Monday, June 15, 2015

Today was hiking and taking photos of non-moving stuff.

I hiked out to Farie Falls and took several shots.

It was a bit of a comedy of errors. I forgot a part I needed for the tripod, so I had to take the shots hand-held.

On the way out, I saw this neat scene of people on the boardwalk in the geyser basin

Also on the way out, I wanted to climb the hill above Grand Prismatic Spring and get pictures of that, but the Park Service has closed that area. It seems so many people have been going up there and they've worn many unofficial trails that erosion is a problem. People are still going up there, but I didn't. I found another way to get the picture.

Instead, I climbed the hill across the road from the geyser basin. After looking at topo maps, it's just as close to the spring and only 50 feet or so lower. On top of that, there are no trees to block your view of the spring. It was a steep climb, but not too bad.

The rest of the day was showering and recovering and putting my gear back in order. Right now an evening storm is coming and the wind is shaking the trailer a bit and marble sized hail is banging on the roof.