Wow… been a long winter. Here on the north face of Pikes Peak there isn’t much to photograph during the dark winter months. Between the winter and spring travels of the sun on the other side of the equator, Pikes Peak sits in the frozen silence of a season without sunlight. Although fascinating to watch, the dull rocky peak in shade is not much to photograph.
However, the signs of spring are in the air although you wouldn’t know it tonight as I sit here shivering while huddled in four layers at my keyboard! We have been getting quite a few warm sunny days, most of the leftover ice has melted and there is a hint of light on the icy mountain. Of course spring is the snowiest season in Colorado, but many beautiful days in between the storms ease the pain of the seemingly never ending Colorado snow.
Late winter finds me prepared for spring, sporting a new Lowepro camera bag, a repaired and tuned Canon 70-200 F4l IS, Ice Trekkers replaced and my spirit and desire to get out and start shooting again restored 🙂 In addition, I have finally converted my blog to “Premier” in order to begin earning some income from it… Hoping that the monetary incentive will spur me on to new adventures so that I will have something to write about.
Also it looks like I may be moving to Cripple Creek, an old west setting complete with nearby ghost towns, gold mines and saloons that I have been wanting to study and photograph for a long time. Following the death of “The Examiner”, where I was a content provider for outdoor sports articles, my writing has been a bit random. With the conversion to a Premium account I have acquired the domain name swkrullimaging.com, and I intend to devote this blog to all things photography. Politics I will leave to the pundits and political commentators. I am certain that they will be able to carry on splendidly without me, and avoiding that subject will undoubtedly do much for my mood and my spirit.
Although I have made a few trips house hunting to my intended new location recently, I have not been there for optimal lighting for photography. Tomorrow is going to be a perfect day and I intend to cruise down Highway 67 to Cripple at just the right time specifically to photograph the magnificent mountain range known as the Sangre De Cristo Range. The light should be perfect at right about 10:00 a.m. as it clears the high peaks of 10,500 foot Tenderfoot Pass and shines on the jagged snow capped 13,000 foot mountain range dividing the waters of the North American continent. An added benefit of the adventure will of course be 49 cent breakfast at the Bronco Billy’s Casino on Bennett Avenue 🙂
Right now though, time to check my equipment, make sure batteries are charged, lenses clean and proper equipment packed. I am so looking forward to this! Hopefully tomorrow evening will bring a new blog post complete with pictures!
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Have you ever been to the Paint Mines? It’s pretty close to town and offers some good winter opportunities for hiking and photography.
It’s definitely on my list of things to do! Have not been there yet though. Thanks for reminding me though!