Utah Canyoneering 2019

We did our annual canyoneering trip to southern Utah in October 2019. For this trip, Layne, Zach, and I added Aaron for his first trip to the canyons of southern Utah.  I drove here a week earlier for a trip in Colorado, and then Aaron and Zach…

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San Juan Mountains

I’ve decided I’m tired of seeing absolutely phenomenally beautiful sights while on the trail and never being able to photograph them well. So, I’ve decided it’s time to improve my photography skills. I’ve bought a new camera, a couple of new tripods, some nice lenses, and I’ve…

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Norway

The mountains of Norway host glaciers, bright blue-green lakes, and expansive views. I can’t wait to explore more of this beautiful country.

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Guntersville Lake

Over the weekend of April 20, 2018, Tracy and I did some hiking at Guntersville Lake.  There is some nice walking at Murphy Hill and the Cutchenmine Trail along the lake.  I wanted to work on getting some photos, and these are just nice, relaxing trails. [mapsmarker…

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Honeycomb Trail

On December 2, 2017, we met some friends and hiked the Honeycomb Trail along Guntersville Lake.  This trail was recently opened by TVA, and we wanted to check it out.  It’s about 9.5 miles long, starting from Hwy 431 and going to the dam.  We expected it…

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Fall 2017

I fried my camera on our canyoneering trip to Utah in October 2017, so I bought me a fancy new Sony A7Rii.  I had been fiddling with it for a month, so I decided I wanted to take off a week from work and hike around the…

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Siler Bald

Over the New Year’s weekend of 2017, we headed to the mountains of North Carolina.  We spent some time in Brevard and learned that the Blue Ridge Parkway is closed near Brevard in the winter.  So then we headed to Franklin and hiked up to Siler Bald…

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Flat Top Mountains

For the second half of my three week trip out West in August 2016, I went to the Flat Tops of northern Colorado.  I love this mountain range because the flat-topped mountains are unique and the area is just really pretty.  The weather was bad for the…

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