The town of Caribou was established in 1870 to house the miners of the Caribou Silver Mine. In its hay day it is estimated that Caribou was home to approximately 3,000 people. However, this one of only two buildings that remain standing today.
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We have some friends on Kauai that own some property up near the north shore. They invited us to go up and take a look around. The property is about 3.5 -4 acres and has a 500 sq foot cottage on it. It is really a delightful place off the beaten path. My wife and I walked around for a couple of hours just taking it all in. While on our walk, we came across this tree. I did my best to capture the grandeur of the tree and its root system.  While we were on Kauai we decided to take a sunset cruise on the Napali Coast. It is absolutely stunning! If you are ever on Kauai, do not leave without seeing the Napali coast. There are several boats that you can charter out of Port Allen, one being the Spirit of Kauai. Obviously, this was not the boat we chose, however, it did make a nice addition to this photo. We went with Holo-Holo Charters and had a wonderful time; the crew was great and dinner was topnotch.  Recently, my wife and I took a trip to Kauai, Hawaii, for vacation. We were there for 8 days and it was fantastic. Honestly, it was the first vacation I have ever been on where I was not ready to come home. I easily could have just stayed, though I am not sure what I would have done about that whole earning a living thing. Kind of an important detail, especially when gas on the island is $3.55 a gallon. Anyway, as I said, we had an absolutely wonderful time. We saw so much of the island yet I feel as though we only scratched the surface. Some how we managed to clock 2500 miles on the rental car, quite a feat considering the island is only 622 square miles. One of the places we visited was Waimea Canyon. Mark Twain is widely credited for penning Waimea Canyon as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. One can easily see why. Although it is not nearly as big, it is equally as impressive when you are standing at the overlook looking in. For those who are interested this image is actually a 45 frame HDR Panorama. 
recently traveled to Orlando for business. I stayed at the Swan & Dolphin hotel which is right on Disney property which was cool except for the fact that you really can’t explore / see too much with out needing a park pass. Since I was here for work, I was only able to get out for a couple of hours in the evenings. So, it did not make much sense to spend the ridiculous amount of money to get in to the park just for a couple of hours. Anyway, one of the nights I was out walking around taking pictures I noticed these bright beams of light coming from within Disney’s Hollywood Studios. I knew exactly what it was, as I had seen pictures of this landmark prior to going. I headed over hoping that I would be able to get a picture without having to pay to get into the park. No such luck. However, since the park had just closed, I asked one of the employees standing at the gate if it would be possible to take a picture of the Fantasia Hat. Personally, I thought it was a bit of a long shot but it never hurts to ask right? 
As the winter drags on here in Colorado, I find my self plotting and scheming of ways to sneak to southern Utah for a long weekend. I am not sure if it is proven fact but it sure seems to me like spring comes to Grand Staircase about a month earlier than it does for Denver. So, by about the end of February / beginning of March I am totally craving a trip to the red rock country. Normally my uncle and I slip away for a short backpacking trip at the beginning of march to celebrate his birthday every year. However, this year I have a business trip so we are not going to get to go. In an effort to make myself feel better about not going I have resorted to looking through some of my photos from previous trips… This is the Narrows hike in Zion National Park if you have never been I highly recommend putting it on your to do list. This is a 9 mile round trip hike from the Temple of Sinawava to Big Springs. but what makes it really cool is you wade through the Virgin River the entire way. If you don’t feel up to 9 miles of hiking you can turn around at any point and head back but if you are any thing like me your sense of adventure will carry you all the way to Big Spring.  Since I have lived in Colorado all my life, I have to say, I am completely intrigued with the ocean and life around the ocean. I am also a sucker for maritime antiques and history.. Anyway, while exploring the streets of Port Townsend, WA, my wife and I decided to walk down to the water front and take a look out across the water. This is what we came across. Honestly, I have no idea what it is but it looks very cool and old. It is located right behind the historic clam cannery building so I assume it has something to do with the offloading and or processing of the clams. You may have seen my other picture of the Old Clam Cannery from Port Townsend, WA. If not, take some time and look around – it is not too far back. By the way… I have recently learned that the clam cannery building has been transformed into a beautiful hotel. Check it out here: www.clamcannery.com/  This is all that remains of an old train derailleur. Apparently, as good will for allowing access to the land for cleanup they gave this damaged rail car to the property owner. You can’t tell from the picture but it is pretty damaged on the other side of the car. Also, there are no wheels or coupling. It does make for a nice picture. That is Mount Princeton in the back ground – one of Colorado’s many peaks above 14,000 ft. We are officially on the new server. You may notice some subtle changes to the site, for instance I have finally posted an about me page and I have also added a drag to share feature which allows you to share my photography with your social network by simply dragging on a picture and dropping it over the icon for your preferred social media outlet. Thank you,  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thank you all for visiting my site my site over the last year. It really has been a fun project. If you are new to the site, Welcome! I do my best to update twice a week usually at the beginning and in the middle and I try my best to not disappoint. Anyway, I took this photo on an extremely cold night at the Blossoms of Light event at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Every year around Christmas time they set up a beautiful light display in the gardens. It is definitely worth checking out. The new website is nearly completed and should launch with the next post, so make sure to check back after the New Year. 
It has been a little while so, I thought I would post a new picture I have been busy building a new server to host this site and hope to have it online very soon. I have made some subtle changes to the user experience and added some functionality. At this point all you need to know is it should be better Anyway, I have noticed that quite a few of you are clicking on the about me link. First of all let me apologize for misleading you to a blank page and let me say I will be addressing that issue very soon (see above text). Until then here is the first little tidbit. I live in Denver, Colorado and have all of my life. I love it here, we are so close to so many cool places. You can drive a couple hours in any direction from Denver and be surrounded by completely different scenery plus the weather can’t be beat. This picture was taken from my place of employment. It is not the prettiest side of Denver but it does make for a cool HDR of the city. More to come soon, stay tuned…  |
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To my surprise they agreed and they personally escorted me back to take the picture. 
