17 June 2010

How to: The three-camera hike

Veit Springs (or the Lamar Haines Memorial Wildlife Area) is a mellow little hike through the aspens on the lower slopes of Humphreys Peak.  The mile-or-so-long trail from the small parking turn-out on Snowbowl Road [aka FS 516] heads up along an easy alignment, mostly on an abandoned roadbed, to an old herder's cabin and a few nearby springs and seeps. We figured this spot would be a good pick for a walk on a summer weekday, despite all the traffic on the road, obviously heading up to the 'Bowl for the Skyride.  Plus, we're in puppy-training mode these days, trying to give the new little-dog lots of opportunities to be out with us in the woods and learn from the old big-dog how to chase butterflies, stay-close, and do-the-right-thing.

To make things a bit more interesting today, along with our snacks and water, I packed three different cameras for our little excursion. Our daughter had her  Fuji J28, my wife had her Canon S5IS, and I took a few pictures with our Nikon D40. Nothing special or award-winning, but I thought the different perspectives were sorta interesting.

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veit spring me smiling at the camera in the woods veit spring
veit cabin me and daddy hiking with my new puppy rubi veit spring
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veit cabin

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May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. -- Ed Abbey