sojourner photography

Wade suggested we climb Badger Mountain…”it’s an easy hike, not steep at all”, he says. Uh…just like it’s not that cold out right? I’m learning the definition of things like “steep” and “cold” vary greatly between New Mexicans and Idahoans. Although where I come from, they’d laugh if you called these little 3,500 foot hills mountains, they can be a pretty steep grade on foot. And the wind…wow…bracing. The desert can be so cold! Standing on top of Badger Mountain, he points to Rattlesnake and says, “we can climb it next.” Yeah…maybe not. I think this is about as close as I want to get to a place named Rattlesnake.

This guy keeps me so busy out hiking, driving, sightseeing and actually taking photos, that I’m backlogged beyond belief in sorting and processing, let alone blogging them. I’m a bit overwhelmed with it all truthfully. But I’m determined to tackle it and conquer the masses. And never get so behind again.

But I’d love some tips and ideas….how do you keep track of all the images, place names, etc. when traveling? Do you have a cool system or habits to manage lots of photos? How do you tackle the giant job of processing and uploading them all? I really could use some good advice.

We had a long weekend with friends at a cabin up in the mountains near Chinook Pass. It snowed! Lovely.

I took this shot out the car window while going 70 m.p.h. Of course I would have loved to have stopped to take it…certainly would have composed differently. But reality when traveling…I can’t stop every time I see something interesting. Sometimes I get shots I really love, like the ones below. But mostly what I get is useless, and it’s a real pain having to delete them all. I want to know what you think. Are drive by shots worth it?

The Columbia River, Kennewick, Washington…a couple blocks from my house.