That moment in life when you want to yell, gljvzvoxbuovub zcvx.aagu0ewawu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Or something similar. Something to squeeze out a smear of emotion, frustration, bewilderment (is that a word?), mixed in with anticipation, and wild excitement.
My friend, Eric and I, desperately needed an escape. A trip out of the neighborhood and toward the mountains. A photographic journey to somewhere else.
Time to Escape.
After capturing lightening strikes in El Malpais National Monument (near Grants, New Mexico) I decided to try something new. I kept the camera open in long exposure mode and did some truck dashboard long exposure shots. I was surprised at the results. Experiment!
The Chase for great photos, videos, and memories was on.
Eric snapping a shot of the Sandia Mtns in Albuquerque, New Mexico
We headed north through the magnificent Salt River Canyon (Arizona) with our sights on a cabin nestled high in the Colorado Mountains at 9,200 feet. My runs would be labored at this altitude, but it would be about 25 degrees cooler than the sizzling environment that the Sonoran Desert was currently providing. The desert had also left us high and dry with a Monsoon season that was dismal, at best.
My photos will do most of the speaking in this post. I will share that we spent some valuable time at the Great Sand Dunes National Park (near Alamosa, Colorado), Splashing in the chilly water near Zapata Falls, getting hammered in a hail storm in Taos, New Mexico, witnessing a sensational thunder/lightning storm near Alamosa, Colorado, wild horses at the Colorado/New Mexico border and some glory on the drive from Tucson, Arizona to Fort Garland, Colorado. Oh, and there was that 180,000 acre fire that basically surrounded that cabin in the elevation zone. Also, in the adventure was a climb/trudge/grind/hike up most of Trincheria Peak (near La Veta, Colorado) accompanied by a classic 4 wheel drive up/down a rough road leading to the start of our venture up the peak.
Eric looking up at a ridiculously steep grind heading up Trincheria Peak (near La Veta, Colorado)
looking toward West Spanish Peak
last light creeps across the jumbled terrain
Storm near Alamosa, Colorado
Spring Fire (180,000+ acres) near the cabin. These fire remnants were close to the cabin we were at.
Train tracks near the cabin. Photo assisted with the truck tail lights.
Photos directly below are from Eric Peffer Photography. Models are me and Lexi.
Photos below are from my media cards.
