Adventuring: A Travelblogue with Photos

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Sunday, September 7, 2008

Rainbows in the mist

At the foot of the nearly-400 steps into the Canyon, the view of the Lower Falls is spectacular--especially if you're there at the right time of day, the right angle... The rainbows shift, ebbing and flowing in intensity and range as the mists billowing off the falls surge and retreat. It was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 6, 2008

Wolf or Coyote?

Saw this critter in Yellowstone... about 100 yards from the road, seemed to be intent on a small-game hunt. Next time I'm going for the camera with the 18x optical zoom--this is only 10x optical, plus whatever faux (digital) zoom I could get out of it. so--Is this a member of one of Yellowstone's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Trip-tychs

The plan is to mount these together as tryptychs... What do you think? Sign in to see full entry.

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Trails for TAPS: Down into the Canyon

There is a trail that parallells the rim of the Canyon of the Yellowstone. I went as far as the junction with Uncle Tom's Trail. Uncle Tom was one of the first to give tours of the Canyon, taking doughty tourists down (and later up again) a series of almost 600 steps, and rope ladders, to get a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 5, 2008

The Canyon of the Yellowstone

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Thursday, September 4, 2008

The Canyon of the Yellowstone: the Lower Falls

I overslept the morning I woke up in Yellowstone, the sky was already light. I'd planned to be up in the dark and meet the dawn at Artist Point, looking out over the famous view of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. The advantage of truck camping is there's no tent to bundle up, no camp to... Sign in to see full entry.

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My favorite sign on this trip

In a small town a few miles before Utah: We went around the block to get this shot: Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Southern Wyoming--did you know it looks like this?

Open grasslands rolling along, divided by miles upon miles of zig-zag split rail fences, and with the layers of Earth's long history revealed layer upon layer! These layers formed in ancient inland seas... but these mountains that thrust up to the west are some of the Earth's very oldest rocks... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 31, 2008

Speaking of postcards...

I have a nice collection from this trip, places and critters mostly, waiting to be sent out to whoever emails me an address You might say a word about what sort of post card you would like, and I will try to accomodate! You like woods and flowers? Geology? Sunsets? First come, first served! Sign in to see full entry.

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Colorado Springs: Under a Cloud

Driving in under that massive cloud, we expected rain, and we got some, but we were only under the southern edge of the storm, so it was just enough for a good windshield-cleaning, and had stopped before we arrived. Driving up the freeway is no fun, so we took a detour: a much nicer way to the... 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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