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After Montreal, we rented a car for a few days and crossed the border into the Adirondacks. This reserve in upstate New York is famous for its green mountains, mirror lakes, old growth forest, beautiful vistas, endless hikes, and a bunch of other crap. Its motto is forever wild.
Hmmm. . . How could a fake-nature photographer find something interesting here? How could I possibly frame this place? It turned out to be quite easy. . .
Not sure why the hobbits needed Sméagol’s help to find Mount Doom. There’s obvious signage.
Lousy photo of the Arbol de la Vida (the Tree of Life). . . who knew it was in a Mexican Restaurant in Denver?
I’m sorry for this lousy photo, but this was by far my favorite exhibit at the Berlin Zoo. It was called Eagle Canyon and it was nothing remotely like a canyon (the tunnel is a tower?). It was a wonderfully messy fake mountain constructed out of real stones atop which mountain goats skirted dangerously on the edges of little cliffs. The critters were very active and I watched them for a long time. If you look close at the photo, you can see 4-5 of em. The exhibit also had a path over the mountain for humans to traverse with a fake little chalet and a place where the mountain goats crossed below. Eagle Canyon was tucked in the middle of the zoo and hardly anybody visited it, a hidden gem!
the old Hayden Flour Mill. . . home of the apocalyptic baking company. . .
OK, this is a lousy photo. Total fail. The tank had these weird lights that messed with the contrast. Still, if you look at the bottom of the tank, maybe you can find a seahorse. . .
trail marker inside sky harbor airport . . .