Hiking information, maps and tips for the gorge and confluence
An old friend of mine wrote tonight to ask if I had any suggestions on a camera upgrade. He currently shoots with a modest Canon DSLR, one of the fairly early ones from the early-to-mid 2000s. Capable, but showing its age, I’m sure. I am not an expert on camera buying, having purchased only a … Read moreTips and Advice For Buying Used Cameras
Hike Details Friday, September 1st, 2017 I came across this trail while studying Hikernut’s Canyon Lands Companion on the flight down to Phoenix. The book was a “shelf-warming” gift for our friends who recently purchased a getaway home in Sedona. The author of the book describes 60+ hikes in the book, but only twelve are … Read moreWest Fork Trail Hike – Oak Creek
Thoughts It was magical. Totality may have only lasted two minutes, but Lauren and I agreed — it was one of the most exciting, unique and interesting things we’ve ever seen. Seeing the eclipse at 99% was marvelous. Witnessing it at 100% was unfathomable. Humans caught in the path of these things before the advent … Read moreWe Saw the Eclipse!
Heading to Bull of the Woods instead of the Three Pyramids area — I agonized all day over it but the nearby Whitewater fire had an uptick in activity and smoke volume yesterday. I don’t want to get hazed out, so rolling the dice on something a bit closer to the fire, but upwind of … Read moreChange of Plans
The plan to view and photograph the 2017 total eclipse has shifted considerably over the past few weeks, but my general outline is to get up around 2:00-3:00am on Monday, take the bike down to the Three Pyramids Trailhead, hike in, hopefully reaching one of the pyramid summits an hour or two before things really … Read moreEclipse Plans
We usually see this on day two or three — it’s your first indication of the water quality and is a huge sigh of relief if it’s blue.
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