5 Shots: Camping at the Rim

Posted on November 17, 2019 by

40 Comments

Blue Valley. Below are the small towns of Strawberry-Pine.

We wanted to get away for 24 hours. Off we went yesterday to our new favorite spot of the escarpment that is the 200 mile Mogollon Rim. For my blogging-buddy Fraggle, whose photographs I admire because she has people in them, I created this post. Normally, I focus on the landscape. Rarely do I humanize my outings. This time, Jim and I brought along our granddaughter Milly and our new puppy, Ruby. Which one do you like best?

Crags. Sandstone and limestone

Milly and Ruby
Purple Wild Flower
Red and White Roots
Milly on the Edge
Grandpa, Milly & Ruby
Strawberry and Pine Below
Steak, potatoes & beans
Steak, potatoes & beans for dinner.
Milly chooses to watch Mary Poppins
Camp Fire
Ruby.

 

Category: 2010s, adventure, Arizona, camping, Five Shots of..., five shots...., glamping, hiking, nature, photography, travelTags: , , , , , , ,

40 Comments on “5 Shots: Camping at the Rim”

  3. All good of course, but I actually like the camp fire best. There’s something about flames, and sitting around them.
    Glad you had a nice break in your ‘Hobbit’ caravan. 🙂 🙂
    Best wishes, Pete. x

    Like

    Reply

  4. They are all terrific shots, but since you decided to add people, lets go with Milly and Ruby, two best friends out for a walk in a gorgeous setting!

    Like

    Reply

  5. The roots are scraggly and jagged, but look smooth to the touch. they’re old and new, gray and red, spreading, but contained in the clearing. I find that photo a splendid blend of contradictions that somehow work together. It’s my favorite!

    Like

    Reply

  6. As always, I like the dog best (last picture). After that.”Crags. Sandstone and limestone” which has so many different colours and textures.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  7. Ah yes, peoples!! I love these Cindy, the puppy is gorgeous and the shot of Milly and Grandad together is special, but my absolute fave is the one of Milly stood on the rock and facing you, with that grand vista behind her. Well done and do more 🙂

    Like

    Reply

  8. You do like to give us the tough questions, don’t you? My photography favorite is # 2. The one that produced the Ahhh-moment is # 8, with Grandpa, Milly and Ruby!

    Like

    Reply

    • She was close to the edge and it different frighten her. I wonder what that means when she becomes a teenager? 😉 Thank you for casting your vote, Abbi.

      Like

      Reply

  13. Hard to choose as usual. The masthead reminded me of the Kodaikanal Hills in the distance as we did our annual thousand klms pilgrimage to enjoy a break six thousand feet up from the blistering hot plains in India. I eventually settled on the roots as it reminded me of the cycle of death and regeneration with the green plants surrounding them. 🙂

    Like

    Reply

  17. Great post 🙂 The pictures of Rudy the dog is so cute and the food looks delicious (steak, potatoes etc.). Anyway, keep up the great work as always 🙂

    Like

    Reply

  18. I’ve a fondness for photos of people in nature, taking it in. I also have really enjoyed all your nature shots too, so this is a wonderful mix. My favorite is Molly, grandpa and Ruby. That’s lovely

    Like

    Reply

I ♥ comments.

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

Gravatar
WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Google photo

You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Twitter picture

You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Cancel

Connecting to %s

Today I’m happy.
BOOK ONE: It all begins in 1900.

HERE on Amazon.

Riot, Fire, and Murder

THE RESEARCH IS HERE.

Ethnic Regionalism Masters

BOOK 2: Inside The Gold-Plated Pistol

It is 1928. German Expressionism, The Western, and the Hollywood Musical

Book 3: “The Lost Sisters of Bataan” is set in 1942. Two Jewish sisters from Minneapolis end up in the Philippines. One becomes a POW nurse. The other is a spy.

Join us all on the thirteenth.
to talk about the movie industry
Instagram
Words I take to heart

Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you’ll be criticized anyway. You’ll be damned if you do, and damned if you don’t. –Eleanor Roosevelt

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. –Benjamin Franklin

If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.–Milton Berle

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. — Robert Louis Stevenson

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” –Teddy Roosevelt

I miss Gene Kelly.
West Side Story. Best Film Ever? No, but darn close.
Entertaining blogs found here.
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.
Marlon Brando. On the Waterfront. Best ever? Yep.
I’d rather be outside than in.
%d bloggers like this: