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Islands of stone in a sea of sand

Monday, November 9, 2009

A little over a week ago a phone call came in.  Contract in California.  Weekends free, what to do, what to do.
It was my friend of nearly 20 years, Tom.  Months ago the wireless carrier downsizing pinched his job, and finding work with a sea of engineers, property managers, etc, all hunting too isn’t the [...]

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The Novice Off-roader continued: Respect for the Nissan Titan, and other random lessons

Friday, October 2, 2009

The trip to Coyote Buttes and White Pocket led to many lessons about the Arizona back country and “off-roading.”  In the end, I’ll be checking out Overland Journal a lot more!  I’ve also subscribed to their RSS feed from the blog as well.  I’ve got a lot to learn still, and I think Overland is [...]

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White Pocket: Day three of the adventure

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Ah, so now we’ve come to it.  White Pocket.  The driving force behind this recent trip.
After first seeing images of White Pocket I knew I had to go there.  The “brain rocks,” the strange banding, the completely surreal landscape.  How could anyone who has seen images of White Pocket possibly not want to go there?  [...]

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The Coyote Buttes Trip Day 2, Part 1: Paw Hole by default

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Before I get into this post I totally forgot to mention something from first day.  As we made our way into the Paw Hole area to scout we saw a coyote run across the road.  I exclaimed, “Coyote.”  Moments later we saw a huge cow sitting under a tree and I exclaimed, “Cow Yote.”
I [...]

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A “stare and compare” moment by request: Coyote Buttes Paw Hole photo as is versus Topaz Detail and Photomatix HDR

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

As readers know, I do follow up on requests when I can.  And I’m following up on one right now!
This morning a commentor asked for a three way battle, and I’m providing it.  While sorting images this afternoon I came across one that I really liked.  And I like it just the way it is…..which [...]

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The Coyote Buttes Trip Day 1: Prescott to the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Rather than attempting to wrap a 4 day trip into 1 massive post I’ve decided to break the whole trip up.  There’s way too much to cover, I’m still recovering from the trip (in a good way), and the photo sorting is going to take forever.  On the initial pass through the images I found [...]

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