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Sawnee Dusk

There always seems to be a lot of time to capture sunsets while the sun is still up. To me, as soon as the sun dips below the horizon, darkness seems to come quickly. This is true up on the Indian Seats. The trail up is to the east of the highest hill, so the...

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Sawnee to the Blue Ridge Mountains

Originally living in Las Vegas, Nevada and Northern New Mexico, I grew up hiking and camping in some great outdoor environments. Out east, especially in the South, there isn’t as much “grand” scenery, but like most places, you can find a hiking trail with vistas. Just north of where I live is Sawnee mountain. Although...

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Waypoint

Hike in any one area long enough and you’ll come up with your own set of waypoints for a trail. In this case, the buttress marks the exit point to where I parked. I love this part of the trip as the colors in the foreground differ so much from those in the sunlight. The...

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The Red to the White

The one thing I love about sandstone formations are how major color changes can happen in the course of a few inches between the layers. In this image, I focused on showing the banding between the white (yellowish in the sun) sandstone and the red layer. What you’ll see in future images is the full...

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