Monthly Archives: June 2008

How did I get up here? Sunset Crater Volcanic NM

Sunrise over Sunset Crater Volcanic National Monument sunset crater national monument aerial
Sunset Crater Volcanic National Monument, established in part to stop a Hollywood film crew from dynamiting it for the movie “Avalanche” in 1928, looks pretty spectacular at sunrise too.

Contiguous with Wupatki National Monument and 20 air miles or so northeast of Flagstaff, this park [...]

Where you are – State Street Neon

Capitol Motel, State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are.
- John Burroughs

Using sunrise/sunset data to plan an outing

Chapel at San Xavier del Bac, Arizona
At our last Photowalk, we got to the Great Salt Lake almost 3 hours before sunset, which gave us some time to kill. We did so profitably, but it made for a long session by the time the light got really sweet. With the right tools, it’s possible [...]

Photowalking recap – Great Salt Lake

Heidi at the Great Salt Lake
When six of us met up for the first Utah Photowalk, I don’t think any of us imagined where it would lead nine months later. We have over 200 members in our Flickr group, aliased from our own www.photowalkingutah.com URL, and 1665 images to date in the pool from [...]

Best and Worst in Choteau MT

Restored neon at the American Legion Hall, Choteau Montana
I was standing in the middle of Highway 89 my first afternoon in Choteau, making a necessary photo for the project, when a gentleman emerged from the bar to ask me what I was doing. Explanations ensued, we had a great conversation, and he told me [...]

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