Ooh...aah...

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I shot this photo at Ooh Aah Point along the South Kaibab trail, about 600 vertical feet below the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.  It was about a mile hike down switchbacks and a rocky trail, past lots of mule poop.  You can see in the photo where the trail continues to wind through the landscape. A friend and I spent the morning in the park, and we had a good time checking it out.  This spot was one of the nicest places that I've ever chilled out for a while and talked with a friend.  I didn't actually say ooh and aah out loud, but you are free to.  :)

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Felicity, California

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Felicity, California I left San Diego a few hours ago, and am almost to Arizona, where I will be for a few days, before returning to California.  I have been on the interstate, and it's frankly pretty repetitive and not very interesting.  This is the neatest thing I've seen in an hour or more.  But even this church doesn't have much else around it.  Lots of desert!

Center of the World Drive, Felicity, California

Sunset Cliffs - Wider Than Ever

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Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, California In late 2012 and early 2013, when I spent many months in San Diego, I took several shots from this location, underneath a cliff along the Pacific Ocean.  I always wished I could shoot it a bit wider, but I was maxed out.  Well, now I own a lens that I don't even think had been invented then, so I returned to shoot this photo.  I shot this while sitting in an indent in the wall, and shot it was wide as I could.  I think it gives a pretty fair perspective of what it's like to be there...and it think it looks darn cool too!

By the way, who out there remembers when I posted those photos a few years back?  If you remember, I'd love to hear from you...and I will say thank you for following along for so long.

 

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Border Field State Park

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Border Field State Park, where Mexico meets the United States For the second time in my life, I visited Border Field State Park, where there is a fence that goes out into the ocean separating Mexico and the United States.  (But you cannot cross the border here) I wanted to get a good artistic photo of the fence and the ocean and the city of Tijuana on the other side of the fence, and I may have.  I have yet to sort through those.  What I wanted to get online immediately was this photo.  In terms of technical aspects of photography, it's one of the worst photos I've ever posted.  But I don't care.  I wanted to share what I found to be the best part of the visit to the park.  Many people on the Mexico side of the fence do pretty much what the Americans do.  They hang out, they relax, they snap photos, they look at the ocean, and yes, they smile and wave to the people on the other side of the border.  It really hit me how strange it is that an imaginary line in the earth changes so much, especially when people in both places often are much the same.

 

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Last post while in Alaska

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Knik River Road, Palmer, AlaskaThis will very likely be my last post before I fly to California tomorrow.  It's been a good trip to Alaska.  I'm tired yet contented......but the road goes on.At least for now, I have completed my collection of Alaska photos on my website at http://www.NoRoadUnturned.com/AlaskaAll the photos at this link are available as prints, but they are available just for you to enjoy as well.  Some of them were never on Facebook or my blog, so check them out!Knik River Road, Palmer, Alaska

Winding down in Alaska

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Shot from Valdez, Alaska, yesterday. My time in Alaska is winding down, as I fly to California tomorrow.  This marks the end of an 8 week period where I have had very little work to do at my part-time job, so I was able to be a traveling photographer all day every day.  I would have thought I'd have a lot to say about Alaska at this point or a lot to say about what I learned about myself while having this much time to dedicate to photography and travel, but for right now, I do not have much to say.

I'm happy with my life, and the balance I have created between photography and my job.  I am happy with the collection of photos I've shot in 2016, including my drive across country, Hawaii, and Alaska.  I am happy with my ability to just put down the camera and do something else when I want to.

I thank all of you for your encouragement and support, and I look forward to continuing to bring you photos and stories as my travels continue.

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Sweep your casings

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I came across a "Community Shooting Range" apparently owned by the city of Valdez, Alaska.  Apparently it's free and you just drive up and start shooting.  The openness of the gun culture in Alaska is something like I've never seen before.  The other day I saw a little girl walking down the side of the road with what appeared to be a rifle.  It's a different world up here. By the way, one of the few rules posted at the Community Shooting Range is "Please sweep your casings".  Looks like some people aren't following the rules. :)

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