We started early on Saturday and went up to Clingman’s dome for a chilly (as expected) sunrise. After that, we headed over to the Roaring Fork Motor Trail to the Grotto Falls trail head. It’s a moderate hike and climb at 2.6 miles round trip with 585 ft of elevation. … Continue reading
Despite avoiding the weather the evening before, day three was the real day of questionable weather. Having been to the park a few times before, and wanting to explore something new, we took a drive to the Eastern end of the park to hike up Mt. Cammerer. I think we… Continue reading
Apparently I started to write this (day 1 was written then), but then took a six month hiatus, so though I can track what we did based on pictures, I don’t recall exactly what the rationale was for doing the various things on various days. So, for some reason which… Continue reading
First day of an extended weekend trip to the Smokies. Janet and I had done a very similar trip to this before in 2015, so it was relatively predictable. Drove overnight Wednesday to get to Gatlinburg and then got a hotel on the outskirts of Smoky Mountain National Park to… Continue reading
It’s been about a year since capturing a Bag of Crap. Got this one on Christmas morning (1AM Christmas Eve to be exact) and it arrived on New Year’s Eve. Again, I have mixed feelings on the fun of getting random stuff vs. the wasteful marketing scam that it is…. Continue reading
Foggy over the Grand River today. Picture taken with Samsung Note 7 (one that hasn’t blown up… yet), 26mm equivalent focal length, 1/120, f/1.7, ISO 64
Here’s a katydid. Because, I saw it sitting there and decided to take it’s picture. Picture taken with Nikon D7200, Nikkor 18-140mm lens @ 140mm, 1/320, f/11, ISO 400
I had been to Las Vegas at least five times prior to this trip and each time, going to the Hoover Dam was a tentative item on the list that got canceled for one reason or another. It was not getting canceled this time. Though, with the issues we had… Continue reading
We had been to Bryce Canyon once before and were nearby so it seemed like a fine idea to stop in again. I think we were there for maybe an hour all together (partially affected by wasting time taking pictures of a hawk on a post earlier). It seemed that… Continue reading
We woke up on on day two of the Capitol Reef visit to snow on the tent. This did little to encourage expediency in getting on with doing things. We violated the safety and wildlife rules of camping and proceeded to pull out the stove and make oatmeal in the… Continue reading