Martha and I, together with Bend friends Andy & Marcia, spent 5 weeks in Europe and East Africa this fall. We spent the first week at Chez Mirabel, our shared house in Provence, France. Then 4 days in Amsterdam, followed by two weeks on safari in Northern Tanzania. Lastly, we spent a week on Zanzibar, […]
Backpacking Trip to the Ritter Range in the Sierras
When I was in the Owens Valley this Spring, looking up at the Sierra’s eastern front, I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t hiked in my favorite mountains for about 30 years. So this summer I substituted a 10 day backpacking trip for my annual week-long Cycle Oregon cycling tour. Teaming up with Bend friend, Andy, […]
Photography Trip to California’s Eastern Sierras & Death Valley
In late February, I spent a week on the eastern side of the Sierras and in Death Valley. The core of the trip was a five day workshop long scheduled with Marc Adamus. I took another workshop with Marc two years ago on the Olympic Peninsula and Columbia River Gorge. At that time, I found […]
Photography Road Trip to Utah & Arizona
In mid October, my good friend Bob and I took a week and a half trip to explore the sandstone country with our cameras, mostly around the Utah-Arizona Border. We investigated: The Maze Petroglyph to the west of Coyote Buttes; Cottonwood Cove sandstone formations in South Coyote Buttes; White Pocket sandstone formations east of Coyote […]
Pictures from November Trip to France
I have published a couple of galleries of photos taken during last November’s house buying and renovation trip to Provence, France: France Gallery. Many of these photos were originally posted in the Chez Mirabel blog, but they were of pretty low quality since they were processed quickly on a computer with an inferior monitor/screen.