Monday, August 31, 2009

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

We're going to miss these two...

We just found out that our close friends here in Denver are relocating to Germany. Bittersweet times indeed. We're going to miss 'em!

Mike and Kristen
Elitch Gardens
Denver, CO

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

13,294'

View from the summit

Our friend Mike led us on a hike to a nearby mountain, James Peak near Alice, CO, which has now become the highest summit we've ever reached at 13,294 ft.

Info:

Round-Trip Length: 7 miles
Start - End Elevation: 10,385 – 13,294’
Elevation Change: +2,969’

Here's a full description from SummitPort.org

It was a tough hike for us, despite living at a mile high we're still not used to altitudes over 11,000' but with frequent stops we were able to slowly ascent to the summit. Once there we were rewarded with sweeping views of the Rockies and could see far east back down to the plains (though not quite as a far as Niagara Falls!) and far north into the Rocky Mountain National Park. It was a fantastic experience and we're looking forward to hiking one the of famous "14ers" (summits over 14,000) soon.

Manray's rockstar photo

Manray and cairn

Mike-the-Vegan, Manray and Me

Descending St. Mary's Glacier

Full slideshow from the hike:

Monday, August 10, 2009

Camdan

Some more photos of one my favorite subjects, Cam, taken when we first moved to Denver.

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
Tokina 12-24mm f/4

Cam

Cam

Cam