tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71226115319890272762024-02-07T00:26:04.506-08:00Whalter and Mepedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-3732344996211842102022-05-14T17:55:00.001-07:002022-05-14T17:55:51.736-07:00Walkabout Along the Gulf Coast - Day 4 - Historic Galveston<p>I did other things on this day but the big thing was taking pictures of the neat architecture in "Historic Galveston".
<p>I was basically just cruising up the coast after spending the night at Galveston Island State Park. I was looking, again, to find some shipping activity and I did find where they build the drilling platforms. Then I saw the big cruise liners and thought I'd go look but you can't really drive by them so I thought I would park and walk over.
<p>I had noticed signs for "Historic Galveston" and so I packed my architectural lens. What is that you ask???
<p>The short answer is a "tilt-shift lens" but that will likely cause you to ask, "Perry... why are you such a dick!!!" So, to prevent that I'll explain. (Grab some coffee)
<p>The film or the image sensor is a plane. And the lens is a plane. Almost all cameras put those two planes parallel. This causes the "point of focus" to be a plane and that plane is also parallel with the image and lens planes. Fine...
<p>But now you need to photograph a tall building. What do you do? You point the camera up. Now the image, lens, and focus planes are not parallel with the face of the building.
<p>That isn't really a big deal most times because the depth of field is enough to make your eyes happen. But there is another problem which is called "key stoning". The face of the building tapers off because there is now a "vanishing point" above the building. To rephrase, the sides of the building will taper towards a vanishing point.
<p>Modern software can fix this but it is a post process munging and back in the film and print days, there was no software. What to do???
<p>The solution is to keep the image, lens, and focus planes parallel with the sides of the building. "Detach" the film and lower it down. This requires the lens to produce a sharp image on a much wider circle including not only where the film or image sensor normally is but also where it is after it has been (here is the big word) <b>shifted</b> down.
<p>The "tilt" part of "tilt-shift" lens is even more fascinating but I'll leave that for another post.
<p>All that to say... huy guys... looks at these neat buildings!!!
<p>Enjoy!
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I took a picture this time and I labeled them.
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<p>What isn't shown is the International Space Station. It came trucking from the Northwest to the Southeast at 5:45 a.m. and its path crossed right through the planet's elipitcal plane that we see the planets lined up on. Why didn't I take the picture???? Well, I had changed to the 500mm lens to get a close up of the ISS but I wasn't really prepared for that either and it basically passed through without me taking a decent picture. Oil well...
<p>So... I packed up and started driving eventually ended up at <a href="http://www.galvestonislandstatepark.org" target="_blank">Galveston Island State Park</a>. Here is the day's path:
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<p>Breakfast was in a little place in Palacios, TX. There was a lot of shrimp boats. Here is a small sample of those pictures:
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<p>I crossed over the Colorado River
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<p>While driving I came across a nice old church and an old windmill. I eventually ended up at Port Lavaca. I was hoping to see some shipping activity but all the cranes were silent. I walked out on a long wave break and took a few random shots.
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<p>I eventually ended at the state park. When I got here at 6 p.m., the place was empty. Since then, the place has been flooded with Boy Scouts. All the sites are reserved so I'm not sure what will happen. Its almost 10 p.m. now... I'm going to sign off and hope for the best.
pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-76721098253489665862022-05-13T17:51:00.000-07:002022-05-13T17:51:43.655-07:00Walkabout Along the Gulf Coast - Day 2<p>This is day 2 of my Texas Gulf Coast Walkabout. When we last left off, our adventurer was camping out on Goose Island...
<p>I woke up around 5:30 to four "stars" lined up. I found some random star app and it gave me this image:
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<p>The image is accurate but those are not the four planets I saw. Further up the line is Saturn. I didn't get any photos on this morning but I did on the following mourning so be sure to look at that blog entry.
<p>The journey for the day took me from Goose Island to Carancahua Bay and <a href="https://koa.com/campgrounds/port-lavaca/" target="_blank">Port Lavaca / Matagorda Bay Koa Holiday</a>.
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<p>I went back to the place where I saw the Crested Caracara but never managed to get a shot. There is actually a pair of them. While searching for them, I came across a grain storage facility. The area is covered in corn (I guess -- looks like corn to me). The videos are pretty rough but here are some still photos to give you an idea.
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<p>The previous day while driving around I cross a brige for a bayou. I stopped and found these really interesting flowers:
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<p>And the bayou itself:
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<p>I eventually found the KOA campsite, wrote some Ruby code for my accounting project, and took a nap. Life is hard!!!
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The path on the first day was mostly to get to <a href="https://www.fws.gov/refuge/aransas" target="_blank">Aransas National Wildlife Refuge</a> It is the site of the Whopping Cranes but that season has past. It was just a somewhat random target to start the journey.
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Along the way, I saw a raptor on top of a telephone pole. I thought it might be a bald eagle because the head was light colored. I stopped and threw on the 500mm lens and got a pretty aweful shot. This is a huge crop but from it you can tell that it is a Crested Caracara.
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The wildlife refuge wasn't much ... I got there late in the day and it isn't the season for anything. There was one very interesting flower:
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And a small body of water with giant bull frogs and some pleasant water lilies.
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The lady at the visitors center suggested I spend the night on <a href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/goose-island" target="_blank">Goose Island State Park</a>. I'm camping out. The wind coming from the gulf made setting up the bivy hard. I'm still learning things.
Before going to Goose Island, I needed food so I went to <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/bubbas-cajun-style-seafood-seadrift" target="_blank">Bubba's Cajun Seafood in Seadrift, Texas</a> and had the fish basket with onion rings. Total killer food. I don't claim to be a connoisseur of fish but it was really wonderful.
I'm two days behind on my blog entries so I'm going to end this now. Tomorrow was wonderful so follow this blog is you can figure out how.
pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-15890980780968754422022-05-09T11:54:00.000-07:002022-05-09T11:54:38.222-07:00Pioneer Flight Museum's Wings and Wheels Fly InMy friend, Jim, told me about this fly in last Saturday (May 7th, 2022) put on by the <a href="https://pioneerflightmuseum.org" target="_blank">Pioneer Flight Museum</a> at the <a href="https://pioneerflightmuseum.org/aerodrome/" target="_blank">Old Kingsbury Aerodrome</a> outside the town of Killbury, TX.
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One unusual thing they had was some areial cameras used for reconnaissance and a gun camera from a Spitfire.
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Here is a random selection of some of the car photogrphs and plane photographs I took and <a href="https://adobe.ly/3FpFWjM" target="_blank">this link</a> will take you to the entire set.
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I drove up to Austin to dig into my storage and get my camping equipment. Then I headed west towards a route that an AA buddy had discovered a year ago. It is called Willow City Loop. This map will give you an idea of where it is at and the length of it.
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But before I got there, I spent the night at <a href="https://www.lcra.org/parks/black-rock-park/" target="_blank">Black Rock Park</a> on Lake Buchanan. I got there after dark and I've not been camping in many years. It was a struggle to set up my bivy. What should have taken 5 minutes took me probably a half hour. Part of the reason is the bivy has degraded over time. I think I'm going to replace it. It is shedding its GoreTex lining and is sticky. In any case, I finally bedded down and woke around 6 a.m. to birds singing. I'm guessing it was these fellows: Scissor Tail Flycatchers but it was too dark to see when I first got up.
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The park had water on about 270º. It had some quant little cabins:
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Eventually I headed off for my destination. But along the way, I got slowed down for some road construction. As I passed through, I noticed a great looking train bridge. It seems the track has been abandoned. Here are some photos of the bridge:
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Being a Smith boy... I got chased off by the road crew supervisor -- so I'm living right still!!!
Eventually I got to my destination of Willow City Loop. It turns out to be almost a private driveway. It is wide enough for two cars except for the low water crossings. And it is open ranch land so the cows are out and about grazing. I didn't see any flowers which was my original quest but it is a wonderful drive. These pictures really don't do it justice.
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These folks waved as I passed by:
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On the way back home, I stopped and took this picture of the Old Blanco County Courthouse. It was one of my first real attempts at using my new TS-E24mm tilt shift lens. Fun toys!!!
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<div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/655751860?h=31a7103f32&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" title="Test Flight of DJI Mavic 3 Cine drone"></iframe></div><script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script>pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-1555558155178509882021-12-08T18:08:00.008-08:002021-12-08T18:09:27.256-08:00Historic Gruene Texas<p> I'm staying at my son's currently in New Braunfels. It is just down the road from historic Gruene Texas. These are just a few of the photos. Most of HDR and one is a stack to get the depth of field I wanted.</p><p>Enjoy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_vNAo_YVdTT550p8rCXuYTZXl3qg5wpCTwY7RMHfoWdbgDIdO8MMnXHmzN9c9xmDydUWyLDlyGXK_mg533k01WhUEd5d5cgNNzryZj8BnvdcCc7qhjijX2wP8_M_TsTnQzEF4ktVtdg/s1200/2021-12-08+09-17-59+%2528B%252CRadius8%252CSmoothing4%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1200" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_vNAo_YVdTT550p8rCXuYTZXl3qg5wpCTwY7RMHfoWdbgDIdO8MMnXHmzN9c9xmDydUWyLDlyGXK_mg533k01WhUEd5d5cgNNzryZj8BnvdcCc7qhjijX2wP8_M_TsTnQzEF4ktVtdg/w640-h512/2021-12-08+09-17-59+%2528B%252CRadius8%252CSmoothing4%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VB2aCDk-QjNwhoN-LiTq8V-Nlr_hLEuecNAixaBgjx3BLPc1gBV2KOPz5w-RwP5V0_trW_JWFeRzqcQ1cICBoDtSpDOyMExF81hCItEPDGnSlQvu7vRvo7HfFuILEuizO5-claAqxyo/s1200/_T2A5567-HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VB2aCDk-QjNwhoN-LiTq8V-Nlr_hLEuecNAixaBgjx3BLPc1gBV2KOPz5w-RwP5V0_trW_JWFeRzqcQ1cICBoDtSpDOyMExF81hCItEPDGnSlQvu7vRvo7HfFuILEuizO5-claAqxyo/w640-h426/_T2A5567-HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBVfqzDtttOQE8jzxknhDkBsLPungykvZRne0yeDwgg1b5v1jKaFZRe4-nSDr4pzvb304GLsHG1BKWl1TuzbHbwf4Yfh8SjHpG3Aq5R3v3RYHfGy0yKethJMhD3SUGjfK_Qjo9RCT-jk/s1200/_T2A5570-HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBVfqzDtttOQE8jzxknhDkBsLPungykvZRne0yeDwgg1b5v1jKaFZRe4-nSDr4pzvb304GLsHG1BKWl1TuzbHbwf4Yfh8SjHpG3Aq5R3v3RYHfGy0yKethJMhD3SUGjfK_Qjo9RCT-jk/w640-h360/_T2A5570-HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5Dh0brTPhxtwcbQiuW5N6yhVT4OF-aaqa_3LNgG-L05YKkcmUhTrHjwbrhY4-oEGp7sC0-DJVv9iHLgRK5xttzBJqP8StEAtrdzeENyqTzQY74ctJwb35Rn6uTe543cdDhuZ61o7VZA/s1200/_T2A5579-HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5Dh0brTPhxtwcbQiuW5N6yhVT4OF-aaqa_3LNgG-L05YKkcmUhTrHjwbrhY4-oEGp7sC0-DJVv9iHLgRK5xttzBJqP8StEAtrdzeENyqTzQY74ctJwb35Rn6uTe543cdDhuZ61o7VZA/w640-h360/_T2A5579-HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_QqN3RYAqXlJ_I22aheJaUZrBQUVGSiC6zQgUAkM5Ta8lPW5hyTn7RZfx1mOsHWbe8Dw68MZO4KDEJebU3MG3-bg98tLqel14qo-TQ6Mvgc1iwfA3bi9QrTWRd5d62SRsExowI0gvwg/s1200/_T2A5633-HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="1200" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_QqN3RYAqXlJ_I22aheJaUZrBQUVGSiC6zQgUAkM5Ta8lPW5hyTn7RZfx1mOsHWbe8Dw68MZO4KDEJebU3MG3-bg98tLqel14qo-TQ6Mvgc1iwfA3bi9QrTWRd5d62SRsExowI0gvwg/w640-h422/_T2A5633-HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoJOFx7wlHHA_9cU1zXVx1PuTBnJ1GF0obR27_l_FRJ1WG7-k9gUxyXObrYWN6Jc1QtbwX6TwxD05ROUrOpqmd0rsUHF_8XSemSIZnul2fu3tKxa5GZEB1B6UjTCBXTP6gV5R2fXwLoI/s1200/_T2A5639-HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoJOFx7wlHHA_9cU1zXVx1PuTBnJ1GF0obR27_l_FRJ1WG7-k9gUxyXObrYWN6Jc1QtbwX6TwxD05ROUrOpqmd0rsUHF_8XSemSIZnul2fu3tKxa5GZEB1B6UjTCBXTP6gV5R2fXwLoI/w640-h426/_T2A5639-HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-18513568594485414362021-11-18T18:32:00.003-08:002021-11-18T18:32:35.554-08:00Bighorn Canyon<p>My brother and I took off from his cabin in MT on the 29th and didn't really see much. It was raining a lot. We got to Lovell, WI and stayed in a flee bag hotel. Woke up early the next day, the 30th, and drove to Bighorn Canyon which is back in MT. These are my five best photos of the canyon.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8S14qoBQ_1RkWdy68A4tVu0OX54yyAsbQ2LoQO8NfAaD8m0JKsXR6llRXwT2y3kCA7qkSxWxslVfQq3cwsUJuom4Dhg4PUGxgx9CUV47RXoHa3cjBR_Kn2ag7i7kvJh1LE6-W2U2f56w/s2048/_T2A5264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8S14qoBQ_1RkWdy68A4tVu0OX54yyAsbQ2LoQO8NfAaD8m0JKsXR6llRXwT2y3kCA7qkSxWxslVfQq3cwsUJuom4Dhg4PUGxgx9CUV47RXoHa3cjBR_Kn2ag7i7kvJh1LE6-W2U2f56w/w640-h426/_T2A5264.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6iPRVdKVl74Fn1fEwNbfV7YKAmYhxAsRgev3pkNoE_577JjIWrTTsoYsQzaq7aJ1rplrXPqXebxIxgw0KfSYU8JkGuwKL44bblKrpvwvjtWP4MhhYqiY_0qjvnYzR5SR05R6EdqBA14c/s2048/_T2A5267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6iPRVdKVl74Fn1fEwNbfV7YKAmYhxAsRgev3pkNoE_577JjIWrTTsoYsQzaq7aJ1rplrXPqXebxIxgw0KfSYU8JkGuwKL44bblKrpvwvjtWP4MhhYqiY_0qjvnYzR5SR05R6EdqBA14c/w640-h426/_T2A5267.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkLf3hik0yjom-XDS7tqxHDXTXDNq_UBMNvZmcyB-nq2O5Abq8Q_OodvXV5iPhTLk0odn7-gJ7r_eYeThSIwcpmBiy6Pq88-7p4ZJst2C7VUj9M7Vu3J-xvcyz9RKoXPEtjYkwyTTVPE/s2048/_T2A5271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkLf3hik0yjom-XDS7tqxHDXTXDNq_UBMNvZmcyB-nq2O5Abq8Q_OodvXV5iPhTLk0odn7-gJ7r_eYeThSIwcpmBiy6Pq88-7p4ZJst2C7VUj9M7Vu3J-xvcyz9RKoXPEtjYkwyTTVPE/w640-h426/_T2A5271.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwDMWHXL9GZhwOgr5Wh9uSBlLcE5BFVCOYkoj_cJvX07e63P3tO8trMS9YZn0Zdgw-3L8h0iJiW5RzkxBJzWmJJcQJDZxPwEZ2g0DcZ2bdQgZaqmJWW16lxxULriiez8dF6EIW2LzLNk/s1802/_T2A5283-HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="1696" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwDMWHXL9GZhwOgr5Wh9uSBlLcE5BFVCOYkoj_cJvX07e63P3tO8trMS9YZn0Zdgw-3L8h0iJiW5RzkxBJzWmJJcQJDZxPwEZ2g0DcZ2bdQgZaqmJWW16lxxULriiez8dF6EIW2LzLNk/w602-h640/_T2A5283-HDR.jpg" width="602" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDAyTg8G0XDdRgnkODevDYfu9YnRE6iHSoLF8D7799TfCJqvMeDeKu7QYKyqzbG07Av9_OgimEi_SmdyiuJbOAAAq0vEbOUkoN_3ps_cxn9VjcWLhv5fP3_cfVuTCKe5MDaYUU-csLOo/s2048/_T2A5297-HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="2048" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDAyTg8G0XDdRgnkODevDYfu9YnRE6iHSoLF8D7799TfCJqvMeDeKu7QYKyqzbG07Av9_OgimEi_SmdyiuJbOAAAq0vEbOUkoN_3ps_cxn9VjcWLhv5fP3_cfVuTCKe5MDaYUU-csLOo/w640-h388/_T2A5297-HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-11472468949943203312021-11-17T18:00:00.001-08:002021-11-17T18:00:59.595-08:00Guadalupe River<p>Drone footage flying up the Guadalupe River at River Road near New Braunfels</p>
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pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-51218667291031456982021-11-15T16:08:00.004-08:002021-11-15T16:10:09.631-08:00Faust Street Bridge<p>I got back to my son's place in New Braunfels November 2nd but then got COVID for I've been mending the past few weeks. I have lots to share with the trip back south but for now, this is a project that I've sorta worked on the past few days. Hope you enjoy it.</p>
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pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-57908147573046693762021-10-22T13:04:00.012-07:002021-10-22T14:48:20.708-07:00Moose, Stars, and Geese<div><b>Sep. 22</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>
<div>Almost every morning is spectacular here. This is an HDR image from this morning.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjX0BOSkNMUqfbQ2NWpADqcJQkEvfRG5IIppjbBds2JenRzZalELGKIWIc-CSQfiVQpJ1VbpoBNdFV3TWZQB8WET4bPbsvqOSriu36D8bwMHJJZPLE7CXWc5XnhxLM9JKfpF_znxtemUg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjX0BOSkNMUqfbQ2NWpADqcJQkEvfRG5IIppjbBds2JenRzZalELGKIWIc-CSQfiVQpJ1VbpoBNdFV3TWZQB8WET4bPbsvqOSriu36D8bwMHJJZPLE7CXWc5XnhxLM9JKfpF_znxtemUg/w640-h360/_T2A4936-HDR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<div><b>Sep. 20</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>
<div>This is 265 frames of a moonrise. Each frame is a HDR merge of three images taken at f-stop offsets of -1, 0, and -1. Live and learn. There are several things I would do different but it is still neat to watch</div>
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<div><br /></div><div><b>Sep. 19</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>We've been cleaning the garage and other chores before winter comes. But today I took some time and capture some geese arguing amongst themselves. I find this really cute. No great art here but it's fun to me.</div>
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<div style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Oct 17</b></div>
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<div style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Oct 12</b></div>
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<div>Scaling the tall trees by the house:</div>
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<div style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Oct 11</b></div>
<div>First try at capturing the night sky:</div><div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwcPf9ZkzoxQVWg9YGGwOfiXX1GxLZOGRQ_BtHMyXgMy0XkeU3gAOGfSFL7OAHBFLcdx9mBQQVIaceqFdp3_ve1-9Mdr0SByIMjVtZTZqeL7curenm1WyCfHsoAxRZ7B9cqS9wQdZ5Ek/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwcPf9ZkzoxQVWg9YGGwOfiXX1GxLZOGRQ_BtHMyXgMy0XkeU3gAOGfSFL7OAHBFLcdx9mBQQVIaceqFdp3_ve1-9Mdr0SByIMjVtZTZqeL7curenm1WyCfHsoAxRZ7B9cqS9wQdZ5Ek/w640-h426/_T2A3966.jpg" title="Night Sky" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-57855076533034529202021-10-10T10:13:00.004-07:002021-10-10T10:16:23.703-07:00National Bison RangeWe started off from my brother's place near Kila, MT, went and had breakfast at Sykes Diner:<div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2WqxD2Du55T_5h8BYD09Fw194ZoJPJDkqb-Zih0eNvfCpVj1-dF8f1y5fXWoLDOh-VIHrrUr9XmYM7vBIEkKaxXPBNxvELa8LLO_S_-VqKwg4juyjpGdCqz-wXPWIY2xmLH-nPaKGTs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2386" data-original-width="2386" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2WqxD2Du55T_5h8BYD09Fw194ZoJPJDkqb-Zih0eNvfCpVj1-dF8f1y5fXWoLDOh-VIHrrUr9XmYM7vBIEkKaxXPBNxvELa8LLO_S_-VqKwg4juyjpGdCqz-wXPWIY2xmLH-nPaKGTs/" width="240" /></a></div><br />We took the path towards Hot Springs by turning right at Elmo, MT. Just a little ways outside we found a flock of Big Horn Sheep:</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyiWxkF0wbBsNelaqmcsdUKSH5tDaO5PjH70Q2vggI5FJp1x1IaC5gPbhLJlIZUedzuxIwFEuEGTo-etgpeIg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>The National Bison Range was a bit of a disappointment. We saw a few bison up close but the herd was far off and only seemed to be a few dozen.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MCCyU5RZUnk/YWMdfiuQHuI/AAAAAAAAL1M/-_4yPiIjUq4wkacHOILbwtq3STJNQ4e-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/_T2A3941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MCCyU5RZUnk/YWMdfiuQHuI/AAAAAAAAL1M/-_4yPiIjUq4wkacHOILbwtq3STJNQ4e-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/_T2A3941.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>We also saw a few deer and some coyotes. I guess the biggest plus was some of the wide open panoramas that we saw:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwGU01V1E1qNQ13EX0TNBYH3gRI_u4w9MbWFf-NN35e_z-WfULCZP7xTHSAhTZWjGhrtDQKvvo_uaZa2eiFTYgRJt-M7k3mQmhTiRitMWX-wMVWGzcHMYgNIkOqESWZDRobQah0BcST4/s4214/_T2A3952-Pano.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="4214" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwGU01V1E1qNQ13EX0TNBYH3gRI_u4w9MbWFf-NN35e_z-WfULCZP7xTHSAhTZWjGhrtDQKvvo_uaZa2eiFTYgRJt-M7k3mQmhTiRitMWX-wMVWGzcHMYgNIkOqESWZDRobQah0BcST4/w640-h113/_T2A3952-Pano.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Here is our track for the day:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHi4NsIWsM3LIS93tESi6shUQot5XYBJmVIHN7HMqy6ovCxnYF0MkNZbsJPH5gZB7Wo50fnS6Xq6v-XJkhBBH7pHy9XZTujNeU8fOzEIy27lNEh3aWtFUPNnR5BoxPyuuaB0t9xsHggA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHi4NsIWsM3LIS93tESi6shUQot5XYBJmVIHN7HMqy6ovCxnYF0MkNZbsJPH5gZB7Wo50fnS6Xq6v-XJkhBBH7pHy9XZTujNeU8fOzEIy27lNEh3aWtFUPNnR5BoxPyuuaB0t9xsHggA/" width="159" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-84517446414926567222021-10-09T07:47:00.001-07:002021-10-09T07:48:43.179-07:00October 4 through Oct 8 in Kila, MT<p><br />Went for a stroll down the dirt road my brother lives on. At first, I thought it was due to a fire but upon closer inspection, the tress have a type of parasite on them:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3bh0dXYDjc4FEel1aHlqEFRw7egmCKlcuxwgNgJz6qzbY3twLTJx_EXtb3P1xTy14s-S3tY67MRaiZp1oEc7COfOqT600N0jixrVYpaJMKHNkmo7AtnX73mB1Aast2-l80i1qF43Ews/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw3bh0dXYDjc4FEel1aHlqEFRw7egmCKlcuxwgNgJz6qzbY3twLTJx_EXtb3P1xTy14s-S3tY67MRaiZp1oEc7COfOqT600N0jixrVYpaJMKHNkmo7AtnX73mB1Aast2-l80i1qF43Ews/" width="180" /></a></div><br />It seems to be some variety of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryoria" target="_blank">Bryoria</a>. And, I found another parasite that looked interesting:<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIS_JrF2QxR1hL39uNfyztSXiLsrYq18cVo3wJ4btY61mcvyE3g7RXQEmr_xi9PgnH1B7-Z5ULnDfEXZVbViYTDsxvyDo5FnEKocrsnK6akR9lY_NPzHUSxnsNPrHv_9jFcvuJ8ChXbWY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIS_JrF2QxR1hL39uNfyztSXiLsrYq18cVo3wJ4btY61mcvyE3g7RXQEmr_xi9PgnH1B7-Z5ULnDfEXZVbViYTDsxvyDo5FnEKocrsnK6akR9lY_NPzHUSxnsNPrHv_9jFcvuJ8ChXbWY/" width="240" /></a></div><p>So I cracked out all my gear</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyeg_Bf3f1c4ppLRs83zYYV33ovKSSn1N_2cdw3tjctRF_-uKMRMobggj1RqmTq43XmapmOoiKwDES__y-gjCf1aSpXfRrA_do69t_IxWJgjkXa9dXPEdIAUhj0AD1iYu_YFwsc5ZwYg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyeg_Bf3f1c4ppLRs83zYYV33ovKSSn1N_2cdw3tjctRF_-uKMRMobggj1RqmTq43XmapmOoiKwDES__y-gjCf1aSpXfRrA_do69t_IxWJgjkXa9dXPEdIAUhj0AD1iYu_YFwsc5ZwYg/" width="180" /></a></div><br />and took this 2X macro (stack of 22 images)<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZStkGpcmai8X2NcnS_J-tM9ISt5C2sWlAT865JDAHeG4w9tozHeHlY2MrwIKsmhOpe3S0GTV7df-uRq5EjFqcfeuv4TuWrLVRihi_-OTmeeUOdGTH-eKSnuTQbPrchQs6YdEgXLqVGw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="1440" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZStkGpcmai8X2NcnS_J-tM9ISt5C2sWlAT865JDAHeG4w9tozHeHlY2MrwIKsmhOpe3S0GTV7df-uRq5EjFqcfeuv4TuWrLVRihi_-OTmeeUOdGTH-eKSnuTQbPrchQs6YdEgXLqVGw/" width="240" /></a></div><br />We took a trip to Libby the next day (I think it was Thursday) and saw where they have an International chainsaw carving contest each year. Here are a few samples:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UyXYoFVdjpwvgnAnsKYtoK2z966ly8feSGYG7n1l5qvmnNd4kn0BXcJwkHPYclW2RT2rWZASG7dzk0pdIhMaa7_bzm2YhqUg6ojJ58Hmhpf10XZl9KVNNXRR8HFMXkzQ05bOkHmDGgc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="2509" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6UyXYoFVdjpwvgnAnsKYtoK2z966ly8feSGYG7n1l5qvmnNd4kn0BXcJwkHPYclW2RT2rWZASG7dzk0pdIhMaa7_bzm2YhqUg6ojJ58Hmhpf10XZl9KVNNXRR8HFMXkzQ05bOkHmDGgc/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgbsweXx_zdwdKw6qvxKrOegg36mgHf55JcKOvAngFQOuOjmfBwMj89g3qwsHALIsELVrnry4PjvkPlw-TGKL6vZKhKRgivnry82sOpTNmM-qZi9NYINr3fdqF6zu1bsFQQt-JEuALjk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2697" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYgbsweXx_zdwdKw6qvxKrOegg36mgHf55JcKOvAngFQOuOjmfBwMj89g3qwsHALIsELVrnry4PjvkPlw-TGKL6vZKhKRgivnry82sOpTNmM-qZi9NYINr3fdqF6zu1bsFQQt-JEuALjk/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNe9SpIApO5JZjBR4pTH21Qdo-X2ZbLUJxPNXNryYLZvKNwsQJiokA3Oku_eTwxaWCyt1Qm_Mz5MVhSCo_j0gpIK2WuI3OU6KltEUHOslohb-qnpwLLXQMbjUqCtkBMxrH5dXISumPCQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1803" data-original-width="1523" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNe9SpIApO5JZjBR4pTH21Qdo-X2ZbLUJxPNXNryYLZvKNwsQJiokA3Oku_eTwxaWCyt1Qm_Mz5MVhSCo_j0gpIK2WuI3OU6KltEUHOslohb-qnpwLLXQMbjUqCtkBMxrH5dXISumPCQ/" width="203" /></a></div><br />And to finish up today's entry, is this little video I did yesterday:<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy49Ej0rCtGdKmKIuO1dTv-CKaaKYXupAQKopDZ0aFankBxGisNzhancMRPh0GyzJrBlZN0g2zT3zwSPg0hhQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><p></p><p>I hope all is well with you and yours.</p><p>God bless</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p>pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-35580285289657662502021-10-04T16:39:00.003-07:002021-10-04T16:39:37.100-07:00Made it to Kila, MT<div>We stopped for a bathroom break in Kalispell, MT and I grabbed a quick shot:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4f61TdcaS8TnL9_z_CDsLozKO9OKA14FmkE0TApJz6SjzOcNqsAiVxYg_0S3TL3fI4eqHX4cfZhYuk71nFt3Rgn8FAbnGmOGs1EGIuAYGEy1MyNkAWkWz90BGXtjrZg11lDioc67WSJg/s2048/_T2A3812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4f61TdcaS8TnL9_z_CDsLozKO9OKA14FmkE0TApJz6SjzOcNqsAiVxYg_0S3TL3fI4eqHX4cfZhYuk71nFt3Rgn8FAbnGmOGs1EGIuAYGEy1MyNkAWkWz90BGXtjrZg11lDioc67WSJg/s320/_T2A3812.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div>We made it to my brother’s house on Lake Rogers last night about 8 p.m. We had a quick bite to eat and went to bed. I woke up to this:<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARQduRwXGU5pZdZjG0Je1F2vYsqsT3VGmArN4a66jaSPb05cqzJryIS7mHIJ8O61uiTpNAWxBRd3kwS66QfCACFgfjpdYJsyX46Ll7R1MzzWD_-TNNMSRCJlnPN66TNMd19svOfwgBqY/s2048/F0877A79-DFFF-4644-BD81-4C1E08841714.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARQduRwXGU5pZdZjG0Je1F2vYsqsT3VGmArN4a66jaSPb05cqzJryIS7mHIJ8O61uiTpNAWxBRd3kwS66QfCACFgfjpdYJsyX46Ll7R1MzzWD_-TNNMSRCJlnPN66TNMd19svOfwgBqY/s320/F0877A79-DFFF-4644-BD81-4C1E08841714.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lake Rogers pre-dawn with moon</div><br /><div>We spent the day unloaded. I tested out my MOFI AT&T “Hot Spot”. It has good reception but the bandwidth is pretty bad. Not sure what the deal is.</div><div><br /></div><div>Woke up from a nap and my brother was feeding the deer </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENGAPRsLduWhWVtgGcDQLSS3-dGQsk7AMjKBeeyvY-xsBropCNIoaGzetmHrp9xSAh2cgsIB13tSHfokmockka62984-OXpU2atLHnMhhJgAHQjKAjk-xKEDnXXMv4UOXOKnPKomZtyk/s2048/_T2A3821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENGAPRsLduWhWVtgGcDQLSS3-dGQsk7AMjKBeeyvY-xsBropCNIoaGzetmHrp9xSAh2cgsIB13tSHfokmockka62984-OXpU2atLHnMhhJgAHQjKAjk-xKEDnXXMv4UOXOKnPKomZtyk/s320/_T2A3821.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>To be continued...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-8244441795881982442021-10-03T05:41:00.001-07:002021-10-03T05:41:56.637-07:00<p> We made it to Sheridan, WY late last night. It was dark. Britt and Carrie both have eye problems so it was scary for them. At the end, I was in the Subaru and Carrie started off the final leg driving the truck but then switched with Britt for the final city driving — about 15 minutes before we got to the Hampton Inn.</p><p><a href="https://www.gaiagps.com/public/n06e2Ok9fkK8iQB9X5PMQY1F" target="_blank">Gaia GPS Tracks for the trip up</a></p><p>I need to figure out how to paste the image of the track besides with just a screenshot.</p><p>Not much to tell so far… just lots of driving. Today we hope to reach Britt and Carries house on the lake in Kila, MT. We’ll see…</p><p><br /></p>pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-11139070253435459882021-10-02T03:58:00.000-07:002021-10-02T03:58:22.993-07:00Made it to Colby, Kansas<p>My iPhone was dim so I restarted it and lost the track that Gaia GPS was making of our journey. We left Richardson around 7:00 a.m. Stopped at the Oklahoma tourist info rest stop briefly. We stopped roughly every two hours to rest for a little bit. Headed north to Salina and then west to Colby. Not very eventful. Stayed at the Hampton and got here about 7:20 p.m.</p><p>Went out for food and discovered Los Jarochos Mexican Food</p><p>https://yelp.to/j9HdgiMA1jb</p><p>32 reviews and all of them are 5 stars. Its just a food trailer next to a Pizza Hut.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilk8X-XhhD0EzvYInNA-LEvRMghSsQXfKD6KPs7CZSrUcu_XLsJJ9FsuKnJkYj7zNDW5qgO6btDpcgYgveLjsQFwehXGhDtLwvZ8aCWwcEm2R9envK9up5MgENwbjXSPEBi2-NE21AUCQ/s2048/B24A8609-0667-4DC7-9C6C-2A70D1C591B2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilk8X-XhhD0EzvYInNA-LEvRMghSsQXfKD6KPs7CZSrUcu_XLsJJ9FsuKnJkYj7zNDW5qgO6btDpcgYgveLjsQFwehXGhDtLwvZ8aCWwcEm2R9envK9up5MgENwbjXSPEBi2-NE21AUCQ/s320/B24A8609-0667-4DC7-9C6C-2A70D1C591B2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>At one point we stopped at Costco for fuel. Cesspools were across the street 😂 <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBJaRBHVW0Gr7umAj6Vs5GyFYXaOFvvmET1zDSHHXdPbKXxT9lQBYNgVvikCXLsfhz994pZ5ppuYhASWDZa_ANuz_NdntmDvbqdOsMxoNlUFLASvU68GksqcQIN-ZwoatYnDiHuNT_5Q/s1620/65D1238A-0A86-42DE-94AD-D3BA92110B03.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1620" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBJaRBHVW0Gr7umAj6Vs5GyFYXaOFvvmET1zDSHHXdPbKXxT9lQBYNgVvikCXLsfhz994pZ5ppuYhASWDZa_ANuz_NdntmDvbqdOsMxoNlUFLASvU68GksqcQIN-ZwoatYnDiHuNT_5Q/s320/65D1238A-0A86-42DE-94AD-D3BA92110B03.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-62250117492043752672021-10-01T04:28:00.002-07:002021-10-01T04:28:17.357-07:00Heading North<p> It is now October 1st, 2021. The house closed successfully yesterday. All those fears are in the rear view mirror. The 28th and 29th we unloaded almost everything and loaded fresh with new arrangement and many items from Britt’s house. Here is how the truck, car, and trailers look now:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI24IkxM4LaKXO532t2IfgThVdg7CUfBfaSxifXbkeseVjbG7HCzenxGDyk_4bVc529Csy-DlBj3HpAssiyE9qUxZMrsbrvaUrw5b5oU1WrubprbNmCEdwUrC52IIhIkldGLMOSw2VlWE/s2551/4434C5C3-CF93-442B-A447-63DB77E880D6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1233" data-original-width="2551" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI24IkxM4LaKXO532t2IfgThVdg7CUfBfaSxifXbkeseVjbG7HCzenxGDyk_4bVc529Csy-DlBj3HpAssiyE9qUxZMrsbrvaUrw5b5oU1WrubprbNmCEdwUrC52IIhIkldGLMOSw2VlWE/s320/4434C5C3-CF93-442B-A447-63DB77E880D6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEcfCPL1y9eEU6MN_GpYXGdvDCemP_anv7yjVX4DL7b6j_QiOcU8mmpUlXSE5H_XKi5Br6s2_Urk__E-ZEHpn1xpadspT3xm6fA6187a4WIBonT7WkucM_QRq1PaNN5zEQ2sL0uO4520/s2862/C7BD31CA-DC8F-4B95-B569-BF1E585DAFB7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="2862" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEcfCPL1y9eEU6MN_GpYXGdvDCemP_anv7yjVX4DL7b6j_QiOcU8mmpUlXSE5H_XKi5Br6s2_Urk__E-ZEHpn1xpadspT3xm6fA6187a4WIBonT7WkucM_QRq1PaNN5zEQ2sL0uO4520/s320/C7BD31CA-DC8F-4B95-B569-BF1E585DAFB7.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>It is now 6:30. The goal is to hit the road by 7:00. Let’s see how this goes…</p><p><br /></p>pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-37453455187080339092021-09-28T17:27:00.000-07:002021-09-28T17:27:16.181-07:00As of this date, my house has a contract that should close in two days (September 30, 2021). I’m currently hassling the buyer to get proper insurance. The contract for the house was signed in June but the buyer is an LLC so they wanted the usual 90 day evaluation period. In the process, the 3rd party financing didn’t work out so they came back to the original owner financing that I had offered originally so the closing date is the 30th. I’ve already signed my part of the papers.<div><br /></div><div>Previously, back on Election Day, I had folks come in and get rid of Ring Tail Cats. That started me to start cleaning out the attics. I got them completely cleaned out in a few weeks. And then starting in June, I slowly started clearing out the house. I believe there was 5 trips to Goodwill with nothing but pictures, frames, and framing supplies. Many trips to recycling. Plus, of course, trips to a 10x10 storage. The rest of my accumulated stuff I trashed. Many items went to my son, Michael. And other things are going to my brothers up in Montana.</div><div><br /></div><div>We finally loaded up the wagons and drove from Leander to Richardson yesterday. We had an F-250 with a 16’ trailer loaded with my John Deere Tractor and a Subaru with a 8’ trailer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTnpnsN6uGM_A1Jc5xYc1pElH9g8IdnJcaI34KRAJrE83cKKFug3aY_MvyvdaQ4ux9I2sGG9PkZGp_buH24Ihx8ePKHdqZEAHWJ7sfiwGSHofhcxr7tebkFYSMyeqXLPbb4700wwDGyg/s3755/C151306A-B905-42CC-B859-654CBB35CF65.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="3755" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTnpnsN6uGM_A1Jc5xYc1pElH9g8IdnJcaI34KRAJrE83cKKFug3aY_MvyvdaQ4ux9I2sGG9PkZGp_buH24Ihx8ePKHdqZEAHWJ7sfiwGSHofhcxr7tebkFYSMyeqXLPbb4700wwDGyg/s320/C151306A-B905-42CC-B859-654CBB35CF65.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Got to Richardson around 4 p.m. yesterday. Today we took a trip to see Britt’s lake house. We currently plan to leave for Montana on Friday.</div>pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-62549586568393643942016-01-30T17:19:00.001-08:002016-01-30T17:19:50.529-08:00Well... that was too long a drive. 500 miles. left before 9 and got here at 5:20 but there is an hour time change so its really 6:20.<br />
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Took a few snap shots of the dust in west texas. Its just like the movies. I will upload them later but from a quick glance, you can't really tell how thick the dust was.<br />
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Here in Roswell for a night (is the current plans). There is a wildlife refuge I hope to get to just outside of time before sunrise. And the off road park is about 40 minutes out of time (back towards Austin unfortunately). I'm not sure if I'll do that or not.<br />
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The guy at the front desk (a guest) said the road from Alamogordo to Roswell was wonderful. I need to do some google map searches and see about that.<br />
<br />pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-38957894205477917082016-01-30T05:40:00.003-08:002016-01-30T05:41:07.747-08:00Trip to Sedona, AZFirst entry of a new trip. Going "west" probably as far as Sedona, AZ but first stop is Roswell, NM. No... not to visit my alien family members but its a comfortable 7 or 8 hour drive and there is a wildlife refuge just east of it. We'll see how this goes.<br />
<br />pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-30987714399625443252010-10-25T16:33:00.000-07:002010-10-25T16:33:02.687-07:00Video photo sequence from trip<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s6KSlA0t2kc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s6KSlA0t2kc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>pedzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03281069746711719603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122611531989027276.post-75008452045730985022010-10-16T18:50:00.001-07:002010-10-16T18:51:12.549-07:00Finally back homeNo pictures. The last 6 and a half hours of driving were incredibly boring. I will have a recap of the whole trip like total miles, etc soon.<br />
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Here is today's trek:<br />
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Here is a church and an abandoned shack.. <br />
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I bought a replacement cable but Google maps splits yesterday and today's trek into two pages... Sorry for the four pages:<br />
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Iowa and Missouri just didn't appeal to me. I think I'm just too fatigued to stop and take pictures. Here is a touristy type gas station -- sorta cute I suppose.<br />
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