Monday, April 12, 2010
Red River Gorge
They have a Cabin rental company in the Red River called "Georgeous" - that seems appropriate. The Gorge was a great place to hike and see some beautiful scenery. We went on a Friday and came back on a Monday, so not a very long trip - but we saw a lot in a short period of time!There are many short and easy hikes you can do right from the main roads - pretty easy for even those elderly or very out of shape people. However, the Gorge is known for world famous rock-climbing, so it attracts even the most "hard core" adventurer - and for good reason.
On Saturday, we did a handful of short, easy hikes from the road just to "see the sights", but we did choose one moderate hike - according to the trail guide. The hike was supposed to be 5 miles round trip. Well, let's get a few things straight - 5 miles means 6 miles. Moderate means starting at an elevation of 915 feet, climbing across a ridge, then down the ridge to 335 feet, across the floor of the Gorge and up another ridge to 922 feet, then down halfway from that ridge to climb out again to get back to the road. It took us about 3.5 hours to go 6 miles - we didn't break any speed records for sure, but I wouldn't exactly call our route "moderate".
Anyway, the photos were great and it was a great deal of fun, but be careful what you bite off if you go!
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
Where's my Camera??
Once again, I have no photos to share - just like with the fashion show - I had the perfect opportunity but didn't have my camera. Isn't that the first rule of photography? Always have your camera with you! Since I haven't learned rule #1, I can only TELL you about what a great photo it would have been....Emma and I are taking a walk around the Lily Pond in Iowa on vacation (after yet another Hawkeye win - we're 5-0 with a big game against Michigan coming up this weekend). It's about a 3 mile walk around the pond. The north side of the pond is generally the road, while the south side is more like the trails out by Grand Rapids - water on both sides and a path down the middle. Emma and I are walking along, taking in the sights of the pond when up pops a family of beavers. About 5 cute little heads bobbing in the water no more than 5 feet from us. Their water repellent fur made them look like they were greased, but their eyes were almost friendly! I'd seen all the beaver huts in the pond for years, but I'd never seen a family of beavers just hanging around - what a photo I missed!
The next day, Larry joined Emma and I and it was around 4p in the afternoon, so the sun was on it's way down, but the sky was bright blue and it was crisp outside. After my experience just the day before, you'd think I would have remembered my camera this day. Well, no. Blonds ARE slow, evidently, and I was not too happy with myself - yet again. As we turned on the south side of the pond, the entire turtle population of the Amana, Iowa Lilly Pond must have been having a sun bathing competition! Again, 5-10 feet from us were Turtles on logs everywhere! Turtles were actually stacked on top of each other to bathe in the sun. And I missed it. Again.
Well, the photos are in my head to enjoy, but the whole point is to share them with the rest of the world. I guess my brain really is taking a break this week - photos and all! posted by Black Sheep Photography at 10:35 AM 0 Comments
Fashion Show!
Well, there was a successful Fashion Show event at Levis Commons in September. We had 2500 people and raised at least $10,000 for the Sight Center of Northwest Ohio. It was a terrific event and there are many wonderful fashionable photos - none of which I took. Thanks to many photographers on the scene, but a big thanks to Adam Rossi who was a hired "gun" the night of the event. I will post some photos on the site - but know they won't be mine! You'll love the shots, however, the event was great! View some of the photos at the links below!http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articleAID=/20090928/COLUMNIST10/909289983
http://www.flickr.com/photos/toledocom/sets/72157622474284216/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b-IvgUIgHU (I'm interviewed here!)
http://tell.toledo.com/2009/08/13/epic-rocks-fashion-announces-retailers-and-models/
Labels: EPIC Rocks Fashion, Fashion Show, Levis Commons
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