Category Archives: Albuquerque and Environs

White to Night – Fresh Power on the Summit , January 23, 2015

click on images for enlargements Late Thursday afternoon as the last vestiges of the latest snow were clearing the area I thought about riding the tram up to the summit to get some photos in the late afternoon sun.  The … Continue reading

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A wolf in the graveyard of the volcanos, Monday, January 5, 2015

I knew that the full moon has been given names at various times, and I’ve photographed some of them in the last several years.  I didn’t know that there was a name for each month’s full moon until just a … Continue reading

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The Golden Hour in the Land of Enchantment

Most photographers know about the golden hour, that period of time just after sunrise or just before sunset when the light is long and colors are magical.  In the Land of Enchantment however, our golden hour is often cut a … Continue reading

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You had to be there

Click on images for larger photos. I suspected that Sunday would be one of those days, and it turned out that it was.  There was no way that anyone could get the images and experience the day like I did … Continue reading

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Flashing in the night

Granted, its only one photo, but after getting maybe one, possibly two photos for the entire lightning season last year, one photo is a great start.  Actually, had I been set up and ready, I might have been able to … Continue reading

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La Luz Hike, April 13, 2013

Ok, I know it’s a bit late for putting out trail information that is of use to someone, but sometimes I’m just not in the mood to write after I climb the mountain and then go knock off a half … Continue reading

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LaLuz Hike, March 16, 2013

Two weeks ago I hoofed on over to the three gun trail because I wanted to hike, but I also wanted nothing to do with snow.  After a most brutal New Years Day hike up the La Luz,  I pretty … Continue reading

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The High Country, Two weeks later 10.6 and 10.7 2012

After a long week of bouncing between Omaha and Phoenix, I was able to hit the trails again on Saturday and Sunday.  At this time of year most of the photo opportunities on the lower mountain are long gone, as … Continue reading

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Bugged on the Mountain

Today I got a bit of a late start today, and seeing how I did not work out at all during the week I figured that I’d be way behind today. The fact of the matter is that I was … Continue reading

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Catching up on the mountain

One of the primary reasons that my hiking lags far behind last year’s totals is that at the end of the season I experienced a rather catastrophic equipment failure.  My boots that were only two years old developed a hole … Continue reading

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