Category Archives: travel
Antelope Canyon
I don’t remember how I first heard about this place, but it has been on my photo safari list ever since. Made from sandstone and carved by millions of years of desert flash floods, the upper and lower Antelope Canyons … Continue reading
Lake Powell
More photos from my recent Arizona trip. Most of Lake Powell is actually in Utah, but I was staying in Page, where I planned to take a photo tour of Antelope Canyon. At first I was really annoyed that the … Continue reading
Horseshoe Bend
There are some truly amazing photos of this place on the web. The one on the Colorado River in Arizona, not the battle site in Alabama. The spot you need to stand to get the whole bend is quite spooky, … Continue reading
Panorama
This is a panorama from the Mad River Glen post below. The software that puts these together is not without flaws, but it’s still a pretty good likeness to “being there”.
Spooks and Silos
There’s a section of 108 above Smuggler’s Notch which narrows to less than a standard two lane road. In a light rain with moderate wind, this scene was haunting. I imagine it would be positively spooky under a slim moon. … Continue reading
Mad River Glen
My brother’s favorite place to ski: A little way further north and west there was a little pond. You can spot it from the parking spot at the top of the hill, but the view is fantastic from the bottom. … Continue reading
In search of deeper hues
Overcast skies but nice colors. The gray spots are trees with no leaves, where the rain has been doing its work. I had to move north and/or higher altitudes to get more the reds and deep oranges, but still found … Continue reading
Mt Mansfield
The rain knocked down a lot of leaves, so overall the colors may have been a little better the week before I arrived, but it’s hard to pick just the right week when you have to make flight reservations well … Continue reading
Off Grid Geek
It’s a good day to start a blog. A travel day with a 5 hour layover at JFK airport, coming back from my annual trip to Vermont to see family and try my hand at capturing some of the beautiful … Continue reading