http://shutterstruck.blogsome.com Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:46:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I went up Granite Mountain last weekend.  The first time I went up there was in the spring.  It was very different this time.  The wild blue huckleberry’s leaves had just started turning red. There was a little snow left over from the week before. And the sun was out, leaving some ... http://shutterstruck.blogsome.com/2008/10/13/granite-mountain/ The mail still gets in and out of Supai via the pony express. http://shutterstruck.blogsome.com/2008/03/26/pony-express/ The Grand Canyon (technically Hualapai Canyon) lit by moonlight. Havasu Falls more to come… http://shutterstruck.blogsome.com/2008/03/24/grand-canyon/ And some waterfalls on the way up… And this strange fungus that was weeping some sort of liquid… although I was afraid to touch it. http://shutterstruck.blogsome.com/2007/09/10/lake-isabelle/ http://shutterstruck.blogsome.com/2007/09/08/mount-adams/ http://shutterstruck.blogsome.com/2007/09/06/i-am-a-tree/ Sheep lake had a variety of wildflowers… http://shutterstruck.blogsome.com/2007/08/31/flowers/ So where do they get the names for these places in the mountains?  Like Sheep Lake?  Does the lake look like a sheep? Or maybe there are sheep around the lake? (This is probably a goat, not a sheep) Anyway, I really wanted to get a good picture of Mount Rainier at ... http://shutterstruck.blogsome.com/2007/08/29/sheep-lake/ http://shutterstruck.blogsome.com/2007/08/28/tourists-near-downtown-redmond/ This hike was short and recommended for children, so I thought I would take a few hours to check it out.  It turns out the road is washed out, so instead of 5 miles round trip it is about 10.  But it is still a cool hike. http://shutterstruck.blogsome.com/2007/08/20/talapus-lake/