“It’s all just rocks and dirt,” some say about travel. I feel that way sometimes too when I am road- or trail-weary. It all begins to look the same, and I question why I am so far from home. But it’s a feeling I eventually pass through, a kind of homesickness that is not surprising,Continue reading “Rocks and Dirt”
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Raindrops on Roses
One of the images from my rainy day photo expedition with Mark. We headed out on foot without rain gear and had to take cover on a neighbor’s porch when it began to rain with vigor. Big surprise! Bill came to the rescue and picked us up so we took advantage of the rain toContinue reading “Raindrops on Roses”
Curves and Hollows
We call the Ozarks “mountains,” and so they seem. But the area – covering northwest and north central Arkansas and much of southern Missouri — is really a high plateau deeply cut by rivers and creeks. This world of hollows and knobs is traversed on twisting roads and trails edged by sheer drops and breathtakingContinue reading “Curves and Hollows”
Dawn on the Buffalo
Bill and I traveled to Northwest Arkansas’ Buffalo National River to spend a few days hiking and relaxing for our 10th Anniversary and while we were there we took a photo workshop with Tim Ernst (http://www.timernst.com/). Here’s one of the images I shot during the workshop, at dawn on the Buffalo River.
Bill and Susan’s Excellent Food Adventures
See the May/June issue of Oklahoma Today magazine for our story on back roads dining in Oklahoma!
Seventy Per Cent
Seventy per cent. More or less. We have now completed seven of 10 sections of the Ouachita Trail (OT) and have the end in sight. My good friend Mary McDaniel and I are section hiking the 223-mile national recreation trail, an effort we began in April of 2011. It’s hard to believe we’ve been atContinue reading “Seventy Per Cent”
Iceland!
Iceland — “An under-populated island marooned near the top of the globe, Iceland is, literally, a country in the making. It’s a vast volcanic laboratory where mighty forces shape the earth: geysers gush, mudpots gloop, ice-covered volcanoes rumble and glaciers grind great pathways through the mountains. Its supercharged splendour seems designed to remind visitors ofContinue reading “Iceland!”
Lake Murray Photo Shoot
I spent some time at southern Oklahoma’s Lake Murray State Park last week, photographing spring scenery as part of a project for the new lodge there. I was pleased to capture the redbuds in bloom!
Everest Base Camp Article in TrailGroove Magazine!
http://www.trailgroove.com/issue21.html?autoflip=39 See my article on our 2012 trek to Mount Everest Base Camp in the latest issue of TrailGroove Magazine.
New Photo Gallery – Bridges
See my Photo Galleries page for a new group of images — abandoned and historic bridges. Here’s one of a set of railroad and highway bridges across the Grand River near Fort Gibson, Oklahoma:
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