Fall

Crystal Waters, British Columbia

Crystal Waters is a guest ranch north of Kamloops in British Columbia.  Last year, they had major forest fires to the west and the early morning “mist” above is actually smoke.

The smoke enhanced the sunsets...

...and made the dawn pretty spectacular

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Snow and Ice

Telluride, Colorado

Florence, Italy

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Maryland

The sub-title of this blog is “Journeys Near and Far”.  Sometimes the places nearest you are just as fascinating and beautiful as those far away.

That is certainly true of the C&O Canal that is just 20 minutes from my house.  It runs about 180 miles from Harpers Ferry (of John Brown fame) in West Virginia, through Maryland, to Washington DC.   I walk along the Canal on the Maryland side at least twice a week--usually early in the morning.  These photos were taken between 6.30 am and

8.30 am on November 11--our first really cold morning (25F) in recent months.

A blood red sun rises above the “steaming” water.  This is the widest section of the Canal

Reflection

Islands in the Stream?  These tiny islands remind me of paintings by the Group of Seven in Canada

Life on Batanes

In general, the people on Batanes do not like to be photographed.  So, most of my “life” photos had to be of animals.  You can ask politely for a photo but most people are usually too shy.

Coconuts are good for everyone

On the hoof

Our Fast and Furious jeepney driver, Rey

Grand Canyon

We visited the Grand Canyon in September 2002.  Nothing quite prepares you for the sheer scale and majesty of this huge rift in the landscape and the Colorado River way down below.  

We took the Grand Canyon Railway to the North Rim

Endless ridges and the ever present sun and smoke haze

Random Photos

Berries on the banks of the C&O Canal, Maryland

Batanes

Islands on the C&O Canal, Maryland

Suffolk, England

Clouds

Maldon, Essex, England

Grand Canyon photos