8/30/17 The primary objective of the days at Baxter State Park was the hiking of Mt. Katahdin, the Northern end of the Appalachian Trail. We chose to ascend via Abol Trail since that’s where our camp was. Abol is a bit shorter, but steeper than Hunt Trail from what we… Continue reading
8/29/17 [singlepic id=2373 w=240 float=right] We decided to spend a few days in Baxter State Park. It was a bit of a divergence from our typical gravitation toward the national parks, but worth it. Baxter State Park is huge and home to Mt. Katahdin. We got to the park early in… Continue reading
Reporting on a recent trip that Janet and I took to the Grand Canyon… [singlepic id=1947 h=240 float=right] 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… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1831 w=480 float=left] Last from Bryce Canyon, posted in part because of my recent reading of this article on Luminous Landscape. I was obviously at that point later in the day where the shadows were overtaking the valley. I did some adjusting afterward, otherwise the lower portion of this… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1829 w=480 float=left] Second from Bryce Canyon, same polarization caveat as before, but I’ve done my best to correct it out. It’s odd how a bunch of dead, or at least dead in appearance, trees can look so cool among the red rocks. Probably because they’re the only thing… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1828 h=480 float=left] Moving on to Bryce Canyon, this is one of the bristle cone pines there. I thought it would be a good idea to use a polarizer to keep the brightness of the sky in check, but in hindsight, I think it made the sky look a… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1827 h=480 float=left] This is a shot from Willis Canyon, same as yesterday’s, different look though. Photographic note: there was another guy there taking pictures at the same time and he was standing much further back than I had been and mentioned how standing back and using a longer… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1826 w=480 float=left] This is a shot from Willis Canyon, which is smaller, but actually has a more interesting look to it than the Narrows in Zion. Picture taken with Canon 60D, EF-S 10-22mm lens @ 15mm, 1/25 sec shutter, f/8.0, ISO 100
[singlepic id=1825 w=480 float=left] A second from the Zion Narrows showing a bit more of the narrow canyon look, though I think this was not the coolest slot canyon that we saw on the trip. Picture taken with Pentax Optio W60, lens @ 5mm (28mm eq), 1/80 sec shutter, f/3.5,… Continue reading
[singlepic id=1824 h=480 float=left] Back from a 2012 hike through the Zion Narrows – this was probably one of the cooler hikes I’ve done, but still ranks second to the Lake of the Angel hike I think. Unfortunately, I only had the little waterproof pocket camera since it was an… Continue reading