Neist Point is a popular destination for hikers and photographers on the Isle of Skye. It is basically the tip of a peninsula and the westernmost point on Skye. Down on the ‘point’ of the point sits a lighthouse and its surrounding buildings. The lighthouse was built in 1909 and used to have people working… Read More Neist Point, Isle of Skye
One of the highlights of my hiking trip to Scotland was to be the Old Man of Storr on the Isle of Skye. The “Old Man” of Storr refers to pinnacles of rock near a massive cliff formation “the Storr”. This feature is one of the major tourist attractions on Skye, and for good reason.… Read More The Old Man of Storr
When I was in Cairngorms hiking, I had a plan each day for where I wanted to be when the sun either rose or set. That didn’t always work out as you can tell if you read my previous blog post about Craigellachie. Having never been there before, I mainly relied on research for this… Read More Sunset and Sunrise Over Lochs
I did a lot of hikes in the Cairngorms. I generally picked a morning hike around sunrise and a late afternoon hike before sunset. During the middle of the day, I generally did something easy. With this blog I am writing about two hikes on one particular day. My morning goal was to hike to… Read More Craigellachie and Creag Bheag
For a long time, I have wanted to go hiking in Scotland. It has been at the top of my list for years. I would have gone in 2024 if the Svalbard trip hadn’t come up. Last year brought a lot to deal with, but this year I put it on the calendar and planned… Read More Bagging My First Munro
The inconvenient thing about having a full camera, is that they aren’t very portable and packable like a smaller point-and-shoot or phone. The camera and lens are big enough that many times I just leave it behind and then regret not having it when I want to shoot a good photo. The cameras on phones… Read More A Good Walk-Around Lens
Rialto beach on the Pacific coast is part of Olympic National Park. And after the girls had fun seeing Forks, the setting of the Twilight movies, we drove down to the beach. It was a gray day but not raining. I doubt anyone would want to go swimming here anyway as the water is cold.… Read More Gray Day on Rialto Beach
As you may have guessed from my previous post, I went to Mount Rainier National Park after hanging around in Seattle for a couple of days. I was on a trip with my three girls so I didn’t have any delusions about going out and spending all day hiking and taking beautiful photos. What photos… Read More Mount Rainier from the Road
A city skylines kind of demand a panoramic format as they are typically much longer than they are tall. And this is pretty straightforward in the daytime (and without water). But I wanted a city skyline after sunset and there was a lot of water in the foreground to make things more complicated; I’ll explain.… Read More The Skyline Night Pano
There is a big, somewhat challenging, day hike at Big Bend. It can range from 12 – 16 miles depending on how you do it. There is a lot of climbing up mountains, down through canyons, along creek beds, and up along the rim of the Chisos Mountains facing south toward Mexico. Unless you are… Read More “The Hike”
