Canyonero

After a stop in San Diego and a long ass drive (but well worth it) to and from Las Cruces, New Mexico I made my way into canyon country. The Grand Canyon looks like it could be a cool place. Apparently, though, a shitload of smog from LA and Vegas blows right thru the canyon making the views not so impressive. Being from the valley I knew how to deal with smog and managed a couple decent touristy shots.

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Unlike Joshua Tree, The Grand Canyon was packed with toursits making it hard to get a clean view of anything. But after the sun went down it was a virtual ghost town and I had the place all to myself.


Sunrise was beautiful, at least what I could see of it thru my tent. By the time I talked my lazy butt up and broke down camp the clouds had lost their color and I'd lost most of the magic, predawn light. I did get one decent shot of the watchtower near the western entrance to the park.

And again I had company for breakfast.

Joshua Tree Road trip

As you may or may not know, I hit the road for what was supposed to be a 19 day jaunt around the western states. Things started out great with an easy drive to socal to check out Joshua Tree park.
The air was suprisingly clean and not too hot.

As the sun went down the magic of the park became more evident.

Saturn, the moon, and Venus in alignment is a sign that good photos are in my future.

Starlight photos robbed me of sleep.

Sunrise also contributed to my sleep deprevation.

Thankfully I had someone to eat breakfast with

Happy Days

The last week of high school sports gave me some happy photos to end the school year with.

Baseball lost the north section title game but had reasons to celebrate

The three senior soccer superstars each scored goals in their championship victory.

Seniors won the powder puff completing an unprecedented 2 year sweep.

And some really fast kids ran the 100m dash at sections.

Uncanny festival

At the behest of my adoring fans a photo blog has been created.

What better way to start out this blog than with something UNCANNY: