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Backpacking White Sands
How is White Sands different than all other dunes in the US? Well when you leave all the vegetation you get a feeling you are in the worldest largest unused ashtray. When I was a kid and didn't know any better I would play with the sand in ashtray because it was so foreign to me, of course parental supervision ended that quickly.
Backpacking here was great, just imagine one of the whitest places on earth at night with the glow of the full moon.. .. . It's probably the brightest natural darkness you can find.
This photo was just a spur of the moment idea as much of my is just spontaneous just as much as it is planned. I had the flash in the photobag since I didn't need my regular backpacking pack.
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November 11: Backpack
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Veterans Day, the Army & Marines calls them rucksacks. The Navy calls them seabags. The Air force calls them Louis Vuitton. 8x5 watercolor book.
This was taken in my backpacking days I believe in 1999 in the Chilcotin.
I used to hike with my friend from my high school days Don Fuller and his dad Bob.
Don passed away in 2006, his dad passed away last year.
They were both skilled outdoorsmen and I was able to tag along for some wonderful experiences in the wilderness.
Here I am packing much too much stuff, but still having a wonderful time.
Probably taken by Don using my Olympus Stylus 35mm film camera.
A lot of the info is guessed by me. I sure like the EXIF data we have recorded by our digital cameras.
There's an amusing story behind this photo.. i spotted this woman and asked for a photo, she agreed and i took a few shots. Then she grabbed my hand, whipped out a henna tube and started doing mendhi all over my hand and arm! (and it wasn't one of the beautiful, skilled designs you can get!) After she finished i said thankyou and offered her a tip, which she refused. She then took me by the hand (again) and lead me and my friend to a shop down the road where she gestured to a bag of chappati flour she wanted us to buy for her! at a few hundred rupees it was only a few pounds for us and we bought it for her. I think this photo was worth it in the end! :)
Taken in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India 2012.
I think this is pretty cool if I do say so myself! These are backpacks for a school help project for kids who have trouble getting supplies. They have lots of school goodies inside. I photographed the event, taking more traditional shots, but liked this one the best!
Greg Sykes (DSI James Dean Ken doll) starts his backpacking journey by fording a river while vacationing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Collection in a country Museum. Early version of today's backpacks? I remember having a cardboard one as shown; also one similar to the back left ( not sure what it was made of) and when about 9 I was given mu aunt's old leather one. Such a lot of memories there.
The "Women Backpacking Together" Meetup met at the Caribou Lake Trailhead in the Caribou Wilderness in the middle of the night... around midnight. Lorrie and I were there around 7:30pm so after we put up our tent and built a fire, we warded off the bears by making a lot of noise. Four plus hours! We were up around 9am and out on the trail around 11am. Got to our camp at North Divide Lake around 3:30pm and set in for a cold night. Snow all around but we found a nice meadow to camp in.
It's off to school again in Kingston after March Break. That means strapping on a big backpack and being walked by your Dad.
Everyone has a place or two that they want to keep secret. This is definitely one of ours. Paul and I went back to an old stomping grounds for a week long backpacking trip to celebrate his 50th birthday. Our original route was cancelled due to a fire in the area, but Plan B turned out great. We caught some cutthroats, saw 5 black bear, 5 rattlesnakes, osprey, eagles, big Chinook salmon and the Perseid meteor showers. The weather was warm for carrying heavy packs, but at least a couple rain storms drenched us. There was a microburst that came through the area one afternoon, like a freight train, that had us watching multiple trees busting over. Luckily the tall cedars, douglas firs and ponderosa pines at our camp bent, but did not break. An awesome trip in an amazing place with a great friend.
I love how this turned out. Glad I decided to use aqua rapunzel for the side panels; that wasn't my original plan. Another wonderful backpack using Made by Rae's pattern. Also used interfacing and lined with kona curry.
Magnus returns home from his third month away at training. The trainer is excited to show us a new technique for when visitors arrive, so I hope there's been a big break through with this boy. And the guy who rents out her basement fell in love with Magnus. Granted, he hopes to be a dog trainer one day, but I am always pleased when others recognize this big goof as lovable.
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