Category: Random
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Uthai Thani –> Chao Lao Beach
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Uthai Thani: Officially Not the Right Office After our lovely stay in Ayutthaya, Anchalee and I drove two hours north through the Thai countryside to Uthai Thani, 100% confident we would totally get her Thai ID right there on the spot… Yeah. No.This is Thailand. You can practically smell the bureaucracy heating up. Or maybe…
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Ayuttaya, Thailand
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Thailand Again? Fine, Twist My Arm. During a trip to Thailand marking the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, my girlfriend, who was born here, decided she wanted to reestablish her citizenship in case she ever wanted to move back and buy property. Fast forward a year, and we planned an April trip timed…
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Cataviña Desert – Baja | Pons Brooks Comet Photo Trip
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The Cataviña Desert in Baja California, Mexico is one of my favorite places in the entire world. It’s such a unique desert with unique plants and geology. The surreal Boojum and Elephant trees dot the landscape along with the more familiar desert plants like Ocotillo, Fire Barrel cacti, and Cardón cacti (which resembles the Saguaros…
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A Tale of Two Berms
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If you’ve seen one of my prior posts about Nemotodes freely migrating across the border via the Tijuana River Channel, you may have seen my photos of the failed berm that the United States International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) put in place in the Spring of 2018. Now, let’s be clear. As it did…
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Bonneville to California
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This is #4 in a 4-Parter. Click here for Yesterday’s Bonneville was surely the highlight for me on this trip. And while I was cold, and my back was twisted in shapes it shouldn’t be, there was still so much ground to cover. The next three days I’d travel through a snowy Nevada, have Steve McQueen’s…
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Salt Lake City to Bonneville (I sped of course!)
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This is #3 in a 4-Parter. Click here for Yesterday’s. I was out to attempt the ground speed record for “Nissan Xterras with a big ass paddleboard affixed to the roof-rack”. I’m fairly certain there’s a class for that. I also feel it’s important to remind you, dear reader, that I still have not used the…
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St George to Salt Lake City (via Nevada)
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This is #2 in a 4-Parter. Click here for Yesterday’s Everyone from Lightgathering had said their goodbyes Saturday night. So Sunday was “get-outta-town” day. I still had a few errands to run. Primarily to throw away my leaky sieve of a tent, and swiss cheese excuse of an air mattress, in a St George Wendy’s…
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Las Vegas Workshop
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My journeys into the desert are usually one of solace and being one with nature. This last trip was quite different. I was asked by the Vegas Pictage User Group to speak to them about WordPress and Search Engine Optimization for photographers. WordPress and S.E.O. are a couple topics I’ve been speaking about more and…
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Photographic Humble Pie
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I’m feeling a little down this week. I submitted a couple photos in our local PPSDC Print Competition on Tuesday night, and both my images tanked. I guess I’m just a little unsure of what will actually do well, or if my style of photography can ever do well in competition. It’s a little discouraging…
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365 has turned into 52
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A month ago I announced that I would be doing a 365 day project. Well, after giving it some thought and looking at my schedule for the year, I’ve decided to bring it to a more do-able project. So instead of everyday, I’ll be posting at least once a week. 365 dropped down top 52.…