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I have lived in Colorado for some years now with a view of Pike’s Peak outside my window. Many of these photos are of the mountain itself from various places in Colorado Springs: Sunrises and sunsets, clouds and storms, moon sets… The Mountain is always there, and always different! I’ve driven up into and around …
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Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Garden of the Gods is a spectactular geologic park, a portion of the red and white rock formations that run north and south along the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies. I live about 3 miles away, so have collected many views in different lights and seasons. https://flic.kr/s/aHsjpeCjcb https://flic.kr/s/aHsjNhR3Kw T …
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I have always loved the western United States, for the scent of wild sage and especially for the dramatic geology. Interstate 70, begins in Utah at a point south of Salt Lake City and continues eastward to Baltimore, Maryland. I’ve driven the particular section between its junction with I 15 in Utah to Denver, Colorado …
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So many pathwaysdrear and close,or bright and magicalthrough woods and hillsand neighborhoods,I now will never walk… Trails to wonders,mysteries,unmet friends and scenes,destinationsand discoveriesthat once may have been… Pictures still and movingare now my wayto wander,to rememberthe feel of forest airsacross my face. CL Redding November 2022
Storm Clouds Over ColoradoAugust 2007 We continued on I-70 through Glenwood Canyon, called the most beautiful segment of this highway with good reason! We stopped at one of the several rest areas that have been developed to make the most of the canyon’s attributes. It’s called No Name, and if you are going that way, …
They are out there, little roadside attractions like a two-headed critter, or a zoo of oddities, or something just big and silly, like the world’s largest ball of string… And then there are the big ones, always “ready to relieve you of a sou or two…” August 16, 2007 Colorado Road Trip Sunrise at Royal …
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New York and the Scary Subway A lot of people are dubious about going underground in New York City. The noise, the shadows, the strange cinder- and uncleaned-bathroom-scented winds… the other people, whom you can see walking through–but maybe not… That romantic show back in the 80s, was it? probably gave a few dewy-eyed types …
One of the major necessities of travel is money management. As it turns out, this can be quite tricky: I was assured by various sources that nearly everyone in China prefers online payments through a thing called wiipay… that no one wants cash. This turned out not to be quite true. Our hotel only accepted, …
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There seems to be a correlation between the state of emotions of the observer and the proximity of whales. I learned this years ago, when I was observing the wild whales and dolphins in the inland passage between Vancouver Island and the mainland of British Columbia. In the wild, orcas simply did not come around …
“Don’t leave the Duck unless you hear these words! If you feel unsafe at any time, feel free to pull down the life-jacket in the netting over your head…” The captain’s name was Ishmael; the driver’s name was Joe for our tour through the streets and waterways of Singapore. These two looked like products of …
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