Tag Archives: hiking

Photography: Disappointing Arcadia Lake

Posted on April 23, 2018 by ehurst

I don’t recommend you visit Aracdia Lake. It turns out the lake office entrance is the only free one. When I turned into any other entrance, there was a sign demanding I pay $7 to park and another $3 just … Continue reading →

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Return to Point 8

Posted on March 22, 2018 by ehurst

I wanted to celebrate. Now that Veloyce has a better car for driving back and forth to work, I get to keep the battered old Volvo for myself. I drove out to Draper Lake for a short hike. Point 8 … Continue reading →

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Photography: Draper East Again

Posted on December 5, 2017 by ehurst

Yesterday was unusually warm for this time of year; above 60°F (16C) all day. Since I knew a cold front was coming today, I decided to shift my workout schedule around and make one last exploration bike ride ride to … Continue reading →

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Photography: More Hidden Features

Posted on November 17, 2016 by ehurst

As always, click on any image to see it full-sized. CTRL-click will open the image in a separate browser tab. The satellite image includes a pale blue dashed line to approximate the path I took; the circle is the target … Continue reading →

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Photography: Hidden Features

Posted on November 15, 2016 by ehurst

As always, click on any image to see it full-sized. CTRL-click will open the image in a separate browser tab. I drew on today’s satellite image. The ellipse at the top is an area I wanted to see on the … Continue reading →

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Photography: Another Draper Trail

Posted on November 14, 2016 by ehurst

As always, click on any image to see it full-sized. CTRL-click will open the image in a separate browser tab. I’ve got nothing better to do right now but poke around Draper Lake’s hidden treasures. Today I wanted to examine … Continue reading →

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Photography: More Terrain Analysis

Posted on November 11, 2016 by ehurst

As always, click on any image to see it full-sized. CTRL-click will open the image in a separate browser tab. Today I returned to yesterday’s little canyon but approached from a different direction. Thus, I was on the opposite side … Continue reading →

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Photography: Lesson in Terrain Analysis

Posted on November 10, 2016 by ehurst

As always, click on any image to see it full-sized. CTRL-click will open the image in a separate browser tab. When using a mapping service with satellite view, you often can’t really get a good image, even when the service … Continue reading →

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