Another Black Bike

Another Black Bike, Thursday am, 8/25/11
This one was parked about 20' from where yesterday's bike was shot. I wonder what will turn up tomorrow?

Alien Black Bike

Black Bike. Wednesday around 5 pm, 8/24/11

Back to the Road

Corn Field Along Interstate 80, Saturday, 7/23/11.
In the midwest, perhaps no other landscape is as pervasive as that of row after after row of corn. East of the Mississippi, west of the Missisippi, all you see is corn as you long to see just some type of elevated ground to break the level fields of green stalks.

Like it or not, this is my landscape of the road trip, devoid of expansive mountain ranges, great canyons or natural wonders, just corn.

Mount Garfield in the Book Cliff Range

The base of Mount Garfield, Sunday, 7/24/11.
Cruising by at 70mph on US 70 approaching Grand Junction, I see an interesting formation, hit the window button and grab a shot through the open window. While shot in the early afternoon, seeing this directly face the west, I knew at an instant that this was a golden hour shot before sunset. This kind of thought easily came to mind as Mt Garfield quickly moved out of frame and perspective. I never looked at the top, merely focusing on the shapes of the base which appeared to me as a 3-D image in pen and ink. All of this on and off in a matter of seconds.

Anyhoo, Mount Garfield is part of the Book Cliff Mountain and rises to somewhere over 6000'. It looks like a lot of mining has also been done to the Book Cliff range. This area deserves further investigation for photo possibilities - there's even a Book Cliff mtb trail.

Road Trip

Somewhere in Iowa, Saturday, 7/23/11.
A lot of buses with bikes on the top, converted school buses, with one broken down on the road, US 80. Must be the start of RAGBRAI but I'm in a van with six others, no bikes and constant bickering and complaints about life. I need a vacation from this vacation and a beer.

Tobiko - Flying Fish Eggs

Tobiko. Thursday evening, 8/18/11

Ute Petroglyphs on the Way to Delicate

Sunday late afternoon, 7/24/11.
Ute rock art dating from roughly 1650-1850. This is located in Arches National Park just off the trail that goes to Delicate Arch. It's on the first hill as the trail starts to go up a bit. It's a small panel and not very high from the ground.

Furama on Wentworth

Wednesday 2:19 pm, 8/17/11
Dim sum today at Furama which was pretty good. I even laid off the hot sauce.

Capitol Reef Petroglyphs

Capitol Reef National Park. Friday, 7/29/11.
A hot day well into the 90's. I can't turn down an opportunity to see American Indian rock art, especially when it's located right off the main road. The location probably also made it a prime target for local shooters. The images are pock-marked with bullet holes. Capitol Reef is on my short list of places to explore in Utah but mid-summer is not the time for me.

Colorado National Monument

Colorado National Monument, Sunday, 7/24/11.
Shot with the pinhole mode in the E-P2. A good place to visit with a beautiful drive as long as you have a vehicle with good brakes (we didn't)