Desert Tortoise 2
Another HDR shot of the Desert Tortoise I encountered on Tom’s Thumb Trail last Sunday. He was moving during this exposure sequence so it was difficult to merge the exposures perfectly. This resulted...
View ArticleRock Knob
Rock Knob with Teddy Bear Cholla in the foreground captured during a hike this morning. DroidX photo
View ArticleCanyon Tree Frog
Yesterday, I led fellow wanna-be botanists Judi and Joyce and our birder friend Phil on a hike to Camp Creek Falls. What a day! Wildflowers were few and very far between but having Phil along, we were...
View ArticleClimbers Trails
Climbers Trails are meant for climbers but are also open to experienced hikers. Sometimes you can see the trail, sometimes not! (Superstitions on the Horizon)
View ArticleZion Trails
Many Trails in Zion reward you with spectacular and breathtaking views but are definitely not for the faint of heart. Some are so narrow in places (typically as you get higher) that chains, like the...
View ArticleWest Fork Trail Fall Color
West Fork has some great color this year! Here’s a link to more of my West Fork images: http://picasaweb.google.com/100490891827279157919/FallColor
View ArticleTarantula and Chris
Today’s post is for a couple of friends who wanted to see the fun I had with this Tarantula photo. What was even more fun, though, was taking the photo! I used my Canon compact, got on my stomach and...
View ArticleHells Canyon Wilderness
A wrong turn at the start put us quite a distance away from our intended destination but we still had a fantastic hike today in Hells Canyon Wilderness. For those who live in this area, the little...
View ArticleHummingbird Saved by Textures
Two friends and I hiked to a spring high up in the McDowell Mountains this past week and as we approached, we were delighted to observe a hummingbird gathering fluff from cattails for her nest. I...
View ArticleColonel Devin Trail Butterflies
My butterfly group went on our annual butterfly hunt on the Colonel Devin Trail this past Saturday (just 1.5 hrs from home). We didn’t see the 39 species our leader had documented on her scouting trip...
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