Category Archives: Photography

Petrified Forest: Take 2

My last visit on June 22, 2004 was a pre-Navy, post-high school trip with my dad. He wanted to show me what freedom looked like before I locked myself into the Navy for 20 years – that’s what I had planned. I … Continue reading

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Chaco Culture National Historical Park

The main point of this trip was for my dad to bring me to this place – a magical gathering of spirit, food, music, and communion among a thousand ‘locals’ and travelers from 1,100 years ago. And that magic can … Continue reading

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From Cliff to Deserted Valley

The scenic drive from Page would have us arriving at Navajo National Monument around 10:30 am. We stopped to see the purple mountains in the distance, the white flowers in the fields, and to feed the starving dog some turkey … Continue reading

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Artistic Inspiration

Remember those tutorials I was watching…here. Well, I spent some time in Adobe Illustrator and drew a portrait, or two. I’m beginning to learn more about the possibilities that these tools allow me to explore in the various programs and … Continue reading

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Getting Butter and Butter

In Phoenix in the afternoon and driving home just fast enough to let the guy that passes me get pulled over and home just long enough to get the dogs out of the car before getting back on the road. … Continue reading

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