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Remembering My Dad: A Death Valley Tribute
Read More: Remembering My Dad: A Death Valley TributeOn the 12th anniversary of my dad’s passing, I looked back at photos from our 2023 trip to Death Valley. This anniversary was a moment to reflect on the process of grief and healing I had been on. As I thought about the trip, I felt a sense of sadness and closure. Scattering my dad’s…
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Return to Mecca
Read More: Return to MeccaEaster Weekend, a time for family gatherings and little ones dressed in pastel-colored outfits. My non-traditional ways propelled me to get away with Jay, Butters, Rosie, and Airstream Bambi. But up until the day we packed up the trailer with supplies, I didn’t know where we’d be headed. I guess that’s the beauty and curse…
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Alabama Hills
Read More: Alabama HillsThere’s a destination about 200 miles from Los Angeles, where the landscape is a mix of desert and jagged mountain peaks. I first heard about this place from Keith Skelton, the professional photographer with whom I’ve taken several workshops with over the years. Long before I got Airstream Bambi, I saw Keith’s photographs of the…
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Expectations
Read More: ExpectationsThe day after Thanksgiving, we took a trip to a campground near Barstow, California. It was a free camping area called Sawtooth Canyon. Because it was a holiday weekend, the place was packed. Every time we take Bambi out, an unforeseen situation seems to arise. Sometimes it’s a minor issue (we run out of electricity…
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Choices
Read More: ChoicesTwo birthday celebrations, four states and 1,400 miles later, we are here in Yuma, Arizona. We are on our way to Tucson to explore Saguaro cacti in the Sonoran Desert. I’m not quite prepared for the heat, having lived in a wet climate for the past year, but I’m eager to explore the vast desert…
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Perspectives
Read More: PerspectivesThe exciting and frustrating thing about road tripping is not being able to know exactly where you will end up and when. A number of situations can delay you. As we prepared to hitch up the trailer and head toward Joshua Tree National Park from Los Angeles, we couldn’t find a set of keys to…
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Mecca, CA: February 2014
Read More: Mecca, CA: February 2014No words: just images. Photos shot with FujiFilm Finepix X100. (No filters or retouching. Please click images for more detail.)
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Trust and you will find…Mecca
Read More: Trust and you will find…MeccaSome of you know I love to make plans. I like schedules, outlines, timelines…project management. There’s a level of comfort when I follow a plan. I feel a sense of accomplishment when I cross off items on a checklist. But as you know, the month of February was not about plans but instead, it was…