Tag: Landscape

  • Stormclouds over Aomori

    Stormclouds over Aomori

    As I mentioned in the previous post, Aomori Prefecture is the northernmost prefecture on Japan’s main island of Honshu. The city of Aomori itself averages 26 feet of snow annually, more than any city in the world. I visited in November, and December–February turned out to be one of the snowiest in decades. It would

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  • Autumn in Morioka

    Autumn in Morioka

    Morioka is a little over 300 miles north of Tokyo. My daughter and I only ended up staying there because we had a one-night gap to fill between our hotel in Tokyo and our hotel in Aomori even further north. So, it was essentially a layover in our shinkansen (bullet train) journey and we spent

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  • Kamakura Temples

    Kamakura Temples

    Kamakura is a pretty city in Kanagawa prefecture south of Tokyo. It has some notable temples, including Hasedera and Kotoku-in. All but one of the images in this post were taken on the grounds of the former. The original Hasedera temple dates back to the 8th century, although the building above has been rebuilt more

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  • Medusa

    Medusa

    Cambridge, England. November 2024.

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  • Last of Leadville

    Last of Leadville

    This post is not just the last of Leadville, it is the last of 2025. It is the completion of three years of weekly blog posts, which does seem like an accomplishment and a good time for some reflection. I hope that all of you who subscribe enjoy receiving them each week in your inbox.

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  • Leadville Fall Color

    Leadville Fall Color

    I didn’t have enough time in Leadville, Colorado, to thoroughly explore the area (as if you can ever thoroughly explore an area in the Rocky Mountains), but I would say that it does not have the massive stands of aspen trees that you find near, for example, Kebler Pass, 50 miles to the southwest, an

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  • Seeing the Light

    Seeing the Light

    Leadville, Colorado. October 2025.

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  • Autumn Drive in Northern Colorado

    Autumn Drive in Northern Colorado

    In early October—before our visit to Michigan—we spent a weekend in Leadville, Colorado. Family events collided with our getaway, so we ended up spending one day driving north to Wyoming and back. It was dark on the return trip, but on the way up we got to enjoy driving through valleys sporting some fall color.

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  • Rocky Mountain Ranch

    Rocky Mountain Ranch

    Heeney, Colorado. October 2025.

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  • Fall Leaves below El Capitan

    Fall Leaves below El Capitan

    Yosemite National Park, California. November 1989. Remastered 2025.

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