Just purchased an 18-55 zoom lens, and what better test than taking it on an off-trail adventure in the Nature Preserve. Glad to say it … Read more...
Author Archives: merlin
Galisteo Basin
We went on a new hike today. The Galisteo Basin Preserve is a place of sculpted arroyos, craggy sandstone formations and vast savannah grasslands.
Although … Read more...
Warm Winter Saturday, Part 2
Warm Winter Saturday, Part 1
Tee shirt weather in the high country for our off-trail adventure. The warm sun, deep blue skies, trees, incredible rocks and cliffs, vistas, stillness, and … Read more...
Amongst the Cliffs Post Eclipse
A beautiful mid-winter day for an off-trail hike after a 20-day layoff due to a foot injury. The stillness, solitude, vistas, and soaring rock cliffs … Read more...
This Evening’s Cat Photos
Snowy Morning
Friday on the Trail
Ice on the car at the start of my solo hike. Frigid winds and some leftover snow might have deterred others, but the wonders of … Read more...





































