurry (on purpose)
Skyline again.
Overexposed view to reveal some of what's in the dark.
Amy watching while I snap photos.
Walkers starting (see the purple dots spreading on the track).
Didn't even notice the HOPE changing while it was happening.
Watching the walkers.
Like magic, it says cure after about one lap!
Last one in this series. So hard to capture without a tripod, so lots of redundancy.
Rain terminates the night at 3:30 instead of 8am.
Jess's picture of her and Kristine selling Puppy Chow in takeout boxes.
Those from Circle K who made it to the “end.” Make like a pirate for this picture?
Jess, Matt, Brittany, Liz, Juan, Alison, me and Kristine. Lots of young'uns!
Make like a pirate, round 2