Today it is so cold here in Los Angeles! It’s only in the 30s but happily it is sunny and beautiful outside. 🌞 There are some strong winds coming through the area, so much of the smog has been blown away. The visibility is great!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/8, 1/420 sec, ISO400 “Downtown View” USA. California. Los Angeles. 2015.
Yesterday we drove up to Dodger Stadium to shop at the Top of the Park store and also check out the ballpark. ⚾️ It’s great because you can hang out in the Top Deck level and enjoy the view year-round! One of the great tips I read was that you could actually bring your lunch and eat there (if no games are scheduled) and enjoy the amazing view.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/8, 1/250 sec, ISO400 “At the Ballpark” USA. California. Los Angeles. 2015.
There’s also a nice stadium tour you can take. It’s a guided walking tour and you get to see the clubhouse, press box, go down to the field and sit in the dugout, etc. It is really fun!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/8, 1/210 sec, ISO400 “Looking Up” USA. California. Los Angeles. 2015.
This time we just took a bunch of photos 📷 from the seats and bought a couple of things from the gift store. But it was really cool to hang out with my brother and our kids! And FYI, it was my two kids’ idea to go up to the stadium and I was happy to take them. 😄
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/8, 1/200 sec, ISO400 “Fanboys” USA. California. Los Angeles. 2015.
Hi everyone! I hope you are enjoying the holidays! Today we were in Orange County staying at my brother’s house. Everyone opened gifts and a good time was had by all.
It was so nice to spend time with my family… But now it is time to sleep. Take care and Merry Christmas!
Here are a few photos from our flight over from Texas to California.
“Sunrise from the Sky” USA. Texas. 2015.
Our flight was supposed to arrive at 8:15am, but there was a thick layer of fog over the Long Beach Airport, so our landing was aborted and we had to circle above Los Angeles for 45 minutes before landing. I made the most of the extra time to take a couple extra photos of the thick clouds and the Pacific Ocean.
“Circling” USA. California. 2015.“In the Heavens” USA. 2015.
On our roadtrips through Texas, we see more and more windfarms. I think they look amazing! The scale of these machines is incredible. When we drove through Adrian, at the midpoint of Route 66, we saw this old windmill in the midst of the giant wind turbines.
We just returned from a week-long road-trip to New Mexico and one of the things we did was going hiking at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico. The park is about 45 minutes from Santa Fe and cost us only $5 to enter. I’d suggest going early before the school buses arrive because it can get a bit crowded on the narrow trail.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/8, 1/450 sec, ISO400 “Start of the Hike”. USA. New Mexico. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. 2015.
There are two trails from the main parking area – the Canyon Trail and the Cave Trail. We did both, first hiking the Canyon Trail, then on the way back we split off to the Cave Trail. If you can only do one, I’d recommend the Canyon Trail. It took us about an hour and a half to complete the Canyon Trail, and add another 20 minutes or so for the Cave Trail.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/8, 1/140 sec, ISO400 “Looking Down the Trail”. USA. New Mexico. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. 2015.
The Canyon Trail is spectacular and you will find yourself walking between steep canyon walls, which quickly turns into a slot canyon. It’s reminiscent of Antelope Canyon, but I have to say that I prefer Kasha-Katuwe because the trail is so varied. Sometimes we were walking on gravel, other times sand, and other times over large boulders.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/8, 1/60 sec, ISO800 “In the Slot Canyon”. USA. New Mexico. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. 2015.
As I mentioned before, the trail can get very narrow and if there are people headed the other direction, you’ll have to wait a bit while they make their way through. We ran into a couple large groups of YMCA kids heading the other direction, but luckily we were headed down while they were headed up. Like I said, try to go early in the day!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/8, 1/140 sec, ISO400 “Look Up”. USA. New Mexico. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. 2015.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5, 1/750 sec, ISO400 “Blocking the Sun”. USA. New Mexico. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. 2015.
As the name of the park implies there are rocks shaped like tents all over this part of the park. They looked really distinct and cool! It was so neat to see them from all different angles, with the trail weaving around them.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5, 1/950 sec, ISO400 “Fun Part of the Trail”. USA. New Mexico. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. 2015.
Besides the amazing rock formations, there are plenty of cool-looking gnarled trees and large boulders. We didn’t see any damage to the trail at all… it looked so natural and unspoiled.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/6.4, 1/1400 sec, ISO400 “The Tent Rocks”. USA. New Mexico. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. 2015.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/6.4, 1/1400 sec, ISO400 “Gaining Elevation”. USA. New Mexico. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. 2015.
After a while, the trail starts to get a bit more strenuous as it gains in elevation. There were a couple parts where you really had to climb a bit! But it was worth it because the views were amazing. We could watch as our viewpoint became level with the tent rocks that once were towering above us, and then soon we were looking down on them! (see the two photos above)
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/6.4, 1/1250 sec, ISO400 “At the Top”. USA. New Mexico. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. 2015.
We eventually reached the plateau and the trail leveled off and continued on to the lookout. The view was spectacular. You could see all the way to the trail far below and I noticed that there were large groups of hikers on their way up. I’d estimate that there were only about 10 people ahead of us on the trail (we only saw about 4 cars in the lot when we arrived), but on the way back down we must have passed about 40, including two large groups of kids out on field trips. It’s understandably a popular trail!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/6.4, 1/950 sec, ISO400 “Almost Finished”. USA. New Mexico. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. 2015.
After we finished the Canyon Trail, we picked up the short loop of the Cave Trail. The cave itself was pretty disappointing, but there is a really cool section of the trail that weaves through some small tent rocks. When we arrived back at the parking lot, there were many more cars and picnickers enjoying the park. If you are ever in the area, I’d say block off a few hours in your schedule and hike the Canyon Trail at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. It’s really awesome!
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