I find myself more drawn to the backroads, those two lane areas still slightly hidden from current affairs. Although I have visited many of these places through the years I still enjoy the wide open skies, the differing climates and altitudes, the variety of ecosystems and social environments. My eyes are open again, and all the details catch my curiosity.
I also notice, more and more, how time passes faster and faster. How the news, and the phones, and the emails, and the messages never let go. We are always connected. The backroads help to slow that passing, help to disconnect from the busy and reconnect to ourselves. I feel really lucky to have recently had three weeks to explore some favorites, here are images from some special areas of the mountainous West.
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Colorado |
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Little Lakes Valley, Sierra Nevada |
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Light Streaking Across Mt. Whitney, Sierra Nevada |
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Yosemite Valley |
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Calochortus, Eastern Sierra |
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Basin and Range number 2, maybe 3, Nevada |
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Basin and Range, number 3, maybe 4, maybe 5 |
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Collecting the un-eclipsed, Nevada |
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The Extra-terrestrial Highway |
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Not sure what the signs are telling me |
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Crested Butte Evening |
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West Maroon Pass |
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First Colors, Late August |
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A Hidden Lake in Colorado |
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The Morning Ritual |
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Another Day on the Lake |
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Retreat |
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Ice House Detail |
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Mechanical Crane |
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Beckoning |
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Lemon, garlic, onions, squash, butter, dinner |
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Sunup |
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Reflecting the Clouds |
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Silverton, Colorado |
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Doorway, Silverton |
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Doorway #2, Silverton |
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Brickwork |
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Sheepherding, San Juan Mountains |
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Wilderness Flock |
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It's a dogs life |
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Over 1 million |
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Yes, I took this one in June too, Monument Valley Silhouette, Arizona. |
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Colorado Monument |
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Kebler Pass, Colorado |