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Thirsty Thursday: Yosemite Views

Rambler: Beth Drink at Hand: Boulevard Brewing Company Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale. Fitting since I'm sitting in a farmhouse. Very tasty!

Thirsty Thursday here again! Time to pour something yummy and make those weekend plans. Given that I'm sitting in a farmhouse drinking a farmhouse ale, I'm obviously in Iowa for Christmas. Since we spent the last holiday with my family, I figured it was time to post some more photos from our trip to Yosemite over Thanksgiving before another holiday piled more photos on the heep!

We tried to cram as much Yosemite into two days as possible. We had beautiful fall weather which made for some nice photo opportunities.

We hope that you enjoy a wonderful holiday weekend! Merry Christmas!

Massey Monday: Wilderness Dog

I was cleaning up some photo projects from earlier this year and stumbled across a couple of Massey from our backpacking trip in the Kaiser Wilderness. She doesn't get off easy on these trips just because she's a dog...she has to carry her own weight!

Can't wait to get back out there in the backcountry again next summer. Maybe we'll drag Terry along next time.

Thirsty Thursday: Warmer Days

Drink in Hand: 2007 Carmel S&S Chardonnay Rambler: Terry

These pictures are slightly dated...well, at least they were taken earlier in the year when the days were warmer and I didn't have to scrape my windshield in the morning. Of course, growing up in Wyoming I can't believe I think it's cold in Monterey sometimes. It's definitely not frigid. That said, the past few days have been definitely cooler than the days these pictures were taken. All the images below were taken down south of here at either Montana de Oro State Park or Pismo Beach. I even think I've posted the last image before, but I figured it was okay as it reminds me of warmer days.

Thirsty Thursday: Yosemite with the Fam

Rambler: BethDrink at Hand: Powder Keg Demolition Red

Howdy folks! Thirsty Thursday calls again. Time to pour something yummy and make those weekend plans. Since its the holiday season, most people get to spend some time with family at some point. We were lucky to have my family visit over Thanksgiving. It was my sister's first trip to California ever, and my parents had only been here once, so we had lots to show them.

We went to Yosemite for Thanksgiving. Holidays are a great time to visit. While everyone was stuffing their faces with turkey, we were checking out giant Sequoias and hiking to waterfalls. It was my family's first trip to Yosemite, and its an amazing place to share with people who've never been there.

Hopefully you get the chance to share some place fun with your family sometime during the holiday season.

Thirsty Thursday: Uncommon Views at Yosemite

Drink in Hand: Ice Water Rambler: Terry

When you vist Yosemite, you are always tempted to take the standard images. The images you see everywhere. The beautiful rock formations that tower above you. I have to admit that it is tough to not photograph these scenes. But sometimes, I think the scenes you normally pass by are the ones that make a trip to the valley more real. They are scenes that you rarely take the time to appreciate their beauty. Here are a few of those scenes that I think fit into this category.

Of course, I actually did take some of those standard shots (who could actually resist), but those are for another day...

Thirsty Thursday: Shots from Bodie

Rambler: Terry Drink in Hand: Carmichael Pinot Grigio

I've been just now getting to editing, or rather, going through images I took when Beth and I went to the Eastern Sierras earlier this fall. Most of my images from this trip were of the mountains or Mono Lake. However, I did make my first visit to Bodie and loved the old buildings.

Massey Monday: Lazy Days

Sometimes Massey reminds me of Hobbes from Calvin & Hobbes. She had a fantastic weekend starting on Saturday with a two plus hour run in Fort Ord. Then, the Beth's Mom and Dad showed up and she was all over it. Yesterday, the rest of the family went up to San Francisco while Massey and I had some all-day quality time together. This included another run at Ord and getting soaked in the rain. When we got home, she of course needed a bath...but then after that, she was buried under her blanket on our bed for about an hour...then she decided that the sac needed her attention so she curled up in it. I ended up throwing the blanket on her after bugging her with a few snapshots. She did made the nose hole herself though. Bottom line: Lazy Sunday = Good Sunday.

Thirsty Thursday: Color-Free Joshua Tree

Rambler: Beth Drink at Hand: Fog Head Chardonnay...Monterey County makes some yummy chards!

Welcome back for another Thirsty Thursday! Time to pour something yummy and make those weekend plans. I found out today that I might head to the desert for work in a few weeks (who knew you could grow lettuce in the desert?!), which made me think back to my trip to Joshua Tree National Park last year. I had the privilege of having the park shown to me by a couple of incredible local photographers who just wanted shoot with some friends for a few days. It was a fun week.

I revisited the photos from that trip in the archives this week (mainly because the "archives" are getting much too large for our storage space) and found a few I didn't share yet. In that group were 3 images that I processed in Nik's Silver Efex. I'm in love with Silver Efex (now Silver Efex 2) for black and white processing. So enjoy a few rockscapes from Joshua Tree. Visiting there in winter is really nice. Just make sure to bring some pilars to get the cactus spins out of your shoes.

Get out there and do something fun this weekend!