Photo of the day

My good friend came out from Michigan and in spite of having to dodge rain from time to time, we got in a whole lotta hiking. Because I had to work on Friday he was able to pick up 3 or 4 more miles than me and I clocked in with 21 miles. We did […]

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Fabulous day, clear sky, mild temps, hiking without having to carry tons of extra clothes, just in case… And the pink from two weeks ago, today has turned white. While along the deep forested trail sunlight singles out the wildflowers against the dark backdrop of the woods. I was hiking with the guy who I […]

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started with the top down and headed out to one of the Mrs’s favorite hiking spots. First we did breakfast then a couple mile hike to a “warm pool” where we hung out for about an hour and a half. After the hike back out we decided to head on around the big loop in […]

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I met a guy on the trail last week and we talked for a few minutes and walked together for a while. However I got distracted sooner or later by taking photos and the like and didn’t see him for the rest of the hike. When I got to the summit, there he was, about […]

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Five and a half hours, a little over 7 miles and 4,200 feet uphill. Most of the photo action was at the base of the mountain, where the wildflowers were starting welcome the spring. It seems only yesterday that I was trudging through the snow at the summit of the mountain. Today, at the summit, […]

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I probably should have posted this yesterday but I was too busy sorting through 500 images to get something posted. I’ve decided though, that the big posts with lots of images are going to end up on the web pages, and this place can be used for short snippets and as a placeholder for ideas […]

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