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Pawnee Butte under the milky way

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sat, 25 May 2013 09:17:04 -0700

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Pawnee Buttes in northern CO, has some pretty dark skies for photographing the milky way, although numerous brightly lit fracking sites, have diminished the inky blackness to some extent. Jon Blake and I hiked in just as it was getting dark. The path we were on soon narrowed and somehow intermingled with many other narrow single tracks meandering aimlessly throughout the grassland park. Jon's GPS was being mischievous We needed to get to the floor of the valley, so we headed down a gully/drainage ditch that went in the general direction of the buttes. The gully was a deep trench carved out of hardpacked clay by eons of water erosion, and it wound down the slope in a serpentine like fashion. We literally followed this gully for several miles, but probably traveled half a mile in a straight line. All the while wondering if we would come to an insurmountable drop off and have to turn back. We finally reached the buttes after a couple hours, and we shot the milky way for several more hours. Jon skillfully light painted the butte with a 2 cell mag light from left stage. We hiked out about 3 in the morning, finding a less circuitous route, but it was still a long hike out, considering the butte is only a mile from the parking lot. Our dogs kept us company, but they were alarmed by howling coyotes. This is a very unique area in CO, and I'm going to return sometime to check it out in the daylight. Notice the beautiful cow pies in the foreground.

The Wave coat of arms

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sun, 19 May 2013 08:57:51 -0700

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I found this peculiar blemish disrupting the grain flow at The Wave in Northern AZ. Maybe it's a sand burl

Stud Horse Point

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sat, 11 May 2013 07:55:08 -0700

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I spent the night in this area of southern Utah. Unforturnately the milky way did not make an appearance that night, but I got some cool night shots anyway. Annie, my dog, almost got bit by a rattle snake.

Lone Eagle Peak

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sat, 04 May 2013 10:09:00 -0700

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This incredible peak generally involves a camping trip to photograph it, because it's a 7 mile hike and several thousand vertical ft. to get there. It's in the Indian Peaks Wilderness of Colorado.

Lake Isabelle

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:23:15 -0700

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One of the most beautiful hikes in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, Lake Isabelle trail has waterfalls, streams, wildflowers, and of course, lake isabelle

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Patagonian Pelican

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:16:09 -0700

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The Patagonian Pelican has evoloved an extremely hard beak for smashing through ice up to 4 inches thick, where it obtains it's favorite meal, rainbow trout.

The Wave

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:42:58 -0700

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I actually won a lotto permit for the wave out of over 70 people. Took me two tries though. I found a bone prop on the hike there.

Upper antelope canyon

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:06:44 -0700

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light show in antelope canyon

Mt Evans observatory

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:26:08 -0700

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Mt.Evans Meyer-Womble Observatory, over 14k ft is the highest observatory in the west

Buffalo Mtn HDR

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 08:11:23 -0700

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Somewhere above Lake Dillon, not sure where I was, as this is an old picture and I was bushwhacking. I remember I was trying to find an easier route to Red Mtn in the Gore Range, and this was not it. That ski are in the top middle of the pic is Keystone

Puebloan granary

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:59:50 -0700

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This Anasazi granary resides in Canyonlands National Park. The trail is now closed due to the delapidated condition of the ceiling.

aspengiraffe

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:15:10 -0800

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The Alpine giraffe can be found in high altitude forests of the midwestern United States. They love Aspen leaves, which are their staple diet. In the winter they migrate to Africa, taking the more shallow southwesteastern passage just west of the baha peninsula.

False Kiva night

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 08:41:11 -0800

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False Kiva at night is an eerie place. Very spiritual, especially with warm glows emanating from the stone circle. Very cold winter night in January, the light is mostly from a small propane lantern placed inside the inner wall of false kiva, and some light painting in the foreground with my headlamp.

Moon through arch

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 08:36:37 -0800

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I caught the moon through the North window arch at Arches National Park, hand blended 5 exposures

Dead Horse Point

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:34:49 -0800

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It doesn't look it, with this 30 second exposure, but it was quite dark when I shot this. I ran from my camera, to beat the 10 second timer, to the edge of this precipice, in the dark, 3 times to get the exposure I wanted. Very scary.

false kiva

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 09:21:35 -0800

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False Kiva The trail to false kiva is a social trail not maintained by the park service, because of its archeological significance. There are small cairns along the way to mark the meager trail, but you have to be attentive. I walked right past it, but I found it while backtracking. Heavy fog rolled in as I arrived near sunset, but didn't last long. If you look at the large version you'll see clouds nestling around the rock formations in the distance. I carefully cloned out some manmade barriers that protect some areas to the left of the false kiva.

Lake Haiyaha cross section

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:35:32 -0800

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Dream Lake

nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:30:18 -0800

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Rocky Mountain National Park January
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nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:29:49 -0800

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nobody@flickr.com (wishiwsthr) — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:11:05 -0800

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