As the beginning of December rolled around, I was reluctant to commit to attending this year’s Red Rock Balloon Rally after several prior visits resulted in scratched weekends of flights. Those Gallup weekends were not bad adventures, but I just didn’t feel like shelling out for lodging this year. Still, I decided at the...
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Yesterday, October 14th, was Annular Eclipse Day for astrophysicists and astrophiles alike, while the bulk of us experienced it as Neato Eclipse Day. To the informed, it was a “ring of fire” eclipse, in which the sun would briefly be obscured by the moon moving in front of it for those sitting on its...
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The Gathering of Nations Pow Wow, perhaps the premiere intertribal assembly for North American Indians, reconvened this weekend here in Albuquerque, and for me it was a first time to attend this event. I basically entered Tingley Coliseum and made like a paparazzi, hovering near the main floor (like Tim P. would do) and...
Read more →I was visiting YouTube the other night to browse some videos on landscape photography- like I frequently do when I am looking for some motivation or inspiration- and I can across this guy and this particularly encouraging video. Pat said, basically, “I’m a systems guy and I’ll give you 4 suggestions to help you...
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Two California condors rest on the girders of one of the Navajo Bridges in northern Arizona. Once thought extinct, the condors have made a small comeback, and they find the area around Navajo Bridges an attractive place to hang out at.
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This morning, up early and scheming for some photography practice, I texted my sister. Any interest in going to the Botanic Gardens? Yes. 7:40, she arrived with a cup of raspberry mocha for me, and we headed down towards I-25 and I-40 and the Old Town area. We enjoyed a great morning in the...
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If you take Utah Route 95 from Hanksville southwest to Blanding, you get to take in a lot of sights- which explains its designation as a Scenic Byway. For 125 miles, you pass through no towns, and wander from elevated plain to desert wilderness as you enter the Glen Canyon/Lake Powell region. Towards Blanding,...
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