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Southwest 2015 – Secret Petroglyphs and Slot Canyons
Friday, December 11th, 2015 This morning we awoke to some pretty ominous clouds in the sky and wondered if the snow storm was coming in a bit early. Julia and I didn’t want to waste any time so we got ourselves some breakfast downstairs and then got cleaned up and ready to hit the road. We wanted to stop off at the Zion Adventure Company for some general questions about the Narrows tomorrow. The girl we spoke to said that there was the possibility of a flash flood today and so booking ourselves for the next day was a good idea. I wanted to explore the region of the park…
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Southwest 2015 – Chapels and Cathedrals
Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 Julia and I woke up in some very cold weather that morning. We spent our first night at the Roadway Inn & Suites in Williams, Arizona and the night was a very balmy 16ºF (-8.8ºC). Fortunately for us, the heater in our room was blasting heat out like summer’s day. Our room was literally on Old Route 66 and everything in town was a quick walk away, so we got ourselves up and ready. Our breakfast was actually more of a snack as we decided to just hit the road for Sedona that morning and figure out what to eat for an actual meal when we…
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"Happy 239th Birthday America!"
San Jose, CA Saturday, July 4th, 2015 Today marks America’s 239th birthday and since I have not treated myself to a good fireworks display since the one I experienced with the beautiful Miss Starr at Bridgeport, CA two years ago, I managed to get out and snap a few pics for once. A few friends invited me out to see the fireworks display to be held at Almaden Lake Regional Park. These are just some of the great shots I managed to snap with my Canon 5D MKII and my favorite lens, the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM =D “Moments before the Grand Finale” “The Grand Finale!” Overall, this…







