Confused in Jordan

Our second full day in Jordan we left early in the morning hope to get to the Castle of Kerak.  This was a castle or fortress where the Christian Crusaders held their base of operations. […]

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Pyro

Standing in the parking lot as the night started masking any trace of the sun, I discussed the situation with my buddy Manu. “Should we call it,” one of us asked?  “I don’t know, what […]

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Iguazu Set 1, Dreams

In the year of 2014, it’s tough to get good original and rare shots, there are a lot of people out there who have access to good photography equipment to take good photos and share […]

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Out of the Freezer and Into the Oven

We had left Buenos Aires on a perfect day and perfect weather leaving for the cold air of Ushuaia.   We didn’t know however that a heat wave soon arrived in the city and stayed […]

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Antarctica Dreaming…

“One does not simply go to Antarctica.  One dreams of going to Antarctica.” Anonymous Traveller Sensor: Canon 6D Location: Mikkelsen Harbor, Antarctica To be honest, I did not have this dream until fairly recently.  It was […]

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The Point and Shoots

My first time was with a beautiful and sexy one… She just had an IQ of a housefly of around 2.  I’m talking about digital cameras. Image quality of 2MP was what my Canon Digital […]

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WordPress Resources at SiteGround

WordPress is an award-winning web software, used by millions of webmasters worldwide for building their website or blog. SiteGround is proud to host this particular WordPress installation and provide users with multiple resources to facilitate […]

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Taking Comfort in the Uncomfortable

Booking travel with a tour group, one can just kick back and relax.  Pay the money and let the operator worry about everything.  But being part of a tour group brings other challenges.  One is […]

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The Al Deir Brat

My wife and I had just finished scaling the mountain up to Al Deir. The last monument to be seen in Petra. Despite the fact that we had ridden donkeys up the mountain, it was […]

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Run Like an Antelope

Taking pictures in Upper Antelope Canyon is like a sport… Location: Antelope Canyon Sensor: Sony A7R Lens: Zeiss 21mm Distagon https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/14299367061_ebe8e7fe72_c.jpg There is so little room inside upper Antelope canyon that it feels like a […]

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Atlas

Memorial day weekend at Antelope Canyon was a zoo.  Extremely difficult to take photos with hundreds of people crowded into the narrow crevice like cattle. But I knew later on that night I was going […]

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Zion Subway

We had planned for a 6 hour hike.  It took us 12 hours. There was no marked trail for the subway, no official map provided by the National Park Service.  All we had were some […]

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Monument Valley

We hadn’t planned to go to Monument Valley.  It was an extra 4 hour drive that we did not want to make on our way from Phoenix to Page Arizona to visit the slot canyons the […]

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A Weighted Effort

I don’t like hiking for it’s own sake.  Hiking is just walking, just not on a uniform surface. On the occasions that I get asked to go hiking in the Bay Area of California, I usually […]

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