Each year, I try to make at least one photographic expedition to one of my favourite areas, the red rock country of northern Arizona and southern Utah. This past week, I was accompanied by two good friends, Barry Stewart and Bill McAdam on a four-day trek that included five specific destinations: Lee’s Ferry, Zion National…
White Sands National Monument
This week, Rolande and I made a short road trip to southern New Mexico. Our primary destination was the White Sands National Monument, near the City of Alamagordo. A National Monument in the United States is a protected area that is similar to a National Park, but can be created from any land owned or controlled by the federal government by proclamation of the President of the…
Hotel Mar Adentro
Today’s post features a hotel located in San Jose Del Cabo, Baja California, Mexico. In the course of a recent trip to this area, our hosts Gail and Paul Murphy, took us to visit what they term “the White House”, a collection of white blocks constituting a very uniquely designed hotel complex. This photograph was…
Granite Dells
The Granite Dells is a geological feature north of Prescott, Arizona. The Dells consist of exposed bedrock and large boulders of granite that have eroded into an unusual lumpy, rippled appearance. Watson Lake and Willow Lake are small man-made reservoirs in this formation. The Dells’ granite has been dated at 1.4 billion years old. Unlike, much of the rock found in…
Barrett Jackson
Yesterday, I went with Rob Wagemakers to the 2017 Edition of the Scottsdale Barrett-Jackson Auction. We went to see the vast selection of collector cars (primarily, but other “toys” are also on sale, such as boats, motorcycles, and memorabilia items). Barrett-Jackson makes the claim to being the greatest of its class and rightfully so….