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Apr 5, 2012

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Escalante Backpack, April 2012

For the 32nd anniversary of our first canyon country backpack, we did a 7 night trip along the Escalante River in Southern Utah. We dropped in from Early Weed Bench to Fox Canyon, down Twentyfive Mile Wash, then up the Escalante to Harris Wash, and out Harris. This area is home to three wonderful side canyons: Ringtail, Neon, and Choprock, which we had ample time to explore.

Apr 24, 2012

Photos: 145

Mckinney Roughs Biosurvey, 3/30

Another outing to McKinney Roughs, this time to help survey plants and animals in the area with LPMN co-conspirators. Again, the wildflowers were spectacular. The place was thick with butterflies, too: many sulphurs, but also saw buckeyes, red admirals, and a few migrating monarchs.

Apr 1, 2012

Photos: 33

McKinney Roughs WIldflowers 3/25

With good winter rains the Texas wildflowers are doing well this spring, and a foggy morning was perfect for photography during a hike at McKinney Roughs

Mar 25, 2012

Photos: 38

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge to Cascade Canyon

We joined the SJOC for a winter ride on the narrow gauge. There were about 32 members on board, and we occupied one coach at the rear of the train (which has some of the best views). It was grey when we departed Durango, and soon began snowing. By the time we reached the turn around at Cascade Canyon, it was snowing heavily, giving a real winter time experience. We had more of that on the drive home, with wet snow accumulating on the road for the last 20 mile or so.

Jan 21, 2012

Photos: 22

Hoodoos Snow Shoe

The Hunters led an Outdoor Club group of 22 on a snow shoe hike to the "Hoodoos", a rock formation not far from Wolf Creek Pass. We set up a shuttle, so we could do the trip from higher elevation to lower. In keeping with our spring-like weather, it was a clear, sunny day with moderate (for January) temperatures. We first viewed the Hoodoos from above, then 'shoed down into the formation, where we were surrounded by the enormous pinnacles. This was really my first backcountry snowshoe trip, so it was a definite learning experience!

Jan 4, 2012

Photos: 25

Palmetto State Park

Palmetto State Park is unique in Central Texas for the abundance of it's namesake Dwarf Palmetto (Sabal minor) normally found closer to the Gulf Coast. These grow in the ephemeral Ottine swamp, which results from the intersection of the San Marcos River and the Carrizo Aquifer. With a recent expansion in the trail system, Palmetto made a good destination for a Thanksgiving Day hike.

Dec 12, 2011

Photos: 18

First hike After the Fire, Bastrop State Park

Three months after a wildfire burned through over 90% of Bastrop State Park, a small portion of the park, including about 10% of the trails, has reopened. Sue, Millie and I hiked all the open trails the day after they re-opened. It's a surreal experience, but many signs of regrowth are appearing. Restoring the park will be a long term challenge, and it will be a fascinating process to track.

Dec 3, 2011

Photos: 39

V Mountain-Geode Hill

Five days after the first big snow in Pagosa country, we wanted to take Roger and Susie for a hike somewhere with views. Our best option seemed to be V Mountain, with the added benefit that the aspen there would be showing their fall color. It was a gorgeous day, and we were not disappointed.

Oct 13, 2011

Photos: 22

Four Mile Fall Color Hike

The hike to Four Mile Falls is justifiably one of the most popular easy hikes near Pagosa Springs, with two impressive water falls and variety of terrain. With good fall weather and colors, it was a great day in the mountains.

Sep 29, 2011

Photos: 17

Bastrop Fire

These are a few photos from the aftermath of the Bastrop Complex Fire, which began Sunday Sept 4 and destroyed around 1600 homes, including ours. After about 10 days, we the burn zone was safe enough to allow us to return to our home, and sift for a few surviving items. Found: keys, including for our safe deposit box and Subaru, a few of Sue's arrowheads, a couple of pots (scorched). Not much else.

Sep 17, 2011

Photos: 12

Boundary Waters Canoe, August 2011

Sue and I joined 4 friends-Ray, Ron, Lance and Carol for a 7-day, 6-night canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. My only previous trip to this area was in 1975; the trip this year was generally on much larger lakes, where afternoon winds made for occasionally challenging paddle conditions. Still, a great trip!

Sep 1, 2011

Photos: 78

Scrapbook Photos

Album for scrapbook photos

Aug 31, 2011

Photos: 9

White Canyon Backpack, April 2011

For the second backpack of our Utah trip, we went into White Canyon, part of which flows through Natural Bridges National Monument. It turned out to involve a bit of route-finding at the beginning, and a rain out at the end, but overall was a sweet canyon.

Apr 24, 2011

Photos: 80

Goblin Valley and Wildhorse Canyon

Roger, Susie, Sue and myself spent our “off” day between backpacks hiking around the weird rock formations of Goblin Valley, and then up Wild Horse Canyon (not the more famous Little Wild Horse) to some nice pictographs

Apr 20, 2011

Photos: 27

Sam's Mesa Box Canyon, April 2011

At the end of a long and bumpy road, we headed cross-country into Sam's Mesa Box Canyon (SMB), a tributary of the Dirty Devil River. After a long and punishing descent to the canyon bottom, all agreed: We were Kelseyed!

Apr 19, 2011

Photos: 55

Profile Photos

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May 2, 2009

Photos: 1

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	"Venus would be cool. I haven't tried a telephoto, other than 300 mm for the moon. This particular shot was wide angle, to get in the whole big dipper." Andy Butler
	"I'm going to try that on Venus (well, not ON Venus! ;) Ha!) I was taking photos of the Super Moon Friday night with my 500mm lens and turned the camera on Venus before changing the settings. All I got was a tiny speck. However, when I cropped the photo very tight, I could see it was a crescent! I've shot Orion's nebula before, it looks like a "smudge"." Kris Light
	"I tried several combinations, but 5 sec at f/3.5, with ISO 6400 worked here. The following night I did a 30 sec exposure, which revealed many more stars than you could see with the naked eye." Andy Butler
	"Wow! These photos are incredible, Andy!" Kris Light
	"Great photos, I tried it and ended up with darkness." Will Skelton
	"Yes, they are ephemeral, blooming in the morning and withering as the day heats up. If cloudy, they will last most of the day, but not if it's sunny." Andy Butler
	"Patriotic flowers! :)" Kris Light
	"Beautiful! I saw only one of those when we were in TX a few years ago. It was in the afternoon and the flower was partially closed." Kris Light
	"Ooh, nice shot, Andy!" Kris Light
	"Yes" Kris Light
	"Great photos. Spring has really sprung in Texas." Will Skelton
	"Great flower photos, it's sure spring down there." Will Skelton
	"One thing to do while waiting for snow: hike the badlands." Andy Butler
	"It certainly had an "Alpine" feel!" Andy Butler
	"That's a great outing, so different from the usual western snow photos." Will Skelton

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