how can it be september?

austin, reimer's ranch














ghost ranch, abiquiu, new mexico


















lundy lake, just outside of yosemite


















resting, somewhere along the _______ trail on the north rim of the grand canyon


















think maybe REI will subsidize my trip?














i am not sure but i believe this was near the vermillion cliffs














continental divide, colorado side of cumbres pass











somewhere NW of chama, new mexico















darn those incredible cliffs . . . new mexico? utah? arizona?














ouray, colorado.














grand canyon, north rim


















to be determined . . .














ghost ranch














house rock valley, vermillion cliffs


















somewhere in wyoming


















more grand canyon


















and more wyoming


















cloud peak, wyoming (yes, that is a mountain behind the clouds)














lake ogallala, nebraska. "danger falling dirt" or "danger falling rock" was soon a sign i was on the right path














abiquiu again, i believe.


. . . it was just july 28 yesterday.

the month of august, 2011 gets the award for "month passing the fastest." there must be some kind of a vortex, or black hole, or other factor that made time move forward exponentially - maybe it's tied to space junk??

cory, bless his heart, is sorting all of my photos electronically by date and device. i don't know how in the world he is doing it but it's amazing and i'm extremely grateful. i've done a terrible job of getting my photos from the trip posted and an even worse job of trying to put some kind of continuity to them. i had no excuse up until now, really, and now i have the best excuse in the book - a consulting position right here in texas that is about to keep me very, very busy. i am really looking forward to it and i am so very glad that i will be able to stay close to "home" - at least for a while longer. working hasn't been the issue - working close to austin at something i love was.

in keeping with the "just post some photos from the trip and put text with them later" theme, here goes.