As the title understates, each day we seek exciting, interesting, meaningful and always extraordinary scenes within the ambit of physical effort. Over time, we have also learned that a person never knows what to expect, often allowing for elements of surprise to appear. Whether it's an animal, bird or typical natural scene, we've found and have oft stated, 'No scene repeats itself'. Some have made far-reaching statements such as, "When you've seen one mountain, you've seen them all". While we might offer an argument against that rather bold statement, perhaps it's more productive to concede that many objects remain stationary and appear not to differ from one day to another. However, that ignores the dynamics of the season, sun, moon, clouds and various other elements, not forgetting the subjectivity of a person's mood. Frequently, perspective differs depending on state of mind.
(Partly lifted from our book..."A Life Experience As No Other..."
Once again, we've displayed a mere handful of photographs from hikes which brought physical challenges, and cast great beauty on the eye and soul.
Shadows and spotlights at Kelso Dunes, a favorite. I like the picture, too.
The California 'dude' (heaven forbid) attempts part of the 700 feet climb on soft sand at Kelso Dunes.
Reaching the pinnacle on virgin sand.
In dry San Diego County, a peek at a fairly lush spot below Bernardo peak.
Attempting to break the 'sand barrier'; it's never been done before. Trying to outpace the guy behind and confident he'll win.
Amboy Crater, a view from the rim.
A reason we waited for sunset at Kelso.
Inside the far rim of Amboy, looking out.
On Bernardo Mountain a conversation overheard, "He's not dangerous, more of a nuisance really."
Heading into the abyss and hardly worried; not exactly an abyss either.
The editor walks the line, a little slippery following rain. (Rain in Southern California...what's that?)
Running the dunes; never too late to be a kid.
How about some color in the Mojave desert? The colors splayed in a way we've never seen before, and maybe,
we found the end of the rainbow.
Cheers,
Jenni and Jeffrey
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