Last night's sunset was beautiful.
The waves were large and thrashing about the shoreline, retreating and leaving behind excessive sea foam on the sand.
It was a constant game of cat and mouse, dodging the sneaker waves as each set rolled in moments apart.
It was a perfect evening.
I wish architecture was still designed with the same attention to detail and ornamentation as it was back in the early 1900's.
A beautiful misty morning hike in the forests of Sitka, from my trip to Southeast Alaska last July.
I am heading out for a hike today. I'd rather #OptOutside instead of shop on Black Friday.
I have always loved the landscapes of Utah; around every bend in the road, the rock and sand changes. This area of the Vermillion Cliffs National Monument is no different.
We arrived here late in the evening, the 4x4 road to get to this spot took longer than we anticipated, just as the sun was setting. We grabbed our gear and ran out to be surrounded by this fascinating landscape.
We were the only people for miles and it was perfect.
Exploring the slot canyons of Utah.
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When this Alabama State Hospital was constructed in the late 1800's, there was no electricity and air conditioning. These doors, leading into patient rooms, contained slats to ventilate the room. At some point, likely in the early 1920's, the door slats were covered on the inside.
Sadly, this asylum has since been demolished.
Inside a 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille, my dream car, at a junkyard in Southern California.
(Stats: 60 seconds. f/9. ISO 200)
Today I'm heading up north towards the Lakes Basin / Sierra City area for 4x4 adventures and camping. It's a beautiful area with lots to see and if we're lucky, we'll nab a campsite right on a lake.
Last time I was up here, in August, it was during the Perseid Meteor Shower, which was the first time I actually got up for a few hours in the middle of the night to watch the sky.
Bryce State Hospital was one of the most beautiful asylums I have visited. Most of the architecture was fairly plain within the wards, but the decay was beautiful and there were elements in this building I had never seen before.
Sadly, the wings of this 1850's era building were demolished in 2014, when the nearby University purchased the property. The Administration section of the building remains, and will likely be turned into a museum, but the wards that hold the patient's history are gone forever.
Early morning mist at the Joh Hopkins Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park.
Cruising through Glacier Bay National Park just after sunrise last July, watching as ice broke free from the glaciers.
In a past life, she got someone where they needed to go.
She played tunes on her radio, that someone sang along to.
She drank more gasoline than the owner expected.
She broke someone's heart when she was sold.
She lives on in the memories.
(Night. 120 seconds. Full moon covered in clouds. Lit with Streamlight Stinger flashlight.)
This former California resort closed in 2009 and has remained abandoned ever since.
(Night. Full moon. 15 seconds. f/8. ISO 250. Lit with (2) Lume Cubes)
I missed
the taste of your lips
before we said goodbye
on a summer night
wind blowing in my hair
as if I could close my eyes
and vanish into the sunlight
kissing your cheeks
like a memory
of a time
we walked on water
on our way to paradise
while rainbows dripped from your smile
and for a moment
you were mine.
