Gate. These Days.

[Categories:  Photography, Photography 101 Forever] (Click to enlarge.  Scroll down, click View Full Size to enlarge again.  Click again to enlarge again.  Find your way back.) "Well I've been out walking I don't do that much talking these days These days..." I passed this the other day and it caught my eye. Closer: As is, …

“On the road again…” Pt. V and Final – Albuquerque ‘una vez más’

[Categories: Photography, Travel, Travel photography, Photography 101 Forever] I've been to ABQ a few times before but I had no idea there was so much to do.  Here are samples. Hiking on Sandia Peak: Catch the tram very early to avoid the crowds.  Dress very warmly as it can be VERY cold and VERY windy …

“On the road again…” Pt. IV Albuquerque and Balloon Fiesta

[Categories: Photography, Travel, Travel photography, Photography 101 Forever] October 2016. The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta is held each year in early October.  It is a sight to behold, at least once, but you must not be crowd averse.  There are a lot of people there! Following are pictures to give you a small taste of the …

“On the road again…” Pt. III – Taos

[Categories: Photography, Travel, Travel photography, Photography 101 Forever] Eccentric, curious, erratic, idiosyncratic, odd, offbeat, peculiar, quirky, etc. Color me jaded, appropriate for St. Pat's Day as I start to draft this, but I was not overly impressed.  That is to no avail. What did impress me was the Millicent Rogers Museum.  This is an absolute …

Colorado. It’s almost spring.

Peeking out the window at dawn yesterday I saw the sunrise and ran for the camera. A bit later we bicycled in near-70 degree weather on our 17-yr old bikes, vintage but not yet antique (the bikes, we are definitely vintage). Today, St. Paddy's Day, bigger in the U.S. than Ireland I hear, because we …

“On the road again…” Pt. II

[Categories: Photography, Travel, Travel photography, Photography 101 Forever] The Great Sand Dunes National Park.  Not to be missed.  Definitely a bucket list item. There are many great dunes in the world but if you're not likely to visit Namibia, Morocco, or Mongolia; Atacama, Athabasca, or even Death Valley in the near future, these are here …

“On the road again…” Pt. I

[Categories: Photography, Travel, Travel photography, Photography 101 Forever] Willie Nelson sang that.  More my favorite is "ROAD TRIP!!" as said by Otter and Boon in Animal House.  Whatever.  I'm on the road again, a road trip. We're on our way to our first ever visit to the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta in early October. First we see fall …

Spring Hike Roxborough State Park

[Categories: Photography, Travel, Travel photography, Photography 101 Forever] Roxborough State Park is a short 15 miles SW of Denver and even shorter from my 'burban residence.  Admission is $7 per car unless you have a state park pass.  Our group filled two cars and both had the pass.  No prob. Volunteer park guides led us …

Hiking the Sanctuary Golf Course, Sedalia Colorado

[Categories: Photography, Travel, Travel photography, Photography 101 Forever] Recently there was an opportunity for the public to walk on the very private Sanctuary Golf Course.  We walked on the paved golf cart trails but uphill many times it seemed I could have almost scraped my nose and walked on all fours with a little bending over. …

Biking in The Netherlands – 10 – Kudelstaart to Aalsmeer to Amsterdam

[Categories: Travel, Photography, Travel Photography] [This series of posts is about our recent 3-day sightseeing plus 7-day  Bike & Barge, Holland:Tulip Tour in the North and South Holland Provinces of The Netherlands.] [See a list of all posts currently in this series HERE.] LAST DAY at last!  I'm not in a hurry to end the trip, just …

Biking in The Netherlands – 09 – Gouda (Waddinxveen) to Kudelstaart

[Categories: Travel, Photography, Travel Photography] [This series of posts is about our recent 3-day sightseeing plus 7-day  Bike & Barge, Holland:Tulip Tour in the North and South Holland Provinces of The Netherlands.] [See a list of all posts currently in this series HERE.] Today is our final full day of biking.  We prepare to embark on bikes. …

Biking in The Netherlands – 08 – Leiden to Gouda

[Categories: Travel, Photography, Travel Photography] [This series of posts is about our recent 3-day sightseeing plus 7-day  Bike & Barge, Holland:Tulip Tour in the North and South Holland Provinces of The Netherlands.] [See a list of all posts currently in this series HERE.] Wednesday 22 April 2015.  Biking Day 4.  A lot of countryside biking for which …

Biking in The Netherlands – 07 – Haarlem to Leiden

[Categories: Travel, Photography, Travel Photography] [This series of posts is about our recent 3-day sightseeing plus 7-day  Bike & Barge, Holland:Tulip Tour in the North and South Holland Provinces of The Netherlands.] [See a list of all posts currently in this series HERE.] Day 4 of our biking tour.  Biking Day 3.  Should be easy posting today. …

Biking in The Netherlands – 06 – Alkmaar to Haarlem

[Categories: Travel, Photography, Travel Photography] [This series of posts is about our recent 3-day sightseeing plus 7-day  Bike & Barge, Holland:Tulip Tour in the North and South Holland Provinces of The Netherlands.] [See a list of all posts currently in this series HERE.] Monday 20 April 2015.  Second day of biking.  We bike from Alkmaar south and …

Biking in The Netherlands – 05 – Purmerend to Alkmaar

[Categories: Travel, Photography, Travel Photography] [This series of posts is about our recent 3-day sightseeing plus 7-day  Bike & Barge, Holland:Tulip Tour in the North and South Holland Provinces of The Netherlands.] [See a list of all posts currently in this series HERE.] Our first day of biking at last.  In the morning we have a 1hr+ …

Biking in The Netherlands – 04 – Meet the Biking Tour

[Categories: Travel, Photography, Travel Photography] [This series of posts is about our recent 3-day sightseeing plus 7-day  Bike & Barge, Holland:Tulip Tour in the North and South Holland Provinces of The Netherlands.] [See a list of all posts currently in this series HERE.] FINALLY we are ready to start the bike tour.  We meet the group and …

Biking in The Netherlands – 03 – A Walking Tour of The Hague

[Categories: Travel, Photography, Travel Photography] [This series of posts is about our recent 3-day sightseeing plus 7-day  Bike & Barge, Holland:Tulip Tour in the North and South Holland Provinces of The Netherlands.] [See a list of all posts currently in this series HERE.] Hang in there bi-cy-clers and pedal-interested.  A day of walking today, meet the Bike …

Biking in The Netherlands – 02 – A Day in Delft

[Categories: Travel, Photography, Travel Photography] [This series of posts is about our recent 3-day sightseeing plus 7-day  Bike & Barge, Holland:Tulip Tour in the North and South Holland Provinces of The Netherlands.] [See a list of all posts currently in this series HERE.] The second day of our trip we took the 15 minute/11.70 Euro round-trip-for-two …

Biking in The Netherlands – 01 – Intro to The Hague

[Categories: Travel, Photography, Travel Photography] [This series of posts is about our recent 3-day sightseeing plus 7-day  Bike & Barge, Holland:Tulip Tour in the North and South Holland Provinces of The Netherlands.] [See a list of all posts currently in this series HERE.] We stayed in Den Haag/The Hague to visit the area and adjust those body …

Self-drive safaris in Africa?!?!

[Categories: Travel, Photography] Naive, sheltered and uninformed as I am I had not heard of a self-drive safari until inveterate mega-travel blogger Lesley Carter mentioned in her blog Bucketlistpublications.org she is doing one.  Follow her travels at her website.  Her first two posts on the safari are: http://bucketlistpublications.org/2014/06/11/namibia-safari-starts-today/ http://bucketlistpublications.org/2014/06/12/etosha-national-park-safari-teaser/ A quick Google brought this website …