Grand Canyon West is located near the opening of the Colorado River to Lake Mead. It is on the Hualapai Indian Reservation and hosts the famous Grand Canyon Skywalk.
Mar 052011
Just a quick little shot out the side window of a light airplane. The Hualapai Mountains of NW Arizona take center stage along with portions of Kingman to the right. Foreground is the polished wing strut of the plane.
Feb 192011
I know, many, many people have taken photographs of the Grand Canyon. But since it’s practically in my back yard, I’m going to share some of my offerings. It is truly a photographer’s playground. The light changes nearly by the minute. A day spent shooting can net you a lot of good shots, but you still make plans for coming again and getting more.
Feb 122011
This shot looks back down the anticline of the San Rafael Swell. It is some 3700 feet above the desert floor to the east, and rises to this height in about a 17 mile drive. This is taken from the rest area at the top of the grade. It is along Interstate 70 between Salinas Utah, and Green River.
Feb 052011
I took this picture last winter while traveling across southern Utah. Black Dragon Canyon is a geological anomaly owing it’s existence to the San Rafael Swell, an upthrust in the earth’s crust due to tectonic activity.
After some consideration, I have elected to make a shift on this blog towards photograpy, and other more artistic pursuits. This is not a new notion, it is actually one of the aims I had in mind when I first purchased the domain. Tech blogging seemed attractive for a time, but not actually being a part of that industry makes it fairly difficult to remain current.
So, a couple small modifications to the site, a new minimalist theme so as not to detract from the photos themselves, and voila! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do as I chronicle a few of my adventures.
Jan 012011
Trying out another mobile blogging app. Sorry about all these annoying test posts, however it is actually one of the purposes of the site.
The app is called BlogBoost for iPhone. Setup is not at all user friendly, but I think I have been able to successfully able to drag it kicking and screaming across the finish line. Its sort of like trying to set up an app back in 1984. Oh, and forget tech support. The developer seems to have abandoned. Time will tell if it’s actually very useable or not.
It does however support multiple accounts and has a rich text editor. It also supports photo uploads.
Stand by for further reports…
Dec 042010
OK so I had this cool post I wrote on my iPod this afternoon, but the WP app bricked it, and now it’s gone, ere I had the chance to get it published. I love technology, but this stinks on ice. Who to blame? WordPress, for a crappy app? Apple, for a goofy walled-in developer API? Or me and my sausage fingers, hitting the wrong button. Note to self: WordPress app for IPhone, not suitable for any serious work… That is all, go on about your lives, citizens.
Dec 032010
At the time of the writing of this post, I am not online. In fact, I am no where near an Internet access point. I am testing the offline capabilities of the WordPress iPod app. I will attempt to publish later. Was I successful?
Nov 112010
Trying out the WordPress app for iPhone. Maybe try some mobile blogging. Virtual keyboard is somewhat awkward. Maybe in time I will get faster. Hope so.
Well, it’s been a while since I actually put any thought into posting to this blog. It’s not that I’m not interested, it just seems that I’ve fallen into that lazy-blogger syndrome. It actually takes a bit of discipline to post regularly and keep the content fresh. It’s easy to slip into inactivity.
One of the factors I’ve noticed, seems to be fairly common with the casual blogger, and that is social networking. With the ability to share something on Twitter, Facebook, or Buzz with just the click of the mouse, micro blogging seems to take away from any real creativity. That is not to say that I will stop doing these activities. Some of the things I share are not necessarily anything I would wish to but a lot of head work into. As I consider these things, I realize that I must strike a balance. I need to perhaps begin to keep lists of topics I wish to write about, and then perhaps sharing things the other way won’t be so out of balance.
That said, having good tools changes the way you play the game. As you may have noticed via a few previous test posts, I have added a new one to my tool box. Windows Live Writer. I’ve been hearing things about it, but with my jaundiced view of things Microsoft, I was determined to despise it. I finally broke down and gave it a test drive. Folks, I have to admit, so far I really like it. It handles multiple blogging accounts across various platforms. It provides all the functions that you find on the web interfaces. The kicker is that it also allows you to save your drafts locally. That way if you live your life on the go like I do, or maybe just want to grab your lappy and head to the park, you can blog practically anywhere!
So if your are a serious blogger, or just a dabbler like myself, this little tool merits your examination. If you are a Win7 user, you probably already have it, but you can download it for free from the good folks in Redmond.
Have a great day, and happy blogging!
