Tillicum Island Sim Closing Announcement-Hurry and Visit Now Before It's Too Late

Visit here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tillicum%20Island/128/128/25


Scott Yedmore passed out this note today:
"To All,
Wow - what a great bunch of people we've encountered here at the islands! And over such a long period of time, too. Thank you for being a part of that for us.
I will be closing TI at the end of this month, and I will miss it. On the UP side, howevver, the lovely Tinker Drew and I are getting together in RL! :D Recently I have
moved cross-country (from Texas to Washington), taken on a new job with The Walt Disney Company, am loving RL. Next, a move to a house, furnishing it and all
that "jazz". Also, I came to SL with a fondness for music and I shall depart with that very same thing - music production opportunities are all around...
Tink and I, I am quite sure, will be back on the grid at some point soon. We'll rent from someone else or, possibly, start a new sim. Right now I am thinking it would
be so good to live somewhere close to the real Tillicum Island, aka Tillicum Villiage. http://www.argosycruises.com/tillicum-village/
It has been fun. Hugs all around.
Scott" 



I got his permission to blog this as I feel everyone should have a chance to see this beautiful sim if they have not already.  If you get a chance to go explore it be sure to travel the caves and have a close look all around as you don't want to miss this highly detailed sim.   I blogged it before here: http://karasecondlife.blogspot.com/2015/03/tillicum-island-explore-beauty-in.html



(This is in the caves. Ok, yes I took a sleezy lingerie photo, so what)

Tillicum Island-Explore the Beauty in Second Life

Visit here; http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Tillicum%20Island/128/128/25


I recently visited this lovely sim that everyone should visit.  It's owned by Scott Yedmore along with partner Tinker Drew who is designer/manager.  I happened to bump into Tinka on the sim and asked her a few questions about the place which they have owned for 3 years, but redesigned a little over a month ago and is open for public explore.  She said, “We've been so moved by places that others have shared with a focus on SL photography. We knew we were ready to go in a new direction with the sim and thought, “Why don’t we do that here?” We had all this space that felt underutilized, we both love SL photography and I'm almost obsessive about landscaping projects, so it made sense.”


This sim has many beautifully detailed areas in which to relax, take photos, and explore in.  There are a lot of nature settings including hangouts, buildings, a beach, and some very cool caves.  It's all open to the public except their home on the SE corner.  I was also very impressed at the lack of any lag considering I noticed a lot of gorgeous detail and when I mentioned this Tinka said she kept that in mind when choosing the foliage, trees etc.  She did an amazing job, really!  She is a SL photographer herself so obviously her good eye is evident in her decorating skills.  I especially love her use of lighting too.  The landscaping is just amazing and I didn't even bother to turn my graphics to high as I realized all windlights work great and ultra was not even need to enjoy a great feel.  I'll leave that to the real photographers to make some amazing photos.  Check out this very beautiful sim some time.





The sim info. reads, "Created by an SL photographer for SL photographers and all others to enjoy; a scenic spot providing beautiful settings for everything from landscapes to more intimate style imagery. Explore, stay awhile, and don't forget to bring your camera."


Be sure to fully explore the cave systems, (sorry I didn't get a photo of them, but I will be back for more pics and fun) as they have several entrance/exit areas and are very fun! (above is a pic of me and Tinker)