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Picture a Day #287 – Before the Storm
This little vireo (Hutton’s?) showed up in the yard today, as a storm was approaching. It wouldn’t sit still in this oak tree for more than a couple of seconds, and the light was bad, but I couldn’t resist!
Posted in home, nature, photography, picture a day
Tagged bird watching, California, home, Hutton's vireo, nature, oak tree, photography, postaday
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Picture a Day #286 – Highway 95 Adventure
When we left southwestern Colorado two days ago to return home to northern California, we decided to take a different route. We had been through Moab, Utah on our way east, with a stop at Arches National Park. near Canyonlands … Continue reading
Posted in nature, photography, picture a day, travel
Tagged Canyonlands National Park, Colorado River, highway 95, nature, photography, postaday, redrock, travel, Utah
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Picture a Day #285 – A Hike in Hovenweep
Yesterday we visited Hovenweep National Monument, a group of ancient dwellings that is far off the beaten path. It is a small area near the four corners of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. We visited one of the outliers, … Continue reading
Posted in history, nature, photography, picture a day, travel
Tagged ancient dwellings, Colorado, Hovenweep National Monument, lizard, nature, photography, postaday, ruins, travel, Utah
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Picture a Day #284 – A Road Trip Through the Fall Colors
Our trip to Colorado this week is a getaway to relax, visit family, and enjoy the fall foliage. The colors have been fabulous scattered across four states. In the higher terrain, the aspen lost their leaves when cold weather and wind arrived … Continue reading
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Tagged aspen, Colorado, fall foliage, nature, photography, postaday, San Juan National Forest, travel
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Picture a Day #283 – A Morning in Arches National Park, Utah
Yesterday morning we left Moab, Utah and drove north across the Colorado River into Arches National Park. Balanced Rock It isn’t a large park, and we were able to drive the length of the road, stopping at several viewpoints and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arches National Park, nature, photography, postaday, taking a walk, travel, Utah
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Picture a Day #282 – The Redrock of Moab, Utah
I was going to write about Nevada in this post, and our amazing drive across the state on Highway 50, but I am jumping ahead to tell about today’s travels. After driving through the desert and farmland of western Utah, we … Continue reading
Picture a Day #281 – Over the Top
Today we left California, crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains at Donner Pass on our way to Colorado. We stopped at an overlook to admire Donner Lake. The Sierra Nevada is all about the granite! Then we followed the Truckee River … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Donner Lake, nature, Nevada, photography, postaday, Sierra Nevada, travel, Truckee River
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Picture a Day #279 – Fall Textures
This image represents the many textures of Fall.
Posted in nature, photography, picture a day, Uncategorized
Tagged Fall, leaves, nature, photography, postaday, textures
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Picture a Day #278 – Evening Grazer
This graceful young deer was loitering in the Sierra Nevada foothills of northern California in the early evening. The light was perfect for a portrait, and then an action shot as I got a little too close.
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Tagged California, deer, nature, photography, postaday, Sierra Nevada
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