Favorite Photos | 2023 Edition

It's been another great year to be out exploring!

It was a bit tougher to get out for much of the year - I haven't mentioned it anywhere, but my main task this year was a kitchen remodel for @mrs.turbodb. An nine-month project that started with building the cabinets, we consistently progressed through a down-to-the-studs demolition, load-bearing-wall-removal, replumbing, rewiring (bye bye knob and tube), and then rebuilding everything from there. I'm not a fan of hiring work out, so only the granite countertops were done by someone else.

Still, I was quite happy to have still gotten out on a good number of trips, and we probably spent more time exploring this year than we did last, just because there was less driving to "get there."

Trips: 19 | Tent nights: 74 | Total photos: 3591

This year, looking through my favorite photos, it was fun to see a couple new styles of photo pop up. Early in the year, I was introduced to these little LED puck lights, and I've really enjoyed taking them into mines and other structures to create some interesting effects. Near the end of the year, I picked up a new flying camera, and I've found that the perspective from above really adds a new dimension. I'm not sure if these trends will continue into future years, but it's definitely a difference with this year's batch.

I've compiled a few of these photos into a 2024 Calendar. Most of the price of the calendars go to the printing company, but about a gallon of gas worth (theoretically) ends up my direction. If you are interested and pick one up, thank you!

Each photo links to the story where it was used, and the photos are in chronological order.

Rainy Day | Left Behind #3

Rainy Day | Left Behind #3

The Narrows of Arrow Canyon | Not the Rock Art #1

Needle in a Haystack | Not the Rock Art #2

Narrow Caves, a Gap, & a Broad Wash | Not the Rock Art #3

Better to be Lucky | Left, Again #1

Crowds | Joshua Tree #2

All Alone | Joshua Tree #3

Saving the Best for Last | Joshua Tree #5

There’s a House on Fire in Mule Canyon | R&R 4

Wading through White Canyon | R&R 5

Wading through White Canyon | R&R 5

A Plane, a Military Mockup, and a Sunken Dozer | Idaho-wyhee #1

Over the Edge to Paradise | Idaho-wyhee #3

Over the Edge to Paradise | Idaho-wyhee #3

Over the Edge to Paradise | Idaho-wyhee #3

Mexican Hat to Monticello – Back in Time | UTBDR Stage 1

Lockhart Basin – Edge of the Needles | UTBDR Stage 2 (Expert Alt)

Lockhart Basin – Edge of the Needles | UTBDR Stage 2 (Expert Alt)

Wellington to Currant Creek – Tiniest Deer and a Big Miss | UTBDR Stage 4

Smoke in the Siskiyous | Siskiyou Crest 1

Smoke in the Siskiyous | Siskiyou Crest 1

Rivers of the Siskiyou | Siskiyou Crest 2

A New Perspective | Soaring Over the Sierra #2

Weather Turns | Montana #3

Weather Turns | Montana #3

One Dark Mile | Montana #4

Headed South… to the Arctic | Connect the Dots #1

Hand Me the Binos, I Think That’s a Tank | Connect the Dots #2

Hand Me the Binos, I Think That’s a Tank | Connect the Dots #2

Hand Me the Binos, I Think That’s a Tank | Connect the Dots #2

Bass Camp and Beyond | Connect the Dots #4

Nivloc | Connect the Dots #5

60 Seconds Out | Connect the Dots #6

Worth the Effort | Third Time #1

Worth the Effort | Third Time #1

Almost the End | EMHT Segment 1B Caruthers Canyon to Clark Mountain

Colorful Ore | EMHT Segment 2B Silver Lake to Ivanpah Mountains

Racing the Sun to the Mojave Megaphone | EMHT Segment 2C Ivanpah Mountains to Rocky Ridge

Desert Art | EMHT Segment 3A Rocky Ridge to Granite Mountains

Unfinished Business | EMHT Segment 3B Granite Mountains to Providence

Seems "Safe" | EMHT Segment 3C The Bonanza King to Fenner

From Sea Level to 13,796 Feet | Hawaii Vacation #3

From Sea Level to 13,796 Feet | Hawaii Vacation #3

 

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