Wydaho hikes

September is almost half-way through, the leaves are starting to change, and there is a nice chill in the air when the sun goes down.  We've been hiking around our new area exploring the mountains before the snow comes.  Some hikes have been on the west side of the Tetons (Idaho) and others are on the east side (Wyoming).  One of the hikes was to Windy Cave which took us through Grand Targhee National Forest and Mako dabbled in spelunking.  Included is an 'action' video of Mako the Spelunker.  Another adventure took us up a trail on Jackson Hole Resort where you could see a fire burning north towards Yellowstone.

Here are a few of the pictures.  Enjoy!

Victor

It's been about two weeks since I arrived full time in Victor and lots has happened. I have a couple projects in the works that I'll try and post soon, but in the mean time here's a shot from Taylor Mountain and String Lake.

 We've been trying to get out and explore when we can. Two weekends ago we hiked up Taylor Mountain off the pass and had great views of the Tetons even with the smoke from far away fires. Then this past weekend we borrowed some inflatable stand-up-paddle boards and headed into Grand Teton National Park. There we paddled around the shallow clear waters of the this little lake. It was an awesome way to spend our first anniversary together.

 Cheers!

SoCal trip 2012

Thank you to Amy and SS for letting us enjoy the sun in Southern California a  couple weeks ago.  We had a great time and enjoyed playing tourist for a change.  Here are a few pictures from Vista to Mission Bay to Joshua Tree.

A Ski Video

Here's a video Mako and I put together this morning.  It's a little tribute to all the ski videos we've watched along the way, plus I wanted to ski down the driveway.
 

Beautiful Days and Nights

The sun was out for the last couple days this week and the days are getting longer.  It almost feels like spring except for the 4 to 5 feet of snow in our yard.  Here's the best pic of the set.  

The solar flares that have been in the news lately did not disappoint last night either.  The aurora shots are right from our front porch even though I had a hard time getting the tripod set up due to it punch through the snow.

Time Lapse

On my daily commute I see the Turnagian Arm in all sorts of shapes and colors, but the past few days the sun has really made it beautiful.  I've been wanting to piece together some stills for a time lapse and today was the day for a test run.  This is a five minute lapse with pictures taken every 5 seconds and I pieced it into a 24 second video.  

Gray Day

With lots of snow on the ground, Mako and I headed down the road to Portage for a short ski.  We didn't go far, but it was a great reason to use the new lens on an overcast day.  Here's some of what we saw....

At the road to Byron Glacier

Deep snow

Turnagain Arm

Turnagain Arm