Nature Eases My Pain
Two Hikers, Delicate Arch
Delicate Arch (12S-630416-4289380, 46’x32’). I hesitate to even include the coordinates as anyone who cares knows where Delicate Arch is and there’s a marked trail and lots of people there day and night, especially when there is a full moon rising. The moonrise was nice, but the moon rose too late to be framed within the arch when there was still light on the arch. I wasn’t that interested in the cliché photograph anyway, but I do like these two hikers leaning into the hill as they try to reach the arch.
Nature Eases My Pain
It’s been more than six months since I posted a gallery, so I thought I’d share some of my adventures, none of which have produced a prolific portfolio of photographs, but all of which were worth exploration. I’m still hunting arches as I was re-elected as President of the Natural Arch and Bridge Society, am still fascinated by long hikes to waterfalls, am still learning new techniques to photograph the night sky and am still hiking here and there, especially there.
Some people age gracefully and some do not. I retired in time to join those who do not. Details aside, when physically challenged, I try to respond defiantly in kind. The more I'm hurting, the longer and harder the hike. One of my gastroenterologists recently said to me: “At some point you are going to have to put your medical care before your passion.” And I responded, “Or not.”
As I inferred, there is no cohesive theme to this gallery, so I named it, “Nature Eases My Pain.” At the very least, it's a distraction.
I hope you enjoy it and don’t forget to read the captions. Often, they are more interesting than the photographs. Sad, but true.
