Spring Break!

Soon... some Desert Solitaire. Currently preparing by reading up on Cold Splinters, the Non-Technical Canyon Guide to the Colorado Plateau,  gathering supplies, and making playlists. Music of choice for long drives in the West this Spring will be:

• Phosphorescent, "Muchacho" 
• Morriconez, "Cloud of Dust Cry of Death"
• Songs: Ohia, "Magnolia  Electric Co"
• Music from Saharan Cellphones
• Handsome Furs, Plague Park (every road trip)
• Neil Young
• Javelin, Hi Beams
• Charlie Parr
• Jack Rose
• Daniel Bachman
• M. Sage

and probably several episodes of Mysterious Universe, The Extraenvironmentalist, 99% Invisible, This American Life, and Radiolab podcasts.

 Photo from Natural Bridges National Monument from last year - taken by me.

Photos from our trip

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We took a long road trip through a couple of ghost towns (St. Elmo, Ironton) and camped in Ridgeway, Colroado. We also spent some time in Ouray, and a night outside of Silverton on the banks of the beautiful Molas Lake. Take a look through the photos (34 of the better ones from the trip).

Moab Photos

We had beautiful weather all weekend and a full moon at night. 900+ miles driven in one weekend, but it was worth it.

What Road

I took this photo in New Mexico and it reminded me of a lunar landscape with really good warm lighting...
Here are the lyrics for this image (c/o Destroyer - an excerpt from "What Road"):

so quick let's go
it's time for the ride
the future's yours
no wait I lied

it's not yours
it's a replica of scattered ash
and the road the rain's on

New Mexico

Photos of New Mexico by Lorna Cochrane

Back

I'm back and I took a lot of photos...



here's one of my favorites:
A time-lapse of us setting up our camp-site in Mesa Verde National Park, and making some tasty chilli-dogs.

Music by Farquar Muckenfuss, called "I Think, A Convenience Store"

Found Photos: Camping

From my large collection of antique/vintage photographs - a camping theme: