There was little color as I pulled out of Durango, Colorado, northbound on 550. Many of the aspen were bare, so I figured the leaves had dropped. But there were many (maybe most) that were still green. When I got a closer look at one of the bare aspen, it looked like the leaves were […]
(A 2012 shot at Lizard Lake) I’ve been on the road several days now, and finally getting into some good action. Last night was my first time to camp and sleep in the Summit: the wedge pop-up that I bought for this and future expeditions. Not great photos of it, (I expect to shoot better […]
This will be the final entry for this trip. I have been too immersed with my daytime job to edit my personal journal for inclusion in this blog, but hope to get it done soon: stay tuned!
I first became interested in shooting the waves at Cape Disappointment after stumbling onto the work of this young lady: https://www.wildnwbeauty.com/p798166022 And plan to continue going back until I see and capture some waves of that size and beauty. The wave forecast for Cape Disappointment had been up and down for several days. I’m in […]
Out at 7:37; 33° with some ice/frost on the truck. Drove to and thru the Quinault Lake area of Olympic NP. Got a few photos – not likely keepers. It is a beautiful area, but I had an unremarkable day: just because a scene or area is beautiful does not mean it is photogenic. But […]
Hope to shoot more of the Tieton River this morning (pronounced “titan”): expecting some sun, with better light. May go back to Hwy 410, but don’t know if I could improve on what I shot last time, except for the wide angle shots I messed up by not being set for Autofocus. On the way […]
Wanted a slow, easy day – no hurry to get anywhere or do anything. Got out at 9:25; 36° and moderate snow. Checked out Mineral Lake first: it was the lake I was looking for last year – can’t imagine why I did not find it then. A small part of it was frozen over […]
Drove to Steptoe State Pk (Washington): the popular viewpoint for Palouse area photos. Had snow and ice on parts of the road; raining with sometimes reduced visibility. The park gate was locked at the entrance on the main road: I knew they had closed the road, but hoped I could get a least part way […]
Was headed for Stanley, ID, since that was a scenic location in 2013, but changed my mind. I realized it was a very long way to drive: still 6 hours from my turn-around point, for scenes that may not be so good: I was seeing a shortage of snow where I was, and had no […]
I was searching the web for an update on conditions near Mt Rainier, and found this: “SR 706 Both Directions – Closure on SR 706 both directions from milepost 0.0 near SR 7 (Mountain Hwy) in Elbe to milepost 13.6 near Mt Rainier National Park Gate beginning at 7:44 am on February 12, 2019 until […]
