July and August were fairly busy months for me, with the road trip to Texas, a visit to Lake Almanor, then a week in San Francisco, and finally the quick overnight to Tomales while the Big Guy was on his yearly hunting trip. I’ve shot so many photos that I’m still nowhere near finished going through them all. But I […]
Nothing tends to remind us humans of how small we are and how brief our time on this planet like a visit to a place like the Petrified Forest National Park. Walking among the desert environment that once was a lush forest, marveling at the brilliant fragments of rock that were once majestic trees really readjusts your perspective. These geological […]
With so many awe-inspiring sights surrounding us during our two brief visits to the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, this spot seemed to really hit us between the eyes! There’s a great spot to park off the road and gaze at The Tepees — but both the Big Guy and I agreed that our favorite viewpoint was up the […]
Two brief visits to the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona were definitely not enough to take in the entirety of this amazing place, but I’m grateful we were able to stop on our trip homeward to explore what we could. And I managed to tear my eyes away from the landscape long enough to notice some of the wildflowers. […]
Our journey through Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Texas during the last week of July was marked by some pretty high temperatures, but we also got to experience several bursts of monsoonal moisture along the way. The ever-changing clouds roiling above the high desert landscape provided me with some amazing photo opportunities! I’m not sure I would want to live […]