El Camino de Compostela trails are maintained by volunteers all across Northern Spain; to become a volunteer, however, pilgrims must have completed the entire 800km trek from...

Over the Mountains, Into the Woods

Posted in: Botany, El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | June 28, 2018 at 9:36 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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“To be without trees would, in the most literal way, to be without our roots.” Richard Mabey ...

Steep Ascent Either Leads to…

Posted in: El Camino de Santiago, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Plants, Scenic, Spain, Travel | June 24, 2018 at 9:49 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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…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...

Electra Glide in Blue

Posted in: Alaska, Botany, Color Photography, Colors, Commercial, Creative, Infrared Photography, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Travel | September 10, 2017 at 9:31 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Misty Fjords National Monument, Alaska (finding this title came like a shot out of the blue; it’s an old movie w/ Robert Blake and Robert Redford. It’s...

Punchbowl Amphitheater

Posted in: Alaska, Botany, Colors, Commercial, Creative, Infrared Photography, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Travel | September 7, 2017 at 11:10 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Infrared shot while boating in Misty Fjords National Monument just outside Ketchikan, Alaska. Easy to see how this scene with the steep, vertical, granite wall lends itself...

Punta Sur Cliff

Posted in: Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Travel | April 6, 2017 at 9:52 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Garrafon Natural Park, Isla Mujeres ...

Barrier

Posted in: Alaska, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Travel | July 11, 2016 at 9:31 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Glacial Faces #4

Posted in: Alaska, Botany, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Travel | July 10, 2016 at 1:45 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Vassar Glacier (the 1st 2 images surrounded by lush, green foliage) and a few others that couldn’t be identified. ...

Glacial Faces #3

Posted in: Alaska, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Travel | July 10, 2016 at 1:37 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Bryn Mawr Glacier – the strong black medial moraine extending from the junction of 2 tributaries is what distinguishes this glacier from the many others in College...

Glacial Faces #2

Posted in: Alaska, Landscape, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Scenic, Travel | July 10, 2016 at 1:17 pm , by Laurie Merritt

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Yale Glacier, 20 miles long, varies in width from 1.25 to 2 miles wide at its terminus. Note the “rippled levels”. In its lower portion, the glacier slopes at...