Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Pic of the day

Sunset as seen from a random hilltop near Lynx Lake:

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

This is how I feel about NASCAR

it perfectly sums it up:


NASCAR Coach Reveals Winning Strategy: 'Drive Fast'

(via Bits&Pieces)

Pic of the day

Having an assistant while shooting photos is invaluable, even if they just make sure the truck doesn’t get away:

 

At the end of an evening shooting, Scrappy anxiously waits to leave as the last bit of color sits on the horizon.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Christmas Beard – Week 12 – DONE!

Three months of beard have come and gone.

 

I’m certainly not looking like Santa Claus, but it did grow in a little better than last year. At least I didn’t have any bald spots this time around:

 

But no matter how nicely it grew in, it was time for it to go. So, the day after Christmas it began to chop it off, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do the whole thing. What do you think of my new look? Am I starting a trend?

 

Keep your eyes peeled, I think you’ll be seeing a lot of guys sporting the two-face look in the near future.

 

Okay, maybe I was just being stupid. I am indeed baby-faced once again.

Went for a hike after chipping it all off, and realized just how much insulation it was providing. My face was COLD! :)

Pic of the day

Sometimes you just feel like you are facing an uphill battle:

One of many hills on the way to the top of Mt. Tritle. Cold and slippery.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Pic of the day

The courthouse lights:

With a bonus:

 

No big plans for Christmas here. Dinner with a few friends tonight. Dinner with mom and sis tomorrow. Maybe kick around out in the snow over the weekend.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Pic of the day

From August, mountains in the distance:

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Pic of the day

Meandering slowly down a dirt road, a friend in the passenger seat and good music playing through the speakers. The morning light streams through the tall pine trees, and the feeling is complete. It is all that I could hope for in a moment:

Taking Senator highway to Crown King.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Ummm… Wow

Sometimes there isn’t a happy ending.

http://www.ralfbrunner.com/Website/Bilder/reportage/aids/index.html

Christmas Beard – Week 11

I’m in the final week! I do have to say that having the beard sure is nice while out hiking. Keeps the face warm.

I’m still planning on cutting it off though. :)

Pic of the day

Liquor – does it quicker.

Graffiti from Phoenix.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Flounder

From a journal entry a few months ago:

“I need to flounder, but not in a pool of self neglect. I need to flounder in the ocean of supposed reality. I need to feel the vastness of the world around me as I question life, not just the confines of my own self. This is why I need to leave on a trip, to toss myself out into the wilds in order to learn to feel the world. To pop this bubble of self protection which I have formed so thickly around myself.”

Friday Funny

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(via Bits&Pieces)

Pic of the day

I jog down the trail. I’m racing the earth’s rotation as I try to get to a scenic spot before the sun dips below the horizon. As I crest a hill in the cold, covered in sweat I am rewarded:

 

Sunset behind the Copper Basin.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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I hear the trickling sound of water. I come upon a winter oasis:

I also sprained my ankle, once again, getting here. Snow + Boulders = slippery.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Christmas Beard – Week 10

Pic of the day

Sunrise in Wickenburg. The sun illuminates the sky, the camp fire illuminates the Joshua Tree:

Monday, December 14, 2009

A day at the zoo

Lots o’ pictures from an outing to the Phoenix Zoo last weekend:

Photoset of all the pictures from that day.

Pic of the day

A snowy hike on Saturday:

Here kitty kitty

Cheetahs at the Phoenix Zoo: