Abiquiu
We headed up to Abiquiu with some friends for a long weekend. Between Althea being on bedrest during heartworm treatment, Perry being old, and the baby having a short window in which he’s not hungry/tired/cold, the hikes were kept short and easy, but man, is that some beautiful country! We headed to Ghost Ranch, famously where Georgia O’Keefe lived and painted in the latter part of her life. Lots more to explore there, but we did the Chimney Rock trail. I was concerned at first that the cloud coverage would make for a dull photography session, but in the end,…
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Sedona, AZ
We headed down towards Sedona, AZ, with goals of 1/3 to give Althea a last good hike before 2 months of bedrest during heartworm treatment, 1/3 to give Perry some good sniffs in warm weather at lower elevation, and 1/3 for our 15 year wedding anniversary. After looking at dispersed camping in the area, I chose an area around FR 618 south of Sedona as the lowest elevation / warmest area. We found a fantastic spot to park our van down by the river (ok, it was a small creek, but I’m not arguing with running water!) and under some…
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Astrophotography
As anyone who knows me knows, I am not a night owl. Things in the night sky might be cool to look at, I don’t argue there, but is it really worth getting out of bed after 9 pm? And being cold for? Most of the time, not so for me, but camping is a caveat, since I’m probably going outside to pee anyway sometime during the night. Might as well try to take some photos, eh? Given my level of enthusiasm and dedication to the art of astrophotography, I haven’t had much practice and these are far from stellar…
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Giant Sequoias
The giant sequoias in Sequoia National Park are amazing to see in person. The photos simply don’t do them justice, especially without a scale bar, but I tried to capture some anyway. Instead of always looking up, sometimes it’s nice to look them straight in the eye. After failing to really portray the sense of the trees through the photos, I switched to some more artistic angles of them. I especially like the one on the left showing all the rings. If you stop and think about what you’re looking at, the rings almost convey the spirit of the trees…
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