I sorted and reprocessed some old photos from our visits to the Kelso Dunes in the Mojave Desert back when we lived in LA. The results are up in a gallery in my Smugmug site. As time permits, I hope to continue sorting my old photos and uploading them to share. Below are some sample…
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Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, on a clear winter day
We spent a day hiking around Arthur’s Seat while we were in Edinburgh. The weather was lovely. The pictures from our hike around Arthur’s Seat are here. Here are some highlights:
Pitlochry, Scotland
Over Christmas break, we were in Edinburgh. We made a side trip to beautiful Pitlochry up in the highlands. The highlight was a hike up the Bealach trail, then a diversion to the base of Ben Vrackie trail and around Loch a’Choire, down to Killiecrankie, and then along the river back to Pitlochry. The photos…
New photos from Pentland Hills, Edinburgh
I was recently in Edinburgh. On one day that I had free, we went for a hike in the beautiful Pentland Hills. We walked from Currie to Swanston. After entering from Currie, we dog-legged to the Harlaw House Visitor Centre, where we had a nice cup of tea at the Vanilla Pod Cafe. We would…
Guanlan Printmaking Village (观澜版画村)
Guanlan Printmaking Village (观澜版画村) is a traditional Hakka village that has been turned into a center for the preservation and development of traditional printmaking. The historic buildings are lovely, and have been preserved nicely, so it is quite pleasant to walk around. There are some shops selling prints. We took a bus from Luo Wu,…
Pictures from the Zumiao (祖廟) in Foshan (佛山).
This summer we visited the Zumiao (祖廟) in Foshan (佛山). It was fairly easy to get to. Basically a long subway ride from Guangzhou. The whole gallery of Zumiao photos in Foshan is here. Here are some samples: Save
Pictures from Xidi, Lucun, and Hongcun in Huangshan, Anhui (安徽黄山的西递村，廬村，宏村)
We recently spent a day in the Huangshan area in Anhui. We didn’t have an opportunity to see Huangshan itself. We visited three historic villages: Xidi, Lucun, Hongcun (西递，廬村，宏村). Unfortunately, we only had a few hours each for these lovely and well-preserved villages. Nonetheless, they’re fascinating. I made up a gallery with a selection of…