There go my backpacking plans – Things started to get a bit surreal as it dawned on me that I was the “Cardiac Emergency” just announced on the hospital PA system. Five-minute read, 2 pictures
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Uphill – Day Three and out … It seems that most trips finish at the top of a climb. One-minute read, 4 pictures
Campfire under the overhang. 2 pictures
Long Creek – a few pictures from around where I camped Monday night. 4 pictures
Another Overhang Campsite and my Home for the Night on Monday – I had just worked my way around the edge of a big deep pool when I spotted what looked like another overhang behind the trees. Two-minute read, 7 pictures
Campsite Under an Overhang – This charming spot has ready access to the creek, and I could have easily hung my hammock between a couple of the trees. I was keen to see where the trail led, so I spent a few minutes scouting around and took a couple of pictures before carrying on. One-minute read, 3 pictures
Day Two – and another six-mile hike. From the Bluffs to The Falls, and onward. Two-minute read, 5 pictures
Prickly Pear – I found a whole bunch of these. The new shoots almost match the color of my rain poncho! 2 pictures
View from the bluffs overlooking Beaver Creek at Hercules Glades. Video: 22 seconds & 2 pictures
Camped behind the Bluff at Hercules Glades. 5 pictures
Sunset from the bluffs overlooking Beaver Creek – massively processed to make a ‘meh’ sunset look average.
Sitting on the top of the bluff – It’s a six-and-a-half mile hike from the trailhead to the bluffs overlooking Beaver Creek on the western edge of Hercules Glades. I’ve been wanting to get a nice sunset picture from here for ages. One-minute read, 3 pictures
The Hunchback of Hercules – While hiking west on the Pilot (Tower) Trail to the bluffs I was caught by a thunderstorm. Finally a real chance to try out my rain poncho! It worked fine, but with the temperatures up in the mid eighties it was hot and humid with it on. One-minute read, 2 pictures
Oops! I walked into a plate glass window. No real damage done, and luckily there was no one around to witness me doing it.
Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, Kentucky. 3 pictures
Christ Church Cathedral (Exterior), Louisville, Kentucky.
Tambourine – Because I can. 2 pictures
Egg – Another of Jim’s creations. Some wag suggested it should be called a Faber-jim egg… 3 pictures
1144 15th Street, Denver, Colorado. 2 pictures
Colorado State Capitol, Denver.
Denver Skyline.
An Afternoon at Denver Art Museum. One-minute read. 2 pictures
Portal to another dimension – Frederic C. Hamilton Building. Denver, Colorado.
Made in China. Artist: Sui Jianguo.