Nothing rational ever happens in a dream. For a few seconds I’m advising Obama on raising the debt ceiling, then I’m running I’m naked through my neighborhood, mentally screaming “my kingdom for a loincloth.” So I see no reason to…
Blogs
New Blog Carnival: Your Dream Hike
by tom • July 30, 2011 • 0 Comments
Appalachia and Beyond is hosting the August Outdoor Blog Carnival. Topic of the month: what is your dream hike? Blog carnivals with a theme like this present an excellent way to see how many ways people can put the same…
Photography
A birdhouse, early morning
by tom • July 29, 2011 • 1 Comment
Destinations
Another life lister: Glacier National Park
by tom • July 28, 2011 • 6 Comments
Glacier National Park in Northern Montana is one of those big-and-wild places that seems the most remote of the national parks in the Lower 48. Rick at Best Hike calls it “arguably the best hiking park in the continental United…
Photography
Color of morning
by tom • July 28, 2011 • 0 Comments
Best parts of this shot are subtle: the browns where the morning sun comes through and lights up certain areas near the fence in the foreground.
Most definitely would’ve benefited from a better camera here to capture more dynamic range. Incidentally, all the shots I’ve uploaded this week have been straight from iPhoto to Flickr with no post-processing beyond cropping. Click for the others I’ve posted.
Photography
Go toward the light
by tom • July 27, 2011 • 3 Comments
Destinations
On my Life List: Grand Teton N.P.
by tom • July 26, 2011 • 12 Comments
Is there a more spectacular mountain range in North America than the Grand Tetons? I’d have a hard time imagining it. Having seen Yosemite, Zion and the Grand Canyon, I feel like Grand Teton National Park has to be next…
Gear
Gear with a great user interface
by tom • July 26, 2011 • 2 Comments
Some of us who blog get mildly preoccupied with our UI (user interface) — the sidebars, pulldown menus, ad placement, etc. The best UI has just what you need right where you need it. Building a UI requires an intuitive…
Photography
We all like pretty pictures, right?
by tom • July 26, 2011 • 4 Comments
Tuesday dawned way, way muggy at Tanglewood Park. A light, pillowy layer of fog was rising from the moment I left the front door and I had a sneaking suspicion it might yield an interesting shot or two.
If you’ve taken a shot you really liked lately, post a link in the comments so the rest of us can check it out.