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Time to order 2021 Geogypsy Calendar

Here’s the final selection so it’s time to order a 2021 Geogypsy Calendar.  $25 each includes shipping in the USA.  Calendars make good Christmas presents.

2021 Geogypsy Calendar PR collagePartial thumbnails  (click for full views)

Leave a comment (even if you can’t see it, I can) and I’ll email you to confirm the order.

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Running out of Time

full Harvest moon thru mask hoodoo window Navajo Loop Trail Bryce Canyon National Park UtahFull Harvest moon through mask hoodoo window

Only two and a half weeks left to work at Bryce Canyon and much to do in preparation of moving the 5th-wheel and moving into the truck-camper.

Days off never have enough time to get increased chores done and write blog posts.  Not like I don’t have anything to say.

Doing fine.  Have many photos and stories to share when able.

 

Thank you for supporting me and the blog.

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The Best of 2018

01 DSC_4037hdrlelerw boulders trees last light clouds sunburst Yarnell AZ fb mss azp g-HDR-1-3-1It was a rougher year than many yet I still found some good and want to share the best of 2018.

02 DSC_6473hdrep2lerwfb pre-sunset boulders Yarnell AZ g azp g_HDR-1-3I feel blessed to have such a beautiful place to live in Yarnell, Arizona with great boulders of granite shaped over time.  Some just down the road, a few next door, and at the base of the mighty Weaver Mountains for my western view.  Since 2005 I’ve called Yarnell home and at least used it as a winter base while summering at Grand Canyon.  When you get to know a place it becomes easier to find the light at certain times of day.  And now over a full year I know this place even better.

03 hdrep2lecrwfb phases lunar eclipse arc Kofa NWR AZ taken 1-31-18 2 collage g fb gfb azp fb-1-2I did travel south a ways in January/February meeting up with friends in Quartzsite.  And then a little further south to watch the partial lunar eclipse from the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge.  I plan to do that again next month.

03 DSC_0974hdrep2lerwfb Gillespie Dam AZ azp fb_HDR-1-2I took off a few days in March to visit friends in Casa Grande with a back-road stop at Gillespie Dam along the way.

04 DSC_2208hdrep2lerw trees boulders sunset Yarnell AZ fb mss azp g_HDR-1-1April I kept close to home to care for my dear friend Berta.

buds blooms saguaro Vulture Mine Road Wickenburg ArizonaI found out in May I wouldn’t be returning to work at Grand Canyon for the summer.  And that was not the best, yet was the most viewed post of 2018.  I had the first opportunity to see saguaros bloom in the lower desert spring.  I said goodbye and sent Berta to her daughter’s in Oregon.

06 DSC_4499hdrlerw boulders sunset clouds Yarnell AZ gfb g-HDR-1-1I hunkered in during June trying to save money and avoid the heat.

07 DSC_7620lecrw canyon sunset lightning Wedding site NR GRCA NP AZ fb mss azp npm nanpa g faa g-1-7-1My mid-July I hankered to be on the road and return to visit my beloved Grand Canyon especially during monsoon.  While there, Berta passed away.  The worst thing to happen in 2018.

Plus I visited Bryce Canyon National Park because I was so near and hadn’t been since the documentary filming in 2016, which I can now share with you at this link vimeo.com/282186298, password is geogypsy.

09 DSC_9651hdrlerw kayaks boulders sunset clouds Watson Lake Prescott AZ g-HDR-1-1I also enjoyed amazing skies during monsoon back home during August and made a day trip to Watson Lake in Prescott.

10 DSC_0963lerw Queen butterflies on white flowers Desert Bloom plant Yarnell AZ fb faa g-1-1September brought a surprise to Yarnell when the local Desert Broom bushes were covered with Queen butterflies.

snow fall aspen Snowbowl Flagstaff ArizonaBy October I was jonesing for the golden fall colors of an Aspen grove so took a day drive to Flagstaff’s surrounding forest and was treated with a contrast of snow.

12 DSC_4211hdrlerw US66 Standin on the corner Winslow AZ g fb azp-HDR-1-1In November I took a friend to his childhood town of Winslow, Arizona and stood on the famous corner.

13 DSC_6672hdrlerwfb tree boulders full moon set Yarnell AZ fb g-HDR-1-2December I’ve stayed home.  Gray skies covered the cold full moon rise of Solstice but I caught it the next morning going down.  Hand-held as I didn’t carry the tripod.  Maybe next time, a new photography challenge to meet.

So that wraps up the best of 2018.  I really hope to travel more in 2019.  But right now, I have few plans at all, just lots of dreams.

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Trying to shoot the moon

So at the end of May I got out to shoot the moon.  I really need to plan ahead a bit more for full moon.  Not like I don’t know it’s coming.

moon rise Yarnell ArizonaThe night before full moon rise I got one phone shot.  Duh, why didn’t I take the camera with me when visiting a nearby friend?  The next morning’s moon set was way too early for me.

trees sunset clouds Yarnell Arizona

full moon clouds Yarnell ArizonaThen clouds got in the way that night which made for a decent sunset but obstructed the moon’s horizon rise.

desert Kofa Mountains moon Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaAlmost full moon rise above Kofa Mountains 1-29-18

I’ve certainly done better with much pre-planning like in January at the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge for the lunar eclipse.  I am reminded of that as I’ve just finished labeling photos from January.

photopills milky way Jim's house Yarnell ArizonaI use a couple of very convenient apps to help line up where the moon, or sun, will rise, or set.  I especially like PhotoPills as it lines up to a real time horizon (what you actually see) and even shows where the Milky Way will be on any given date.  It’s like looking into the future.  Isn’t that a cool idea.  Of course I rarely am up late enough to shoot the night sky.  But new moon is this week so Maybe I’ll try.

Ocotillo desert Kofa Mountains moon rise reverse sunset clouds Kings Valley Road Kofa National Wildlife Refuge ArizonaMoon rise over the Kofa Mountains 1-30-18

Otherwise, practice makes better.  So I’ll try to shoot the moon again at the end of the month.  But sometimes clouds get in the way.

boulders trees last light clouds sunburst Yarnell ArizonaMaybe I should stick with sun setting instead.

 

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