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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Lumen Print 3
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Lumen Print 2
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Lumen Print 1
Lumen printing uses sunlight as developer and (mostly) organic objects as subjects. Having recently acquired over 20 boxes of unexposed, expired photographic paper, I came back to...
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Over the Mountains, Into the Woods
“To be without trees would, in the most literal way, to be without our roots.” Richard Mabey ...
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Weather Permitting
What everyone hopes for… however, the wide 360-degree panoramic view of of sunny blue skies and the snow-capped Pyrenees range eluded us this day. Then again, very...
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Meditative Moment
In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. John Muir ...
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Floral Oils on El Camino
Wildflowers and a very sizable aloe plant. ...
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Orisson
This is it! This is Orisson, France. Because the distance from St Jean to Roncesvalles is the longest and most difficult, many choose to break up their...
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Julie Andrews
More hiking humor. Any number of times during this day, I found I was not the only hiker who found myself belting out, “The hills are alive with...
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Steep Ascent Either Leads to…
…more steep ascents around the bend, or better, magnificent vistas! Still in France on the Napoleon Route of the El Camino, we continued our ascent into the...
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Huntto, France
“Take a load off, Franny. Take a load for free…”. Our first brief stop at this albergue. So many more to come, all of them memorable in...
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Location, location, location!
Still nowhere near the summit of the Pyrenees, out of the blue, along the trail, no other homes or buildings in sight, stood a bench and this...
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Off to Roncesvalles, Spain
One last look at the cobblestoned Rue d’Espagne, St Jean Pied de Port, France, as we begin the first leg of our hike from here to Roncesvalles,...
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Parting Shots
Departing St Jean Pied de Port, France for Roncesvalles, Spain shortly. This village at the foot of the Pyrenees was a magnificent prelude to our upcoming weeks...
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