I just got back from my first solo backpacking trip. The mountains were magical but not enough to lift me from my funk.
Here’s a slideshow I made. It starts at Plumas-Eureka State Park and the nearby Johnsville Cemetery and meanders on up to Rock Lake and environs, where I camped. I put the thing together with software I learned about at a Knight Media training session. It’s called SoundSlides. Its being super-easy to use didn’t prevent me from spending a zillion hours assembling the thang. The hardest part was picking just the right music that reflected the mood of my journey. I must say I did a brilliant job.
If you have a way faster Internet connection than I, you can click the little box with arrows at the lower right corner of the screen to watch a full-size version, which is much prettier.
Hi, friends. Sorry I haven’t written for a long time. I’ve become increasingly aware of how boring this blog is.
However, newly returned this afternoon from a short backpacking trip to the Trinity Alps, I will succumb to the desire to show-and-tell. Actually, I don’t feel like writing so I’ll put this up in the form of a gallery with plain old captions. I’ve edited the photos down from 400-plus to 36 images.
As you probably remember: click on a thumbnail to see a medium-sized view. When the medium-sized view is visible, click on its white link below to see the big picture.
Note: Before we left for our trip, a ranger told me that the fires and air quality weren’t a major problem where we planned to visit. But by the time we arrived, the south road into the wilderness had been closed. We took a three-hour detour and dropped in from Callahan. You’ll see from the photos that there was a lot of haze but, except for some stretches when the wind changed and our eyes and throats burned, it wasn’t bad.
Another note: All the photos of me are thanks to Jill.
Next entry after this: three videos from the trip.
Okay, here ya go — pictures of Tangle Blue Lake and environs.
If you’re reading this, your opinion matters to me. Even if you never interact with blogs, would you consider weighing in just this once? It would really help (and it’s totally anonymous).
Here’s the situation: I’m thinking it might be fun to enter a photo or two into a travel photo contest, though my pix aren’t particularly meritorious. Can you tell me which (if any) of the following twelve possibilities you think might be worthy of submission?
When you click on each thumbnail, its one-word slug will show up in white letters under the bottom row of thumbnails. Click on that link for a full-sized picture.
Beneath the photos is where you cast your vote. I’d really appreciate your opinion.
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