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Midnight Angels–A Different Way of Bringing in the New Year

January 1, 2020by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography Leave a comment

  It was New Year’s Eve 2012, and I was camped with a friend at the Island In The Sky section of Canyonland’s National Park, near Moab, Utah. Earlier in […]

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2013 ~ The Year of the Floods, Canyonlands National Park, SPECIAL TIMES

Snow Blizzard (A Poem by Roxy Whalley)

August 31, 2018by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 2 Comments

In answer to our prayers, she came, Claiming the land as her own. Bellows of whiteness blinding our vision, So welcome was this loss of sight. A trillion tiny white […]

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ARTICLES, ESSAYS & POETRY

Skis, Snowmobiles, and A Dog Named Thor

August 27, 2018by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 4 Comments

Originally written for my column Tales From The Trail, published in The Estes Park News in 2005. Barb & Joe crawled gratefully into their flimsy tent brushing snow from their […]

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ARTICLES, ESSAYS & POETRY, TALES FROM THE TRAIL

White Queen ~ A Poem by Roxy Whalley

July 11, 2018by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography Leave a comment

  White Queen ~ by Roxy Whalley She blankets the world in a white shroud, turning sharp edges into rugate shapes. The stuff of the earth, disguised by white crystals. […]

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ARTICLES, ESSAYS & POETRY

Solo Hiker

July 2, 2018by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography Leave a comment

~ Solo Hiker ~ One set of boot tracks in the snow, a solo hiker seeking solitude on a lonely trail. Does the cool January air help this person to […]

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Rocky Mountains to Dinosaur

November 9, 2017by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 5 Comments

October 5 – 12, 2017 ~ Solo travels winter 2017/2018 My last day of work was October 5, 2017. The store I worked in was cutting back on hours, and […]

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2017/2018 ~ Winter Travels, COLORADO (CO), Dinosaur National Monument, Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Uncategorized, UTAH (UT)

Silent Snow ~ A Poem

April 12, 2017by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 2 Comments

Tires crunched on crystalline stars, as I drove into the park, with no need for headlights, the snow was so bright in the moonlight. ~ Standing at an overlook by […]

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ARTICLES, ESSAYS & POETRY

Lost At Dusk in Rocky Mountain National Park

December 27, 2016by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 4 Comments

This is a true account of a hike that went very wrong for a young lady who was not prepared for the trail less travelled ~ Published in the Estes […]

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ARTICLES, ESSAYS & POETRY, Rocky Mountain National Park, TALES FROM THE TRAIL

Feb 2016 Part 1–Slab City ~ Salvation Mountain

July 13, 2016by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 10 Comments

  This is the first post about my experience at Slab City, where I spent 10 days in February 2016. In this post I’m giving a little introduction to The […]

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2016 ~ Rubber Tramp Rendezvous, AZ, CA, UT, Death Valley + More, GATHERINGS OF THE TRIBE, Slab City a.k.a. The Slabs

Out On A Ledge ~ Stuck Overnight on Long’s Peak During a Snow Storm.

June 21, 2016by Nomad for Nature ~ Tranquil Light Photography 1 Comment

(The above image is available for purchase on my web page as a picture, tote, shower curtain and more… ~ Just click on the image to view it larger).   […]

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Rocky Mountain National Park, TALES FROM THE TRAIL

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