US
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Seattle
I was leaving the Cascades (mountain range spanning Northern California to British Columbia) outside Seattle. Hour and a half before sunset. Light drizzle. Beautiful light filtering through a thick mist, doing all kinds of magical stuff. Sheer rock on one side and a river on the other. Lush greenery…
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The Calm Evening Sea
“It’s gonna be a wild sunset in about 50 min” (Text I sent to my wife as I pulled up to the gym.) The whole drive, I’d been staring at the sky, the clouds and the horizon. By now I’m a pretty decent judge of the permutations and combinations of
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48 Minutes at the Courthouse
The first shot in this series was taken at 6:16 PM. The last shot was taken at 7:04PM. 48 minutes. At the Courthouse. (Courthouse Butte, that is.) I took a short trip to Sedona in Arizona. For the uninitiated, Sedona is a red rock gem sandwiched between the
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Joshua Tree
(Again)
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Seascapes
My last post (“La Jolla”) got me a little nostalgic for my seascape days. Thought I’d share a few more of my favorites from that era.
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La Jolla
While promoting his book ‘How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia’, author Mohsin Hamid made a stop in La Jolla (in Southern California, pronounced: la-HOY-a). At the event, he was effusive in his praise of the local coastline. I’m guessing the tour took him around the world but clearly it was La Joll…
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Joshua Tree
Only in the American Southwest…
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No Way Back
First rule of seascapes: no matter how many back-to-back blistering sunsets you had, the day you show up, the odds will be against you. Second rule of seascapes: always watch your back. I forgot that rule and was so focused on what was ahead of me that I didn’t realize that the tide had crept up beh…
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Philadelphia
Never knew .. and really, should’ve known .. Philadelphia is actually a really cool city. More scenes from around the Water Works .. Triple olympic champion and father of Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco: There’re some really cool sculptures outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Didn’t get to go in…
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Skykomish
I wish I could translate this (couplet) into English but I can’t. Generally, though, it touches on a recurring theme in Urdu and Sufi poetry about the virtue of trying keep a low profile in life, keeping selective company, while trying your best to do good acts. The relevance here is that, part of m…
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First Look: Seattle (and Outskirts)
Essential Tips for the First-time Traveller
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