Spooky Slot Canyon

Slot Canyon Abstract

Elevation Profile for Spooky Slot Canyon

Elevation profile for Spooky Slot Canyon
Elevation and route courtesy of Route Scout

Distance: 1.2 miles (one way – to Spooky)
Difficulty: Easy, but tight spaces and some scrambling
Best time of year: Fall, Winter, Spring

There’s a great loop that connects Peek-A-Boo Slot Canyon to Spooky Slot Canyon, which was my original plan for a hike. As it turns out, ascending into Peek-A-Boo Slot can be very tricky and downright dangerous. It was a little too much for me while solo, and even too much for another couple that caught up to me in Spooky. This helped to reinforce my decision to only venture into Spooky. Even Spooky Slot had a part that made me feel a little uneasy alone, so hopefully I can come back one day and do this loop properly with the help of a hiking partner. In the meantime though, I did get a bit into Spooky Slot Canyon, and it was a pretty amazing trip through many very tight squeezes. Continue reading “Spooky Slot Canyon”

August 2016 Daily Journal of Photos & Comments for Grand Teton National Park & JH

“August: Dramatic thunderstorms, warm days, and changes brewing.” 

August 31, 2016 > Wednesday

At midnight tonight, 2016 will be 2/3 over! Locally, merchants will consider “summer over” by Monday evening of Labor Day. Many activities, like the JH Shootout, JH Rodeo, and Farmer’s Markets will end for the year. Fall activities will replace them!

Tomorrow, I will post a new September Daily Journal. I just published this initial post: Foliage Reports September/October 2016: You will probably want to check in on both regularly, as they will contain slightly different info and photos.

Golden Eye Flap

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Is It Your Challenge Too ?

I’ve read plenty of articles and books about it … but it still isn’t easy. I feel like I’ve learned quite a bit in the past year and I think about it for almost every photo I shoot … but sometimes when I look at my images in Lightroom, I wonder what I was thinking. I’ve taken a class on it and knew about almost every concept the teacher talked about … but I can’t always see the concepts in the real world. What am I talking about? Composition. Continue reading “Is It Your Challenge Too ?”

Tragic Loss … Almost

A couple months ago I bought a new 27” iMac with 3 TB of memory. I had been storing all my photos in an external hard drive because my MacBook Pro memory was just about used up. I knew that I needed a back up and kept telling myself I could lose all my photos if the hard drive crashed.   But I kept putting it off, until I got the iMac with plenty of memory available for photos. Continue reading “Tragic Loss … Almost”