Beginnings of Fall

Blades of Grass

Sometimes I see an idea of what I want in a picture and it doesn’t turn out the way I envisioned it. However, this one turned out pretty well. Thoughts? How do you compose a picture?

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Hiking Mount Katahdin

Here are some pictures of our 5 and 1/2 hour ascent up Mount Katahdin. Its the highest point(5,270 feet or 1606 m) in the great State of Maine. It is either the starting or ending point of the Appalachian Trail. It was definitely the most difficult hike that I have been involved with. Only for the amount of boulders that we had to climb to reach the summit. I would definitely climb it again. I don’t have any pictures of our 6 1/2 hour descent do to the fact that  our descent was in the RAIN!!!

Stream Bed, Nope, It’s our Trail up to the top of Katahdin.

The Rocky Hunt Trail

Katahdin Stream

Paul scurrying up the Hunt Trail

A little break in the fog, but it didn’t last long.

A brief look at our surroundings, the break in the fog didn’t last very long.

Hiking a Foggy Appalachian Trail

Foggy ascent

The Crew at the Summit of Mount Katahdin. The end of the Appalachian Trail.

Looking back at the boulders we just climbed.

Looking back at what our ascent to that point had been. SO MANY BOULDERS!!!

Me at the top of Katahdin. Resting before our descent.

Mission Mountains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My brother and a small group of his friends are planning a weekend camping trip in these mountains in July. He asked me if I wanted to go, and I said Heck Yeah!!! I just need to some how convince the wifey. I suppose her and our three girls can hang out with my sister in law, while the boys play in the wilderness.

Mountains at Dusk

Climbing the Dunes

This pictures are from a few weeks ago, when my brother and I climbed the High Dune in the Great Sand Dunes National Park. If you ever get the chance to come and visit, I highly recommend climbing the Dune. Its a lot of work but a lot of fun. It took us about 90 minutes to reach the summit, and 10 minutes to come down.

in Black and White

looking back what we just climbed. the picture doesn’t show how steep it really was.

little panoramic shot of the dunes.

Footprints in the sand.

Beginning our Trek

At the summit of High Dune

People looking like Ants

 

Panoramic

This panoramic was taken by my brother, upon reaching the top of High Dune in The Great Sand Dunes National Park. I feel like I was surveying the country side.

Mesa Verde

The girls and I flew to Cortez, CO yesterday to spend a couple of hours in Mesa Verde National Park. We joined my brother and his wife for part of their road trip from Montana. I visited Mesa Verde about 20 years ago with my parents, and it was fun to experience it with my daughters. They had fun climbing the ladders and checking out the stone houses.

In Adams family style we always take a picture of the entrance sign, as we are exiting the park.

Cliff Palace in Black and White

 

The girls posing with daddy

Auntie Karen snuggling with the three year old.

black and white this time

Cliff Palace from across the canyon

About to enter the Cliff Palace

Looking down on Cliff Place

 

Golden Sunlight

Clouds and Mountain

Pine Cone & Frost

Purple Aster