Having completed most everything we could do in Zion short of the hikes that require permits, such as the Narrows and Subway. Our next destination was Capitol Reef. It was relatively close, something new, and sounded like there might be some interesting hikes there. It’s not as well known as… Continue reading
Clearly, a smart person would have categorized this entire trip as being to Zion with some side hikes. But, I’m being stubborn and calling it the Grand Canyon trip because that’s what we intended it to be. We had read some of the information on Capitol Reef National Park and… Continue reading
First order of business for day three was moving to the Zion campground, because 1) I don’t like spending money and 2) when we pack a tent across the country, I get very disappointed when it doesn’t get used. The campground was full, but we got there early enough that… Continue reading
As mentioned previously, we decided to get up and head out in the early AM and try our luck getting passes for The Wave at the visitor center in Kanab, UT. We made two mistakes in this adventure. We arrived at about 8:50, just before the 9:00 lottery, except that… Continue reading
Reporting on a recent trip that Janet and I took to the Grand Canyon… We flew out to Las Vegas on Saturday and, in the standard fashion, got a car and made a stop for food and other non-packed supplies, and headed toward the Grand Canyon South Rim. We didn’t… Continue reading
Nothing really – I bet if I had driven out to Lake Michigan there would have been something more spectacular to photograph.
Background I needed to replace a very very old electric tank water heater before the bottom fell out and flooded my basement. I wanted to switch to gas for cost reasons. I didn’t want to install it close enough to the chimney, which is far from all the plumbing,… Continue reading
So, to wrap up my endeavor from 2015, here’s the full gallery of thumbnails sorted in reverse chronological order.
Makeup picture #4. I don’t even remember the name of this town. We stopped there on the return trip from our Rhine river tour. I figured since I started this whole daily photo thing with one of the first ‘good’ pictures I took, I’ll end it with one of the… Continue reading
Makeup picture #3. Another from the Artprize collection of large metal sculpture. Large: check. Metal: check. Art: sure. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 17-85mm lens @ 30mm, 1/320 sec, f/13, ISO 200