Chicago 

Chicago DMCers went up on the rooftop deck to get a clear view of the solar eclipse!

Even Margaux adhered to safe eclipse viewing practices!

Rachel Hughes dressed for the occasion.

Milos Popovic brought double the eye protection!

Austin

Jon Jay took a great shot of the solar eclipse in Austin!

Boston

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a total solar eclipse! Boston was in awe during the eclipse!

Dallas

Dallas DMCers got together to marvel at this potentially once in a lifetime opportunity!

Denver

Denver sat back and enjoyed the show!

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Boston

The Boston office had a board game night!

Boston also hosted DMSkeast 2024!

Chicago

Chicago DMCers went to Puttery!

Dallas

Dallas DMCers went to Bowlero!

Denver

The Denver office went to the Colorado Rockies’ Opening Day!

San Diego

The San Diego office went to Beeside Balcony during Restaurant Week!

St. Louis

The St. Louis office went to a Blues game!

Seattle

The Seattle office had Hacky/Crafty Tuesday, where they got food, played games, and worked on personal projects!

Washington, DC

The DC office played Pickleball!

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Boston

The Boston office went axe throwing! 

Chicago

Chicago DMCers had happy hour at the office with the help of Drinkbot, the robot bartender!

The Chicago office also had pizza happy hour! 

Dallas

The Dallas office had fun at Puttshack! 

Denver

The Denver office hosted the annual DMSki extravaganza! 

Denver also had their holiday party! 

Houston

A few Houston DMCers went to practice their swing at Top Golf! 

They also went to Escape It Houston and did an escape room!

The Houston office also attempted to Skeet Shoot! 

San Diego 

The San Diego office went bowling and had a nice dinner afterwards with our founder Frank!

St. Louis

The St. Louis office went to Sandbox VR and played VR video games!

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"I was sitting at my desk building a Lego set during some downtime, and Aaron Shoemaker, who sits next to me, asked if he could start building them,” Aleks said. “I was like 'sure.' Then, Hannah Gjovik walked by and peeked into the quad. She asked 'what are you guys doing?' She started building with us, and then we had like five people building Legos at my desk. We thought 'maybe we should do this for an activity fund.'"

The most popular Lego sets to build were various plants. DMCers built bonsai trees, orchids, and other types of flowers.

Charlie Gordon built a Pac-Man machine.

Andy Kopplin got a box of various random bricks to try and build the tallest tower he could.

"My favorite part was when we had all the boxes stacked up on the table a couple hours before it started," Aleks said. "Everyone was peeking into the room to look at them and take pictures of all the boxes stacked up because it was a massive mound of just Lego boxes."

Around 60 DMCers and plus ones showed up, being one of the larger Activity Fund events. Bridget Miles, DMC's Human Resources Manager, attended the event and loved how easy it was to talk to everyone.

"My favorite part was talking to people that I don't usually talk to. I think Activity Fund events in general are such a good way for people to get to know each other, Bridget said. “I hope we can continue to find ways to do that.”

DMC Houston

DMC Houston also hosted a Lego building Activity Fund event where every employee in-town attended. Luke Howe-Kerr attended because he loved Legos growing up and has been getting back into them since Legos can be found around the office now.

This family-friendly event allowed Ray King to bring his four-year-old son to the office to join in on the Lego building fun.

“It was both a chance to build with Legos again and a chance to get like a set that could be displayed – which was fun. It was honestly a blast,” Luke said. “It was fun to do a more casual event where everybody could pick their own little fun thing that fit best for them. We're all a bunch of engineers and most of us love Legos."

DMC Dallas

The Dallas office also hosted a Lego building night and paired it with Buffalo Wild Wings.

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The Chicago office attended Beer Under Glass!

DMC Boston went to see a Red Sox Game!

The San Diego office met for a Thai dinner. 

Dallas went indoor climbing!

The Denver office met for a roof-top happy hour.

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The Houston office went on a bike/food tour for Caroline Courbois’ welcome party!

Denver folk jump for joy after completing the Donut Dash (not seen: the donuts)!

The Dallas office put their noggins together and conquered the Escapology Escape Room!

The Cincinnati team introduced Tim Johnson to Skyline Chili!

The Chicago office fulfilled their need for speed at K1 Speedway! (Let’s Go!)

The BOLE project team visited the Kennedy Space Center!

They even became the SLS Rocket!

NY gang visited Brooklyn for some grub from Hometown Bar B Que!

Denver enjoyed the sunshine with a day at the park! (Hi Nola!)

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Washington DC

DMC Washington DC hit up the DC holiday market for some desk decorating supplies! Meanwhile, Ryan Druffel made a friend :D.

St. Louis

St. Louis went to a hockey game together. Go Blues!

Chicago

It’s a Chrismukkah celebration at Ashley P. Hollingsworth’s house!

Lenny thwarted Thomas Panek‘s plan to show off his Christmas decorations.

Dallas

Dallas celebrated the holidays together with a mini holiday party!

Dennis seems a little uncertain about Ryan Landwehr’s Christmas tree

Denver

Denver braved the winter chill to cheer on the Broncos!

Boston

Inspired by other offices, Boston went to a Bruins game! Let’s go Bruins, let’s go!

San Diego

DMC San Diego took in some beautiful sights while doing some rock climbing!

The Nicks of DMC San Diego pose for the poster of their surfing movie!

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Fall is finally here! The weather is cooler, and pumpkin spice is wafting in the air — but the fall chill doesn’t stop the fun at DMC! From the YOEzarks to office happy hours, here’s what we’ve been up to in October!

2022 Lake of YOEzarks!

The great DMC YOE finally made its return! This year, DMCers from across the regional offices gathered in St. Louis for a week of fun, bonding, and good times. Here’s just a taste of what went down!

Blowing off some steam at the arcade!

Everyone getting ready for a great feast with drinks at a local winery.

Good food, good company, a warm fire, and a scenic view. What else do you need?

Time for a spelunking adventure!

Taking a minute to relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Did someone say boat party?!

Just one of the many YOEzarks bonding activities — playing card and board games!

Soaking up the last bits of summer on the lake!

Here’s a recap of the weekend:

Clay Shooting & Ice Cream Party

After clay shooting, the DMC Denver office went out for ice cream!

Dance Dance Revolution Happy Hour

DMC Boston had a DDR happy hour!

Cincinnati Welcome Party

The Cincinnati office welcomed Zach Sieber and picked up some sweet new art for the office!

Axe Throwing

The Dallas office prepared for battle with axe throwing!

Surprise Baby Shower

The Houston office held a surprise baby shower for Elizabeth Hill Reed!

Dinner (and Dessert) in D.C.

The D.C. office went out for dinner at Union Market…

and learned how to make moon cakes!

Pirate Ship Welcome Party

Shiver me timbers! The Chicago office journeyed the great lake on a pirate ship!

Pumpkin Palooza Activity Fund

The Chicago office also got together for an evening of food, drinks, and pumpkin carving! Read about it here. 

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There were 15 campers in total: seven from Dallas and eight from Houston. The Houston caravan departed for Chisos Basin Campground mid-day on Thursday, splitting the drive over two days. The Dallas crew opted for a straight shot to the park on Friday morning. 

The drive west through Texas wasn’t glamorous. No podcast was entertaining enough to save us from the flat fields of cattle and pumpjacks; however, things started to pick up once we reached Marathon, TX, about an hour north of the park. As we drove south towards the park, the flat land became hills and the hills became mountains with jagged points and steep cliffs. 

Our campground was deep in the heart of the landscape, so, once we reached the park, we needed to drive another 40 minutes south. Scaling peaks resembling castle walls towered in the distance. They seemed to grow larger as we drew closer. At last we drove through a crack directly into the cliffs. We slowly wound our way down the cliff edges to the flatter basin between the peaks and found ourselves at the campground. 

Friday night after our camp was set up, we ate dinner, the javelinas stopped squawking, and we kicked back in folding chairs to point out constellations and stargaze. Over the next two days, we broke into smaller groups and asynchronously explored all the best trails, peaks, and activities Big Bend had to offer!

Lost Mine Trail

During the most popular short-day hike at Big Bend, we weaved in and out of the juniper, oak, and pine forest for five miles. We even spotted a pair of deer snacking on a tree just a few feet off the trail. Lost Mine Trail offered vast views of Juniper Canyon. 

We clutched our hats to keep them from blowing away in the wind as we took in the views at the top. The smooth rock ridge offered views of Pine Canyon and Sierra del Carmen in Mexico. 

The Window Trail

The next most popular trail in Big Bend is The Window, which (thankfully) began at the group campground. This trail descends two miles through rolling hills and vertical rock walls to a narrow pour-off, which overlooks the surrounding Chihuahuan Desert. 

This area can be very dangerous during flash floods as large runoffs flow down through the window. Even when it’s not wet, the rocks are extremely slippery due to the runoff. One large group made the trek down on Saturday morning and another went at dusk.

Santa Elena Canyon

We drove through Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive and arrived at a gaping cutout of a towering plateau. After crossing Terlingua Creek, the trail climbed several short switchbacks and then gradually descended along the banks of the Rio Grande. 

On this trail, we were surrounded by lush riparian vegetation and 1,500-foot towering vertical cliffs of solid limestone. The trail ends where canyon walls meet the river, but we waded up the river through water levels that ranges from ankle to waist deep.

After a mile of trudging through the muddy river bottom and strong headwinds, we found a large cave, decided we didn’t want to find out what was living in it, and turned back around. 
     

Emory Peak

This was an over 10-mile roundtrip, and only a handful of us made it up the challenging and technical hike to the highest point in Big Bend (7,832'). Starting before the sunrise and guided only by the light of our headlamps, we didn’t arrive at the peak until the sun was high in the sky. The last 25 feet require a scramble up a sheer rock wall, but the reward is the ultimate panoramic view of the entire landscape.

South Rim

Two groups were brave enough to make it up and out to South Rim. The bravest of them all, four in total, backpacked up to a remote campground for one night to be at the rim for the sun rise. As you can see from Nick practicing his Dragon Ball Z power stances, we made it.

We walked the rim for a couple miles, just feet away from the 2500 foot drop off, taking in the views of the valley below.
 

Hot Springs

This trail offered an opportunity to step back in time and experience Big Bend before it became a national park. A short distance from the trailhead are the historic remains of J.O. Langford's Hot Springs resort: including a picturesque building that was the store and post office as well as a motor court that accommodated overnight guests. 

The actual hot spring was a quarter mile further down the trail, contained within the stone walls of what was Langford’s bath house. Between the motor court and the spring, one can view ancient pictographs that people who live here thousands of years ago drew. The springs were a great place to rest our muscles after all the other grueling hikes.

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