the wandering chick

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When it comes to taking pictures, my motto is this:

Always look behind you.

The scene there may be as magnificent as the one ahead.

Welcome to my picture collection.

Most of my adult life has been spent with camera in tow, always with one eye on the road and the other looking out for the perfect shot.

It never takes long to find.

The graceful weeping willow, the orange sunset, the crashing waves. The joy of capturing such serenity, such quiet beauty always gets my heart pumping and my soul singing.

A novice, yes. But I doubt few pros feel more adrenaline flow than I each time the shutter is released.

Whether traveling with family and friends, or wandering alone down the highways and byways, the beauty is only surpassed by the thrill of finding it.

A collection of photo favorites

 

waterfall

 

alpaca

 

Pictured here is Nairn Waterfall, outside of Pemberton, British Columbia on the Sea-to-Sky Highway north of Whistler.

Great blue heron on Roosevelt Lake
A great blue heron on Roosevelt Lake, Arizona
This alpaca along with a few other farm animals were seen at a remote gas station in Sublette, Idaho.

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prairie and mtns
Waterton Lakes National Park, the Canadian version of Glacier Natl Park, turned out to be everything I had expected. See more of this area where foothills don't exist. It's prairie to mountain, right on.
mustangs
In addition to the herds of mustangs on the Gila River Indian Reservation, there are other herds in the East Valley, on the Lower Salt River, Bush Highway to Coon Bluff Recreation Area. Check out the wild and beautiful horses there.
saguaro
mtn range in snow
Arizona's Four Peaks are a part of the Mazatzal Mountain Range in the northeast section of the state. I captured this shot while in the Mesa area while visiting the Phon D. Sutton Recreation Area on the Bush Highway. The snow-covered mountains made a breath-taking backdrop to the area.
I have wonderful friends who take me in their side-by-side to various off-road trails in the area. Sometimes I follow along in my own, but often it's just the two or three of us. We stay on trail, but then we get out and walk the desert floor to get up close and personal with the saguaros, both the live ones and the skeletons of those that have met their demise. In my opinion, they're equal in beauty. Check out some of the off-road rides we have taken the last few years.

It's been several years since I've been to Death Valley, but I went back to see the Badwater Basin as it has changed from a salt flat to a lake. The basin is 282 feet below sea level, and the scorching summers prevent water from accumulating...usually. But this year is different due to excessive rain and snow melt. People are flocking to see the phenomenon...and I joined in.

Check out these photos and then take a look-see at the ghost town of Rhyolite, Nevada.

off-roading vehicle
It's a great day when you're invited to go off-roading. This day trip was to Crown King, a small community in the west valley's Bradshaw Mountains. A particular section of the route known as "the waterfall " is pictured here. Though not as dramatic as it sounds, it's enough to pump up the adrenaline in the drivers. This driver decided not to go over the waterfall, but rather to scale the bolders. To see more pictures of this trip, click here.
badwater basin with water
burro in desert
It must be hell getting old, especially when you have one ear that doesn't seem to work anymore. We found this fella out in the desert while doing some off-roading.