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Manning Park 2010
Wow, 2010. OK it’s been far too long since I’ve posted here, but I’m throwing a quick one in as a hook to the photos that I took at Manning Park this weekend. Follow this link to get to the collection. I’ll be back, really. I just need a few more spare hours ;).
Autumn in Yosemite
I recently had the pleasure of visiting Yosemite to take part in a small photography workshop and had a great time, meeting many people and (of course) seeing amazing sights. Dave Wyman and Ken Rockwell were the hosts, providing instruction and locations over a 3 day period. This was my first “official” workshop, having done [...]
Tofino 2008 Part II
Back from the mini-vacation, too soon I think. 4 nights isn’t long, but tried to make the most of it while we were there. Weather was 50/50, with really only one stellar afternoon. Really only got to about 14 degrees at best, most of the time hovering around 10 – hardly late May/June weather. But [...]
Tofino 2008
Spending a week in Tofino, trying to chill and forget about work etc. Staying at the Pacific Sands Resort which is nicely priced and situated between 2 much higher priced hotels – the Long Beach Resort and the Wickaninnish Inn. For those of you that might not know, Tofino is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island, about 2.5 [...]
Sechelt, BC
OK, last of the “vacation” reports – for a while at least. Spent 3 days at a Bed & Breakfast in Sechelt this week (A Place By The Sea) which was very relaxing. Mostly just lounged around, which took getting used to ;). Last day, however, we went on a 3 hour boat cruise up [...]
Home Again Home Again
After some horrendous traffic in Washington (flipped semi near Centralia, rush hour in Tacoma and construction in Seattle) we finally got home after driving about 10.5 hours. Long day, but glad to have done it in one stretch and be back. One bright spot – News1130 said there was a 40 minute border lineup. There [...]
Canyonville, OR
Driving driving driving. Yup that was about it today. Well, OK, small excitement in a brush fire at the side of the road just outside Grants Pass, OR. It was just about out by the time we got there, but that didn’t stop traffic from being backed up for miles. It also didn’t stop the [...]
Yosemite, CA
Yawn, still tired from the early rising but glad to have done it. Yosemite is an amazing place and thankfully all of the “elite” viewpoints are fairly close together, unlike Yellowstone. We managed to check out El Capitan, Half Dome, Cathedral Rocks, Sentinel Rocks and more – all within the one day. Started out a [...]
Yosemite, CA
Hit the road from Vegas in the morning and headed to Yosemite, CA (OK so maybe we hit a couple slots first, but I’m technically not admitting it). Drive was relatively uneventful other than some education. As I drive through each state I’m discovering certain tendencies from the local drivers. For example: – Idaho drivers [...]
Las Vegas, NV
When in Vegas, no wait, that’s not it… what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Lame expression, let’s post some pics instead: And how about a 7 storey, 1 block long parking lot dedicated just to staff parking: We walked around for most of the day, riding the monorail when we could and stopping to [...]
Las Vegas, NV
OK, so we did manage to stop at Grand Canyon again in the morning before heading out to Vegas. Nice morning light, thought we’d head out to Yaki Point, which is one of the more popular spots. Funny thing, though, you can only get there by shuttle bus. So rather than be pinned down by [...]
Yosemite, CA
OK, so we didn’t drop off the face of the earth – just off the Net. So now that I have the chance (on glorious dial-up) I thought I’d put in a quick post to update everyone on our trip. Sorry, no pics on this one but I’m going to edit everything hopefully tomorrow night [...]
Grand Canyon, AZ
Busy day today, starting with getting up to watch the sunrise at Bryce Point in Bryce Canyon. That was an adventure in and of itself, especially for a late-night guy like me. But we got there, about 10 minutes before the sun came up. The place was crowded, to say the least: But it turned [...]
Bryce Canyon
Spent 4-5 hours this morning heading to Bryce Canyon from Provo. Just before Bryce, however, we came across Red Canyon – amazing to see as well, more to follow on that. In order to check into our room for the night, we had to drive past the exit to Bryce Canyon and head into a [...]
Provo, UT
Greetings from the Beehive State (I kid you not). Mare and I saw the symbols on the highway signs and thought to ourselves “that can’t be a beehive, can it?”. Um, yup, it can be and it is. Learn something new every day. Day was all about driving, about 450 miles (OK fine 725km). Went [...]
Yellowstone Park
A full day at the park today, with lots to see. We tried to hit all of the major attractions, but the park is 2,219,789 acres in size, so let’s just say we maybe saw less than half of the park, and only the really important parts. Started the day at Mammoth Hot Springs, which [...]
Craters of the Moon and Gardiner, MT
Double hit today, stopping by Craters of the Moon National Monument on the way to Yellowstone. Fairly short drive from Twin Falls, which was good because we (I say we but mean Marilyn) slept in a bit. But that was fine, allowed the camera store to be open so I could pick up a 77mm [...]
Twin Falls, ID
Made the trip from Enterprise, OR today. Original plan was to go through Hell’s Canyon (in the daytime this time) and go to the Overlook point to take some pics. It was closed, however, due to the fact that it was basically on fire. Not sure if the area was actually still on fire or [...]
Enterprise, OR
Yup, that’s what it’s called. It’s 10:30pm and we just got here. Those of you that know me are probably expecting some kind of rant at this point, but I’ll keep it short and just say FIVE hours at the border. Radio said TWO, reality said FIVE. ‘Nuff said. Anyhow, drive was pleasant, didn’t stop [...]
Road Trip!
Heading out on the road for a while for a much needed break. We’ll be going south as far as Las Vegas in Mare’s shiny new Mini. Long trip, something like 6000+ kms but really looking forward to seeing what there is to see out there and taking many pics with the Nikon. Especially looking [...]