Goosenecks
I was, and I still am, a geographer and a geomorphologist at heart even after all the years away from my "practising" days. Before we left for Utah, I knew…
Mexican Hat
The journey from Hanksville to Mexican Hat on first State 95 and then State 261 was not without its moments. Just look up Moki Dugway to see what I mean. It was…
Painted rocks
Somewhere on the road from Hanksville to Hite on Route 96 in Utah (as I recall) I saw this jumble of colours of eroded brightly coloured sandstone rock and tussocky…
Mono Lake
In the lee of the Sierra Nevada after you've crossed the mountains from Yosemite, and before you descend down towards Death Valley and Las Vegas you come across these amazing…
Bryce Canyon
Continuing the series of old pre-digital images whose negatives I've scanned, the next few posts are from a "road trip" we did from San Francisco through Yosemite, Death Valley, Zion…
Hell’s Gate, Canada
A picture taken from the Rocky Mountaineer - an epic railway journey through the Rockies from Vancouver to Calgary - that we were fortunate enough to travel a few years…
The Queen’s View
Another "classic" view. This time "The Queen's View" of Lake Tummel, near Pitlochry in Scotland, made famous by being "constructed" for Queen Victoria in 1866.
The most picturesque distillery?
One of the worst kept secrets is that I do enjoy my malt whisky. I've also managed to visit a few distilleries. Many have wonderful locations, often looking out over…
Botallack
This is one of my very favourite places. As an early teenager living in Cornwall and interested in geology, I would often take off on my bike and wander around…
Spirit Island
This is a very well known spot for photographers. Some take just the island with the lake and mountains. I thought with the sky being so impressive that it might…
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