THE WHEELER GEOLOGIC AREA, in Colorado’s La Garita Wilderness, is something of an oddity. Twenty five million years ago, vast volcanic eruptions – among the largest to have occurred on Earth during the last 500 million years – created the … Continue reading
Last week I went back to Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park. I first visited the dunes back (I think) in 2002, when it was still a National Monument, and for a long time one of the favorite photographs of … Continue reading
Visiting Rapa Nui / Easter Island Over Spring Break my wife and I visited Easter Island, also known as Isla de Pascua and Rapa Nui (the current, though possibly not the original, Polynesian name). The island is known for its … Continue reading
A Saturday walk along the the Darent Valley path, starting where the river meets the Thames and ending at Sevenoaks station. My GPS recorded a touch over 20 miles (plus 3 extra miles if you start, as we did, at … Continue reading
The Navajo Knobs trail in Capitol Reef National Park is a 9.5 mile out-and-back hike that starts from the main canyon floor and climbs to the eponymous “knobs” – small rocky outcrops on the canyon rim that offer panoramic views … Continue reading
Stopped by the Gateway Arch in St Louis the other day, just for half an hour or so with no special light or weather. It’s really an amazingly beautiful monument. We took a bunch of pictures before, walking away down … Continue reading
One of Colorado’s classic sights… Lone Eagle Peak as seen from Mirror Lake on the western side of Rocky Mountain National Park. … Continue reading
A short video showing the hike Chris and I did into Sheets Gulch, in Utah’s Capitol Reef National Park. It’s an unmaintained route, but at least in good conditions (such as we had) it’s not difficult. In fact, among the … Continue reading
A couple of images from a weekend trip to Malta. These were taken with the Sony RX100 II that remains my go-to choice for non-photographic vacations and work trips. … Continue reading
You don’t always get what you expect. For a weekend hiking in Capitol Reef national park I went with an almost entirely video-oriented setup – a rented Panasonic GH5 and the m4/3 equivalent of a 24-70mm lens. I haven’t had … Continue reading