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Day 285

Sunday, October 12, 2014

After leaving Silverton we crossed: This is a six photo panorama from the view point on the pass.  It is the scenic 270 degrees or so of the view. (Click to enlarge; BACK to return!) ~Curtis in Colorado! {!-{>

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Day 284: Silverton!

Sunday, October 12, 2014

The northern terminus of the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Downtown Silverton. (This page is a mix of the Dailylife Wife’s photos and mine…) One of the fun looking places there.  Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to try it out… Driving up to the end of town, I found a sort-of-underground house. Interesting. What […]

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Day 283: The Road to Silverton!

Sunday, October 12, 2014

It was rainy and cold in Grand Junction in the morning, so we skipped the Colorado National Monument…a spectacular and potentially slippery place without guard rails…eventually we approached Ouray, Colorado. (This page is a mix of the Dailylife Wife’s photos and mine…) Scenic attractions along the road over the top to Silverton…An Arch to drive […]

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Day 242: Anchorage, part 1

Monday, September 15, 2014

Yup, One week into the cruise! Our stop today was Anchorage, just past Turnagain Island. (Photo by the DailylifeWife!) Once we got disembarked and onto and off of the bus to downtown, we hiked on over to the Car Rental.  On the way we saw…whales? Yup! While waiting in line at the car rental (you’d […]

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Day 218: Juneau, part 3

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Here is our first glimpse of Mendenhall Glacier. The Dailylife Wife walks down to the shore. Juneau is a lush place… Off to the right about a mile is a BIG waterfall.  Those little spots? …People… There are spotting scopes to view the glacier through in the Visitor’s Center. The View. A nice view of […]

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Day 216: Another guest posting!

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Toots’ rainy day contribution! Sunflowers in the Rain, by Toots (Nikon Coolpix P7100) ~Curtis, in slightly damp /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 205

Thursday, July 24, 2014

A few random Sunrise photos from this morning! (1/60s f/8.0 ISO200 6mm (35mm eq:28mm) -3 stops Nikon Coolpix P7100) BTW, all of the colors are from the in-camera exposure.  If anything I toned a few down! (1/250s f/5.6 ISO100 42.6mm (35mm eq:200mm) -1.3 stops P7100) (1/800s f/7.1 ISO100 42.6mm (35mm eq:200mm) -2.7 stops P7100) (1/1000s […]

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Day 190: Flowers along the River, Part 3

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

A short walk along Rivers Edge Trail near Rainbow Dam and Falls provided a wide variety of flowers and other stuff.  I know a lot of them are probably weeds, but the flowers are interesting! (All photos taken on the Nikon Coolpix P7100) This is an “other stuff”…a shy bird in a tree. * * […]

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Day 189: Flowers along the River, Part 2

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

A short walk along Rivers Edge Trail near Rainbow Dam and Falls provided a wide variety of flowers and other stuff.  I know a lot of them are probably weeds, but the flowers are interesting! (All photos taken on the Nikon Coolpix P7100) Please watch for the surprise and gratuitous use of bugs… * This […]

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Day 188: Flowers along the River, Part 1

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

A short walk along Rivers Edge Trail near Rainbow Dam and Falls provided a wide variety of flowers and other stuff.  I know a lot of them are probably weeds, but the flowers are interesting! (All photos taken on the Nikon Coolpix P7100) * * Note the interesting looking…fly?…on the bud. * * * * […]

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