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Travel

Notes from walks, one post at a time.

Travel photography is where I slow down. There are no assignments or expectations… just time, long walks, and the patience to wait for something to come together. Each post is a single walk or day, told in a handful of photographs and a few words, newest first.

Cannon Beach & Ecola State Park, Oregon
Haystack Rock
Haystack Rock is bigger than you remember, Ecola State Park is worth the poison oak, and by sunset the whole beach had come to watch.
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Brushy Peak & Sycamore Grove, California
The East Bay
A day in the East Bay I'd somehow missed: golden hills, oak trees, wind turbines, and cows under a rising moon.
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Coronado & San Diego, California
Across the Bay
Back along the water in Coronado as the light faded: palms turning to silhouettes, the skyline glowing, and one last stop beside the Midway.
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Coronado, California
Coronado by E-Bike
My first e-bike ride: a loop around Coronado to Silver Strand Beach and Hotel del Coronado, slowing down to actually see it.
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Downtown San Diego, California
First Light on the Bay
A few calm minutes along the bay: birds on the rocks, soft water and first light on the skyline before the city filled in.
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Solana Beach & Del Mar, California
Sunset vs. Sunrise
Sunset versus sunrise on the calmer, wider stretch north of La Jolla, where the light changes faster the closer the sun gets to the horizon.
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La Jolla, California
Walking North
Fifteen miles north on foot, from Windansea through La Jolla Village and up to the Gliderport: long views, steep cliffs and a pier that's farther than it looks.
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New York City
Whiteout
A full whiteout, right when I happened to be in town: four snowy miles from Times Square to Bethesda Fountain and back.
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Windansea Beach, La Jolla, California
Windansea at Sunrise
Just after sunrise at Windansea: the land was quiet, but the waves were violent, powerful and loud.
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La Jolla, California
South from the Cove
Walking south from La Jolla Cove as the sun dropped: grassy bluffs, rocky outcrops and a coastline that kept offering new angles.
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La Jolla Cove, California
La Jolla Cove
Sea lions everywhere and birds stacked on the rocks: La Jolla Cove is calm and busy, quiet and loud, all at once.
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Portland, Oregon
The City of Roses
Morning walks and one long evening loop: Mt. Hood at sunrise, the Willamette's bridges, the Rose Test Garden and the White Stag sign.
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San Francisco, California
The Other Side of San Francisco
Light between downtown buildings, houses stacked on steep streets and lanterns strung through Chinatown, with the Bay Bridge always somewhere in the frame.
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San Francisco, California
Pastel Houses and Pelicans
Pastel houses, pelicans on the piers and the Bay Bridge peeking out between buildings, ending with the Golden Gate at sunset.
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Europe & Egypt, in black and white
The Power of Contrast
Ten stops, revisited in black and white: the same trip seen through light, shadow and contrast.
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One from each city
Leftovers
One leftover from each city: the frames that didn't make the first cut, but still tell their own story of the trip.
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Cairo & Giza, Egypt
The City of a Thousand Minarets
The final stop: a camel ride across the Giza Plateau, a climb inside the Great Pyramid to the King's Chamber, and the Sphinx.
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Athens, Greece
The Cradle of Western Civilization
One full day in Athens: a guided walk up the Acropolis, a solo wander through the city and the stadium of the first modern Olympics.
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Frankfurt, Germany
Mainhattan
A quick stopover between Venice and Athens: half-timbered Römerberg square waking up, then across the Main to the skyline.
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Venice, Italy
The Floating City
Canals, quiet streets and no cars: two walks into Venice for wandering, lunch, dinner and more gelato than planned.
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Madrid, Spain
The Heart of Spain
Just an afternoon between flights: Plaza Mayor, its arches and its bronze king, then lunch at Mercado de San Miguel in the heat.
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Barcelona, Spain
The City of Gaudí
The colourful curves of Park Güell, Sagrada Família on the skyline and a long walk back through neighbourhood after neighbourhood.
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Amsterdam & Zaanse Schans, Netherlands
The Venice of the North
Bikes, trams and canals in Amsterdam, then windmills, cheese and hand-made clogs at Zaanse Schans on a windless day.
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Paris, France
The City of Light
The Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Versailles, Montmartre and a Notre Dame still wearing its restoration: Paris at an unhurried pace.
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London, England
A Different City Every Day
Big crowds and layers of history: the British Museum, the Tower of London, Big Ben, the Shard and a rehearsal-day tour of Shakespeare's Globe.
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Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland
The Land of Fire and Ice
First stop of ten: steam rising from lava fields, milky blue geothermal water, lighthouses and sea stacks along the Reykjanes Peninsula.
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Pike Place & the Seattle Waterfront, Washington
Waterfront Edition
Lunch at the Market, then a quick, chilly walk along the waterfront. The Space Needle makes a sneaky appearance.
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Downtown Seattle, Washington
Color Against the Gray
Twenty years later, the weather hadn't changed. Bright colors against Seattle's gray, and the Space Needle peeking around every other corner.
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Travel

Haystack Rock

The East Bay

Across the Bay

Coronado by E-Bike

First Light on the Bay

Sunset vs. Sunrise

Walking North

Whiteout

Windansea at Sunrise

South from the Cove

La Jolla Cove

The City of Roses

The Other Side of San Francisco

Pastel Houses and Pelicans

The Power of Contrast

Leftovers

The City of a Thousand Minarets

The Cradle of Western Civilization

Mainhattan

The Floating City

The Heart of Spain

The City of Gaudí

The Venice of the North

The City of Light

A Different City Every Day

The Land of Fire and Ice

Waterfront Edition

Color Against the Gray