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Tag Archives: hiking
Jasper 2018
Over this past summer I managed to get up to Jasper National Park in Alberta several times. The first time was in early June, a trip that was partly a reconnaissance trip for a visit by a couple of my … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Travel, Wildlife
Tagged Alberta, Athabasca Falls, Athabasca River, Canada, canoe trip, canoeing, Coronet Creek, elk, Fisherman's Bay, hiking, Jasper, Jasper National Park, Lakes, Maligne Lake, Miette Hot Springs, mountains, mule deer, sunrise, Valley of the Five Lakes, wapiti
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Two Different Hikes
Over the past month I have been on two hikes in two very different yet similar environments. Similar in that they are both desert-type environments but different in many ways. One is on the edge of a city, the other … Continue reading
Posted in California, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Travel
Tagged hiking, Joshua Tree National Park
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Joshua Tree NP Camping Trip
In mid-November I decided that an overnight camping trip to Joshua Tree National Park was in order. It would give me a chance to do a sunset shoot, get a good night’s sleep, and be up early for a sunrise … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Nature, Photography
Tagged California, camping, hiking, Joshua Tree National Park, Mastadon Mine, Ocotillo
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Summertime …
A number of friends have finally shamed me enough to get off my but and update my blog/website. It’s not that I haven’t been doing anything worth writing about, rather it’s that I’ve been busy doing those things and just … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Running, Travel, Wildlife
Tagged backpacking, Baltimore, birds, canoeing, Chicago, Chicago marathon, cycling, hiking, Jasper National Park, Maligne Lake, Mt. Assiniboine, nature, Skyline Trail, Tour of Alberta, travel, wildflowers, wildlife
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Ladders/Painted Canyon Hike
In the Mecca Hills, above the town of Mecca, CA, east of the Salton Sea, is a hike sometimes simply referred to as “the ladders”. I recently went on this hike with a couple of friends, who were visiting us, … Continue reading
Posted in California, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Travel
Tagged hiking, Ladders Canyon, Mecca, Mecca Hills, Painted Canyon
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Carey’s Castle
Sometime in 1935, a 21 year-old Arthur Lloyd Cary arrived in the Coachella Valley along with his wife Elaine and their child. Settling in Holtville, Cary worked at first as a vegetable truck driver. In the late ’30’s, likely about 1938, the … Continue reading
Posted in California, Hiking, Photography
Tagged California, Carey's Castle, hiking, old mine
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Joshua Tree Hike
A short 45 minute drive to Joshua Tree, CA left me time to enjoy the $4.99 Breakfast Special at the Joshua Tree Saloon before meeting up with my hiking companions at the Joshua Tree National Park Visitors Center. In the … Continue reading
Posted in California, Hiking, Nature
Tagged desert, desert plants, hiking, Joshua Tree National Park
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Calcite Mine and Slots Hike
Today I met up with a group to hike up to a calcite mine and through some slot canyons west of the Salton Sea on the edge of the Anza Borrego Desert State Park. The hike was led by Dave … Continue reading