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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Mount Rainier National Park: Carbon River Footbridges

Across the expanse of the Carbon River's natural bed of sand and cobble, the summer waters run through several channels which, in winter rains and spring thaws, become one, with sand-banks here and there. I was there in the late summer a few years ago, and these bridges over each channel drew me on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Craters of the Moon: Life in a barren zone

It doesn't take much to inspire a pine to grow, nor for a raptor to build a nest even in this stark landscape. To see this hawk's nest, you climb a path up a miniature volcano, --actually a fumarole that once stood on the lava plain spitting out assorted noxious steams and gasses, until the hot spot... Sign in to see full entry.

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Craters of the Moon: Lava tube caves

Like fossil footprints of passing dinosaurs: the molten lavas flowed beneath cooling surfaces, until they had flowed away, leaving pockets and tunnels. When the surface breaks under weathering, it lets in the light and the tourists. These caves have offered some rough shelter and dubious security to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 9, 2009

Craters of the Moon National Park

is conveniently located on Earth, in the far reaches of southern Idaho. It is not the only place to see the remnant lava fields of flows eons ago: travel on the interstate north from Pocatello and there is a wonderful rest area with trails through a protected area complete with signs of explanation.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Upon reflection...

The Baltimore and Ohio canal runs alongside the Potomac River. It is only a scenic gem now, not a working canal, and its pockets of still water are some of the most perfect mirrors! Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 5, 2009

another national park--Great Falls of the Potomac--This one's for Chuck

These were all taken a couple of Decembers ago. Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Looks like snow, but it isn't

It's the very white gypsum sand of White Sands, New Mexico Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 21, 2008

The ice

Overnight, the ice came, and lightly coated everything and the icicles grew all through the day and night... Yesterday-- this morning-- And the bamboo in the box on the front steps has a pretty coating of ice: Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 20, 2008

Icycles on my house

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Snow Days in Washington State

It has been, strange and wonderful, snowing this week before Christmas, where usually it rains. I have, of course, been out taking pictures of the prettiness...(I posted some in The Ciel Show, but they look better here, with the black background...) These are the trees around my house... front yard... Sign in to see full entry.

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Celebrating travel! If you think the world is too big, or the language barriers too high, come along with me, as I bumble my way here and there... The world really is an accessible place-- not as expensive to explore as one might imagine, nor are the language barriers as high, nor the mood of people beyond our borders unwelcoming... ***If you want good prints of any of my photos, email me and I will let you know how to get them. Please respect my copyright on these, they are my retirement account!

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