Journal Entry for Sunday, Nov 13th

Daytrip To Valley of Fire Today we took a daytrip with Connie’s brother Rick, to the Valley of Fire State Park. Even though the day started out a bit cool and cloudy, it seemed to improve as the day went on. This was Rick’s first visit to the park and he couldn’t believe the geology and how beautiful the scenery was. We spent the better part of the day touring the park and taking advantage of its numerous picture taking opportunities. I decided that the next time I return I want to make sure that I’ll be able to stay long enough to find some sunset opportunities. Tomorrow I will start working on cleaning up today’s pictures and update the existing Valley of Fire page on my Photo Gallery site.

Journal Entry for Friday, Nov 11th

Desert Marigold Even though I have taken pictures of this flower in the past, I captured what I think is an even more beautiful picture today by taking it from the rear of the flower with the sun shining directly on the front. This result was a photo the emphasized the delicateness of its thin petals. Check out the picture that I added to my Photo Gallery … Desert Marigold (Baileya multiradiata)

Journal Entry for Thursday, Nov 10th

Muddy Mountains Hike Today was my weekly hike with the rock-hounds from the Henderson Heritage Park Senior Center. We hike an area just south of the Valley of Fire in the Muddy Mountains Wilderness Area. This area is noted for the colorful layers and surprising textures and forms found in the outcroppings of Aztec Sandstone. This slick-rock country includes white domes, and red, orange and white "rainbow"-layered rock that are in sharp contrast to the towering dark gray cliffs to the east. Click here for the page I posted on my Photo Gallery … Muddy Mountains Wilderness Area

Journal Entry for Wednesday, Nov 9th

New Subject Category Today I put the finishing touches on the first four posts of my rock still life’s and created a new category in which to place them on my Photo Gallery. This is a project, posting pictures of these still life's onto my photo gallery, that I have been thinking about for quite some time now. As noted yesterday, I finally got around to making the light box that was necessary for capturing the photos. Hopefully, over the next several weeks I will be able to find the time to take pictures of the remaining five or six. You can find all of these postings on my Photo Gallery at the following location … Tabletop Rock Art