tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57055812856157874992024-03-13T08:47:08.351-07:00Raven TravelsTravel with me as I explore the wonders of nature and our country with a camera. RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-46176124769448864722024-01-30T16:12:00.000-08:002024-02-01T16:05:51.743-08:00FALL IN EASTERN TEXAS<p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">On Sunday, November 5th, my good friend Lin Craft and I set out on a ten day trip to Eastern Texas to photograph Caddo Lake, a big Cypress bayou. This was a new experience for both of us. We traveled with friends and our trip leader, Mark Rasmussen of LightChase Photography.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We started with an overnight flight to St. Louis, MO. We were met by Mark and then a day of driving South to Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. </span></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNCW1yGTr2RfSFQmuZ8a8MCtX3qu0xlfa4J2Y19ES_tNCE6o4HppeC29GaXZoOq0cFlGVqa_e1ackrfDwRmVN-ciqNyYMkAFQzLnxjh4wSS-GOXS1qIqOv8eL1PiWr3-xmuZC8XO7dbBd7-4WBYrKu1jxl55FGDFqahs5wLxuKihv5kJimldIVCDnmJ-A" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNCW1yGTr2RfSFQmuZ8a8MCtX3qu0xlfa4J2Y19ES_tNCE6o4HppeC29GaXZoOq0cFlGVqa_e1ackrfDwRmVN-ciqNyYMkAFQzLnxjh4wSS-GOXS1qIqOv8eL1PiWr3-xmuZC8XO7dbBd7-4WBYrKu1jxl55FGDFqahs5wLxuKihv5kJimldIVCDnmJ-A=w480-h640" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span> Lin</span> </span><span style="text-align: left;">Craft and I at Texarkana road side stop<br /></span><br style="text-align: left;" /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was formed as a result of an earthquake which reversed the flow of the Mississippi for a time. The lake and surrounding forests attract a large diversity of wintering and breeding populations of waterfowl, and boasts a significant population of bald eagles. We did</span><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86);"> not have time to explore the area or look for eagles.<span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> After dinner at the Boat House where we had a filling dinner of fried food, we </span></span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> returned to our house and made some sandwiches for tomorrow's long day on the road to Caddo Lake, located in Eastern Texas. </span></span></span><div data-hveid="CA0QAQ" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><div aria-controls="_Yo6tZdJo7Ofk2g_7nZjwBA_6" aria-expanded="true" class="dnXCYb" jsaction="AWEk5c" jsname="tJHJj" role="button" style="align-items: center; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: flex; max-height: none; outline: 0px; position: relative; width: 652px;" tabindex="0"><div class="L3Ezfd" data-ved="2ahUKEwjSodyOuO-DAxXsM1kFHfsOBk4Quk56BAgNEAI" jsname="pcRaIe" style="height: 48px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; visibility: hidden; width: 652px;"></div></div></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7:</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 6px;"><span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">As there was no sunrise due to clouds, we were off a little earlier than planned for Texas.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">After a long day in the car driving mostly on the interstate it was good to do our first exploration of Caddo Lake in the Saw Mill Pond area. Caddo Lake, like Reelfoot Lake was formed due to eartquake activity and is also the only naturally formed lake in Texas.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> It was a clear afternoon with the sun setting behind us. It is an intriguing area with pond lilies dotting areas of the pond, giant bald cypress in fall color, and Spanish moss hanging from the trees.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9iklY-uQaDdmw__Hrtq4bbfuwzR8ztc7Yh0m50ZXYXZ_C5jKqTVagf1xT1t2r_5qCMxmNX-XT52EfQjpsDQDD2N8-JMwT0pZoEXX6FQz_nGrDHyDPfGLDVRBxl4Q4Ysuph9dAI3mIlh5XB2NvDC7f-McJSNDz-hCTGSAbo8k3CeYcnxPPWeQEqw7Uz18" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9iklY-uQaDdmw__Hrtq4bbfuwzR8ztc7Yh0m50ZXYXZ_C5jKqTVagf1xT1t2r_5qCMxmNX-XT52EfQjpsDQDD2N8-JMwT0pZoEXX6FQz_nGrDHyDPfGLDVRBxl4Q4Ysuph9dAI3mIlh5XB2NvDC7f-McJSNDz-hCTGSAbo8k3CeYcnxPPWeQEqw7Uz18=w640-h512" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was very relaxing after a full day on the road, crowned with some photography.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8</b>:</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DW-Ea4JOkYUotkYJM392Bl0CnrQvjirA8oXgeHgIjEx0Fq9xcd1MWYn7zZDr-Zv6WsDCKHZfSf-3C951alOiOdSR1Ab9wZtGtUCjpEYTr-KWlg6Rcp_IDYU-kwGTQwLnbuMu7Lz6Qr9uQy9CTQfzpDr35UnWnsNVI-Piu7v8I4_gJuE72A5z_H8ctdw/s4032/IMG_MAP.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DW-Ea4JOkYUotkYJM392Bl0CnrQvjirA8oXgeHgIjEx0Fq9xcd1MWYn7zZDr-Zv6WsDCKHZfSf-3C951alOiOdSR1Ab9wZtGtUCjpEYTr-KWlg6Rcp_IDYU-kwGTQwLnbuMu7Lz6Qr9uQy9CTQfzpDr35UnWnsNVI-Piu7v8I4_gJuE72A5z_H8ctdw/w640-h480/IMG_MAP.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CADDO LAKE<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Up and out the door this morning at 0520 for a boat ride along the channel of the bayou and out to more open water. It was an overcast morning and all photography was from a mostly moving boat. There were lots of homes built on <span style="font-family: trebuchet;">the waterway, all elevated above the waterline. This is to allow for the fluctuation </span></span><span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">high water during the year.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We spent the morning cruising the channel slowly and observing the wildlife - mostly birds - egrets and great blue herons occasionally along the water's edge fishing.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8_HnYvurjHo-XuAVM5ckDxNRJCdS-H0BZBblWp60ffo19cDdj-CTxo7Rsy7foW29wmpNTiGJnC-27zaYWg4wI8DUOobPkZOOF5cohXThYwEi26Cq0KtqYan7SIbsjCuQxd-z9dCpsErvk9wXtYER00i7y4rzG9IEANezkzDV0r5O7-EM6WuVuZyTvbs/s1620/a8K23-CaddoL-168-Enhanced-NR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8_HnYvurjHo-XuAVM5ckDxNRJCdS-H0BZBblWp60ffo19cDdj-CTxo7Rsy7foW29wmpNTiGJnC-27zaYWg4wI8DUOobPkZOOF5cohXThYwEi26Cq0KtqYan7SIbsjCuQxd-z9dCpsErvk9wXtYER00i7y4rzG9IEANezkzDV0r5O7-EM6WuVuZyTvbs/w640-h426/a8K23-CaddoL-168-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkZkt9CGSteVN8iU0Kt3Dj9yrn1aYA9z3Tkzuc5AQHc-aJ9I-Q4cNTpOaACvBlYX662YGhGQIQqI4YNYDtYAE2KwTnLAx4xz5XZFoDmNR1E-WtRAsTBwSiX_hXfudJcYjdj7B9-2z4n9CnShfA0NdMCaahG4q5GIxuP1tTvYfYcw1yjCU_nmOOPfjBc4/s1920/a8K23-CaddoL-241-Enhanced-NR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkZkt9CGSteVN8iU0Kt3Dj9yrn1aYA9z3Tkzuc5AQHc-aJ9I-Q4cNTpOaACvBlYX662YGhGQIQqI4YNYDtYAE2KwTnLAx4xz5XZFoDmNR1E-WtRAsTBwSiX_hXfudJcYjdj7B9-2z4n9CnShfA0NdMCaahG4q5GIxuP1tTvYfYcw1yjCU_nmOOPfjBc4/w640-h360/a8K23-CaddoL-241-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCfrPiuuC6y-es-erNpcVBbX2viUeZCnFTSkh9MqR0lZ0raDG6uXM8ZU8zOkFgrKAELR4qhgQFyq2573Ph7D_QaSRp_voEHexQgRgLhlud-9PzNDc8_OS31q9ijDIXmfx8d3Zfkrtwd4Ma4n_iJnw-c_VqbhVIzyAsBmgXJqn3vPfqYoxfobSat2CAy4/s1620/a8K23-CaddoL-297.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCfrPiuuC6y-es-erNpcVBbX2viUeZCnFTSkh9MqR0lZ0raDG6uXM8ZU8zOkFgrKAELR4qhgQFyq2573Ph7D_QaSRp_voEHexQgRgLhlud-9PzNDc8_OS31q9ijDIXmfx8d3Zfkrtwd4Ma4n_iJnw-c_VqbhVIzyAsBmgXJqn3vPfqYoxfobSat2CAy4/w640-h426/a8K23-CaddoL-297.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">CRUISING ONE OF THE CHANNELS<br /></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIzzzp7HFkdaTigEWA1x-3H4O6NggosxTMdqNVxVYI8AerERRb9DYQyUcKBSsfIfD9Rr-WusFvcTpWRD97v6Ujd6DoBDEnuIzZquE5o-_89UVfsTefCpS2OSeckbOAc9q44Os4dYCRkWfIlewU3gGE2fQbCu51LusVa-QMBu0Xkd8kc4lZQZlnKAazzw/s1620/a8K23-CaddoL-308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIzzzp7HFkdaTigEWA1x-3H4O6NggosxTMdqNVxVYI8AerERRb9DYQyUcKBSsfIfD9Rr-WusFvcTpWRD97v6Ujd6DoBDEnuIzZquE5o-_89UVfsTefCpS2OSeckbOAc9q44Os4dYCRkWfIlewU3gGE2fQbCu51LusVa-QMBu0Xkd8kc4lZQZlnKAazzw/w640-h426/a8K23-CaddoL-308.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZZylke3hniVSw7y817_uYLN5D0IRnKFL35cftZDS88wd4EU5vGSQmccVVzFt1kW3wC2yBJgMXb8J1Kq6fDEjme_s8Jg1DInOUX7nNgMEiud3Jl4pkLcQm2FtGhB-gSoJftu7JU-4brKIjAuOTgsEbMQE386LXz7xNc9HVU4s0XfSBneypmWvsd0KHZg/s1620/a8K23-CaddoL-405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZZylke3hniVSw7y817_uYLN5D0IRnKFL35cftZDS88wd4EU5vGSQmccVVzFt1kW3wC2yBJgMXb8J1Kq6fDEjme_s8Jg1DInOUX7nNgMEiud3Jl4pkLcQm2FtGhB-gSoJftu7JU-4brKIjAuOTgsEbMQE386LXz7xNc9HVU4s0XfSBneypmWvsd0KHZg/w640-h426/a8K23-CaddoL-405.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">In the afternoon it was quite overcast and gray </span><span style="text-align: left;">so we wandered the area and photographed yard art. 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The reason for our "home cooking" is that there are few restaurants in the area, and our agenda around photography does not necessarily jibe with local restaurant hours.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH:</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Once again we were off early for the morning light which did not materialize. We photographed around the Saw Mill Pond. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQ2Cnjc-Y-jWI0AlWFMeAPWybn6DANLXXKOmcYdNAKa7bk2GXE1eKOjsH3AthwOA8FNyhv0_0iAea3Lkxd4CjWG6y9ayhNjV33mr-RlWbLRKLjo-ebF2H6kvql0anJQqzE5ODiSVlqpDfsSIuFaSwtMCgP4YMvnv8mmmhGGFtWg8FLn9mfkSLK8dSFmw/s1440/a9K23-Caddo-66.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQ2Cnjc-Y-jWI0AlWFMeAPWybn6DANLXXKOmcYdNAKa7bk2GXE1eKOjsH3AthwOA8FNyhv0_0iAea3Lkxd4CjWG6y9ayhNjV33mr-RlWbLRKLjo-ebF2H6kvql0anJQqzE5ODiSVlqpDfsSIuFaSwtMCgP4YMvnv8mmmhGGFtWg8FLn9mfkSLK8dSFmw/w640-h480/a9K23-Caddo-66.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWsO2Lv-I2gJtNpfqPlQjPW9OxXtg6c9AuZ3RfgyIZljV0hbXkm4qqsYXkgrmiuFBDe5yZkHPdocywwS_RqxeqWgdAV01rmKiC9StznH940QyAuecrK8ehxt-3PWzZ_pRYkBIuLj-taKjFig46IibAEfh5l8Nu3qSwYJAQ6IYnL1MYN_r9QBdAH7YGlU/s1080/a9K23-Caddo-89.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWsO2Lv-I2gJtNpfqPlQjPW9OxXtg6c9AuZ3RfgyIZljV0hbXkm4qqsYXkgrmiuFBDe5yZkHPdocywwS_RqxeqWgdAV01rmKiC9StznH940QyAuecrK8ehxt-3PWzZ_pRYkBIuLj-taKjFig46IibAEfh5l8Nu3qSwYJAQ6IYnL1MYN_r9QBdAH7YGlU/w426-h640/a9K23-Caddo-89.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbjhx2qKODN2qkzg4Lchu7_Nytiw4SdVjLt6bPbXqt5OapT3JtpiegSCyVq4OHRKvM-XeSFLikUK9w5NmZaZMORskkNspgxZEPIVwRQG1QweS_J0YZWbtSnSI0KkRXqqNRdoSsQIwCHYYyuxQ071mGnEViLVHNlkCWkTkcF9JqIjO9jhAmQIEqLkS8Ew/s1620/a9K23-Caddo-113-Enhanced-NR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWbjhx2qKODN2qkzg4Lchu7_Nytiw4SdVjLt6bPbXqt5OapT3JtpiegSCyVq4OHRKvM-XeSFLikUK9w5NmZaZMORskkNspgxZEPIVwRQG1QweS_J0YZWbtSnSI0KkRXqqNRdoSsQIwCHYYyuxQ071mGnEViLVHNlkCWkTkcF9JqIjO9jhAmQIEqLkS8Ew/w640-h426/a9K23-Caddo-113-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>In the afternoon we returned to the Pond and wandered along the shoreline. I was very careful to not trip </span><span>over the roots and knees of the cypress in the area which meant I did not move quickly nor go far, but it was fun getting into the area and experiencing it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLG31t5i0P6S4W38FeCfj_KTp0lwFlNqFp-HyqpFY6HzVYNzOs3astQgZuzpQ1KSk0F7C-_a5-AiW7rvPkix-1ugrh4qLS5NlVy2nPmRK_tEZSklVho5_peFjLgG9GHVuSdUWpWQUcoTPX44nSIsydvvExkNHkJbabdmGodmzeapFjvZvLKasumlkeMQc/s1620/a9K23-Caddo-118.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLG31t5i0P6S4W38FeCfj_KTp0lwFlNqFp-HyqpFY6HzVYNzOs3astQgZuzpQ1KSk0F7C-_a5-AiW7rvPkix-1ugrh4qLS5NlVy2nPmRK_tEZSklVho5_peFjLgG9GHVuSdUWpWQUcoTPX44nSIsydvvExkNHkJbabdmGodmzeapFjvZvLKasumlkeMQc/w640-h426/a9K23-Caddo-118.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDTM8eZsDyYFWsDAbusB8A45Vi36ivFzG6GuIu5XjXySFvr3BiC2R_cfieuXAR0mPLVxOJAveYoLKQKO01dpkwBRvtyNKwgcHEj6SxhKZq1kTvasrY80P1L34mJC108BZwjWZeigjBDecp8BxRfNtb1a5w8NcsEOEtX61NedOjP9pe4-MOvEU8MYX-rc/s1440/a9K23-Caddo-123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDTM8eZsDyYFWsDAbusB8A45Vi36ivFzG6GuIu5XjXySFvr3BiC2R_cfieuXAR0mPLVxOJAveYoLKQKO01dpkwBRvtyNKwgcHEj6SxhKZq1kTvasrY80P1L34mJC108BZwjWZeigjBDecp8BxRfNtb1a5w8NcsEOEtX61NedOjP9pe4-MOvEU8MYX-rc/w640-h480/a9K23-Caddo-123.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfApm-JyBY4Sj7TA0UrYfgmVr_ccQeP90F6hIGPDKryyXEEsmtrgKhMCoFTYDoJqf0Mw8jrIbbCDyimtD1svFUyfoFLYKGrGpzuslCxwunvfVU-M-vgrPP_IgwxtsFq9ZeyVFq4zijYMa35cHKpjcncuEk8nx8zEQJ2gf4mc2CHp-lfnuZR55t1YMGjnI/s1080/a9K23-Caddo-136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfApm-JyBY4Sj7TA0UrYfgmVr_ccQeP90F6hIGPDKryyXEEsmtrgKhMCoFTYDoJqf0Mw8jrIbbCDyimtD1svFUyfoFLYKGrGpzuslCxwunvfVU-M-vgrPP_IgwxtsFq9ZeyVFq4zijYMa35cHKpjcncuEk8nx8zEQJ2gf4mc2CHp-lfnuZR55t1YMGjnI/w512-h640/a9K23-Caddo-136.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH:</span></b></p></span></b></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Rainy day today. Breakfast was at the Shady Glade Resort, a small restaurant which got quite busy due to the weather. This is also where the men in our group were housed in two small cabins. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>We took out a couple of canoes from the resort to explore t</span><span>he environment </span><span>a little more slowly and quietly. </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcTubIY_vz9v48f12hsSmGIGbJhtILFKuhoGUmsnMtKjlm8TNBYCdI2HkJV9OTjuG0rkqxQn49KW_wfDVmrjy6sIUnTNqsD87lK_1VdWPOtiCeUtSE3Iij-4T4fXFpllSG-7jEEdL6ytWB8EPQaHrlqjXlydIRmDq5nWiEdYZj5RWgQ68jySHKTn-qb8/s4032/IMG_8755.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwcTubIY_vz9v48f12hsSmGIGbJhtILFKuhoGUmsnMtKjlm8TNBYCdI2HkJV9OTjuG0rkqxQn49KW_wfDVmrjy6sIUnTNqsD87lK_1VdWPOtiCeUtSE3Iij-4T4fXFpllSG-7jEEdL6ytWB8EPQaHrlqjXlydIRmDq5nWiEdYZj5RWgQ68jySHKTn-qb8/w640-h480/IMG_8755.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Still no sunrise, but we enjoyed more exploration of the area with a camera. 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Very frustrating. </span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">In the afternoon we went out on Captain Ron's Boat Tour for some more cruising. We spent the afternoon exploring the bayou and keeping an eye out for some bird activity. 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Again there was little morning light. Afterwards we had breakfast at the Shady Glen Restaurant which was quite busy due to it being Sunday. We were a little ahead of the crowd so got seated fairly quickly.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In the afternoon we went out on Captain Ron's pontoon boat for the last time. 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We then headed to the Blue Bank Resort for dinner. This was a very Large restaurant, and had more variety to the menu. </span></span><span>Lin and I had bourbon braised shrimp with the fixings of cornbread, hush puppies, and coleslaw.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Once </span><span>back at the cabin it was time for a shower, and prepare for another travel day.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We were off early in the hopes of a sunrise but it did not materialize. Breakfast was on the road at a small gas station that had a set up with hot food. I opted out of that and just had coffee and a granola bar. I guess that it was much better than it looked.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>We made it to St. Louis in good time and had no problems with the boarding process. The plane was </span><span>a bit small so the seating was tight. The leg from Minneapolis to San Diego made up for it as we both had a 3 seat row to ourselves.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>We arrived in San Diego a few minutes early, and George met us as planned. Lin treated us to crabmeat sandwiches from Point Loma Seafood which we enjoyed once </span><span>we were home.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">After unwinding from the day in the air and on the road we both enjoyed getting a good night's sleep.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We enjoyed a short walk in the morning before heading to breakfast at Brother's Restaurant here in San Diego. As I unpacked I realized I had left my iPad either in the boarding area in Minneapolis or on the plane.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I filed a missing item report with the airport, and the airline. Eventually it was found and I arranged to have it returned to me. Due to the security of the Apple product and my use of passwords all was fine and I was able to continue to use it.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>This was a new adventure for me, photographing in </span><span>a bayou. it was a good experience, but would have been a bit better with better weather. We tried to dodge the grey days but were not successful. May have to go back in a couple of years.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-48250723908127783282023-09-12T16:12:00.002-07:002023-09-12T16:12:51.602-07:00FAMILY IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK<p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">TUESDAY, 25 JULY:</span></i></b></span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was about a two hour drive to Kalispell where I checked into Hilton Homewood Suites. Prior to getting my room I had some breakfast at their buffet, and then did some computer work. I was able to go to my room about 1130. I unpacked and took a nap while waiting for the family to join me. They were all coming from Lincoln where they had been together for a couple of days at Klara's abode.</span></span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My first memorable trip to Glacier was when a fellow teacher, Sudy Cadwell Schneider, and I drove across country in my 1964 VW Bug. It was a whirlwind trip. We spent one day in Glacier National Park driving the <i>Going to the Sun Road.</i></span></span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I found my slides from that trip and had them scanned so we can see changes which have occurred in 59 years:</span></span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>GARDEN WALL:</u></span></span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLxprwvk4KQX3CHJT_sEtDR9GoEjuK-ApCHHMs0GzutPSxoHYtu1QI5hCL4aPfEJXgsCuXW9xXFk5BSeHjXFgjzRe-acmDDPLheRmphZM2PG3RdwKcMZKoHyx4VGebASKiBdKJ0XtSN76CpEnhZcFRX1v9-VXDpAEzq_ITpuqmHQIMuDcGw3WgrLGvFA/s1920/1964%20-%20Garden%20Wall%20.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLxprwvk4KQX3CHJT_sEtDR9GoEjuK-ApCHHMs0GzutPSxoHYtu1QI5hCL4aPfEJXgsCuXW9xXFk5BSeHjXFgjzRe-acmDDPLheRmphZM2PG3RdwKcMZKoHyx4VGebASKiBdKJ0XtSN76CpEnhZcFRX1v9-VXDpAEzq_ITpuqmHQIMuDcGw3WgrLGvFA/w640-h360/1964%20-%20Garden%20Wall%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">1964 - GARDEN WALL</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBCDVIoJN9yBddAWe94WdGg5eHY115Eywca5yGXagbsfUW1Mg3ewYUO5YY11DzUzbHvLlt5m1sX1PfrZmsSxwcsJZjFzpGc7-1RETFcJNQwHKhD9NRIu3meKrGSTVHOa4QtRud4MmULZ_b5ePvJkfnOd6-uvwaY4p3Q4uxM9YO5a158boi0kB8nYlkwg/s1620/2023%20-%20Garden%20Wall-.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBCDVIoJN9yBddAWe94WdGg5eHY115Eywca5yGXagbsfUW1Mg3ewYUO5YY11DzUzbHvLlt5m1sX1PfrZmsSxwcsJZjFzpGc7-1RETFcJNQwHKhD9NRIu3meKrGSTVHOa4QtRud4MmULZ_b5ePvJkfnOd6-uvwaY4p3Q4uxM9YO5a158boi0kB8nYlkwg/w640-h426/2023%20-%20Garden%20Wall-.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">2023 GARDEN WALL</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>CLEMENTS MOUNTAIN:</u></span></span><p></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnjRb27CWRggTvq8qsB4V_EujHaitG-RcR7nDj4q-uONDrpjWRjoyklLq9qqdhrLOK0JodviUGMpXRa2gqKl_A_etkWxaKjDQCoJbtUXHzuU2qYwKa_hIjUE9IpcGlQ9uwuOeBGGmTXGrUt5KPv9nnOzlrgBGnOdS3B_UyAAOrPQ2L1oXgqyE4SaG99U/s1657/1964%20-%20Clements%20Mtn..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1657" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnjRb27CWRggTvq8qsB4V_EujHaitG-RcR7nDj4q-uONDrpjWRjoyklLq9qqdhrLOK0JodviUGMpXRa2gqKl_A_etkWxaKjDQCoJbtUXHzuU2qYwKa_hIjUE9IpcGlQ9uwuOeBGGmTXGrUt5KPv9nnOzlrgBGnOdS3B_UyAAOrPQ2L1oXgqyE4SaG99U/w640-h418/1964%20-%20Clements%20Mtn..jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">1964 Clements Mountain</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVTSF1TK3ISfflJmsMVJgpXoHFu505fcBwA9tUPyalrgh1RchAdCl6l4wLvMovYbAcfzLB6D_wApX7wMZByKg2w6Z4swzrNwEhYs7M-UEPnP1C2zHprN5IaBiwanTHDhunW4-3j8E1XMyWcn2KMtFZb2zlse76DhHFsln9Ny6syKozjfbSfj-VbVldkA/s1620/CLEMENTS%20MTN..jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVTSF1TK3ISfflJmsMVJgpXoHFu505fcBwA9tUPyalrgh1RchAdCl6l4wLvMovYbAcfzLB6D_wApX7wMZByKg2w6Z4swzrNwEhYs7M-UEPnP1C2zHprN5IaBiwanTHDhunW4-3j8E1XMyWcn2KMtFZb2zlse76DhHFsln9Ny6syKozjfbSfj-VbVldkA/w640-h426/CLEMENTS%20MTN..jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">2023 CLEMENTS MTN.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Reynolds Mtn.</u></span></span><div><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOcH_8aJbOuZJTT1iaYQVjRJ2XyKcmybxI3Dzc1XtnyJf4zNoYEsGzemHAto3y4YXh92ateR5hJvIAmo0zXcS8tFim-cmEJgC8qEYvUXoY1Wu0xrXua2cpSA21-aVXdK0P27ZwuukUkxqtDtPbfQ4779dmVX6jn3osuCGbdHiQfmR4xXhYaQlIXhhBeU/s1657/1964%20Reynolds%20Mtn.-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1657" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOcH_8aJbOuZJTT1iaYQVjRJ2XyKcmybxI3Dzc1XtnyJf4zNoYEsGzemHAto3y4YXh92ateR5hJvIAmo0zXcS8tFim-cmEJgC8qEYvUXoY1Wu0xrXua2cpSA21-aVXdK0P27ZwuukUkxqtDtPbfQ4779dmVX6jn3osuCGbdHiQfmR4xXhYaQlIXhhBeU/w640-h418/1964%20Reynolds%20Mtn.-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">1964 REYNOLDS Mtn.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><u><br /></u></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbb8c50g75JTDRuLh-DAOdm07DtArjZbrvpc_CFGDoig_TdjiRurcVJyyoO91P8PNhcTvQuG7dxcQXE6wzTbPaFRLkLqKQCZGd5-8NckJmzccTwo3I-j6fN7Fwq8y9ZkJSxCEHn-PY0LjAJuP22q1KYMk_Ss9pS-cRMitPfw3iF20uls0ld28wyfPa80/s1620/2023%20Reynolds%20Mtn.-.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbb8c50g75JTDRuLh-DAOdm07DtArjZbrvpc_CFGDoig_TdjiRurcVJyyoO91P8PNhcTvQuG7dxcQXE6wzTbPaFRLkLqKQCZGd5-8NckJmzccTwo3I-j6fN7Fwq8y9ZkJSxCEHn-PY0LjAJuP22q1KYMk_Ss9pS-cRMitPfw3iF20uls0ld28wyfPa80/w640-h426/2023%20Reynolds%20Mtn.-.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">2023 REYNOLDS Mtn.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>ST. MARY LAKE</u>: Note snow on distant Mountains.</span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; font-style: normal;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUvzjxIfNcmsUiUoGQRhHA9Nl9Keg2TQzzz0nxtIWUSqxYrMjtObx7AvCIk5gKeiCSrVE5_6FEu2o4SMKpC_aDqckyVZybP6x1G331c3BNwpoOsafqjaTNwWnLBJG2roUdNzIDW56TIlnizYYurYpN-k44vEQTREiykkBfy67KC0DvpBH5JmNqT9-lQg/s1657/1964%20-%20St.%20Mary%20Lake.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1657" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUvzjxIfNcmsUiUoGQRhHA9Nl9Keg2TQzzz0nxtIWUSqxYrMjtObx7AvCIk5gKeiCSrVE5_6FEu2o4SMKpC_aDqckyVZybP6x1G331c3BNwpoOsafqjaTNwWnLBJG2roUdNzIDW56TIlnizYYurYpN-k44vEQTREiykkBfy67KC0DvpBH5JmNqT9-lQg/w640-h418/1964%20-%20St.%20Mary%20Lake.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">1964 St. Mary Lake</span> <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-style: normal; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr6PmTxF9QUN2THL70OpLb_9YEWzgXByF21xWac_zDDxuo9UXCTkp387BM2IwMrEkf7ieYZbkRtwgVs6-VL89cMApb-5XUHtVbi7BGw3n2hOXYZ7VvYr4FyPcsMZTkgz6eKKnPF9eml4P6_C9IjtAnG6KNWLEn3nJsd6n-cdmPrgI381TIn8UXdskhyQ/s1620/2023%20St%20Mary%20Lake.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr6PmTxF9QUN2THL70OpLb_9YEWzgXByF21xWac_zDDxuo9UXCTkp387BM2IwMrEkf7ieYZbkRtwgVs6-VL89cMApb-5XUHtVbi7BGw3n2hOXYZ7VvYr4FyPcsMZTkgz6eKKnPF9eml4P6_C9IjtAnG6KNWLEn3nJsd6n-cdmPrgI381TIn8UXdskhyQ/w640-h426/2023%20St%20Mary%20Lake.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">2023 St. Mary Lake</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><p></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Wednesday, July 26:</b></span></u></i></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-style: normal;">Planning our days:</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-style: normal; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigP9FzFMiaCdOrbMVfaDW-RNq6BFrJS1AN3WId0OHexwT-TeZMoq-TDDxH__0FQyNJprQ6tImoXzv8nTBnn4nl8FZ1n1NltuA7Ln5VS3mGvatpxiBG7rARRkURuwvM33b1vS5gRcud2UE8oLD5ZPlR1CG1Buj1XZ0kBi8DrykfYEJ6VohWNnHUqyGqvo/s4032/IMG_8370.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigP9FzFMiaCdOrbMVfaDW-RNq6BFrJS1AN3WId0OHexwT-TeZMoq-TDDxH__0FQyNJprQ6tImoXzv8nTBnn4nl8FZ1n1NltuA7Ln5VS3mGvatpxiBG7rARRkURuwvM33b1vS5gRcud2UE8oLD5ZPlR1CG1Buj1XZ0kBi8DrykfYEJ6VohWNnHUqyGqvo/w640-h480/IMG_8370.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Plotting Our Days</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;">After failing to get a Pass for access to Going To Sun Road, we opted to go to Two Medicine Lake whose access was on the East side of the Park. </p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>One of our stops was at</span><span> </span><span><i>Marias Pass</i>,</span><span> elevation 5213 feet</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: normal; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEdr5gPa0ixnNvUzw1UoPr_vbmYakE6bgBnFx2J671C1cfVnKH09eohHIh44C5SStzPLxbMVshuThI6PTDTtWEl1XmOq6l5LLEZrkP-abjtNvbgSI136ujj4zh7J6hlj9_KcT1RaUdQIiRzbEYEa9SNEOR7hn6-GBAYjEA14CfDNYYltU3X_Pm8z8OII/s4032/IMG_8375.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEdr5gPa0ixnNvUzw1UoPr_vbmYakE6bgBnFx2J671C1cfVnKH09eohHIh44C5SStzPLxbMVshuThI6PTDTtWEl1XmOq6l5LLEZrkP-abjtNvbgSI136ujj4zh7J6hlj9_KcT1RaUdQIiRzbEYEa9SNEOR7hn6-GBAYjEA14CfDNYYltU3X_Pm8z8OII/w640-h480/IMG_8375.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;">This low pass crossing through the Rocky Mountains and over the Continental Divide was developed so that the Railroad could reach the West Coast fairly easily.</span></div><p></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px; min-height: 19px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>It was a long day of driving for Tina, but once at Two Medicine Lake we enjoyed a windy lunch on the shore and then a little hiking, some photography, and painting by the girls.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3LKwXz-YDakqNIFm93KLef_SOav0XDbRwxjnxR_toHBJmKghIV1oV183l44CwGFXO9ROAF-2V7YZZgYxtPscQW8fpMXeADQUj3XF35jQaTpkQJ-n4k5VUMpffe5L5Odwk04BWvj2MQvAHmIIIf2UKaYytakwV-VOmIeq9oWtNXJjiUmGpTAmiI1ac3A/s3969/IMG_8384.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2646" data-original-width="3969" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl3LKwXz-YDakqNIFm93KLef_SOav0XDbRwxjnxR_toHBJmKghIV1oV183l44CwGFXO9ROAF-2V7YZZgYxtPscQW8fpMXeADQUj3XF35jQaTpkQJ-n4k5VUMpffe5L5Odwk04BWvj2MQvAHmIIIf2UKaYytakwV-VOmIeq9oWtNXJjiUmGpTAmiI1ac3A/w640-h426/IMG_8384.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two Medicine Lake</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-vt4_oUXO1qxdheH8v7PBp9odU8LQKK3A3hI_hhQUWYFykNWT98GefgQ8MbrUHHdm8PvcLWkde75jFTl2wGwNfBiUVuCbpsNZAGEwF5TgPlyNRc-9kpYOYwTyvgYFnLjc849yqo4bfYMDHtjh6cqBtPcV_eejc5Ja1Go45foQidQNj5k2Y4Ulk3T7ek/s4032/IMG_8386.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-vt4_oUXO1qxdheH8v7PBp9odU8LQKK3A3hI_hhQUWYFykNWT98GefgQ8MbrUHHdm8PvcLWkde75jFTl2wGwNfBiUVuCbpsNZAGEwF5TgPlyNRc-9kpYOYwTyvgYFnLjc849yqo4bfYMDHtjh6cqBtPcV_eejc5Ja1Go45foQidQNj5k2Y4Ulk3T7ek/w640-h480/IMG_8386.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mt. Sinapah and Two Medicine Lake</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px; min-height: 19px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">We also visited their Visitor Center and Gift Shop where we bought several items including a new jacket for George, and a couple of water bottles, one of which I left on the plane as we flew home!! Another purchase was a mystery story that takes place in the area of Glacier. (It was a very good read: </span><span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: none; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><i>A Sharp Solitude</i> </span><span style="font-kerning: none;">by Christine Carbo.)</span></span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The return to Kalispell went smoothly and we enjoyed many of the views once again.</span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 19px;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>THURSDAY, 27 July:</b></span></i></span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This morning we succeeded in getting the three day pass for Going to the Sun Road effective starting tomorrow, the 28th.</span></span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">After breakfast we were off to the town of Big Fork for a touristy type of day. This was by design so that Tina had an easy day of little driving. The town of Big Fork, is home to art galleries, restaurants, and a variety of small stores. We enjoyed meandering along main street, enjoying the many galleries and specialty shops. We were tempted at a jewelry store where Tina and I found some very nice jewelry to add to our collections. </span></span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We enjoyed an early dinner at <i>Bonfire</i> which had an interesting cuisine mixing American and oriental flavors. </span></span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Once back at our suites in Kalispell we enjoyed relaxing and knoshing on desert, and a little wine.</span></span></p><p style="font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px; min-height: 19px;"><b><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Friday, July 28th:</span></u></i></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px; min-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: x-large; font-variant-caps: normal;">We enjoyed </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: x-large;">breakfast once again in the Pickerel Suite. We then packed snacks and gear for the day on the <i>Going to The Sun Road. </i>We were on the road by 0800.</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px; min-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqEEuXF_axR3xNmOD2_u5DAVvpTmLTyDuI0ns70snr0Vp6OcVTI93bCGCn__sN8wP4DXOJmVXKuF59SKbp-ly6IzblcIRMr2ym3JIIiPoeno-R1g9orfqQ7QFlArL_6psvU-Mr1MV6Uxeds-Dr-I7Yc2e4AHUBlK8IPX5UlHmKJGa51UmKedry1PPU3I/s4032/IMG_8402.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqEEuXF_axR3xNmOD2_u5DAVvpTmLTyDuI0ns70snr0Vp6OcVTI93bCGCn__sN8wP4DXOJmVXKuF59SKbp-ly6IzblcIRMr2ym3JIIiPoeno-R1g9orfqQ7QFlArL_6psvU-Mr1MV6Uxeds-Dr-I7Yc2e4AHUBlK8IPX5UlHmKJGa51UmKedry1PPU3I/w480-h640/IMG_8402.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: x-large;"><br />The road is quite mountainous and winding, but the various views are well worth the many opportunities to stop and enjoy.</span><p></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 16px; min-height: 19px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinY6E0GFlwEIT2dIGHA7skI_qb33klBp-w5dMTMVQ7gXFJT_nTFmHN3Tj9a4U6R9BW5UcYGXWjBugD0CcKiBzkg3bnL2eTriewzH6rE7u5_DI9zukvtJYbRLH6olRmqi6dzNeR2BvyddGYPL7X-xqYtQnBHD88M6xPipeNhr41WV6GNS1GU5CPem17cE/s1620/c8G23-Glacier-53.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinY6E0GFlwEIT2dIGHA7skI_qb33klBp-w5dMTMVQ7gXFJT_nTFmHN3Tj9a4U6R9BW5UcYGXWjBugD0CcKiBzkg3bnL2eTriewzH6rE7u5_DI9zukvtJYbRLH6olRmqi6dzNeR2BvyddGYPL7X-xqYtQnBHD88M6xPipeNhr41WV6GNS1GU5CPem17cE/w426-h640/c8G23-Glacier-53.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP57O7H482cdEJEnIzC24NvoMSHw9qIUDuNFc2S15nWFrWGtTIpAWOTXSqD1w0MyspiVJmeKdp7JuQxw74tz6qPquBK4eRoul_De8naRZeXfKoP98ZSLkGGuDTv9uVcNmDhXdhid9z6nPXTDnI5x94xonByIBpr2KBzqrbiXK0D7Iaeg8zIdln41ykFkA/s1620/c8G23-Glacier-86.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP57O7H482cdEJEnIzC24NvoMSHw9qIUDuNFc2S15nWFrWGtTIpAWOTXSqD1w0MyspiVJmeKdp7JuQxw74tz6qPquBK4eRoul_De8naRZeXfKoP98ZSLkGGuDTv9uVcNmDhXdhid9z6nPXTDnI5x94xonByIBpr2KBzqrbiXK0D7Iaeg8zIdln41ykFkA/w640-h426/c8G23-Glacier-86.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmT1JlWmI51GIwOzD9kpp3LSZJcCj8mJp5Kzgebp8mByAqOo5CO3LnsjerCji9RV1Pbc-0HdF5I05quQQnjcNmtngALEf38QEzFZacHR7nLVUDxAzvSW39ZqR8hDrB7vd4pj513IppxbsIfKpU6Cy_E0mkiPGSAZu_QMx54g-e1QSmth6TJNvQQvMiyE/s3614/IMG_8410.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2710" data-original-width="3614" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmT1JlWmI51GIwOzD9kpp3LSZJcCj8mJp5Kzgebp8mByAqOo5CO3LnsjerCji9RV1Pbc-0HdF5I05quQQnjcNmtngALEf38QEzFZacHR7nLVUDxAzvSW39ZqR8hDrB7vd4pj513IppxbsIfKpU6Cy_E0mkiPGSAZu_QMx54g-e1QSmth6TJNvQQvMiyE/w640-h480/IMG_8410.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bird Woman Falls (Just below Snow/Glacier)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: x-large;">Bird Woman Falls is named after Sacajawea who </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""Google Sans", arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">is well-known as the Indian woman that led Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition to find the Pacific Ocean.</span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background: 0px 0px repeat; border: 0px; color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Falls were sculpted by a Glacier hundreds of thousands of years ago. This Glacier was also responsible for carving out the valley below Logan’s Pass as well as Lake McDonald.</span></span></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>There was no parking available so we </span><span>proceeded to the East Side of the Continental Divide to the Jackson Glacier Overlook.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here are a couple of views of the Jackson Glacier:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKM5-9noV0Rpdonu7t56w_0iXoNvl0-unmec06vj0_e3Ocf6ylQk0h69ni4b7SEe0aOOV2jD3gfTS8LgTv0Fk_5ntxeC4JsXPivAiwJlaRyHacKcMNomcL72SejhTcBSqTpyqKgHU9hFXj-euPnPM8cDgCAOPwwaXDJDZikDodvk6dyEER8ih2aVgxhQM/s1620/c8G23-Glacier-110-HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKM5-9noV0Rpdonu7t56w_0iXoNvl0-unmec06vj0_e3Ocf6ylQk0h69ni4b7SEe0aOOV2jD3gfTS8LgTv0Fk_5ntxeC4JsXPivAiwJlaRyHacKcMNomcL72SejhTcBSqTpyqKgHU9hFXj-euPnPM8cDgCAOPwwaXDJDZikDodvk6dyEER8ih2aVgxhQM/w640-h426/c8G23-Glacier-110-HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiase_QGxk0os692_a6LMzK88MbgJ6Ssik42utwR_HA7M0EbJDUnvCGl1Ckh6WlYO-1Sj8hEbebBl1cow9rk2sYR-9DOKBbzlUSzl4lRNuvhkyu9opPIRZBJiIiVFQj7zdS7Y2bw-ah_REUwPmohFezTm0m5s_BIUcoZEul3j7t0yybCd9-Dc0IToMaPYI/s1620/c8G23-Glacier-111-HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiase_QGxk0os692_a6LMzK88MbgJ6Ssik42utwR_HA7M0EbJDUnvCGl1Ckh6WlYO-1Sj8hEbebBl1cow9rk2sYR-9DOKBbzlUSzl4lRNuvhkyu9opPIRZBJiIiVFQj7zdS7Y2bw-ah_REUwPmohFezTm0m5s_BIUcoZEul3j7t0yybCd9-Dc0IToMaPYI/w640-h426/c8G23-Glacier-111-HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>We slowly proceeded back to the West with stops along the way to enjoy the view, photography, and some </span><span>painting. Oh yes, there was also a lunch stop with a view.</span></span></p></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL37lEGBAiMW7ll9Bt3glLpXGA_8f9p1mjI9L10MeZAuQBPf6VEUXlCafT6uYX6r7qf4H9wYp-cw9zwns-IrsZ0vxR-9IC6b4LmfoTjUgEc5CkHPjiwVcN1Ojy_kEexuLUW9bYEItifH_zTX8QbRccoE7qSWJ-OWErreCKV_odIlq-gkAi879q9sKuWvg/s3261/IMG_8408.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2787" data-original-width="3261" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL37lEGBAiMW7ll9Bt3glLpXGA_8f9p1mjI9L10MeZAuQBPf6VEUXlCafT6uYX6r7qf4H9wYp-cw9zwns-IrsZ0vxR-9IC6b4LmfoTjUgEc5CkHPjiwVcN1Ojy_kEexuLUW9bYEItifH_zTX8QbRccoE7qSWJ-OWErreCKV_odIlq-gkAi879q9sKuWvg/w640-h546/IMG_8408.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> Oh yes, there was also a lunch stop with a view.</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60A7wm66Fp3IalYyyjsZpJmNLurIILdKknxH6pXQOC05-XQhLsRIqShCNcz3t8ltf6q0gcdyuJB3l9sNy6g1Rf8tci2oi-8wYu9RG5mR_dRsM0L9S-idXatyI5-rdBrPUkfWSzE26GKdWdGxamFdjlo2d0mSNZxPonGq2G6nnPbClAIsHcefSqfhpw74/w640-h480/IMG_8412.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60A7wm66Fp3IalYyyjsZpJmNLurIILdKknxH6pXQOC05-XQhLsRIqShCNcz3t8ltf6q0gcdyuJB3l9sNy6g1Rf8tci2oi-8wYu9RG5mR_dRsM0L9S-idXatyI5-rdBrPUkfWSzE26GKdWdGxamFdjlo2d0mSNZxPonGq2G6nnPbClAIsHcefSqfhpw74/s4032/IMG_8412.jpeg"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Once again Chefs Justin and Tina prepared dinner.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i><u>Saturday, 29 July:</u></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-large;">This morning we were off at 0615 for our drive and exploring the Logan Pass area. Once again there was no parking available so Tina dropped us off near the Visitor Center and went to Jackson Glacier Overlook to park. We were above the clouds for a short time.</span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9k_8yZXQRi15qHXrXD3LAGyD0kw0W4XPvRruybJGp-i9mVi0kcD2Xg1VnrmrrO50YSUIHu4Jx7pR8TKu41HWe_luiiog0whdscMP5K9kpk6-gTM59IiHd-KOxOY43SEC2YqDJ1RdN8a18P18zSApigHqmHQDKeb7iVbpNpU8VithTb8iGvVBnSphwgLk/s2694/IMG_8430.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="2694" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9k_8yZXQRi15qHXrXD3LAGyD0kw0W4XPvRruybJGp-i9mVi0kcD2Xg1VnrmrrO50YSUIHu4Jx7pR8TKu41HWe_luiiog0whdscMP5K9kpk6-gTM59IiHd-KOxOY43SEC2YqDJ1RdN8a18P18zSApigHqmHQDKeb7iVbpNpU8VithTb8iGvVBnSphwgLk/w640-h360/IMG_8430.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking Over Logan Pass Parking Lot</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Once she was back with us after taking the shuttle, we went up the Hidden Lake Trail a short distance where we set up for breakfast. We had great views of the area.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwB-QEpLRP1XqQrdJ3_pB0ZPvvUl_sLFxODoG1QLP1D4bbuW5mlXdVeZFAyIg0C8SbWpWPcTchwTj5dsM0UqQmWV0z6zXPKhEiaPumZoXXH1BBq309S0KGFgeXYSIKERuXUtTPvOLU-OICXYVd32mGezrndcZAD234vP3w5WKbK5GiCGMtbGrB0p5MYQ/s4032/IMG_8421.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwB-QEpLRP1XqQrdJ3_pB0ZPvvUl_sLFxODoG1QLP1D4bbuW5mlXdVeZFAyIg0C8SbWpWPcTchwTj5dsM0UqQmWV0z6zXPKhEiaPumZoXXH1BBq309S0KGFgeXYSIKERuXUtTPvOLU-OICXYVd32mGezrndcZAD234vP3w5WKbK5GiCGMtbGrB0p5MYQ/w640-h360/IMG_8421.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT77SpGjdutlWvRDmCKPR5KRYw4eJ6qWRgLkGc-OEdlR-F6cCEE030xIXYoYCjcLUs7tsUf7LTjMut3sypkBjiXyHvr1MDdVXkJVViBOUiYPpa53iFXqrHJvoxsxKk-lCHuNjlBfcmkGQqxahmQyfG_az0OUyJEUBQfXSHhogABqoBqbxbkTFisp7IyA/s1620/c9G23-Glacier-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT77SpGjdutlWvRDmCKPR5KRYw4eJ6qWRgLkGc-OEdlR-F6cCEE030xIXYoYCjcLUs7tsUf7LTjMut3sypkBjiXyHvr1MDdVXkJVViBOUiYPpa53iFXqrHJvoxsxKk-lCHuNjlBfcmkGQqxahmQyfG_az0OUyJEUBQfXSHhogABqoBqbxbkTFisp7IyA/w640-h426/c9G23-Glacier-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6R9tjDTZh0ivz_br3gk1MB4eXrcawCnPvcZ3PtzDP40lxSIALyUSsBLTYXO_OHFl4L11CcWSSQbSolRXN05m18fLXJeu_cjpfLJ31oTNvaLeAz7zA1QiS9bB1tMxAhWE8mTvuxAtsipoZLZu2-WG0DMFiWZBjvnAsm27bNr0YHg2ONMHpB7NZYmVXt2U/s1350/c9G23-Glacier-17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6R9tjDTZh0ivz_br3gk1MB4eXrcawCnPvcZ3PtzDP40lxSIALyUSsBLTYXO_OHFl4L11CcWSSQbSolRXN05m18fLXJeu_cjpfLJ31oTNvaLeAz7zA1QiS9bB1tMxAhWE8mTvuxAtsipoZLZu2-WG0DMFiWZBjvnAsm27bNr0YHg2ONMHpB7NZYmVXt2U/w640-h512/c9G23-Glacier-17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW10I1jRMsS5p_0yfDRNgjvlmr4PfYGvTbxL2rEEKEDGxbFUsaXaN5EWx9oHVdoSOQJG4sHlmQqWG8uHKe2vpfJv1cTT6Ih7B2vMzfDOLTmaADJx77pkeC-O_6_n-Lmp5FvIdcqqO0lp3CcRsvpN0Pg1P4vDurzXULHRmZKgUbHh_C97GxqBiNfw_Ngmk/s1620/c9G23-Glacier-39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW10I1jRMsS5p_0yfDRNgjvlmr4PfYGvTbxL2rEEKEDGxbFUsaXaN5EWx9oHVdoSOQJG4sHlmQqWG8uHKe2vpfJv1cTT6Ih7B2vMzfDOLTmaADJx77pkeC-O_6_n-Lmp5FvIdcqqO0lp3CcRsvpN0Pg1P4vDurzXULHRmZKgUbHh_C97GxqBiNfw_Ngmk/w640-h426/c9G23-Glacier-39.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">After we regrouped I did a quick stop at the Visitor Center. Then we caught the shuttle to return to the car. Then we headed back to Kalispell with stops along MacDonald Creek.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Views across the way:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirw_IHkowXOZMkSLTAXV3HCLvnd1Obgf_4u3j6hOUJZdo_fTfTZ65bMNguPalV9SfFynxuut17KBRpIwj7RwSfX4sahD3r7siZxThywSCl5EBYJD8IZngRqAIQOg52hMF_GYvnQNnYwSs0UdLPB9o_pdODJ3Cjdb-WV4UsJTvlTNvBi4MAHh2RU5AZcA/s1620/c9G23-Glacier-76.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirw_IHkowXOZMkSLTAXV3HCLvnd1Obgf_4u3j6hOUJZdo_fTfTZ65bMNguPalV9SfFynxuut17KBRpIwj7RwSfX4sahD3r7siZxThywSCl5EBYJD8IZngRqAIQOg52hMF_GYvnQNnYwSs0UdLPB9o_pdODJ3Cjdb-WV4UsJTvlTNvBi4MAHh2RU5AZcA/w426-h640/c9G23-Glacier-76.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMWHY2czz9kL1_IGvsBVui5EiTTofFAoE9Olwv1LOl-hKwKxg6b4870FOEHVvJEc0n_vdLgu2lQA1Hoa_B618S3lwsQ8r3CoB4ElC-wb_HTVB8Yu6-Uwkp37BXo1SwKJacck6bF19aa6RB0vP4u76SqDpmdk0Tbq20_ZCTmqrSarwE8VHNUIR9i4Ou28/s1620/c9G23-Glacier-79.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMWHY2czz9kL1_IGvsBVui5EiTTofFAoE9Olwv1LOl-hKwKxg6b4870FOEHVvJEc0n_vdLgu2lQA1Hoa_B618S3lwsQ8r3CoB4ElC-wb_HTVB8Yu6-Uwkp37BXo1SwKJacck6bF19aa6RB0vP4u76SqDpmdk0Tbq20_ZCTmqrSarwE8VHNUIR9i4Ou28/w426-h640/c9G23-Glacier-79.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb67ph8EdzeSpj1wudObDtz3wIero4yZwhw6Gx8d7pyCa66QSte9s9McV3_qNNv0Cau6I6K5dwO7S_9aSBTHEgVD4LPLrm0xvwIGaDJKFzjn2PtRpFYf5N4MEYepe9RZnIrgA3kz_CuaIE8gM5LjiF2E8N3kxiXOwMW5nrKn9RBteauoCTQJSUaP5kyng/s1350/c9G23-Glacier-53.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb67ph8EdzeSpj1wudObDtz3wIero4yZwhw6Gx8d7pyCa66QSte9s9McV3_qNNv0Cau6I6K5dwO7S_9aSBTHEgVD4LPLrm0xvwIGaDJKFzjn2PtRpFYf5N4MEYepe9RZnIrgA3kz_CuaIE8gM5LjiF2E8N3kxiXOwMW5nrKn9RBteauoCTQJSUaP5kyng/w512-h640/c9G23-Glacier-53.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">BUTTER AND EGGS</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RmmsvnwRN5EuOCowNo9RoDs9FNYqtY2R9zWycBcmN6oYjJjatWQU_b9g_ohZo3TcezxEdGF1QaB64so-9ZSP6iSMxv-qxVcx2WeFmj1hkO8W9381qe8xNlmgYSbsvyclXK0RieMFWHHV8aqElZYNkfSucHpDq2qz4g_0YfTCL0iA83HHiCUzh-nW4Bs/s1350/c9G23-Glacier-59.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RmmsvnwRN5EuOCowNo9RoDs9FNYqtY2R9zWycBcmN6oYjJjatWQU_b9g_ohZo3TcezxEdGF1QaB64so-9ZSP6iSMxv-qxVcx2WeFmj1hkO8W9381qe8xNlmgYSbsvyclXK0RieMFWHHV8aqElZYNkfSucHpDq2qz4g_0YfTCL0iA83HHiCUzh-nW4Bs/w640-h512/c9G23-Glacier-59.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">FIREWEED</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Klara, Tina, and George crossed a foot bridge over the creek and went downstream along a trail. Justin and I hung out and watched a couple of families play in the creek. I am sure that they enjoyed the coolness. Meanwhile I was photographing parts of the falls.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbaEiQqqIEWooarVLAyVuv_tFyN4_X9YvdKY_QQ4NQcx2HgCK973NAnjHppBVQQYhWXt53dknuegxOM5JxohuSISKlAQzk4U-U2sQI3OYFip2ELfKzE-JPUDhkrht6pgy4N7ff6-sIHqV5jkIpvlqprCJ5YR3V27lqjRUV0dOsB7yxYAaVq5Z2-eOfqY/s1620/c9G23-Glacier-129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbaEiQqqIEWooarVLAyVuv_tFyN4_X9YvdKY_QQ4NQcx2HgCK973NAnjHppBVQQYhWXt53dknuegxOM5JxohuSISKlAQzk4U-U2sQI3OYFip2ELfKzE-JPUDhkrht6pgy4N7ff6-sIHqV5jkIpvlqprCJ5YR3V27lqjRUV0dOsB7yxYAaVq5Z2-eOfqY/w640-h426/c9G23-Glacier-129.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JYfRf9kCJCS6sDJ7VwkNk7fDkc65ijbw3RRoozLlejIGZ7pfdrbIU27OKPo3k-8Rowf2U89X_XV6Nd_h7HEm4smlPo2F-MtLyCvzj-ben7VXcXeDm2_yvpdpW5ADxd4hsBCPodDfm2neo_iz7NAqarsHt5ozLB236ZuZ9jseVsWjY5Mj5Jjdmc-Wpig/s1620/c9G23-Glacier-114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JYfRf9kCJCS6sDJ7VwkNk7fDkc65ijbw3RRoozLlejIGZ7pfdrbIU27OKPo3k-8Rowf2U89X_XV6Nd_h7HEm4smlPo2F-MtLyCvzj-ben7VXcXeDm2_yvpdpW5ADxd4hsBCPodDfm2neo_iz7NAqarsHt5ozLB236ZuZ9jseVsWjY5Mj5Jjdmc-Wpig/w640-h426/c9G23-Glacier-114.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I watched two fly fishermen walk down stream and start casting. Each of them was successful in catching a fish.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">In Columbia Falls the cooks needed to do some more shopping. The sky was pleasant to watch as the sun set.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOzIq7i3J7lVXBK7V2aKfwSZovHFPJlX_ql6G5ea8jawy6LmIH7jam2BtqpeKCiPEMCJ80kWrOfdxV1FJutphzMwov_sF-Z3e2OWYCjjfdGvmKA9rDyjFh4tQ_yR1z-FgF7vBkoKGtIkpbzIH4CP-R1eiKiOpHvTbyKMyJDDSNUhIPywf_paQA5R46SA/s3467/IMG_8417.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1950" data-original-width="3467" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOzIq7i3J7lVXBK7V2aKfwSZovHFPJlX_ql6G5ea8jawy6LmIH7jam2BtqpeKCiPEMCJ80kWrOfdxV1FJutphzMwov_sF-Z3e2OWYCjjfdGvmKA9rDyjFh4tQ_yR1z-FgF7vBkoKGtIkpbzIH4CP-R1eiKiOpHvTbyKMyJDDSNUhIPywf_paQA5R46SA/w640-h360/IMG_8417.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">This was a wonderful time together sharing time in Glacier National Park. Tomorrow we go our separate ways with Klara returning to work here in Montana, Tina and Justin returning to Ohio, and us flying home to San Diego.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div></div>RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-86963245294526656812023-09-05T15:44:00.000-07:002023-09-05T15:44:22.818-07:00GLACIER NATIONAL PARK - PHOTO TOUR <p><span style="font-size: x-large;">This July I visited Glacier National Park, first on a photo tour, and then with my family. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">George and I flew to Kalispell, MT where Klara, our oldest daughter, met us and took George home to Lincoln for a visit while I spent a week in Glacier photographing the landscape, and a few of its critters.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHJ3gtP7TxuxJYrkpqp7PQq_YOf24mJfVzJ-F4eqSOb5g0VKC-9M-YZ0qQawJ1QnWFya43KolfBBkcOHdqnCxIoc6V7Jb-wJsikdryr7zpHjDIuh78_MbKzvzvaVTsXkk9pAyN0R1Deha4v1c97_gvpOJuWgPEPWW1hB0VbYmumsqfVIvvRlWTbJbcSo/s1620/b9G23-Glacier-57.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHJ3gtP7TxuxJYrkpqp7PQq_YOf24mJfVzJ-F4eqSOb5g0VKC-9M-YZ0qQawJ1QnWFya43KolfBBkcOHdqnCxIoc6V7Jb-wJsikdryr7zpHjDIuh78_MbKzvzvaVTsXkk9pAyN0R1Deha4v1c97_gvpOJuWgPEPWW1hB0VbYmumsqfVIvvRlWTbJbcSo/w640-h426/b9G23-Glacier-57.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNymZYmaI-7FnyaF7f8kGxFDZ1fs6KlGzGSMawQs4EBsoXvHGwblb-_bY_zrCi8Wxc-NrdhGC3L1quxCiWZrLV_ptCqdVZlS5LgZv42RYSAN6dC2v_Hm6lShLWkxnRBIouNp0B8l1TpgnfCuvFJwqpX99Xx4S_Ttc_TfCfIeFVBp89KsAIpx6QuEDN9yk/s1620/b8G23-Glacier-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNymZYmaI-7FnyaF7f8kGxFDZ1fs6KlGzGSMawQs4EBsoXvHGwblb-_bY_zrCi8Wxc-NrdhGC3L1quxCiWZrLV_ptCqdVZlS5LgZv42RYSAN6dC2v_Hm6lShLWkxnRBIouNp0B8l1TpgnfCuvFJwqpX99Xx4S_Ttc_TfCfIeFVBp89KsAIpx6QuEDN9yk/w640-h426/b8G23-Glacier-4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0ltdrq2Ar4OK-mjfAssEglRLgb06v-TmxFCpfF2E6RL9gQqMjsqPUj9pgvKWAMTsgri6RJdcQK6-tbpL9kG1wungIrNVQjvPRdUMVnQpNAtU63tDOPlXq2ZRJJXFJ67PwkhHCF54mehS2OYFMddO2G69o0rL7qVpuhbY1hxDsELnccsFbOv7vk41OHA/s1620/b8G23-Glacier-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0ltdrq2Ar4OK-mjfAssEglRLgb06v-TmxFCpfF2E6RL9gQqMjsqPUj9pgvKWAMTsgri6RJdcQK6-tbpL9kG1wungIrNVQjvPRdUMVnQpNAtU63tDOPlXq2ZRJJXFJ67PwkhHCF54mehS2OYFMddO2G69o0rL7qVpuhbY1hxDsELnccsFbOv7vk41OHA/w426-h640/b8G23-Glacier-20.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span>My base for the photography trip was on the East side of the Park where we stayed in two cabins at the Paul Ranch in the area of Babb, MT. On the drive to Babb we did make a couple of stops for some pictures of Glacier National Park and a few wildlife photos. </span><p></p><p><span>Rocky Mountain Goats:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolqL90Dh7KZqfl9pku_P0dKElvLJB1tt1pJh7FRyTly7hwCPYNHELs1BRDOaEu-1t91xLeRII6D5qabIwK6aK4S7ltpSIDYab4df2Nhz12W96IQj802MfVwI6A0sQqX6jWA9OcIlJrH9pWAnPy2j4uVjF4QDnPHXM0HF-Em32ed1TVWYw9aDXjpYwp7g/s1620/b8G23-Glacier-17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolqL90Dh7KZqfl9pku_P0dKElvLJB1tt1pJh7FRyTly7hwCPYNHELs1BRDOaEu-1t91xLeRII6D5qabIwK6aK4S7ltpSIDYab4df2Nhz12W96IQj802MfVwI6A0sQqX6jWA9OcIlJrH9pWAnPy2j4uVjF4QDnPHXM0HF-Em32ed1TVWYw9aDXjpYwp7g/w640-h426/b8G23-Glacier-17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIvhpNPsIusiZrvY3DM4xJa5Y_DZ-cP-bXQ2Q2xMUFK2Bmnki7Xt1DdDus0_NslJAXlsC9ATuCvh7caJax2xVsHUkzqiozw6Wf9SAnya6WMoDhZiCl_-S8NIa5-Odk7bL1N37SZdIEjiNtOA8eJ9EcjvG2JTrRNOrbaLJCcdqdEHCKiPG6dFmc4WnBBIg/w640-h426/b8G23-Glacier-25.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span> and Big Horn Sheep found in the Logan Pass area.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtMe4muSfsrXl-leTTu_Uf6e-EJPZ38TJSg5MeZ0fxCNV8ZPS8KvrdqWvXYpuDIOFOzcsAP2ZUsZFRnPD3Sw_sVjrLodncJsS4oAyGXN-FN0f2nUxZOJmeGaomvcWbGnkPkl5nG40BqFTbJ3LSf1GsUXJ6VAPOH4y2Y5MQ3hsGugtKIZwKaPMNmEG52U/s1350/b8G23-Glacier-50.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtMe4muSfsrXl-leTTu_Uf6e-EJPZ38TJSg5MeZ0fxCNV8ZPS8KvrdqWvXYpuDIOFOzcsAP2ZUsZFRnPD3Sw_sVjrLodncJsS4oAyGXN-FN0f2nUxZOJmeGaomvcWbGnkPkl5nG40BqFTbJ3LSf1GsUXJ6VAPOH4y2Y5MQ3hsGugtKIZwKaPMNmEG52U/w640-h512/b8G23-Glacier-50.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_vbqSs5vs1BnlNT5NueeSkTv7llPbbwRA6hSKlcmEBJDmXMB1iaw7jLr2Y_aBmj3AsLEX2lLsacARval6uAPDAW1cSQDSkep1SAkcdqvssej4pM3fESLeEVrQEqnFYDMt8MwJ2-SRIE6XybkcHlNs_8UAVC3vWvqw-DxEeHIiCr39XTlUg-5CkEfBUT8/w640-h512/b8G23-Glacier-68.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span><span style="text-align: left;">Once we were at the Ranch I unpacked a little and then we headed off for a much needed dinner at St. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Mary Lodge. This was followed by a couple of hours of looking for wildlife in the area. We did not see anything of interest.</span></span></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b><u>WEDNESDAY, JULY 19th</u></b></i>:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">We were up and on our way by 0500 to get to <i>Swift Current Overlook and Waterfalls</i> for sunrise which was about 0548. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJs8lnZjpKzWaSmvxhNrlX9etqdU9XzUwhJ-jWJJTBKR94y4A5bxeKzOY8qIHt4pAi-Fm_Ffcd0BblF6yS2xxWS6Cn4vmQE1oCeM4bfPJ2D6aSeKs0IDRe3_YmYkGBuL4W0K5BWujPHMubexRLymKQ7av-37EksgvBFLjzZFlOwJjoNkuf2E8OnMQ2r0/s1620/b9G23-Glacier-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJs8lnZjpKzWaSmvxhNrlX9etqdU9XzUwhJ-jWJJTBKR94y4A5bxeKzOY8qIHt4pAi-Fm_Ffcd0BblF6yS2xxWS6Cn4vmQE1oCeM4bfPJ2D6aSeKs0IDRe3_YmYkGBuL4W0K5BWujPHMubexRLymKQ7av-37EksgvBFLjzZFlOwJjoNkuf2E8OnMQ2r0/w640-h426/b9G23-Glacier-6.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzhTGqx0QFUw7jmX6IEU5ylAuwuTueCjz-2gWMnktzxLLYq9WFjqZB6IlD6ABERbVzc-YI1R8CdQQMmOUenzzPlDqd8qJ08GpXjM4U_Z13as6ECRstV--Vi1hwPrMjnsdDHEVsXrdAWzRvznjIzfcwAWBCQqNSHJwZUcXa3avvyYuaaL9OoAP30jL_k4/s1620/b9G23-Glacier-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzhTGqx0QFUw7jmX6IEU5ylAuwuTueCjz-2gWMnktzxLLYq9WFjqZB6IlD6ABERbVzc-YI1R8CdQQMmOUenzzPlDqd8qJ08GpXjM4U_Z13as6ECRstV--Vi1hwPrMjnsdDHEVsXrdAWzRvznjIzfcwAWBCQqNSHJwZUcXa3avvyYuaaL9OoAP30jL_k4/w640-h426/b9G23-Glacier-14.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgpWOgNvmMYpKDue05YBgz4pOfFBxlBsYRLy_GNw9FX0g9yPgcpuuxNx4e3_XirJLQL7PWCJVrDG-Jppr2pKKK3jge34GUgqACWdABNA_PQjSi3BMR24u3mQ2YHqVf4pJlP-qwlifOVvn6UQHpSoe9XU7Ctqo3JLCEkzDeuxWe25uqzeJRi1MhgFnTJc/s1350/b9G23-Glacier-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgpWOgNvmMYpKDue05YBgz4pOfFBxlBsYRLy_GNw9FX0g9yPgcpuuxNx4e3_XirJLQL7PWCJVrDG-Jppr2pKKK3jge34GUgqACWdABNA_PQjSi3BMR24u3mQ2YHqVf4pJlP-qwlifOVvn6UQHpSoe9XU7Ctqo3JLCEkzDeuxWe25uqzeJRi1MhgFnTJc/w640-h512/b9G23-Glacier-16.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">This was in the Many Glacier area of the Park. I did not feel that I could follow the group down to a closer view of the Falls, so I stayed up by the road. I scrambled over the low wall but scraped my calf badly and had to use my "grab rag" as a bandage until we got back to the cabin.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KEqP-kCmooFJMdlm18TL7s6pPqv_oMWHFRZyslfkyFSdgz8oJK3IRw3DLL9EAg6VMf8bEaAWfrDJE8fyNYLjOMCStyLv4UwAcrmfrEoxD3MJi-TDkxWBDnI3K12eJiIxKPRwCNXqU9P8Pc8mofuY-C6vf_WrVz3YTEIefBFlK8tDzPns4XhB5eCqDiw/s1620/b9G23-Glacier-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KEqP-kCmooFJMdlm18TL7s6pPqv_oMWHFRZyslfkyFSdgz8oJK3IRw3DLL9EAg6VMf8bEaAWfrDJE8fyNYLjOMCStyLv4UwAcrmfrEoxD3MJi-TDkxWBDnI3K12eJiIxKPRwCNXqU9P8Pc8mofuY-C6vf_WrVz3YTEIefBFlK8tDzPns4XhB5eCqDiw/w640-h426/b9G23-Glacier-8.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span><span><span><span> The Wall!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">After sunrise and views of the Falls we went in search of wildlife. We found a black bear that was foraging on berries. We spent some time watching and photographing it. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwq9Qdg7YHVgMGF_Jxs9BF4D5C4S8XRCPx6aNL95u3BR4c2eQnAZbEDTmXHkSxbsTINX1QMDRqXP744xMB6fV38O-rKMr3LZh5xJT6JQRDgbTeS6BXpTqdmQcuBx2dkzV85IKDb7K5rfJahr8bjMsezBUGv5RyiW9JVWAPM0rx3cMFAAn_dhXymmRWN5A/s1620/b9G23-Glacier-33.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwq9Qdg7YHVgMGF_Jxs9BF4D5C4S8XRCPx6aNL95u3BR4c2eQnAZbEDTmXHkSxbsTINX1QMDRqXP744xMB6fV38O-rKMr3LZh5xJT6JQRDgbTeS6BXpTqdmQcuBx2dkzV85IKDb7K5rfJahr8bjMsezBUGv5RyiW9JVWAPM0rx3cMFAAn_dhXymmRWN5A/w640-h426/b9G23-Glacier-33.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3R7hk2Zp6UwjftHK46rUuIfEFTP-Xngfh1gmuYJ5fOoGnMcknW2rz37mkDDaYlSgDmb9sUAvmwC1K_cGuY3aINfyZl6orx_JL-ThZQqGDGNV3DbIOQ2F7MU7p2W9xWlDal-CaEcGXbgWVagG2xXeHyg1Kat7jNrAqNipcV7AcqKkdjwMu9lWS80YjsTU/s1620/b9G23-Glacier-40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3R7hk2Zp6UwjftHK46rUuIfEFTP-Xngfh1gmuYJ5fOoGnMcknW2rz37mkDDaYlSgDmb9sUAvmwC1K_cGuY3aINfyZl6orx_JL-ThZQqGDGNV3DbIOQ2F7MU7p2W9xWlDal-CaEcGXbgWVagG2xXeHyg1Kat7jNrAqNipcV7AcqKkdjwMu9lWS80YjsTU/w640-h426/b9G23-Glacier-40.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4NPGNhqHW3NfEihQKhBBTtWaD-5Ky5XD6qn-hGFFiUYqYugukeVu6KYQemCObUI37YMnkrXNuha0KJxRXUbrdNRJ29YrsZFniCcdCggG7zHZvFhW8_p6WcMyUdoC4Af1C-CigKePrkAbBEOtPgmX8T0kUOHTcucjZ_gbTjh8wgcast6vQvPAvf67c9w/s1620/b9G23-Glacier-51.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4NPGNhqHW3NfEihQKhBBTtWaD-5Ky5XD6qn-hGFFiUYqYugukeVu6KYQemCObUI37YMnkrXNuha0KJxRXUbrdNRJ29YrsZFniCcdCggG7zHZvFhW8_p6WcMyUdoC4Af1C-CigKePrkAbBEOtPgmX8T0kUOHTcucjZ_gbTjh8wgcast6vQvPAvf67c9w/w640-h426/b9G23-Glacier-51.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Finally it was time to let him continue with his breakfast, and we headed off to</span><i> <span>Many Glacier Lodge</span></i><span> for our breakfast.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Once back at our cabin it was time to start treatment of my leg wound. </span><span> One of my fellow photographers was a retired nurse and had a good First Aid Kit in her car so I was able to regularly change the dressing. The wound was a tear of the skin, but did not hurt at all. After treatment I was able to do a laundry, and then take a much needed nap.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span>In the late afternoon</span><span> </span><span>we were off to an early dinner at <i>Johnson's of St. Mary. </i>The service here was mostly </span></span><span>family style in that you ordered your entree and then all were served the side dishes family style. These smaller restaurants make their own rules regarding service because they have rather short seasons, and the logistics of getting supplies can be an issue.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span>As the skies were clear we went in quest of wildlife and wildflowers after </span><span>dinner along the <i>Going to the Sun Road.</i></span></span><span> We found a family of mountain goats scrambling along a wall above the road. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcb2eB7dCl0MwKswKyx_zhy0cyxWOHEoErnLJ-LBQ6Jy_j3gwGlTRKq9KFo_jKOq4R4T0tLOuGM5Pxvsbr3Yc8UFCQeKzXxlmUY7jirLoKppGG1OiO4OKdurFCr5AmDWe_UIJmxRNl_0zY8TrxKKAh225-9R5Frw3A2Y3-es1xCxVCW_W1Ciw_CAkcyF8/s1620/b9G23-Glacier-63.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcb2eB7dCl0MwKswKyx_zhy0cyxWOHEoErnLJ-LBQ6Jy_j3gwGlTRKq9KFo_jKOq4R4T0tLOuGM5Pxvsbr3Yc8UFCQeKzXxlmUY7jirLoKppGG1OiO4OKdurFCr5AmDWe_UIJmxRNl_0zY8TrxKKAh225-9R5Frw3A2Y3-es1xCxVCW_W1Ciw_CAkcyF8/w640-h426/b9G23-Glacier-63.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><span>A molting Mama</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UYURXt7HwFLvhqBUbCNj3ksB__Vmq2sZ0kB_cuzmwyPwxp2mtdccTV_CgUy5Z2BjAzLmxiVHfmrSWUazag2RGfKO3ZbsJ6clD_C-GBv4kehHEmeTJGQUYXfzgm0WykQMByQcYdCFZykDNLLdgpFeFfZBjEZsLoGtpF8yRMOqrElbHjWozxxiOSdDlec/s1620/b9G23-Glacier-78-Enhanced-NR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UYURXt7HwFLvhqBUbCNj3ksB__Vmq2sZ0kB_cuzmwyPwxp2mtdccTV_CgUy5Z2BjAzLmxiVHfmrSWUazag2RGfKO3ZbsJ6clD_C-GBv4kehHEmeTJGQUYXfzgm0WykQMByQcYdCFZykDNLLdgpFeFfZBjEZsLoGtpF8yRMOqrElbHjWozxxiOSdDlec/w640-h426/b9G23-Glacier-78-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span><p><span><span>We also found patches of </span><span>wildflowers to photograph. We ended the day with a waterfall.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9TrcM8yVurgIrDFzKccrZZzpUXMrrnScrQBvlGuZlH_aAr-y82_INiIbIxSnt2QJr42S-qxh4v8LEd5u_tC8LGxGMHDF3MQB1a_YufMgI1SkoNQ-cDSstqDI9mg8a-GZ98UA1d70LyCPrM9S3wR6X0cqPMEhdpNuDiiYYmdmXzHuB-i6YlYgL3IIXsk/s1350/b9G23-Glacier-80.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw9TrcM8yVurgIrDFzKccrZZzpUXMrrnScrQBvlGuZlH_aAr-y82_INiIbIxSnt2QJr42S-qxh4v8LEd5u_tC8LGxGMHDF3MQB1a_YufMgI1SkoNQ-cDSstqDI9mg8a-GZ98UA1d70LyCPrM9S3wR6X0cqPMEhdpNuDiiYYmdmXzHuB-i6YlYgL3IIXsk/w640-h512/b9G23-Glacier-80.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczwHZszU9dUO2AXNzA_lPrkKgqEe2MMglJIQDbgpHFGloNDMStfwkVFqTrW6kjOSWHwmOJL4Ou4IzxWc6WzqkPMpM9RX_5GPZRU3zTU5C_w86yr4jOXjnZf_g27a416d1EDLGXbdiGpMlgdaKX4Hgu6N4A1rrCjlx9EbPgi-jhrZvlQUU8Q3XQqGCsyw/s1350/b9G23-Glacier-82-Enhanced-NR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgczwHZszU9dUO2AXNzA_lPrkKgqEe2MMglJIQDbgpHFGloNDMStfwkVFqTrW6kjOSWHwmOJL4Ou4IzxWc6WzqkPMpM9RX_5GPZRU3zTU5C_w86yr4jOXjnZf_g27a416d1EDLGXbdiGpMlgdaKX4Hgu6N4A1rrCjlx9EbPgi-jhrZvlQUU8Q3XQqGCsyw/w512-h640/b9G23-Glacier-82-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzQ29DcQddmEeuwjGde5fFSoRZXVJeZFyARAY8FcYoXqfS4OOe6NAxfaBwLCn_GgF758yT7HpPmnCbhHnzGNEEFpypSLebzlvkNWMpvPo_FRvXR8W4BXz7qnDe5Cu6GaliKgcdtUa2WaZHH6EI3iD7_fwWIpLg6NUiiH3EKAweKejRvz8kOwL1miEFVw/s1350/b9G23-Glacier-85.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzQ29DcQddmEeuwjGde5fFSoRZXVJeZFyARAY8FcYoXqfS4OOe6NAxfaBwLCn_GgF758yT7HpPmnCbhHnzGNEEFpypSLebzlvkNWMpvPo_FRvXR8W4BXz7qnDe5Cu6GaliKgcdtUa2WaZHH6EI3iD7_fwWIpLg6NUiiH3EKAweKejRvz8kOwL1miEFVw/w512-h640/b9G23-Glacier-85.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxZ-1xYNLFCwZAsP8HjyWprQ4R6AO3jhGR3A6qmv9pfcln4GKUOw29HR4PL6ZPXCeCZvZcU8idOVqua8bWeQ4uulR7osyJFp2MKnBRf0hMtXoo068jRP1EBEPMVHrAOEwQRyFlrMX5iEbEnONQNqFKkq8i9Xi9Gz22vNBo-FsTEYbGj7r3C0G3UjJq7Y/s1350/b9G23-Glacier-99.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxZ-1xYNLFCwZAsP8HjyWprQ4R6AO3jhGR3A6qmv9pfcln4GKUOw29HR4PL6ZPXCeCZvZcU8idOVqua8bWeQ4uulR7osyJFp2MKnBRf0hMtXoo068jRP1EBEPMVHrAOEwQRyFlrMX5iEbEnONQNqFKkq8i9Xi9Gz22vNBo-FsTEYbGj7r3C0G3UjJq7Y/w512-h640/b9G23-Glacier-99.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Docc9g3mcSqeq0x3W-P-phtkE_w5d4Tj8pFl56z4QJfSDWjmpPX-XZx2qaVbjH7Mz3wTRJ_5Gz4HUdwJtKqwWl9hbYnqgJEBIFI2x_X3bgKc5XJwa0xpnQrVqYyYS8nwcYL71etyFVH6n34-KHO6XZvQGGjjHmjfDLzp9HfHhJXpiUCcgOW-i1O8olo/s1920/b9G23-Glacier-101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Docc9g3mcSqeq0x3W-P-phtkE_w5d4Tj8pFl56z4QJfSDWjmpPX-XZx2qaVbjH7Mz3wTRJ_5Gz4HUdwJtKqwWl9hbYnqgJEBIFI2x_X3bgKc5XJwa0xpnQrVqYyYS8nwcYL71etyFVH6n34-KHO6XZvQGGjjHmjfDLzp9HfHhJXpiUCcgOW-i1O8olo/w640-h360/b9G23-Glacier-101.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span><span> </span><span><span> </span><span><span> </span><span><span> </span><span><span> </span><span><span><span>Reynolds Peak</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></span><p><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>THURSDAY, 20 JULY:</b></span></u></i></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Once again we were off to capture sunrise light on Swift Current Peak and the surrounding area. We got some color on the Peak. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpfAMWKD6eyxIVq74mk0yuVSQ4h7MqcCA8B2jyqC_5p-BpCSRdFgYKQniCrnD81ldDiGUS8gpA6q1QoEMZMDiDKDrwblePJ3MtEDQTbbDtm5tRBQLtTIzzZefYERbCg_e3ngpoXkAuHy8XmOvnW8vbWGxBYXl7NBiWOkktj9XCVmIJA7Qsu-mGu-3QEY/s1350/c0G23-Glacier-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpfAMWKD6eyxIVq74mk0yuVSQ4h7MqcCA8B2jyqC_5p-BpCSRdFgYKQniCrnD81ldDiGUS8gpA6q1QoEMZMDiDKDrwblePJ3MtEDQTbbDtm5tRBQLtTIzzZefYERbCg_e3ngpoXkAuHy8XmOvnW8vbWGxBYXl7NBiWOkktj9XCVmIJA7Qsu-mGu-3QEY/w640-h512/c0G23-Glacier-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbd21FP_emhL7cyZLWXOqMqv-kWxE0MZTnGbdcbsknPLUi2wGiPHkPH_YLCizeOkvl8LlhxvQdIA3573FUNfPlRwGb8AlEg4UaoiDu7ieHkSx5YfVuRVqXOZm1KZYjeyt61PN45xIPgQOYiyKpUox-WqSyutpcMFga8DCrDEMF8Y9PdqM5O15DH5OQj0/s1620/c0G23-Glacier-28-HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbd21FP_emhL7cyZLWXOqMqv-kWxE0MZTnGbdcbsknPLUi2wGiPHkPH_YLCizeOkvl8LlhxvQdIA3573FUNfPlRwGb8AlEg4UaoiDu7ieHkSx5YfVuRVqXOZm1KZYjeyt61PN45xIPgQOYiyKpUox-WqSyutpcMFga8DCrDEMF8Y9PdqM5O15DH5OQj0/w426-h640/c0G23-Glacier-28-HDR.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Then I turned to the upper level of the Falls or Rapids before it tumbles over rocks to the Falls. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6t-1sW9MqDhCm4LbzlYayb4m1-m0DwOh21TB3FCaC11UwNSuy339lvyP0feusLlSSS2yMDIJZjquBXnw9e0YB57ws3MWU8oQbLMdo2vXF1vJHrXiFf0oGhZZWFOHHILnPlE4OyiE857r52cKi23-FR4eoVXuc47uh7hxDgl_BZOKuMr6B5mna5c2lDc/s1620/c0G23-Glacier-31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE6t-1sW9MqDhCm4LbzlYayb4m1-m0DwOh21TB3FCaC11UwNSuy339lvyP0feusLlSSS2yMDIJZjquBXnw9e0YB57ws3MWU8oQbLMdo2vXF1vJHrXiFf0oGhZZWFOHHILnPlE4OyiE857r52cKi23-FR4eoVXuc47uh7hxDgl_BZOKuMr6B5mna5c2lDc/w640-h426/c0G23-Glacier-31.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>I also spotted a</span><span><span> </span><span>Dusky Grouse in the area.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRQbd4lbZ4YLzCWcuYKlmXInJlEQQhqCHrySf3KQQessXSk21TYcGt6GCl8TlXR_Hg7E5mTIn0a0kS1H2__7f2PxcTi1y-i_xISCPLFpCKFvVlwqSRdpyfS2kLLvypSdseMMjs2kpS1DI1fQMOrHQN8HRk5iHGoGrI722JJKxZObXKMeZ_llYibPFD9Y/s1620/c0G23-Glacier-53.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRQbd4lbZ4YLzCWcuYKlmXInJlEQQhqCHrySf3KQQessXSk21TYcGt6GCl8TlXR_Hg7E5mTIn0a0kS1H2__7f2PxcTi1y-i_xISCPLFpCKFvVlwqSRdpyfS2kLLvypSdseMMjs2kpS1DI1fQMOrHQN8HRk5iHGoGrI722JJKxZObXKMeZ_llYibPFD9Y/w640-h426/c0G23-Glacier-53.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Breakfast was at Many Glacier Lodge where I enjoyed a very tasty meal. We then headed back to our home away from home for naps and picture reviews. Dinner was at the Cattle Baron Supper Club. This is a very large restaurant and bar in the area, and the food was excellent.</span></div></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">This evening we went in search of wildflowers, waterfalls, and wildlife. We were successful on all counts. It was difficult to isolate a group of flowers as they were located right by the side of the road, and the slope was such that one could not do much in how one positioned the camera.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfigjA8k11xE9YjoWhy7F-RgCnQLg3AI4CCWEg6lKkJN8YAh13Z8YXj2iIESoDCtu7k9kNneJIUiauFxc8M_KLAmImUaSt-_G-svvHvPchsA4VHSozR-9ZdOwnMU0f_ns8X8H4-ltezJOUtWH9eSImH8QB2_1SaP6va32WcfLnkcfcmYG62VUbudE_Ro/s1620/c0G23-Glacier-65.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfigjA8k11xE9YjoWhy7F-RgCnQLg3AI4CCWEg6lKkJN8YAh13Z8YXj2iIESoDCtu7k9kNneJIUiauFxc8M_KLAmImUaSt-_G-svvHvPchsA4VHSozR-9ZdOwnMU0f_ns8X8H4-ltezJOUtWH9eSImH8QB2_1SaP6va32WcfLnkcfcmYG62VUbudE_Ro/w426-h640/c0G23-Glacier-65.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRQ2I9w6G_NhnKtzlJCck6Vdg98nduj8aimqZKGlVPvtuR3l8D6kAdCfWM7YLtXCtAGrJh3Fv4_yQpiOeMO3cbqAmgIE7fpffGktJ06JWGdfvC7edh_V_dfR9i22AJ3Lmwj4uBDWq1TsV5Gsc5qv_KVNwUkmk9w7g7HomfjtnbY6zitv0-4Y6GwNKbNc/s1920/c0G23-Glacier-98.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRQ2I9w6G_NhnKtzlJCck6Vdg98nduj8aimqZKGlVPvtuR3l8D6kAdCfWM7YLtXCtAGrJh3Fv4_yQpiOeMO3cbqAmgIE7fpffGktJ06JWGdfvC7edh_V_dfR9i22AJ3Lmwj4uBDWq1TsV5Gsc5qv_KVNwUkmk9w7g7HomfjtnbY6zitv0-4Y6GwNKbNc/w640-h360/c0G23-Glacier-98.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">This waterfall was also close to the road.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8DNMo-bNw6-jt_vnWgN2AkgjXP6Wr_1evpPjVbTBeCx5rxB6jV659v2ioVwClz-yBmYyzPzEg2ZEVcyOFzM9TuS4Lk6r_d714Q10wTetUFeHTfTmJCG_O3lHhipFtLWzzrV361i7lYI9JLxnGdU1C4CYbeS4D64PrdDF8D-HBTOxB9iHRXx-JxAs7O8/s1920/c0G23-Glacier-90.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8DNMo-bNw6-jt_vnWgN2AkgjXP6Wr_1evpPjVbTBeCx5rxB6jV659v2ioVwClz-yBmYyzPzEg2ZEVcyOFzM9TuS4Lk6r_d714Q10wTetUFeHTfTmJCG_O3lHhipFtLWzzrV361i7lYI9JLxnGdU1C4CYbeS4D64PrdDF8D-HBTOxB9iHRXx-JxAs7O8/w360-h640/c0G23-Glacier-90.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Another hazard of this location was the steady stream of traffic. I still enjoyed capturing the waterfall and experimenting with the effects of different shutter speeds.</span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">We continued up the road to the Logan Pass area where we found a group of <i>Rocky Mountain</i> <i>Big Horn Sheep. </i>They were busy nibbling on the grasses in the area and we took advantage of the photo oppertunity. It was challenging as it was after sunset so the light was diminishing quickly.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOD4GlUVvoWwTgLHEnRknz5iCurDN9WX9W7px0jMrdMdqMmlp3nHwWgFv7dHr27kM8vJa4vXzrDt_8_FmvfKR9J9iqM8gtiBfwFZ7qWR0nGQWrG0q0OOHtXmqcbYpwdDFQgnvnwotJhWzZyPm0kRStLn7R96SbBEPOqthtx4Sy52oE_CTxlk7GBlAquR8/s1350/c0G23-Glacier-146.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOD4GlUVvoWwTgLHEnRknz5iCurDN9WX9W7px0jMrdMdqMmlp3nHwWgFv7dHr27kM8vJa4vXzrDt_8_FmvfKR9J9iqM8gtiBfwFZ7qWR0nGQWrG0q0OOHtXmqcbYpwdDFQgnvnwotJhWzZyPm0kRStLn7R96SbBEPOqthtx4Sy52oE_CTxlk7GBlAquR8/w640-h512/c0G23-Glacier-146.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCZkXkD9PBw0NiFPJGEvilAPkykJehCzetGQZ-bCnXzvN8E37SnwCQM5cHRpkruGLtdMl8NnpRbQCGOMFTtA0z2eU4zAAyQ9SfHS5LhIQeUEZWXm7AP_qntC-il8MjeP7FB8mKIURsJ6aMscoYdOOgQaMfTK3U3JRRrtE9q6yKql8if3e4x4ZhWmmJro/w426-h640/c0G23-Glacier-136.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><i><u><b>FRIDAY, 21 July:</b></u></i></p><p><span>This morning we went for sunrise light above the shore of Lake Sherbourne. The sky was partially cloudy and we were able to find a nice skeletal tree </span><span>to add interest.</span></p></span><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREvy-38ocZY8g68QawhffMlk3CTCkUeObNk1I1g0ULTrdxKH2scvkyw4GyRK2pVPnw-4_4ASYg6BUPXPb0eAXtKMTdRnPJH_cET4VHOJ4pYB-suW2yEcYwNw-CpNvf8GuWqSkVuwSJkq4333rHubtws2BgYCA3BTmRcq2Ew0C6G1Rh6axMfGAuKNlu-k/s1620/c1G23-Glacier-57-HDR.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREvy-38ocZY8g68QawhffMlk3CTCkUeObNk1I1g0ULTrdxKH2scvkyw4GyRK2pVPnw-4_4ASYg6BUPXPb0eAXtKMTdRnPJH_cET4VHOJ4pYB-suW2yEcYwNw-CpNvf8GuWqSkVuwSJkq4333rHubtws2BgYCA3BTmRcq2Ew0C6G1Rh6axMfGAuKNlu-k/w640-h426/c1G23-Glacier-57-HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fK8HLoN0kUkJ0NOgTdvhfAIFOUH_sb8-EqINxmrp8-kc48pzHbGREqWNXE7rGBVq5M0lVIigWZr2jhHOCRWCKM6KoT5dUczIKWcorX9al2THf-pVWb5izFaZP5L9qO-wz7EkUrqi1aQjxK_zomqqrJx1fx1ykpt53RoQ_MbO11FrxsRuM8Nm9H9NPtk/s1920/c1G23-Glacier-63.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4fK8HLoN0kUkJ0NOgTdvhfAIFOUH_sb8-EqINxmrp8-kc48pzHbGREqWNXE7rGBVq5M0lVIigWZr2jhHOCRWCKM6KoT5dUczIKWcorX9al2THf-pVWb5izFaZP5L9qO-wz7EkUrqi1aQjxK_zomqqrJx1fx1ykpt53RoQ_MbO11FrxsRuM8Nm9H9NPtk/w640-h360/c1G23-Glacier-63.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></div>After sunrise we found a grizzly bear in the area and were able to follow it from the road for some time. He, </span><span>like most bears, was intent on browsing on the berries in the area.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKrv-GE0pGOG5pX3Q7ljPXZ0Pw95n2mtP1J8Dd7n1-Rbq38PYi8XvNmZ7S6GEFWs_yFL8N5ICSZXRRU0MBOZjfcDFrMjpg1EFA403h6lK_pNvh7jbLux7FTIe4WPWGq74IwR1DV828atS_xf_I2jLTIxBYnUd-xQVgO0OlOxr7vUMYKhvPkSzUW9K30o/s1350/c1G23-Glacier-92.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKrv-GE0pGOG5pX3Q7ljPXZ0Pw95n2mtP1J8Dd7n1-Rbq38PYi8XvNmZ7S6GEFWs_yFL8N5ICSZXRRU0MBOZjfcDFrMjpg1EFA403h6lK_pNvh7jbLux7FTIe4WPWGq74IwR1DV828atS_xf_I2jLTIxBYnUd-xQVgO0OlOxr7vUMYKhvPkSzUW9K30o/w640-h512/c1G23-Glacier-92.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span>"My what big claws you have"</span></span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7XlC5gwMCsocPcY0KNfzaBU-vIC9b-MhNG_YXVPPY_lEAx31lKMS8IHIB2cpcBdvutKWv99dVjykVX7SlTsDYdiizJ6mCGHzTvuImNOLVw5lZajgLm2VQ_Rd5GJnInJLBow4STQA6k2mP0Wx2_hlZmmHVX9SS2c_uuT7ChueiuWX8NN5HBb1WipZViE/s1350/c1G23-Glacier-94.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7XlC5gwMCsocPcY0KNfzaBU-vIC9b-MhNG_YXVPPY_lEAx31lKMS8IHIB2cpcBdvutKWv99dVjykVX7SlTsDYdiizJ6mCGHzTvuImNOLVw5lZajgLm2VQ_Rd5GJnInJLBow4STQA6k2mP0Wx2_hlZmmHVX9SS2c_uuT7ChueiuWX8NN5HBb1WipZViE/w640-h512/c1G23-Glacier-94.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpVsW-CDjUt7Wt5lE09oDD9MmVrab-9uN8bDf-bR5sZi-KJANFf3jgkrAwH-OZD5IflFZOGp0xjWvyor1GFKdhEIG59MlqfHndjzdkt15Rj8zri-LD-Gn_9IOELLMB7ctDrJo4wRLpZwI55YPTZyJhHi_2dU3z7nVvQyM50oOPeeWrw5Lo_w6vJFNkKA/s1350/c1G23-Glacier-103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpVsW-CDjUt7Wt5lE09oDD9MmVrab-9uN8bDf-bR5sZi-KJANFf3jgkrAwH-OZD5IflFZOGp0xjWvyor1GFKdhEIG59MlqfHndjzdkt15Rj8zri-LD-Gn_9IOELLMB7ctDrJo4wRLpZwI55YPTZyJhHi_2dU3z7nVvQyM50oOPeeWrw5Lo_w6vJFNkKA/w512-h640/c1G23-Glacier-103.jpg" width="512" /></a></div>As we headed back to our cabin we found an enterprising lady who had set up a food truck along the highway serving coffees, pastries, and breakfast burritos. I enjoyed a burrito and coffee after we got back to the cabin. During our down time, James gave us a presentation on editing images. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dinner today was at <i>Two Sisters Cafe</i>. The food was good but the cafe was quite noisy due to its popularity.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><u><b>SATURDAY, JULY 22:</b></u></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Today we were off to <i>Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, </i>located on the border.<i> </i> It was a little short of an hour drive. We had no problem crossing the border, and enjoy a delightful breakfast in the Prince of Wales Lodge dining room, where the servers all wore kilts.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">While at this Park we enjoyed a cruise on Waterton Lake:</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfFTySAaQ0NVhaOORruX9tM6mWfR-0ejHzFrB04GqmxLrzb1UbzzmRK_mO8159mwQNaYccp1NGS-5VzdVCcHoC30fRScq2YdmrXlaU1hi4493FkMvdWxFaB6OMNAYjDZCVHLNjkYv4LFeL6m64vKifTdzPsR4vGtK1jps-jpQhTx-c8S1u52nmulZTZ4/s1620/c2G23-12-HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfFTySAaQ0NVhaOORruX9tM6mWfR-0ejHzFrB04GqmxLrzb1UbzzmRK_mO8159mwQNaYccp1NGS-5VzdVCcHoC30fRScq2YdmrXlaU1hi4493FkMvdWxFaB6OMNAYjDZCVHLNjkYv4LFeL6m64vKifTdzPsR4vGtK1jps-jpQhTx-c8S1u52nmulZTZ4/w640-h426/c2G23-12-HDR.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Waterton Lake</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImES7AbWYglp-eSdg9y7J49bsjC5LnOLEFO5ynPqsiR7moSlDo4BoIEafh91GltBp1xhVwaU-qvqa2y7icmowbJgTkM2CEWASPimq5K-UvtTDzdKKskrB5rCxjuS9zGZecFgKPNa6Jjjmqcw4N8V50qaX4pY4QYxrJWX5ODat0q7AcjFrn8U95_nG3v0/s1620/c2G23-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiImES7AbWYglp-eSdg9y7J49bsjC5LnOLEFO5ynPqsiR7moSlDo4BoIEafh91GltBp1xhVwaU-qvqa2y7icmowbJgTkM2CEWASPimq5K-UvtTDzdKKskrB5rCxjuS9zGZecFgKPNa6Jjjmqcw4N8V50qaX4pY4QYxrJWX5ODat0q7AcjFrn8U95_nG3v0/w640-h426/c2G23-16.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><p><span>that included a short visit to the U.S. section of the </span><span>park located at the distal end of the lake.</span><span> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLyRT0YoEABTXwUZpmgbKuxrRdjGMyTaz6LW1--KCCV9ito3tdYBvqLtTofP2ZVOdIU59Wj_SO5684oxF6ZEDivZA_r0QlbbCYXhKIK-Z5MxUPW1putWeGHDkJi_KLQHoJ1nERlzIg_cOReNugNhhJ1EUZowbC1w5diOKLJrSvXYX0OTjw39J6efG8wY/s1620/c2G23-28.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLyRT0YoEABTXwUZpmgbKuxrRdjGMyTaz6LW1--KCCV9ito3tdYBvqLtTofP2ZVOdIU59Wj_SO5684oxF6ZEDivZA_r0QlbbCYXhKIK-Z5MxUPW1putWeGHDkJi_KLQHoJ1nERlzIg_cOReNugNhhJ1EUZowbC1w5diOKLJrSvXYX0OTjw39J6efG8wY/w640-h426/c2G23-28.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span>Fireweed along Trail<br /></span><span style="text-align: left;">When back in the town of Waterton, we enjoyed ice cream or yogurt cones which were very large and delicious. Afterwards we drove around the area looking for wildlife and found a small black bear, a couple of squirrels, and a coyote. (Sorry no photographs)</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">We returned to the U.S. after having an early dinner in the Prince of Wales dining room. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was a clear evening so we decided to take the opportunity to photograph the Milky Way. We set up at the outlet for Swift Current Lake. We spent about two hours here watching and photographing the movement of the Milky Way across the sky. Some also captured a meteor or two from the Perseid Meteor Shower.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikB1ID0sCyMxyGEZHJZaOFoQQwmOf4zdAjM5O3WfXml7vD4y4A2j56QHGfE8hf74ZsQGoKvgHnXSWMFnDHxRsUgyGbBF2PIseXycDCWMzFQjOiucA7qplV18--bRo62stzg8wLi4ekL9yIwssXsyzizWA3H0lYBrngD3kEJ_2xCbsfPY-jCGTG_C7kUzY/s1620/c2G23-68.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikB1ID0sCyMxyGEZHJZaOFoQQwmOf4zdAjM5O3WfXml7vD4y4A2j56QHGfE8hf74ZsQGoKvgHnXSWMFnDHxRsUgyGbBF2PIseXycDCWMzFQjOiucA7qplV18--bRo62stzg8wLi4ekL9yIwssXsyzizWA3H0lYBrngD3kEJ_2xCbsfPY-jCGTG_C7kUzY/w426-h640/c2G23-68.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> Night Sky</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIM9gdhZiKSntgr8bwYIrZWaUDvFZvhuDBfvg8NGtXkY8KrecXh_-frUJnxFiCI01NuzWKS5m_yjDcynH54gPi4hH80MBOVG6awcOormBTccTvoKZ-b0Wc8N8jn64wcL8y6X51Um5lEPA1RlXhG_rRvylypDDNkGtGLS6K4Kr67ebK3ZM_L8L37Sv9Uw/s1620/c3G23-Glacier-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIM9gdhZiKSntgr8bwYIrZWaUDvFZvhuDBfvg8NGtXkY8KrecXh_-frUJnxFiCI01NuzWKS5m_yjDcynH54gPi4hH80MBOVG6awcOormBTccTvoKZ-b0Wc8N8jn64wcL8y6X51Um5lEPA1RlXhG_rRvylypDDNkGtGLS6K4Kr67ebK3ZM_L8L37Sv9Uw/w426-h640/c3G23-Glacier-7.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Milky Way over Swift Current Lake</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><br /></span></span><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <b><i><u>Sunday, July 23:</u></i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">When we got back to the cabin, we all headed for bed and a few hours of sleep. After a late breakfast at our cabin I did a laundry in preparation for another six days on the road. A nap was also called for as it had been a short night.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">After dinner at Johnson's we drove to Logan Pass for this evening's activities. The group set out on a hike to Hidden Lake. I stayed behind and wandered around the Visitor Center looking for wildlife - big horn sheep and mountain goats that often frequent the area. They were not in the area tonight. So I then hiked above the Visitor Center a short distance on the Hidden Lake Trail and enjoyed the vast views and the sunset light and sky.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EaDgluzyTzQbLG7okD-g6LlZND76wSwofECAGsaq2CzIoUw0F5mx89BRn-wvXeneoAA3IWb6tcvDn5NkdD3MlcOwObUSyXQQUEfppUO6rPnFnxORLsg_C3jwvNaG9VffJxijdyiLPAfbkyUsiVavj2uTiFsXeELDqz74WMSLs-90O0WZPf31yXMIhE8/s1620/c3G23-Glacier-39.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EaDgluzyTzQbLG7okD-g6LlZND76wSwofECAGsaq2CzIoUw0F5mx89BRn-wvXeneoAA3IWb6tcvDn5NkdD3MlcOwObUSyXQQUEfppUO6rPnFnxORLsg_C3jwvNaG9VffJxijdyiLPAfbkyUsiVavj2uTiFsXeELDqz74WMSLs-90O0WZPf31yXMIhE8/w640-h426/c3G23-Glacier-39.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span>Clements Mountain</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3_h2i8iq_hrCvdN0a9yc5yKePFcIoTyhzNtNFkjUDf03SG_1KM3qPNb8FAAJHUnoeyERdm4xSJpvs8oZ-Ap1WgSbDrK_SbP7TM10lDJvGj_SwQyvvJfAJOH6mMabvUF-6UKlftxMU3817FkwNTQxM5I6Po0fLl3Kcq2_44gSnaG7Ilkzl4YBq1ScT9c/s1350/c3G23-Glacier-107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3_h2i8iq_hrCvdN0a9yc5yKePFcIoTyhzNtNFkjUDf03SG_1KM3qPNb8FAAJHUnoeyERdm4xSJpvs8oZ-Ap1WgSbDrK_SbP7TM10lDJvGj_SwQyvvJfAJOH6mMabvUF-6UKlftxMU3817FkwNTQxM5I6Po0fLl3Kcq2_44gSnaG7Ilkzl4YBq1ScT9c/w640-h512/c3G23-Glacier-107.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span>Sunset on Clements Mountain</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7EnL3YL73WLDe5HrWQapFThcDYOWGoQeIQG44-tYdIHuAgsHJVa00Z8MrDkTNH8FBIr7RqIaNSau2Dv1BJJKa0YanSDiTZaFcHd_IdcB4YoapTK_lIeqZyQmSPERUBswsB-jdTkvNoQvKIqBP1GUstDb3HeX7pbGwnP7QZGPiwV3bFtMT2Kod7hs8LI/s1620/c3G23-Glacier-108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7EnL3YL73WLDe5HrWQapFThcDYOWGoQeIQG44-tYdIHuAgsHJVa00Z8MrDkTNH8FBIr7RqIaNSau2Dv1BJJKa0YanSDiTZaFcHd_IdcB4YoapTK_lIeqZyQmSPERUBswsB-jdTkvNoQvKIqBP1GUstDb3HeX7pbGwnP7QZGPiwV3bFtMT2Kod7hs8LI/w640-h426/c3G23-Glacier-108.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Another View of Clements Mountain at Sunset</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span>The group got back to the parking lot just before dark. We then drove back to our cabin in Babb.</span></span></p><p><i><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">MONDAY, JULY 24:</span></u></b></i></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>This morning we went to<i> </i>the<i>Wild Goose Island </i>view area on St. Mary Lake. This is an iconic view of </span><span>Glacier and we were there to pick our spots before any other photographers showed up. It was well worth the getting up early to get into position. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsOq6lNHiqP1Gvi1Tyjxc_EYzmB4CHoTGn7ytXPcVDG0du_7Cf3raE0fqewWYHdqkzZOcekp7J4FO-uW4X3XRZqANZrhRJ0EXCYmlSHQPcm4r7UGGrLUnj18gkklC7OaidDZ4H26py9oSx7OO21VV3NO0LtJHF8aB4-jt4JuBknEe-PPcvzn4hByeyVc/s1620/c4G23-Glacier-32-HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsOq6lNHiqP1Gvi1Tyjxc_EYzmB4CHoTGn7ytXPcVDG0du_7Cf3raE0fqewWYHdqkzZOcekp7J4FO-uW4X3XRZqANZrhRJ0EXCYmlSHQPcm4r7UGGrLUnj18gkklC7OaidDZ4H26py9oSx7OO21VV3NO0LtJHF8aB4-jt4JuBknEe-PPcvzn4hByeyVc/w640-h426/c4G23-Glacier-32-HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">St. Mary Lake and Wild Goose Island</span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span>Afterwards we headed back to the village of St. Mary for breakfast </span></span><span>at Glacier's Edge. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuLdITCEEk_rarhb2yw0gF3eBlqOThVPEvpCXCamiDBl8fLFtAZGft9xf_WAGk5E0eAB6YZr2dFzwlcwofXOkA95vbLF9FJTzk9fF2wXKPqMr2uedzV0vRom-bPYZ0VxbIdyMeQ9MdLpgbdkkSfevSCnsaEsDDS20KupRiUCOCogrr5-tD8lSVcTM6Ts/s4032/IMG_8360.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuLdITCEEk_rarhb2yw0gF3eBlqOThVPEvpCXCamiDBl8fLFtAZGft9xf_WAGk5E0eAB6YZr2dFzwlcwofXOkA95vbLF9FJTzk9fF2wXKPqMr2uedzV0vRom-bPYZ0VxbIdyMeQ9MdLpgbdkkSfevSCnsaEsDDS20KupRiUCOCogrr5-tD8lSVcTM6Ts/w640-h480/IMG_8360.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kate's car has a slow tire leak. She opted in the afternoon to drive to Waterton to have it looked at and repaired as tomorrow she will be starting a long trip back home to the Chicago area and wants to do it in two days! She made it back in time to join us for dinner at <i>Many Glacier Lodge.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">After dinner I went off with the boys for a chance for one more sunset. We settled for the Swift Current Lake area. This has a foreground of a lake and in the distance is Swift Current Mountain that is a dominant feature. Tonight we had some nice clouds in the sky, but the color was not there.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaknSObMel_kSjArt3Su2fMLxuBIehiYd3CkHxQcGp0L3KYed2Vjgzd6tfXbAkhdc4dURuFzYI_o152yxn6X8g9WYBVY_ubNxkx7KDQZN_90PefacgvIieSaOnd4Co2mPgUQqfd3PSYmnf9UOD5Me6asmyEUTYlY9bRwWeacc1APsAMZ2m3HRG3UyDD9w/s1920/c4G23-Glacier-201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaknSObMel_kSjArt3Su2fMLxuBIehiYd3CkHxQcGp0L3KYed2Vjgzd6tfXbAkhdc4dURuFzYI_o152yxn6X8g9WYBVY_ubNxkx7KDQZN_90PefacgvIieSaOnd4Co2mPgUQqfd3PSYmnf9UOD5Me6asmyEUTYlY9bRwWeacc1APsAMZ2m3HRG3UyDD9w/w640-h360/c4G23-Glacier-201.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJv2LqSgqqvYOKMmi5ZP6HQRmX4iuNTsx9VoVdyJzWDv32pwhaZGwIfZ1GFD-ZYyU_ug-b6SxTKqEbjKoC3Qw0K6mtuwM7r7IRlqC31ETfhspLeGxgQrPdaLx8CwuhfMLQRHMINU9JgSHo7z17jAST1LpmSykP9NtCP1WL6kRn0kaiARyw4vkgG_gnoA/s1620/c4G23-Glacier-215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJv2LqSgqqvYOKMmi5ZP6HQRmX4iuNTsx9VoVdyJzWDv32pwhaZGwIfZ1GFD-ZYyU_ug-b6SxTKqEbjKoC3Qw0K6mtuwM7r7IRlqC31ETfhspLeGxgQrPdaLx8CwuhfMLQRHMINU9JgSHo7z17jAST1LpmSykP9NtCP1WL6kRn0kaiARyw4vkgG_gnoA/w640-h426/c4G23-Glacier-215.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09B8WFtme58-bbUXRFi2IHF7sJAemK0iO55TIZ_PNdoKxKKJaIDkx5dKD6iEthBSGmbVEpSJtyOXQ1xagGMwDz5TGlPII_RcWSNYDtOVuAFpr29C2j4SigIXLyK3AT5rVwIS-fuwY4sPOCPapkiKWsvSEs6dzWKFQ7XkXUHM_U9tmwHHg_gURBp7-8ak/s1620/c4G23-Glacier-HDR-228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09B8WFtme58-bbUXRFi2IHF7sJAemK0iO55TIZ_PNdoKxKKJaIDkx5dKD6iEthBSGmbVEpSJtyOXQ1xagGMwDz5TGlPII_RcWSNYDtOVuAFpr29C2j4SigIXLyK3AT5rVwIS-fuwY4sPOCPapkiKWsvSEs6dzWKFQ7XkXUHM_U9tmwHHg_gURBp7-8ak/w640-h426/c4G23-Glacier-HDR-228.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Back at the cabin it was time to finish packing up as we are leaving at 0600 tomorrow: James, Darren, and I will head West while Mark, Sue, Cathy and Kate will go East to Illinois. I will be dropped off in Kalispell for my reunion with my family.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was a great experience to visit and explore this rugged Park with a camera.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p></div></div>RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-47163712772536585122023-05-07T15:53:00.003-07:002023-05-08T11:34:43.326-07:00CHICKENS AND CRANES<p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><u>TUESDAY:</u></i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">In early March I was off to Nebraska to photograph a couple of birds: Greater Prairie Chickens and Sandhill Cranes. Why, you ask? Prairie chickens have a special courting activity, and Cranes are beautiful large birds that fly great distances through the area en route to their summer locations in Northern Canada.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">This was a short adventure with only two of us being photographers. My companions were Valerie and her Mom, Doris, and our interpid leader Mark Rasmussen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Nebraska this time of year is in a Spring weather pattern. Anything is possible from warm and sunny to cold, snowy, overcast. We had a bit of it all.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">I flew to Omaha where I was met by Valarie and her Mom, Doris, who were driving from the Chicago area. We then drove West to the town of McCook where we stayed for four days. Our leader, Mark Rasmussen, arrived that night by train from Illinois. Our accommodations were at the Garrett House, an airbnb, which had plenty of room and we each had our own bedroom. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-bezw8o1CuI-eqOCM7ms7HEuwEHfn1cR1UMZ5atgMC23JbNTsdr3JaYdSbNhvE2DqAt5C9iHrof0LjTNNpTOlExjCQGfyFq41VLoNw3trXL-TJRcFmXVLVdLGAyotc0auzZp2z7HB0-nlUU3Z4722dLss4J2Dmem5XSKkaRNMDnxl_WAsJ_T-f2Q/s2562/IMG_7791.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2050" data-original-width="2562" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-bezw8o1CuI-eqOCM7ms7HEuwEHfn1cR1UMZ5atgMC23JbNTsdr3JaYdSbNhvE2DqAt5C9iHrof0LjTNNpTOlExjCQGfyFq41VLoNw3trXL-TJRcFmXVLVdLGAyotc0auzZp2z7HB0-nlUU3Z4722dLss4J2Dmem5XSKkaRNMDnxl_WAsJ_T-f2Q/w640-h512/IMG_7791.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">THE GARRETT HOUSE</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tuesday evening was quiet with dinner at Citta's Deli, and then there was time to organize for our upcoming adventures.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><u>WEDNESDAY:</u></i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i><u></u></i></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><i><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigjnbko-h5E6meMCqekh19UsA3cTM5_eFXOWKY6vczCqKx_gNp_VG1rT0olzcewI9fUnBmhVTyoVoEn-tNZS9dL_gPBNiuzOOfuThTwYqc9DKEnXOI_j7YYREduRbsRHs-xGsCD-OVmt6noQI8cbahmOsQggWFjQiY4sbEhxvVeqOLvvNzq-2X2FXV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3391" data-original-width="2422" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigjnbko-h5E6meMCqekh19UsA3cTM5_eFXOWKY6vczCqKx_gNp_VG1rT0olzcewI9fUnBmhVTyoVoEn-tNZS9dL_gPBNiuzOOfuThTwYqc9DKEnXOI_j7YYREduRbsRHs-xGsCD-OVmt6noQI8cbahmOsQggWFjQiY4sbEhxvVeqOLvvNzq-2X2FXV=w456-h640" width="456" /></a></u></i></b></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><u><br /></u></i></b>This morning was an easy and relaxing start of the day. We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast at Sehnert's Bakery. It has quite a selection of pastries, including donuts, and sanddwich breakfasts. There is plenty of coffee and other drinks available as well. It is definitely the place to go to for breakfast.😋There were plenty of locals stopping in as well.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The remainder of the day was spent looking for and photographing sandhill cranes and snow geese that were roosting in various farm fields.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><i>SANDHILL CRANES</i>:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Di3iih6BYn7jdi_3sIBCQgK2rxNXsanJbuKkEaJp3-HQyriXZxEs9qH72SckGSuNOkeEtgHutAgV_I17CVCx4YBWFwTVT14-AK90p9Vlgpm4llSKObS3JM1MiZm8xK9S-EP034PS5xw0tvvbqR-WJLdu-us4KCMc0fuqX7DdAszsMR42V0y3nDpg/s1920/b5C23-McCook-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1920" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Di3iih6BYn7jdi_3sIBCQgK2rxNXsanJbuKkEaJp3-HQyriXZxEs9qH72SckGSuNOkeEtgHutAgV_I17CVCx4YBWFwTVT14-AK90p9Vlgpm4llSKObS3JM1MiZm8xK9S-EP034PS5xw0tvvbqR-WJLdu-us4KCMc0fuqX7DdAszsMR42V0y3nDpg/w640-h149/b5C23-McCook-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was quite thorough and informative. Afterwards we went to dinner at <i>Taste of Texas BBQ. </i>Doris and I split an order and there was plenty to eat for both of us.</span></span><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><i><b><u>THURSDAY: </u></b></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Up early, 0630 for our session at a Blind for viewing the Lek area for the </span><span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Prairie Chicken morning activity. </span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A Lek is an assembly area where the chickens display and carry on courtship behavior. It is an open area with short buffalo grass surrounded by taller native grasses. The birds stomp their feet, inflate their air sacs, boom, and jump into the air. All of this activity is to attract and impress the ladies.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Sunrise would not be </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">until 0755 so we would have plenty of time to settle into the blind and get set up for the morning photography. There was no heat in the blind. The blind was an old stock trailer which has been fitted up with a viewing table, some old kitchen chairs and a blanket for each person. Very basic, but adequate. We were all dressed for a cold morning where the temperature was in the low teens. It was quite windy and snowing. Thankfully the blind is set up so that the wind was blowing at the closed side of the blind. Only a few birds appeared and they made a quick show and then departed for a quieter and protected location.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIHduln-rcbGkTNo2dJiD0Z_tqYOo9i-4ZMKX0LET3rRn6-rGa0RggBXucMmGweS5WBpbywNmA9-aZPr1CzbaEV_T53yleqmrZPcbdz1MFBjG8RQml-hZKZlo-vobKifbVDGRcO194C1rlh1eZVYIV2fzxauw_gDiV_M6M3k9zu31EYCLlyrDpO9p/s4032/IMG_7799.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIHduln-rcbGkTNo2dJiD0Z_tqYOo9i-4ZMKX0LET3rRn6-rGa0RggBXucMmGweS5WBpbywNmA9-aZPr1CzbaEV_T53yleqmrZPcbdz1MFBjG8RQml-hZKZlo-vobKifbVDGRcO194C1rlh1eZVYIV2fzxauw_gDiV_M6M3k9zu31EYCLlyrDpO9p/w640-h480/IMG_7799.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span> <span> <span> <span style="font-size: large;"> OUR BLIND</span><span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><blockquote style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuGlI4DoHkwJC4rrs1U7oOt1T6RhgC3Xm5MHfzUDVb1wEDd8uj-kiAP2KRUnNTHdZ3enq1BVich8-Gcuz2LMOFryG_GOOSWRiqNLNEPu9MIJYCmTfHIQ-HmvfhEelepSpn6cHmZS1GkTpMEkw8lS-2dL6FmzFx4Kc7g9zd5KYkjBZ24RuUS8Eja1N/s1920/b6C23-McCook-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuGlI4DoHkwJC4rrs1U7oOt1T6RhgC3Xm5MHfzUDVb1wEDd8uj-kiAP2KRUnNTHdZ3enq1BVich8-Gcuz2LMOFryG_GOOSWRiqNLNEPu9MIJYCmTfHIQ-HmvfhEelepSpn6cHmZS1GkTpMEkw8lS-2dL6FmzFx4Kc7g9zd5KYkjBZ24RuUS8Eja1N/w640-h320/b6C23-McCook-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span> <span style="font-size: large;">PRAIRIE CHICKEN FACING THE ELEMENTS</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXQ05BIs8G0bnKdvDWmmhukl9Dk7uA-CQcLG8tVIC92FNc0hVouhQA0D4vLnqp8CGisdKRIgJ3l6XkPrfuKHdoJNlqXqXUfEYUt0DGEvi9Khd14bn32AUn4K6H8zQ7vRkZPpPGteOdS-dNYG7faNpKtrIH4unh1_nZVdJQJZUwhVzco-CxsKMvgqH/s1619/b6C23-197-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1619" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXQ05BIs8G0bnKdvDWmmhukl9Dk7uA-CQcLG8tVIC92FNc0hVouhQA0D4vLnqp8CGisdKRIgJ3l6XkPrfuKHdoJNlqXqXUfEYUt0DGEvi9Khd14bn32AUn4K6H8zQ7vRkZPpPGteOdS-dNYG7faNpKtrIH4unh1_nZVdJQJZUwhVzco-CxsKMvgqH/w640-h426/b6C23-197-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span> <span> <span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span>MALE PRAIRIE CHICKEN</span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWdJ7Do0uiWnGzaD-tAOeaAc8e9UhVMcKflnZ5RvNVbCEJnnbiA-kw6CSz8Kfr63MESsXOEbqYy1iSXBJwHepiVz_OSCx7woJEK1EqQiRVreLJ0i_Pjm8uLmn9JGyYWhewP_ecxS9NYBDK3YoL3fQWi9TWCe6OggONJjoL04_LkqQkxPePKbnQ7Zd/s1620/b6C23-198%20-%20McCook-1.jpg" style="clear: left; 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While there we enjoyed getting to know Carol Schlegel, the director of our tour company, and a little bit about life on the prairie. She is a native to the area and a formidable lady.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The remainder of the day was quiet with the weather continuing to be quite windy and snowy - not conducive to any photography. I finished my book by Daniel Silva, took a nap, and also did a walk about in the neighborhood. I visited </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">the nearby playground that had a large jungle gym which was being well used.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl9lmNy8dQbKsXLv4fZizEu8UhjvAo53prsmXVna1dN1E77V_rICAncc-zEc9wzy6felP-TWBGTn6mfDZXRw2lHqqcqOaR_N5kPJxBJ9XAImn9GjpN2gAfjHkUJtBLZjtvwzPVJ2eeZuVUuhhmY7lzJcBr5nr9ABhj_wj6S3g-xsuDysbvpiuZTvx/s4032/IMG_7794.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl9lmNy8dQbKsXLv4fZizEu8UhjvAo53prsmXVna1dN1E77V_rICAncc-zEc9wzy6felP-TWBGTn6mfDZXRw2lHqqcqOaR_N5kPJxBJ9XAImn9GjpN2gAfjHkUJtBLZjtvwzPVJ2eeZuVUuhhmY7lzJcBr5nr9ABhj_wj6S3g-xsuDysbvpiuZTvx/w640-h480/IMG_7794.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: large;">QUITE THE PLAYGROUND AND JUNGLE GYM</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Dinner was at the </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span>Coppermill Steakhouse </span></i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">where once again Doris and I split a dinner this time of medallions of beef and all the fixings. It was very good.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day at the Lek. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><u><br /></u></i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><u>FRIDAY:</u></i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Today we had some good light which helped to highlight the birds and their unique air sachs. There were not many birds, but this made it easier to isolate activity. We were all happy to have had a better day observing the activity and hearing the booming of the air sack, and observing the dancing.</span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWNWNRe_TLcLRvY2grBPTdt85_sRmMuR4s5rV4_ELkOWWHCyBMYhcLpoVrFDQWcJ39rhb-oZaarJrpxNNPdeR-VPmNp1cpFsC41r2ddpE4ySJTds-NaDGqbsClVoE_RggFqt01h_ElASHM5dBwl2ljzu_a4OJa8Xrnx6QHUPOoDzfhP_oWRl-Dzmc/s1920/b7C23-McCook--1.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWNWNRe_TLcLRvY2grBPTdt85_sRmMuR4s5rV4_ELkOWWHCyBMYhcLpoVrFDQWcJ39rhb-oZaarJrpxNNPdeR-VPmNp1cpFsC41r2ddpE4ySJTds-NaDGqbsClVoE_RggFqt01h_ElASHM5dBwl2ljzu_a4OJa8Xrnx6QHUPOoDzfhP_oWRl-Dzmc/w640-h360/b7C23-McCook--1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Good Morning</span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">oG</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEE2MdHHV7UvCqP53VQb08X-vE6zpo-K5YE3cqjBVC7lYv6wfNERv9WhTivJkd1DgOXUblUTpiYJPecXYYFsFBy_i3rvrAmokkdhb54ByfJpmlqsRdk6RJmmOTR6DV_2tk0DhqlPMK5sZs9sB0hSQf7nrz-Uugdvyu8G1sWCW6Wql9Mc7TLVpBzWe/s1350/b7C23-McCook--45-Enhanced-NR.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEE2MdHHV7UvCqP53VQb08X-vE6zpo-K5YE3cqjBVC7lYv6wfNERv9WhTivJkd1DgOXUblUTpiYJPecXYYFsFBy_i3rvrAmokkdhb54ByfJpmlqsRdk6RJmmOTR6DV_2tk0DhqlPMK5sZs9sB0hSQf7nrz-Uugdvyu8G1sWCW6Wql9Mc7TLVpBzWe/w640-h512/b7C23-McCook--45-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">HIGH JUMP </span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">At breakfast we were able to meet Angus Garey, the land owner where the Lek is located and who shares his love of the birds with the visitors. </span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">After breakfast we returned to the Garrett House to finish packing and be on our way to Kearney, Nebraska which is located about 110 miles to the </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">East. We were now going to concentrate on sandhill cranes and snow geese which are very abundant in the area as they are migrating North to Canada for the summer. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> It is reported that between 400K and 500K cranes are in the area on a given day this time of year.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The cranes feed during the day at various fields but roost for the night along the Platte River which gives them safety from a number of predators at night. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In the afternoon we checked into our hotel in Kearney before going off to see and photograph sandhill cranes and snow geese</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> as they feed in the various fields in the area.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: xx-large;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Cranes</span></div><div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEJ14MI_OOex-JQn7BtADxrm5dWgXn9TFo_LV5Ax4JvMWQBGZeuKyWlwwOMfXLuNX-Xp3Bgeimj_XrW9K7Edc1UHU9OPDOMfxBMxIjGFmh0u249OfSYhewagWK-ON0nCo4hsBOT1ayFee2nLpLx6Bdg91aquC9D4FWdDCCkhSQ_0I1cfOul3hOxxq/s1920/b7C23-McCook--96.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEJ14MI_OOex-JQn7BtADxrm5dWgXn9TFo_LV5Ax4JvMWQBGZeuKyWlwwOMfXLuNX-Xp3Bgeimj_XrW9K7Edc1UHU9OPDOMfxBMxIjGFmh0u249OfSYhewagWK-ON0nCo4hsBOT1ayFee2nLpLx6Bdg91aquC9D4FWdDCCkhSQ_0I1cfOul3hOxxq/w640-h360/b7C23-McCook--96.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Sandhill Cranes munching</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdHg9YpY1ao5AIVrrc9JJRHfuzld6cZHB5wuzCsJ8mspHAREqlsq6IsSJfSI4pEKkfdwzV0pkVD_07DU7dHIT5KSikF-PDJIyQb64CxWUqZv8ZLu3DM5jz4N4kivS_OvzEGafQeb-WNZwH_8yuTNDMPm4uUARXOrb5vjQtKr4K2M9Uh4SN6FR9IZZ/s1920/b7C23-McCook--83.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1920" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNdHg9YpY1ao5AIVrrc9JJRHfuzld6cZHB5wuzCsJ8mspHAREqlsq6IsSJfSI4pEKkfdwzV0pkVD_07DU7dHIT5KSikF-PDJIyQb64CxWUqZv8ZLu3DM5jz4N4kivS_OvzEGafQeb-WNZwH_8yuTNDMPm4uUARXOrb5vjQtKr4K2M9Uh4SN6FR9IZZ/w640-h214/b7C23-McCook--83.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Feasting</span><span><span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SDMz4aNYeqCF1trs-xHbFbdq3HEp01xj9yupmJETHhPXtKCsCvQ3F7qxmTzjTLyVzbTuT53Jxz_Cg3mQY_zYUF6SXwb90IgWfzWj2KrFadMTxpZ8ag3pdxLtMbZ6i82DE6KAsukizVSt9NlRxs4IzOFtxNDXJ7JmIdqSfRDyBsaZWKHgPiRSEKEn/s1620/b7C23-McCook--112.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SDMz4aNYeqCF1trs-xHbFbdq3HEp01xj9yupmJETHhPXtKCsCvQ3F7qxmTzjTLyVzbTuT53Jxz_Cg3mQY_zYUF6SXwb90IgWfzWj2KrFadMTxpZ8ag3pdxLtMbZ6i82DE6KAsukizVSt9NlRxs4IzOFtxNDXJ7JmIdqSfRDyBsaZWKHgPiRSEKEn/w640-h426/b7C23-McCook--112.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Snow Geese Gathering</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Late in the afternoon we took a break and had an early dinner at a <i>Perkins </i>located near our <i>Super 8</i> hotel. We went back out with cameras for the sunset experience and were rewarded with some good light.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></i></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b>SANDHILL CRANES</b></span></i></b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hWTeyFPPwB9RbRjpHwuU8UOh4QHXysBX2HE54nGNSKaq5ioqSriZzQeEVnSF2PSTybIMLHCuxXNxQOcRaZOi-6wMAbQv4ZzMNsuRMcHfV2upAM0kmXvB0ZHW4s9shQpyc7Nagsnyqn2nZ0a8T0ErE2XGs8ktjhBXkhNlCuhlztiFvUQn_7RonhmE/s1786/untitled-201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63zykzEqO4VsHtRgtQyT9AlR61IPm_yL-YEXYbPRT-OQkqxlY8rJ9v1nXfHfb2EvkXzuF0TirBX7R3uSf_2J4FvJZ7LmIE3tJ1-t1o4o4IEY7BOXnOFmFzR1av7Xx5G2ZvlhtEE5yGOEvKYMFKqnhy1vbIK81lFlTDJlp0xUx6BH0YY9J0Q0DlSLY/w640-h360/b7C23-McCook--131.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">SANDHILL CRANES NEAR SUNSET</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">SATURDAY:</span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;">After breakfast at <i>Perkins</i> we set off to find and photograph more snow geese. We were successful and enjoyed ourselves. Way too many photographs to edit but it was fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30_1yJNVt3mDC8eQQJBXkzCOooL5CXHyAUPEMeQL0g5KoQeud-SsWdrnGT1Mfqoxg4_vj6CBChjQnjJI8ZAskJnInv6ibRHVwMxyQePaFRm7dzdigs7Ijs82S-u8XP97YBDSapVLZSb_pFcPCSm5Xsmi78cv2mAFcITxl6gbc7m-AJSL8zi1gKWhN/s1920/untitled-212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30_1yJNVt3mDC8eQQJBXkzCOooL5CXHyAUPEMeQL0g5KoQeud-SsWdrnGT1Mfqoxg4_vj6CBChjQnjJI8ZAskJnInv6ibRHVwMxyQePaFRm7dzdigs7Ijs82S-u8XP97YBDSapVLZSb_pFcPCSm5Xsmi78cv2mAFcITxl6gbc7m-AJSL8zi1gKWhN/w640-h360/untitled-212.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;"> We took a break from about 1300 to 1630. I used the time to take a nap. 😉 Afterwards we dined at a <i>Runza</i> eatery. What is a runza sandwich? It is </span><span style="background-color: #fffcf3; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;">blend of spices added to ground beef, mixed with cabbage and onions, inside a bread pocket.</span><span style="background-color: #fffcf3; font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;"> It was quite good, and I would rate it better than a </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;">big mac!! </span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">We were then off to the <i>Rowe Sanctuary</i> run by the Audubon Society for an evening in a blind located very close to the Platte River. You walk about a half mile to the Blind which is enclosed with viewing openings facing the river. We were there for two hours in a photographer blind. There is also a warming room built into it so you can get some relief from the weather. As it was I was well prepared clothing wise though my hands got quite cold at times when I did not use my gloves. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">What a wonderful experience - the sound of the birds as they fly to the river, the sound of the flock as they settled in for the night, and the flying. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIKxpYzwzzHhQYloaBj1QrsLYRu-HfUT9ch1t6UkPinqfomLgdTn9xXcT6tl14uD_gFk-lX9DSch3T02wBskJJY7ns-1x8M_A8dYw8oWelDvtgfUgzNZiG97KSVV_hQMvCiOLqpsxMY36qiMfKiymRCNHGpYSjBGKk1Qy3UArB80YOVGFhisb-Q40/s1813/b8C23-Kearney-439-Enhanced-NR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1813" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIKxpYzwzzHhQYloaBj1QrsLYRu-HfUT9ch1t6UkPinqfomLgdTn9xXcT6tl14uD_gFk-lX9DSch3T02wBskJJY7ns-1x8M_A8dYw8oWelDvtgfUgzNZiG97KSVV_hQMvCiOLqpsxMY36qiMfKiymRCNHGpYSjBGKk1Qy3UArB80YOVGFhisb-Q40/w640-h360/b8C23-Kearney-439-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoUmNXvH7pGoqehv58PD1YhjXG_rRDbAT7hw22YKw3gMiUMwCcSO-6kuD-kgndgfP401aRooD_5wVHMUcDDL0TrnPxWLC5FlO30U4Fu4VWYJjgP439MR_NjPHpG9xeYJLnllhWnOmQ-OV4FYlAAPmyTpSSXUuHNirVMeouEyWYal8RCQlzjOHnUn_/s1530/b8C23-Kearney-569.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1530" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizoUmNXvH7pGoqehv58PD1YhjXG_rRDbAT7hw22YKw3gMiUMwCcSO-6kuD-kgndgfP401aRooD_5wVHMUcDDL0TrnPxWLC5FlO30U4Fu4VWYJjgP439MR_NjPHpG9xeYJLnllhWnOmQ-OV4FYlAAPmyTpSSXUuHNirVMeouEyWYal8RCQlzjOHnUn_/w640-h426/b8C23-Kearney-569.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKa9Ua2uMCYy27zQ6Rju1ljQscWytgUaSXH-Z2R2O04ZWMhnuGZfGHAVH6PlRhqSjrK0BhcczwKkgklUlNrmcB4og6r7wPgWScJBVq9qp6zT11IpDww_OwsH0NxDlw99_TNI3dTebxkSzT43cvPOGZcKMX6bo_DOAuLu-iCDNGAxzC65IpTJCgZ173/s1530/b8C23-Kearney-584.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1530" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKa9Ua2uMCYy27zQ6Rju1ljQscWytgUaSXH-Z2R2O04ZWMhnuGZfGHAVH6PlRhqSjrK0BhcczwKkgklUlNrmcB4og6r7wPgWScJBVq9qp6zT11IpDww_OwsH0NxDlw99_TNI3dTebxkSzT43cvPOGZcKMX6bo_DOAuLu-iCDNGAxzC65IpTJCgZ173/w640-h426/b8C23-Kearney-584.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> CRANES COMING IN TO ROOST FOR NIGHT</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b><i><u>SUNDAY:</u></i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Off to photograph the dawn activity once again from the Blind. It was lots of fun watching all of the various activities transpire as the sun creeped up from below the horizon. Got some nice early morning light on cranes in flight. After calling it a morning at the Blind we stopped at the visitor center and perused the gift shop for souvenirs and gifts.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">EARLY MORNING ACTIVI</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">TY:</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WKIMUqarAvZO7Es5f_gGbJyBIQ8pmWPqZSRNfNwEdIFRYea_mCH2pLttkc4YcsinbT4-ra_7MbTVkhCDpFDbdMYDrzHuT4IqkKQCg6ziDk-s1JcvQp57ikuy5SIV08UZP2f4liYhb1xFXz1HVqOOXIdQ--JCFOKj5uuG6GlNHjoENwHuuaRWj5Fs/s1920/b9C23-Kearney-5-Enhanced-NR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WKIMUqarAvZO7Es5f_gGbJyBIQ8pmWPqZSRNfNwEdIFRYea_mCH2pLttkc4YcsinbT4-ra_7MbTVkhCDpFDbdMYDrzHuT4IqkKQCg6ziDk-s1JcvQp57ikuy5SIV08UZP2f4liYhb1xFXz1HVqOOXIdQ--JCFOKj5uuG6GlNHjoENwHuuaRWj5Fs/w640-h320/b9C23-Kearney-5-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="640" /></span></a><br /></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEill9TNlf2I32lUiTDpaJZ9sTygQnwJpO1-H_zcrQqeksvpI730VLGYvY3r3P5GuQ0HP0nxQSNtQQSgb4Y4AmAhNpp7Oi1G_COI0seqU9iaW918yBe-_tdKLACFJLKvhRgMbFdEgUnKaIBehdJhT8EC1nriA2rv0fyfsVZ9GUQc_aHcHPnKr72bAgOu/s1620/b9C23-Kearney-68-Enhanced-NR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEill9TNlf2I32lUiTDpaJZ9sTygQnwJpO1-H_zcrQqeksvpI730VLGYvY3r3P5GuQ0HP0nxQSNtQQSgb4Y4AmAhNpp7Oi1G_COI0seqU9iaW918yBe-_tdKLACFJLKvhRgMbFdEgUnKaIBehdJhT8EC1nriA2rv0fyfsVZ9GUQc_aHcHPnKr72bAgOu/w640-h426/b9C23-Kearney-68-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bzZKz7DOPeQCQecO-aNQVzca1lWdwoG-JXxV2RLIC0FF-YrhBxaHUZR-j01K6WB5f49tkvzjfgVK-c77X-dxJ93DMEHMEnBip6hMQ6YQIvwv6GvGBSoUNglziB5Xgx4euZbL8PmkpVpPU5JS6AaglljPDGVGfN8QDMd2W62m6EpHQy5PGYj0-TOJ/s1920/b9C23-Kearney-121-Enhanced-NR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bzZKz7DOPeQCQecO-aNQVzca1lWdwoG-JXxV2RLIC0FF-YrhBxaHUZR-j01K6WB5f49tkvzjfgVK-c77X-dxJ93DMEHMEnBip6hMQ6YQIvwv6GvGBSoUNglziB5Xgx4euZbL8PmkpVpPU5JS6AaglljPDGVGfN8QDMd2W62m6EpHQy5PGYj0-TOJ/w640-h360/b9C23-Kearney-121-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Finally we were off to breakfast at </span><i style="font-family: trebuchet;">Perkins </i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">once again. Due to it being Sunday morning there was a bit of a wait, and leisurely service. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">We took a break for some rest. In the afternoon we searched for photo ops of snow geese. They were around, but nothing spectacular was happening in the various fields. We actually had some good opportunities to photograph cranes in flight.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b><i></i></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi89xeSB7dL4ouIqeq-36DxmIu1WMfkz6Q-NOY6oXWPsSN6fohBXddS56iB7hWyzXcLiJs_kapCJfGsn1lP9C-qnMNeXj8NGDkSvOp1rDItRqOzoZGjigWWVn7ui28wm4oEbGF1bSXk1iA0YgtHKS9IkfXGLrXG72WPLYuXEpAjIRzpVo8zTa0nTf4/s1920/b9C23-Kearney-215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi89xeSB7dL4ouIqeq-36DxmIu1WMfkz6Q-NOY6oXWPsSN6fohBXddS56iB7hWyzXcLiJs_kapCJfGsn1lP9C-qnMNeXj8NGDkSvOp1rDItRqOzoZGjigWWVn7ui28wm4oEbGF1bSXk1iA0YgtHKS9IkfXGLrXG72WPLYuXEpAjIRzpVo8zTa0nTf4/w640-h320/b9C23-Kearney-215.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></b></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b><i><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: x-large; 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font-size: x-large;"><b><i><u>MONDAY:</u></i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Time to leave Nebraska, and return to California.</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> We were off about 0800 from the hotel having had a quick breakfast at their breakfast bar. It was nothing fancy and actually not fully stocked with choices.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">The drive to Omaha went smoothly as it truly is flat prairie country. Saw some large farms along the way. Valarie dropped me off at the airport where I had about a three hour wait for my flights home. Phoenix was busy but I was able to walk 1.5 miles along one of the terminal causeways. It was good to stretch my legs a bit. Arrived on time back in San Diego where George met me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><b>Summary:</b> This was quite an enjoyable trip to see these special birds. It was also good to experience a little of the life in this part of the country. A different life than what I have experienced as a member of a Navy family. The ties that keep people together are varied and this was seen on this trip. I might return to photograph the greater prairie chickens once again as we really did not have much time with them.</span></p></div></div>RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-90541465671317599742023-03-07T13:49:00.242-08:002023-03-08T15:12:09.913-08:00FALL ON CAPE BRETON ISLAND, NOVA SCOTIA<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">This was a wonderful trip to Cape Breton Island which is in the North Eastern corner of Nova Scotia. I was at times overwhelmed with the grandeur of the colors. The trip took place in the latter part of October 2022.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">In order to get to the Island, I flew from San Diego to Vancouver, Canada, to Toronto, to Montreal, and finally landed in Sydney, Nova Scotia. It made for a full day/night of travel, and when I arrived my checked bag had not! It took another 40 hours to catch up with me at the Markland Lodge in Dingwall which was a two hour drive from the airport. Thankfully the delivery of the bag was take care of by AIR CANADA.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">There were six of us traveling in two cars while on Cape Breton Island. Our leader was Mark Rasmussen of LIGHTCHASE PHOTOGRAPHY. He has been on the Island numerous times and got us to great locations for photography - sunrises, sunsets, fall color, etc. I have traveled with Mark yearly since my first trip to see the Polar Bears in Churchill, Canada, in 2008.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We had our own cabin/home with each of us having our own bedroom. The meals at the Lodge were delicious and well presented. We started our stay with a delicious dinner and then headed for our cabin and unpacking and preparing our gear for an early morning shoot.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><u>DAY ONE</u>:</b> As it was overcast we got to sleep in a bit before going for a well stocked breakfast buffet. Afterwards we were off in quest of color. We spent a good amount of time along Aspy Road where we enjoyed creating photographs of fall color along the Aspy Creek.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeIrVq23JJ7ejsfvqiAIoi_pFOzj6HCE53HVE_w_30loMCraxBkqEgoKdFb5vbrNiXNYxJRirina3RVeuW5K4VZ4l11ftAObxVwzCpPl6HhkR9lzuqL_XvdoG35aRivhXfJmNE3Qm4m3Of-3D-9nvQI2eqs6Z17yA4RqC3wKBjHBMK_Gbzn-7yOJ8/s1080/b7J22-Breton-25.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeIrVq23JJ7ejsfvqiAIoi_pFOzj6HCE53HVE_w_30loMCraxBkqEgoKdFb5vbrNiXNYxJRirina3RVeuW5K4VZ4l11ftAObxVwzCpPl6HhkR9lzuqL_XvdoG35aRivhXfJmNE3Qm4m3Of-3D-9nvQI2eqs6Z17yA4RqC3wKBjHBMK_Gbzn-7yOJ8/w512-h640/b7J22-Breton-25.jpg" width="512" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">We continued driving around finding good subject matter to work with.</span><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9OgrhjjGj-QwqRtmsf7diurIvE1lmg6ED69YSm9aoZnbrXHW5FlG_NyUgwW5TtUejLXK_DYKV3kHC3_0_CZgLJIpXn04Nu9fmX4Yx7hsYVeBM9er3dCtXWQyi73a5YFzDbnkVInwuAwKR5_2v3OU1ML1gwib_SHld8iapTtqlk0F8MOvNXepqu3I/s1620/b7J22-Breton-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9OgrhjjGj-QwqRtmsf7diurIvE1lmg6ED69YSm9aoZnbrXHW5FlG_NyUgwW5TtUejLXK_DYKV3kHC3_0_CZgLJIpXn04Nu9fmX4Yx7hsYVeBM9er3dCtXWQyi73a5YFzDbnkVInwuAwKR5_2v3OU1ML1gwib_SHld8iapTtqlk0F8MOvNXepqu3I/w640-h426/b7J22-Breton-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: helvetica; text-decoration: underline;"><span>DAY TWO:</span></b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our first stop today was at Warren Lake, a very quiet setting with the lake being quite calm.</span></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">First was this area with grasses and rocks making a wonderful area to work with.</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey8VAjjD7yZLNu-3lcZLmo2BkVLmEWrn14LOnp46D8Ns6lC2cy0dkVpoRTIMgy0sy0EXH92P6a2JqurwTFK1YYuygW6gsMrel9Sh2sLuluA9D3ANImhfSnJu00MrmUurQbziGcw8Bo_gIjzwd4a-rC1kqnipPAUmLz3rdiLgjOFUkuHTVzpsHGncf/s1920/b8J22-Breton-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgey8VAjjD7yZLNu-3lcZLmo2BkVLmEWrn14LOnp46D8Ns6lC2cy0dkVpoRTIMgy0sy0EXH92P6a2JqurwTFK1YYuygW6gsMrel9Sh2sLuluA9D3ANImhfSnJu00MrmUurQbziGcw8Bo_gIjzwd4a-rC1kqnipPAUmLz3rdiLgjOFUkuHTVzpsHGncf/w640-h360/b8J22-Breton-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtuJLS66p2jdB0fl3N9TTZzWgmorrN_Pk6HA0l6zc1LaTtDvyGQQrobkTW_DjPi5Y7KhGlQjxPF3sbtMenKI8CGkCWaZPQdriNGJnc0X4rJ4keVf3ZYVUDs9p09TUpCL7p1gmJLx6rQzwFr-9PCNldjPjdU7jtwsOvPvfe3xWjcYR1SVTSMNrtk86/s1920/b8J22-Breton-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1920" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtuJLS66p2jdB0fl3N9TTZzWgmorrN_Pk6HA0l6zc1LaTtDvyGQQrobkTW_DjPi5Y7KhGlQjxPF3sbtMenKI8CGkCWaZPQdriNGJnc0X4rJ4keVf3ZYVUDs9p09TUpCL7p1gmJLx6rQzwFr-9PCNldjPjdU7jtwsOvPvfe3xWjcYR1SVTSMNrtk86/w640-h214/b8J22-Breton-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I really enjoyed my time here. Finally I walked on around the lake where there were a number of different plants with different colors and hues. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcw9D23hjhsJ9X12Ye2_c5WfyByF76Du3h6TpgfLHDseXEkfcKRsHOe-eANtA5OjnVti5l6sdGXKkrywtKx2qg2YySLiCwRO2K71bsbecbidZoIHh4wHVe4cJwHST854F2A7qvOMYmMr1UwXScVLpZd9NxAkB874U9dLFhmKbqQzqMFGi20O50OXx/s1920/b8J22-Breton-35.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRcw9D23hjhsJ9X12Ye2_c5WfyByF76Du3h6TpgfLHDseXEkfcKRsHOe-eANtA5OjnVti5l6sdGXKkrywtKx2qg2YySLiCwRO2K71bsbecbidZoIHh4wHVe4cJwHST854F2A7qvOMYmMr1UwXScVLpZd9NxAkB874U9dLFhmKbqQzqMFGi20O50OXx/w640-h360/b8J22-Breton-35.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXv82TFiUdf7erwPlLLs6_nDfmJHiXHFb_mrht5hISXlXZMqEfmtKW4h_gPcNhHmYQnDA7-kxXoUv585kbshIdGQW9sKE30uwCf7w4_RO1eQL6fq61aRRho8Ya4pY7B_G2RV0pDLHIAzEH_d8Bg18cJao71m_epg8lXid1sKsKLVU7BOJUlkwDZ3qW/s1620/b8J22-Breton-41.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXv82TFiUdf7erwPlLLs6_nDfmJHiXHFb_mrht5hISXlXZMqEfmtKW4h_gPcNhHmYQnDA7-kxXoUv585kbshIdGQW9sKE30uwCf7w4_RO1eQL6fq61aRRho8Ya4pY7B_G2RV0pDLHIAzEH_d8Bg18cJao71m_epg8lXid1sKsKLVU7BOJUlkwDZ3qW/w640-h426/b8J22-Breton-41.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">There also were a couple of large tree stumps which were sitting along the edge of the lake. It all made for a fun stroll with camera.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytaKyNSjCgml2A_2qa0YSu9WGKiqfO0_FQ4W2BIJpZAmp68opfQSFP08OOKFpoS03DGB0LFU3cytz9vPE1sVaIFgaiIvf7XqexDJdGjNYYu4Cn6Wp5rVfuBMmjjvkmBLwaroG2pB4h92QgD_aGRb8FM2w6QnzfN9WYFlFucQoobQn9VPY94c6eOQp/s1920/b8J22-Breton-56.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgytaKyNSjCgml2A_2qa0YSu9WGKiqfO0_FQ4W2BIJpZAmp68opfQSFP08OOKFpoS03DGB0LFU3cytz9vPE1sVaIFgaiIvf7XqexDJdGjNYYu4Cn6Wp5rVfuBMmjjvkmBLwaroG2pB4h92QgD_aGRb8FM2w6QnzfN9WYFlFucQoobQn9VPY94c6eOQp/w640-h360/b8J22-Breton-56.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjno6SJBdEOse6IVwlNEekaQUnGGYzTtIQ-G3hoZr72HFgnQ8H5Z9NrFw-jMZTrdM6jxQXTNxCWs7CQhMis_5MWS6ImX7mRFls05PYxP2CeWKwmePPBOyihebQDmx6Ru9GPmGSX6eZ5gEMrrl0xl3oDKf9boGcAVkr-nF_joyVYUfJGakSmvJR8n8f6/s1920/b8J22-Breton-69.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjno6SJBdEOse6IVwlNEekaQUnGGYzTtIQ-G3hoZr72HFgnQ8H5Z9NrFw-jMZTrdM6jxQXTNxCWs7CQhMis_5MWS6ImX7mRFls05PYxP2CeWKwmePPBOyihebQDmx6Ru9GPmGSX6eZ5gEMrrl0xl3oDKf9boGcAVkr-nF_joyVYUfJGakSmvJR8n8f6/w640-h360/b8J22-Breton-69.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA15ZQmC5b5go2i8fmPn3pfirWparNErqJ04BFnM8CTYmortXQ5n2VrMEkYpVvyxSGlljeWd5FlOylihTkvsnLxPIWzD06BgVvZo4QCnXQGvHuxrSYGdcHn3XiWVGBDeLUlMgFP0r5p6RcWlGroqEO8TktnULb7_R8vDxykkQWaXIA32luaP_XgCUZ/s1350/b8J22-Breton-73.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA15ZQmC5b5go2i8fmPn3pfirWparNErqJ04BFnM8CTYmortXQ5n2VrMEkYpVvyxSGlljeWd5FlOylihTkvsnLxPIWzD06BgVvZo4QCnXQGvHuxrSYGdcHn3XiWVGBDeLUlMgFP0r5p6RcWlGroqEO8TktnULb7_R8vDxykkQWaXIA32luaP_XgCUZ/w400-h320/b8J22-Breton-73.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Lunch was at the Clucking Hen. We were their last customers of the season. I also snagged their last Lobster Roll. This was my only lobster of the trip.😞</span></p><p><b style="font-family: helvetica;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5mdsbYgHrnWSyUYJ7pSyTzHEZSLJSM8dhynBefejauXR3bsp1l4H7q9VMfiGVVfbFls-Cxwffw48owmRpr6Ot7jq8ddOhGGrVWJudR3I5468BkaZfzqi4sQ81YqnaSu19Zim6ZBpezhofExnuSIe21qndMvh3xSy5_EopbpE9va9VKkPXGk9c_l4/s1080/b8J22-Breton-85.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5mdsbYgHrnWSyUYJ7pSyTzHEZSLJSM8dhynBefejauXR3bsp1l4H7q9VMfiGVVfbFls-Cxwffw48owmRpr6Ot7jq8ddOhGGrVWJudR3I5468BkaZfzqi4sQ81YqnaSu19Zim6ZBpezhofExnuSIe21qndMvh3xSy5_EopbpE9va9VKkPXGk9c_l4/w426-h640/b8J22-Breton-85.jpg" width="426" /></a></b></div><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><br /><br /><u><br /></u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The colors here are overpowering in a way, especially since I have not been exposed to the variety and depth of choices in quite some time. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyP05Qk25nY2RvkV-Za-2-q5KfiV5GMnLNWg7Gu0Ak6Fax9CLdaX63dHkf1_dFhiDnxelwYDwjYKDvJcELSWSwDp9fjH_ODiIDmYhpXiVMjYXbkFq_06MeCySjGY-s13ePkFxBOuUa2YKOE-ucwI-fkpojA1OYQJAOgddaEN_oz8lYM_rxo6EWyNY_/s1920/b9J22-Breton-66.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyP05Qk25nY2RvkV-Za-2-q5KfiV5GMnLNWg7Gu0Ak6Fax9CLdaX63dHkf1_dFhiDnxelwYDwjYKDvJcELSWSwDp9fjH_ODiIDmYhpXiVMjYXbkFq_06MeCySjGY-s13ePkFxBOuUa2YKOE-ucwI-fkpojA1OYQJAOgddaEN_oz8lYM_rxo6EWyNY_/s1920/b9J22-Breton-66.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyP05Qk25nY2RvkV-Za-2-q5KfiV5GMnLNWg7Gu0Ak6Fax9CLdaX63dHkf1_dFhiDnxelwYDwjYKDvJcELSWSwDp9fjH_ODiIDmYhpXiVMjYXbkFq_06MeCySjGY-s13ePkFxBOuUa2YKOE-ucwI-fkpojA1OYQJAOgddaEN_oz8lYM_rxo6EWyNY_/w640-h360/b9J22-Breton-66.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><span>This was an area effected by the winds of Hurricane Fiona which was about two weeks prior to my visit.</span><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQTCr3G3Gt0o5kBqsSa4PANBVtEpLkhds7cTQa8k3Rbr6g8KegNyBgw1XwcYdxH0IUzf8y6RTwihDyx9-Ft0tANigrO1oB1HnXZTzuiwmFBXpURxcAbMlODCcvKyJhrexoGKpElZ7cmSE58CP91vWky3fdvhoB50hHPzZV2_6Gb80O7wTc1ZZXujn/s1920/b9J22-Breton-103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQTCr3G3Gt0o5kBqsSa4PANBVtEpLkhds7cTQa8k3Rbr6g8KegNyBgw1XwcYdxH0IUzf8y6RTwihDyx9-Ft0tANigrO1oB1HnXZTzuiwmFBXpURxcAbMlODCcvKyJhrexoGKpElZ7cmSE58CP91vWky3fdvhoB50hHPzZV2_6Gb80O7wTc1ZZXujn/w640-h360/b9J22-Breton-103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoMJM76AA7e4b4j5-prMA6oobUQWRDe7nojxwGnroZbVijWtQUh9sTP-4_b7KLRdd-XxBbYHymBaZSWN475B1RcEvurd49u4XB4sZc8tJNUNqxtwfQR6YbirNuzIVl66OSje70f1JbEGgqT30zQBc2TBvnAKhhGbks5CGqneF0LS9bGwgC4Ge2Cyo/s1080/b9J22-Breton-117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWoMJM76AA7e4b4j5-prMA6oobUQWRDe7nojxwGnroZbVijWtQUh9sTP-4_b7KLRdd-XxBbYHymBaZSWN475B1RcEvurd49u4XB4sZc8tJNUNqxtwfQR6YbirNuzIVl66OSje70f1JbEGgqT30zQBc2TBvnAKhhGbks5CGqneF0LS9bGwgC4Ge2Cyo/w512-h640/b9J22-Breton-117.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: helvetica;"><u>DAY FOUR:</u> </b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Once</span><b style="font-family: helvetica;"> </b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">again we had an overcast morning. After breakfast we headed off to a couple of mountains, and the overlook of the Cabot Trail which is the road that travels along the coast of Northern Cape Breton Island, and is a wonderful drive.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ymxghUhNoFgHzfMsgIt_j9xN_jCLtiNL1y5ljGpLZgO6p-jDKypdzOMECE-Utr6NA5f1OJmQUeJmmSNe-VfZlqfsh4-E3ERhsDrFH1R9LBv3sGJ9Kg4iNNJf-zR1p-XVsTukijX8WgtnwkzFw2gMMPjMnauqn1Y9Lf6UdNSqEysWAyBRWNzKWfRc/s1080/c0J22-Breton-18.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ymxghUhNoFgHzfMsgIt_j9xN_jCLtiNL1y5ljGpLZgO6p-jDKypdzOMECE-Utr6NA5f1OJmQUeJmmSNe-VfZlqfsh4-E3ERhsDrFH1R9LBv3sGJ9Kg4iNNJf-zR1p-XVsTukijX8WgtnwkzFw2gMMPjMnauqn1Y9Lf6UdNSqEysWAyBRWNzKWfRc/w426-h640/c0J22-Breton-18.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRCb6omK03BCl__WUFPh5JbhbyOOsqM7O58IFVC-JFaBmEvGb1QJKJrUUZFfB8XLTYiiYHUrAwoFw94N1qUjyX8W5JKFDNsL6XgdiJnQE9_gzoAOaKlMe4iZt-XHZvXjvlnqvxZb9h3wFWhan1UfDfePj8NnlLQcMg3Yz8bKMaEpoGYrRhMwsuNnG/s1920/c0J22-Breton-47.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRCb6omK03BCl__WUFPh5JbhbyOOsqM7O58IFVC-JFaBmEvGb1QJKJrUUZFfB8XLTYiiYHUrAwoFw94N1qUjyX8W5JKFDNsL6XgdiJnQE9_gzoAOaKlMe4iZt-XHZvXjvlnqvxZb9h3wFWhan1UfDfePj8NnlLQcMg3Yz8bKMaEpoGYrRhMwsuNnG/w640-h360/c0J22-Breton-47.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJbUn8n0WA7k8FKKEeO1lNT45HplTiA7U8UAr7AUM4Z-b-cq-_6zndujubRRGHibYeKrukeWCKV1iBTsqIkEnyHptnmHs3tyDq0e6v2o_wavns4Qe3oTAqUm3TNobqHk-dCpSI27EcWvQLHBYwubtrxOc0dFhp0MT4kgRKvuoaMzlfShC4B1nHepU/s1920/c0J22-Breton-56.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJbUn8n0WA7k8FKKEeO1lNT45HplTiA7U8UAr7AUM4Z-b-cq-_6zndujubRRGHibYeKrukeWCKV1iBTsqIkEnyHptnmHs3tyDq0e6v2o_wavns4Qe3oTAqUm3TNobqHk-dCpSI27EcWvQLHBYwubtrxOc0dFhp0MT4kgRKvuoaMzlfShC4B1nHepU/w640-h360/c0J22-Breton-56.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0LvtjLaMAxEYa4e2r_kkgeKji0he2OHN3zkm9QNMrZVmEocIq9DJUZD5Bv8db_Sr8wKpEq2wJXHukeoIFym-NpIoQO9S2cf1ygU9ycIiL9r5eKaGl2IFgl_KeiiyGsp3CAQp7s42_XYlgaPw6VdGbqNCy1Yvv2R9rArMtXTC9eQC3dToJpi9pnGs/s1620/c0J22-Breton-73.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0LvtjLaMAxEYa4e2r_kkgeKji0he2OHN3zkm9QNMrZVmEocIq9DJUZD5Bv8db_Sr8wKpEq2wJXHukeoIFym-NpIoQO9S2cf1ygU9ycIiL9r5eKaGl2IFgl_KeiiyGsp3CAQp7s42_XYlgaPw6VdGbqNCy1Yvv2R9rArMtXTC9eQC3dToJpi9pnGs/w640-h426/c0J22-Breton-73.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cabot Trail Overlook<br /></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span>C</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We enjoyed a roadside picnic and then headed off again. Along the way we stopped at</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> a small beach with lots of rocks. I stayed on more level ground and did not venture out to the edge of the surf.😉</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTjlzjWMlvY6zNft_CKCi-rv3MHEMXOYYl_ajI1WnF_NKtZ7kEX9-vX9YC9zFk57jnxb0Jac2WhuHvTN-53XD3wKunit9itZp6z_w6rX6lLZG4GV9eJqF9HEzGSsOmNG13VEbQ87rr0EKPPkUpchZLLkPiIxJTHWEMGeqcg1k7XwjM4qiKXTszzC8/s1620/c0J22-Breton-97.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTjlzjWMlvY6zNft_CKCi-rv3MHEMXOYYl_ajI1WnF_NKtZ7kEX9-vX9YC9zFk57jnxb0Jac2WhuHvTN-53XD3wKunit9itZp6z_w6rX6lLZG4GV9eJqF9HEzGSsOmNG13VEbQ87rr0EKPPkUpchZLLkPiIxJTHWEMGeqcg1k7XwjM4qiKXTszzC8/w640-h426/c0J22-Breton-97.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><p>We could not resist the many colored Motel,</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">As you can see, lobster fishing is a main industry here and all over Cape </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Breton Island.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrLvWeZAroN8zNi9VIZSbYbamLvDP4bIT3d1OTKi_sFNTocuSmTZkolgXbMNWQhWhAxapnrbDW7gGJIgQIbs5E8YgXUltuRAeT44L-V7hCskYDmLiZW7DBcUg6uAadonFdFPzI7CK5S_fwLeM7XvkPBb_wnp9AUHl7VkkiduChBTpROZPF2Q_tbpH/s1620/c1J22-Breton-103-HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkrLvWeZAroN8zNi9VIZSbYbamLvDP4bIT3d1OTKi_sFNTocuSmTZkolgXbMNWQhWhAxapnrbDW7gGJIgQIbs5E8YgXUltuRAeT44L-V7hCskYDmLiZW7DBcUg6uAadonFdFPzI7CK5S_fwLeM7XvkPBb_wnp9AUHl7VkkiduChBTpROZPF2Q_tbpH/w640-h426/c1J22-Breton-103-HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <span>This barn is showing its age</span></span><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">After exploring the harbor with a camera we then proceeded along the Cabot Trail to a stop at a picnic area for a rest stop and also to explore the woods in the area. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZjBRZvDzX-4jZ3-zBnSLFYF_75Cf5vxX64eVHcVZWztn9XXeB3MNIgkWwFPeXlGNqr6uC1O7gcBp4eDHIoM_X775SkcjNvJFHqYEiZIjhsM2CytaqFaxe1AMTVJv_BDhwgPSXxbzYi-aUvdsTmSLT0SPckye5-QQoK1gm_OieXyxWOIBGYULuVDD/s1920/c1J22-Breton-124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZjBRZvDzX-4jZ3-zBnSLFYF_75Cf5vxX64eVHcVZWztn9XXeB3MNIgkWwFPeXlGNqr6uC1O7gcBp4eDHIoM_X775SkcjNvJFHqYEiZIjhsM2CytaqFaxe1AMTVJv_BDhwgPSXxbzYi-aUvdsTmSLT0SPckye5-QQoK1gm_OieXyxWOIBGYULuVDD/w640-h360/c1J22-Breton-124.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><p>We found a small waterfall. </p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeClqerBnUE2iS0cL16rFnY-l1I6qsyezIFMcIfCRihGFeodp91OIIux99MyE03Jh6-5o9qDeE6U4fT0tUdBubpPuBvHDk2CXdLypDnmVl3urbkuq9LapNAHkkMMlC1XCZtIjwOkAAlmuJ7ix3el4LZJ0qkgLDHJycdcXQ9XdPmVAM1kLzGE7o-oS/s1080/c1J22-Breton-134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeClqerBnUE2iS0cL16rFnY-l1I6qsyezIFMcIfCRihGFeodp91OIIux99MyE03Jh6-5o9qDeE6U4fT0tUdBubpPuBvHDk2CXdLypDnmVl3urbkuq9LapNAHkkMMlC1XCZtIjwOkAAlmuJ7ix3el4LZJ0qkgLDHJycdcXQ9XdPmVAM1kLzGE7o-oS/w512-h640/c1J22-Breton-134.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithtgXMR5V5nfQNjlTlDgUD1VCSgKbDSUNasl93_jppPKQMP78UACkOGXC0Vct6TojKuiQhaOxdlQBQgWTM96gAoyDgdufqg3GLlCHzwawFaybexju-q9P39tnwOp21w3aPt2Yy0lr_FDhydy9q0YBzgNtQIEjz9HvIsmnKATehppMCBkSTBi8cB-a/s1620/c1J22-Breton-142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithtgXMR5V5nfQNjlTlDgUD1VCSgKbDSUNasl93_jppPKQMP78UACkOGXC0Vct6TojKuiQhaOxdlQBQgWTM96gAoyDgdufqg3GLlCHzwawFaybexju-q9P39tnwOp21w3aPt2Yy0lr_FDhydy9q0YBzgNtQIEjz9HvIsmnKATehppMCBkSTBi8cB-a/w640-h426/c1J22-Breton-142.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">French Mountain Bog was where we saw a number of tamarack trees which</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> are a type of pine tree whose needles turn yellow/orange in the Fall and then fall off. Every spring there is new growth.</span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPdC0kokFQu-2JpW1peS5BMzO6VptaF7UvA49wVVV-5qAdOv0xY8bbC-Ox60zrESvoFlsE9AVUZdeFo1Nw1Xmcg3jtJBQPS8P0mG2kizg1ivPJf0RlkZZz4pqJeLqBTqFZorpecPNO6r-rCxmO2HVmHRYkSx3RyqSDz6ju-J2iOWBinbP2MKhaNsl/s1620/c1J22-Breton-152.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPdC0kokFQu-2JpW1peS5BMzO6VptaF7UvA49wVVV-5qAdOv0xY8bbC-Ox60zrESvoFlsE9AVUZdeFo1Nw1Xmcg3jtJBQPS8P0mG2kizg1ivPJf0RlkZZz4pqJeLqBTqFZorpecPNO6r-rCxmO2HVmHRYkSx3RyqSDz6ju-J2iOWBinbP2MKhaNsl/w640-h426/c1J22-Breton-152.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzp19c4ncOJAYnD2EsgWr4deRtht71ompxmUeqJiBbhZQW8Z4rRoqpPc4Btf1GGWgKeW3YMKZKpCWhFqgdnR7DyYmZUpSHfKZJXcp4W1BJRNx192aApiSYDEUprLjyZH0RST6JJDEpXFgvTXFeQu6kGhOjcV7RNuGFJodRoK_ZBSJAa3_YmDpcNe8/s1620/c1J22-Breton-157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzp19c4ncOJAYnD2EsgWr4deRtht71ompxmUeqJiBbhZQW8Z4rRoqpPc4Btf1GGWgKeW3YMKZKpCWhFqgdnR7DyYmZUpSHfKZJXcp4W1BJRNx192aApiSYDEUprLjyZH0RST6JJDEpXFgvTXFeQu6kGhOjcV7RNuGFJodRoK_ZBSJAa3_YmDpcNe8/w640-h426/c1J22-Breton-157.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span><span> <span> <span><span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">French Mountain Bog</span></div><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIzLGwJb_qPAjkLO0BqjPLvJ-xnZaRk1KItx-Yd8FD6BerVC8zCbvO4YjmJE3n4d-Q_DHPSmRekDrV4ZUyLQeWeKja5Xd8m7qbjrMmVq6thOb7vtEqo1dt0I1RsWfVkGCrS6WkBTWT60ESU_kmYvLyX75Dg3RLaLsJoPw8eMqnUEIVmV2GiLrx30a/s1080/c1J22-Breton-181.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTIzLGwJb_qPAjkLO0BqjPLvJ-xnZaRk1KItx-Yd8FD6BerVC8zCbvO4YjmJE3n4d-Q_DHPSmRekDrV4ZUyLQeWeKja5Xd8m7qbjrMmVq6thOb7vtEqo1dt0I1RsWfVkGCrS6WkBTWT60ESU_kmYvLyX75Dg3RLaLsJoPw8eMqnUEIVmV2GiLrx30a/w512-h640/c1J22-Breton-181.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Probable Moose Bed</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today we had an early dinner in the small town of Chiticamp. This was so we could then be out and about for sunset. Again we visited a small area for views to the coast and sunset.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxufknklDULbgZvycO64U1flR-7TVl9n13KKZ1YWFpv4Wdeu0fqvJNGOcVMp2TDuYg3BYcG18EYS7U5DsrpfUT3ortdG8b9PdCL6ghMK-cyUpRBphgCJ_U86f4edrz-D0DCEDZztYkd9yzrTtowhDsFmXO_CWTIs8YyaJM4i4EAjA_0p2cYTymvl0/s1620/c1J22-Breton-249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxufknklDULbgZvycO64U1flR-7TVl9n13KKZ1YWFpv4Wdeu0fqvJNGOcVMp2TDuYg3BYcG18EYS7U5DsrpfUT3ortdG8b9PdCL6ghMK-cyUpRBphgCJ_U86f4edrz-D0DCEDZztYkd9yzrTtowhDsFmXO_CWTIs8YyaJM4i4EAjA_0p2cYTymvl0/w640-h426/c1J22-Breton-249.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">DAY SIX:</u> This morning we were off first light along the coast. We visited Black Brook area for sunrise.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9H8-AxHrU-gzR3e7QQQmbxKIBpQs5Te5fRRQl1tF-3Nb6_T8sialrjcrlVVFoWe-87RcI-v4nwbap0pUwZcn-1pfSdUdvNMlRYbn8yS9LZ3rBhDoT3atjvKVcrXcPLeIjDUWIQFr9HnjqLBHq6kRdFybEOEtgjNfFIwTiTg1NWyV6-zkYife9xX_/s1920/c2J22-Breton-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9H8-AxHrU-gzR3e7QQQmbxKIBpQs5Te5fRRQl1tF-3Nb6_T8sialrjcrlVVFoWe-87RcI-v4nwbap0pUwZcn-1pfSdUdvNMlRYbn8yS9LZ3rBhDoT3atjvKVcrXcPLeIjDUWIQFr9HnjqLBHq6kRdFybEOEtgjNfFIwTiTg1NWyV6-zkYife9xX_/w640-h320/c2J22-Breton-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgSghyXJiYZQgd46YenYySUvZlsZ42pmjkk00Yg4f3MkvgBYLc-2xub9U1c_IPr0sbWTKXmncI-PZqwpy11jSUGcvyBEjdr8euEmDGiV7QyaD7xEcgb9PweJugCwLSa2OATho65wbdclq345xlloYjSCnity_DuIa2OR-Y0E99W2PWGuEBjlMkpV2b/s1920/c2J22-Breton-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We had some lovely light for our last morning.</span></span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKI1DgcycnKesfmxbe_fMZPFrRfkhp6O8CZ7xpnro9taewOvvLKsypBWniBNrrKCADOWW6HEfH-eKLX2BLEX_4ePoarmhle9q9orDf0BdhaEtAfCuPMiYGwOO_PsI2yNSxnBwXYvH2E1FakYEc2CoBpJmltgJC6SBiFH4NlE8pmCBUcSW6eulr7JBC/s1920/c3J22-Breton-75.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKI1DgcycnKesfmxbe_fMZPFrRfkhp6O8CZ7xpnro9taewOvvLKsypBWniBNrrKCADOWW6HEfH-eKLX2BLEX_4ePoarmhle9q9orDf0BdhaEtAfCuPMiYGwOO_PsI2yNSxnBwXYvH2E1FakYEc2CoBpJmltgJC6SBiFH4NlE8pmCBUcSW6eulr7JBC/w640-h360/c3J22-Breton-75.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtp4XIHbBeqDNehBRCguDXHzs4FKKWquYUoNy-4fqLX12YZ7Smg4Ew4BG-QCEPR79zmVUIQTNzEKOhWXCPdE_wQT1DIXk3Vj7Vu2sKXCV4tt9pBNOeqZM_qvJLtZyJ4RCe_-kqoG9Nu5nG7-Nz2h0SqiaU7DEADNciaW3ywudh-d1CrS5fz4x33z0q/s1920/c3J22-Breton-90.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtp4XIHbBeqDNehBRCguDXHzs4FKKWquYUoNy-4fqLX12YZ7Smg4Ew4BG-QCEPR79zmVUIQTNzEKOhWXCPdE_wQT1DIXk3Vj7Vu2sKXCV4tt9pBNOeqZM_qvJLtZyJ4RCe_-kqoG9Nu5nG7-Nz2h0SqiaU7DEADNciaW3ywudh-d1CrS5fz4x33z0q/w640-h360/c3J22-Breton-90.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJ7Pv5Bp-0L-OivIt12G1fIpaVGdhIzztZN7EXp31Za_ZrsZK9ecv9wc7Xc9hBdRrw_cGF7QoLRbrISk4eNtX3XeOZF1WkvhgyRQpF_ma5fNcy9ZKEXG2P3fbolY6S79B_phGb191Tbt9buczZX2m9ujdp2Cw-AvxtKFJ_OJ5WQEWwOrqHosSnZ1H/s1920/c3J22-Breton-118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJ7Pv5Bp-0L-OivIt12G1fIpaVGdhIzztZN7EXp31Za_ZrsZK9ecv9wc7Xc9hBdRrw_cGF7QoLRbrISk4eNtX3XeOZF1WkvhgyRQpF_ma5fNcy9ZKEXG2P3fbolY6S79B_phGb191Tbt9buczZX2m9ujdp2Cw-AvxtKFJ_OJ5WQEWwOrqHosSnZ1H/w640-h360/c3J22-Breton-118.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Then it was time for breakfast at the Main</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Street Restaurant in Ingonish Beach. I feasted on </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">French Toast. This was another restaurant that was closing for the season!!</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">On our return to Sydney we took the Englishtown Ferry which was a very short ferry ride but was fun, and a nice diversion.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I flew from Sydney to Montreal and then on down to Boston so that I could have a short visit with my brother, Jack, who lives in Melrose, MA.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><u><i>ON TO FAMILY:</i></u></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><u><i><br /></i></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><u><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_jWcxMavxZ2H7vsB7XAS6jego5GeMF-3u4Z0rD_4EGsNrkfflwmxbakQ9fFa64yfIm2imHbJZ1-AFZTyP4m7YECDu-XlpEBl376Yog-f3sVH0_CCRfHzWHctbZwK1zP6uCKegQMfvYjkSuFQ93uP_ae8ES0_re6GT8HxihtJbOzN_Tqzg3cPEw4S/s4032/IMG_7513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_jWcxMavxZ2H7vsB7XAS6jego5GeMF-3u4Z0rD_4EGsNrkfflwmxbakQ9fFa64yfIm2imHbJZ1-AFZTyP4m7YECDu-XlpEBl376Yog-f3sVH0_CCRfHzWHctbZwK1zP6uCKegQMfvYjkSuFQ93uP_ae8ES0_re6GT8HxihtJbOzN_Tqzg3cPEw4S/w640-h480/IMG_7513.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></u></b></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><u><i><br /></i></u></b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><u></u></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgAkhKxkipwwFWi1SC9HIdMseyaf4ECuQtye1pKvdi8DPuy6TloKVF-DIu4K07l5WBi9OJ_Kzyen7BQafpjnpZZp859dB2U1SJd9bFkk7muAKPaSZgWyyLoNTAPKic_N2kH4Oi3m6C18BXECtEsgsovsqceVKakWCu2auRvhSs3YKdU_1GHp1UjDr/s1518/IMG_7495.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="1518" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHgAkhKxkipwwFWi1SC9HIdMseyaf4ECuQtye1pKvdi8DPuy6TloKVF-DIu4K07l5WBi9OJ_Kzyen7BQafpjnpZZp859dB2U1SJd9bFkk7muAKPaSZgWyyLoNTAPKic_N2kH4Oi3m6C18BXECtEsgsovsqceVKakWCu2auRvhSs3YKdU_1GHp1UjDr/w640-h512/IMG_7495.jpg" width="640" /></a></u></b></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>My brother, Jack<br /><i style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><b style="text-decoration: underline;">DAY EIGHT:</b> It was an overcast day in Melrose, MA today. We enjoyed a walk along Nahant Beach where I took a few pictures and we just enjoyed walking the beach.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVId7TJt200vbkAglQi0v5XVYE2YvA1vZPIb0kJYFDmeH0mDtmdbJJ8TFLWhQhb7a9WrLTElS4MdhomYJCcojsmgO6bWwJTrxO1SZo5Eev_2YfITIOPnXLkYNsLL4QyTJlf6L9IX0q0A5TV_CgGuo8zU9oUuR0TxODyqG0D-b_frKlKRePfswYjj3T/s1620/c4J22-NahantBch-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVId7TJt200vbkAglQi0v5XVYE2YvA1vZPIb0kJYFDmeH0mDtmdbJJ8TFLWhQhb7a9WrLTElS4MdhomYJCcojsmgO6bWwJTrxO1SZo5Eev_2YfITIOPnXLkYNsLL4QyTJlf6L9IX0q0A5TV_CgGuo8zU9oUuR0TxODyqG0D-b_frKlKRePfswYjj3T/w640-h426/c4J22-NahantBch-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVC2EumBhOe-jVtAEAuNjmBPRQV_5WjEph8HEyUHockEjkVvOOBXJJ08zdjkHAiQr-8a7Fc6vtxfqKPxzuWuA9WNbh10CtcJW592BgnLHOlJKU5kexMv07VOzviZPnpoqfgGZwQqEqioYniHdvCAOctX-Txk-Zby0tLeQ3vWouALTaqP3leObgMQq/s1350/c4J22-NahantBch-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVC2EumBhOe-jVtAEAuNjmBPRQV_5WjEph8HEyUHockEjkVvOOBXJJ08zdjkHAiQr-8a7Fc6vtxfqKPxzuWuA9WNbh10CtcJW592BgnLHOlJKU5kexMv07VOzviZPnpoqfgGZwQqEqioYniHdvCAOctX-Txk-Zby0tLeQ3vWouALTaqP3leObgMQq/w640-h512/c4J22-NahantBch-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2zKCiVjQADafflCaSODH9vh9huiKXV2_-0zOE8TWALXuiAdzrh7bBmcbcR4SP1NAJ_vpCheoYBc5e8Fbg1gAHqHUTNmlNNhz5ES49-VoWTboXl10TPqT-tGCI6xwED3cHxKqID-NpLj1EoQXZQXNtm4F5pnb8bIqfTHCyRQ7d79Vbf3K90dSnAiL/s1920/c4J22-NahantBch-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2zKCiVjQADafflCaSODH9vh9huiKXV2_-0zOE8TWALXuiAdzrh7bBmcbcR4SP1NAJ_vpCheoYBc5e8Fbg1gAHqHUTNmlNNhz5ES49-VoWTboXl10TPqT-tGCI6xwED3cHxKqID-NpLj1EoQXZQXNtm4F5pnb8bIqfTHCyRQ7d79Vbf3K90dSnAiL/w640-h360/c4J22-NahantBch-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">DAY NINE:</u> Today we drove to the Portsmouth, New Hampshire area so I could try t get a photo of the Portsmouth Lighthouse. We did not go into the city, but found a view from the South of the Light with the help of Google Maps.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9FDkWQ7HfCh3l5oGxVIdFLkuY3xdvyUDrejDpRWgCbtFJTt-9PwBP8GsGEW-6WN_G_zmZUWPaxvZkaBe_G0nGkKKRwvzoEP7g2obZXzBALcrZKyVFQABLA0jofdXdl_wrtLX1hvAruCOrHek9AQc-vXk_035rOhhpsnl28GPcBOeubuM9IzKrMiH/s1920/c5J22-Portsmouth-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9FDkWQ7HfCh3l5oGxVIdFLkuY3xdvyUDrejDpRWgCbtFJTt-9PwBP8GsGEW-6WN_G_zmZUWPaxvZkaBe_G0nGkKKRwvzoEP7g2obZXzBALcrZKyVFQABLA0jofdXdl_wrtLX1hvAruCOrHek9AQc-vXk_035rOhhpsnl28GPcBOeubuM9IzKrMiH/w640-h360/c5J22-Portsmouth-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span style="font-size: large;"> Portsmouth Light</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the way home, stopped near a cemetery to photograph some lovely fall color on the trees around it.</span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDV2XuvXg0tCMt9-CeVsQ3gdjWVeJx7k4RkAY9HL5HaHaNOKBdxe3ncjLQ0WmQ1wCnwSOdo1bxTBfI3hx67N_qSfd2UERWVjZp13mOA1Z-VcQv1HcURf4AyZRt0KhREvYtwlC6IKF-M5U4fy6GzN9Z6U3STrlWk8dWKICu3tw4hHmZsGbmv8ppvspl/w640-h360/c5J22-Portsmouth-42.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> Red-Gold</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span> <span> </span></span><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;">On our way back to Melrose I missed the turn off of I-95 to U.S.1 so we had quite a back track trip once we discovered my mistake.</span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Dinner was at a local restaurant in Melrose. Once back at Jack's home we enjoyed some catching up on the news, and then it was time for me to pack up my gear for tomorrow's flights to home in San Diego.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">DAY TEN:</u> <i>TRAVEL DAY</i>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">My Lyft ride was on time and all went smoothly. My flights went smoothly and I arrived safe and sound this afternoon in San Diego. George had already picked up our dinner of crab sandwiches when he picked me up.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I got a very warm welcome from both George and Sierra.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">I am looking forward to a good sleep in my own bed followed by a morning walk with Sierra tomorrow.</span></p></div>RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-48972017774363137882022-06-04T10:40:00.002-07:002022-06-04T10:40:46.108-07:00YOSEMITE WITH CAMERA AND FAMILY<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This trip started out as a photo trip which I wanted to do in Yosemite National Park. I planned on a five day trip in April for an early spring trip to the Park. I asked several photography friends to join me, but for various reasons no one was available. So I brought up the subject with George and two daughters. Tina in Ohio thought she might be able to join me, but Klara, in Montana would be starting her work season then so she was not going to be available. George was welcome though he does not enjoy the long stops at locations while I visit various view points and angles of a subject.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Tina was able to finagle the time off and part of her airfare with her company. George agreed to join me, as Yosemite is a favorite location for all of us, and it would be fun to share it.</span></p><p><u style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">TUESDAY, APRIL 12</span></b></i></u></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><span>We were off about 0700 with breakfast on the road of home made sweet pretzels, and coffee from the local 7/11. Tina would meet us in Yosemite at Tunnel View, a</span><span>fter a flight into Fresno from Ohio.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><span>Our drive went smoothly though the traffic from I-15 to I-5 was busy with little respite from the early morning traffic heading for Los Angeles. Once on the I-5 the road opened up and we sailed onto Fresno where we then headed for El Portal, the gateway to Yosemite from the South</span><span>, and our hotel. Once we were checked in, we headed to the Park and our sunset time rendezvous with Tina.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JpP1-Ogl6lo4C_ReOCCYfKfNMMmGcVj0LmBux32hRZnDnrHasOVwbg9HoXbi9iFOtDNXdVA7dgZTWaU6PGzCCadQE5cwfnmtBQ76zwmeePx5alfeUjlzh9UmG8UZq4zl74AEYvT-NtWmIdcfNDTlWhuEz6sFzCEPyDoe7D8kGbAHImPHpEv6nz8H/s2909/IMG_6948.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2210" data-original-width="2909" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JpP1-Ogl6lo4C_ReOCCYfKfNMMmGcVj0LmBux32hRZnDnrHasOVwbg9HoXbi9iFOtDNXdVA7dgZTWaU6PGzCCadQE5cwfnmtBQ76zwmeePx5alfeUjlzh9UmG8UZq4zl74AEYvT-NtWmIdcfNDTlWhuEz6sFzCEPyDoe7D8kGbAHImPHpEv6nz8H/w640-h486/IMG_6948.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">SIERRA FOOTHILLS</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7N5S7XE8WR8g0D99891szodfKoEggmRETiX058lnLuCbbn20qtdizFwVfAG6me5x-zC31ff-XeYGohudlm2pFx_KzVSiq0vopbg6AtRp8Ew36l0oPD3gxKmoKTLvvya3ndSPNXQpdeimLw-43E-4q-MMv5CCul-Xgm0uTIAKobPgnKMw3v_aNqLxC/s4032/IMG_6953.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7N5S7XE8WR8g0D99891szodfKoEggmRETiX058lnLuCbbn20qtdizFwVfAG6me5x-zC31ff-XeYGohudlm2pFx_KzVSiq0vopbg6AtRp8Ew36l0oPD3gxKmoKTLvvya3ndSPNXQpdeimLw-43E-4q-MMv5CCul-Xgm0uTIAKobPgnKMw3v_aNqLxC/w640-h480/IMG_6953.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVLTtT3i1K-Gnhm_tdh6Iu9VT0YedDSXx1HzcKFn6Gm5tUM0he1Xi0hzaiJCndPxSbZgYDlZ6bEiyj2P88lo8FNwwLMwJtB-lC7CxjQ0nrhsqugADW-4tULfDYfE3tncYNG3Oeb-G98CwF32RRGk0lt7JKEz5ZXyAT9I8Mik5slgjgpRjy2kHYVRb/s4032/IMG_6956.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVLTtT3i1K-Gnhm_tdh6Iu9VT0YedDSXx1HzcKFn6Gm5tUM0he1Xi0hzaiJCndPxSbZgYDlZ6bEiyj2P88lo8FNwwLMwJtB-lC7CxjQ0nrhsqugADW-4tULfDYfE3tncYNG3Oeb-G98CwF32RRGk0lt7JKEz5ZXyAT9I8Mik5slgjgpRjy2kHYVRb/w640-h480/IMG_6956.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTI2ChRufpVFaS-x7Ttyq6tcIIyviMjJF2ZokV7mo0FEqw4QHTkWns2gbqg_6W5fEIN_9i_DgdpPJ3yXPe5Xx4WWwVH4UmEb9wGV8NnjMKDqxj_ToxpCM0au2tEd5CBavaIV_Wg8eZw7VZdY4NwwwYMCdaIF5NkOsJYpTuWZKeWnsIDwv2IQ7CA8uq/s4032/IMG_6957.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTI2ChRufpVFaS-x7Ttyq6tcIIyviMjJF2ZokV7mo0FEqw4QHTkWns2gbqg_6W5fEIN_9i_DgdpPJ3yXPe5Xx4WWwVH4UmEb9wGV8NnjMKDqxj_ToxpCM0au2tEd5CBavaIV_Wg8eZw7VZdY4NwwwYMCdaIF5NkOsJYpTuWZKeWnsIDwv2IQ7CA8uq/w640-h480/IMG_6957.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">At Tunnel View I set up my camera in preparation for sunset which was fast approaching. Tina showed up and we enjoyed the moment of our getting together. Minutes later there was another greeting as Klara had joined the party!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweD5K1dTJDht_urx0zdwDSDNMZe2ic7fxi2CFn-z6VGPvbVfNx-DO13HUc1eI-Wla4G1RAuvZkiigeAJWPuS7UvVKRQQwx-n2xdNTdByEZ_H9_N4PucZTpTVwj3eCm5ffT0-ZiNax4Lir0KxzRp0UHfYUxMiOIffzC9FYkIIfCmspZ1zAqppR6UIO/s1409/IMG_0638.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweD5K1dTJDht_urx0zdwDSDNMZe2ic7fxi2CFn-z6VGPvbVfNx-DO13HUc1eI-Wla4G1RAuvZkiigeAJWPuS7UvVKRQQwx-n2xdNTdByEZ_H9_N4PucZTpTVwj3eCm5ffT0-ZiNax4Lir0KxzRp0UHfYUxMiOIffzC9FYkIIfCmspZ1zAqppR6UIO/w532-h640/IMG_0638.jpeg" width="532" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; text-align: left;">WHAT? A SURPRISE!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;">What a surprise and delight. The four of us in Yosemite. After capturing the last light in the Valley</span></div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ImXZzP9Efo-vM_5zru5bOJu6kX4ABKlJLQGAv2g-F19p6T9Eib4tr47Xy-e7xPLwEGM2GWU9bIUIEQF9_tAvf1p-6lrW4OF6D_u3DskCxX0UJDTOqz1ul1l9GGDrh4CcvH8dqPyX6OGUJuWuhb4X5YEBVO2xeH2NrdnZpati3p3IF04o16Rn0KLw/s1350/b2D22-Yosemite-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ImXZzP9Efo-vM_5zru5bOJu6kX4ABKlJLQGAv2g-F19p6T9Eib4tr47Xy-e7xPLwEGM2GWU9bIUIEQF9_tAvf1p-6lrW4OF6D_u3DskCxX0UJDTOqz1ul1l9GGDrh4CcvH8dqPyX6OGUJuWuhb4X5YEBVO2xeH2NrdnZpati3p3IF04o16Rn0KLw/w512-h640/b2D22-Yosemite-4.jpg" width="512" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>BRIDALVEIL FALLS</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKYhQPpMZkJOPLDgUJcnTHMnk8i_s-edqabHz8jokJhLzKV0UKw5uAJI6OfzcvYjuuObQa7ppkehOWh8WpK58PBMoXZYOxBqt3NJ_tdQr9_XpfCfkJ30fZCshrIXG_u3VTVHhqnL0RvdqeKolgkn-TWrat6yiEiG4Cmd-za1VirMPmAOfba-94srV/s1080/b2D22-Yosemite-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1080" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKYhQPpMZkJOPLDgUJcnTHMnk8i_s-edqabHz8jokJhLzKV0UKw5uAJI6OfzcvYjuuObQa7ppkehOWh8WpK58PBMoXZYOxBqt3NJ_tdQr9_XpfCfkJ30fZCshrIXG_u3VTVHhqnL0RvdqeKolgkn-TWrat6yiEiG4Cmd-za1VirMPmAOfba-94srV/w640-h426/b2D22-Yosemite-7.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">HIGH ABOVE THE VALLEY</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7VM575IWM6nwb4Y0_gho0h510Rz3FjCmd6D9JxdTrUXBZgyl3GjubdgO-f6s3bQuG9H-vttQ0j-5t8H79uJ2bN65USG-9TUxKvtPjJ_JG6Dompu7t6p2fHZxTprJtnnNoloJamaISURN_pojF6xA5E0Sft7FwJ5D7YrkOGZce4W6H_twaxcDyVjt/s1350/b2D22-Yosemite-18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7VM575IWM6nwb4Y0_gho0h510Rz3FjCmd6D9JxdTrUXBZgyl3GjubdgO-f6s3bQuG9H-vttQ0j-5t8H79uJ2bN65USG-9TUxKvtPjJ_JG6Dompu7t6p2fHZxTprJtnnNoloJamaISURN_pojF6xA5E0Sft7FwJ5D7YrkOGZce4W6H_twaxcDyVjt/w512-h640/b2D22-Yosemite-18.jpg" width="512" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">BRIDALVEIL FALLS</span><br /> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJCjXeupPdGfddalq_yU2UvGthYS0gCeLV51rboee02fr2UR_qcTRyqWuJT2nQix8HNs3BHuckGf16itEz4uifaXwwoJ_pLBdEEN7KBEU8rIa7XVCDenvpfShWPI_JG0BVlABzc8RMmcd3yYt-BDfRtJEEZHMdcvS6QDpr8rJsifvvx7-xpLFtEF8/s1350/b2D22-Yosemite-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJCjXeupPdGfddalq_yU2UvGthYS0gCeLV51rboee02fr2UR_qcTRyqWuJT2nQix8HNs3BHuckGf16itEz4uifaXwwoJ_pLBdEEN7KBEU8rIa7XVCDenvpfShWPI_JG0BVlABzc8RMmcd3yYt-BDfRtJEEZHMdcvS6QDpr8rJsifvvx7-xpLFtEF8/w512-h640/b2D22-Yosemite-22.jpg" width="512" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">WHY BRIDALVEIL FALLS HAS ITS NAME</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">We then headed back to our Hotel and dinner, and the telling of the details of Klara's inclusion into the week.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Klara was able to join us as there had been a snafu with her being signed into her work, and so she would have this week off while the Forest Service straightened things out.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"> When she realized it she quickly made plans to join us, getting a flight to Fresno, and reserving the last room available at our Hotel. She and Tina kept the secret until we met at Tunnel View. It was a wonderful surprise to say the least.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><i><u><b>WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13:</b></u></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">After the travel day yesterday we enjoyed a Varga breakfast in our room of sweet pretzels, fruit, and coffee and tea. We then headed into the Park for a full day of wandering and photography.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Our first stop was a waterfall on the North side of the road which was flowing well. I do not know the name of it, but I have stopped here several times in the past.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Once in the Valley we stopped for views of the Three Brothers, El Capitan, Cathedral Rocks, etc. We stopped in the area of Sentinal Beach and roamed around the area. It has become a burn site, before moving onto the area of Swinging Bridge. We used it to cross the Valley to the North side and a bit of hiking. Back near the Southside Drive we enjoyed a picnic.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Then it was onto Sentinel Bridge, and views from the valley of Washington Column, Royal Arches, and views of Yosemite Falls. The evening shoot was from Valley View. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">A wonderful day finished with dinner at The River restaurant in El Portal.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><i><u><b>THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH</b></u></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">This morning we were up early to get the early light around Lower Yosemite Falls. It was a wonderful time as there were only a couple of people in the area at 0700. We all enjoyed the experience. One of the attractions at this time of the morning was the rainbow which is captured in the spray of the Falls due to the sun's angle.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLWmyvyg1KrKkRDNdhcFUU0ggMMr3Rrwk7aVh5aCaictL1sZ7gZRpp2JdeCbbmar-84lFFkABoGMvTWz8FYfJynlMtC-jWw3KnXnMf978RzDlPh1u-0XjP7on1yrzFXiPt1OOTBzHW3KvSVKfy1S21rMKzgSBmfK4TqwCsIGLq0W798IwA7OZ3sCP/s1920/b4D22-Yosemite-12-HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLWmyvyg1KrKkRDNdhcFUU0ggMMr3Rrwk7aVh5aCaictL1sZ7gZRpp2JdeCbbmar-84lFFkABoGMvTWz8FYfJynlMtC-jWw3KnXnMf978RzDlPh1u-0XjP7on1yrzFXiPt1OOTBzHW3KvSVKfy1S21rMKzgSBmfK4TqwCsIGLq0W798IwA7OZ3sCP/w426-h640/b4D22-Yosemite-12-HDR.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> LOWER YOSEMITE FALLS</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p></p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvhZDhr8Z5GPM3YS6gt7vjBGIKMxDKWM1VYkUKER-svkhkj8cTp9Jz0LUds-4Gh9cZxJLbxEJt_NTtgGAKN5T8HJIpQ1tauS4eEZ2PLGGz9Hpl7Bt3_0W7snf6wYZwh3_83fklMm4D24wMmWvagsjD8IC1lRO1ShQ2w_aDwpPgVZV0vnMrig_e3Az/s1920/b4D22-Yosemite-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvhZDhr8Z5GPM3YS6gt7vjBGIKMxDKWM1VYkUKER-svkhkj8cTp9Jz0LUds-4Gh9cZxJLbxEJt_NTtgGAKN5T8HJIpQ1tauS4eEZ2PLGGz9Hpl7Bt3_0W7snf6wYZwh3_83fklMm4D24wMmWvagsjD8IC1lRO1ShQ2w_aDwpPgVZV0vnMrig_e3Az/w640-h426/b4D22-Yosemite-16.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> <span><span><span><span>YOSEMITE FALLS RAINBOW</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EO9lALyBDPAtvPRlH81WqYcEcQN5Sz4LHbUVbJVViI8j0HmVcIK5ym5VKv4vsnlxlh-Pm22HserlnCtkbybHpuZP3b8QrLEOPoX4iZTmXGMeMrN9Rl9HOwCGLY9kAKTbHcBwpJIQbudXGSR6VjN8dUktwkoOfQaX49oKlNZushh1uZS_9fiFGEQ9/s1920/b4D22-Yosemite-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EO9lALyBDPAtvPRlH81WqYcEcQN5Sz4LHbUVbJVViI8j0HmVcIK5ym5VKv4vsnlxlh-Pm22HserlnCtkbybHpuZP3b8QrLEOPoX4iZTmXGMeMrN9Rl9HOwCGLY9kAKTbHcBwpJIQbudXGSR6VjN8dUktwkoOfQaX49oKlNZushh1uZS_9fiFGEQ9/w640-h426/b4D22-Yosemite-20.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span> </span>LOWER YOSEMITE FALLS AND RAINBOW</span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXPAs3Pia8MJ1hOP1KUHn_Ey1H3e5JJ0i9wWJelqdo73oaAKuNpS-xaVeJrQZkrNRokWyih9wVO6XaVUqPOPTekNQ20JEpaeT9KV6T8h07XXC7zQg5roK3BF_x4VyiYeU57XLNc1vuv3QzVL_uQ774pEMV4BJOAUUzi5VDr5RVBTb1u8TQRkUK2TS/s1920/b4D22-Yosemite-48.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXPAs3Pia8MJ1hOP1KUHn_Ey1H3e5JJ0i9wWJelqdo73oaAKuNpS-xaVeJrQZkrNRokWyih9wVO6XaVUqPOPTekNQ20JEpaeT9KV6T8h07XXC7zQg5roK3BF_x4VyiYeU57XLNc1vuv3QzVL_uQ774pEMV4BJOAUUzi5VDr5RVBTb1u8TQRkUK2TS/w426-h640/b4D22-Yosemite-48.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span> <span> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">KLARA AND TINA AT THE FALLS</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2TCBBo5bCTY_1SuzeA5zrbKhY5TZivg_BIixSvaLnQEcwmPeXqjPR33EedHnzmr6JJp-nRgActZlhdbFJ7smT-vT6Qh_mRALGD0_B2fUUjByNJ-wbaJYxImaWkhj-jhxgdqm1mxGJGVPWAzJHspApgOJbHflSSoI64fZhNq-I3GGUwZmLV52xHLZ/s1920/b4D22-Yosemite-50.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2TCBBo5bCTY_1SuzeA5zrbKhY5TZivg_BIixSvaLnQEcwmPeXqjPR33EedHnzmr6JJp-nRgActZlhdbFJ7smT-vT6Qh_mRALGD0_B2fUUjByNJ-wbaJYxImaWkhj-jhxgdqm1mxGJGVPWAzJHspApgOJbHflSSoI64fZhNq-I3GGUwZmLV52xHLZ/w426-h640/b4D22-Yosemite-50.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">KLARA AND TINA</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">After an hour there we headed to the Village to find some breakfast. We settled on breakfast at Degnan's Deli. This filled the bill for us all, before we headed to the Ansel Adams Gallery, and The Village Store. We browsed the store for unnecessary </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">souvenirs, and I came away with a new t-shirt.😀</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><span>The girls and George went on a walk toward Mirror Lake while I strolled along a valley path with camera in hand. Did not find much to photograph but I enjoyed the quiet walk in the Valley. </span><span>Afterwards we met back at the car and headed </span><span>to the Ahwahnee hotel to get out of the wet weather we were experiencing.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">We wandered about the building visiting the Gift Shop, the Ladies Room, the bar, the card room, and the large lounge room across from the dining room, which are both magnificent. We warmed up in front of this magnificent fireplace. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBk1o_7rkZqPcb3P5ZKj3uoflvHw7LWteZFbqwtoyzbBApRz884vm_aG4VO4FpINyRbwHQDoidmdBbq1YAhxJGI31SaeW_SxPcid2meD0SZZqPzslZ8zTZ5yTXRCE3xk8Nj5VtKdkpEYwl2jeDWsus4r-zMfFw9jZgl9kxQSZ3fSFpw-brhWsDVzQE/s4032/IMG_6998.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBk1o_7rkZqPcb3P5ZKj3uoflvHw7LWteZFbqwtoyzbBApRz884vm_aG4VO4FpINyRbwHQDoidmdBbq1YAhxJGI31SaeW_SxPcid2meD0SZZqPzslZ8zTZ5yTXRCE3xk8Nj5VtKdkpEYwl2jeDWsus4r-zMfFw9jZgl9kxQSZ3fSFpw-brhWsDVzQE/w640-h480/IMG_6998.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span> <span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A WARMING FIRE</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><br />The Lounge used to have two Steinway pianos, now they only have one.The two just looked like they belonged and did not crowd the room. We enjoyed some hot beverages as well some of our own snacks. It was very relaxing and a pleasant way to spend the wet afternoon.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> W</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">e then headed for Tunnel View where the weather was cloudy and I enjoyed photographing the play of of clouds moving through the Valley. It was fun trying to find compositions that were telling. I am trying to process some in Black and White. (It is struggle.)</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggD8o6ANz8tUwu7QGxnLUd059-Jc2Sg2telcuS8BeCbe-S2lL9g6IQhcV-E7BZhiaFQBYQBNoONQO411J76L2QapYdHuMMRI8AITRefF0OdeXCA57n_GrbH5FLTlsgSscY0Vdu0SkshkXUzrxbYFeN3baHhghyFGvjJaf1t07H7q3zyz7fWA9goUYD/s4032/IMG_6993.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggD8o6ANz8tUwu7QGxnLUd059-Jc2Sg2telcuS8BeCbe-S2lL9g6IQhcV-E7BZhiaFQBYQBNoONQO411J76L2QapYdHuMMRI8AITRefF0OdeXCA57n_GrbH5FLTlsgSscY0Vdu0SkshkXUzrxbYFeN3baHhghyFGvjJaf1t07H7q3zyz7fWA9goUYD/w640-h480/IMG_6993.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> B&W FROM iPHONE!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijTd45GbprVKgSh2bYG0b72zK38Z2bP4qd0CV1Jmjbiaj-KlkeTgQG0nUUw18rWKqOOOsI6fyTbik7o0RT6shNEyl32NqV8kFPEwPTWA_nGibPvcnJgNoCLxkuo0TbNLvmjN1WAT3RnNQzNk4lryFNoFYY-Ej9BTWc9Y2R7YG9PuFu8juUAxfVY8G/w640-h512/b4D22-Yosemite-52B.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span> <span> <span> (BLACK AND WHITE)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> <span> <span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJvfK1_VHe51NBwhJfGwmpaQe0TTngk3DQzlQQDqAXHyVk2ilmUwJMFSsbuaTVve6jTSUeS2KuE3kXwfvpwY7_AQ15EenlrNzfdNMBmQC48uQpkbx94pToIOf2-wsczUacvpfrLgAgM_aNIuksgFlGGD0w6xL78XJjKlbtGcQbif5twkEf1fP15hE/s1920/b4D22-Yosemite-56.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1920" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJvfK1_VHe51NBwhJfGwmpaQe0TTngk3DQzlQQDqAXHyVk2ilmUwJMFSsbuaTVve6jTSUeS2KuE3kXwfvpwY7_AQ15EenlrNzfdNMBmQC48uQpkbx94pToIOf2-wsczUacvpfrLgAgM_aNIuksgFlGGD0w6xL78XJjKlbtGcQbif5twkEf1fP15hE/w640-h512/b4D22-Yosemite-56.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span>(BLACK AND WHITE)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzUZLK3e3jQfMRhP6FnPk6J8jQH3rZwHovpEVIw4i9wm19Qf0IcRn1e7ZqgGFPTxX_HQ7pl3oVuwoF1cBAsHmJaoLDeIFa1DGC89SeBhYUwanUUfz8XlU-sMtNy2YybvJQoXei_IWw2aGUSW6Wjc6YR_-eljzSwzF0TzdLFlRfTM8PNGKjNbTxy6U/w640-h426/b4D22-Yosemite-97.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> <span> (Color)</span></span></span></div><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">(What do you think?)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><u><i><b>FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH:</b></i></u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">This morning we headed to the Ahwanee for breakfast. I did not know that we were celebrating my 82 and 1/6th birthday.😎 We enjoyed a delicious breakfast buffet that included Eggs Benedict which is one of our favorites. They had several other unique items which were all delicious. I was gifted with a new coffee mug with a Raven design from the tribes of the Northwest.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskFwKrrpixe92KMWk5mlFAvQHqYKHpub-hom8waaeBUYc_16KzxxuB8ePRHrUJSfQINFvIAuRyRHdLJWEjy-AYR4oEFHdxwVEErjXFujFsCUjQC6B1ZFM6ChwHkx5SW7OwA2nPELPNHeGB8p6D3FgziDUXibZx-_WQqQ30IukRDTwY3jyYzPNehnc/s1914/IMG_7038.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="1435" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskFwKrrpixe92KMWk5mlFAvQHqYKHpub-hom8waaeBUYc_16KzxxuB8ePRHrUJSfQINFvIAuRyRHdLJWEjy-AYR4oEFHdxwVEErjXFujFsCUjQC6B1ZFM6ChwHkx5SW7OwA2nPELPNHeGB8p6D3FgziDUXibZx-_WQqQ30IukRDTwY3jyYzPNehnc/w480-h640/IMG_7038.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Afterwards we headed off for some hiking. The girls started for Mirror Lake, whiIe I and George followed at a much slower pace. The Park is still opening it's Spring bloom and color. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUFR6prMDtI_O07CCxtDsPj5SLJEzVfalNjy2WJpbQDcmVqJX0ivP_u3YYIiJoFdCO5fUegqKBQ2iwKMO6tvxONDUXIplteP3TsqBubtohDxD-5qCDrnaVelrgcTH5m_0dG-9OTwe37P3C4mKcVGx3yl_Ty1CLIiIyvcohEb4uTjH2TsnSDZRQfIf/s3840/IMG_6965.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUFR6prMDtI_O07CCxtDsPj5SLJEzVfalNjy2WJpbQDcmVqJX0ivP_u3YYIiJoFdCO5fUegqKBQ2iwKMO6tvxONDUXIplteP3TsqBubtohDxD-5qCDrnaVelrgcTH5m_0dG-9OTwe37P3C4mKcVGx3yl_Ty1CLIiIyvcohEb4uTjH2TsnSDZRQfIf/w360-h640/IMG_6965.JPG" width="360" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">An Early Dogwood Bloom</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">Probably the first or second or third week in May would really see Spring in full bloom in the Valley. We then headed for El Capitan meadow for some watching of the climbers on El Cap., a picnic lunch and a nap.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7yqkSeHcz35xr_1p_vwseWOESslBGPtCUjH_qbFcFVd_vp9tT72e6mFp-9Zp2quOty3Ysuyc7Zu0JBZ5Z5pjW51KjfZOlAzGoZ81DXiSZ2V6jMKcNFGyuJtQxYcLG8-MgQQVXJIXt-PqrdF5gCaLMkcey7T35_HeThnKCg2iCCv-TzxjHRGxnOV0/s1080/b5D22-Yosemite-39.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH7yqkSeHcz35xr_1p_vwseWOESslBGPtCUjH_qbFcFVd_vp9tT72e6mFp-9Zp2quOty3Ysuyc7Zu0JBZ5Z5pjW51KjfZOlAzGoZ81DXiSZ2V6jMKcNFGyuJtQxYcLG8-MgQQVXJIXt-PqrdF5gCaLMkcey7T35_HeThnKCg2iCCv-TzxjHRGxnOV0/w426-h640/b5D22-Yosemite-39.jpg" width="426" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">EL CAPITAN WITH CLIMBERS (THEY LOOK LIKE ANTS)</span></span></div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAqJLPdkThXNLWreavDQNZRONGihr9GPfGp4bZJA_u3Gv5ioJDXZEcQnN1hbX3XI0FTezlGP3By_-aG1lZJBcHt0D-thNKCMrJwE5EKUpFnKwEjaCh2FGCGdC1vZttjZ732QUWgDrcVSRiHKbalu3EvJ9jMHjeGh708AMC8IYtZw0yf4h-ZjhRZ0Q/s1350/b5D22-Yosemite-39crop.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAqJLPdkThXNLWreavDQNZRONGihr9GPfGp4bZJA_u3Gv5ioJDXZEcQnN1hbX3XI0FTezlGP3By_-aG1lZJBcHt0D-thNKCMrJwE5EKUpFnKwEjaCh2FGCGdC1vZttjZ732QUWgDrcVSRiHKbalu3EvJ9jMHjeGh708AMC8IYtZw0yf4h-ZjhRZ0Q/w640-h512/b5D22-Yosemite-39crop.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A LITTLE BETTER VIEW</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Shortly there after the girls headed for Fresno for making their flight connections home early Saturday morning.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On the way to Sentinel Bridge to capture Half Dome in early evening light we stopped at Fern Spring for a photo. This spring has in the past been a source of drinking water to any who stopped. Regrettably there is now a sign saying it is not palatable.😢</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggk-Y12nGssWeZ_KhAnV0D1qDVZuPSQHncQWgLP9lDgZ1us8ZhyfBBbpULSxHPmx-osQXEBo46c8AbTQes8jNy3tKH59ATFFrUu210LN6RtzhPVORYsHI9fOziVB2Qe8qXxGamsu7M6hL0b2yFAvGrhn9OtgyzJCUkCyQMGC8wcWEiS_gP8kwnwCLM/s1620/b5D22-Yosemite-60.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggk-Y12nGssWeZ_KhAnV0D1qDVZuPSQHncQWgLP9lDgZ1us8ZhyfBBbpULSxHPmx-osQXEBo46c8AbTQes8jNy3tKH59ATFFrUu210LN6RtzhPVORYsHI9fOziVB2Qe8qXxGamsu7M6hL0b2yFAvGrhn9OtgyzJCUkCyQMGC8wcWEiS_gP8kwnwCLM/w640-h426/b5D22-Yosemite-60.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">FERN SPRING</span><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UpMkMDLpzfpH67eLO2fM4kzWas7BiHrE3FlNWcy7w5gSxqMiXPP7WJj9UnNKuZXoAiYZiG4Aa9KxUS_OrdHaUxUKQwBKPu7KOJFVgbYK-xbEVJgmv8AtBUJJL_s1NelaK9qFziYPC6ZXCbbv3Jeg0dYk4o8D3qsw8C03E2qgq8-UUni1h2inMr0o/s1620/b5D22-Yosemite-134-HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UpMkMDLpzfpH67eLO2fM4kzWas7BiHrE3FlNWcy7w5gSxqMiXPP7WJj9UnNKuZXoAiYZiG4Aa9KxUS_OrdHaUxUKQwBKPu7KOJFVgbYK-xbEVJgmv8AtBUJJL_s1NelaK9qFziYPC6ZXCbbv3Jeg0dYk4o8D3qsw8C03E2qgq8-UUni1h2inMr0o/w640-h426/b5D22-Yosemite-134-HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span> <span> <span><span>HALF DOME FROM <span>SENTINEL </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">BRIDGE</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Then it was time for us to say </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">farewell to the Park, and return to El Portal for the evening.</span></span></p><p><i style="font-family: helvetica;"><u><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH:</span></b></u></i></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">More weather today. As we set off for San Diego it was raining, and continued until we summited at Chinquapin. Along this leg we experienced rain and snow as well as fog.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: helvetica; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF1kZX0C5BfietMK5Sd82IBMu8yu5UoPL2DfD3VblWb4oTFKr1FwQa4tIx4AG7chOOzBJFp5RHeqe0wU87tVzbVYockMvVMU8TXrua-9r4uIkcv_zG80HUmb96m13BLsmLRKgxkKuX78XaspeZVoXRkbilnrPMLhB8wwvXz_pD8X9X3OHpzcH8vNj2" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img data-original-height="3361" data-original-width="2689" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF1kZX0C5BfietMK5Sd82IBMu8yu5UoPL2DfD3VblWb4oTFKr1FwQa4tIx4AG7chOOzBJFp5RHeqe0wU87tVzbVYockMvVMU8TXrua-9r4uIkcv_zG80HUmb96m13BLsmLRKgxkKuX78XaspeZVoXRkbilnrPMLhB8wwvXz_pD8X9X3OHpzcH8vNj2=w512-h640" width="512" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">A Wet and Snowy Drive </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As we slowly descended to Wawona the weather opened up and we had no real problems reaching Fresno where we refueled both us and the car before getting on US 99 and heading for San Diego.</span><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;"><span>This was the Saturday before Easter and there was lots of traffic. I had taken over driving in Fresno but relinquished it about an hour later as I was getting drowsy. George took over and had the busiest leg through the Los Angeles area to the I-15. We still made good time and were home by 1745. After unloading the car we went and picked up Sierra who was quite happy to see us though she had a good time with her friend Zeke, an </span><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(35, 44, 56); color: #232c38;"> </span><span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(35, 44, 56); color: #232c38;">American Staffordshire Terrier, that lives a few houses below us.</span></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybScShVCFPsnlavauhVKvV8w0WQIDGEonuFefaGDX3qASberxHd4Mkk5d4jxbmtwb99zAZII63u-K9KmrKJzXt3hsM2YNzZ0qqhPDlBsjwna_piJWWOhiyX4gDLNNwo5HepjFsiebzBi5GycC14AMUSREWqnvNbnFK5x00HASJmg0uS7O--dnEFLg/s4032/IMG_7032.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjybScShVCFPsnlavauhVKvV8w0WQIDGEonuFefaGDX3qASberxHd4Mkk5d4jxbmtwb99zAZII63u-K9KmrKJzXt3hsM2YNzZ0qqhPDlBsjwna_piJWWOhiyX4gDLNNwo5HepjFsiebzBi5GycC14AMUSREWqnvNbnFK5x00HASJmg0uS7O--dnEFLg/w480-h640/IMG_7032.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">WELCOMING COMMITTEE</span></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(35, 44, 56); color: #232c38; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #232c38; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-large;">SUMMARY: This was a great trip especially since both girls were able join us. It was not so much a photo trip as a result, but I had a great time with my camera. And we all enjoyed the time together in Yosemite.</span></span></p></div>RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-7975526175390937172022-01-24T15:54:00.001-08:002022-01-24T16:16:56.931-08:00CHRISTMAS 2021<p><span style="font-size: large;">We traveled to Ohio for Christmas this year. Our flight to Detroit went smoothly and was on time. We connected with Tina outside the terminal and headed for her home in West Unity, Ohio. It was an overcast day with light rain showers. We stopped in Ann Arbor at the Trader Joe's for a few items before leaving the Detroit area. Then it was onto Western Ohio where Tina and Justin have a 20 acre ranch.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">After we settled in we enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by Tina and Justin.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1zQ7oxuY9gyk1AmI0kfALktyhfpt_bSjTMYyO-ccRHwQMLSAwkc0qdj-1jftRf98mc628lgnqyKg2Wj00qjpPFqt06IK9tSFAlV1Z0rguCeuU6KbHXcHYTuWxiJgRXNTqNauCa8ORju8uJtZnzS77yTu7E0juh4eN68jjk441TplLNZVceJJKSI-W=s1280" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1zQ7oxuY9gyk1AmI0kfALktyhfpt_bSjTMYyO-ccRHwQMLSAwkc0qdj-1jftRf98mc628lgnqyKg2Wj00qjpPFqt06IK9tSFAlV1Z0rguCeuU6KbHXcHYTuWxiJgRXNTqNauCa8ORju8uJtZnzS77yTu7E0juh4eN68jjk441TplLNZVceJJKSI-W=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> Sierra & and House Mate </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Saturday, December 18th:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This was a quiet day around the house as it rained most of the day. We could not walk around much of the property because the soil was really saturated </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and muddy. After reading a number of articles on my iPhone or iPad I grabbed a Lee Ch</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">ild book to read. It was an OK read but sometimes taxing in it's story line.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">In the evening we enjoyed some family time around the fireplace.</span></p><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday, December 19th:</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUi9LiXhbtwydT-X1dykhPKTv_EQf3f8TDcQrAjlHFrFLGcxWp0vxjBGy3hvPnEF4AzCFYCk_6zJngEZq5_BsFQUORL-fF-kaMmAUYyfMU5Fm075ftUfcCIeKqjT3k7znKGa07jBXRz7xbtP3G3-8x9F3X137FQx2R7CiRlebmh5BEGlht21dmCqFS=s4032" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUi9LiXhbtwydT-X1dykhPKTv_EQf3f8TDcQrAjlHFrFLGcxWp0vxjBGy3hvPnEF4AzCFYCk_6zJngEZq5_BsFQUORL-fF-kaMmAUYyfMU5Fm075ftUfcCIeKqjT3k7znKGa07jBXRz7xbtP3G3-8x9F3X137FQx2R7CiRlebmh5BEGlht21dmCqFS=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Klara arrived in the wee hours of the morning by train from Montana. Her arrival was on time and the station was only about a fifteen minute drive.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We arose just before sunrise which here in Ohio was about 0815!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">After a leisurely breakfast the girls went off to the barn to do chores. I wandered around the pond for awhile, then did some reading and organizing our Christmas gifts.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUsQlLgBxVXlK4iyMJXM--XKh8Xy6q0wlj7DC8aq_3kYWiUP8R7sBu1_4vlYppfYUUvYBi5nGaQIMHci5Ragmy7rxkKP0Ke6jVCIrYMlIjgsVaiZh4O4qT-GepDZncoHtU2Gdh2vm87gY8k2ThoNnacnI86rpQjFGO36YKtDikcuMsNyUwwv4wxzSP=s4032" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUsQlLgBxVXlK4iyMJXM--XKh8Xy6q0wlj7DC8aq_3kYWiUP8R7sBu1_4vlYppfYUUvYBi5nGaQIMHci5Ragmy7rxkKP0Ke6jVCIrYMlIjgsVaiZh4O4qT-GepDZncoHtU2Gdh2vm87gY8k2ThoNnacnI86rpQjFGO36YKtDikcuMsNyUwwv4wxzSP=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>In the afternoon we did about a 3 mile walk along the county roads. </span><span>One has to be aware of the small inclines that might block drivers views of walkers as there are no shoulders, and the speed limit is about 50 mph.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We also took time to fill several bird feeders, and I hope to do some photography of bird activity around the feeders in the coming days.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Tonight's dinner was some grilled elk that Klara had brought from Montana along with a delicious salad.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It is wonderful to have us all together.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Monday, December 20th:</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It was a beautiful sunrise but I was not dressed for going outside. The temperature was about 25˚F!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Another quiet day in Ohio. It was cold and blustery today so there was not much bird activity. We did get out for a walk once again.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJyHmP_zS2UNIblX1zH3yTWTHMVkQR98ZF7KRaclgkxG9bZJMpWrAuSz0MUhbfIg0-Xj2F0MVT6Z2qrGGwpP9Rr3c5N4qRV9ydQRxWjA5LKckNqv-2WfsnB4xRrgOpdE95NOwWBYop67Hd9pYyNakUTuAtW_dFj7wpV-G8oFmgMYtTUMophUjFIjfB=s2770" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2531" data-original-width="2770" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJyHmP_zS2UNIblX1zH3yTWTHMVkQR98ZF7KRaclgkxG9bZJMpWrAuSz0MUhbfIg0-Xj2F0MVT6Z2qrGGwpP9Rr3c5N4qRV9ydQRxWjA5LKckNqv-2WfsnB4xRrgOpdE95NOwWBYop67Hd9pYyNakUTuAtW_dFj7wpV-G8oFmgMYtTUMophUjFIjfB=w400-h365" width="400" /></a></div><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> A local barn</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">Today I am reading excerpts from a very detailed biography of Winston Churchill. He was quite the character, and could be an imposing person. He certainly was persistent in Britain's fighting Naziism.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday, December 21st:</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span><span>Today we experienced <i>Freezing Fog </i>which</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"> occurs when the temperature drops to 32 degrees or lower, according to National Weather Service. The fog produces drizzle, the droplets freeze when they come into contact with an object, creating a coat of ice.</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124;"> This weather phenomenon dissipates as the day warms up.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmpA5_WYcV5rIkfeZMDjK6QlIGbtuyf9n6FKS6SVAOqJvHhQseo6rka8Fv67IzW3amNkRFSs6_NbUp6SCEJFI7RX16m-syqoBEefWZ9Cm3RJCLk4xMl_crblVt5kGMj-yjIsVgfDoa5avaTGLVfJd2nueJ63Pzv7lVJr7V2iFhpxnVVS89dcsrHmjK=s1620" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmpA5_WYcV5rIkfeZMDjK6QlIGbtuyf9n6FKS6SVAOqJvHhQseo6rka8Fv67IzW3amNkRFSs6_NbUp6SCEJFI7RX16m-syqoBEefWZ9Cm3RJCLk4xMl_crblVt5kGMj-yjIsVgfDoa5avaTGLVfJd2nueJ63Pzv7lVJr7V2iFhpxnVVS89dcsrHmjK=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He made a batch of csirke paprikas which was delicious as usual.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday, December 22nd:</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It was a rainy day, but we did not let that deter us. We were off to the Toledo Museum of Art and the Glass Pavilion.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This is a lovely museum and I liked the openness of the displays. The descriptions of the works were clear and interesting. They have also incorporated some digital descriptions as well.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Glass Pavilion was a bonus as it houses a display of glass works </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">The glass objects at the Toledo Museum of Art comprise one of the most comprehensive and historically significant collections dedicated to the medium in the world. </span></p><div><h3 style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">We spent several hours here and enjoyed it tremendously.</span></h3></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">On the way home we made a brief stop at Costco for a few items such as more avocados, fresh pineapple, and some meat.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Once back home we relaxed, read, checked our mail, and enjoyed a hot cup of cocoa.</span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXlNuVRkxJ_mdNlaFCySqzX9TapNqafPmzZsrZ0TgVnXDynEztZJt94wj8Kr7ykhvtIlJPt4weKhbKIBBCpbjkNn5c0GE0H5goP4-fQr6FAPkR2MfbSqECtWtb-3QlIMIYuF5qUWtKemXi7xq8xTS0SOfDF6Qjd_8znyPnhrTWTFViNROR6cLvIsmS=s4032" style="clear: left; 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One of the items was </span><i>cherry rum balls</i><span>.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Klara had brought a jar of marachino cherries that had been soaking</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">in rum for about two years. These are then hand wrapped in a coating of grated chocolate, walnuts, and a little bit of apricot jam. Once the ball is made it is then rolled in chocolate sprinkles. They are most delicious and a real treat.😋 And a labor of love.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">At various times we all went for walks along the road.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Friday, December 24th:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">My contribution to the culinary duties was to make an Apple Pie for </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Christmas Dinner, which I did this morning.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In the afternoon we visited George Bible Park, a local park which is quite small but was a nice change of pace. I took my camera and did a little photography -- </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJZl7e8YSCIvOTxORxYytqPh0ewzxYwRr6esQ590fCbZAYJwGri21plOdG2pZ3L9myZQ4xVoVHny54GwDOMd-JxfX0ZgYKVIu6comxSB7l4lAk3bUDxhAlfETO_W39isQ-V3q6Je_fzdB276tMDKvIKocSp-gjyPWtwpnNUZNuP0gbgZ_2ypJzzxzK=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJZl7e8YSCIvOTxORxYytqPh0ewzxYwRr6esQ590fCbZAYJwGri21plOdG2pZ3L9myZQ4xVoVHny54GwDOMd-JxfX0ZgYKVIu6comxSB7l4lAk3bUDxhAlfETO_W39isQ-V3q6Je_fzdB276tMDKvIKocSp-gjyPWtwpnNUZNuP0gbgZ_2ypJzzxzK=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy4tvCw-It3ZOUccsJRbevOPQ2e3oVYyZjSgoKMFboOj0VosrQhAOBwslZV6Xbvf5rI_cMFXBlnckaRzxXxJSnvMipBlnfVsiN7vCYfD6BJLEvtaSRIlL8xXHSqeR2hbUk853VvPIHjDQ0FBn36n9PA9J4UzNmxOgbrfZE8E38L1jtM4oz4IM9UEbM=s1620" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy4tvCw-It3ZOUccsJRbevOPQ2e3oVYyZjSgoKMFboOj0VosrQhAOBwslZV6Xbvf5rI_cMFXBlnckaRzxXxJSnvMipBlnfVsiN7vCYfD6BJLEvtaSRIlL8xXHSqeR2hbUk853VvPIHjDQ0FBn36n9PA9J4UzNmxOgbrfZE8E38L1jtM4oz4IM9UEbM=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbS5XIXhRjVwb16oDVJoFjWRxmPfe6STmsxKbJ4KpkAF5nsFHQ3wW0BY8JWtQLOGZnDEFtqJWY3t4dMJpISOsbnzPn6qj8z9T_Jpxm0u7U7hxtYDNggq8iC5vv078SjLtmqXalh7T09F_a-1n_uU6EZaH5Htmz5tDtr_3AXkKRHRAPLQbLJE6j-1Eq=s1080" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSOZ1Th7Ng6XVqA5_SCSH7oSBWCURY5cKt3Khwe_TEqam1XKFa6W0O7IcqDRp1TA1CrGeGtYSDV-cj2d5y50VqfXzoIMTsvjsIpUvhMIqUj-iRRliDsikGffWrC_uaTh-lp4x-tgXmc9hTq_f6p9fWIA_NBSgL55OTf5o3v0wMh5qgsWsYFofxrBNv=s1080" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSOZ1Th7Ng6XVqA5_SCSH7oSBWCURY5cKt3Khwe_TEqam1XKFa6W0O7IcqDRp1TA1CrGeGtYSDV-cj2d5y50VqfXzoIMTsvjsIpUvhMIqUj-iRRliDsikGffWrC_uaTh-lp4x-tgXmc9hTq_f6p9fWIA_NBSgL55OTf5o3v0wMh5qgsWsYFofxrBNv=w266-h400" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Christmas celebration was casual and traditional. We all sit around and one person opens a present. Then she/he picks a present for someone else to open. It is a slow process but fun and enjoyable. Baby Jesus and the Angels were quite generous.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHXFO7gRkh9J5ZUHTlLL-eSV19esRiU0SgWl7jtV-R59K3oRZSmknkFEPqCwtay_auAW8KvbrHJNVxyDWf2ddEgu1XHfa5IvsGounQqIvNSwATAB4kMtCVHkw16PdIrASZS9dRR-dSAhvnH054rZekPV5PCAYoxnGC7utrlzir2l7YMBR9ry06GRDR=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHXFO7gRkh9J5ZUHTlLL-eSV19esRiU0SgWl7jtV-R59K3oRZSmknkFEPqCwtay_auAW8KvbrHJNVxyDWf2ddEgu1XHfa5IvsGounQqIvNSwATAB4kMtCVHkw16PdIrASZS9dRR-dSAhvnH054rZekPV5PCAYoxnGC7utrlzir2l7YMBR9ry06GRDR=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxVj2bXqbA0BnjvCSdpE_PfT-QEFGk_L3lYUFiB0aoMWCBtVCDmVszbhQfHBWCYpv2fo_PwPRWSQid7G79eP8aCdavl14WRrmSDSAQPjQtAMf8KNbK16tB_-jX8w0cORJy_grvqjkC_ydkQLnUZT5SMnG6vluEU86KfPvuBpr1RI3JkPnMESYYZa44=s3862" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="3862" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxVj2bXqbA0BnjvCSdpE_PfT-QEFGk_L3lYUFiB0aoMWCBtVCDmVszbhQfHBWCYpv2fo_PwPRWSQid7G79eP8aCdavl14WRrmSDSAQPjQtAMf8KNbK16tB_-jX8w0cORJy_grvqjkC_ydkQLnUZT5SMnG6vluEU86KfPvuBpr1RI3JkPnMESYYZa44=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Saturday, December 25th:</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Light rain again this morning. We enjoyed a breakfast put together by Justin and Tina. It was a nice change from the usual cereal and fixing fare.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSP-ev0SAZhsHaOkKEJWY8-8DftvAPYZ4nqhIjF_kXoM4W24_raJGe0SyNc7JIy3t_FHjgCoTkwOHZNzwo7z5EJwiCTnFv1cT9NHKoKbXL4nrErPegLvyqSNCvtNOXAC0VvMrezc2KpDGbBc-xpByQ6YN6gFzh-bKqtffwK8JD335tHD_qGc_Kd705=s1620" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhSP-ev0SAZhsHaOkKEJWY8-8DftvAPYZ4nqhIjF_kXoM4W24_raJGe0SyNc7JIy3t_FHjgCoTkwOHZNzwo7z5EJwiCTnFv1cT9NHKoKbXL4nrErPegLvyqSNCvtNOXAC0VvMrezc2KpDGbBc-xpByQ6YN6gFzh-bKqtffwK8JD335tHD_qGc_Kd705=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjQOPVhiu3UQnPWJ-399hwcg1TVK7fCywDXJeQJ33zuS9XSgGpuDcnmoq89Z91JiqEaB3SPiaYItyflrkAClAGrDk6AAih0vUBI8zF2Kvbnw1wwpa191oexu24RP8frWJyRzpcuU7gcPhpOMKkFC0apKMIlk2KS9T1msh-ACVYW2kPktm8bxaD7u2E=s1620" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjQOPVhiu3UQnPWJ-399hwcg1TVK7fCywDXJeQJ33zuS9XSgGpuDcnmoq89Z91JiqEaB3SPiaYItyflrkAClAGrDk6AAih0vUBI8zF2Kvbnw1wwpa191oexu24RP8frWJyRzpcuU7gcPhpOMKkFC0apKMIlk2KS9T1msh-ACVYW2kPktm8bxaD7u2E=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We enjoyed our traditional Christmas meal of roast turkey which George carved, creamy vegetables, homemade cranberry sauce, and finally some apple pie. It was quite the feast.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-xqBhEyOlAWSewkiPgMvD6QqSyHqdeqMCSejdeJaTTiEBhIQQIHFqxKXjDPSiVhcZ_O8D7ffptnm-dgEIH9D69E330KVUNPtSRAUryOI1iAcbCfoXmzWJI6bs3AUf2XdzwEA-eoZlp_dz_q6j3pemZdoTRcJdjR0OwWaFW_s1fxajbn6pt_VP-DDV=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-xqBhEyOlAWSewkiPgMvD6QqSyHqdeqMCSejdeJaTTiEBhIQQIHFqxKXjDPSiVhcZ_O8D7ffptnm-dgEIH9D69E330KVUNPtSRAUryOI1iAcbCfoXmzWJI6bs3AUf2XdzwEA-eoZlp_dz_q6j3pemZdoTRcJdjR0OwWaFW_s1fxajbn6pt_VP-DDV=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday, December 26th:</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I have been having a battle with my digestive system. Tina bought some Lactaid caplets to use when I eat dairy. You take one anytime you are eating something which contains dairy. I usually use lactaid milk with my cereal, I just had not even heard of these caplets. They seem to help.😋</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">We enjoyed browsing our new books, and gadgets. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I again wandered about with camera looking for subject matter :</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfKkuk4X91cU7_D598BlErbDh75KMcbeOmFhMd8f2odePkhqkmBurQ52G2vYCfDZEvWAfYJbOmZnp0GUKRo8mZAaT9o6YBXlhk5tzh3mYtj5R_ONdU0fFUZ3Ds-804fByx5QNiUi9yf5W93f69MlV8-THUPIDcnYxrHQ7_u4FtQPeZA9Dsd0Y3dJ62=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfKkuk4X91cU7_D598BlErbDh75KMcbeOmFhMd8f2odePkhqkmBurQ52G2vYCfDZEvWAfYJbOmZnp0GUKRo8mZAaT9o6YBXlhk5tzh3mYtj5R_ONdU0fFUZ3Ds-804fByx5QNiUi9yf5W93f69MlV8-THUPIDcnYxrHQ7_u4FtQPeZA9Dsd0Y3dJ62=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was another gray overcast day so the lack of light was an issue, but I enjoyed the practice. The birds were small: American Goldfinch, Purple Finch, Downy Woodpecker, Song Sparrow, and a Cardinal.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">(These are record shots as the light was really overcast and the feeder was definitely part of the picture.)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu8dfXCHfIunR-mAi9BRIUdDPlTYTzL241srH6JKQ62KD_Z_ipfLGwwZnr-RbPJm46PtqzNHcqUJr45Alr3dMpKfb6HQ1xHYA4UIIUB2wE-_BBELBmzoBAIY83LPZUmKWB-QlcZcfM6Gy7geyQT6-MOvLGWO28Vs7FaDNVGAmOXErqsImw3Vhyvxsi=s1080" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu8dfXCHfIunR-mAi9BRIUdDPlTYTzL241srH6JKQ62KD_Z_ipfLGwwZnr-RbPJm46PtqzNHcqUJr45Alr3dMpKfb6HQ1xHYA4UIIUB2wE-_BBELBmzoBAIY83LPZUmKWB-QlcZcfM6Gy7geyQT6-MOvLGWO28Vs7FaDNVGAmOXErqsImw3Vhyvxsi=w266-h400" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> Song Sparrow<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1uV9dPrxhWiDGka8IvLs-e8u2Hj2RBtM4Syh2i9bpfjyXFIfd6j_QoLoAjxLAEoBrl8ddjdQJk00V2B97Q0NbGJOlT3utKze75UA5TTMapNgeJXkIT1HOnIQVuAySLn0-56UXKw8SOFFzIylMLcDboiJ5e1VAeBqR5GbNvfQsj5AeaYWD5K0myV-n=s1350" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1uV9dPrxhWiDGka8IvLs-e8u2Hj2RBtM4Syh2i9bpfjyXFIfd6j_QoLoAjxLAEoBrl8ddjdQJk00V2B97Q0NbGJOlT3utKze75UA5TTMapNgeJXkIT1HOnIQVuAySLn0-56UXKw8SOFFzIylMLcDboiJ5e1VAeBqR5GbNvfQsj5AeaYWD5K0myV-n=w400-h320" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span> <span style="font-size: large;">American Goldfinch</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOaOryllb4AWoK2PXzzejhwGSIi_BA5nt83Q9b4r7Cikk7D7g4aH2R7DWhm6AGxj7Y_s3SMcscTEEsxbymVd7BSPmq91w7M-6Vf9Jbgwj7GEqNjysGCRglll209HsF0zerPkGrVv1I9nAHZRDVk994cMYxIJXMhtw4SO3b0ErAgG5I7nolhhFDCLdd=s3760" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Wet snowy day with little desire to venture out. We did go for a walk though<b>.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil08BVNVX_HlcSG0zOQlvIMXzpc12XhAlpumMqXdrEx3o2jLd1QlJpt1C7YL2ASqn8LbXSTD9lyxRox3CCV1UBvpq099Jh42zn63ucETPqLb8ViRpwndXUprpFSIcjsQVXp9EIcZQVuWYNrJ0drCUF4R-N1_lN_XhDwHfsoTt0Swbrpp0GG6nyJ3nv=s4032" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil08BVNVX_HlcSG0zOQlvIMXzpc12XhAlpumMqXdrEx3o2jLd1QlJpt1C7YL2ASqn8LbXSTD9lyxRox3CCV1UBvpq099Jh42zn63ucETPqLb8ViRpwndXUprpFSIcjsQVXp9EIcZQVuWYNrJ0drCUF4R-N1_lN_XhDwHfsoTt0Swbrpp0GG6nyJ3nv=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXdJwhQHhl9Xi7UHiuRZiJGUhQAA5sRpu2GlbDpwHGIA6juRMo_eLfaMIqTStkLXPOOU0eVoCI46peswbgJNPQaiO0xZiY08Uz6VLsNncr6FT-lOeU8gFDnUyBVnzo-x9HMwvqGTLV2mEozGFZwwl0Mh1NOpr7hNMBzasxfbCS4-8CTQ55aCO-MrWZ=s3754" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="3754" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXdJwhQHhl9Xi7UHiuRZiJGUhQAA5sRpu2GlbDpwHGIA6juRMo_eLfaMIqTStkLXPOOU0eVoCI46peswbgJNPQaiO0xZiY08Uz6VLsNncr6FT-lOeU8gFDnUyBVnzo-x9HMwvqGTLV2mEozGFZwwl0Mh1NOpr7hNMBzasxfbCS4-8CTQ55aCO-MrWZ=w400-h304" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbwyF2uWwVfgUwOg0dohuZ1RQOu2s-cCXGMwiYnPOvTgaKXtOvashTGGGLdcXGwMrhxdlM5zrBZ__W8M1qZDyTl-9oVpu2wa0HUgG9GVIILriDAQe2ohllWiQKsDyClwdHGGYx_YHfRCdZFnc6GyIb4yjnYkqeCpw6w8UAIdDOaZNEXuAxLzSxD6SB=s4032" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbwyF2uWwVfgUwOg0dohuZ1RQOu2s-cCXGMwiYnPOvTgaKXtOvashTGGGLdcXGwMrhxdlM5zrBZ__W8M1qZDyTl-9oVpu2wa0HUgG9GVIILriDAQe2ohllWiQKsDyClwdHGGYx_YHfRCdZFnc6GyIb4yjnYkqeCpw6w8UAIdDOaZNEXuAxLzSxD6SB=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Klara was off by train early this morning. She has a long ride with a stop in Chicago to change trains. She will have about 4 hours there so she will venture into the city but remain near the train station. She will get home in two days after an overnight stay with friends in the Great Falls area where she will pick up her car.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Wednesday, December 29</b></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Snowy day. We also did our packing up of gear and presents.</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Got a walk in between snow flurries - 2 Inches of snow fell.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2dfVpVrMg8KtA889JfnY-zwio2enOm5vou9Kl8G9661O9SnDrlCNO54p_A8DBYFSUC2NfIe-mJUuG6QIHPhyZZbhEyYFSTCiey2zwkNviYJsnU8Ja2bIzd367NpAiafNtmthqskKtkvsjQWEv-dAcmm3Th6SX2LnGpQtgSwG6ow9Sd3KxAc4Nchgk=s1620" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2dfVpVrMg8KtA889JfnY-zwio2enOm5vou9Kl8G9661O9SnDrlCNO54p_A8DBYFSUC2NfIe-mJUuG6QIHPhyZZbhEyYFSTCiey2zwkNviYJsnU8Ja2bIzd367NpAiafNtmthqskKtkvsjQWEv-dAcmm3Th6SX2LnGpQtgSwG6ow9Sd3KxAc4Nchgk=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span> <span style="font-size: large;"> Tina's Mule: Ima<br /><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9KeQhYj774YHzcqilYXxvGT5t1SNSu5P25pZ63b7yW59urV9lYIiymVMMYDiKM14R58ne_xeqN4mIZ2XZrnM1oc69juEehqO3pTvHmdFpIZ_-w095WYb2TwiqafiqNO2Jr9oMayc_rMfo38qUp6j8P0SfiRZsh4EgPaRZMhfm3Ymgd0O7Q9rPatzg=s1920" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9KeQhYj774YHzcqilYXxvGT5t1SNSu5P25pZ63b7yW59urV9lYIiymVMMYDiKM14R58ne_xeqN4mIZ2XZrnM1oc69juEehqO3pTvHmdFpIZ_-w095WYb2TwiqafiqNO2Jr9oMayc_rMfo38qUp6j8P0SfiRZsh4EgPaRZMhfm3Ymgd0O7Q9rPatzg=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span> <span style="font-size: large;"> Ring-neck Duck</span><span> </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsIpOIwVFFB9Q6BSHKBU9ryaSuGwKmWO9VpDWtD0EpO9-2kqmRTPJlPWsEpQ4R3kS36FZEC_rsrLBIrme2yxBSMKS19NDfAKLx6WQb-cL0S0HnNXqX0dVB0kvVi2MnFDoaDE4keccsvccoRrnLMUxZno3-se35V-3Uge-_GsBi5hGOii3kCGUsissS=s1080" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsIpOIwVFFB9Q6BSHKBU9ryaSuGwKmWO9VpDWtD0EpO9-2kqmRTPJlPWsEpQ4R3kS36FZEC_rsrLBIrme2yxBSMKS19NDfAKLx6WQb-cL0S0HnNXqX0dVB0kvVi2MnFDoaDE4keccsvccoRrnLMUxZno3-se35V-3Uge-_GsBi5hGOii3kCGUsissS=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span> <span style="font-size: large;"> Cardinal<br /></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBxQ5iv_up8657CLJyzIj_BG4hcfo5QATO8zDudmLm0vhMnAfTcN_sz5t3sd7yKAsZR81RD0O1bDZP8LMcG4djhZq0uufrypdbAls8irnLh8iJPcb1WtVid3LguhBVfK2vqgmX6d7aIfQWu1BC0nAykic1lZoPsCsXpLbyyBZJJY-qDKGOXDq7mimH=s4032" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBxQ5iv_up8657CLJyzIj_BG4hcfo5QATO8zDudmLm0vhMnAfTcN_sz5t3sd7yKAsZR81RD0O1bDZP8LMcG4djhZq0uufrypdbAls8irnLh8iJPcb1WtVid3LguhBVfK2vqgmX6d7aIfQWu1BC0nAykic1lZoPsCsXpLbyyBZJJY-qDKGOXDq7mimH=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span> <span style="font-size: large;"> Fresh wet Snow</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirVuSvYH9c0Q3r1mkCgocSHRf9GP1Hy4QeP89aPyTKpDdgRVXuCaIJR_D2N9BFYfVUykB3eCilqXO7CJxpwtOb5lqTBbSnSzZogIwi3p2mD22RfTujRAu2Froi9Sip5lT9Qit0X3U8rgNqQOTQFKsO3byls5_asRbAcxCiBCn8uI1d28Z0QePk-TYj=s3166" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2247" data-original-width="3166" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirVuSvYH9c0Q3r1mkCgocSHRf9GP1Hy4QeP89aPyTKpDdgRVXuCaIJR_D2N9BFYfVUykB3eCilqXO7CJxpwtOb5lqTBbSnSzZogIwi3p2mD22RfTujRAu2Froi9Sip5lT9Qit0X3U8rgNqQOTQFKsO3byls5_asRbAcxCiBCn8uI1d28Z0QePk-TYj=w400-h284" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span> <span style="font-size: large;"> Tina and Papa</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; 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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b> Thursday, December 30th:</b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Had a nice breakfast and then we were off to Detroit to start our travel back to San Diego.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In spite of the dire news of flight cancellations and delays our travel went smoothly. The flight from Detroit was on time and took us to Salt Lake City where we had a layover of about 90 minutes, before our flight to San Diego. The San Diego flight was delayed by about 30 minutes and went smoothly.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Once in San Diego we met our shuttle as directed and were home about 30 minutes later. After bringing in our bags we called our neighbor who was taking care of Sierra and then went down and had a warm welcome from her.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Sierra later scaled the bed and was quite comfortable and at home.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU1YqB5bMQhhaezCs8TCs3cbzQKG0Xec0-f_XKbEqsoNszZ4FkvxDxBFHzSVU94bbBC4hJ9_t0gwfjIo4-spurdGF5808f7rzo3Z5siqCckBYqm3G4e5jlmoqaZKHfdAfDWMHYmAlQEllmFTfVIAG17sJKnXRB4h4hrgOtCP7psxD81rVvwzBK2mlf=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU1YqB5bMQhhaezCs8TCs3cbzQKG0Xec0-f_XKbEqsoNszZ4FkvxDxBFHzSVU94bbBC4hJ9_t0gwfjIo4-spurdGF5808f7rzo3Z5siqCckBYqm3G4e5jlmoqaZKHfdAfDWMHYmAlQEllmFTfVIAG17sJKnXRB4h4hrgOtCP7psxD81rVvwzBK2mlf=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In summary this was a very relaxed trip and wonderful to see the girls, and Justin. The Christmas celebration and tradition was wonderful and we were all thankful for the safe and healthy visit.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Wish you all a healthy and happy New Year.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> </p></span></div>RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-33904754911043734912021-12-01T13:08:00.045-08:002021-12-01T14:38:22.040-08:00SANTA FE VISIT II<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Tuesday, October 12th:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">We enjoyed breakfast in Klara’s room at 0830.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">Afterwards we were off to drive the</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><span>Chumayo loop which takes you North of Santa Fe and out in the country.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: xx-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: x-large;">It started to rain shortly and continued most of the day. It was not a heavy rain, but did put a bit of a damper on the day's activities. We visited a couple of galleries along the loop, as well as three weaving shops. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTgwnHThE4q3Z3G0HzG6pmfLjvdzH7i9s08Fd1z4AoD_c63MzUiCFHMk1AELDYBIaQq8DyCI7oH8EA2ggxzF4zTAd_XBTkK6dLZ8DbC5CcLmzllydBvOfo96TcdelzSBhypBw7qcgPJA/s720/aJ21-NewMex-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="546" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTgwnHThE4q3Z3G0HzG6pmfLjvdzH7i9s08Fd1z4AoD_c63MzUiCFHMk1AELDYBIaQq8DyCI7oH8EA2ggxzF4zTAd_XBTkK6dLZ8DbC5CcLmzllydBvOfo96TcdelzSBhypBw7qcgPJA/w486-h640/aJ21-NewMex-12.jpg" width="486" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <i>Gallery Art</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Lunch was at<i><b> Rancho Chumayo Restaurant</b></i>. We enjoyed the prickly pear lemonade >></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnhpdkcCel6avDW8Y8R0u7WgvPmZgO-uMKphEL6Cka8g7k27mYUkRbzFg3iSv0T6q5Dk27iD9_BAlsYT5qX7lmXlYJ1XoFg562RFlcHELq7sohScSG-6_WEEYwGVA-W9qaE-W4PSqYLY/s720/aJ21-NewMex-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnhpdkcCel6avDW8Y8R0u7WgvPmZgO-uMKphEL6Cka8g7k27mYUkRbzFg3iSv0T6q5Dk27iD9_BAlsYT5qX7lmXlYJ1XoFg562RFlcHELq7sohScSG-6_WEEYwGVA-W9qaE-W4PSqYLY/w640-h480/aJ21-NewMex-13.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span><span><span><i><span>KLARA AND TINA</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUx2NP1UvXyNEP1D4in_2dMqTbrvOVHlBI1XKlVkFvDZ_q0hNwtQN2fwH1Snd_cKi3YAamu5DipmEApfzVEcb8np0QM4RrZg8oaK1pctgayT2wkI7Tv1lzThYYxcU1Mc657zbmTQC9hM/s720/aJ21-NewMex-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="720" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUx2NP1UvXyNEP1D4in_2dMqTbrvOVHlBI1XKlVkFvDZ_q0hNwtQN2fwH1Snd_cKi3YAamu5DipmEApfzVEcb8np0QM4RrZg8oaK1pctgayT2wkI7Tv1lzThYYxcU1Mc657zbmTQC9hM/w640-h470/aJ21-NewMex-14.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <i>NANCY AND GEORGE</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">which was as good as I remembered it. George and I had eaten here several years ago with our good friends Pat and Janeane when we had joined them to enjoy the Santa Fe Opera. Lunch was excellent as well - George and I split a shrimp enchilada plate made with blue corn tortillas. Afterwards we visited the <b><i>Ortiz Weaving Gallery</i></b> and found not only some nice placemats but also some very nice jewelry. Christmas presents were purchased for all. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Back in Santa Fe we had a beer with Justin and Tina in their room, before we were called out by Klara to walk a bit around town. After visiting the <i><b>La Fonda Inn</b></i> we returned to the hotel and enjoyed a little wine and chocolate with Klara and Tina before calling it a day.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Wednesday,October 13th: </b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Breakfast at <i><b>Tia Sophia’s</b></i> again. I Had the </span><span>Wednesday Special Breakfast: a breakfast quesadilla with bacon. An</span><span> </span><span>excellent choice</span><span>.</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We were then off to Canyon Road to browse the various galleries. Canyon Road consists of many galleries and shops, and is about ¾ of a mile in length. It was a pleasant time. Saw some different art and jewelry.—My favorites were painting in feathers and Karina’s for art and jewelry.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCS1HghCJxEHQOqJf3q-ELmcAHrbE0gEVwYod-0DqlH-r28IdPUcX5-30npVRK2eV_mprWyE_GP5w5rhktM70yL28CBc93ISoX81_BvbzlhS4dEBsfc_mjtLXU1I07its-1oWqPwRpsjA/s1080/aJ21-NewMex-17.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCS1HghCJxEHQOqJf3q-ELmcAHrbE0gEVwYod-0DqlH-r28IdPUcX5-30npVRK2eV_mprWyE_GP5w5rhktM70yL28CBc93ISoX81_BvbzlhS4dEBsfc_mjtLXU1I07its-1oWqPwRpsjA/w480-h640/aJ21-NewMex-17.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bright Fall Color along Canyon Road<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNSpRieZlwO6qYmSzZDeTzLUHwRgqmLYovxqNdZ4YofrzEhlq2xd97Odwfg5YU1X_zgn4u2AD8AHUIiK8IqqwEAyan0O6QU3KNukt2UwD3eWXOLAlUj8Ds4oBZtEGD_jYOxAzTXKOHZ4/s1080/aJ21-NewMex-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="802" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNSpRieZlwO6qYmSzZDeTzLUHwRgqmLYovxqNdZ4YofrzEhlq2xd97Odwfg5YU1X_zgn4u2AD8AHUIiK8IqqwEAyan0O6QU3KNukt2UwD3eWXOLAlUj8Ds4oBZtEGD_jYOxAzTXKOHZ4/w476-h640/aJ21-NewMex-15.jpg" width="476" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span>One of Many Galleries</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">We reconnected at the Tea House where I had a cup of soup and a lemonade, should have gotten a hot tea or mocha as it was chilly sitting outside. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">George took off on foot to the hotel with Klara. Tina, Justin, and I drove to <b><i>Fort Marcy</i></b> located strategically at the top of a hill that overlooks Santa Fe and is the site of the first fort constructed by the USA under Gen. Kearny. It has a grand panoramic view of the city and its surroundings.</span></p><p></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Up and off from the Hotel at 0630 to photograph morning light around the Basilica.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG5C4DZuxK8KXBV5Krv-l8YzvgTyrBcpa0Zco348WaHsW1RV-cO2CER797bfdWRRiBBTJseIYF7ovnpnahomKGZBs_tWadaYUZ4pLvUwy-oLAHPjk8hefoUqo3zqbdu9tcKQu6Nrp4Ak/s1350/b4J21-SantaFe-5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUG5C4DZuxK8KXBV5Krv-l8YzvgTyrBcpa0Zco348WaHsW1RV-cO2CER797bfdWRRiBBTJseIYF7ovnpnahomKGZBs_tWadaYUZ4pLvUwy-oLAHPjk8hefoUqo3zqbdu9tcKQu6Nrp4Ak/w640-h512/b4J21-SantaFe-5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Basilica in Morning Light</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJG5CnmRGdT3S68n8wErtWfEAm78iJ5Vr3Z-bcRj1ENBN81biJgseuZ7L-SRxvTpY8VOdROsxShdAKn81ffAIu97RXcSKKLB9gx3i9HyD-AysHPgdMZ8atYY_zjqDYIpQHHJPMzQbccE/s1350/b4J21-SantaFe-38.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJG5CnmRGdT3S68n8wErtWfEAm78iJ5Vr3Z-bcRj1ENBN81biJgseuZ7L-SRxvTpY8VOdROsxShdAKn81ffAIu97RXcSKKLB9gx3i9HyD-AysHPgdMZ8atYY_zjqDYIpQHHJPMzQbccE/w640-h512/b4J21-SantaFe-38.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Artists at Work</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-GGXw51XvNKQDJKyhVq1nnU51Zfi_VUFPlBBrzM4OV2W6I6zuS3fKEq3wqnAzIL7vYvcoSOK8pm2iJrIUw_ZGjmPIZR7h_yOkZrqifVnb5mJkPfGm680-LXjHEwZt7IaajCavGyJ9Xo/s1350/b4J21-SantaFe-19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-GGXw51XvNKQDJKyhVq1nnU51Zfi_VUFPlBBrzM4OV2W6I6zuS3fKEq3wqnAzIL7vYvcoSOK8pm2iJrIUw_ZGjmPIZR7h_yOkZrqifVnb5mJkPfGm680-LXjHEwZt7IaajCavGyJ9Xo/w640-h512/b4J21-SantaFe-19.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Morning Glow</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>It was fun to get out with the camera and do some photography. The girls worked their magic with water colors. The temperature hovered around 30˚F! </span><span><span>We called it a morning about 0800 and enjoyed a mocha at the French Crepe and Pastry shop for a much needed warm up. Brought some pastries to the </span><span>Hotel where we had breakfast in the room.</span></span></span><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkPXpw-98jL5pkNvVX6dT4UXiXsjz7Z1Zhhtjxn80AYJRnVEtgV6W7IznYBh-zzzKw8jZA5YUAeKVDByyaMu7eHP-qe1LBIkwpisA0-7l4kOQbg2KCZSRC1CHzUhHyV8ShzvFnn1uNlU/s1080/b4J21-SantaFe-75.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAkPXpw-98jL5pkNvVX6dT4UXiXsjz7Z1Zhhtjxn80AYJRnVEtgV6W7IznYBh-zzzKw8jZA5YUAeKVDByyaMu7eHP-qe1LBIkwpisA0-7l4kOQbg2KCZSRC1CHzUhHyV8ShzvFnn1uNlU/w512-h640/b4J21-SantaFe-75.jpg" width="512" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Santa Fe Architecture</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Afterwards we were off to the <b><i>Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and Ghost Ranch</i></b> where Georgia O"Keeffe spent a great deal of her time which is located Northwest of Santa Fe and about 50 miles away. It was a pleasant drive and we enjoyed a little photography on </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">the way into the ranch area.</span><span style="font-size: xx-large;"> </span></p><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0p7y5OKNqFW2GIYct1meBu0aN3lH8rE8VW9kbgaxxb3ULvQbEiJw0LS_UqOCtcBjSXfovt6IWPHmj6EvvrZyXglLRYeC_6eYI5WvBOYTMFcz_EZNwAkJsePDTsGvy5_gZHvdFPkTkzl4/s1920/b4J21-SantaFe-83.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0p7y5OKNqFW2GIYct1meBu0aN3lH8rE8VW9kbgaxxb3ULvQbEiJw0LS_UqOCtcBjSXfovt6IWPHmj6EvvrZyXglLRYeC_6eYI5WvBOYTMFcz_EZNwAkJsePDTsGvy5_gZHvdFPkTkzl4/w640-h360/b4J21-SantaFe-83.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span><i>Old Cart</i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhLal8HKhLPPwy0yqk-nnLpQZ80LLP1NjUWghrexy7H9_eHZkqQsBxRxsEKfU1RCTQ74J7c-wI3aNKgw_6Sp8BDzIVyhjGaQqofHSUVFR2afzuIOtdUXnTlzbfumP5romA1qWxd3dMow/s1080/b4J21-SantaFe-88.jpg"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhLal8HKhLPPwy0yqk-nnLpQZ80LLP1NjUWghrexy7H9_eHZkqQsBxRxsEKfU1RCTQ74J7c-wI3aNKgw_6Sp8BDzIVyhjGaQqofHSUVFR2afzuIOtdUXnTlzbfumP5romA1qWxd3dMow/w512-h640/b4J21-SantaFe-88.jpg" width="512" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><i><span>Small chapel in Abiquiu</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvpv4AVFBD32YM1tdmyHl_RZxZYesP48hiryXLUW4sKB8Ln5CKnEBHg06rBuc_r83imze1uDv_7u733lmMWL1269KAuF0gXcD75U8HmnFG8bRdFg9FNihMN80BmUOuD2JHORzN5fJrxU/s1920/b4J21-SantaFe-113.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvpv4AVFBD32YM1tdmyHl_RZxZYesP48hiryXLUW4sKB8Ln5CKnEBHg06rBuc_r83imze1uDv_7u733lmMWL1269KAuF0gXcD75U8HmnFG8bRdFg9FNihMN80BmUOuD2JHORzN5fJrxU/w640-h360/b4J21-SantaFe-113.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><i>Aging? </i></span> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNxoPSWExHZGHhy0mfw5bRyikQTvixzOpkqATSWsVTsZcUZ_b9HLoKB3r-Mna76SNM7QEoW5PK3Kk1cC7pUQ07nnPRTXYm4i9WE0sKW23AZZnmNEEc-_rI03ymeH_22D9dPJbv-mK1Jw/s1920/b4J21-SantaFe-129.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNxoPSWExHZGHhy0mfw5bRyikQTvixzOpkqATSWsVTsZcUZ_b9HLoKB3r-Mna76SNM7QEoW5PK3Kk1cC7pUQ07nnPRTXYm4i9WE0sKW23AZZnmNEEc-_rI03ymeH_22D9dPJbv-mK1Jw/w640-h360/b4J21-SantaFe-129.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span><i>Rural Scene</i></span><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDe5Ch5nbaX31X67E5Z3qPq-GFytUKpO-T8lWVvwl2QipJAhtlGyEaZ0MRNNq3O2efXR5AIawME8PvNZYhErHGmqi9CJtByJyZSuVgZ_Ifg3SEOUnZkdtSJcFOP4vxM7fRniYgXwLR-6w/s1080/aJ21-NewMex-18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDe5Ch5nbaX31X67E5Z3qPq-GFytUKpO-T8lWVvwl2QipJAhtlGyEaZ0MRNNq3O2efXR5AIawME8PvNZYhErHGmqi9CJtByJyZSuVgZ_Ifg3SEOUnZkdtSJcFOP4vxM7fRniYgXwLR-6w/w512-h640/aJ21-NewMex-18.jpg" width="512" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">o No sooner had I gotten out of the car and was recognized by Sandy Sparks—— a participant from our Galapagos Trip in 2018!!!! She was there with her sister but she immediately recognized me. What a small world.!!!! </span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7PeDg8S_opXwHYhoCblg0VKYaHjtZW0uC2sipgjEmcSzBIjyItLAbVioiBPVbwSqIqnncYaNEbjKpOpPKEM2z0frczOMJ4MTnRjQJAp6QawSLz9cvjeOruefnVag4JS9NVYftRT8GiM/s1620/b4J21-SantaFe-151.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7PeDg8S_opXwHYhoCblg0VKYaHjtZW0uC2sipgjEmcSzBIjyItLAbVioiBPVbwSqIqnncYaNEbjKpOpPKEM2z0frczOMJ4MTnRjQJAp6QawSLz9cvjeOruefnVag4JS9NVYftRT8GiM/w640-h426/b4J21-SantaFe-151.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <i><span>Entrance area to Ghost Ranch</span></i><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-large;">Again we enjoyed wandering around taking in the sights and colors, as well as the geology. Klara and Tina again set up for some watercolor painting at the Ranch site. We were there for an hour and could have spent more time but dinner reservations called. I would also have preferably been able to stay later in the day as the light would have been softer. </span><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I enjoyed walking around the area with my camera:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMfKDyPxc2Po8GxKQMPlKJrZCGvU6pzNbxj9ZA5NuV7x-EFEmLSJhrhx0xEaBaVq2ULfgVjQDaCL5VMY6n2zWlI1EKUB_C1cAknw1Y-RI5x8i7zAnIsOLdnui7Lrr4jZO7d2eDs_D2yc/s1350/b4J21-SantaFe-171.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMfKDyPxc2Po8GxKQMPlKJrZCGvU6pzNbxj9ZA5NuV7x-EFEmLSJhrhx0xEaBaVq2ULfgVjQDaCL5VMY6n2zWlI1EKUB_C1cAknw1Y-RI5x8i7zAnIsOLdnui7Lrr4jZO7d2eDs_D2yc/w640-h512/b4J21-SantaFe-171.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXAT7XyGod4AHu4sL9acdZ5zlOU-1kY7NlJW4pcxn7r6oC6TBnt9ofL5E5kTfXO4vqbqRvGDR32rdVGugSbH5rvrsKqe5qV5aTxffgmH2_xYgszHoyDo4X67ppltiQUeRgLor2fBFXYg/s1350/b4J21-SantaFe-173.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXAT7XyGod4AHu4sL9acdZ5zlOU-1kY7NlJW4pcxn7r6oC6TBnt9ofL5E5kTfXO4vqbqRvGDR32rdVGugSbH5rvrsKqe5qV5aTxffgmH2_xYgszHoyDo4X67ppltiQUeRgLor2fBFXYg/w640-h512/b4J21-SantaFe-173.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzs4mFJVtLjeoVsu76SQbGOH_JWlz6NCWMaJi8NNfQURyFfQHJSLeSnk3wOvVAl2lHkcoNc8FnwMOK5gIH7bg_y6qXnHabKU5zqQ3sYjgTVSw9J-06EvO_F_k4DM6mRyCeKYIMbNDORgA/s1350/b4J21-SantaFe-209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzs4mFJVtLjeoVsu76SQbGOH_JWlz6NCWMaJi8NNfQURyFfQHJSLeSnk3wOvVAl2lHkcoNc8FnwMOK5gIH7bg_y6qXnHabKU5zqQ3sYjgTVSw9J-06EvO_F_k4DM6mRyCeKYIMbNDORgA/w640-h512/b4J21-SantaFe-209.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixykUvxb9TqPIzgt7N2wmGED7Hk2zcdn7h0kE-Yajfh11pxUrZkMiLL23epdFKsJwxPYNj4m7JbuFkrR6oz1IjFdZPUBBeJkAQYLCKTc7ahUvOqVpcFZrT-v3xZmIpZrgwVLXD9FMg4iY/s1920/b4J21-SantaFe-218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixykUvxb9TqPIzgt7N2wmGED7Hk2zcdn7h0kE-Yajfh11pxUrZkMiLL23epdFKsJwxPYNj4m7JbuFkrR6oz1IjFdZPUBBeJkAQYLCKTc7ahUvOqVpcFZrT-v3xZmIpZrgwVLXD9FMg4iY/w640-h360/b4J21-SantaFe-218.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span>It was nice to experience what makes New Mexico Fall Color special.<br /></span></span><p></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Back in town we changed some clothes and headed to the</span><span> </span><span><b><i>La Fonda</i></b> to celebrate our anniversary with dinner. We all enjoyed the meal and the setting</span><span>.</span></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-70Ec4G9OpBBw6ksYjpjuTKCzFg27lOwhvDywUXYsvrFIisqIdJ43QSoGXh_XTXhTJD2eZao-PklXBVcTxMSWiIP6aQSLkiUorKYRSgnGmMBnU7bU41br_nst92THVi4Z-GhZosVZ3hY/s1080/aJ21-NewMex-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-70Ec4G9OpBBw6ksYjpjuTKCzFg27lOwhvDywUXYsvrFIisqIdJ43QSoGXh_XTXhTJD2eZao-PklXBVcTxMSWiIP6aQSLkiUorKYRSgnGmMBnU7bU41br_nst92THVi4Z-GhZosVZ3hY/w512-h640/aJ21-NewMex-21.jpg" width="512" /></span></a></div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> <span> <span> <span> <span><span><span><span><span><span><i>Enjoying a D</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue; font-size: x-large;"><i>elicious Dinner</i></span></p><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">On our walk back to the Hotel we found this bumper sticker on display in a shop window:<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_97t0wC6TMd-OxdUIau12TS7YvLGmHtDp3D-bKu2jGOPy1ouwPrd0YwvWq6QoGpj0cAYuhuFXiMmg6eDEcrj_z9rmNzvW2Mv0Q8OMpvwGrYIyH829BCUvIPimO2zJcWZIS75TvDmbYY/s1440/aJ21-NewMex-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_97t0wC6TMd-OxdUIau12TS7YvLGmHtDp3D-bKu2jGOPy1ouwPrd0YwvWq6QoGpj0cAYuhuFXiMmg6eDEcrj_z9rmNzvW2Mv0Q8OMpvwGrYIyH829BCUvIPimO2zJcWZIS75TvDmbYY/w640-h480/aJ21-NewMex-22.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: x-large;">We wished that we could have purchase one, but the store was closed.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: x-large;">Back at the Hotel we started the packing process for tomorrow when we will take Klara to the Albuquerque Airport, and then go onto Winslow, AZ and an evening with our good friends, Janeane and Pat.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Friday, Saturday October 15-16th: </span></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>Les artistes went out again this morning for another wander around the Basilica. </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">The girls again did some painting while I meandered around with my camera. The architecture in the town is very Southwestern around the </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">square and downtown, and fun to photograph.</span></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>After a quick breakfast we were off for points West. </span>The drive was pleasant though the truck traffic on I-40 was heavy. </span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pat and Janeane were waiting for us by the train tracks at La Posada. The La Posada is a stop on the route of the Amtrak's </span><span style="font-size: xx-large;">Southwest Chief that goes from Los Angeles to Chicago.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We enjoyed a pleasant evening with them having not seen them for a couple of months. We look forward to seeing them in San Juan Capistrano in early December.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Saturday, October 16th: </b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The drive on to San Diego went smoothly, and we were home about 1800. After a quick unpacking of the car we went and picked up our dog, Sierra,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tdOcKPVsiNQSkVtOQgj_38VBhDF0ck_WgbDxabBMI84oRoYMoDj4jlHJ7a_smCSBGaIkV4DjxT_GDgvLCY3Wu-bOt0_eG3tlhCBxGSmgRkOt1zDNbXlTZV7RKUtRkYDZ2sIYjsaZp_s/s2048/IMG_6158.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1485" data-original-width="2048" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tdOcKPVsiNQSkVtOQgj_38VBhDF0ck_WgbDxabBMI84oRoYMoDj4jlHJ7a_smCSBGaIkV4DjxT_GDgvLCY3Wu-bOt0_eG3tlhCBxGSmgRkOt1zDNbXlTZV7RKUtRkYDZ2sIYjsaZp_s/w640-h464/IMG_6158.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">who had been staying with her breeder and family.</span><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">In summary, it was wonderful to see the girls and enjoy the sights </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue;">and sounds of Santa Fe.</span></span></p></div></div>RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-18612657335883158692021-11-21T15:19:00.003-08:002021-12-01T12:47:02.255-08:00SANTA FE IN OCTOBER 2021<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday, October 9th:</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;"> We were off to Santa Fe for a family rendezvous. This was our first family gathering since the start of the Pandemic and the restrictions in travel and visits started in March 2020. We were all vaccinated and bolstered so we ventured out.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Today our goal was the reach Winslow, AZ where we would stay at the <i><b>La Posada Hotel. </b></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></i></div><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgriKm0ztu0dFK2HTQWjlRDEDmwMygFBFvkVncgFFovcIo9f77_Uh0kMEFRQSvmHzGE9GkhuU3T2_2ViQi7zHJ4IEBUJgASlZ8YGWH5pn8gOrg0g64S3CcBI-nfDrE_fBbaFfar3hI7FXM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgriKm0ztu0dFK2HTQWjlRDEDmwMygFBFvkVncgFFovcIo9f77_Uh0kMEFRQSvmHzGE9GkhuU3T2_2ViQi7zHJ4IEBUJgASlZ8YGWH5pn8gOrg0g64S3CcBI-nfDrE_fBbaFfar3hI7FXM/" width="180" /></a></div>Sweet Pretzels for road </span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><i>trip breakfast</i><br /><br /></span></b></div><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">It was a long day on the road with the distance covered being about 525 miles. </span></span><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4QL7BC31I9qHcZo-MuBs9eS8ic-cho7gRowrvANGiY77PIGYIHoXWsa2J36kVMceQ46VSdbL6q4mKaoE03c6RuGn-TAQ_UbDbs7UVvZGmX2sE7fU4NjjckE6C-8pFZJgWIZTNBIdUxY/s720/aJ21-NewMex-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="618" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4QL7BC31I9qHcZo-MuBs9eS8ic-cho7gRowrvANGiY77PIGYIHoXWsa2J36kVMceQ46VSdbL6q4mKaoE03c6RuGn-TAQ_UbDbs7UVvZGmX2sE7fU4NjjckE6C-8pFZJgWIZTNBIdUxY/s320/aJ21-NewMex-2.jpg" width="275" /></a></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><i>On the Road</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">The drive went smoothly with one 25 minute slow down on I-17 North of Phoenix. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">We enjoyed the stop at Sunset Overlook which overlooks a long valley and I can see where it could be a photo op. </span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRpLG4vSzV66ZBnW9NMK-_AsweWEIHT-JxKHoh96hN9Zq3Sef21N-Y2QCvvF-tWMze7eCUTAJQhcMFl6zgxR7m8F_pxGKgq4L9wEZgZeONgBOxdQNFS3EUW6jfqu7AZT3X-N8c6_7hX4/s2048/IMG_6413.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1719" data-original-width="2048" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRpLG4vSzV66ZBnW9NMK-_AsweWEIHT-JxKHoh96hN9Zq3Sef21N-Y2QCvvF-tWMze7eCUTAJQhcMFl6zgxR7m8F_pxGKgq4L9wEZgZeONgBOxdQNFS3EUW6jfqu7AZT3X-N8c6_7hX4/w640-h538/IMG_6413.jpeg" title="Arizona Poppy" width="640" /></a></div><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span><span><i>Arizona Poppy</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9vlzfvC-9oims5_Z_FQgX3ImOgzgSOw4gf5xCBN0HzNOROWcK11ATabaJ-37R5NrhplewIoikqj41tkGwmiL29n8XPHQOx7zaglh2xXnugUH-NEsevcr1zlH_IBITmhpe0IfCe5KT14/s2048/IMG_6417.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1213" data-original-width="2048" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9vlzfvC-9oims5_Z_FQgX3ImOgzgSOw4gf5xCBN0HzNOROWcK11ATabaJ-37R5NrhplewIoikqj41tkGwmiL29n8XPHQOx7zaglh2xXnugUH-NEsevcr1zlH_IBITmhpe0IfCe5KT14/w640-h380/IMG_6417.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span><span><i>Sunset Valley</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span>We </span><span>Had a scenic drive through forest the last 100 miles with very little traffic.</span><span> O</span><span>nce in Winslow we topped off the gas a little too much and did not pay attention to the auto shut off. Got it done safely though.</span><i><b><br /></b></i>
</span><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">After checking into La Posada we went for a short walk with a stop and photo op at THE CORNER. </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFiI8S4xu_N4zAxrqXj9qDNYLSgSfZmtLKRMD6R8zHl9d6kGRJhpKG0tuzXjEFJwkTnaUOQDp_aP9pgs7T6OrmPVMBwbTB1OAndHNxYaGgRf_9u91uRsy1hEEtyKOkGSZOdtMANzMNUs/s720/aJ21-NewMex-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="720" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFiI8S4xu_N4zAxrqXj9qDNYLSgSfZmtLKRMD6R8zHl9d6kGRJhpKG0tuzXjEFJwkTnaUOQDp_aP9pgs7T6OrmPVMBwbTB1OAndHNxYaGgRf_9u91uRsy1hEEtyKOkGSZOdtMANzMNUs/w640-h512/aJ21-NewMex-4.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span> <span> <span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><i>Standing on the Corner and Singing the tune</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i><span><br /></span><br /></i><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Then we went for more of a walk in the residential area. Dinner in the Turquoise Room was very good - we split an elk entree. Noise was awful though. There is nothing to dampen the noise in the room. The sound just bounces off the walls, ceiling and tile floor.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQGw1fhsx_YqvGgOURCgu6dtCyrR4QcI_iXKESaf5wzyIl3a72-PZOBb-jU6feqb2u8B9WKSR5xMS0qdciT9sDCFDmauI4WtgGIAE_9HYqn7k-9xe3_WuC8b1W6YI3Jfe8f5Txv6FF3Q/s720/aJ21-NewMex-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQGw1fhsx_YqvGgOURCgu6dtCyrR4QcI_iXKESaf5wzyIl3a72-PZOBb-jU6feqb2u8B9WKSR5xMS0qdciT9sDCFDmauI4WtgGIAE_9HYqn7k-9xe3_WuC8b1W6YI3Jfe8f5Txv6FF3Q/w480-h640/aJ21-NewMex-5.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span><span><i>Halloween Decor</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Sunday, October 10: </b></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Drove onto Santa Fe today. The drive slowed by a crash on I-25 which caused a 30 minute delay. Overcast part of the time so we could see some rain clouds and actually had a few sprinkles. Google Maps did a great job of navigating us to the Hilton on the Plaza. Checked in and got a bit of the unpacking done before the girls and Justin arrived. Soon there after we were off for a little wandering about and stretching our legs. We enjoyed a light dinner at the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Ortiz, </i>the cafe and bar area of our hotel. I enjoyed a Quesadilla with a cold Negra Modelo. As it was still early we wandered and window shopped around the Plaza some more.</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81ENx3AMEz8OB1JVvWhwDQ8WL6owMMtUsuIXulVrAbzyUvEO0uzDmzg3nm7s-IwSk7tQ7R_HtS-sBKD-pRUQj3PEw9MgBzJlLES1napk-6lP7IH0p_Pm5y-MgfGiJZHfLgSAkwSsR0WA/s720/aJ21-NewMex-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81ENx3AMEz8OB1JVvWhwDQ8WL6owMMtUsuIXulVrAbzyUvEO0uzDmzg3nm7s-IwSk7tQ7R_HtS-sBKD-pRUQj3PEw9MgBzJlLES1napk-6lP7IH0p_Pm5y-MgfGiJZHfLgSAkwSsR0WA/w480-h640/aJ21-NewMex-7.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span><span><span><span><span><i><span>Santa Fe Plaza</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><b>Monday, October 11: </b></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;">Slept in to about 0630! We w</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">ent to </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">bre</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">akfast at a small restaurant on San Francisco Street - </span><b style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tia Sophia</span></i></b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;"> - and then started browsing shop around the Plaza. Found the world of David Yarrow, a fine arts photographer, at the </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Sorrel Sky Gallery</i></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-large;">and shop. He produces very large prints in black and white. really enjoyed his work. We got three books describing his work and his writing about taking the photos. He sets up his shoots with lots of planning a layout.</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">We called a rest stop for George and I about noon. Went back to the Hotel and I read most of one of the Yarrow books and then took about a half hour nap while George went for a much longer nap.</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Early dinner/late lunch at the <i style="font-weight: bold;">Los Magueyes, </i>a small restaurant located on Burro Alley.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Fu37L2J-I-fIAWZk24XJaMvqNv1dp29qNfoW5i1OZtqgBdVN5tcZhTNLZEIfjmGGDhzF46cLl4Mns9I0UbQEj-TQY2Rui35gJka-tPcAdQDDTJD78dhcAsQEzZKf6_K4k4xbjguueFc/s720/aJ21-NewMex-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Fu37L2J-I-fIAWZk24XJaMvqNv1dp29qNfoW5i1OZtqgBdVN5tcZhTNLZEIfjmGGDhzF46cLl4Mns9I0UbQEj-TQY2Rui35gJka-tPcAdQDDTJD78dhcAsQEzZKf6_K4k4xbjguueFc/w480-h640/aJ21-NewMex-10.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span><i>Entrance to Burro Alley</i></span><span><i><br /></i></span><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">off of San Francisco St. The food was excellent and we were all happy with our choices.</span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Then off again for browsing. I was headed for the Museum of the Presidents but we revisited the <b><i>Sorrel Sky Gallery</i></b> to take another look at David Yarrow works! Wandered around by the city offices, and then finally back to the Hotel.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsXYqNbKYZ-jwvs3DLJxkNcBkVVJ7entsex6pNDR8xRvS5D0tBqeroz3x2NQa3y_CQ4U0nMRlWy7C5IjHPITiolv3zaDCAmshBeUHo5cDfxsjx3aXzBDAGLA5uFSKW4TdHb12RdKudh0/s720/aJ21-NewMex-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsXYqNbKYZ-jwvs3DLJxkNcBkVVJ7entsex6pNDR8xRvS5D0tBqeroz3x2NQa3y_CQ4U0nMRlWy7C5IjHPITiolv3zaDCAmshBeUHo5cDfxsjx3aXzBDAGLA5uFSKW4TdHb12RdKudh0/w640-h480/aJ21-NewMex-11.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span><span><span><i>A Santa Fe Residence</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><p></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Klara went off to do some grocery shopping for snacks and breakfast foods for the next couple of days.</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p></div>RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-54179113555459514222021-08-29T12:15:00.000-07:002021-08-29T12:15:22.615-07:00BEARS AND BIRDS<p><u><i> <b><span style="font-size: large;">TUESDAY, JUNE 22nd:</span></b></i></u></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This morning we were off to view and photograph Vermillion Falls. The water cascades through a 10 foot wide gorge as the river heads for Crane Lake.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I enjoyed the view of the Falls as well photographing it with various shutter speeds, and framing.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7w2i4N-pCxPPb4HLYDmksc-YiqcO77qzUHH21GZBm58TQqf5jhsDIXxU0t1zdBmvKejSURFdfHy2k2exK6z4umJt2rZvkX53M_TQqPzTwz76VzGTOzdzPJH8T2bRiNlbP_s3XGzknFU/s1350/c2F21-Vermillion+Falls-28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7w2i4N-pCxPPb4HLYDmksc-YiqcO77qzUHH21GZBm58TQqf5jhsDIXxU0t1zdBmvKejSURFdfHy2k2exK6z4umJt2rZvkX53M_TQqPzTwz76VzGTOzdzPJH8T2bRiNlbP_s3XGzknFU/w640-h512/c2F21-Vermillion+Falls-28.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHSYCS_Ig4eGdpoljT2egAljxff_J5DgK5kEJ7cuLf3fwibjRyGCSDLQUKDy8KVYKMsa4ZUJEW9cZ5InJq5He9azPodevOZx59W4O17GPQCrbGCy_mwgC4kIwqHpErAzUxwgKPzIoF6s/s1080/c2F21-Vermillion+Falls-40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHSYCS_Ig4eGdpoljT2egAljxff_J5DgK5kEJ7cuLf3fwibjRyGCSDLQUKDy8KVYKMsa4ZUJEW9cZ5InJq5He9azPodevOZx59W4O17GPQCrbGCy_mwgC4kIwqHpErAzUxwgKPzIoF6s/w426-h640/c2F21-Vermillion+Falls-40.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Afterwards we headed back to the house for breakfast. Then we were off cruising Crane Lake for more opportunities of photographing the birds that use the lake:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><u>Loons with chicks</u> -</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_VUqodxTzdOIU4HHOrO7tvOMlKe_w8w1w5Kk2kf-rGeQaJSd9-llPpY9HX75JxyAVquoBWqDG_OuDbe4epHGvsdiekzz3zku-MjyvTrBgumP0MgTo_zDH37RtSXe-vzbxGJEk0mdDOs/s1920/c2F21-CraneL-41.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_VUqodxTzdOIU4HHOrO7tvOMlKe_w8w1w5Kk2kf-rGeQaJSd9-llPpY9HX75JxyAVquoBWqDG_OuDbe4epHGvsdiekzz3zku-MjyvTrBgumP0MgTo_zDH37RtSXe-vzbxGJEk0mdDOs/w640-h360/c2F21-CraneL-41.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><u>A Bald Eagle</u> -</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bE0-91PtiEttVmACvDtXmXcxkz9nyffmDbUxJAjXHEx17EOUh3vF0YNQkovae0V-6kG5klDqzV-sl2Pp6nrG5BkxoY-cv5J49UL-Nsa84gD4qtf0e-RAaKfq4QSoOHedyRhaBeR5U-Y/s1080/c2F21-CraneL-450.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bE0-91PtiEttVmACvDtXmXcxkz9nyffmDbUxJAjXHEx17EOUh3vF0YNQkovae0V-6kG5klDqzV-sl2Pp6nrG5BkxoY-cv5J49UL-Nsa84gD4qtf0e-RAaKfq4QSoOHedyRhaBeR5U-Y/w426-h640/c2F21-CraneL-450.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">In the afternoon we went to the bears and shared the experience with the general crowd from the viewing platform.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><u>Wednesday, June 23rd:</u></i></span></h2><div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Once again we were off to see the bears in the morning. We started an hour earlier as it was quite hot yesterday and the forecast for today was more of the same. Every day you experience different </span><span style="font-size: large;">activities by the bears. This is due in part because we do not see the same bears every day.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Bears cubs in the trees are always fun to see though they are a long way away, and sometimes the angles are not conducive to good photography, but then it again it might work out.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGZg5jKRGrZI2tCZjBd1TMH5T1ZZZj1fZTA83qIgOdNTktO31QY4duqBUMiEedg86DfpX297x919X1andO0m1j08_x-V8aEPU6eeqgjvm2uZJ8aVHPACoqlZX94ASnEZI-QcLpMDGUZc/s1080/c3F21-Bears-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGZg5jKRGrZI2tCZjBd1TMH5T1ZZZj1fZTA83qIgOdNTktO31QY4duqBUMiEedg86DfpX297x919X1andO0m1j08_x-V8aEPU6eeqgjvm2uZJ8aVHPACoqlZX94ASnEZI-QcLpMDGUZc/w426-h640/c3F21-Bears-2.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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In the morning when we are the only ones there, you can go down onto the ground and get eye level photographs. You can get quite close as you can see. As long as you move slowly, and do not look the bear in the eye you are relatively safe. They are used to having people there with them. There is no direct interaction between the bears and the people.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdccgnIxwSwTUh-svuqloKIgS6EZfz4KD4DFrCUJM6wdNJEZiQQ74Ye9U9-Nv48ROqMZqpAyEql5EoD4Sm6ZM50QR3PLkvxpxTW91sff2OltxQvljgDWx59RnhCjkWgzgMi2C-5zcUhGA/s1620/c3F21-Bears-67.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdccgnIxwSwTUh-svuqloKIgS6EZfz4KD4DFrCUJM6wdNJEZiQQ74Ye9U9-Nv48ROqMZqpAyEql5EoD4Sm6ZM50QR3PLkvxpxTW91sff2OltxQvljgDWx59RnhCjkWgzgMi2C-5zcUhGA/w640-h426/c3F21-Bears-67.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRLzVdmRZuzY5z-w8oJTLL1P1rwjHRHuW50FUUpXNNr1yIXE65ZZxOSQnoLLdvc5vKHPfQycKhEynSVuLybvjOqidWke66p6BFLjn29K1rIObxGcumz5neU21t0jMwLIAY61IGiM1tdU/s1620/c3F21-Bears-91.jpg" style="clear: right; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHy5lR5P9pfP4lMOgRON_M4r-UAHU2IFwVeoEiHh2bavCUPVDu34ZswWlcmmQA6lDRFD58E3TpRinoYF6SDldmVwOt9Fk7yI4q4x6aVmW-sAcIB1r5QTbNENUQPoxqRsEaKK3DrbvD3g/w640-h512/c3F21-Bears-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Milbert's Tortoise Shell Butterfly </span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBd-lbersIoCqOWPNAdIckbGBj53YaF44V0echLkBZUizRVf-XhYXqKqeZnP7PMdNchnXy3pOCfbWZvYukWeTHrOcGKHtpvf-ZE3B4HaDYswRIvLuTPQPW1_OTSokjNpC1jkzQxDWUlos/s1080/c3F21-Bears-35.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBd-lbersIoCqOWPNAdIckbGBj53YaF44V0echLkBZUizRVf-XhYXqKqeZnP7PMdNchnXy3pOCfbWZvYukWeTHrOcGKHtpvf-ZE3B4HaDYswRIvLuTPQPW1_OTSokjNpC1jkzQxDWUlos/w426-h640/c3F21-Bears-35.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> Red Spotted Admiral Butterfly<br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDduInoRE2C6ubIv8M9grIooqBLdMsBjCSNTANE_kBiXXXRZssp3_5XcpA9mk-RcrpaWHaEoEU_v5KSRVgO_5zxQ_RgPaZgrdYHOjozduA6v_CGRUGAoqjsM4C21xge-iqN2jynTH1eEo/s1620/c3F21-Bears-81.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDduInoRE2C6ubIv8M9grIooqBLdMsBjCSNTANE_kBiXXXRZssp3_5XcpA9mk-RcrpaWHaEoEU_v5KSRVgO_5zxQ_RgPaZgrdYHOjozduA6v_CGRUGAoqjsM4C21xge-iqN2jynTH1eEo/w640-h426/c3F21-Bears-81.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Doing What Comes Naturally</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Bear exercises -</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij2SFRmFGqxoavYOnRNsYBz2icJTP14F-g9-MxTtxt8Um2rmm4doGnWwLQJMTr5u1IH415fAGcdN5Dtw1M-YNiCthkoc4oWcu8JxHnW4tJsv3Ic-P_DDcgt2kjGf8CJTUlqkIMx-z2jws/w640-h512/c3F21-Bears-104.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">A Little Yoga? Dancing?</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Some big bears --</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RUpCH6USNcQn1jQdT9ZMrEve6Qep2mJnhzy0iBVnzVw72_FM9C9xZyyGpiurf_q9X7pGtJ8iCPBOq1CuGnRFiqO97K5JFd_Zw71F3YcrUbSI95Q2mqD9TPDBtBtB9l5DZphxtaVJyT8/s1620/c3F21-Bears-43.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RUpCH6USNcQn1jQdT9ZMrEve6Qep2mJnhzy0iBVnzVw72_FM9C9xZyyGpiurf_q9X7pGtJ8iCPBOq1CuGnRFiqO97K5JFd_Zw71F3YcrUbSI95Q2mqD9TPDBtBtB9l5DZphxtaVJyT8/w640-h426/c3F21-Bears-43.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAMaoIhPkHA97EabFMvD-8kCpXloaJ3av7Ojgsg8WzxhQxQUXQIxaw_MV1YjWlapVYOu7gF6HcVfNJzzXDoIP6KdML6ClUB63xUS51fiMkJhIwLpE5liyQxsf0TXHHbAJISBVrUqhl54/s1080/c3F21-Bears-60.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAMaoIhPkHA97EabFMvD-8kCpXloaJ3av7Ojgsg8WzxhQxQUXQIxaw_MV1YjWlapVYOu7gF6HcVfNJzzXDoIP6KdML6ClUB63xUS51fiMkJhIwLpE5liyQxsf0TXHHbAJISBVrUqhl54/w512-h640/c3F21-Bears-60.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSp3jd5QB_AtrxaMJn1uSNqhwuW46bLleA3SmYCYyUyQYLP2-dnmtBeE5XC9l53_wFWXQSLVqnbT-94HuVyKHPZ8HL1mW9zYmoziXwNEIeNlcuxma7VGRHxxWrSgdhe6o80gwtnjr9p1o/s1620/c3F21-Bears-86.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSp3jd5QB_AtrxaMJn1uSNqhwuW46bLleA3SmYCYyUyQYLP2-dnmtBeE5XC9l53_wFWXQSLVqnbT-94HuVyKHPZ8HL1mW9zYmoziXwNEIeNlcuxma7VGRHxxWrSgdhe6o80gwtnjr9p1o/w640-h426/c3F21-Bears-86.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf40G9RiB3OtYaB-LD8mRYhsA8IeH4rZrogeoFMbobSanc-1Uv7KmVwMEvAYAdFVlkYF42TyZ3DP3rW5oGEnxifhnxGbpTEj4PcJ2T4i6eycaIqHYEdeIv7T95odm4qkNRSOMczWNhxXE/s1080/c3F21-Bears-87.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf40G9RiB3OtYaB-LD8mRYhsA8IeH4rZrogeoFMbobSanc-1Uv7KmVwMEvAYAdFVlkYF42TyZ3DP3rW5oGEnxifhnxGbpTEj4PcJ2T4i6eycaIqHYEdeIv7T95odm4qkNRSOMczWNhxXE/w426-h640/c3F21-Bears-87.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyFBA8WeQqtyM6zoyF0XfCrrBN-hvx71_BqKeLVGaUQNL-_rRLTQtq15YOc-rtR2gNLXbDZb3V4ow6m1-Tfcu6ruaeIknfZFwR6Rm1zIlLgCpgETt77QfR513byI-XJRX9cZdZFXSlYc/s1620/c3F21-Bears-122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzyFBA8WeQqtyM6zoyF0XfCrrBN-hvx71_BqKeLVGaUQNL-_rRLTQtq15YOc-rtR2gNLXbDZb3V4ow6m1-Tfcu6ruaeIknfZFwR6Rm1zIlLgCpgETt77QfR513byI-XJRX9cZdZFXSlYc/w640-h426/c3F21-Bears-122.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">As you can see they come in all different sizes and colors, but they are all black bears,<i> Ursus americanus</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">In the afternoon we again went out onto the lake in search of birds mostly. Our reward was common mergansers with chicks. As it was quite windy and the lake water choppy we saw few loons.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFlPIWG-S7Xg5Z-FihwJDY5-ORKI5Z7dJ24lbu8MoEZvO570mSk5CBKl9sWRVbAsS6GdEVWLjXIrUko3Lxa58JLdnrXR-EnCalXFqAHf7KcLTFsmXM04JL9Cg9OXlfL5K-1-bgDa2DVU/s1620/c3F21-CraneL-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFlPIWG-S7Xg5Z-FihwJDY5-ORKI5Z7dJ24lbu8MoEZvO570mSk5CBKl9sWRVbAsS6GdEVWLjXIrUko3Lxa58JLdnrXR-EnCalXFqAHf7KcLTFsmXM04JL9Cg9OXlfL5K-1-bgDa2DVU/w640-h426/c3F21-CraneL-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The mergansers had large families --</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDDBn_6ker3KKloIhKR2QorkZbMM5fcd_q7wRbyMX3YehzJwJ_u7yfVVd8il-yWbFxD02vk-N15M5HTmvPt2oXGb18VkkWlMC-94Atvym02ilOv5U8q28xTdvGpBACl9bohJF0cQtVC8/s1920/c3F21-CraneL-22.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1920" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDDBn_6ker3KKloIhKR2QorkZbMM5fcd_q7wRbyMX3YehzJwJ_u7yfVVd8il-yWbFxD02vk-N15M5HTmvPt2oXGb18VkkWlMC-94Atvym02ilOv5U8q28xTdvGpBACl9bohJF0cQtVC8/w640-h214/c3F21-CraneL-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSp7BYcaZp_GXUZgJJ3mBU0JHMMuTEgZcFkCMDrhrJqxqs8CLyVR1asVjoalLR86w77N0-04eyznyNAEz5mFrnrPmvpnbz3HMHjNW4dMUO-iu7Uvz-D5lYA2HL6vruR0m2BlCjRzc5C8M/s1920/c3F21-CraneL-29.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1920" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSp7BYcaZp_GXUZgJJ3mBU0JHMMuTEgZcFkCMDrhrJqxqs8CLyVR1asVjoalLR86w77N0-04eyznyNAEz5mFrnrPmvpnbz3HMHjNW4dMUO-iu7Uvz-D5lYA2HL6vruR0m2BlCjRzc5C8M/w640-h214/c3F21-CraneL-29.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4s8KdwT-aMvom7wgenIm2KSvSCIldMISvbfcHjEiEq6UB1_aMzD3UvhAaK1KvOFy52DeZ-fpKQofz6fZmLfD-PNQ6_NBuqnS1eNculQ7Eh_BM8zoqErSKYzaFsMAdNgLVIWCy-nWh9Y/s1920/c3F21-CraneL-70.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1920" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4s8KdwT-aMvom7wgenIm2KSvSCIldMISvbfcHjEiEq6UB1_aMzD3UvhAaK1KvOFy52DeZ-fpKQofz6fZmLfD-PNQ6_NBuqnS1eNculQ7Eh_BM8zoqErSKYzaFsMAdNgLVIWCy-nWh9Y/w640-h214/c3F21-CraneL-70.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This loon was bobbing around in the lake.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rwbRUD7oLWEMlnXCal8ic3-coHFzDbYw4mqf-NkJ69GD3S9N1jcpgDgv2bvqsXY4SBsYW1g75KEx2BGKz9k17utJpGUy0iHZhMEni7raGrS0CdxyIM5Y6LqxvHSuA0szY_xEqUuUPbY/s1620/c3F21-CraneL-77.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rwbRUD7oLWEMlnXCal8ic3-coHFzDbYw4mqf-NkJ69GD3S9N1jcpgDgv2bvqsXY4SBsYW1g75KEx2BGKz9k17utJpGUy0iHZhMEni7raGrS0CdxyIM5Y6LqxvHSuA0szY_xEqUuUPbY/w640-h426/c3F21-CraneL-77.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">This evening we enjoyed dinner at our lake home prepared by Connie, Cathy, and Scott. It was very relaxing and enjoyable. The hosts of the Norway Lodge, Sarah and Paul joined us. Paul shared with us his collection of artifacts he has collected over the years - arrow heads, stone tools, etc. It was quite interesting. Paul has been our boating guide and has done an outstanding job.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i><u><br /></u></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i><u><br /></u></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thursday, June 24th:</span></u></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><i><u><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></u></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>This was our last day for photography. We spent the morning with the bears at the Vince Shute Bear sanctuary. </span><span>Again there were cubs in the trees, sometimes highlighted by bits of sunlight.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlK-YlexS17Dgf239oxTP9_DnmjlY-KrN87MFU0lNEyOmCa1dkJTBd6Cv-i8-99gdguupJ3cNjC2JfW9h4-eeWSDlc8GWeFiLIxtoe2hegDMPlFqC4SQwMl0zPb9wJq0YK6ccpbsIvp5c/s1080/c4F21-Bears-6.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlK-YlexS17Dgf239oxTP9_DnmjlY-KrN87MFU0lNEyOmCa1dkJTBd6Cv-i8-99gdguupJ3cNjC2JfW9h4-eeWSDlc8GWeFiLIxtoe2hegDMPlFqC4SQwMl0zPb9wJq0YK6ccpbsIvp5c/w426-h640/c4F21-Bears-6.jpg" width="426" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A big bear - <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-f6UxHz_iWQNIGpUrvcx5FzVp10bppqc98cShovEMHdZfwNE4_dw0uGp6nNdzNZu2_vsPdZKxYIDSKAyPcwg11G64LcMggBo6XrX5_Cxk_Wpc-WaTDrQU_HWRpvckjWisQb5iFS3Fx14/s1620/c4F21-Bears-257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-f6UxHz_iWQNIGpUrvcx5FzVp10bppqc98cShovEMHdZfwNE4_dw0uGp6nNdzNZu2_vsPdZKxYIDSKAyPcwg11G64LcMggBo6XrX5_Cxk_Wpc-WaTDrQU_HWRpvckjWisQb5iFS3Fx14/w640-h426/c4F21-Bears-257.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and one more up in a tree - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluvPqot6j3Q8O4l22ZbFzny2QI2qdaf5PGRHrUxKhR-vWtfWB_ZKC74vsWf6c_opGdcJ1zAYUe-tqQ-jW06SHGPWlYamFc_Po5H7PsPZZjVxm9OOi5pqMc0LCWqnZtmYgK0rLQGhF4Xk/s1080/c4F21-Bears-293.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluvPqot6j3Q8O4l22ZbFzny2QI2qdaf5PGRHrUxKhR-vWtfWB_ZKC74vsWf6c_opGdcJ1zAYUe-tqQ-jW06SHGPWlYamFc_Po5H7PsPZZjVxm9OOi5pqMc0LCWqnZtmYgK0rLQGhF4Xk/w512-h640/c4F21-Bears-293.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Tonight we went to Nelson Lodge for dinner. It sits at the lake edge, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and we enjoyed the sunset view. Once again I enjoyed a walleye dinner, this time accompanied with a Negra Modelo cerveza.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i><u>Friday, June 25:</u></i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span>Today was a travel day for all. Most of the group had driven to Minnesota from the Illinois/Iowa area.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Susan and Julie had come from the Chicago area. I was the only one to fly. The return trip, for me, was about four hours of driving, followed by six hours at the <span face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;">Minneapolis A</span>irport before boarding a plane for my f</span><span>light to San Diego.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While at the airport I found a relatively quiet corner to sit in. There I started the process of editing my photographs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The flight home went smoothly, but there was a very slow delivery of the checked luggage. Once home </span><span>I enjoyed a crab sandwich before a shower and bed.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was great to get out with photography as the main purpose. We had very good weather and great Photo ops. Returning to the various locales made for great opportunities. As a result I think I did well by</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">the trip.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope that this finds you all well, and that the Covid Virus is getting more and more under control in all areas.</span></div><p></p></div>RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-78682498618159328912021-08-20T10:24:00.000-07:002021-08-20T10:24:00.861-07:00BACK TO PHOTOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL<p> Hi All,</p><p>It has been a long time since my trip to Yellowstone in January 2019. You know that travel was cut short for a year and a half due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. We stayed quiet with little activity here in San Diego.</p><p>A lady who I had coached in Youth Soccer way back insisted on doing our grocery shopping weekly for almost a year. It was a blessing but certainly added to our lack of getting out and about. We amused ourselves with lots of reading, taking two daily walks in the neighborhood, and for the last 6 months have taken on a corgi puppy. </p><p>We are still learning her ways and she, ours. Much as there is frustration at times, she always brings a smile to our faces. We start formal training lessons next week. In the mean time I am trying to practice with some guidance from an online course.</p><p>As I write this we are also having a housekeeper start work with us. I have never liked doing housework, and as I get on it is a bit of toil to get the job done thoroughly. I am looking forward to this new hire.</p><p>Hope that you all are doing well and coping with the ongoing surges of the Pandemic.</p>RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-32837517552872450062021-08-15T14:38:00.002-07:002021-08-19T15:30:56.293-07:00MINNESOTA - THE LAND OF MANY LAKES AND BEARS<p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This trip was originally scheduled for 2020, but I opted out due to the Pandemic. I had never truly visited the state of Minnesota, but had always wanted to visit the Boundary Waters and camp and canoe in the area.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The trip consisted of a week visit to Crane Lake,<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span> located in the far Northeast part of the state. I flew from San Diego to Minneapolis and arrived there around noon on the 18th of June. I was met by the co-leaders, Connie and Scott Nagel. We were then off for about a four hour drive to the small village of Crane Lake </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://www.visitcranelake.com</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> We were housed at the Norway Lodge, </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: inherit;">http://www.norwaylodge.com/lodge/</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">, where we had the full use of their large cabin for the duration. The tour included all breakfasts, and lunches, as well as two dinners. Connie and Scott have been visiting this lake for a number of years and are well acquainted with the Norway Lodge which is where they have stayed in the past.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We will be visiting The Vince Shute Bear Sanctuary, <span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://www.americanbear.org</span>, The International Wolf Center, <span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://wolf.org</span>, and the town of Ely. There is also a photogenic water fall in the area, Vermillion Falls, which we will visit when the light works best. We will also spend a great deal of time cruising Crane Lake in search of loons, bald eagles, mergansers, and other wild life. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We arrive at the Norway Lodge about 1800 and after a quick unloading of gear headed out for dinner at the Voyagaire Lodge which was a short walk from our lodging. I enjoyed the first of several dinners of walleye, the mild and popular fish of the area. This was battered and fried, and served with french fries and a draft of Moosehead beer.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoXF8Pp0aIEm7R_LEvLEuS1mcM5Uj4kLTVktWnjuKLPViL2JEEfKBwpPSsCJ0hDWuwy1j8oU0ujm2guY6pvBWLv7iUOfYqtYQvHSa1BBY9xMNiOp0qt6ZbX0Y1nvrKcmP6eDtdGjkvUc/s2048/IMG_6022.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1531" data-original-width="2048" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoXF8Pp0aIEm7R_LEvLEuS1mcM5Uj4kLTVktWnjuKLPViL2JEEfKBwpPSsCJ0hDWuwy1j8oU0ujm2guY6pvBWLv7iUOfYqtYQvHSa1BBY9xMNiOp0qt6ZbX0Y1nvrKcmP6eDtdGjkvUc/w640-h478/IMG_6022.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Back at the Lodge /House we made plans for Saturday. Mark would not be joining us until Sunday evening.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><u><b><i><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">SATURDAY:</span></i></b></u></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">A relaxing morning in the village area. Cathy and I went for a nice walk out of town, before breakfast. It was good to get out and do a walkabout and enjoy a quiet morning in a small town. In the afternoon we went out on pontoon boat to explore the lake and see what we could see. The boat operator was the host of the Lodge and knows the lake quite well. He knew of several spots where we would see Loons. As we approached a nest he would cut the motor to a very slow speed and we would basically float into photography range. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BeiRPodwvCvXcJLfuU4koeWMhDwcqgF-4Jlx4TkwS5zlk4uTjzVHWcicfgv2O3Q1tPLTv5wQupEXVj2gz4KI83u-RKmqVmXIyHLFah4lzvqXGvxx6sqptU3QQe4zfiGgFhLEa4oTgwA/s1920/b9F21-CraneL-5.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1BeiRPodwvCvXcJLfuU4koeWMhDwcqgF-4Jlx4TkwS5zlk4uTjzVHWcicfgv2O3Q1tPLTv5wQupEXVj2gz4KI83u-RKmqVmXIyHLFah4lzvqXGvxx6sqptU3QQe4zfiGgFhLEa4oTgwA/w640-h360/b9F21-CraneL-5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0rv_MFcAkDEXZUbcsnmhWthEQKba8hPeEJ1J3HAhaoYBTAEvh1MCGH3amn6RlTw_KME8dXKnd2hiJfLItMjqOjU8bG2D24wtrbaxjOlpHH4H0_2yYFV7WFsdFxb5pJOut2X4axSXND0/s1920/b9F21-CraneL-65.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0rv_MFcAkDEXZUbcsnmhWthEQKba8hPeEJ1J3HAhaoYBTAEvh1MCGH3amn6RlTw_KME8dXKnd2hiJfLItMjqOjU8bG2D24wtrbaxjOlpHH4H0_2yYFV7WFsdFxb5pJOut2X4axSXND0/w640-h360/b9F21-CraneL-65.jpg" width="640" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zJY2hJ6FEkWOzzVXsZgu903FNSrWa0vKPm2_tPDTomXoTt8R6LMoZPR1bAtJJwaLIEtLlJtFYHRsRcFa-7d4NcJZVsoQ4cOFTQlSqE8kY0tE7PFgbUXpVg1vPe9P-SshnZOvFR6EThU/s1080/b9F21-CraneL-38.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvdF1un8Tp_b0nZ4q_t_8M_8qVotX8bTlVcPfGzVThQHKrr7HA_sK7w3Cip2hDraBYZ08olFIUl8YzdCkFoPifoVLL1wOo0_2m4jUJ5bLW2G9yUVlcR5fr0A9RM7FPtR-8RiJpeiIuDs/s1920/b9F21-CraneL-111.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvdF1un8Tp_b0nZ4q_t_8M_8qVotX8bTlVcPfGzVThQHKrr7HA_sK7w3Cip2hDraBYZ08olFIUl8YzdCkFoPifoVLL1wOo0_2m4jUJ5bLW2G9yUVlcR5fr0A9RM7FPtR-8RiJpeiIuDs/w640-h360/b9F21-CraneL-111.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vE7553Zkq09rU318xku_IjaUXqfhK-UuDlW-S_CWaawfs-cI64DZwgLke5DsWjoVAzpUFIg0J1uQknw2VYvlAcdZmr_Js0S0-V2L9xn_kff3ijk33t5FoA689Lv5lCXWbsFhJFbaDAw/s1920/b9F21-CraneL-58.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vE7553Zkq09rU318xku_IjaUXqfhK-UuDlW-S_CWaawfs-cI64DZwgLke5DsWjoVAzpUFIg0J1uQknw2VYvlAcdZmr_Js0S0-V2L9xn_kff3ijk33t5FoA689Lv5lCXWbsFhJFbaDAw/w640-h360/b9F21-CraneL-58.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7aK2VCNzu_eNgsA5xQ52UTM-6LQKvcTh_kQZAEO6Tr3Oi4hvKNJsXVIqRcQDquZGwiun2QSVq4hG2IXfdMV1fwIdTremCdVsQn2Ym3FxasiTDzx7dr5FQ3ytRu6Ztbt1f3eL2wO7X-M/s1620/b9F21-CraneL-218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7aK2VCNzu_eNgsA5xQ52UTM-6LQKvcTh_kQZAEO6Tr3Oi4hvKNJsXVIqRcQDquZGwiun2QSVq4hG2IXfdMV1fwIdTremCdVsQn2Ym3FxasiTDzx7dr5FQ3ytRu6Ztbt1f3eL2wO7X-M/w640-h426/b9F21-CraneL-218.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We also stopped at one of the day-use sights for a rest stop and had the chance to photograph a few wildflowers. Thanks to the app SEEK, I was able to identify my sightings.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="608" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxFvSoL00wMzDKbRveU7Katb-riJe9ZItjiyjBSbldMNjVUOzq33mMjdLeJ0Cy3-4PQW6jHo0tzlCdsp-avBki_WWPz3Hf5moDdelCaJwSxmRnbn6Mw1264LaKLZJxakVUlmnYkQ03_0/w360-h640/b9F21-CraneL-38.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="360" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span> </span>Bristly Sarsaparilla</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7b6F79QGpFSguP044Zc-B7lfNL3AM2M4hTUtIprLX5-rIKOs16cwQo_LeNDy_GmwykETTJU0Xa59TLwRZb-xHXDS_dsQYU8g66aacE1pe7J4bIyUfCkAD1CbKG_fQ9GP1d3RgsvtLkNk/s1350/b9F21-CraneL-49.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7b6F79QGpFSguP044Zc-B7lfNL3AM2M4hTUtIprLX5-rIKOs16cwQo_LeNDy_GmwykETTJU0Xa59TLwRZb-xHXDS_dsQYU8g66aacE1pe7J4bIyUfCkAD1CbKG_fQ9GP1d3RgsvtLkNk/w640-h512/b9F21-CraneL-49.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span> Northern Blue Flag<br /></span><span style="text-align: left;"><br />Then there was a small island with Herring Gulls and chicks, as well as a loon on a nest. </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOn_OYQUfWFv6ZTvUWIiidMw5BfiM19Z878LpVMsys2xP6reicAbXCa6oWk-46AsGIW5Rul4HpnqnsnQRlJuUjKnHVPexQMzBX43gydlBOzPGkZWKJKwJOG29q9VMxGe-R86eeKcZTOU/s1350/b9F21-CraneL-132.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1350" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOn_OYQUfWFv6ZTvUWIiidMw5BfiM19Z878LpVMsys2xP6reicAbXCa6oWk-46AsGIW5Rul4HpnqnsnQRlJuUjKnHVPexQMzBX43gydlBOzPGkZWKJKwJOG29q9VMxGe-R86eeKcZTOU/w640-h512/b9F21-CraneL-132.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLEnZL84lUVaaUrPgjuYChflaDUNWS2VsoTDXY9nwfTDfwI0IGim_uXT7QWzt7MhHhGxOU0yj7wQiN6hghb3nqCuChGp1EVawSUbZ2lhVBAsq7UBZ4G3GkpVvYxzhyphenhyphenloZcY5lxrUtAWU/s1620/b9F21-CraneL-159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLEnZL84lUVaaUrPgjuYChflaDUNWS2VsoTDXY9nwfTDfwI0IGim_uXT7QWzt7MhHhGxOU0yj7wQiN6hghb3nqCuChGp1EVawSUbZ2lhVBAsq7UBZ4G3GkpVvYxzhyphenhyphenloZcY5lxrUtAWU/w640-h426/b9F21-CraneL-159.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Afterwards we came across a merganser with a family of 12 chicks!! </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAvCIJalju-psF6ivrbNBZDjFro9Se5ckyq6t54l2ymhy6tz668jCGz0ceqT7jSpobmd1hWi2MXDsLmiFhBeu7kdqs8JqeV0JUttJI5OD9yLDoo7B-5ipo9v14KwE4-E6zWOhLFMY9Is/s1920/b9F21-CraneL-196.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAvCIJalju-psF6ivrbNBZDjFro9Se5ckyq6t54l2ymhy6tz668jCGz0ceqT7jSpobmd1hWi2MXDsLmiFhBeu7kdqs8JqeV0JUttJI5OD9yLDoo7B-5ipo9v14KwE4-E6zWOhLFMY9Is/w640-h360/b9F21-CraneL-196.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It was a great afternoon on the water. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">This evening we dined at Trail's End, which is located on Echo Lake a short drive form our "home".</span></span></p><p><u><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">SUNDAY, JUNE 20TH:</span></b></i></u></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The forecast for today was rain off and on, and it did. So we drove into Ely to play tourist. We visited the International Wolf Center. We enjoyed their presentations and were able to photograph a wolf in their natural display. Regrettably we were inside the Center and had to photograph through glass. A large white wolf came through and chewed on a carcass of a deer for a short time.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTT4ISmnsEvcANY7qXyLjrtRIHtQZps9cL6DMYPRzSNx-kyu2LBuJDMuG0w3TQZDKIeHJbFTLtiyZNxtmEnoEy6netRVrKqT-YlY3qom4uWwIVbL8LjJZWoMIL4CUbucZukDRv_tSNot4/s1620/c0F21-WolfSanc-18.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTT4ISmnsEvcANY7qXyLjrtRIHtQZps9cL6DMYPRzSNx-kyu2LBuJDMuG0w3TQZDKIeHJbFTLtiyZNxtmEnoEy6netRVrKqT-YlY3qom4uWwIVbL8LjJZWoMIL4CUbucZukDRv_tSNot4/w640-h426/c0F21-WolfSanc-18.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcM7hXJja562DhSdpgv4bzzgXzOrpriQT8MFNcUzvPwPHImTx5RNvP4rz62QqPrcCfQMVNmqi8Ae-Im198S-_yKjzeY4CjBQp7mZWhTgBKLJBnpNMx_jQQvPSfnLjq0eT78Nm11nTGGtg/s1620/c0F21-WolfSanc-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcM7hXJja562DhSdpgv4bzzgXzOrpriQT8MFNcUzvPwPHImTx5RNvP4rz62QqPrcCfQMVNmqi8Ae-Im198S-_yKjzeY4CjBQp7mZWhTgBKLJBnpNMx_jQQvPSfnLjq0eT78Nm11nTGGtg/w640-h426/c0F21-WolfSanc-7.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">We then went into the town of Ely looking for some lunch and browsing a couple of shops. We enjoyed lunch at the Chocolate Moose, and then browsed a couple of shops. I do not think any of us were truly into the browsing/shopping mode. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Back in Crane Lake we relaxed, and viewed, edited, and shared some of our pictures. We also enjoyed getting to know each other a little more.</span></p><p><i><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><u>MONDAY, JUNE 21st:</u></span></b></i></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Happy Summer Solstice!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This morning we were up early for a quick breakfast before heading off to the <i>Vince Shute Bear Sanctuary </i>where we spent four hours photographing black bears. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #f7f5f0; caret-color: rgb(139, 133, 119);">The primary focus of The American Bear Association is the management and operation of the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary. The Sanctuary consists of 500+ acres of forested land in a remote area of northern Minnesota. A number of bears frequent the site and tolerate the presence of humans within a two-acre clearing at the heart of the property.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Just our party of eight photographers, and two photographers from National Geographic were there for the morning.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We saw and photographed cubs climbing and resting in trees, adults roaming around the open area, and climbing trees. These bears are free to roam wherever they want and come and go as they please.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We saw and photographed cubs climbing and resting in trees, adults roaming around the open area, and climbing trees. All of my photography was from the viewing platform which is about 20 feet above the ground and enclosed so that the bears can not get on it. A couple of the group went down and wandered on the ground with the bears. This is relatively safe as the bears are acclimated to having staff out distributing food (dried fruit, nuts, and seeds.), and poop scooping.</span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyPK4hyphenhyphenH5b2cTCmjd9Q7UYSq0rJTqtEoXSgK1HKpYAcnCP6tBggfdvFailVqdfIKKEmHD7KKtJEXtRVEYNWWSIqaZ0GoSlHtw_0CwaBcN3JSiH7Ux2Dyb4-qWcV4ZPiWtpSO1ne8V6XA/s1080/c1F21-BearSanc-96.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="864" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyPK4hyphenhyphenH5b2cTCmjd9Q7UYSq0rJTqtEoXSgK1HKpYAcnCP6tBggfdvFailVqdfIKKEmHD7KKtJEXtRVEYNWWSIqaZ0GoSlHtw_0CwaBcN3JSiH7Ux2Dyb4-qWcV4ZPiWtpSO1ne8V6XA/w320-h400/c1F21-BearSanc-96.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7DjCYnM0ujSXsivsT0L_AavNFNgXX5ho6g4NCcg_CpV3qC0VUNfe-GVgrE28vTesolv1InWgrc5hzZ825KwhAUFFImPPG_J9X6RWW20HtV8eVZgWUKwjIt3fTsV98_urlvXUnXkPaUSw/s1620/c1F21-BearSanc-55.jpg" style="clear: left; 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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">This morning we were off to Mammoth Hot Springs for sunrise. As the sun rose I was able to get some nice low light on the slope. The play of the light with the steam coming off the Hot Springs made for a few interesting images. </span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">We then headed for the Lamar Valley in pursuit of animals.</span><br />
<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">As we had a sunny day the drive was quite lovely. We found some large and stocky big horn sheep browsing the hillside.</span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then we found found a Ram sitting and posing for pictures in a lovely setting. We spent a good bit of time with him, and then drove to Cook City. This was our turnaround location as the highway is closed from here East. There is more here for the snowmobiler than anything else. as we returned to the West we stopped several times to take in the beautiful landscapes with peaks and valleys. </span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today was the last day of the Photo Tour. A few of us went off to Mammoth Hot Springs area for a last chance of getting a sunrise. We did succeed though we set up before reaching Mammoth Hot Springs. </span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">After sunrise Klara and I parted ways with the group as they headed back to Gardiner to finish packing and having some breakfast. They were then off to Bozeman, and their flights home.</span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">There were several people along the way looking for wolfs. The only canine we saw was a lone coyote. It was now mid-day and time for us to make our back to Mammoth Hot Springs, and points North. We stopped at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel to pay a tourist visit which included a stop the restaurant for a cup of tea, and a "little something", as Winnie The Pooh would say.</span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally we were off to Bozeman where we would spend two nights, and enjoy some family time around two delicious </span><span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: large;">restaurants, a bookstore, and most of the day at the Museum of the Rockies. This museum is a delight and I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about dinosaurs and their discovery in Montana. </span><br />
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RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-57122996520418018582020-04-07T10:58:00.001-07:002020-08-12T11:36:28.884-07:00WINTER IN YELLOWSTONE 2020 - 3<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><u>THURSDAY, JANUARY 16TH:</u></i></span></span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This morning we were rewarded for getting up early with some sunrise color. We parked along side the road, and then moved off the road and into the snow which was about a foot and a half deep. We set up our tripods and were careful not to block each other so we were pretty much side by side. As you can see the day started out nicely but once again it was very cold.</span></span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the sunrise we saw, and followed a couple of coyotes on the far side of the River. They did not appear to be hunting. I took many photos but had not checked the camera settings so a lot were taken with too slow a shutter speed in the heat of the moment. It also did not help that I was hand holding the camera at this time. Oh well! Lessons relearned!</span></span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another wintry morning with snow falling which it did off and on all day. We did a lot of exploring and photographing in the snow. As a result of the snow falling, I ended up deleting a number of photos because of the snow being a large distraction in the pictures.</span></span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We explored the Hayden Valley area, the Mud Volcano, The Sulphur Cauldron, and Dragon's Mouth Spring. Due to the weather they are a memory mostly as the lighting, which is what photography is all about, was flat.</span></span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once again we visited the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.</span></span><br />
<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the bridge crossing the Yellowstone River we looked for otter, but only found tracks.</span></span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The waterfalls at Firehole Canyon were lovely. In this case the cloudy skies helped make for non-contrasty light on the </span></span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wintry weather persisted today with overcast skies. Our fist stop was in Lower Geyser Basin for a faint sunrise. Really no color but some light on the clouds. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The morning started out overcast so there was no sunrise color as we started our drive into Yellowstone. We proceeded toward West Thumb Geyser Basin. I </span>have<span style="font-family: inherit;"> visited this area in the summer, and find it a wonderful place with </span>lots of variety. The walk around the area was slow as the single track trail on a boardwalk through the snow made for careful walking. You do not want to go off the boardwalk into the geyser basin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I really enjoyed the effects of the wind on the snow banks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our next major stop was at Old Faithful where we were fortunate to not have to wait very long for the Geyser to do its thing. The steam cloud was beautiful and I think Popeye was there as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As we drove back to the North we stopped along the road to photograph a group of bison as they were relatively close w</span><span style="font-size: large;">ith </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">good separation of the animals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lower Geyser Basin was next with lovely snow covered trees and stumps. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A visit to the geysers there produced some </span><span style="font-size: large;">interesting </span><span style="font-size: large;">snow formations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Once again I had to be careful walking along the narrow trails through the snow on the covered walkways. It was worth the effort though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-16384685353214059532020-03-24T16:05:00.003-07:002020-08-12T11:06:38.243-07:00WINTER IN YELLOWSTONE 2020 - 1<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><u><b><i>MONDAY, JANUARY 13TH:</i></b></u></span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Winter in Yellowstone can be magical, cold, and beautiful. I visited it, the second week in January this year. I was fully prepared for the weather with a down jacket, rain pants, a couple of layers of longjohns, a warm knit hat, gloves, and scarf. My feet stayed nice and warm with my new arctic boots from Baffin, a Canadian winter boot company. They also had very good traction.</span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Lin, my t</span><span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">raveling/photography companion once again joined me on this trip, led by Mark Rasmussen of <b>LightChase Photography</b>. We were off from my house at 0345 for a 0615 flight to Salt Lake City </span><span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">and onto Bozeman, Montana.</span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Our flights went according to schedule and we arrived in Bozeman on time. We met up with the other photographers in the Airport, and after Mark picked up a rental car, we were off to West Yellowstone, a two hour drive away. We will be venturing out from West Yellowstone for the next five days, and enter the Park each morning before sunrise. We will be returning around sunset. </span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Our mode of transportation in the Park was was several versions of snow coaches. These took us into the Park interior, and we were able to stop and visit geysers, and various animals in their natural winter environment.</span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Monday evening we dined in town at <i><b>Bullwinkles</b></i> where Lin and I enjoyed a salad and chicken enchiladas. Afterwards we stopped at a local market to pick up supplies for breakfasts as we will be leaving town before breakfast is served at our hotel. Once back at the Hotel it was time to unpack and get organize for the next few days.</span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><u><b><i>TUESDAY, JANUARY 14TH:</i></b></u></span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">We were met at 0630 at our hotel and loaded our gear and ourselves in two snow coaches called "Bombadiers". This is an older coach which does a good job though a bit crowded in side. Later in the week we graduated to a more modern coach which held us all in one vehicle.Though larger it was still an adventure at times getting ourselves, tripods, etc. in and out in a timely manner.</span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Our first stop was along the Madison River as we drove into the Park from West Yellowstone. There was no sunrise color, but we got the feeling of the cold as we photographed bison hunkered down along the far shore of the river.</span><br />
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<span face="" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><br /></span>RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-51762130574096265772020-02-08T18:03:00.000-08:002020-02-09T15:08:45.243-08:00POLAR BEARS 2019 - 3<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><i>Wednesday, Nov. 6th:</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-size: large;">I am still having issues with my boots. I tried on some Sorel brand winter boots and found a size that would work for me. Will look into ordering a pair after the trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was our third day on the Tundra Buggy. It was quite cold today with a brisk wind blowing so the the feel like temperature was in the range of -30 F. To say the least one did not go out on the back deck for an extended period of time. If you were able you stayed inside the buggy and shot through the open windows. Even so, you could chill down quite quickly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We spent the day following a couple of male bears. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We caught them </span><span style="font-size: large;">resting, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">lounging, and sparing with each other at different times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was the last day for group one. I am staying on another day due to flight scheduling, so I will have four days of polar bear viewing. :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Thursday, November 7th.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today saw clearing skies. It was a treat, though it was quite cold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First up was a nice sunrise on the taiga followed by some early low light on various snow formations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was a small bird we passed that was on the ground. Luckily Jim, our driver, was quick to identify it as a snow bunting. It was nestled down on the ground out of the cold wind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The real treat was seeing a Mom and two cubs. These were the first and only family that I saw. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">as you can see here it was quite windy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">One thing he wanted to do was chew on the tundra buggy tire! It was a cold and blustery day so that the bears seemed to want to hunker down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The last critter we were able to photograph was a cross fox late in the afternoon, and through the glass of the buggy. This is just a record shot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This evening I started my trip home. I flew to Winnipeg, and spent a couple of hours in a motel taking a nap. Then it was off to the airport at 0415 for a 6:30 flight. The flight from Winnipeg went smoothly with clearing Customs before boarding for Denver. The flight arrived in Denver about 30 minutes early. 😁</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once in San Diego we headed for home, and my disrobing some of my winter layers. Lunch was crab sandwiches, a tradition as Pt. Loma Seafood is right on our way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was a good trip and I enjoyed seeing the polar bears once again. Seeing some photo friends from previous trips, and enjoying the overall experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This was our first day on the tundra buggy. Our driver, Jim, has driven for LightChase for a couple of years, and he is quite knowledgeable and personable. The weather was cold and overcast all day with the wind blowing 25 - 35 mph. This is when it is quite comfortable inside the buggy with a heater and the windows closed except when we are photographing. Once we spot something to photograph the windows open and the wind blows in. Then you are most grateful for your winter clothing including gloves and a warm hat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and a cross fox which we saw at dusk and did not photograph well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My bargain winter boots are dangerous as the snow cakes up on the heels and soles, so that you feel like you are walking on very slippery ice. I really have to move very slowly in them. Luckily there is not a lot of walking on this trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This evening eight of us enjoyed a fresh pickerel dinner put on at our B&B. The fish was accompanied with baked beans, coleslaw, mixed vegetables, and mashed potatoes. It was quite the feast. We all enjoyed eating "at Home" so to speak, and swapping stories about our various adventures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We made our sandwiches for tomorrow, downloaded pictures, and then finally were off to bed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The morning started out well with a male bear running away from the road as we headed out to the loading site. Terri and Robbie were on board the tundra buggy quickly as they did not have lots of gear to transfer. They claimed a seat for me directly behind Mark, up front. I took a seat behind the driver, Jim, but Terri graciously let me have access to the window when there was action that side of the vehicle. Robbie helped with opening and closing the window as it is quite hard to </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">maneuver</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As we traveled around we came upon the pair of sparring males several times. It was fun to see and photograph them in various activities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On<i> <b>1 November</b></i> I was joined by my friend and photo compatriot, Lin, for the long day of flying. We departed San Diego at 0615 with a flight to Denver, followed by flights to Winnipeg, Canada, and onto Churchill. The transfer in Winnipeg made us truly aware of the weather as there was a cold wind blowing as we walked out onto the tarmac to board our flight to Churchill.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">We arrived on time and were greeted by our B&B hostess, Ashley. By the time we got to the house it was well past dinner time, so we snacked on what was available in the kitchen. By now it was 2100 Central Time/1900 Pacific Time. Spent time unpacking and organizing gear for the stay in Churchill, before calling it a day and going to bed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had the pleasure of being able to sleep in on the<b> <i>2nd of November</i></b> as the remaining group was arriving this morning. Today was spent being tourists in Churchill. The first order of business was getting Canadian money. Then it was lunch time where we ate at the Tundra Inn. Lin and I split the lunch and had plenty to eat. We visited the six gift/souvenir stores as this was the only day we would Not be out on a tundra buggy with early morning departures and post sunset returns. I was about done with the shopping ordeal after four!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Today we spent exploring the surrounding areas of Churchill using our two rental vehicles. While driving, we saw one polar bear quite a distan</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">ce away, and walking away from us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The taiga is a forest of the cold, subarctic area of the Northern Hemisphere that lies just South of the Arctic Circle. It lies between the tundra to the North and the temperate forests to the South. The taiga, generally referred to in North America, is a boreal forest or snow forest. The forest is very sparse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We visited "Miss Piggy", the wreck of a Curtiss C-46 cargo plane. It crashed shortly after takeoff in November 1979. She was named Miss Piggy because she could be heavily loaded with supplies for the </span>North.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Car rentals in Churchill are not of the newest models. The cars have a hard life up here, and are a bit the worse for wear. While stopped at Miss Piggy, one vehicle decided it had had enough of the cold and would not start when we were ready to move on. As a result the occupants were shuttled back to town by the other car, and it was all reported to the rental company. we were given another vehicle which functioned fine for the remainder of our stay. (The temperature range for November here is in the low digits to -10˚F.)</span><br />
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<br />RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-15937525288967631832019-10-31T15:53:00.000-07:002019-10-31T15:53:11.563-07:00WHY OH WHY, OHIO ?We were off early on October 10th to Ohio. Why? you ask. For a family gathering at Tina and Justin's new home. This was mostly a relaxing and helping with chores trip. They are now the proud owners of a three bedroom house with two barns, a downstairs apartment, and 20 acres of land.<br />
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Our flight was delayed due to a medical emergency on board, resulting in it being diverted to Las Vegas to attend to the matter. We were not asked to de-board and were back in the air about an hour later. I had messaged Tina, so she was aware and not waiting for us at the Detroit Airport. Once we landed and got our luggage Tina drove up and we were off to West Unity. The drive to the house went smoothly though we did have a couple of slowdowns due to the commute hour.<br />
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We were welcomed by the animals, Klara, and Justin. Klara had arrived yesterday via Amtrak from Montana. She brought along some bison and elk meat which Justin cooked to perfection for our dinner. Tina and Justin's new home is a work in progress, but they have already done a great job of furnishing it, and doing lots of work on the two barns, and fields. We enjoyed relaxing and catching up after dinner in the sunroom as the sunset.</div>
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We enjoyed a leisurely day around the property, and got a feel for the vastness of their 20 acres, and the job they have done in fencing sections of it. There were off and on light rain showers today. Klara had been busy with baking chores, and tomorrow we will have fresh croissants! Outside work was done by Justin and their neighbor, JR moving and grading earth behind the barn. This is to correct a drainage issue. The area directly behind the barn will soon be a coral used for riding and training the mules. They have had little to no riding since May. Justin cooked up some grilled chicken thighs stuffed with a cheese mixture for dinner served with hominy, a dish I have not had before. It was quite good.</div>
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This morning it was cold by San Diego Standards, 35˚F. On my morning walk about I carried my camera and took couple of pictures. We enjoyed a delicious breakfast of chocolate and raspberry croissants, along with an omelet.<br />
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Around mid-day we went off to explore <i>Harrison Lake State Park</i>. We enjoyed a three mile hike around the lake. There were pockets of fall color, and a great blue heron, and a couple of cormorants<br />
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In the late afternoon, Tina's friend Stephanie came with her two sons for a visit and dinner. Stephanie's oldest son, Ryan, actually has a couple of my polar bear pictures in his room. We chatted about photographing the bears, and that experience. </div>
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We had clear skies this morning so no sunrise photography though I was up in time. After breakfast there was work to be done in the various garden plots and more grading which Justin took care of with the bobcat and other farm equipment.<br />
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I again wandered around with camera and iPhone. The iPhone was mostly used to identify different plants. <br />
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With the wonders of the internet, I was able to submit photos for PhotoNaturalist Camera Club's monthly competition. (They were both accepted by the Judge for Authenticated Wildlife.) Sunset was very nice, and I almost missed the best part of it.<br />
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<i><u>MONDAY, Oct. 14th:</u></i><br />
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This morning I captured the full moon setting to the West, and a cloudy and moody morning to the East.<br />
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We visited the Amish town of <i>Shipshewana, Indiana. </i>We enjoyed playing tourist, browsing and shopping. Tina showed us the new bedroom furniture that they have on order. Klara fell in love with a lovely rocking chair but then decided against it because the shipping was a bit too high. We bought a couple of dish towels with appropriate messages, and placemats and napkins. The Amish carriages were running up and down the main street at a very good clip.<br />
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Back at the ranch, we were treated to a sundog in the Western sky. We also had some nice sunset light and color. I then captured the moonrise through the trees. I was happy with a couple of the moon pictures.<br />
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Up and dressed for sunrise this morning. I was rewarded for my effort. The small lake right outside the sunroom adds to the experience.<br />
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Fall color here is late this year, a disappointment to us. It has been a mild fall, with few days of frost to date.<br />
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Around mid-morning a sandhill crane was spotted in the far field. Tina and I got out our longer lenses and teleconverters; and spent time photographing it. There were only a few acceptable images at the end of the session. The crane stuck around for a good part of the day but kept his distance.<br />
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<i><u><br /></u></i>Took Klara to train in Waterloo, Indiana. It was running about two hours late. We had seen a revised schedule for the departure so we were not waiting at the train station that long. A bit of history was made here during WWII when a German committed suicide by lying down on the tracks and committing suicide by being run over by the train. He was beheaded!!<br />
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Things were much quieter this morning with a few people boarding the train bound for Chicago, and no drama.<br />
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The afternoon was spent enjoying the country setting.<br />
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<i><u>THURSDAY, Oct.17th:</u></i><br />
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Today we bid farewell to Ohio. It was a cool morning, and once again I was up for sunrise, and was duly rewarded.<br />
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<br />We had a relaxing breakfast before heading for the Detroit Airport. The drive went smoothly and we arrived in good time. The check-in process also went smoothly. We had a direct flight to San Diego, and were home by 1830.<br />
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This was a good trip and fun to see how Tina and Justin are creating a new home and ranch. We look forward to probably visiting again in two years. In the meantime we will see them in San Diego for Christmas, and then rendezvous with them in Bishop for <i>Mule Days 2020</i>. There is also a planned family visit to the North Rim, Grand Canyon, in the Fall.<br />
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RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-16016732858642737842019-10-27T12:03:00.005-07:002019-10-27T12:03:50.197-07:00SPOKANE and the PALOUSE III<b><i><u><br /></u></i></b>
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RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-69615876691192596942019-10-26T16:13:00.002-07:002019-10-27T11:27:01.820-07:00SPOKANE AND THE PLOUSE II<u><i><b>Tuesday, the 24th</b></i></u>, I returned to the Turnbull Wildlife Reserve. I had the place to myself I believe. There was only one other photographer out and he was looking for birds. I proceeded to hike most of the trails which were generally short, but covered a lot of countryside. I looked at the various plants and enjoyed photographing a few. It was very enjoyable to stroll around in a new habitat.<br />
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Afterwards I once again stopped in Cheney, this time for lunch and to pick up something for dinner.<br />
I had a delicious egg's benedict, and then ordered a vegetarian wrap for our dinner. After a nap back at the hotel I was off for a sunset walk to the West along the Riverside Walk with camera in hand. This time I made it down to parts of Spokane Falls.<br />
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<u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Wednesday, 25 Sept.</u> The conference started officially today, and I attended four of the presentations. I was interested in Macro photography, and Focus Stacking. Macro is really capturing the image at 1:1, and Focus Stacking has to do with taking a series of images without moving the camera or lens but changing the focus point a number of times. The result is a really sharp image through out. Another presentation that I enjoyed was "Captured Images vs. Art Images". The art images are those which have been enhanced using Photoshop or another program to give a different rendition of a photograph.<br />
The best program of the day was in the evening and was presented by Cole Thompson and the topic was <b><i>Why Black and White</i></b>.<br />
Here is a link to his website so that you can see some of his work<span style="color: #e69138;"> - https://colethompsonphotography.com/portfolios/ </span><br />
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Thursday 26 Sept.</u> Out this morning for an early morning walk going East. I went past the west side of the </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Gonzaga University campus. Back at the Conference I attended the breakfast meeting of the Nature Division, and then Lin's presentation on Yellowstone. Later I attended a program on <u><i>"Techniques for Making B&W Images"</i></u> where I got a couple of good pointers. In the late afternoon I went West to photograph Spokane Falls. </span><br />
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Along the way I once again found some good food for our dinner. The evening program was by Lewis Kemper and was titled"<i><b>Expanding your Creativity with Time/Motion Techniques"</b></i>. Lewis Kemper is a widely recognized photographer, writer, and instructor. <span style="color: #e69138;">https://www.lewiskemper.com </span> He put on a very good program on time-lapse photography, etc. This is an area that I need to explore more.<br />
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<u style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Friday, 27 Sept.</u><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> Charles Needles did several presentations today on Macro Photography and iPhone Photography. As a result I spent a bit of money on apps for the phone as well a couple of his books. After his presentation on iPhone photography we went out for a walk but it was dampened by the weather as it started to rain shortly after we set out.</span><br />
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">The evening program was by Nevada Weir, a fine travel photographer who was very dynamic and passionate about her work. She is a National Geographic Photographer, among other accolades.</span><br />
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<u style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Saturday, 28 Sept.</u><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> A cold and rainy day. There were good presentations from Sam Shaw, PSA, on the </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Elements fo Photo Journalism</i><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> and Richard Cloran, PSA, on his journey through photography. The final presentation was presented by Clyde Butcher who has spent his life making very large B&W prints </span><br />
<span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">of the National Parks in Florida. At times he uses a 12x20" View Camera which he made. </span><span style="color: #e69138;">https://clydebutcher.com/about-the-artist/technical-information/</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span> I highly recommend any photographer to view his website and galleries.<br />
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The annual banquet was this evening and closed out the week in Spokane. I enjoyed a light dinner in the bar area of the hotel while Lin went to the banquet. She is and has been very active in PSA and enjoyed the fellowship and various award presentations that were given. As I know very few PSA members I opted not to go to this gala. I enjoyed a light dinner in the Hotel bar.<br />
<br />RavenMavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00428257179774309379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705581285615787499.post-14042740368028427152019-10-26T15:16:00.004-07:002019-10-27T11:26:39.513-07:00SPOKANE and the PALOUSE<b><i><u>FRIDAY SEPT 20 - MONDAY SEPT 23rd</u></i></b><br />
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I was invited in early September to join my good friend and Photo Buddy, Lin, to go to the Photography Society of America's Annual Conference. It did not take much persuasion to say yes for a roadtrip to Spokane, and a photo trip to the Palouse area of Washington State.<br />
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We would driving up, and then Lin would deliver me to the Portland, OR airport as she headed on to the Oregon Coast to visit her house and do some needed repairs. We had a good time seeing some new country and taking time to photograph along the way.<br />
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We took three days to drive to Spokane via the Eastern Sierras to Mono Lake, and then on into Nevada; to Winnemucca, Eastern Oregon, Western Idaho; and then into Eastern Washington.<br />
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The first day we drove to Hawthorne, NV with a sunset stop at Mono Lake prior to turning East. We both had been to Mono Lake a few times, but it had been awhile. Sunset is not the best time to photograph here as the sun sets over the Sierras to the West early. We got there just as it was getting dark. But sometimes you get lucky so you at least try.<br />
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Afterwards we headed to Hawthorne, NV, a 55 mile drive. The road was empty. We had one car pass us. Hawthorne greeted us with a small fireworks show as we approached!<br />
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We were off early Saturday morning in case we might find a location for sunrise. Nothing materialized. We saw lots of open country this day as we drove 625 miles to Pendleton, OR. It was an interesting drive and enough variety to keep us interested. In Pendleton we stayed at the Marigold Hotel in downtown. It was a quaint hotel, and it served our purposes with a clean room and plenty of hot water.<br />
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<i><u>Sunday, Sept. 22nd,</u></i> once again we were off early on so that we could explore the Palouse area as we headed for Spokane. The Palouse is a distinct geographic region of the northwestern United States, encompassing parts of north central Idaho, southeastern Washington, and by some definitions, parts of northeast Oregon. It is characterized by gentle rolling hills covered with wheat fields. The hills were formed over tens of thousands of years from wind blown dust and silt, called "loess". Seen from the summit of 3,612 foot high Steptoe Butte, they look like giant sand dunes.<br />
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In the spring they are lush shades of green, and in the fall they are dry shades of brown. We are visiting after the crops have been harvested so we are seeing shades of gold and brown. We would be returning to the area after the Conference, but we had a bit of time so we visited Steptoe Butte, and Palouse Falls to get a feel for the countryside.<br />
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We enjoyed a lunch in Colfax, WA.<br />
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On <i><u>Monday, Sept. 23rd</u></i>, we went separate ways but met briefly at TURNBULL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.<br />
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I was exploring on my own here and saw four trumpeter swans,<br />
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Lin was busy working on her presentation on Photographing Yellowstone in Winter, so I was on my<br />
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<i style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 16pt;">...for our drive to </i><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 16pt;">Port Angeles</span><i style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 16pt;"> where we will based for the next two days. We stopped at the </i><span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 16pt;">Hungry Bear Cafe </span><i style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 16pt;">in Beaver for breakfast. It was well worth the wait. While we were there across the street was a large inflated yellow duck on the lawn. I had to go take a picture of it as it is part of a family tune/poem about a yellow duck:</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "comic sans ms"; font-size: 16pt;"><i>As we called it an early evening, I packed up most of my gear so that I would be ready to travel after our morning sunrise shoot on </i>Hurricane Ridge<i>.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Mark reviewed the weather before we called it a night and decided that there would not be much of a sunrise as the low cloud cover was quite thick. So we were able to sleep in for an extra hour!!<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Yes, we were back at </i>Rialto Beach<i> for sunrise. Though we have been here before, one always discovers new things as one walks along. The beach and light is always changing. Again I walked South. I found a different log to use for a foreground, as well as jumble of logs on the berm. I also got a picture of </i>La Push, a small fishing village<i> across the river. <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i style="font-size: 16pt;">Once on the beach I did a walk around a sea stack and then headed North to the “Keyhole”, </i><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Quateata Arch</span><i style="font-size: 16pt;">, which was challenging as you want to get the sun setting either in the Keyhole or position the camera so that the sun “kisses” the edge of the Keyhole and you get a star burst. I did not have much time to </i><span style="font-size: 21.33333396911621px;"><i>set</i></span><i style="font-size: 16pt;"> up for this. </i></span></span></div>
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