tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42559380601986111552023-11-15T22:02:41.191-08:00Adventures of a PainterEmily Boutilier Sullivan is a painter from Cincinnati, OH. From June to August, she was on a cross-country painting adventure as a Brueggeman Fellow at Xavier University. She followed in the footsteps of four Hudson River School Artists: Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, Thomas Moran, and Albert Bierstadt. Her journey took her to five national parks, over twelve states, and two oceans. You can follow her on Instagram @ejbsully and see more work at www.emilyboutiliersullivan.com.Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-26515317408526308422015-12-14T22:04:00.002-08:002016-01-14T11:59:46.851-08:00Day 61: Mirror Lake & Taft Point (8/4/15)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A few notes about this day. I read more from <i>Yosemite: Art of an American Icon</i> and learned that the valley's native inhabitants were pictorially portrayed as "exotic decorations," which established this dynamic between visitors and Native people (Bierstadt took part in this by frequently showing native camps in the foreground of his paintings). I think it's a tricky subject...were they being exploited in his paintings? Were their depictions educational? Were the renderings accurate or did they perpetuate stereotypes for people back east? What is the best way to represent native peoples in paintings of landscapes they inhabited long before the "white man" came? Perhaps it was an homage to the native Miwoks for their work maintaining the health and diversity of the valley's ecosystems. I'm not sure if Bierstadt was aware of their role in the landscape or how much he interacted with them during his visits (I'm sure more reading will tell me). What was John Muir's relationship with the Miwocks? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"In the Yosemite envisioned by painters and photographers, the region's native population is cast aside, relegated most often to the corners of pictures as decorations in an otherwise 'untouched' wilderness; in this Yosemite, Indians inhabit the valley without affecting it, and they exist primarily for the viewing pleasure of whites."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've looked into several artist residencies that have an emphasis on environmental stewardship, performing a labor of love to preserve and maintain a landscape. Our park rangers and volunteers do this every day for our parks...anyway, maybe that's a good way to better understand the landscape as native people did, to labor for it. I am again reminded of a take away from the National Parks documentary...people called this land home long before the national park was a national park.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Painting today, I met Joe and Natalie from Sydney, Australia. They were so nice and told me Dan and I should visit Australia, not New Zealand for our honeymoon. Photographer Jim and I talked shop about Hudson River School painters. Early photographers didn't have the technology to capture detail in the sky, so paintings still helped (and still do) tell the whole story of a landscape. He was doing some last minute training for the JMT. An Italian family walked by and the mom told the little boy that I was painting for my profession, and the boy looked at me and said "professionale!" Super compliment! Another man walked by and said "It is going to be classic." One couple tipped me $10. All in all, a pretty hopping place to paint today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Taft Point photos are worth thousands of words...the edge of the earth, stunning view of the valley, so many visual layers to the landscape. And even more quality time with mom and dad. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Tricky to find a good spot to paint where I could see both mountain and reflection.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Wishing I had time to paint here.</span></td></tr>
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Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-36683210791863462412015-09-11T14:35:00.001-07:002015-09-11T14:35:58.150-07:00Day 60: Bridalveil Falls & Finish Upper and Lower Falls (8/3/15)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vOVL_5Qyop9l-q2OU1kpeLfES90DYKSaMHgcxdbhLBCAnPC6XiIUcGP6Dh7qYzhbvANWgnLu2fwNJZNZHqMISC6E9288TrDlaXg9ju0J8Xp4fDncOF8s1-qBhJFGoWUEKhB8rZDMlSRB/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163401387.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vOVL_5Qyop9l-q2OU1kpeLfES90DYKSaMHgcxdbhLBCAnPC6XiIUcGP6Dh7qYzhbvANWgnLu2fwNJZNZHqMISC6E9288TrDlaXg9ju0J8Xp4fDncOF8s1-qBhJFGoWUEKhB8rZDMlSRB/s500/Photo%25252020150911163401387.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356232.9077" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><p> My morning was a bit different with my parents here. They were up and making coffee before I even emerged from my tent! I wasn't in a big rush today. My dad heated water for oatmeal (very nice) and I worked on finishing a few blog posts. We got going into the valley after I finished. They are being great about going with the flow and working around my "schedule" aka "playing it fast and loose." </p><p>We started off at Bridalveil Fall and it is stunning even with low water flow. There really is barely any water going over the fall, but the little water is so delicate and lace like and the water dances in the wind. The sun obscures the view of the fall and I had to keep moving closer and closer to escape it shining in my eyes. The rock face is sheer and small streams of water wake their way down the rock face. The water dancing in the wind is so beautiful, with the sun behind it. I can honestly say it reminds me of my wedding veil. Speaking of which...Dan and I get married two months from today! Crazy and awesome and exciting. </p><p>After this my parents and I parted ways. I went to finish my painting of the Upper and Lower Falls (before the water runs out!) and my parents went to hike Vernal Falls. It felt so good to be out again with my paint pack. I got to my quiet spot along the Merced River and ate lunch. Just as I was getting ready to set up my painting Supplies a family of seven, speaking a language I couldn't place, came and set up a picnic. It turns out they are Israeli and incredibly kind and generous. There were five children...the oldest girl around 9, then a boy around 7, a girl around 5, and twin boy and girl around 2 or 3 years old. The oldest boy came over after I'd been painting a while and offered me hot tea. How could I say no?! The tea was delicious with a fresh mint leaf. Minty and sweet. Then the dad said, "Friend, come eat with us!" and I sat and enjoyed omelettes and corn and all kinds of picnic foods. They all had beautiful names with meanings. I can't remember them, but one meant something to do with singing, and another was sunshine of God. I tickled the youngest boy's feet (tickling is the same in every language). They played in the water and threw mud at each other and ran around. It was very joyous and it just warmed my heart to see such a lovely family spending time together. Before I left the oldest girl came over and gave me an Oreo. My heart is full! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkt3xwg0BkKRPGZSOuOlXE2K-LTRExZejn_V393W3ROnrkRFihyphenhyphen1njo6gbo9FhbTLEcpZl1xC2yNrwbjSMISvqCzljggdUTT69UyxerCEOPcakqxvQVKFKxj2sGtaJAHX597ev9Z9Bq7X/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163402116.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkt3xwg0BkKRPGZSOuOlXE2K-LTRExZejn_V393W3ROnrkRFihyphenhyphen1njo6gbo9FhbTLEcpZl1xC2yNrwbjSMISvqCzljggdUTT69UyxerCEOPcakqxvQVKFKxj2sGtaJAHX597ev9Z9Bq7X/s500/Photo%25252020150911163402116.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356185.7559" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Behind the scenes, morning look at me blogging/researching...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQ7ySQma5PVOM6IdQCczg9i3UJr-tkuqCt7dRWD-_Fk7adSkjc-sOyBsZwu1zIy_aR2fEV5r2T_Ae5hCuehVfkeGa41WHZQjXrcKPxCxIIW1-cry1Jhawv8uyi1hls887mnoKTXdxbYkT/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163402702.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQ7ySQma5PVOM6IdQCczg9i3UJr-tkuqCt7dRWD-_Fk7adSkjc-sOyBsZwu1zIy_aR2fEV5r2T_Ae5hCuehVfkeGa41WHZQjXrcKPxCxIIW1-cry1Jhawv8uyi1hls887mnoKTXdxbYkT/s500/Photo%25252020150911163402702.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356183.43" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bobcat!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsiCc5brUVqTb_u18Ve8xepuvP9eDf5BPLS-P2f8fWMFp_9aoplPOteSE4mhJkeAj-KxrwxW5aI0zt03W0uG-UUpyvph9mqCb_yfqRgHEfLCCGVu8gGvoLpcv34jfealCNduTtKD2I8Aj/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163402977.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsiCc5brUVqTb_u18Ve8xepuvP9eDf5BPLS-P2f8fWMFp_9aoplPOteSE4mhJkeAj-KxrwxW5aI0zt03W0uG-UUpyvph9mqCb_yfqRgHEfLCCGVu8gGvoLpcv34jfealCNduTtKD2I8Aj/s500/Photo%25252020150911163402977.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356211.821" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To show how close he was.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadpa8f0Yxig7MQy5uUhBL6hNlKnLajdFJgBZ3tGaRIkKqGe1K8qt9D0n-wymzIzdeodwWmM4dT5k6Eh1HxJn7CE4dr9TEaU8ZMfBUVMPy9SXsys17WkuRv3dfJJbc4osYxSaz1OdIX8jL/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163403565.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadpa8f0Yxig7MQy5uUhBL6hNlKnLajdFJgBZ3tGaRIkKqGe1K8qt9D0n-wymzIzdeodwWmM4dT5k6Eh1HxJn7CE4dr9TEaU8ZMfBUVMPy9SXsys17WkuRv3dfJJbc4osYxSaz1OdIX8jL/s500/Photo%25252020150911163403565.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356217.3901" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leocat or Bobcat?</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyytsHESXvzbWXozGmRZBBdGVMaNEEQNO8zoGUiKhOms3wQBinPkzZGOJVaYNeGoybuXhIF4fZm4WiGWXdj2onLT6__WzqLtivI645woVsJX1DTsiwz1khSnUA0gUws3zH-GSy0YNLCWwn/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163404161.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyytsHESXvzbWXozGmRZBBdGVMaNEEQNO8zoGUiKhOms3wQBinPkzZGOJVaYNeGoybuXhIF4fZm4WiGWXdj2onLT6__WzqLtivI645woVsJX1DTsiwz1khSnUA0gUws3zH-GSy0YNLCWwn/s500/Photo%25252020150911163404161.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356217.9937" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very little water cascading over the falls. Hard to see because the sun kept rising and peeking just over the top of the falls.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJ1kj3Tf75Ncsv_Jz-Z_wlljxHBnMrhw_lsGiK5pz9nqoIfDxJkcCi511VJ4fAw5mt-ZgLP0qMZPsZOtDtD93dfUnDrvmp1g06QmjmHhgawuJwZh4uGSFyW4kCRBCO8l5yfWacGaApt-w/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163404686.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJ1kj3Tf75Ncsv_Jz-Z_wlljxHBnMrhw_lsGiK5pz9nqoIfDxJkcCi511VJ4fAw5mt-ZgLP0qMZPsZOtDtD93dfUnDrvmp1g06QmjmHhgawuJwZh4uGSFyW4kCRBCO8l5yfWacGaApt-w/s500/Photo%25252020150911163404686.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356243.5903" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute petite mom with some big giant rocks.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr9NfRclTTUicYY4Dzm7HSsOCM5OeLpwVixD7aUzzPqsLoIL8XKRnjQjv8ayJ_WZM9iRxrWeO3xHTWEaNxoDdrCdFh1Yt_DUK7Vf55KtzIMh2Om5PbV1p7aIBA454IMOR6x8rHCy8WrWO/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163405291.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOr9NfRclTTUicYY4Dzm7HSsOCM5OeLpwVixD7aUzzPqsLoIL8XKRnjQjv8ayJ_WZM9iRxrWeO3xHTWEaNxoDdrCdFh1Yt_DUK7Vf55KtzIMh2Om5PbV1p7aIBA454IMOR6x8rHCy8WrWO/s500/Photo%25252020150911163405291.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356260.423" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More of the view beneath the falls.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIKobmgzKY1_bFv_WpKjBHN5GFIp-iwhqKaPezq4ooAirTTW6DJVX03rLmHHWh48fueN6Seed_MQLcs2-_l3XA3uRw4ZyMpNh8IfDW-pXZ6ix7N72w2W6ArtQuKPJFGsgC_5Vslfltmcs/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163405802.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIKobmgzKY1_bFv_WpKjBHN5GFIp-iwhqKaPezq4ooAirTTW6DJVX03rLmHHWh48fueN6Seed_MQLcs2-_l3XA3uRw4ZyMpNh8IfDW-pXZ6ix7N72w2W6ArtQuKPJFGsgC_5Vslfltmcs/s500/Photo%25252020150911163405802.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356262.3228" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's where the light got interesting...the lit water danced in the wind at the top of the falls.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLn1ZOO-WxTM27xwJjhbiHjjn4_zHkbGPs2o24VwpH-CTv0v7doqSAJn43wmO2MP00hyphenhyphenTF2fQqeMNlHVIVjPkpB261Z4b7FN-lk8Ge3NkMso55uiOJk6DCZKw41EFzL9XOBtLJloo1sCK/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163406310.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLn1ZOO-WxTM27xwJjhbiHjjn4_zHkbGPs2o24VwpH-CTv0v7doqSAJn43wmO2MP00hyphenhyphenTF2fQqeMNlHVIVjPkpB261Z4b7FN-lk8Ge3NkMso55uiOJk6DCZKw41EFzL9XOBtLJloo1sCK/s500/Photo%25252020150911163406310.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356266.834" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very veil-like.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDF5qhc-9KmxAuZ5LQq3DIASK_S_rB_-JLNID8v445U-1RkvNBBFUipQXqWp73TihHmHegR5ntPYGYPx0g6r9h_yObfb01wzdO3RK6b5e3ot10nC84R2d7kxASlP223ir6DXViHTYaBdY3/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163406826.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDF5qhc-9KmxAuZ5LQq3DIASK_S_rB_-JLNID8v445U-1RkvNBBFUipQXqWp73TihHmHegR5ntPYGYPx0g6r9h_yObfb01wzdO3RK6b5e3ot10nC84R2d7kxASlP223ir6DXViHTYaBdY3/s500/Photo%25252020150911163406826.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356275.1135" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quick sketch with some notes.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZidKvToJKbpHGXhsDFlZ8kNz5tSD9OzEfbtsLZGcDW86MqZh6dnpgfAbmIp16LqQCdLKGhStfReWM7rNedwA9Glxs7rlfjH2Dnw_-xlCPpLniZl8wOl09hVDTt6mR_z3LycuAZyn6PjB/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163407374.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZidKvToJKbpHGXhsDFlZ8kNz5tSD9OzEfbtsLZGcDW86MqZh6dnpgfAbmIp16LqQCdLKGhStfReWM7rNedwA9Glxs7rlfjH2Dnw_-xlCPpLniZl8wOl09hVDTt6mR_z3LycuAZyn6PjB/s500/Photo%25252020150911163407374.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356206.7283" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at it dance!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUdlk0oXV68UOFoZS7E2DiYAum8Qt3Sd3gKv081baBDeG46J7ZEvEVXp5cvvF3gawyNQdRhDkEZiv2szeWdUaMdl1sTFvecBUCeyj3e5lUJ2pJ6RsUT6s1BkJWB7pXJfnqv3Dv9-n-Vtc/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163407905.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUdlk0oXV68UOFoZS7E2DiYAum8Qt3Sd3gKv081baBDeG46J7ZEvEVXp5cvvF3gawyNQdRhDkEZiv2szeWdUaMdl1sTFvecBUCeyj3e5lUJ2pJ6RsUT6s1BkJWB7pXJfnqv3Dv9-n-Vtc/s500/Photo%25252020150911163407905.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356205.2256" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nature is amazing.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcSaXw_0dFnWjqEwvxBsnnotFcrqF-ciPLJE6A9u8F80uL0MJLiPoifPGGOmO0VQw6k_NYHANcBgbBQKuz3fYByiblVzBVy8yiWld5yYefEjEvEnQ1ZoSW6cUHmJs-9H4bEEnY23xvXJw/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163408433.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcSaXw_0dFnWjqEwvxBsnnotFcrqF-ciPLJE6A9u8F80uL0MJLiPoifPGGOmO0VQw6k_NYHANcBgbBQKuz3fYByiblVzBVy8yiWld5yYefEjEvEnQ1ZoSW6cUHmJs-9H4bEEnY23xvXJw/s500/Photo%25252020150911163408433.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356191.3284" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's just water, wind, and light...but look what's created.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XNdL-rIej4OYoTBo8_NRlZIaWKanjvP6E4FTGE1-2ZyfTLGlDkBkXOQ3-nV6PFG80W-tr-Plom2T07CALBtlTobm3mEZuwsxn9QHm_UgpIP0juP99-JoqtZXCVRnggJUrNXNUTG5nynN/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163408928.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XNdL-rIej4OYoTBo8_NRlZIaWKanjvP6E4FTGE1-2ZyfTLGlDkBkXOQ3-nV6PFG80W-tr-Plom2T07CALBtlTobm3mEZuwsxn9QHm_UgpIP0juP99-JoqtZXCVRnggJUrNXNUTG5nynN/s500/Photo%25252020150911163408928.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356188.2917" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Off to finish my painting of Yosemite Falls.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPL9_Y3Fr4ZRBxEum8CgiwfkR0qjDM3iDiXNVWeOpkjUtfDWD1UPeY9ldgNh9xlQtpNA8Kb0IXR5Ov0YHBo7hGuUK3xKxT0KhgldqX7NbC1mfG7i141EylfMRdxQAHHfyGTCicGgp1vzm/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163411359.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPL9_Y3Fr4ZRBxEum8CgiwfkR0qjDM3iDiXNVWeOpkjUtfDWD1UPeY9ldgNh9xlQtpNA8Kb0IXR5Ov0YHBo7hGuUK3xKxT0KhgldqX7NbC1mfG7i141EylfMRdxQAHHfyGTCicGgp1vzm/s500/Photo%25252020150911163411359.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356256.4604" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paint Pack in action.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vOVL_5Qyop9l-q2OU1kpeLfES90DYKSaMHgcxdbhLBCAnPC6XiIUcGP6Dh7qYzhbvANWgnLu2fwNJZNZHqMISC6E9288TrDlaXg9ju0J8Xp4fDncOF8s1-qBhJFGoWUEKhB8rZDMlSRB/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163401387.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfMJR-9jK6HC3TAC2KtjWisENBLwjlaUN_rL7-UYGpE6PXBq7B_lX1LKhpz5m0d5TFnXBjZjCIfncQigjZc2m8hrpID5xGV_yZLFy3cAF1c4ham-8sUIbSJaEZqmrkWEXVFyIT_nFqWbr/s500/Photo%25252020150911163411578.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356261.537" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished painting! Very happy with it.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Lve6DjYOQmlJrZrfSeeA2gemEqhymBek6Roro6O7xPPhunRT34qvJUjHVkjGrUw_xUhwfRNGLNUpkYjVDbS1R3HepYL3DMp7cj9tpR9udMilEAETazLLG_M-6RSivuP85x6GMjC4N2yf/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163412166.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Lve6DjYOQmlJrZrfSeeA2gemEqhymBek6Roro6O7xPPhunRT34qvJUjHVkjGrUw_xUhwfRNGLNUpkYjVDbS1R3HepYL3DMp7cj9tpR9udMilEAETazLLG_M-6RSivuP85x6GMjC4N2yf/s500/Photo%25252020150911163412166.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356269.5088" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It sure is nice to have Chef Dad at camp with me.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7csLY2x3m4SofeLIKDIR5bXyCD1I1EZjx0tf8ppYhZac_Drw4S5_m1XfawH5xSUnkcXCbNiVe0tYgDgGPw5fCPvK2H1f-9Emc2v4cin7w16nzBRi9taBHRgvCDh95agloX1WpL0ANb-PR/s1024/Photo%25252020150911163412709.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7csLY2x3m4SofeLIKDIR5bXyCD1I1EZjx0tf8ppYhZac_Drw4S5_m1XfawH5xSUnkcXCbNiVe0tYgDgGPw5fCPvK2H1f-9Emc2v4cin7w16nzBRi9taBHRgvCDh95agloX1WpL0ANb-PR/s500/Photo%25252020150911163412709.jpg" id="blogsy-1442007356252.795" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mmm, chicken foil dinners. Life is good.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-56400834553975047642015-08-13T19:28:00.001-07:002015-08-13T19:28:39.824-07:00Day 58 & 59: Merced to Yosemite (8/1/15, 8/2/15) <p> Day 58 consisted of grocery shopping, driving to a small town outside Yosemite, and seeing Mission Impossible. Day 59 was more exciting because we got to YOSEMITE! And we got a campsite at Tamarack Flat, a really beautiful spot next to a granite boulder/hill thing. Next we decided to explore the valley and visit some of the museums and visitor center I'd been waiting to go see with them. A gallery in one museum even had Thomas Moran and Albert Bierstadt paintings! We ventured on to the Upper and Lower Falls, which still have water, but less than when I started my painting last week. We found a bench and sat for a while and watched the falls...very peaceful. Funny how you can get tired slow-walking through museums all day. </p><p>Later that night we went to a program at the park theater (I told you arts are alive here - there's a program every night of the week) called "Ranger Shelton Johnson: Through the Eyes of a Buffalo Soldier." I recognized his picture from the National Parks documentary by Ken Burns. So I wanted to see him! He's basically a celebrity! I maybe should have paid more attention to the subject after his name because the history of the Buffalo Soldier wasn't high on my agenda for this trip. He gave a vivid performance but parts seemed like he was taking an hour and a half to tell a story that could be told in about fifteen minutes. </p><p>So, in honor of the documentary that inspired us seeing this show, I want to give a little background on Yosemite that I wasn't able to do with Yellowstone. Yosemite was originally set aside at a state park under the care and control of California, and I believe the third national park after the idea caught on. In the mid and late 1800s, travel to Yosemite required a two day trip from San Fransisco, then a "grueling" 2-3 day trek in the mountains by foot or horseback. Frederick Law Olmsted wrote that Yosemite was "the greatest glory of nature...the union of the deepest sublimity with the deepest beauty." Theodore Roosevelt spent several nights in the park with John Muir, rejecting a lavish banquet and feast that had been planned for him, opting to sleep outdoors. There is also a long history of native peoples who lived and worked in the valley, well known for their elaborate and intricate basket weaving. Again, many different perspectives at play in the history of the park (only briefly touching on a fraction of them). I feel blessed to be here on my own journey.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFJMhanzB7Hl5KRdkidaY7yHzQ7vozMl_rbE1wHst1HitApusTkFwIgGbM5dx2ozcWh2IdM6bbrVwjbPJyannbURsu8f79buUGkiLw1aMOMu2jkXgS4PKhSEwI2Y5xXouGhWjF-ZJ0ij9/s1024/Photo%25252020150813222613197.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFJMhanzB7Hl5KRdkidaY7yHzQ7vozMl_rbE1wHst1HitApusTkFwIgGbM5dx2ozcWh2IdM6bbrVwjbPJyannbURsu8f79buUGkiLw1aMOMu2jkXgS4PKhSEwI2Y5xXouGhWjF-ZJ0ij9/s500/Photo%25252020150813222613197.jpg" id="blogsy-1439519317425.0925" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="215"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tamarack Flat campsite. Recently paved road three miles down to the campsite was a bonus.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xaSsqWhNjejQUULHsS62pC-7qRKk37U1QWWVZcQG2mn1Gf62T8RPKFJawPQFDPug5ektGscY9b_vJyMrr30Fb1k_ADZm5QbHBj9CEOenk1FgB5lNekd3-CtBk6yXXWDnTG2JGI-acmD-/s1024/Photo%25252020150813222613845.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xaSsqWhNjejQUULHsS62pC-7qRKk37U1QWWVZcQG2mn1Gf62T8RPKFJawPQFDPug5ektGscY9b_vJyMrr30Fb1k_ADZm5QbHBj9CEOenk1FgB5lNekd3-CtBk6yXXWDnTG2JGI-acmD-/s500/Photo%25252020150813222613845.jpg" id="blogsy-1439519317462.272" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awesome mural in the visitors center.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20Plxn4SyL8WMCtZk1w-wCdxNaMHFZXx0G_EekuuXK-0-zu5m-fhMgcSczmSrYX9MEoveT3ClDPakjd_9EMCKV1nz3Br0aTn8qBPqxzqns5k7bmieuPlXCOi4jWxKwS3ixCgUdrSywNYQ/s1024/Photo%25252020150813222614344.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20Plxn4SyL8WMCtZk1w-wCdxNaMHFZXx0G_EekuuXK-0-zu5m-fhMgcSczmSrYX9MEoveT3ClDPakjd_9EMCKV1nz3Br0aTn8qBPqxzqns5k7bmieuPlXCOi4jWxKwS3ixCgUdrSywNYQ/s500/Photo%25252020150813222614344.jpg" id="blogsy-1439519317458.4966" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ARTISTS!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn90H3aaNsYdTkNMV5CEwVyyIUArkJyjYTZD17Wim-HLP7IKy8tYYxwEmR4YoIFhDdQapk6J-HImV11IP1x9zH8FmGDfzVxi767L2-yTIrA8TtQDr4To0MWi7F1imPuqVUogwHwLP2Wb6S/s1024/Photo%25252020150813222614863.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn90H3aaNsYdTkNMV5CEwVyyIUArkJyjYTZD17Wim-HLP7IKy8tYYxwEmR4YoIFhDdQapk6J-HImV11IP1x9zH8FmGDfzVxi767L2-yTIrA8TtQDr4To0MWi7F1imPuqVUogwHwLP2Wb6S/s500/Photo%25252020150813222614863.jpg" id="blogsy-1439519317485.9468" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Muir, again.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zfcLogFgRMzb3Yn5RYfd50ND2iIcgaOWW-LhBAK3G-EWsbO7fZHkCyWzxwn3KVZixmi_brTFVp2S_LFdfWLmIiAg9t8IakScft28U3_0A-pjx56yDmBmdAKLBASkIncoC6JciA3Dhf0X/s1024/Photo%25252020150813222615154.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zfcLogFgRMzb3Yn5RYfd50ND2iIcgaOWW-LhBAK3G-EWsbO7fZHkCyWzxwn3KVZixmi_brTFVp2S_LFdfWLmIiAg9t8IakScft28U3_0A-pjx56yDmBmdAKLBASkIncoC6JciA3Dhf0X/s500/Photo%25252020150813222615154.jpg" id="blogsy-1439519317464.8467" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas Moran painting of Bridalveil Fall.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZCJVXFrZlMN95AXNbl1URwrYHAN_8VJL2cs4Jbnw_kaJr1qaCejOM_0J1yxx2g4hxvzPNAGRURxDOHDoDm9_eaPfQ-AjNH7FZzp2ZM7xbt0e0OJeEH-4RHGDYKvqQEVPSpP-vk89MeDR/s1024/Photo%25252020150813222615382.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZCJVXFrZlMN95AXNbl1URwrYHAN_8VJL2cs4Jbnw_kaJr1qaCejOM_0J1yxx2g4hxvzPNAGRURxDOHDoDm9_eaPfQ-AjNH7FZzp2ZM7xbt0e0OJeEH-4RHGDYKvqQEVPSpP-vk89MeDR/s500/Photo%25252020150813222615382.jpg" id="blogsy-1439519317445.8225" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dark and moody Bierstadt painting of the valley at night.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHO-yFeKtqN41fzd0hbCd7fms_T7SGtE5jNFv2IM_WxsvyGb-1ob-Gf37wnqoC3n6WTRNQGy4AI6ngVEBIPrw2yjcg3IIRwQTXkLVNG9PVnhwdd4CeOhTB8OB-t9Ru4rUXXpKgS-NfiG4u/s1024/Photo%25252020150813222615887.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHO-yFeKtqN41fzd0hbCd7fms_T7SGtE5jNFv2IM_WxsvyGb-1ob-Gf37wnqoC3n6WTRNQGy4AI6ngVEBIPrw2yjcg3IIRwQTXkLVNG9PVnhwdd4CeOhTB8OB-t9Ru4rUXXpKgS-NfiG4u/s500/Photo%25252020150813222615887.jpg" id="blogsy-1439519317479.3562" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="666"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper and Lower Falls.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4V5T-pK5kD1jWFhZPbhIY6JJVuLIMTmcB4ulx6EnsWeMSiejPVzsceRMOuMV0bN5ZJPVfHS58o80TNkzlxvOkJ92GPeinYDRsFdKX7f7x3NLcpAW_yi1Yf3rwkVM-QeOyA4hjrlmhf5-/s1024/Photo%25252020150813222616374.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4V5T-pK5kD1jWFhZPbhIY6JJVuLIMTmcB4ulx6EnsWeMSiejPVzsceRMOuMV0bN5ZJPVfHS58o80TNkzlxvOkJ92GPeinYDRsFdKX7f7x3NLcpAW_yi1Yf3rwkVM-QeOyA4hjrlmhf5-/s500/Photo%25252020150813222616374.jpg" id="blogsy-1439519317439.2102" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aww, mom and dad!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85TRbDdFLA4mhfjRFcAi62-vBHSgYcfyQEG5z_AUks-_opxTk3BqKOSwKD9YZy4gerkFdAGj1FWwFaBDZQ0Dwk2ouKiVLTQTWjqsUj-NCFJH7Rep-o6HVYuolFgdR9etkDIGx0qnMTPpl/s1024/Photo%25252020150813222616741.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85TRbDdFLA4mhfjRFcAi62-vBHSgYcfyQEG5z_AUks-_opxTk3BqKOSwKD9YZy4gerkFdAGj1FWwFaBDZQ0Dwk2ouKiVLTQTWjqsUj-NCFJH7Rep-o6HVYuolFgdR9etkDIGx0qnMTPpl/s500/Photo%25252020150813222616741.jpg" id="blogsy-1439519317494.9712" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking it easy at a bench with a view of the falls.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTvYGff2t2b1reDsX19ol-gq9XD63FhFqnYNBvcuqoIIqA1gWsntWgyhOwnP6aNFwJKJpTslvQf3rnEbyVreS9IbPFVSlXfzmNZBEqjVTImdIY7KOf5GmNb6kI8xLvWfX4QXcrgRX6AaX/s1024/Photo%25252020150813222617339.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnTvYGff2t2b1reDsX19ol-gq9XD63FhFqnYNBvcuqoIIqA1gWsntWgyhOwnP6aNFwJKJpTslvQf3rnEbyVreS9IbPFVSlXfzmNZBEqjVTImdIY7KOf5GmNb6kI8xLvWfX4QXcrgRX6AaX/s500/Photo%25252020150813222617339.jpg" id="blogsy-1439519317455.3687" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What is that rope/string on the Arrow? </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXFZz2x_0Lg2gy2jmjt9ubXZEBkZjOu-hcpbsBluye8EWEmbFhlpt1sLp0t5e6AMKft_ceviBxxpK0_z66HEFhRwpORZWa-l1bf9L0rmTkVa_WBh6PFqvsrmNmn0zItffToyqN0IjIlP1/s1024/Photo%25252020150813222619870.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXFZz2x_0Lg2gy2jmjt9ubXZEBkZjOu-hcpbsBluye8EWEmbFhlpt1sLp0t5e6AMKft_ceviBxxpK0_z66HEFhRwpORZWa-l1bf9L0rmTkVa_WBh6PFqvsrmNmn0zItffToyqN0IjIlP1/s500/Photo%25252020150813222619870.jpg" id="blogsy-1439519317446.4927" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Serenaded by Ranger Shelton Johnson.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-50767696108151519212015-08-12T23:56:00.001-07:002015-08-13T10:03:51.124-07:00Day 57: Parent Pick Up and Muir Woods (7/31/15)<p>My parents flight was delayed due to mechanical issues, so I had a little more time than originally planned at Angela and Donnie's house today. Which meant I had time to vacuum my car with a shop vac (Angela laughed at how excited I got to see there shop vac when I arrived on Wednesday) and go to a car wash. I also visited Angela and Donnie's daughter Kylie at Starbucks, and she gave me some lemonade refreshers. Am I a lucky lady or what?! Angela gave me so much advice on where to go and hike in Yosemite. She loves Yosemite and hikes Half Dome almost every year. Even during my short time in Yosemite, I share her passion for the park and already know I'll have to come back. I said goodbye to Angela this afternoon, which was bittersweet because she has been so kind to me and I really feel like I've made a life long friend. </p><p>The drive to the airport was a little crazy but I successfully retrieved my new travel companions! We wanted to see Muir Woods today before we head back towards Yosemite. Driving through San Fansisco was INSANE. Definitely the craziest driving I've had to do on this trip. We went over the Golden Gate Bridge and it was very foggy so we couldn't see too much of it. Muir Woods was lovely and I'll let the photos speak for themselves. This whole trip I've been playing it very ~fast and loose~ as it is only myself I've had to worry about and I haven't had any real deadlines other than picking them up today. I think it took them a second to adjust to the play it by ear, go with the flow, it's okay if we don't know where we are staying tonight mentality. But we got there! I am adjusting too. We drove out of the city as far as we could that night and found a hotel near Merced. More travel tomorrow and the next few days to Yosemite! Happy to have my mom and dad with me!! </p><p>Oh, and I finished my first Moleskine notebook! I've never journaled so much before and I've loved it. Onto a new one. ALSO - even though there was no time or place to get a good picture of the Pacific Ocean...my trip has OFFICIALLY been cross country, ocean to ocean! #blessed</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaio5FVu484m3b1TNKXxWy2l1wt23v8-LYFLj3oWVdht1_CYv6iATmfULTRM9ZAJLw3eNVFNMgc0b3GKxyR7MRpzRGZVDg46Fp_LO9WBNIwXnFFxAJhZHankJjsTyWur_IML2ol-f5Fq4/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025121592.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaio5FVu484m3b1TNKXxWy2l1wt23v8-LYFLj3oWVdht1_CYv6iATmfULTRM9ZAJLw3eNVFNMgc0b3GKxyR7MRpzRGZVDg46Fp_LO9WBNIwXnFFxAJhZHankJjsTyWur_IML2ol-f5Fq4/s500/Photo%25252020150813025121592.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414286.6782" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The funniest part of this photo is not my dazed expression, but the fact that my mom took multiple pictures of random vans thinking it was me.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SJkRlTG5tm0UmrXjevu8FBazfVvVpIUrj_yYTCqNWrd8huUsC2QUffO5Mq7TFmorbi9FlDT4PypVDdDeCkfRKGzTdHaCjpOOJI_E3jtVMOJ8r2v-3CNamT5q4qEARmj-qMdqilYQbAeG/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025123108.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SJkRlTG5tm0UmrXjevu8FBazfVvVpIUrj_yYTCqNWrd8huUsC2QUffO5Mq7TFmorbi9FlDT4PypVDdDeCkfRKGzTdHaCjpOOJI_E3jtVMOJ8r2v-3CNamT5q4qEARmj-qMdqilYQbAeG/s500/Photo%25252020150813025123108.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414293.0757" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muir Woods</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2ZQLW-6eMoa8xKZ-ctZ4DTZg9A88Xf0Jmp8hHgA31JU6ogQttR155k07VGRNOXqk_KRcIPML3dOJ1YRShT5DiQkHfLPwo8pesC8a-7hkBhzYe1ejYmLsJ6dich5DKIX1dldeqWcXE72a/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025123609.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2ZQLW-6eMoa8xKZ-ctZ4DTZg9A88Xf0Jmp8hHgA31JU6ogQttR155k07VGRNOXqk_KRcIPML3dOJ1YRShT5DiQkHfLPwo8pesC8a-7hkBhzYe1ejYmLsJ6dich5DKIX1dldeqWcXE72a/s500/Photo%25252020150813025123609.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414335.8125" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming to covers of People Magazine: artist Emily Boutilier and her father Glenn seen vacationing at Muir Woods. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcmfwnPFJSwEIZu_o4DT1jG5N1xgzG7kmQuIDjadMC3WXjSgUxVr-uM9i5D_tB-NCFOrhHTDQXNbi0JfYQIMVikhwwJdEibJeeWSlrpwVURW5yYllb_RXiRoIn4DohIBPJnMa5ISOOQZe/s480/Photo%25252020150813025123675.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcmfwnPFJSwEIZu_o4DT1jG5N1xgzG7kmQuIDjadMC3WXjSgUxVr-uM9i5D_tB-NCFOrhHTDQXNbi0JfYQIMVikhwwJdEibJeeWSlrpwVURW5yYllb_RXiRoIn4DohIBPJnMa5ISOOQZe/s480/Photo%25252020150813025123675.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414337.8594" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="480" height="480"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yay mom and dad!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOMvHZsZTIQn7OhafLh6fsE60LY2AmESY2T6UW6HWsSN4QpGkEayg67dpKw9cX7kuROmkknXELc6GgqAxyKFfY2rCaQcKCLy8t9aCdghpPG5AHeqOz8J6ZF_W_iOA8Myk3OOjyRnuiAg3/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025123998.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOMvHZsZTIQn7OhafLh6fsE60LY2AmESY2T6UW6HWsSN4QpGkEayg67dpKw9cX7kuROmkknXELc6GgqAxyKFfY2rCaQcKCLy8t9aCdghpPG5AHeqOz8J6ZF_W_iOA8Myk3OOjyRnuiAg3/s500/Photo%25252020150813025123998.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414361.7766" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It would be a lie to say I haven't been tempted...but I would never ever!!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VNl1pUso3gqZWiJgP6gXvkegHrTA5iS8O-ZREBNI1_LtmwDjlcJU8s14EIJPB4kr3xJNQO41ubJeYQf8snepXFFeNtjQP5V8ZvgBvqe5Qu5PLs5G9GXiBhlZDCG3bJ8MfLGhNuoF0AFv/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025124599.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VNl1pUso3gqZWiJgP6gXvkegHrTA5iS8O-ZREBNI1_LtmwDjlcJU8s14EIJPB4kr3xJNQO41ubJeYQf8snepXFFeNtjQP5V8ZvgBvqe5Qu5PLs5G9GXiBhlZDCG3bJ8MfLGhNuoF0AFv/s500/Photo%25252020150813025124599.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414342.9795" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hey John, I <3 you.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCac3cABWYf1oRNMQ5sRgYRAQQjwKM9X7tcnSJnzNiCPPWT0rUwtn5NThGdsYohx2C9yWMuOVt4JgTt_DIudQ712eiHn4_SpUf8PPId0iRGNJTAU4v-7mw7xNzqqYZPZz3MH-HIr8nQcic/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025124998.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCac3cABWYf1oRNMQ5sRgYRAQQjwKM9X7tcnSJnzNiCPPWT0rUwtn5NThGdsYohx2C9yWMuOVt4JgTt_DIudQ712eiHn4_SpUf8PPId0iRGNJTAU4v-7mw7xNzqqYZPZz3MH-HIr8nQcic/s500/Photo%25252020150813025124998.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414333.6804" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whoa, I don't have to ask strangers to take my picture!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmo5kUcYIeUKPJs_VyklWyKnQbpMEsf7TYbpW3RmKHEIrsfiZy0NiOAzzG5kuyP0cLdZpPuNRZMqsfq-_scb0UPjKDAoP4zs7pJ2cmBPBGtHCzxRi8JyjG0fhKZAk_Sx0d0KIWx56QuUP/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025125542.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmo5kUcYIeUKPJs_VyklWyKnQbpMEsf7TYbpW3RmKHEIrsfiZy0NiOAzzG5kuyP0cLdZpPuNRZMqsfq-_scb0UPjKDAoP4zs7pJ2cmBPBGtHCzxRi8JyjG0fhKZAk_Sx0d0KIWx56QuUP/s500/Photo%25252020150813025125542.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414311.089" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom with a giant redwood.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqaAYC9TIvKdT3ugBxPXCRbGTPBP7EpiGkKT5YJ3sMfXH90BNXlCOgkShtzlDLmhIVnjhFGakBP22hYeTPKk_gbUhAjgNYB19FTAlo6jvI4BUOSyb3I3bGs0d8z8aha1B8tdBciEVDchX/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025126071.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqaAYC9TIvKdT3ugBxPXCRbGTPBP7EpiGkKT5YJ3sMfXH90BNXlCOgkShtzlDLmhIVnjhFGakBP22hYeTPKk_gbUhAjgNYB19FTAlo6jvI4BUOSyb3I3bGs0d8z8aha1B8tdBciEVDchX/s500/Photo%25252020150813025126071.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414310.1326" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous light on the trees...just have to look up up up to see it.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OFRguaFj3x8Le71jrNyYBF1VOwPE4DQDT-16ujGIrqKlzALcxIoc4IIdOTL4x-x2DyId9Uc4fnsHN_0s8hA0bj2HWUz-bBl4evN_v645TIJ4Z_j5Iln55JvAIWIzj_i_acVI4vQ-lxwS/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025126611.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OFRguaFj3x8Le71jrNyYBF1VOwPE4DQDT-16ujGIrqKlzALcxIoc4IIdOTL4x-x2DyId9Uc4fnsHN_0s8hA0bj2HWUz-bBl4evN_v645TIJ4Z_j5Iln55JvAIWIzj_i_acVI4vQ-lxwS/s500/Photo%25252020150813025126611.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414372.8838" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More great sunlight...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0u14vg8ysz5o106ZIHwH539Yv_1cEkFxUNPRO0hHkNMVxsD6Bq8RVeWObi3MEGy4itvjQlIyJ1xUeDhdhUstSRLyRVbOTGTdTRsWw5GvuYZvT2tdpPr_vKWygUol9ZrZBG-svVwNsSsL/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025127186.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0u14vg8ysz5o106ZIHwH539Yv_1cEkFxUNPRO0hHkNMVxsD6Bq8RVeWObi3MEGy4itvjQlIyJ1xUeDhdhUstSRLyRVbOTGTdTRsWw5GvuYZvT2tdpPr_vKWygUol9ZrZBG-svVwNsSsL/s500/Photo%25252020150813025127186.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414368.6409" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the best tree-lover's monument that could possibly be found in all the forests of the world. (John Muir)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkUBU9-LydniUye6fk1VFpWT6zHFBQsPbFaadDFGnUNcmRD7UB6rTAoQkfgbDJy_peUrpbK13I6xtU1OB1PBXuqPWSTeXPoRXyI_JsA1nm_gM2M6K40AtlfU-KbOiwvYBfZlpynsaQqwv/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025127711.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkUBU9-LydniUye6fk1VFpWT6zHFBQsPbFaadDFGnUNcmRD7UB6rTAoQkfgbDJy_peUrpbK13I6xtU1OB1PBXuqPWSTeXPoRXyI_JsA1nm_gM2M6K40AtlfU-KbOiwvYBfZlpynsaQqwv/s500/Photo%25252020150813025127711.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414345.7332" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Founders Grove</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSA5atzmq88mt0WggUTQ8w1oIvHyjOH8h48MoKTbhFT6qYgIj-UT-W5ifQTW35nsfFygEoHfUpFVRwgOdB0C4iZwQbA9F_D0458SVGnLCijOaoxKIoz5aRk_izifhC6O6MiU51DusNqF5/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025128240.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSA5atzmq88mt0WggUTQ8w1oIvHyjOH8h48MoKTbhFT6qYgIj-UT-W5ifQTW35nsfFygEoHfUpFVRwgOdB0C4iZwQbA9F_D0458SVGnLCijOaoxKIoz5aRk_izifhC6O6MiU51DusNqF5/s500/Photo%25252020150813025128240.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414336.375" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many sprouts of the same tree.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehgHbfxqP0pjSZLuJq5W9QHpAB3rcgR9WhBHJEksgdf6026Ovk-_eYMt_NbiknN2iJGp6xkvc7cafdwNDzSwfNfC47rrsbXxN4cp0Yqnln0lpi9N3k9gH24IusgZVIkJAvKx3COsNZD0N/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025128813.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehgHbfxqP0pjSZLuJq5W9QHpAB3rcgR9WhBHJEksgdf6026Ovk-_eYMt_NbiknN2iJGp6xkvc7cafdwNDzSwfNfC47rrsbXxN4cp0Yqnln0lpi9N3k9gH24IusgZVIkJAvKx3COsNZD0N/s500/Photo%25252020150813025128813.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414342.9028" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">RIP</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUb-0cDVtGdtlvnXDMf5AyrI7u7ImU6v-VogfkNlqbDX4XuF3RThAKPnWsZHRffix632IGauME1QlaySGyIWSlKSbzDG1qiA5o-0zD_c0zGEqMj2OkCi001BfbpBWetN3X1kDv6aN5pTOT/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025129330.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUb-0cDVtGdtlvnXDMf5AyrI7u7ImU6v-VogfkNlqbDX4XuF3RThAKPnWsZHRffix632IGauME1QlaySGyIWSlKSbzDG1qiA5o-0zD_c0zGEqMj2OkCi001BfbpBWetN3X1kDv6aN5pTOT/s500/Photo%25252020150813025129330.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414342.6616" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All part of the same tree</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_h8LAD7NW6TSN2bBoTaogmwgpABOqItu3WCGrP_eqtKcyGoAPbrdus6guazHJXsxEMWLNCiZQIgnLQrGWZ1fnYbqL7B4GqOpvV8Q5qroISBWgcnyGWjWr_7pCy6X0MmUi8WZC7vHNZi_/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025129843.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib_h8LAD7NW6TSN2bBoTaogmwgpABOqItu3WCGrP_eqtKcyGoAPbrdus6guazHJXsxEMWLNCiZQIgnLQrGWZ1fnYbqL7B4GqOpvV8Q5qroISBWgcnyGWjWr_7pCy6X0MmUi8WZC7vHNZi_/s500/Photo%25252020150813025129843.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414313.9216" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kerplunk tree</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFspA8AeyAjx5TOR56DytcWWopf0CR3ElTbHQMSbh9jAKt-MDWnNQ7kLOzC24kcRcED_nG2YzYpgGanH6oR1_OKJdyPhi5mX9DjTcV_o20Ab-PJ3vF1iK6jjs6TEMkRGIfJu4_ywS2YFxO/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025130364.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFspA8AeyAjx5TOR56DytcWWopf0CR3ElTbHQMSbh9jAKt-MDWnNQ7kLOzC24kcRcED_nG2YzYpgGanH6oR1_OKJdyPhi5mX9DjTcV_o20Ab-PJ3vF1iK6jjs6TEMkRGIfJu4_ywS2YFxO/s500/Photo%25252020150813025130364.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414382.2698" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zig zag branch</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXhf0W4cqfGoSPza_ligY88WZRgRb1cYg3ZAfU1HLFiAx1QReYAI-JDDBnDe5Y65_oGLLpsmYvKkJpblazn_w66-nnhODZFjuLC2zGq2aM8y9gWqstPCwkuGslJmLBAWrgpBQBgZLHXQt/s1024/Photo%25252020150813025130853.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXhf0W4cqfGoSPza_ligY88WZRgRb1cYg3ZAfU1HLFiAx1QReYAI-JDDBnDe5Y65_oGLLpsmYvKkJpblazn_w66-nnhODZFjuLC2zGq2aM8y9gWqstPCwkuGslJmLBAWrgpBQBgZLHXQt/s500/Photo%25252020150813025130853.jpg" id="blogsy-1439485414347.8965" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IN one of the redwoods! Thank you photographer mom!</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-6785036138162708102015-08-12T20:21:00.001-07:002015-08-13T07:59:03.964-07:00Day 56: John Muir's House in Martinez, CA (7/30/15)<p> Oh my goodness! I am grateful for so many things staying at Angela and Donnie's house in Martinez, California. I took a hot shower that did not require me to wear flip flops. I used a real towel. I did two loads of laundry in a non-coin operated washer and dryer. I slept in an incredibly comfortable bed. It was a wonderful return to ~civilization~. </p><p>Angela, because she is fantastic, took the day off work to show me around Martinez. Our first stop was John Muir's house, which is a national historic site. The orchard is still in tact, more or less, and there was fruit on the trees even though the grass is brown. The house is flanked with large palm trees, which was fun because it really felt like I was in California even though I have been for a week or so. I am a doofus and forgot to put my memory card back in my camera...so these photos are from my phone or online. John Muir and his wife and family moved into this house after his wife's father died. The house passed on to several owners before being donated to the park service, so the furnishings are period pieces and not original to the house. What fascinated me was seeing an Albert Bierstadt print, a Thomas Moran print, and a Frederic Church print. Three of my four Admired Artists were also admired by John Muir. It was interesting to see how printmaking made copies of famous paintings readily available in homes across the country. There were several landscape paintings by artist William Blake...I hadn't heard of him before but the paintings were good. I guess he painted more abstractly later in his career and Muir didn't like it. Angela and I got a mini-tour of the house by a very knowledgable historian/volunteer. We went upstairs and saw Muir's "scribble den" where the literary magic happened. As effortless as his words seem, he wrote and rewrote draft after draft of all his essays and books, and papers always littered the floor of the room. Angela and I rang the bell above the attic which totally scared me because I didn't think it would be so loud. </p><p>When we finished in the house, we went into the orchard and I ate a peach from one of the many peach trees. It was amazing...eating a peach from John Muir's orchard. All because I happened to be on the same hike as Angela and Donnie on the Fourth of July! Next we went to a frame shop to frame the two paintings she bought. We found an awesome thin black frame with gold trim on the inside. Very elegant and perfectly enhanced both paintings. The framer at the store gave me an *awesome* suggestion for a television series called "Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop," where he does something very similar to what I'm doing with a variety of artists. I can't wait to check out the series and already saw there's an episode on Frederic Church. Ah! I was so meant to come to Martinez! After our frame shop stop, Angela took me out to lunch at an amazing Thai restaurant. </p><p>It is crazy how big our country is. We would talk about different restaurants or stores and go "do you have those here? Do you have those there?" California is very eco-friendly. The local high school runs exclusively off power from solar panels, and many houses have solar panels too. To get your license renewed your car has to pass an emissions test. Just a different mentality than other parts of the country I think. There are lots of brown lawns due to the drought. They very rarely get snow here so summer is their "brown grass" month, where Cincinnati has brown grass all winter (most of the time). </p><p> For dinner, Donnie made <em>amazing</em> cheeseburgers with bacon and fruit salad. I haven't eaten much red meat this summer and it was so good. Angela and I stayed up and watched HGTV...probably should have worked more on my blog but it was really nice to relax and enjoy my brief return to civilization. I really, truly cannot say thank you enough to Anglea and Donnie for their hospitality. They immediately treated me like a longtime friend, going above and beyond to accommodate me. (Did I mention Angela cleaned my camelback and I washed all my dishes in an actual dishwasher?!) I am so appreciative. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglc1NQTwzCYY1mZuFElYEzMaEXHCMAEvl0teoTT0nscE3TiOCMBZSRnzX61vdyNaZG4gPTwHNeCB_akzehbG9JUOZYf1pEVevYLNZoSl10I_qMFgW7ceTja8CF71UA9eBDLWDtgSvQkIYt/s640/Photo%25252020150812232122072.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglc1NQTwzCYY1mZuFElYEzMaEXHCMAEvl0teoTT0nscE3TiOCMBZSRnzX61vdyNaZG4gPTwHNeCB_akzehbG9JUOZYf1pEVevYLNZoSl10I_qMFgW7ceTja8CF71UA9eBDLWDtgSvQkIYt/s500/Photo%25252020150812232122072.jpg" id="blogsy-1439477739774.7336" class="aligncenter" width="480" height="640" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big tall palm trees in front of John Muir's House.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHr2CmuJ4VQ72PCxQPOq2D-55zMJV8hY4yBC6M_XGBO_Jwob8mWbGnVDLV9qsVT7-5PG95Dvmqu_cAZnjospDLvWK7xqiA9RUhoPAZmh306ylETYc-0dbchYAAPLqYsrnyZy1WK43t0QPP/s480/Photo%25252020150812232122133.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHr2CmuJ4VQ72PCxQPOq2D-55zMJV8hY4yBC6M_XGBO_Jwob8mWbGnVDLV9qsVT7-5PG95Dvmqu_cAZnjospDLvWK7xqiA9RUhoPAZmh306ylETYc-0dbchYAAPLqYsrnyZy1WK43t0QPP/s480/Photo%25252020150812232122133.jpg" id="blogsy-1439477739693" class="aligncenter" width="480" height="360" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Angela! Best host and new friend ever!!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqzukjLYlg80Bg6q8_B20W6c3HhOnRJhfJYWlUIkURsq_sjQzWUrGqI8o5YXj64LMIffBLbPVo7GITriWo7YU3bSf5IhEcYuDSQ7KcUS8M2QI930tziG_B5_Wp1_ofnJF0zmBxVIYdz0l/s1024/Photo%25252020150812232122281.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiqzukjLYlg80Bg6q8_B20W6c3HhOnRJhfJYWlUIkURsq_sjQzWUrGqI8o5YXj64LMIffBLbPVo7GITriWo7YU3bSf5IhEcYuDSQ7KcUS8M2QI930tziG_B5_Wp1_ofnJF0zmBxVIYdz0l/s500/Photo%25252020150812232122281.jpg" id="blogsy-1439477739730.8933" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="260" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo from NPS of the orchard. Different fruit trees were all over. You're allowed to take and eat peaches from the peach trees. The peach tasted amazing!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTCa4qBPT3CgAxrykbKn2Jvv2C3BJ6pPjzwKCt3GXEYXS-zIV1rp469fyP2QGZDcwebMaUDYKGs9AOu14odG8mHoj9Mn4guvsLZARqtkL_VpgXcgRNd7JYBaYbhtBc0INfoCr4syKHhuk/s400/Photo%25252020150812232122354.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTCa4qBPT3CgAxrykbKn2Jvv2C3BJ6pPjzwKCt3GXEYXS-zIV1rp469fyP2QGZDcwebMaUDYKGs9AOu14odG8mHoj9Mn4guvsLZARqtkL_VpgXcgRNd7JYBaYbhtBc0INfoCr4syKHhuk/s400/Photo%25252020150812232122354.jpg" id="blogsy-1439477739688.7197" class="aligncenter" width="400" height="329" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Muir in the orchard, back in the day. He planted a giant sequoia here too. It's pretty incredible that it grew in this climate.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHvJ0q1wSmKE80QxfW2_6doW6Y5WuzitYNjtPZkzUfPvM6d7dg_sIqELzrMrgS8P2zVFOq4zN6pT-4c2KqKvGrtXGekZuf-E39WXXvoei3C_9aXCld9_qxB5PrY8xMWj46CuxPlJxWYKA/s631/Photo%25252020150812232122415.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHvJ0q1wSmKE80QxfW2_6doW6Y5WuzitYNjtPZkzUfPvM6d7dg_sIqELzrMrgS8P2zVFOq4zN6pT-4c2KqKvGrtXGekZuf-E39WXXvoei3C_9aXCld9_qxB5PrY8xMWj46CuxPlJxWYKA/s500/Photo%25252020150812232122415.jpg" id="blogsy-1439477739730.9326" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="238" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great photo of Muir in his true home.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHUxLBS86ChEbHf1JZbaxiCAD7xjE5FU3Dxl5A_lU7Br-1NOgXesfmkWwyvUmSoMRMABkcqr9wjdTimj8W1l-sumgbkfFra4WWdZtTLBg-C66MHesu7a_TZSQOGedM4rniFBmn4-t1QKn/s394/Photo%25252020150812232122466.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHUxLBS86ChEbHf1JZbaxiCAD7xjE5FU3Dxl5A_lU7Br-1NOgXesfmkWwyvUmSoMRMABkcqr9wjdTimj8W1l-sumgbkfFra4WWdZtTLBg-C66MHesu7a_TZSQOGedM4rniFBmn4-t1QKn/s394/Photo%25252020150812232122466.jpg" id="blogsy-1439477739770.7847" class="aligncenter" width="394" height="263" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muir's scribble den where he wrote many beautiful essays and books. His daughter was alive and saw the room when they first opened the site and said it had to be messier.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbu0tVLSU__Nze59aWXCh4q3qJMDI-pJP6c3RTM16G9wQruTOoMO4JFIGBfsK9YWg6G9h4_MSKkNPwJLPNoXjqnXq_d-LLBuhXwUTtgERnhD3ZL4PC8n-L-DCbHC2phSzYQmT59TSRrx51/s1024/Photo%25252020150812232122640.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbu0tVLSU__Nze59aWXCh4q3qJMDI-pJP6c3RTM16G9wQruTOoMO4JFIGBfsK9YWg6G9h4_MSKkNPwJLPNoXjqnXq_d-LLBuhXwUTtgERnhD3ZL4PC8n-L-DCbHC2phSzYQmT59TSRrx51/s500/Photo%25252020150812232122640.jpg" id="blogsy-1439477739727.795" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="333" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another photo of the house.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-78867546677447517422015-08-12T17:18:00.001-07:002015-08-12T17:18:40.390-07:00Day 55: Hetchy Hetchy Valley & Dam (7/29/15)<p>I packed up camp this morning and drove to Hetch Hetchy before heading to Martinez. It was a long road to that passed a few campsites and resorts along the way. Much longer to get there than I thought. Somewhere near the dam I realized I didn't have the map showing the valley view hike a ranger recommended. I saw a ranger station symbol near a backpacking parking lot and pulled over. Then things got weird. I walked up to the ranger station and the ranger walked out and asked if I needed something. I asked for a map and he said meet me at my car. Strange...why not in the ranger station right there? THEN, as I was walking out of the ranger station parking area, three SUV/truck cars pulled up and several men with ear radio things came quickly out of the cars. One man went into the station. They all seems to be switching cars and getting out and i just kept walking to the ranger's car. There was another SUV parked outside the parking lot. I asked the two men (both with ear radios) what was going on and they assured me everything was fine. I got a map from the ranger's car after he met me there, and went back to my car. I read the map and realized the hike I wanted to do started back at the entrance station. I decided to drive back and just head out. It was already mid afternoon and the national park secret service caravan weirded me out. I followed their seven car caravan out of the park and drove on to Martinez (in 108 degree heat - yikes!) </p><p>I was not too sad about skipping Hetch Hetchy for painting. Bierstadt painted here before the dam was built and the valley looked completely different. John Muir was adamantly against the construction of Hetch-Hetchy dam. He wrote an empassioned essay called "Hetch Hetchy Valley" in defense of its continued preservation. (Tyler - you NEED to read this essay!!!) He describes the valley as "a wonderfully exact counterpart of the Merced Yosemite, not only in its sublime rocks and waterfalls but in the gardens, groves, and meadows of its flowery park-like floor." He talks about the waterfalls, the tall mountain rocks, and paints a compelling picture of "Hetch Hetchy on a sunny day in June, standing waist deep in grass and flowers, while great pines sway dreamily with scarcely perceptible motion." What a dream. Later he describes a waterfall as "air, water, and sunlight woven into stuff that spirits might wear." Muir is truly an artist with his words, and like I've said before, personifies nature in a way for us to connect with the landscape in an even more meaningful way. The dam, to him, was a "grossly destructive commercial scheme" in "one of the greatest of all our natural resources for the uplifting joy and peace and health of the people." And then, possibly one of the best Muir quotes, is tucked in a paragraph of this essay:</p><blockquote><p>Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places in play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike. This natural beauty-hunger is made manifest...in our magnificent National parks...Nature's sublime wonderlands, the admiration and joy of the world.</p></blockquote><p>This idea of nature, of valuing and protecting it for its aesthetic beauty and incalculable benefits, is in line with the Hudson River School attitude towards nature. These artists furthered the perception of the American landscape as intrinsically beautiful. Muir ends his essay saying we might was well "dam for water-tanks the people's cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man." </p><p>So, a painting of Hetch Hetchy could have been a neat comparison between how the valley looked then and today...but it wasn't meant to be. This non-painting is for you, John Muir! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9mAlktKxYI3lngiZ9BEHgdwgtuPs7Hjc818P6hahudTvQW1ke2qhP-qQR11zJhyphenhyphen40TlvSYQhIM_VJ75ogAZ1BPHUclhOXiP0_o054E0FvEr6kjoUaqpbYN6f4jK0EIekfWcwI9suUxGB/s1024/Photo%25252020150812191810229.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9mAlktKxYI3lngiZ9BEHgdwgtuPs7Hjc818P6hahudTvQW1ke2qhP-qQR11zJhyphenhyphen40TlvSYQhIM_VJ75ogAZ1BPHUclhOXiP0_o054E0FvEr6kjoUaqpbYN6f4jK0EIekfWcwI9suUxGB/s500/Photo%25252020150812191810229.jpg" id="blogsy-1439425117580.4482" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forgot to post this picture yesterday of this squirrel, legs splayed, enjoying a snack on the sidewalk.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdRcRNBu5h40BgtiRgCOF-Nnho21uLIBXldTGPjbFvxtNLIb6U4PD6yqeoT3y6qk6k-yZ9qxy36dpy3kmINy7BNCrdmpoZmOHcWPgzmPlF_QubnegzD3NnfroXXLJ-Q-lnDnXDMOm1ZMC/s470/Photo%25252020150812191810328.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdRcRNBu5h40BgtiRgCOF-Nnho21uLIBXldTGPjbFvxtNLIb6U4PD6yqeoT3y6qk6k-yZ9qxy36dpy3kmINy7BNCrdmpoZmOHcWPgzmPlF_QubnegzD3NnfroXXLJ-Q-lnDnXDMOm1ZMC/s470/Photo%25252020150812191810328.jpg" id="blogsy-1439425117502.7136" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="470" height="380"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hetch-Hetchy Valley by Bierstadt</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSgGDltszBZ1jbpkenZFtE87ccyVumQWC55MDsA4EVe54defQB0M_Pw9myPmu4ZzcJHa1ecSI_nh2bgy6WdpC9sb1oIO0w0AG5KGeDA99szPDjdLyCtfhSoq4fIg54caMFYpEGOhAqlwK/s500/Photo%25252020150812191810414.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSgGDltszBZ1jbpkenZFtE87ccyVumQWC55MDsA4EVe54defQB0M_Pw9myPmu4ZzcJHa1ecSI_nh2bgy6WdpC9sb1oIO0w0AG5KGeDA99szPDjdLyCtfhSoq4fIg54caMFYpEGOhAqlwK/s500/Photo%25252020150812191810414.jpg" id="blogsy-1439425117515.3882" class="aligncenter" width="349" height="500" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hetch-Hetchy Valley by Bierstadt</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-10052751201719137592015-08-12T11:35:00.001-07:002015-08-12T11:35:18.062-07:00Day 54: Upper and Lower Falls (7/28/15)<p> I took it easy this morning and set off for a shower this morning in the valley. Then I made my way to the Yosemite Art Center to book a watercolor class with my mom next week when my parents join me. There is so much arts programming here! The arts are alive! I think they should have these kinds of art programs every national park. I read somewhere that there is an artist residency in Yosemite but it's been on hold because the house or cabin the artists stayed in sold or something. Seriously, I'll camp!!! </p><p>I walked across the Ahwahnee Meadow in search of a Yosemite Falls view. I saw an artist painting with water colors on the way out! Haven't really seen any artists this whole trip. Like I said, the arts are alive in this park. I could see the falls from the busy bike path along the meadow but it was right in the sun. I kept walking, crossed the Sentinal Bridge, and found a tucked away path that led right along the river. It was perfect. Tucked away in the shade, the Merced River flowing in front of me as I worked, and an amazing view of the falls. It was quiet and peaceful, minus a couple families floating by on rafts. You'll notice in the picture of the falls that there's a sharp shadow line...the afternoon sun changes quickly and that shadow kept creeping over as I worked. I'll have to come back another afternoon to finish the painting. The water over the falls could be gone when I come back - so it was important to capture what water is flowing. </p><p>The most important thing about today is that it's my last full day by myself. Tomorrow I head to Angela and Donnie's house in Martinez, California for two nights, and then I pick up my parents from the airport in San Francisco! It is pretty surreal. I think every person, at some point in their lives, should take a vacation or trip alone. I have grown in so many ways and truly enjoyed the time by myself. I feel strong, independent, and self sufficient. I have been given the opportunity to test my skills on many levels; with each success my confidence has grown, with each failure and struggle a chance to learn (and learn to quickly forgive myself, being my own best friend on this trip). I had to be decisive and responsible. I discovered the kindness of strangers, some strangers that became lifelong friends, and realized I was rarely alone as I met new people every day. I have friends in art and nature who will keep my company my entire life. "Travel far enough," said David Mitchell, "you meet yourself." Lastly...this quote by artist Nicolas Uribe sums up what I have strived for daily on this trip, and will strive for in my lifelong pursuit of art:</p><blockquote><p>Be moved by what you see, let the way you reflect or react upon your observations be your one and only guide. If you let your life be your story, you will realize you are a fascinating human being. Just be constantly mindful, be respectful of what you feel, be courageous, commit to what you believe in, accept who you are, never compromise and never ever let go.</p></blockquote><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd7IB_KkOm_jhMF0ESLVUEZGuhXO5kI2fChTLDsv4ARNzePI-GbMafckHWtoXgFUmnXxSQkOAQZHz5yqzCB3BjkJeWfzghb8le2keoEhN4ot49ONk8aHH72JyICrbA4nXNd5hIaGQ1yFe/s1024/Photo%25252020150812133416876.jpg" target="_blank" style=" " title=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd7IB_KkOm_jhMF0ESLVUEZGuhXO5kI2fChTLDsv4ARNzePI-GbMafckHWtoXgFUmnXxSQkOAQZHz5yqzCB3BjkJeWfzghb8le2keoEhN4ot49ONk8aHH72JyICrbA4nXNd5hIaGQ1yFe/s500/Photo%25252020150812133416876.jpg" id="blogsy-1439404515910.7805" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half Dome! Never enough photos.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTbIZterFe_GPjF0r-2fKputswWTV8OGdw1wnhKwIv8nfl8ZbZMnHKHvLd9pMuzENm3nWg_FYmpwkoxlQJt_dWx0yyddGQ1NcEYp3QBrXFHCArsKDHXAmZNjBdDthfTZ5iT34sNM4-nHI/s1024/Photo%25252020150812133417555.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTbIZterFe_GPjF0r-2fKputswWTV8OGdw1wnhKwIv8nfl8ZbZMnHKHvLd9pMuzENm3nWg_FYmpwkoxlQJt_dWx0yyddGQ1NcEYp3QBrXFHCArsKDHXAmZNjBdDthfTZ5iT34sNM4-nHI/s500/Photo%25252020150812133417555.jpg" id="blogsy-1439404515821.7861" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="374"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ahwahnee meadow view of the valley (I think that's the name of the meadow).</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYaHm-uG7Qj_Wor9ICNkkuiaRti1EjIYrVImLVVZntvKi2cpiCCzsL9mc3afZ0HMoYlw-zXm_Lo2Geewmh-66dnFeKAUwNck24tOtbLu4lO_0XuTRgi4bjgjZeaiAXsOIbfrH2OaPkoN4/s1024/Photo%25252020150812133418083.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYaHm-uG7Qj_Wor9ICNkkuiaRti1EjIYrVImLVVZntvKi2cpiCCzsL9mc3afZ0HMoYlw-zXm_Lo2Geewmh-66dnFeKAUwNck24tOtbLu4lO_0XuTRgi4bjgjZeaiAXsOIbfrH2OaPkoN4/s500/Photo%25252020150812133418083.jpg" id="blogsy-1439404515918.9387" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whoa!!! The whole valley must have been filled up. Insane!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_75Y4yD63_Iu3KDgAMgDSkxG8ynShYOvn9bvLIUBj-1aiQR-Ldst-2_gN2rE63fCCA6ofL0ICm0KE0oDmBh5oWTLiCrLxDNslMuhGN_Fh18Qd444a5n7T0gJv7RAaOwsKqrd-QU5oRj0/s1024/Photo%25252020150812133418604.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_75Y4yD63_Iu3KDgAMgDSkxG8ynShYOvn9bvLIUBj-1aiQR-Ldst-2_gN2rE63fCCA6ofL0ICm0KE0oDmBh5oWTLiCrLxDNslMuhGN_Fh18Qd444a5n7T0gJv7RAaOwsKqrd-QU5oRj0/s500/Photo%25252020150812133418604.jpg" id="blogsy-1439404515852.2903" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful afternoon on the Merced River painting the Upper and Lower Falls.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NgAluTN81wEwcONiwZLQoi3X2ebK2AU6S2w2pwiu6ojQKFDN0bCEfKNlvv0ai9l_i0wc55CkzFDxRBhxFFbiyZLb3zunG-3R_nUR5NNT6eocTfo1FT1qGjDST0dOCpS4hvt9xQD9SixY/s1024/Photo%25252020150812133419124.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NgAluTN81wEwcONiwZLQoi3X2ebK2AU6S2w2pwiu6ojQKFDN0bCEfKNlvv0ai9l_i0wc55CkzFDxRBhxFFbiyZLb3zunG-3R_nUR5NNT6eocTfo1FT1qGjDST0dOCpS4hvt9xQD9SixY/s500/Photo%25252020150812133419124.jpg" id="blogsy-1439404515835.5486" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Light shifted too much...so back another afternoon to finish.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mPplesyZ5x0hjQgmixQm9s1Emt6ZSikq7XMuFe4xON8fSvUkjzsw5R-rkzgptUsssV-GYDCFGp9n-WUmjF2hMBpl3UyeXR1_8C_fzILkpD6lhAr9ZQGOQF94v7f8XOlBBvfC7dLBl5f3/s1024/Photo%25252020150812133419642.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mPplesyZ5x0hjQgmixQm9s1Emt6ZSikq7XMuFe4xON8fSvUkjzsw5R-rkzgptUsssV-GYDCFGp9n-WUmjF2hMBpl3UyeXR1_8C_fzILkpD6lhAr9ZQGOQF94v7f8XOlBBvfC7dLBl5f3/s500/Photo%25252020150812133419642.jpg" id="blogsy-1439404515887.2346" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A stunning spot to spend an afternoon...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGKaT46IPnIx-WyQHRe_iGVQySEABFuB9qnoBTp7EY8PvTBt5CpJDIeG8emS532AETJhbLUIRUNWTa9aSoD1XZG9FMEHZiY9MQRPV_sMe2vKMWd1BLZzh9l3NCko72pkPxLarVfqCSPkK/s1024/Photo%25252020150812133420153.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGKaT46IPnIx-WyQHRe_iGVQySEABFuB9qnoBTp7EY8PvTBt5CpJDIeG8emS532AETJhbLUIRUNWTa9aSoD1XZG9FMEHZiY9MQRPV_sMe2vKMWd1BLZzh9l3NCko72pkPxLarVfqCSPkK/s500/Photo%25252020150812133420153.jpg" id="blogsy-1439404515877.651" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of Half Dome in the late afternoon.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9w7o288vt-YsAnemDsJKYn-Dc4qR_p4OO6t2gd0ivt1A19Z62ZLOQPoXRcSngwLswEvW7vvhaChFykXcCYeMKVsJw3x3M0t0_xsfLkKgNEURiUUFsO8anf1u_k7nSoMW81N8HBUu-swp0/s1024/Photo%25252020150812133420715.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9w7o288vt-YsAnemDsJKYn-Dc4qR_p4OO6t2gd0ivt1A19Z62ZLOQPoXRcSngwLswEvW7vvhaChFykXcCYeMKVsJw3x3M0t0_xsfLkKgNEURiUUFsO8anf1u_k7nSoMW81N8HBUu-swp0/s500/Photo%25252020150812133420715.jpg" id="blogsy-1439404515849.0918" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cathedral Rock?</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCMMTHJQ8i2Ve20AJwxJIjFvShyNCn45kOEyV2lcvDx892LXvsVbETZgLxYykEjBT6NHnNmER7fChTdVkuE8wB7GiDP39aMVCG07O3zUEcd3-1SiJ-fLaC9XFzuI8ZCp4x3TZnyy8PmV9/s1024/Photo%25252020150812133421235.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCMMTHJQ8i2Ve20AJwxJIjFvShyNCn45kOEyV2lcvDx892LXvsVbETZgLxYykEjBT6NHnNmER7fChTdVkuE8wB7GiDP39aMVCG07O3zUEcd3-1SiJ-fLaC9XFzuI8ZCp4x3TZnyy8PmV9/s500/Photo%25252020150812133421235.jpg" id="blogsy-1439404515847.494" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the valley from Tioga Road, right before the three tunnels.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSpJmQPBLTUvBgwGisaKc4_Q8gWwlHbnjAltAMcmibk4_cmDJsEaY-MvN8xCDR9eWr4t2jImUo6Lm5otqjGVVOuCX1s-ggxl_o7R_eZ0wOlU9_JQzrKX_DwJpG6EhOCr7mBTtkGgTKwxo/s1024/Photo%25252020150812133421755.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSpJmQPBLTUvBgwGisaKc4_Q8gWwlHbnjAltAMcmibk4_cmDJsEaY-MvN8xCDR9eWr4t2jImUo6Lm5otqjGVVOuCX1s-ggxl_o7R_eZ0wOlU9_JQzrKX_DwJpG6EhOCr7mBTtkGgTKwxo/s500/Photo%25252020150812133421755.jpg" id="blogsy-1439404515905.6343" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because my hearty van deserves a shout out.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_BQxcG0NCrKO6o12pOE7sb9M81akP0rNQ6NLPabf2iVAtaZVHrWIukbHzPjC6Kmi_IXehL_UJtJ830g7kFf7v61I5vfNB4lmmBaaArZ_8OrMbhUBrU7xgzY0h_YhqpTYpD_e_qYQYfH7/s1024/Photo%25252020150812133422279.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_BQxcG0NCrKO6o12pOE7sb9M81akP0rNQ6NLPabf2iVAtaZVHrWIukbHzPjC6Kmi_IXehL_UJtJ830g7kFf7v61I5vfNB4lmmBaaArZ_8OrMbhUBrU7xgzY0h_YhqpTYpD_e_qYQYfH7/s500/Photo%25252020150812133422279.jpg" id="blogsy-1439404515887.5237" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Never did the world make a queen of a girl who hides in houses and dreams without traveling. Roman Payne</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-49348714508528178262015-08-11T16:35:00.001-07:002015-08-11T16:37:08.137-07:00Day 53: Yosemite Valley from North Dome (7/27/15)
<p>Today I did an *awesome* hike to North Dome...and although I'm 99% sure Bierstadt was never here, I'm happy I hiked up. For one thing it was my longest hike on this trip with all my paint gear at about 8.5 miles, and I didn't die, so that was an accomplishment. I started at about, or above, 8,000 feet so the elevation gain wasn't too bad. The view from the top was spectacular. I face Half Dome and the range I saw yesterday from Olmsted Point. You could see the same view from slightly higher, lower, or any direction, and there is something new and magical about it all over again. Light and time of day make a difference too...Half Dome, for example, when I first got to the top of North Dome was in shadow; when I left, the sheer face was lit and the colors were totally changed. I am not keen enough yet to really think about how the light will affect what I want to paint and what time of day would be the best to see a certain view, etc, etc, but it's all worked out pretty well just by luck. </p>
<p>The granite mountains, as I've said before, are incredibly unique and different compared to what I've seen on this trip (but maybe if I'd seen them first, I'd be going on like this about the Tetons...it's all relative). They have ribbon like lines bending and flowing across with sparse trees at the top. Half Dome is RIGHT there, staring down North Dome. There is a legend that a husband and wife were traveling, and the wife drank up all the water from the river leaving it empty when her husband came to drink. He got super mad and hit her, and she threw a basket of acorns at him in retaliation. They were both turned to stone, with the basket, for their evilness. I can't remember for sure is which mountain is which. I think Half Dome is the woman and the dark marks in the rock on the sheer face of the mountain are her tears, and North Dome is the man with Basket Dome at his feet from when she threw the basket at him. So there are several lessons here...don't drink all the water if traveling with a companion, and never resort to physical violence when upset or you will be turned to stone and outdoor enthusiasts will climb all over you every summer. </p>
<p>I maybe should have painted Half Dome since it was such a great view, but there was also a fantastic view of the valley. I found a a perfect granite rock chair made just for my bum and easel. I saw a little spotted lizard and some large ants as I worked. John Muir described in detail how the ants bit him when he was a sheep herder in the Sierras...maybe these ants don't bite, but now I have The Fear. I need to listen to more Annie Dillard and her admiration of insects to balance the scales. Anyway, the view I painted is saturated in blue. All the mountains here are very blue and gray. The Rockies in Rocky Mountain National Park had a warmer, pinker saturation and the Tetons were very blue, with a more jagged ridge line and crevasses. These Sierra mountains have smoother faces, with more subtle textures and are dotted with trees. The cast shadows are bigger and more distinct, with a dark blue gray color. There isn't any snow...I could only see two or three very small spots in the distance from where I painted. No clouds in the sky either which is a welcome change from almost daily afternoon storms in Yellowstone. Well actually I did see one tiny cloud in the sky today and exclaimed, "a cloud!" </p>
<p>Doing this hike made me think more about more serious backpacking, and how to best integrate art into that experience. I think making paintings from my sketches back at home will help me realize what information I need to make a painting from sketches, notes, and memories. I saw a French family backpacking. Each kid, probably all under ten, was carrying a backpack and bedroll based on their size. It was very cool to see. I never thought about backpacking with kids, but I'm sure many people haven't thought about riding centuries on tandems with their kids like my parents did. Anyway, it's fantastic to see kids and families outside enjoying this beautiful landscape.<span style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.3em;"> </span></p>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climbing higher and higher...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made it to North Dome, across from Half Dome. Incredible!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To the left of Half Dome, the magnificent landscape continues.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People were here! I know in Alaska they're called inukshuks (no clue on the spelling). Anyone know if they have a different name or history here?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yosemite Valley from North Dome.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hardly does the view justice...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basket Dome is on the left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Valley View from North Dome</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Valley View from North Dome</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the valley...#sorryimnotsorry for the millions of photos from this hike.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such beautiful blues from the trees and rocks in the distance!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arguably the best view of Half Dome, a bit down from the top of North Dome.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made my own little rocky stack pile Emily-was-here thing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little rock guy has a great view of the valley.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The granite rocks are fascinating! Very uniquely shaped mountains.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This tree has mastered the splits.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basket Dome.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The valley, again. It's just such a good view!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another panorama from closer to Basket Dome.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very steep...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Selfie with Half Dome!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How neat are these rock faces?!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You're telling me I have to hike back up?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely view in the forest on my hike back.</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-15542618840222550752015-08-07T17:32:00.001-07:002015-08-07T17:32:32.253-07:00Day 52: Ellery Lake (7/26/15)<p>I started the morning at Olmsted Point on my way out of the park to paint the Sierra Nevada range (well, a small piece of it). It is named for Frederick Law Olmsted and his son, who both played a role in Yosemite's history as a national park. The air was foggy and/or smokey, and I could barely see Half Dome from the lookout. Everything was blurred out and looked very light blue. I wonder if a fire is nearby. I can really feel that I'm in the high sierras. Vegetation is sparse and hearty (hardy?). There were many glacial erratics, which I learned are solitary boulders that either toppled down slopes onto a glacier or were plucked by a glacier from the bedrock below. Ice carried and deposited these rocks far from their original location. I may have mentioned this before but it looks like a giant gathered a bunch of pebbles in his hand and released them, scattering them randomly about the mountain slope. So you can take your pick between science and my giant story. </p><p>Each park had revealed more and more that I want to know, and Yosemite has presented more trees, plants, and mountains to learn. Today I had a lofty and ambiguous goal of painting the "Sierra Nevada range." A ranger recommended painting at Ellery Lake outside the Tioga Road entrance to the park. I stopped at Ellery campground on my way and filled up my water bottles (score). I continued on to Ellery Lake where there is a dam or something along one of the lake edges. There was a great platform to set up all my supplies but it was CRAZY WINDY. Behind me, well basically surrounding me were more great views of the mountains. Minus the incessant wind, it was a super day of painting. I drove back to my campsite and passed through Tuolumne Meadows, then stopped at Olmsted Point again to watch the sun set. It is beautiful on the mountains, changing their color minute by minute. First it is a warm orange light with very blue shadows, then the light gradually turns more pink and the blue shadows become purple as they creep up the mountain. Eventually the entire mountain is cast in cool shadows. The moon glows brighter and brighter as the sun sets in the cloudless sky. Maybe it's the elevation...the moon seems bigger here. </p><p>Half Dome is the most distinct mountain face I've seen. It literally appears to be half a dome, with a Curved top and sheer side. Along the ridge are other curved mountains which is such a unique shape for a mountain peak. My map says the granite mountains solidified five miles underground and the above rock eroded away, leaving the granite beneath exposed. I will have to find a visual for this to really get it... #science. </p><p>Tonight I read more about Albert Bierstadt's time in Yosemite Valley. I really have been neglecting this reading and it's good to put these paintings I reference in better context. In 1863, Bierstadt traveled west for the second time with author Fitz Hugh Ludlow. I haven't read this far yet to see exactly how it plays out...but Bierstadt ends up marrying Ludlow's wife Rosalie (scandal!!!!). I know you readers will be waiting with baited breath to see how this dramatic love triangle plays out. They stopped in Colorado and a few other places on their way to Yosemite (I believe by horse and covered wagon) and one description says Bierstadt "worked industriously during our stay, making many sketches in pencil and studies in oil - these latter in order to get the colors and shade." It also talks about Bierstadt catching eighteen trout with his bare hands! A man of many skills. Ludlow and Bierstadt went to San Fransisco then Yosemite, and two of Bierstatds painter friends joined them during their stay in the valley. <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">They pitched camp in a meadow on the Merced River, and called it Camp Rosalie (hmmmm foreshadowing their shared love of one woman?!) </span>Ludlum wrote:</p><blockquote><p>Sitting in their divine workshop, by a little after sunrise, our artists began labor in that only method which can ever make a true painter or a living landscape, color studies on the spot; and though I am not here to speak of their results, I will assert that during their seven weeks' camp in the Valley they learned more and gained greater material for future triumphs than they had gotten in all their lives before at the feet of the greatest masters...</p></blockquote><p>I too am learning a great deal during my time here, but am also learning from the "greatest masters" of the Hudson River School. My time here alone is coming to a close, and despite the hassle, I will miss the late night drives to my campsite listening to The National and Eddie Vedder. "Wind in my hair, I feel part of everywhere..." "Leave it to me as I find a way to be / Consider me a satellite forever orbiting..." "And so it goes..." </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvu1-XGxsxU4aOfbxH7_VNjW5ranuR5ZqyjnnFZJVe95T_qyT3LI1cIxpksmbkLo54MAitXXLJTsnYHwsiur5I_at74Dt_vPzbNeI_Im1pfHgzci7MFISm9GCticFYPB2K-k3yMXPvwro6/s1024/Photo%25252020150807153315097.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvu1-XGxsxU4aOfbxH7_VNjW5ranuR5ZqyjnnFZJVe95T_qyT3LI1cIxpksmbkLo54MAitXXLJTsnYHwsiur5I_at74Dt_vPzbNeI_Im1pfHgzci7MFISm9GCticFYPB2K-k3yMXPvwro6/s500/Photo%25252020150807153315097.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941461.066" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olmsted Point</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6BjGv5e4d6Loiuc2AdPYQe1Bo0PsLDaQUwCCItr1maR6dXEFh3rpNcMHm0kM-mPkueH8Chs6PO3SvMLrsq9th_t7QCbHA-trRyfebMIHAnCoDTXw-b8tufEqJSs_PQgwICMGk5OZTeFb/s1024/Photo%25252020150807153315698.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6BjGv5e4d6Loiuc2AdPYQe1Bo0PsLDaQUwCCItr1maR6dXEFh3rpNcMHm0kM-mPkueH8Chs6PO3SvMLrsq9th_t7QCbHA-trRyfebMIHAnCoDTXw-b8tufEqJSs_PQgwICMGk5OZTeFb/s500/Photo%25252020150807153315698.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941470.247" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very hazy view of Half Dome</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Y8HuDJdWTtrIRkqIncBd8zaaDk-sEFuDG9AWQJhSSwRH0oI5IW_tyZeeu16oLrugs51995ND0UZNHTHYhUFAkunsPzzs3sPQjEO3auOpNAxjW30KXkMLoLZZYBOgoWU41d1F2aBJzjue/s1024/Photo%25252020150807153316217.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Y8HuDJdWTtrIRkqIncBd8zaaDk-sEFuDG9AWQJhSSwRH0oI5IW_tyZeeu16oLrugs51995ND0UZNHTHYhUFAkunsPzzs3sPQjEO3auOpNAxjW30KXkMLoLZZYBOgoWU41d1F2aBJzjue/s500/Photo%25252020150807153316217.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941473.709" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glacial erratics at Olmsted Point.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpNsz-uFTuG1mAkrtIgyTxOgo0HoacQCMUl2qOZ8jtpRvQEYiGcW9GJR3qwoxtsntIu21xqFS_1tZoAuHUvu9WN7EgrU1Bd9hc4_57gfcfTG3OH8OpsVSZI9DXpDfyrjWodwCvK92h4_v/s1024/Photo%25252020150807161344348.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpNsz-uFTuG1mAkrtIgyTxOgo0HoacQCMUl2qOZ8jtpRvQEYiGcW9GJR3qwoxtsntIu21xqFS_1tZoAuHUvu9WN7EgrU1Bd9hc4_57gfcfTG3OH8OpsVSZI9DXpDfyrjWodwCvK92h4_v/s500/Photo%25252020150807161344348.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941459.216" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail to overlook at Olmsted Point.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Kr7HSWAv0OhsXcFquebBkaBkaqdveN6xWPmikxg3iYDIPkBjIN4q2EgAXTyoBW_M2rDN3N6WuA0POQmSkN83lisU2Hfad3syk43C1Vp1hB8w5d5pacsJ8YKu9vW8lo9BS8_NEgsVDPyd/s1024/Photo%25252020150807161344907.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Kr7HSWAv0OhsXcFquebBkaBkaqdveN6xWPmikxg3iYDIPkBjIN4q2EgAXTyoBW_M2rDN3N6WuA0POQmSkN83lisU2Hfad3syk43C1Vp1hB8w5d5pacsJ8YKu9vW8lo9BS8_NEgsVDPyd/s500/Photo%25252020150807161344907.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941429.3098" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There must be a wildfire nearby.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsmPZKK9hy5HUFlAkL_zLMZvSEE4X37nf6fmt6PCtMp2fXEj5wjZ6lNPayWsxAyVt15s1DtFMJNjKe1bwEk0DCuHlKhpPYFnSbCyE8_KeZ4M6Z4SuT_anpo7WhP7dHpBlvNfWDCyCZoqq/s1024/Photo%25252020150807163859145.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsmPZKK9hy5HUFlAkL_zLMZvSEE4X37nf6fmt6PCtMp2fXEj5wjZ6lNPayWsxAyVt15s1DtFMJNjKe1bwEk0DCuHlKhpPYFnSbCyE8_KeZ4M6Z4SuT_anpo7WhP7dHpBlvNfWDCyCZoqq/s500/Photo%25252020150807163859145.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941456.419" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can barely see Half Dome! </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkfGZHzzRyv-5sQxM2UqAFMyO8KJQyS45XtvrnMGCcCWlmvyiJVkEBKzBqD_mpfDHmrwFPgflGqeNpxQEojGgyBIB6tapYvDpZgoZNH8YbIFNbbYaRvGnoJPrG1evpcO4PtpNlXsGx4gv/s1024/Photo%25252020150807161345630.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRkfGZHzzRyv-5sQxM2UqAFMyO8KJQyS45XtvrnMGCcCWlmvyiJVkEBKzBqD_mpfDHmrwFPgflGqeNpxQEojGgyBIB6tapYvDpZgoZNH8YbIFNbbYaRvGnoJPrG1evpcO4PtpNlXsGx4gv/s500/Photo%25252020150807161345630.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941493.0244" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="102"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The high Sierras are stunning.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrUv0iH2LPB97niFSUBPFqAjxe6kFQ9v4aL1LK6oorytqotRgDRm2BdP6JMWtAV0zgRv-1iutCV0kLHIzkKtbVx98gEfO2vfoXqepoTMR6E6bFHBLfaKn9CGxkTkKJpTfPBiM3dLuJYA8/s1024/Photo%25252020150807162434360.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrUv0iH2LPB97niFSUBPFqAjxe6kFQ9v4aL1LK6oorytqotRgDRm2BdP6JMWtAV0zgRv-1iutCV0kLHIzkKtbVx98gEfO2vfoXqepoTMR6E6bFHBLfaKn9CGxkTkKJpTfPBiM3dLuJYA8/s500/Photo%25252020150807162434360.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941501.4363" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="129"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The heartiest of trees grow here.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhPSa9E8R9qof9Ez0HIg_giqSuVDlt5uFAnEqarFQnBPTY6jB9vNcJe5jQOdyIIOKb6gORq2pXvZETknxaqXpNzbtpaHTJrcnW5m_hOOzFuWuPk0zLPx7jENju-4kGbxA4kKayDAaCerL/s1024/Photo%25252020150807165802343.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhPSa9E8R9qof9Ez0HIg_giqSuVDlt5uFAnEqarFQnBPTY6jB9vNcJe5jQOdyIIOKb6gORq2pXvZETknxaqXpNzbtpaHTJrcnW5m_hOOzFuWuPk0zLPx7jENju-4kGbxA4kKayDAaCerL/s500/Photo%25252020150807165802343.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941445.1458" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="337"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loving every second in this park!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqHGsVckDjRM0uSPoTWp5ADXb1sm-Y7ZOR1F3nsEbomtUeHzZy3ljkH73pbTICfdbYqvB0Ry_pzAuTdteOdeBCtnvM7IeCDEeDJhlc_b0GB0k40C7Yy37LWFRFmpzGHJ6egALhoG5hJAR/s1024/Photo%25252020150807165803033.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTqHGsVckDjRM0uSPoTWp5ADXb1sm-Y7ZOR1F3nsEbomtUeHzZy3ljkH73pbTICfdbYqvB0Ry_pzAuTdteOdeBCtnvM7IeCDEeDJhlc_b0GB0k40C7Yy37LWFRFmpzGHJ6egALhoG5hJAR/s500/Photo%25252020150807165803033.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941447.6406" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The unique bands formed in the granite are so interesting.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSQ51KffyQkplRiRqB3dXmH-ScYdhB17bpGUCczhCXj5uzRL_BsBf_TItiiFYKCuhhyphenhyphen6oQsgg8LWCJuU3pG8JXJhTacN-zRFY3Py123IFtpPwQnbxKAVMyppiL-GojpouZ-E60ZTR7OwI/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171711779.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSQ51KffyQkplRiRqB3dXmH-ScYdhB17bpGUCczhCXj5uzRL_BsBf_TItiiFYKCuhhyphenhyphen6oQsgg8LWCJuU3pG8JXJhTacN-zRFY3Py123IFtpPwQnbxKAVMyppiL-GojpouZ-E60ZTR7OwI/s500/Photo%25252020150807171711779.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941451.2795" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glacial erratics.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYACq8cNFcR0RKiuiQY6jFRNzZQNeHauc8I97wRMJn2bsgjxVzK5iJZMDbe2D5CqtaLBGJiJS1Fgkf0N-JWuRRFbFdJDV_zAC7m0cdcBa309GlAR8NFokA2DQbHIWbgLFavQteJVQfD8N/s1024/Photo%25252020150807165804138.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYACq8cNFcR0RKiuiQY6jFRNzZQNeHauc8I97wRMJn2bsgjxVzK5iJZMDbe2D5CqtaLBGJiJS1Fgkf0N-JWuRRFbFdJDV_zAC7m0cdcBa309GlAR8NFokA2DQbHIWbgLFavQteJVQfD8N/s500/Photo%25252020150807165804138.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941474.34" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No haze or smoke could really dampen this view.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHRjIvj-OgVEumO-koIZ7nw8dnHv-RcyDvaD3SJloc5QTccFfZjdf5N65fezbJWRSnf8m9n6RWak-tKv35yZDbxuiFuxEl9ABnwg3PmV4WRq7L39Ae1FXOlyFXZsT5HiuX8yYrDTnZUHC/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171713358.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHRjIvj-OgVEumO-koIZ7nw8dnHv-RcyDvaD3SJloc5QTccFfZjdf5N65fezbJWRSnf8m9n6RWak-tKv35yZDbxuiFuxEl9ABnwg3PmV4WRq7L39Ae1FXOlyFXZsT5HiuX8yYrDTnZUHC/s500/Photo%25252020150807171713358.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941501.3882" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View behind me as I painted today.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJB8eC4zrZ4dDfDsuyh7CZQ1soUcno2AYeezdeogUmxuxUmSk2aAKawCf8b2FmIo6M7NFt6_eUhxb-h0xAdsyp_9NubbD0oV8zr6NwZGqexJyil-gwCitI6cO9jsnlJzqj0HLUZco2BcvB/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171715277.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJB8eC4zrZ4dDfDsuyh7CZQ1soUcno2AYeezdeogUmxuxUmSk2aAKawCf8b2FmIo6M7NFt6_eUhxb-h0xAdsyp_9NubbD0oV8zr6NwZGqexJyil-gwCitI6cO9jsnlJzqj0HLUZco2BcvB/s500/Photo%25252020150807171715277.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941436.6135" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ellery Lake.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBRDrRBJ_uF829rlf_yj5TfduBL6Vh7Wor01oLAfxxvIuzhexMSTGVxuyWJ64ORHpqVR1E1TKahKSE2INVnYsV7FHuO2S5nwFZcJ54ubY3TMDySIOH6JoEQhDnbHI3x4PzqnOGjaC_ehq/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171715850.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBRDrRBJ_uF829rlf_yj5TfduBL6Vh7Wor01oLAfxxvIuzhexMSTGVxuyWJ64ORHpqVR1E1TKahKSE2INVnYsV7FHuO2S5nwFZcJ54ubY3TMDySIOH6JoEQhDnbHI3x4PzqnOGjaC_ehq/s500/Photo%25252020150807171715850.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941456.886" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ellery Lake and the Sierra Nevada Range.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4ArB25omWb0oqqa-CSxfHN_uzZBvd0CXWFt6ZEJEUOF5ICnwcUE1EIeJKeYDqAv9nH-fAF5Y4ovTmrrm72JnJ14GnETRb1iDeqahc7Ai2pZo27isL5gy3kK52gydcd9C3rVbMYhfT2-C/s470/Photo%25252020150807171715925.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4ArB25omWb0oqqa-CSxfHN_uzZBvd0CXWFt6ZEJEUOF5ICnwcUE1EIeJKeYDqAv9nH-fAF5Y4ovTmrrm72JnJ14GnETRb1iDeqahc7Ai2pZo27isL5gy3kK52gydcd9C3rVbMYhfT2-C/s470/Photo%25252020150807171715925.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941502.2703" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="470" height="359"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sierra Nevada Mountains by Albert Bierstadt</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRj9bl-zgM65SUKh7d1Hr_0lAe3GwRI3qq-TGLj8VDeRyKCD4sb29fYBpxPDUzcoes44J8CpjZOFRSvcsSQydvLgCTODv96eXoX_XB_2_fejtGBqRpnykRrm4Q-9EPeyUjEWSBbINhvXA/s470/Photo%25252020150807171715982.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwRj9bl-zgM65SUKh7d1Hr_0lAe3GwRI3qq-TGLj8VDeRyKCD4sb29fYBpxPDUzcoes44J8CpjZOFRSvcsSQydvLgCTODv96eXoX_XB_2_fejtGBqRpnykRrm4Q-9EPeyUjEWSBbINhvXA/s470/Photo%25252020150807171715982.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941474.5837" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="470" height="341"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sierra Nevada by Albert Bierstadt (might be a different title, not sue how reliable this website is...) </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uf_-ha70tt2D0tt1KsMGzpvAix1iq32JjfVTbJp3j3N4te6-CLiPw4iLGVDv0YobhPcXlJJ_FPHEFG5-OqD6lnExqHgWUlszYrF4OqjLZJNXHOw5LDxhh87EPbJ4ZFpNv4W5PCVuPb8A/s470/Photo%25252020150807171716032.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uf_-ha70tt2D0tt1KsMGzpvAix1iq32JjfVTbJp3j3N4te6-CLiPw4iLGVDv0YobhPcXlJJ_FPHEFG5-OqD6lnExqHgWUlszYrF4OqjLZJNXHOw5LDxhh87EPbJ4ZFpNv4W5PCVuPb8A/s470/Photo%25252020150807171716032.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941432.3643" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="470" height="369"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scene in the Sierra Nevada by Albert Bierstadt</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMON62VsoxkHDOSf6BrguZIcNKDvOOkmOs6ZJ_zYaTjvgMOB9M7NFyl3FZQD3u5eRZn7EXf2T62e9I7RKwX2IX5P9lv6vN6UGTVkKBOG_tYld6bM005HTrUQCFf1Yudfb28FR2qLeEJeoD/s470/Photo%25252020150807171716077.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMON62VsoxkHDOSf6BrguZIcNKDvOOkmOs6ZJ_zYaTjvgMOB9M7NFyl3FZQD3u5eRZn7EXf2T62e9I7RKwX2IX5P9lv6vN6UGTVkKBOG_tYld6bM005HTrUQCFf1Yudfb28FR2qLeEJeoD/s470/Photo%25252020150807171716077.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941476.0515" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="470" height="328"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Sierra Nevadas by Albert Bierstadt</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4kNk8udkTlHy5aD9UVVF3JBsl-zesdnXyhS8-kk5ZflYLzjmiIRcg6-xv3iE7ZyWXSgI3kwu7CtQOBCCk9JalwRy6szghoPGhom2Z7lwQpv4uNJMYKUd-GdnMBxlJOwG6_1ghOo24r-C/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171716439.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4kNk8udkTlHy5aD9UVVF3JBsl-zesdnXyhS8-kk5ZflYLzjmiIRcg6-xv3iE7ZyWXSgI3kwu7CtQOBCCk9JalwRy6szghoPGhom2Z7lwQpv4uNJMYKUd-GdnMBxlJOwG6_1ghOo24r-C/s500/Photo%25252020150807171716439.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941480.2175" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="298"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains by Bierstadt. This is by far the most spectacular of the Sierra Nevada paintings. The skies have been cloudless since I've been here so it's hard to tell if the clouds are invented for dramatic effect, or if storms rolling in are that incredible.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yXax9rl-rfNjbKILP43WnRuvpZclF9OIE0x143j5U_mwX0JpryB37c7Dn0_eEWeQwL2gb143kzdUMV9EOFZu4nYQFekWEizU21I1Em8AheEo8bpgxJUMmeKm3TqH_aB0yJ4MWynpUf8Z/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171716951.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yXax9rl-rfNjbKILP43WnRuvpZclF9OIE0x143j5U_mwX0JpryB37c7Dn0_eEWeQwL2gb143kzdUMV9EOFZu4nYQFekWEizU21I1Em8AheEo8bpgxJUMmeKm3TqH_aB0yJ4MWynpUf8Z/s500/Photo%25252020150807171716951.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941526.5708" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Contrast between warm and cool.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilH8v-giQ7QYVIFRY3RjHYcf5IURBO-pbz2MFZzo6Ig4jaClSHmSFO1jT9SWDcdkNiBH_5nDS8S6MRnasF6EzBG_TBiYyF48LerYKziXP4AJ7sRNYKn7BVF2Ga4DfjKWhxdKIN0AlJAZ7Y/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171717450.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilH8v-giQ7QYVIFRY3RjHYcf5IURBO-pbz2MFZzo6Ig4jaClSHmSFO1jT9SWDcdkNiBH_5nDS8S6MRnasF6EzBG_TBiYyF48LerYKziXP4AJ7sRNYKn7BVF2Ga4DfjKWhxdKIN0AlJAZ7Y/s500/Photo%25252020150807171717450.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941465.892" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming back in the Tioga Road entrance of the park. I could stop and take pictures this time without the pressure of finding a campsite.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw40HcPadxh32DdRqEn3FlC0crJ8YnPG_EzJcEVR2Q2pwD09we6arM49TKmKRfSD0u5zYvoqyhOmS5rQROGzhmlKz_ZZG4RlfFQwHzjsPczTz5IBp6HjvXM7_i8_mrEprvjLhi9JBELm7X/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171717955.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw40HcPadxh32DdRqEn3FlC0crJ8YnPG_EzJcEVR2Q2pwD09we6arM49TKmKRfSD0u5zYvoqyhOmS5rQROGzhmlKz_ZZG4RlfFQwHzjsPczTz5IBp6HjvXM7_i8_mrEprvjLhi9JBELm7X/s500/Photo%25252020150807171717955.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941524.469" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along Tioga Road. Dana Meadows, I think.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIuSBvDS9UsyiOzd8zpWmj90-qF_cCLTODcLLJUmKHq0submynHx-3Ujo2SBiZ8ShroU7bI9r69_YgMSQSCBmRHKxejXDkUexm5G3lXFPBAuqagwL9b_nCsbREHSzpgYRHeBSikPj5WwQY/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171718446.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIuSBvDS9UsyiOzd8zpWmj90-qF_cCLTODcLLJUmKHq0submynHx-3Ujo2SBiZ8ShroU7bI9r69_YgMSQSCBmRHKxejXDkUexm5G3lXFPBAuqagwL9b_nCsbREHSzpgYRHeBSikPj5WwQY/s500/Photo%25252020150807171718446.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941451.279" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll be back for you, JMT. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUETN1nqeud7OKPAGMIKUGZ7ep1I6wkeGXOo3daHDQ_GYBoKKOVE5RaVTZBLxpTbnXXhhGvA60qE4_LBzzXh4iBeJ7S1UyOMJaTRhPcyIFdeVSoc9hc-2WEQMj0C5lUZJKc62rEXWERCJ/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171718961.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUETN1nqeud7OKPAGMIKUGZ7ep1I6wkeGXOo3daHDQ_GYBoKKOVE5RaVTZBLxpTbnXXhhGvA60qE4_LBzzXh4iBeJ7S1UyOMJaTRhPcyIFdeVSoc9hc-2WEQMj0C5lUZJKc62rEXWERCJ/s500/Photo%25252020150807171718961.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941454.4941" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mountains over Tenaya Lake.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYWlfzA5VPmeKfmbWA2V0YkUFv4DATX6-SrhpsJTAXFf6AHU8u66g8VX9mJrj3F5m2tFOQyBn-L15xUNsCZrm7CgOnGVFyMb1uUdWEsBe-qPaOGEFNDAmywKsWLM_whOGYeAfD-TvuAoE/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171719479.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYWlfzA5VPmeKfmbWA2V0YkUFv4DATX6-SrhpsJTAXFf6AHU8u66g8VX9mJrj3F5m2tFOQyBn-L15xUNsCZrm7CgOnGVFyMb1uUdWEsBe-qPaOGEFNDAmywKsWLM_whOGYeAfD-TvuAoE/s500/Photo%25252020150807171719479.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941509.0947" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Setting sun over Tenaya Lake.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1E9_i5YsTNXxJOIlhkkHVlTigGcPlzS0imkkwOfm85EinD6CxfB9IMtAGZ8Zd_bPqSdncX-W23gNFUm8XubHmYcEp-HhaOpaVQls-tbfOSUZLIkR8iDJKOduRhUB6SWpd7TMyqQL-bps/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171719972.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB1E9_i5YsTNXxJOIlhkkHVlTigGcPlzS0imkkwOfm85EinD6CxfB9IMtAGZ8Zd_bPqSdncX-W23gNFUm8XubHmYcEp-HhaOpaVQls-tbfOSUZLIkR8iDJKOduRhUB6SWpd7TMyqQL-bps/s500/Photo%25252020150807171719972.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941522.8079" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Much different view tonight at Olmsted Point Overlook.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixa-DZiTcvEmjsN8e2wPGoGQ3XbYjebZdAhoOmcfD41AnU390xO9x40jhJaX8QhZaoXIFFgSa3x3p86WHrEyIk5GC7skgxNqOXu41fkuMcWgFk8HOHoEvpwbsbOxJVw3lmWzatrLN-ODYF/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171720470.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixa-DZiTcvEmjsN8e2wPGoGQ3XbYjebZdAhoOmcfD41AnU390xO9x40jhJaX8QhZaoXIFFgSa3x3p86WHrEyIk5GC7skgxNqOXu41fkuMcWgFk8HOHoEvpwbsbOxJVw3lmWzatrLN-ODYF/s500/Photo%25252020150807171720470.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941537.2363" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Setting sun on Half Dome.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdUtdou7gIGMcZTvxQZ2B-mH4xmDh853ijbZlyGuuOBq7EIuT52OsaAuEZej0XFPoI2tG8PEZTVgeck3rZG4MtcNyb-ZOFxniIU-BgU7ryDpaMSlnYEc6A1f9AshHtIUZSPWVHbqmOMaN/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171720966.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdUtdou7gIGMcZTvxQZ2B-mH4xmDh853ijbZlyGuuOBq7EIuT52OsaAuEZej0XFPoI2tG8PEZTVgeck3rZG4MtcNyb-ZOFxniIU-BgU7ryDpaMSlnYEc6A1f9AshHtIUZSPWVHbqmOMaN/s500/Photo%25252020150807171720966.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941448.828" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peaceful and serene sunset.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJT2pZ_kPL-vq9fplGdiV5v-4egVsdjGN2gnrrEM6X7imcUtD3T1tkK-se-b0x7ZBZZlag3QuBhN5eMQ9PAO3Az109z4ituQx_DJMAe6TBoHVCQ6DpInfiYViRIofUFV_yA4xJtvohDzek/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171721442.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJT2pZ_kPL-vq9fplGdiV5v-4egVsdjGN2gnrrEM6X7imcUtD3T1tkK-se-b0x7ZBZZlag3QuBhN5eMQ9PAO3Az109z4ituQx_DJMAe6TBoHVCQ6DpInfiYViRIofUFV_yA4xJtvohDzek/s500/Photo%25252020150807171721442.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941485.0784" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super Zoom on the face of Half Dome.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAdacaHs3zAZ7e96YbAWhblhTXhgbCjMmdX4KNNFYj54zn07_uL6ddV_7aO7DPtdMl7RTwyCL_YykTV8Ru6SIRLeMlLeio8arnygWF89aCWqlVOxsRorzLCtcuH1y-X0XskBZe8EEVtGv/s1024/Photo%25252020150807171721918.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAdacaHs3zAZ7e96YbAWhblhTXhgbCjMmdX4KNNFYj54zn07_uL6ddV_7aO7DPtdMl7RTwyCL_YykTV8Ru6SIRLeMlLeio8arnygWF89aCWqlVOxsRorzLCtcuH1y-X0XskBZe8EEVtGv/s500/Photo%25252020150807171721918.jpg" id="blogsy-1438993941478.1687" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not to brag...but this is the coolest photo of the moon ever. I was very proud of my little camera. Good job buddy!</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-62141325356924978272015-08-04T20:49:00.001-07:002015-08-05T18:50:04.056-07:00Day 51: Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias (7/25/15)<p> Fantastic day in Yosemite. After reading John Muir's <em>God's First Temples: How Shall We Preserve Our Forests? </em>I was inspired to go to one of the giant sequoia groves to paint the trees and forests Muir spoke so eloquently about. He says these trees "fill the woods and form the principal tree, growing heartily on solid ledges, along water courses, in the deep, moist soil of meadows, and upon avalanche and glacial debris. With a multitude of thrifty seedlings and saplings crowding around the aged, ready to take their places and rule the woods." He talks about the interconnectedness of the forest and sierra ecosystem, how important their preservation is in a bigger web beyond the forest. He says fire is the biggest destroyer of these forests, and I think it wasn't until the late 20th century (I could literally be completely wrong about this so don't quote me) that we started to understand the role of fire in forest regrowth. But, careless, uncontrolled fires are still a danger regardless. </p><p>This is the second largest Sequoia grove (not sure if that stat is for the park or the country). They are limited by special growing needs, requiring moisture and periodic fire. They tower up to 200 feet and grow up to 35 feet in diameter. They start from little tiny seeds in cones but grow to be bigger than I can ever describe in words or paint or photos. They are relics and antiques, trees who have seen generations and centuries. Trees who could tell stories of a distant past if given the power of speech. It is difficult to comprehend how long these trees have been growing, given their humble seedling beginnings in the protection of pinecones. They have survived fires and the folly of man. The other pines in this forest are quite massive as well, making this grove and forest spectacular. They don't have any branches on their lower trunk to help them survive the fires that sustain them, and we are able to see the full girth of their red trunks. Looking up one sees branches start to emerge with tufts of bright green pines that look soft and delicate from the forest floor. I am incredibly inspired here. </p><p>Painting the grove has been another challenge to my painting abilities. But it really is the same process as any other painting...background first, then middle, then foreground. The background of this painting is more detailed than others, as a dense forest. Two baby mule deer with their mama came walking through the first behind me...they were very young and very cute. When I finished painting I walked to a picnic table near the grove and read from my John Muir book about the redwoods. I have to say it was a very special moment on my trip to be reading John Muir's words on forests and large growth trees in a sequoia grove in Yosemite. One sentence really shocked me - "No doubt these trees (sequoias) would make good lumber after passing thr h a sawmill, as George Washington after passing through the hands of a French cook would have made good food." Muir personifies these voiceless trees and although grotesque and shocking, it is an effective comparison for us to consider these trees as valuable beings in our world. "Any fool can destroy trees," he says. "They cannot defend themselves or run away." </p><blockquote><p>Through all the eventful centuries since Christ's time, and long before that, God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand storms; but he cannot save them from sawmills and fools; this is left to the American people.</p></blockquote><p>We are still charged with this same task today, as guardians of our national parks. </p><p>After a steep hike back to my car, I went to take a shower at "Housekeeping" which has showers, laundry, and hybrid campsite/cabins. I thought showers would be $5 and I grabbed a rag towel I had in my car (all my shower stuff was in the bear box at my campsite) and a big bottle of soap from my extra supplies. Turns out you're provided a towel, and there's soap and shampoo in the showers, and the water is warm, and they're ~free~ which is awesome. The only downsides are they are far away from my campsite and there was a bit of a line. But that wasn't even bad because I chatted with some ladies and got some tips about places to go in the park. </p><p>My dream of hiking the John Muir Trail is especially alive after a couple days in this park. There is a LOT here for people who like the outdoors, more than any other park I've been to. Climbing (from beginner to very serious climbers), hiking (day hiking and backpacking), cycling (no-helmet cruising on the bike path to panniers up the mountain passes), and extensive, intense trails like the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trails run through the park as well. There is an art center that offers workshops daily put on by different artists, a theater with programs each evening, and the usual ranger programs typical of a national park. There are mountains, foothills, valleys, groves, lakes, streams, rivers, waterfalls, and creeks. Basically everything I love ever minus Dan is in this park. I really think I saved the best for last.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSiZXWCXA57Qafrssw74hYI1pUCGc6Yc1y9Y1gxGX1iUMMjOYudK6Pm8fNu_RhEfF2pO03hkxgtray6XTF6PgGI_QfZtgc_95VW3VKmgUzZV51xHFX8WLI9nQDbQ0OouciXNKGskZoC-X/s1024/Photo%25252020150803174155050.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSiZXWCXA57Qafrssw74hYI1pUCGc6Yc1y9Y1gxGX1iUMMjOYudK6Pm8fNu_RhEfF2pO03hkxgtray6XTF6PgGI_QfZtgc_95VW3VKmgUzZV51xHFX8WLI9nQDbQ0OouciXNKGskZoC-X/s500/Photo%25252020150803174155050.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543684.3057" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfT4loqdO33U9aKxZjjyzGM-6RRH4eh5qeA7Mfh-8IBVx_t5HaKSiyn5bQgG3J-G97vYbdbNjEaohPnHG3hCu1tazcKxa20rks6kMMol5QGOeHk2m-C8gm64MnD9QLMgsGRd1VdA9V3QSR/s1024/Photo%25252020150803174155603.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfT4loqdO33U9aKxZjjyzGM-6RRH4eh5qeA7Mfh-8IBVx_t5HaKSiyn5bQgG3J-G97vYbdbNjEaohPnHG3hCu1tazcKxa20rks6kMMol5QGOeHk2m-C8gm64MnD9QLMgsGRd1VdA9V3QSR/s500/Photo%25252020150803174155603.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543676.9675" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GIANT Sequoia! </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztwBt0Z5KbWnFcWD65zTi3Jh3V2d9fBMbHKBpmaSqnSJX0g8yc_Pu5HfqH7vi6FRXUgnA76hyphenhyphenPeokcFcnBJn8QcDJyDY3x_nb3gdv64dl6Q50GRr-pwI-ePXYJkqFrI0QbcCB_rgmVfXp/s1024/Photo%25252020150803174156164.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztwBt0Z5KbWnFcWD65zTi3Jh3V2d9fBMbHKBpmaSqnSJX0g8yc_Pu5HfqH7vi6FRXUgnA76hyphenhyphenPeokcFcnBJn8QcDJyDY3x_nb3gdv64dl6Q50GRr-pwI-ePXYJkqFrI0QbcCB_rgmVfXp/s500/Photo%25252020150803174156164.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543691.111" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giant Sequoia</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlNXJvylVtHXI9I1WG91lylOploxukfr76jje7UYa4KV8Atj4Fpeg7zCeeIjN5UKyGYyqLqpDwYwTIHjwKT2KWu9dZxOBNuBPpee8P8RJPjI6GZvs_0bLgjkJEu5cTb7LyFdfPVYNdFW0/s1024/Photo%25252020150803174156621.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlNXJvylVtHXI9I1WG91lylOploxukfr76jje7UYa4KV8Atj4Fpeg7zCeeIjN5UKyGYyqLqpDwYwTIHjwKT2KWu9dZxOBNuBPpee8P8RJPjI6GZvs_0bLgjkJEu5cTb7LyFdfPVYNdFW0/s500/Photo%25252020150803174156621.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543698.0735" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="597" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HUGE pinecones. I don't think they come from the sequoias though. There are very large pine trees here too that produce the cones. People were taking them out of the grove (idiots!) </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfr6J8b16teDIAG_0DRI3-Nz4xz2zW-cVlV102rqkqoFFjQJr-4h97oP_YbWiap9GBjaaGIYWP1hNjmlI50BXeoL1ljU0Zifeoq6G4pH9KlVyUfF3p_JCugU5NBIffOeBux-gqnJoMFOW/s1024/Photo%25252020150803174157286.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfr6J8b16teDIAG_0DRI3-Nz4xz2zW-cVlV102rqkqoFFjQJr-4h97oP_YbWiap9GBjaaGIYWP1hNjmlI50BXeoL1ljU0Zifeoq6G4pH9KlVyUfF3p_JCugU5NBIffOeBux-gqnJoMFOW/s500/Photo%25252020150803174157286.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543678.3315" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The megatron of pinecones.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-38XOasz4N7BdOyXeOfIaeHAGCHRmOEcWarr9G188E4gIuBO2bmEw5zmUw0GN32eA_W3TYBXQCn_7jMJG5D1AlKN2dIVISFjynzw5ewMGvuYRHwYNCFsaDUwJqWQQQNNzsBJsKOQA9rOx/s1024/Photo%25252020150803174157889.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-38XOasz4N7BdOyXeOfIaeHAGCHRmOEcWarr9G188E4gIuBO2bmEw5zmUw0GN32eA_W3TYBXQCn_7jMJG5D1AlKN2dIVISFjynzw5ewMGvuYRHwYNCFsaDUwJqWQQQNNzsBJsKOQA9rOx/s500/Photo%25252020150803174157889.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543644.8496" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Massive fallen tree.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-FhPcAZ_hD47eqMhxKEnlcd_LU3X1K_vSeB0Lg3MvsU19jOVCmhU2RIdKB7prvplhQIpxEoTYOBsStgqG8nmlhAnjUJLnQlNzIDSNbPK3LyjWmxVeSM2Ku0QHyfZVmSatyiTLXMBrZ1V/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203951193.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-FhPcAZ_hD47eqMhxKEnlcd_LU3X1K_vSeB0Lg3MvsU19jOVCmhU2RIdKB7prvplhQIpxEoTYOBsStgqG8nmlhAnjUJLnQlNzIDSNbPK3LyjWmxVeSM2Ku0QHyfZVmSatyiTLXMBrZ1V/s500/Photo%25252020150804203951193.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543668.3677" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tree rings...many years old.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6U9LptYQQsHEd_CskabyX2Fgp2wfJWYWSv4MXUUApqbpxtxnbLzv8JnE11JHelB4IdP5QyknIDMcfDwi2cRUCE67aMPOCaOuDSIdDCY_ePMhhyphenhyphentmDMNm0M8I5p_tWz9a8QAqjMPV4y2z/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203951760.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio6U9LptYQQsHEd_CskabyX2Fgp2wfJWYWSv4MXUUApqbpxtxnbLzv8JnE11JHelB4IdP5QyknIDMcfDwi2cRUCE67aMPOCaOuDSIdDCY_ePMhhyphenhyphentmDMNm0M8I5p_tWz9a8QAqjMPV4y2z/s500/Photo%25252020150804203951760.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543714.3342" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Towering trees!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVT3vlxGnuf6SgjRCsd8V5KIghbya9RZSmUEChDHn8ETzLqwsGQ7FomvObY90RopaQRXc9oYkmicVeGQ-dDmIovU5h2OY3wx5Tl0jzz0Wtur4JruY5I7eFnu1xs7Hq4d51VoSsvkjtTCTY/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203952292.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVT3vlxGnuf6SgjRCsd8V5KIghbya9RZSmUEChDHn8ETzLqwsGQ7FomvObY90RopaQRXc9oYkmicVeGQ-dDmIovU5h2OY3wx5Tl0jzz0Wtur4JruY5I7eFnu1xs7Hq4d51VoSsvkjtTCTY/s500/Photo%25252020150804203952292.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543678.8665" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">King of the trees!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiVAVXzD5QOFsOMwB-yVnZ9mJckALMWP326mZ8wZUpgVjU3uWUuzLqaEFfhUq41RlLniWpYqcsNvzCJrmTh9BapN6yWor6Ro43Fi67GJZ91bzr_i1kN5w6ZtNTLFRrsDSk3jB76QHxUSX/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203952456.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiVAVXzD5QOFsOMwB-yVnZ9mJckALMWP326mZ8wZUpgVjU3uWUuzLqaEFfhUq41RlLniWpYqcsNvzCJrmTh9BapN6yWor6Ro43Fi67GJZ91bzr_i1kN5w6ZtNTLFRrsDSk3jB76QHxUSX/s500/Photo%25252020150804203952456.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543719.5752" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="1767" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruler of the forest!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mtkZA_Rx_kZsb7v0Z0PAIKsgK1XUTFQpUgOZeIxBGFrOZI6PNNmrxJW_HAL4zasq4bjzn3yusVk1-8TqwicG-vUPiDZJH8wgvvq1aTd2C0RO6fiyNsOISYYag-rTs4CmZlEEIaZz_Vfv/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203952995.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7mtkZA_Rx_kZsb7v0Z0PAIKsgK1XUTFQpUgOZeIxBGFrOZI6PNNmrxJW_HAL4zasq4bjzn3yusVk1-8TqwicG-vUPiDZJH8wgvvq1aTd2C0RO6fiyNsOISYYag-rTs4CmZlEEIaZz_Vfv/s500/Photo%25252020150804203952995.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543735.4028" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby mule deer.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjxQ2y6LT6TfIQkjrt4qkF2Rjb5D5YoZjOa1mufJ0cxsKcJ5nxYJfOiuSP1dwXgzSKtdO9k0apxJNgUJAXJj5IWA8roSQvm5zDe_KaWBUVG0oeqyLkiUuIRLl8YqYMLY1uJ4B9mVpdlIx/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203953533.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjxQ2y6LT6TfIQkjrt4qkF2Rjb5D5YoZjOa1mufJ0cxsKcJ5nxYJfOiuSP1dwXgzSKtdO9k0apxJNgUJAXJj5IWA8roSQvm5zDe_KaWBUVG0oeqyLkiUuIRLl8YqYMLY1uJ4B9mVpdlIx/s500/Photo%25252020150804203953533.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543763.4854" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of them with their mama.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhY6-UdN2X70TKFfkH9D6QmvLbd7lFrO5MFoMcip2fUkGfxivtG5twizLUcI6UmeAqO8D5t-wuiz9zR46cvnILOFyggBw33kgpqhXQ2ISjKl-tk-PnZVAzD2JsuEV8OrjhCJIg-4yE-d7/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203954062.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzhY6-UdN2X70TKFfkH9D6QmvLbd7lFrO5MFoMcip2fUkGfxivtG5twizLUcI6UmeAqO8D5t-wuiz9zR46cvnILOFyggBw33kgpqhXQ2ISjKl-tk-PnZVAzD2JsuEV8OrjhCJIg-4yE-d7/s500/Photo%25252020150804203954062.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543786.4504" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soooo cute.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIT_geRj8oOfwNSkSIO8wl1K7ocmHkXwAw88fXtm2LwrnEluMeu4uK7P2osf-opc2ppArKgH7VnJiU3ThgxUU9p-42i2oEBlFtA_km68XlQYArh6nBmKL5JolMdbxfQ1J_1D7dRr4a11u-/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203954608.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIT_geRj8oOfwNSkSIO8wl1K7ocmHkXwAw88fXtm2LwrnEluMeu4uK7P2osf-opc2ppArKgH7VnJiU3ThgxUU9p-42i2oEBlFtA_km68XlQYArh6nBmKL5JolMdbxfQ1J_1D7dRr4a11u-/s500/Photo%25252020150804203954608.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543771.1135" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Giant Sequoia in Tuolumne Grove.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMDIvM6sja0k1o2i3smMwiFQ5WuiDdH9qeno6_Fyp_3CEwNB1Y6FjASF5RzqT8u7WB3wx21meEjJ1KaROa-hsQtvpetx5AR9vrvQVp_1XOIsrTI60UeQhbsmG4zDl2B29w0kGASJoDiEu/s500/Photo%25252020150804203954681.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMDIvM6sja0k1o2i3smMwiFQ5WuiDdH9qeno6_Fyp_3CEwNB1Y6FjASF5RzqT8u7WB3wx21meEjJ1KaROa-hsQtvpetx5AR9vrvQVp_1XOIsrTI60UeQhbsmG4zDl2B29w0kGASJoDiEu/s500/Photo%25252020150804203954681.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543836.5354" class="aligncenter" width="390" height="500" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bierstadt's Giant Redwood Trees of California</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_R99VtEruhaXeQwlgp1xcIsp_HCzKeT7W2dKzuSExm-nUynVccz7y7Bc9efkIfCxbUjyYnNQxTOLLEBsSccsloqK-kGoHzUm-RskoLUQ1QkxcqhdnlxxXtPhkQ4_rhr851jhioeCPgxu/s500/Photo%25252020150804203954738.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_R99VtEruhaXeQwlgp1xcIsp_HCzKeT7W2dKzuSExm-nUynVccz7y7Bc9efkIfCxbUjyYnNQxTOLLEBsSccsloqK-kGoHzUm-RskoLUQ1QkxcqhdnlxxXtPhkQ4_rhr851jhioeCPgxu/s500/Photo%25252020150804203954738.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543833.3867" class="aligncenter" width="238" height="500" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mariposa Grove by Albert Bierstadt (I've found some discrepancies in titles from my book and online). Anyway, this tree is known as Giant Grizzly in the Mariposa Grove. Sad that the grove is closed on my trip but I found a strikingly similar composition in the Tuolumne Grove. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgII2DwmKGdJduXrH0jdCRH2JPQzReIQWOYo_oT6qsTnS5K_wqNb9ogAAD_82zHMbwWZLh9HYy0e_ihH9WqeyagjO9DzKchpotw4_e8fp8xTCZhcFKK3x9iEL3stGhE00ZGxSBgKEjt_zcW/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203955268.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgII2DwmKGdJduXrH0jdCRH2JPQzReIQWOYo_oT6qsTnS5K_wqNb9ogAAD_82zHMbwWZLh9HYy0e_ihH9WqeyagjO9DzKchpotw4_e8fp8xTCZhcFKK3x9iEL3stGhE00ZGxSBgKEjt_zcW/s500/Photo%25252020150804203955268.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543876.162" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A studio in a sequoia grove.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1njvK7Ci0Q-Erdc5kVFuf4_L4JDx5HuTOxHNNUEKlf_b8bdD3V1ZJRtwsn6Sm9QfuuIiNEWd0hJ1MvdS_cG876ejbNHAyXgSlQiZnYtbDxofY9yzy404YtgfxIYdtO0x_wWDXdkkoNrv/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203955807.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1njvK7Ci0Q-Erdc5kVFuf4_L4JDx5HuTOxHNNUEKlf_b8bdD3V1ZJRtwsn6Sm9QfuuIiNEWd0hJ1MvdS_cG876ejbNHAyXgSlQiZnYtbDxofY9yzy404YtgfxIYdtO0x_wWDXdkkoNrv/s500/Photo%25252020150804203955807.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543826.531" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With giant died trees to rest my brushes.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3V6_6BFdxt2JV2FJVa2VulwNT1qgycDe3bdQCo3aapgCUn-_aCeFqqplDsg0RZTJDVhQiEkXw7F_CpuL6W6KfPxBcN8hLmiwOIuN4M7GFz19Dot4eLnAwcbbTh2WOE9mqw_2Is1s-xdkq/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203956320.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3V6_6BFdxt2JV2FJVa2VulwNT1qgycDe3bdQCo3aapgCUn-_aCeFqqplDsg0RZTJDVhQiEkXw7F_CpuL6W6KfPxBcN8hLmiwOIuN4M7GFz19Dot4eLnAwcbbTh2WOE9mqw_2Is1s-xdkq/s500/Photo%25252020150804203956320.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543843.4004" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All day I heard, OMG! It's a dinosaur footprint! which it clearly is.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJk3v3sepaNOQ9Iio4yw5NhXwIdOur4cGq_AoZ-WVXqkTDrxwAkEFj7OCX3O0iaNCTdZLqvMT5ZJFWU9A2iQvQYa7WdM6PjFnP-_tH-xRBoymzu0Fk0L_sP15Tw_zRXlU0fXvDt5rWfYKM/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203956838.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJk3v3sepaNOQ9Iio4yw5NhXwIdOur4cGq_AoZ-WVXqkTDrxwAkEFj7OCX3O0iaNCTdZLqvMT5ZJFWU9A2iQvQYa7WdM6PjFnP-_tH-xRBoymzu0Fk0L_sP15Tw_zRXlU0fXvDt5rWfYKM/s500/Photo%25252020150804203956838.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543874.0728" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at the guy on top to get some perspective on how huge the tree roots are.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqSg3bZNRMCLWvrPpj8ZHqIZYafpwMuQsjB0QDwSjhO1lswkvNXlC1-tuNrK_eY1k1e7Gw_G3hr9BLfK2x06atQFltObQta75ziRFhuhv_-oa5FlJ5U6iBcejIeFKTAB_szaQQ5RKCUrD/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203957389.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqSg3bZNRMCLWvrPpj8ZHqIZYafpwMuQsjB0QDwSjhO1lswkvNXlC1-tuNrK_eY1k1e7Gw_G3hr9BLfK2x06atQFltObQta75ziRFhuhv_-oa5FlJ5U6iBcejIeFKTAB_szaQQ5RKCUrD/s500/Photo%25252020150804203957389.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543878.189" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can even walk through the tree.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu716Bn8-PSUtAhVZ7KcdTp6Q8S-PQ-wOvOI1YKXUgf7eY6v3z6g6e3_utwF3cwV_h3zrMPvQdU6Ca_xO5zvADIdMWgnUUroenP2MS7rUTJi8TXiGyBVkcv4Bye7_5RWVSfTpitTSIA2EV/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203957551.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu716Bn8-PSUtAhVZ7KcdTp6Q8S-PQ-wOvOI1YKXUgf7eY6v3z6g6e3_utwF3cwV_h3zrMPvQdU6Ca_xO5zvADIdMWgnUUroenP2MS7rUTJi8TXiGyBVkcv4Bye7_5RWVSfTpitTSIA2EV/s500/Photo%25252020150804203957551.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543819.2666" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="2108" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another vertical panorama to show the height of these trees.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1CYB0V1DafYAZEZAWYFVvdUCvJGaGeLLLsKUSEj-9NjShXzHpfwM1XACgLJtErfxrRFKxuU6hfzgQkMrhOQRn4pVTIXFHcAF7LNl8dvHhL4riPQcVGgdRtPYBF0OKxcA4MA9BXqDTPQT/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203958083.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1CYB0V1DafYAZEZAWYFVvdUCvJGaGeLLLsKUSEj-9NjShXzHpfwM1XACgLJtErfxrRFKxuU6hfzgQkMrhOQRn4pVTIXFHcAF7LNl8dvHhL4riPQcVGgdRtPYBF0OKxcA4MA9BXqDTPQT/s500/Photo%25252020150804203958083.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543833.7534" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This dead tree was carved out for cars to drive under, back in the day...still a big photo attraction today.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUBaW9o1KoFTczlZH2QRAAd4TjU2nUyOt4Rf82qbM4FwWTU-lzUFntWNxDZ0-LslDQ-JR5h_l376EFO-jj5qjv9y9PIi3pbhHOYt7ZaEC6uFFd9PrB86yjcZdImmzA81dS_rI3NuTtCsp/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203958464.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUBaW9o1KoFTczlZH2QRAAd4TjU2nUyOt4Rf82qbM4FwWTU-lzUFntWNxDZ0-LslDQ-JR5h_l376EFO-jj5qjv9y9PIi3pbhHOYt7ZaEC6uFFd9PrB86yjcZdImmzA81dS_rI3NuTtCsp/s500/Photo%25252020150804203958464.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543892.9111" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="664" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yours Truly with what I believe is the largest sequoia in this grove.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93sO3T3DCGxNJfEn8EAjByq85Jhv5t5g17paDzDUO3ePzdzRTSECwdoqWBcHs3sx6gHeEQT8Ier_tjma2J2X4OaN9NgxBKQ-IXT1eEOx1VwLcGPCXpJNkaThv1BFWsMqowTy2a5ybx6SA/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203959216.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93sO3T3DCGxNJfEn8EAjByq85Jhv5t5g17paDzDUO3ePzdzRTSECwdoqWBcHs3sx6gHeEQT8Ier_tjma2J2X4OaN9NgxBKQ-IXT1eEOx1VwLcGPCXpJNkaThv1BFWsMqowTy2a5ybx6SA/s500/Photo%25252020150804203959216.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543813.0417" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset in the Yosemite Wilderness.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fB7HAfVtEwRE40jp-97Rnk_ofaCOTuGr5SxaX-Iq0FYGHtrvGNRML9V13fBoUOspuzynFlMUOpvt5sFzbg-VTOU75VUM2DmgYDe1WJpupgXSXqztGaCwfYVUuhzbOjvJ2qPr4yy4H7mA/s1024/Photo%25252020150804203959751.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fB7HAfVtEwRE40jp-97Rnk_ofaCOTuGr5SxaX-Iq0FYGHtrvGNRML9V13fBoUOspuzynFlMUOpvt5sFzbg-VTOU75VUM2DmgYDe1WJpupgXSXqztGaCwfYVUuhzbOjvJ2qPr4yy4H7mA/s500/Photo%25252020150804203959751.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543829.189" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stunning light...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmd_qn9Z43KhkGGZxpnud718lFw2Xs0vSZjBnQOtBoGrf1ZOCczMqomq-3qym4ithSw2bZw7xjKwOc6uIGKuoGORvQK6-x95XvGJ-Arw37ghFgOGxQDhkUfnfhhD_x9dW6U6SGSCB6reNR/s1024/Photo%25252020150804204000304.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmd_qn9Z43KhkGGZxpnud718lFw2Xs0vSZjBnQOtBoGrf1ZOCczMqomq-3qym4ithSw2bZw7xjKwOc6uIGKuoGORvQK6-x95XvGJ-Arw37ghFgOGxQDhkUfnfhhD_x9dW6U6SGSCB6reNR/s500/Photo%25252020150804204000304.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543821.5642" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Incredible light on the mountains! Very pink and warm.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75-lvEYgpBH0t1lWrPA4g8y7n7755KpvNWlPrjVVVDhGIhlKqzZ2gyitAiKyHzlTjbqFc1wJ_O-zAPCulUzjzLK4OjpjSZzvnp3XgoetYGmCDFBijnV5FyXAoRcXnYj_Z0-bmvf8BZdqd/s1024/Photo%25252020150804204000813.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75-lvEYgpBH0t1lWrPA4g8y7n7755KpvNWlPrjVVVDhGIhlKqzZ2gyitAiKyHzlTjbqFc1wJ_O-zAPCulUzjzLK4OjpjSZzvnp3XgoetYGmCDFBijnV5FyXAoRcXnYj_Z0-bmvf8BZdqd/s500/Photo%25252020150804204000813.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543873.5178" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had to stop and do a quick sketch! 6x8in</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZO3-U7JLy6txanDkfetra3nMU98HQOoEfs2jM4OR8jmImdxUzOYQIUq-1xsSXeZS1JBxsuItmGTYa2PsLRt3sN2JYp_SLvWytzAqT_Y64tGjz4h4qXSDCN0SnVGANCilZ3szC6nKj2QVr/s1024/Photo%25252020150804204001352.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZO3-U7JLy6txanDkfetra3nMU98HQOoEfs2jM4OR8jmImdxUzOYQIUq-1xsSXeZS1JBxsuItmGTYa2PsLRt3sN2JYp_SLvWytzAqT_Y64tGjz4h4qXSDCN0SnVGANCilZ3szC6nKj2QVr/s500/Photo%25252020150804204001352.jpg" id="blogsy-1438825543886.043" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What an amazing place to be as an artist.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-21780076440260120332015-08-03T17:04:00.001-07:002015-08-03T17:04:53.184-07:00Day 50: El Capitain (7/24/15)<p> I woke up a bit later than I wanted to...chilly mornings in the mountain! Service and data here is so limited that I had no idea what to expect during the day as far as weather goes. On my way to Yosemite Valley (about an hour drive) I hit the same construction I did yesterday which further delayed me from my destination. I got ice and gas on my way (there are only two gas station in the park so I try to fill up when I can). I don't know if I mentioned this yet but gas and ice out here are INSANELY EXPENSIVE. I would not be surprised if tons of people out here drive hybrids. I'm talking almost $4.50 a gallon for gas and over $5 for a bag of ice I paid $3 for in Yellowstone. It might be the water shortage out here that drove up ice prices. Crazy the things I notice since I've had to buy ice almost every day on this trip. </p><p>I went down to the Yosemite Valley and decided to paint El Capitan. There is a meadow across from the mountain face that was recommended to me by the Ranger. I found a nice shady spot...it was a little close to the mountain, closer than it seems in the photos, but I went with it and made it work. I saw a video on Facebook that Google made about climbers on El Capitan (I'd call it El Cap if I was really hip and cool) and this video is awesome. There's a link at the end of this post. I don't really have any interest in this kind of mountain climbing but the video is so cool and inspiring. I think that's why I decided to paint here first. </p><p>The face of this mountain is a foreboding , steep, sheer mountain face. The flat planes made it easier to paint but I know not easier to climb. It is mind boggling that people <em>climb this mountain</em>. I really cannot believe it...but the kind of crazy it takes to say "hmm yeah I'll climb that...and I won't use ropes...and I'll do it in xx hours...and..." really pumps me up and gets my adventure juices flowing. Anyway...this mountain face has a rich history with climbers. I'm glad I was here at the time I was (about 2:30 to 5:00) because of the dramatic shadow right down the middle of the mountain. It was really stunning how blue the shadows and how warm the highlights were. I am just loving Yosemite, and this valley is especially grand as you are surrounded by mountains. </p><p>I don't have much to say about Bierstadt's rendition of El Capitan...but I think the valley was different then. No road, and much more water in the river. The light is really beautiful in his painting. He emphasized the warmth of the sun on the mountains, which I witnessed today. I finished my painting after the free shuttle stopped running so I had a three mile hike back to my car. It was fine but I lost the path a few times and a huge tour bus of people cheered for me as I walked along the road during one of my ~searching for the path~ phases. I saw some mule deer. They're cute and smaller than the deer in Ohio. </p><p>Final thought...please check out the links below! And let me know if they don't work because this iPad copy paste limited service stuff gets wonky.</p><p> http://www.google.com/maps/about/behind-the-scenes/streetview/treks/yosemite/ - <strong>you can "tour" El Capitan vertically on google maps. </strong></p><p>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bEpMR86wxeQ - <strong>a must watch video about three famous climbers on El Capitan. Inspiring regardless of your interest in climbing. </strong></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sdcg7JICp6GtyK2FuwPhmNr9xOZaJTRQVkh7n0-wvCC8WwLwEQWlT4KRbQu70I7RZjT588TUU3T0dayujCCEPXsHenK0c5TsrpSbV3_avXbBXC6k_gWDzU7V27tV1L3nm_yY80gwVYEJ/s1024/Photo%25252020150803164023521.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sdcg7JICp6GtyK2FuwPhmNr9xOZaJTRQVkh7n0-wvCC8WwLwEQWlT4KRbQu70I7RZjT588TUU3T0dayujCCEPXsHenK0c5TsrpSbV3_avXbBXC6k_gWDzU7V27tV1L3nm_yY80gwVYEJ/s500/Photo%25252020150803164023521.jpg" id="blogsy-1438646687965.4075" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">El Capitan</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ629WuW6yhUy3dOpv25FXJM9akIM2nDIUpipk1v3H9DGwo5l5VXoOYg-LyaDwhBNCpzKw0XJx2KXQD66bbR6-wtycDUlmwoX_G_ZZhXlKXWfqkssDC-OMLX6u44rgPi1aeNoRBfnGXXKP/s470/Photo%25252020150803164023607.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ629WuW6yhUy3dOpv25FXJM9akIM2nDIUpipk1v3H9DGwo5l5VXoOYg-LyaDwhBNCpzKw0XJx2KXQD66bbR6-wtycDUlmwoX_G_ZZhXlKXWfqkssDC-OMLX6u44rgPi1aeNoRBfnGXXKP/s470/Photo%25252020150803164023607.jpg" id="blogsy-1438646687961.373" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="470" height="345"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"El Capitan, Yosemite Valley" by Albert Bierstadt</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8FoeN-t6zg1BFeyZ12Jr96QLf6hnFWUpQssj4UT7Utwvr_BsI5OCuV9LRK_dUUsODtTzD3XnV1wiCrxWRvhXupG13zZjKbjOlVaxBCnZ4VFMR0XDzmRqyYQRA_Jara18zxfuVTJSUnL9/s470/Photo%25252020150803164023671.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8FoeN-t6zg1BFeyZ12Jr96QLf6hnFWUpQssj4UT7Utwvr_BsI5OCuV9LRK_dUUsODtTzD3XnV1wiCrxWRvhXupG13zZjKbjOlVaxBCnZ4VFMR0XDzmRqyYQRA_Jara18zxfuVTJSUnL9/s470/Photo%25252020150803164023671.jpg" id="blogsy-1438646687925.3723" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="470" height="363"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"El Capitan, Yosemite" by Albert Bierstadt</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">El Capitan</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLO_em8AyrJNQY5SDlrgKFE2xsPq-EcO1UPFNQAR8IyzqN7vMDSNz3pcLbDrNV0PghHnhi-NEFtFgXiVEdwfE9mIU3RjRv0saOPolqpnAV3W4sesn6RmPNylIV9Ro6GRwZu_KeEaJr_VE7/s1024/Photo%25252020150803164023895.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLO_em8AyrJNQY5SDlrgKFE2xsPq-EcO1UPFNQAR8IyzqN7vMDSNz3pcLbDrNV0PghHnhi-NEFtFgXiVEdwfE9mIU3RjRv0saOPolqpnAV3W4sesn6RmPNylIV9Ro6GRwZu_KeEaJr_VE7/s500/Photo%25252020150803164023895.jpg" id="blogsy-1438646688016.7893" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">El Capitan</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZtTnGJeqeOHgT9NKKxLYExVvnI_x7bhgQnMCAmyFU9hrXOaZLAarO5efy81Lg5LyPJ2RAJUe_juVxWZ7p2AevAw9O4bHYY9hc08SYSXlPiKAH6mi-DdHwD4Kj29sRYQ14DIMh9EhOrsE/s1024/Photo%25252020150803164024630.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZtTnGJeqeOHgT9NKKxLYExVvnI_x7bhgQnMCAmyFU9hrXOaZLAarO5efy81Lg5LyPJ2RAJUe_juVxWZ7p2AevAw9O4bHYY9hc08SYSXlPiKAH6mi-DdHwD4Kj29sRYQ14DIMh9EhOrsE/s500/Photo%25252020150803164024630.jpg" id="blogsy-1438646687949.705" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How many photos of El Capitan can on have?</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDz8WlYEJE37jm-9xf8rFRr1MCAW0HIvJB_0Ogn8xcnma39mL2XZH9ZnnuBHIdA_ByNm-6Sq9a_QQEGnvnNbQ6hB0Q4PaSZ9VIyJTGpLUwUoITDMsPGU4IiNKxjGemX5vCz5ZXWP6HSHyg/s1024/Photo%25252020150803164025183.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDz8WlYEJE37jm-9xf8rFRr1MCAW0HIvJB_0Ogn8xcnma39mL2XZH9ZnnuBHIdA_ByNm-6Sq9a_QQEGnvnNbQ6hB0Q4PaSZ9VIyJTGpLUwUoITDMsPGU4IiNKxjGemX5vCz5ZXWP6HSHyg/s500/Photo%25252020150803164025183.jpg" id="blogsy-1438646687977.0781" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Never too many. Here's my studio, in the meadow across from El Cap. I was just in awe the whole day.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICbKD3klSpIRiATjL6CYV3ZJv4cSYT_M8Gm1ArF76L3OgwecZtFCoKV7vXdlds3nVBhMZtFwtuKYdj3FCac9cSbl1NOvf9Yo6-VnFkYVJvUOLZsM-2aPSzd_uolvTlB2Wmmxi2lNMk-l5/s1024/Photo%25252020150803164025764.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICbKD3klSpIRiATjL6CYV3ZJv4cSYT_M8Gm1ArF76L3OgwecZtFCoKV7vXdlds3nVBhMZtFwtuKYdj3FCac9cSbl1NOvf9Yo6-VnFkYVJvUOLZsM-2aPSzd_uolvTlB2Wmmxi2lNMk-l5/s500/Photo%25252020150803164025764.jpg" id="blogsy-1438646687969.992" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People climb this!! Incredible. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6T_jyw5Kia9QjZ_Z5k4K81kxt4r5pSq5qHe-zLBTkIBjzUsh9h1odyDNUCbzYrWiBAd0noaCGLakN8XSqzb8sX8orfKG5hEI4p4pcItCzjskPmCM_viCh6n04JdZNKXojEE0BJLbaBirt/s1024/Photo%25252020150803164026334.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6T_jyw5Kia9QjZ_Z5k4K81kxt4r5pSq5qHe-zLBTkIBjzUsh9h1odyDNUCbzYrWiBAd0noaCGLakN8XSqzb8sX8orfKG5hEI4p4pcItCzjskPmCM_viCh6n04JdZNKXojEE0BJLbaBirt/s500/Photo%25252020150803164026334.jpg" id="blogsy-1438646687991.1116" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mule deer on my hike back.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsJJuH7py_i6zUgroKtjTzo3KDRsbenIa_xSYj34fDWBrx2Xq4oc5ZGlUDOLNdP7pxmahzk3tLC7JyM5Z49Jw5Wwrhjr6LDns8VvkwMGbTdoq6uTMuKxw1gR53NSb0l-8bOLRpbaBAbnd/s1024/Photo%25252020150803164026913.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsJJuH7py_i6zUgroKtjTzo3KDRsbenIa_xSYj34fDWBrx2Xq4oc5ZGlUDOLNdP7pxmahzk3tLC7JyM5Z49Jw5Wwrhjr6LDns8VvkwMGbTdoq6uTMuKxw1gR53NSb0l-8bOLRpbaBAbnd/s500/Photo%25252020150803164026913.jpg" id="blogsy-1438646687975.0208" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Light and shadow contrast in the valley.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-72629714384487835662015-08-02T00:08:00.001-07:002015-08-02T00:08:19.250-07:00Day 49: Bridgeport, CA to YOSEMITE!!! (7/23/15)<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I woke up early this morning and took a shower at the campsite. I went to the office at 7:00am to pay and the owner said "I'm not gonna charge you. Do you want some coffee?" What! So kind!!! She is an older woman and she told me about the great memories she has of her dad, who was a true outdoorsman and also a painter. After we chatted for a bit I was on my way with the singular mission of getting a campsite in Yosemite. </span><br></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I passed the beautiful Mono Lake en route to the east entrance of the park. Driving Tioga Road was pretty amazing...the Sierra Nevada range is unlike any of the mountain ranges I've seen on this trip. I don't have any photos from this leg of the drive, but as soon as I hit the mountains I was in awe. I didn't realize I'd still been recovering from my Six Week Slump until I hit these mountains and felt alive, awake, and inspired again. It's hard to describe...but I instantly felt so good about being here. I wish I could post a video I took of this drive to give you readers a glimpse, twisting and turning and climbing through the rocky Sierras along this road. </span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I got to the entrance and drove through Tuolumne Meadows on my way to White Wolf. Campsite full. Got nervous and headed down to Yosemite Creek campground, nervous that all others were full. The road down to the campsite was the longest half hour of my life. Saying the road was in poor condition is an understatement. Basically one way, so many bumps and deteriorating pavement, and steep. My van is a trooper. I reserved a campsite for one night just in case, but thought to myself there is no way I am doing that drive twice a day. Luckily I found a spot at Porcupine Flat down the road. Something different about Yosemite - "no water" in Yellowstone means no flush toilets or showers. "No water" here means no water at all. So water was my next mission. </span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">As I drove through the park into the valley, I could hardly believe it. I remember my fellow Fellow Amanda saying on the last stop of her trip in Europe that she never really thought she'd make it there. That's how I feel about Yosemite...it was always so far in the future, it never seemed like I'd actually BE in Yosemite. So I really experienced awe on many levels today. With Yosemite always looming in the distant future, this is also the least planned leg of my adventure. I dedicated today to read through my Bierstadt book, talk to a ranger, and map out my time here. Jesse at the Visitor Center answered ~a lot~ of questions with the expert knowledge and experience I have found in all park rangers. </span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I took a short walk over to Yosemite's Upper and Lower Falls, which are delicate and graceful as they flow over massive granite rock faces. The upper falls are some of the tallest in the world. With the drought, I am lucky to see any water going over these falls. John Muir built his home at the base of these falls for two years. At one overlook is a really nice plaque dedicated to him with the quote: "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy while cares will drop off like autumn leaves." Muir's descriptions of nature are incredibly life like and personified. He describes nature as therapeutic, as friendship. The trees in this forest are unlike any others I've seen. Red trunked conifers with warm green needles. The green is more yellow and warmer than other pines. They stand with wide girth and tall stature, reaching toward the sky. They are large but don't seem so big when placed among the mountains. </span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">My hike brought me to more Muir quotes and plaques: "As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanches. I'll aquatint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can." <em>As near the hear of the world as I can. </em>Do I have a new life motto? A new one sentence artist statement? Quite possibly. After this hike I realized that although I am visually following Bierstadt's journey in Yosemite, I am spiritually following Muir. I am very happy to be here. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2R34t3ClZnfVWtCo_fRxzZzScIFxEfd9BlRuGh2gQLGIV5evkhJ__ed9aak2zNwoIqOHNtNE-dW3NOon3-8eY-dQ_cRsndnS0ZlfKi_rlY40TIXJfon2mZNaNqj1uiQyRWLDMgge56AO/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000636032.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2R34t3ClZnfVWtCo_fRxzZzScIFxEfd9BlRuGh2gQLGIV5evkhJ__ed9aak2zNwoIqOHNtNE-dW3NOon3-8eY-dQ_cRsndnS0ZlfKi_rlY40TIXJfon2mZNaNqj1uiQyRWLDMgge56AO/s500/Photo%25252020150802000636032.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297612.0264" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mono Lake</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-54Ja309nKHxwDCQyy4IpUvRF6r3yl8uTOkHIriPJUzm6XAD-mtqCroxC1uaD8J-jpiRMmqV_KDiyyBoY9I7dfXbUw7hsR-bgXEg6v9Pe5dRX6hyWlQ2mDoME-Nfpu-mFCdD60ZCqux-y/s470/Photo%25252020150802000636101.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-54Ja309nKHxwDCQyy4IpUvRF6r3yl8uTOkHIriPJUzm6XAD-mtqCroxC1uaD8J-jpiRMmqV_KDiyyBoY9I7dfXbUw7hsR-bgXEg6v9Pe5dRX6hyWlQ2mDoME-Nfpu-mFCdD60ZCqux-y/s470/Photo%25252020150802000636101.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297550.1733" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="470" height="360"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bierstadt's painting of Mono Lake</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoc9R1GCnwLvqy8TWA1p4V5Hykhwx0mE_SD-TiJ8qfIBup0k5vimruIR7djX2DpN2F9skzari9ijovbnT8SRUx0Ln2otHCgudKuk13qCymBYKJPTUe5qpKLuccTBpAJQdO3Qy_kSWP5d8/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000636626.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoc9R1GCnwLvqy8TWA1p4V5Hykhwx0mE_SD-TiJ8qfIBup0k5vimruIR7djX2DpN2F9skzari9ijovbnT8SRUx0Ln2otHCgudKuk13qCymBYKJPTUe5qpKLuccTBpAJQdO3Qy_kSWP5d8/s500/Photo%25252020150802000636626.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297571.89" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first view of the Sierra Nevada mountains! </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmORUl9Fzjib-E6LuCm95HeaPPmSYUjbTWtC6tlwC2K9TEFXbdGrxVbgF4-aTry2qWKKhS1p0iAYHetCkSIPW0IA15EIqwH0JpJH6OX-KGn1T_1jq1yvLvAD2UMsgCQfJu2ZI8zxb4Vjlp/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000637206.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmORUl9Fzjib-E6LuCm95HeaPPmSYUjbTWtC6tlwC2K9TEFXbdGrxVbgF4-aTry2qWKKhS1p0iAYHetCkSIPW0IA15EIqwH0JpJH6OX-KGn1T_1jq1yvLvAD2UMsgCQfJu2ZI8zxb4Vjlp/s500/Photo%25252020150802000637206.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297576.2505" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mono Lake</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlEoeOVwSGGyA2DT-SYXRB8y55koroeAIJovRn8cZ8eHshWlXg3bmpQaIGK2b1lg7FphSrdNy08D0xOzpJTMtyVW3Nh30QFYZRcRe5VKPH1XKr5ws7MFqsG32pjMq1Xhh1ARKT0gBt5pt/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000637808.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlEoeOVwSGGyA2DT-SYXRB8y55koroeAIJovRn8cZ8eHshWlXg3bmpQaIGK2b1lg7FphSrdNy08D0xOzpJTMtyVW3Nh30QFYZRcRe5VKPH1XKr5ws7MFqsG32pjMq1Xhh1ARKT0gBt5pt/s500/Photo%25252020150802000637808.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297636.011" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't believe I made it to YOSEMITE!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUSzclWP9I05X-jXPzlx5HOt4EaH8pPlo7Sc-oNZlGKB37DDbgCjL5wb3sY800GdleE229gUGa__r4HYlcPKe5zfa8cQZnB08XoZcN_jJf_FnBwO01xbUWsmWKGZ7r0t7VZU4SYrNdC46/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000638344.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUSzclWP9I05X-jXPzlx5HOt4EaH8pPlo7Sc-oNZlGKB37DDbgCjL5wb3sY800GdleE229gUGa__r4HYlcPKe5zfa8cQZnB08XoZcN_jJf_FnBwO01xbUWsmWKGZ7r0t7VZU4SYrNdC46/s500/Photo%25252020150802000638344.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297648.6868" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gymnast tree doing the splits. On a rock, too. Ouch. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPG6_SjpiqYy4bDufrTohDRcRwDgOHpqlvsPUh1ACgaFapQU5OQ8ifxVnVCXHx8ac64E60EeCwBLjunta_c7Bba2dxl_TQzRiKBUwxOoxMY-GgW9KsHJ9Gfd1ZEYElzilrTMyLvIECSr5/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000638861.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPG6_SjpiqYy4bDufrTohDRcRwDgOHpqlvsPUh1ACgaFapQU5OQ8ifxVnVCXHx8ac64E60EeCwBLjunta_c7Bba2dxl_TQzRiKBUwxOoxMY-GgW9KsHJ9Gfd1ZEYElzilrTMyLvIECSr5/s500/Photo%25252020150802000638861.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297649.1013" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High Sierra! </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmw8CZ8GcXrbIpMORGLKkuvZcT1YlS5tYyg4ln5yM2oC2p0tO-dm2Mxu45VdcFMniwiHuRHa_J62npNIlc3dVaLgAA7Tz7bMJO26rGuk8EkbVZedmWAhKBHa4UqlikVfQ7a0gzamjmMtUU/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000639391.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmw8CZ8GcXrbIpMORGLKkuvZcT1YlS5tYyg4ln5yM2oC2p0tO-dm2Mxu45VdcFMniwiHuRHa_J62npNIlc3dVaLgAA7Tz7bMJO26rGuk8EkbVZedmWAhKBHa4UqlikVfQ7a0gzamjmMtUU/s500/Photo%25252020150802000639391.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297605.5735" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High Sierra! Amazing...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPZ-1FYStOJ5lkfOQ9CzYdF9-tArVLdifBDpByFmbRm_TvuR-qF-isja-cYxsuTSiXzwXpw6d8q88fViU4YSqe15xrvkw0Rk2qoJz210EE6y2J4f78yOGRwVIHmO4Yzr-Z0oyldFWWdsY/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000639944.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPZ-1FYStOJ5lkfOQ9CzYdF9-tArVLdifBDpByFmbRm_TvuR-qF-isja-cYxsuTSiXzwXpw6d8q88fViU4YSqe15xrvkw0Rk2qoJz210EE6y2J4f78yOGRwVIHmO4Yzr-Z0oyldFWWdsY/s500/Photo%25252020150802000639944.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297570.6272" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crazy mountain tree</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kVI1V5o0jWrNMumBn1E-JHwEfyhq7gOF-ZNWEnixy66nHJb73Qfzq94o7C5qR50Z2x1uIOoafCSlbiHIlvQu9xh4iPm2WIRsWAJHWTrMtFApHmC4vkWQEfUEuNGlrstq76sgHDTa67vv/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000640475.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kVI1V5o0jWrNMumBn1E-JHwEfyhq7gOF-ZNWEnixy66nHJb73Qfzq94o7C5qR50Z2x1uIOoafCSlbiHIlvQu9xh4iPm2WIRsWAJHWTrMtFApHmC4vkWQEfUEuNGlrstq76sgHDTa67vv/s500/Photo%25252020150802000640475.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297572.2725" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Falls - just happy there's water on it with the drought.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaFcuB40W80T8TwHWeOIOFF_Oj1vHZHg5XnM2-4fOA2o9nYW1J1iww3wuk04mvB-lkhtspNjWWA_pSgVC3NdV2rDisJc2AKjS1mDA2sql_fKJVfeMun7k_QUp8sc3nvvg_PgVAAD1Q0sB/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000641070.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaFcuB40W80T8TwHWeOIOFF_Oj1vHZHg5XnM2-4fOA2o9nYW1J1iww3wuk04mvB-lkhtspNjWWA_pSgVC3NdV2rDisJc2AKjS1mDA2sql_fKJVfeMun7k_QUp8sc3nvvg_PgVAAD1Q0sB/s500/Photo%25252020150802000641070.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297574.1643" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxBiYM5o5sYlPmDvgcevzxVQibZ519EWfERMw_hvfTz87R93xJE8Axc_5VbRoEVvevq5XPIDQ7d3TONDZOsZhUZyZuvkKn7PqlGEP3ubHemucGDM0S9LkRAMOTaAzNLj0pD3PDUZ9Bi4f/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000641590.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkxBiYM5o5sYlPmDvgcevzxVQibZ519EWfERMw_hvfTz87R93xJE8Axc_5VbRoEVvevq5XPIDQ7d3TONDZOsZhUZyZuvkKn7PqlGEP3ubHemucGDM0S9LkRAMOTaAzNLj0pD3PDUZ9Bi4f/s500/Photo%25252020150802000641590.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297602.1592" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper and Lower Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslCSJyTt7DnWE7joZKdZP4bWGxdnZGhP5NrktDmHMPmFceJPRQYQT8j4ybegxeR92UOKJfXXpsN0LzIf7D4VDZG908ba4ti_SX4MczmdDwBITOJOAnfs_mgsbPVS1u_6C2Pk4vFAhQZWN/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000641752.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslCSJyTt7DnWE7joZKdZP4bWGxdnZGhP5NrktDmHMPmFceJPRQYQT8j4ybegxeR92UOKJfXXpsN0LzIf7D4VDZG908ba4ti_SX4MczmdDwBITOJOAnfs_mgsbPVS1u_6C2Pk4vFAhQZWN/s500/Photo%25252020150802000641752.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297574.2258" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="447"></a> </td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch of the Lower Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK8PSYHVaLPPJL0P8bN1fnDRz8yOH3P0fWDSzbKQnWjHbk6t2CSDnxlV90pswckBU1gaO6K_jq9ywfKaQQ3USUTROzV9ALjjVyclFlZ9ydVsU4NYQMNnoQ1SffJ_9tUTS0BRuZ0j9X20R/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000642289.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK8PSYHVaLPPJL0P8bN1fnDRz8yOH3P0fWDSzbKQnWjHbk6t2CSDnxlV90pswckBU1gaO6K_jq9ywfKaQQ3USUTROzV9ALjjVyclFlZ9ydVsU4NYQMNnoQ1SffJ_9tUTS0BRuZ0j9X20R/s500/Photo%25252020150802000642289.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297575.3682" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walked to the Lower Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unique granite rock formations.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KjQpNByBRT8GPT2Z2IPekrDPsrrgRh74Hb5Vgep8RcOS6NYeKC9jiRyW7hqhss1i4Cl_KlryKzvUmru_bRxOELr10Y4XAFRKZ_J7NPJZ4UUnq5WnvjCj0IC4XpmiMm-ht5h53Iy9jctv/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000642833.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6KjQpNByBRT8GPT2Z2IPekrDPsrrgRh74Hb5Vgep8RcOS6NYeKC9jiRyW7hqhss1i4Cl_KlryKzvUmru_bRxOELr10Y4XAFRKZ_J7NPJZ4UUnq5WnvjCj0IC4XpmiMm-ht5h53Iy9jctv/s500/Photo%25252020150802000642833.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297613.6428" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unique granite rock formations.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_Z08sOoPlS0q8NSCzt6FbqJBXSOWmLRFbwEqWdDiDPe3Zmy0rZFhARpBoz1vocUdTPS_dcusLiJ-foCC3vYeF5_lQZ7aQK7wMqlei0vFPZ65qR-1SY4VAFjDYk0QeQErdBUUnz7qmOjY/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000645502.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_Z08sOoPlS0q8NSCzt6FbqJBXSOWmLRFbwEqWdDiDPe3Zmy0rZFhARpBoz1vocUdTPS_dcusLiJ-foCC3vYeF5_lQZ7aQK7wMqlei0vFPZ65qR-1SY4VAFjDYk0QeQErdBUUnz7qmOjY/s500/Photo%25252020150802000645502.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297647.1738" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtVLN7HIJGcm5yvwj9IekBM-AjloHDOxAPI1yk8thVYzDf1UxTanBYLuB_segTS99OLMM2_x_D4-xSpdrAfnfWULWQJ7PO_dwKUkqrd91TQV6xOYcIB4wVz-JQYr6dH_slHHdFXjTmD22/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000646041.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtVLN7HIJGcm5yvwj9IekBM-AjloHDOxAPI1yk8thVYzDf1UxTanBYLuB_segTS99OLMM2_x_D4-xSpdrAfnfWULWQJ7PO_dwKUkqrd91TQV6xOYcIB4wVz-JQYr6dH_slHHdFXjTmD22/s500/Photo%25252020150802000646041.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297636.2559" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock piles</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-TrhJmBGtCg0POVfes_-BxHSc3YTqNGJSzik58XN1h55AOSrNSfw0KkjnXGHOQr7xmSx3r_bvkQieUpnDGgoOd027IVVmp8IJ3fiHwXFcj0zbhZSyKb0NCa6BbRFQPhq6jsz1v4CByOH/s1024/Photo%25252020150802000646583.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-TrhJmBGtCg0POVfes_-BxHSc3YTqNGJSzik58XN1h55AOSrNSfw0KkjnXGHOQr7xmSx3r_bvkQieUpnDGgoOd027IVVmp8IJ3fiHwXFcj0zbhZSyKb0NCa6BbRFQPhq6jsz1v4CByOH/s500/Photo%25252020150802000646583.jpg" id="blogsy-1438499297619.5837" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HALF DOME!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-72434536315037369522015-07-31T12:18:00.001-07:002015-07-31T12:18:14.190-07:00Day 48: Shoshone Falls to Bridgeport, California (7/22/15)<p> I stopped at Shoshone Falls on my way out of Twin Falls. I was already feeling lukewarm on painting since I got a bit of a late start enjoying my Hotel Life, and I knew I had a big drive to just outside Yosemite (about 8 hours). I got to the falls and decided sketch instead of paint. These falls are called the "Niagara of the West" and I can see why since they sweep around, kind of like Niagara Falls. I was sad not to see more water going over the falls (new friend Angela had warned me about this), and I think it is because of the dam and because of construction. There was a sign that talked about some work to make more water flow? I don't know. It isn't surrounded by so much commercial development like Niagara, but the dam has definitely altered the waterflow. The Milner dam was built in 1905 for irrigation, after Moran painted both his pieces of the falls. Quite differerent than the majestic waterfall in the oil painting especially. The dam and canal system are on the National Register of Historic Places...but it didn't seem that great to an artist wanting to paint the falls. </p><p>So I left feeling happy I stopped and happy I didn't try to paint. And, excited for YOSEMITE! Saw some great sky views and a rainbow on my way out to California. Up early tomorrow to get a campsite at Yosemite! Can't believe I'm starting the last leg of my trip. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwA9AeWVkYeXYSFO91FKGLMWUkKTBT_e4hNEjYYkFvlN2XmYUV5UyqYG1125U_Zd4SPXzWEZbWKjPJRbIXJihVNwAaGloL5v77OZl3znznBFRIWNS18RqHIZqQk9JDLBJImS91Mne3nhl/s1024/Photo%25252020150731121652150.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwA9AeWVkYeXYSFO91FKGLMWUkKTBT_e4hNEjYYkFvlN2XmYUV5UyqYG1125U_Zd4SPXzWEZbWKjPJRbIXJihVNwAaGloL5v77OZl3znznBFRIWNS18RqHIZqQk9JDLBJImS91Mne3nhl/s500/Photo%25252020150731121652150.jpg" id="blogsy-1438370293108.8794" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="500"></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfJtoUUS3o7BJAdn0E0CqJZMChzCOpoVnZX4ndworWaxdYfZejff_g10ADCxCvEzXbtO9ISDdrjXt-Z-tLErzfMzsJTxT-scegj9O2uQ3AvOo5xldOyfPFzq8cuoV1FVM2GeWumcTtjQb/s1024/Photo%25252020150731121652932.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfJtoUUS3o7BJAdn0E0CqJZMChzCOpoVnZX4ndworWaxdYfZejff_g10ADCxCvEzXbtO9ISDdrjXt-Z-tLErzfMzsJTxT-scegj9O2uQ3AvOo5xldOyfPFzq8cuoV1FVM2GeWumcTtjQb/s500/Photo%25252020150731121652932.jpg" id="blogsy-1438370293067.2036" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What the falls used to look like (pre-dam I believe).</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqke3pj3idLksVdnk7jMStCLw48Gyd2K6W45s06AbSwrJpbVXCn922yEn48ZxwC9iElPs1epVziKunadpfuijVWcalxUWl87jIkylhhsX23QCIUmezMf7CGbrCBzqvnbIiDYaF7Tdi20vV/s1024/Photo%25252020150731121653107.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqke3pj3idLksVdnk7jMStCLw48Gyd2K6W45s06AbSwrJpbVXCn922yEn48ZxwC9iElPs1epVziKunadpfuijVWcalxUWl87jIkylhhsX23QCIUmezMf7CGbrCBzqvnbIiDYaF7Tdi20vV/s500/Photo%25252020150731121653107.jpg" id="blogsy-1438370293104.9617" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="285"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas Moran watercolor of Shoshone Falls.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlPeaXKSOeOvOC4FWvEPp8lWR422B_XBiqhe6ofYd_OMIg-8nmbkEGoyI8diEiXfZ0KORoefL050gahWorGILZVmnjbQFzr3LYhbijOvopu2KgNSUyAf746tTM0AfUYUffo-aJ9IU0tpd/s1024/Photo%25252020150731121653224.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlPeaXKSOeOvOC4FWvEPp8lWR422B_XBiqhe6ofYd_OMIg-8nmbkEGoyI8diEiXfZ0KORoefL050gahWorGILZVmnjbQFzr3LYhbijOvopu2KgNSUyAf746tTM0AfUYUffo-aJ9IU0tpd/s500/Photo%25252020150731121653224.jpg" id="blogsy-1438370293081.0642" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="244"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shoshone Falls on the Snake River oil painting by Thomas Moran.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjljgrtTFhp7x5ufQyHwzTle0FqvPgIQr7MaYkEqXonejlHHh1ob0cYrbH1cVUhZk2Unij8lmCIZUMIuZNd_nFoxDGBhv7tXSDy0XT1dqIfkNvSxn1f27cdhYzbU1Yf5qmtlrB3EJT-Vo/s1024/Photo%25252020150731121653886.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjljgrtTFhp7x5ufQyHwzTle0FqvPgIQr7MaYkEqXonejlHHh1ob0cYrbH1cVUhZk2Unij8lmCIZUMIuZNd_nFoxDGBhv7tXSDy0XT1dqIfkNvSxn1f27cdhYzbU1Yf5qmtlrB3EJT-Vo/s500/Photo%25252020150731121653886.jpg" id="blogsy-1438370293146.8442" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snake River</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6emJk5g84D5uCKuwbNBBBDUV88z0Db0ovenZM1VIDYYteM7pFu5w6Sv5ji4tdKlXI6izOxGfLHl62N1VBiizwCyPqcbH9iHadrRpqkJka36aFyaqYKN0WonpddpSCRjVB1DJ-AZgEsIvc/s1024/Photo%25252020150731121654469.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6emJk5g84D5uCKuwbNBBBDUV88z0Db0ovenZM1VIDYYteM7pFu5w6Sv5ji4tdKlXI6izOxGfLHl62N1VBiizwCyPqcbH9iHadrRpqkJka36aFyaqYKN0WonpddpSCRjVB1DJ-AZgEsIvc/s500/Photo%25252020150731121654469.jpg" id="blogsy-1438370293164.464" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shoshone Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_FWQjSI4BFqLTJ0oVgxytjwSl1gvtHBCNQLSe6Bk2tkxeEKcwaHWnKMRe7_ErJyAX3A0vpvvJ4KlwEO9nMHq5SDdHGK5adQqQqEdADWQm4wf7Pook3x632vQirj1hC1BOVNKOY6FGWKA/s1024/Photo%25252020150731121654669.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_FWQjSI4BFqLTJ0oVgxytjwSl1gvtHBCNQLSe6Bk2tkxeEKcwaHWnKMRe7_ErJyAX3A0vpvvJ4KlwEO9nMHq5SDdHGK5adQqQqEdADWQm4wf7Pook3x632vQirj1hC1BOVNKOY6FGWKA/s500/Photo%25252020150731121654669.jpg" id="blogsy-1438370293130.1575" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="96"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shoshone Falls, Snake a River, and the dam</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxrwkh9hqU-1xQxcW5wOx7dfUuhO3a1uVDvcY1KQrd8ofAEElhQ7ZnlNfN6_S23F4vfck98hXPeIP-NNooURHJNFyM0zy08TlDlFDUWBGCXDbNQfN7TlJRozhg0hpSjpkAO3dndL1nLDD/s1024/Photo%25252020150731121655215.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxrwkh9hqU-1xQxcW5wOx7dfUuhO3a1uVDvcY1KQrd8ofAEElhQ7ZnlNfN6_S23F4vfck98hXPeIP-NNooURHJNFyM0zy08TlDlFDUWBGCXDbNQfN7TlJRozhg0hpSjpkAO3dndL1nLDD/s500/Photo%25252020150731121655215.jpg" id="blogsy-1438370293088.6104" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dam construction...see what I did there?</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedhburDI2RBao8FqXBZq_JCb5Cg-UNxaBwjn1cln6su93Os1AaH_HbzBR21KTzPu9e4Z0EfBnjS2BfUKHcQHdJo1vOmDuzIgg6IamyzzSwwW2-gW1PzW0LHuNzVJKc7jmo9ytQ3w6rWIi/s1024/Photo%25252020150731121655769.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedhburDI2RBao8FqXBZq_JCb5Cg-UNxaBwjn1cln6su93Os1AaH_HbzBR21KTzPu9e4Z0EfBnjS2BfUKHcQHdJo1vOmDuzIgg6IamyzzSwwW2-gW1PzW0LHuNzVJKc7jmo9ytQ3w6rWIi/s500/Photo%25252020150731121655769.jpg" id="blogsy-1438370293152.886" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unique formations around the falls and Snake River.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-qab65fVfp5uaX0AEaHl_7lIJ9doWefWn-nNwrJb5gZ2MRiJLm2l-6f_he_xcqpS6v6-Lp5qjKFp9Fi-0j1Nvdf0gIcvVDTahyl0bKtDpqdltIbk2Ellp3dObpNYZSL6N99fwuOHt5w_/s1024/Photo%25252020150731121656306.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-qab65fVfp5uaX0AEaHl_7lIJ9doWefWn-nNwrJb5gZ2MRiJLm2l-6f_he_xcqpS6v6-Lp5qjKFp9Fi-0j1Nvdf0gIcvVDTahyl0bKtDpqdltIbk2Ellp3dObpNYZSL6N99fwuOHt5w_/s500/Photo%25252020150731121656306.jpg" id="blogsy-1438370293126.8655" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Driving through Nevada...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvdWkgSvla4zIlU9VkzOdcBTjbTebq2se7XlG5UFMKsK1-9Fc2_c_j0xWFC7X3qj8BTKKvfDkoY0Xd0QAuZwc1jYVtmZjtOC3ts00sz88U7KgpuaLaBBFa72CEOdLK-qd-4iffynRCnf9/s1024/Photo%25252020150731121656810.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvdWkgSvla4zIlU9VkzOdcBTjbTebq2se7XlG5UFMKsK1-9Fc2_c_j0xWFC7X3qj8BTKKvfDkoY0Xd0QAuZwc1jYVtmZjtOC3ts00sz88U7KgpuaLaBBFa72CEOdLK-qd-4iffynRCnf9/s500/Photo%25252020150731121656810.jpg" id="blogsy-1438370293178.7375" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...the rain made a lovely rainbow...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCBr29qi-Hh-mruu5IuhSeEX2J_ZktsOGJOMq5VALA-gjWUPzRb7KK5As6dcQOy2jcMGEv2QxRQ2YLgswDqwU5-dquAOzRNAlJ0eb-32nqaRIaoyVwny8UjSlnHMPZEGQW9eoIFT449s8/s1024/Photo%25252020150731121657330.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCBr29qi-Hh-mruu5IuhSeEX2J_ZktsOGJOMq5VALA-gjWUPzRb7KK5As6dcQOy2jcMGEv2QxRQ2YLgswDqwU5-dquAOzRNAlJ0eb-32nqaRIaoyVwny8UjSlnHMPZEGQW9eoIFT449s8/s500/Photo%25252020150731121657330.jpg" id="blogsy-1438370293098.194" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...beautiful sun on the clouds...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5F3gvWsUq_f4NfG1v6JIkZuFlUSS1wSc5jWtm4VIV4WleQafeH1T3bLndFn3u04nB0iUy9XfUgB1XhbkfTifveW7_3JL4oC8doJA7lMSgPnYkYVwmCPp6HQU4kBk7AKhGuGsAsu_E2alu/s1024/Photo%25252020150731121657820.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5F3gvWsUq_f4NfG1v6JIkZuFlUSS1wSc5jWtm4VIV4WleQafeH1T3bLndFn3u04nB0iUy9XfUgB1XhbkfTifveW7_3JL4oC8doJA7lMSgPnYkYVwmCPp6HQU4kBk7AKhGuGsAsu_E2alu/s500/Photo%25252020150731121657820.jpg" id="blogsy-1438370293140.7158" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and a stunning sunset.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-71858930921935102572015-07-28T23:33:00.001-07:002015-07-28T23:33:02.543-07:00Day 47: Tetons to Twin Falls, Idaho (7/21/15)<p> Not much to report about today - woke up in the beatiful Teton Canyon campground in the Targhee National Forest. Probably the most scenic campsite of the trip, but definitely the creepiest to drive to at night down a long gravel road. I left for Twin Falls, Idaho where Shoshone Falls (the Niargara Falls of the West, I've heard) are located. Thomas Moran painted the falls, and it's on my way to Yosemite, so I decided to stop here. I ~treated~ myself to a night in a Super 8 and I was very excited to take a shower (it had been a few days at vault toilet campsites) and do laundry (they have laundry at the hotel, score!) and wash my dishes. I decided after I got here to relax a bit today and paint the falls tomorrow, then continue on as far as I can to Yosemite. I was way too excited to pull into town and see Target, Old Navy, Barnes and Noble...etc, etc. I feel like this world (like when I saw Terminator) is the "other" and the outdoors/park world is the "normal." (If that makes sense). So today I was excited to see "civilization" but tomorrow I will be just as happy to go spend a day at a waterfall. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksNXxV9HfVGFg_uKLRW-3LoGZFSkOkbjkL6D8M2xYoqsi1N3DEzv8a-lOQDYGUwLq_I-beMw6j2uSHnl88km5qVJ3WSY0W6rlrceB8WgM4bP9gOwcRR2C4tFx4ULW5qAeY9zIiUiC-Mbr/s1024/Photo%25252020150728231626074.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksNXxV9HfVGFg_uKLRW-3LoGZFSkOkbjkL6D8M2xYoqsi1N3DEzv8a-lOQDYGUwLq_I-beMw6j2uSHnl88km5qVJ3WSY0W6rlrceB8WgM4bP9gOwcRR2C4tFx4ULW5qAeY9zIiUiC-Mbr/s500/Photo%25252020150728231626074.jpg" id="blogsy-1438151580506.0918" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful campsite this morning.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJor1-ZICMQi7Nh5sJDNm-O4hTPjfNrFGFwUNbcODh36IiL_24KYwRw4b2O-Fbya_eI0_-PHFW0XPU4s8syGehoGgEkydLgbNEjmiDg3ZUYY7MTbbHlcxjIDtdPY6u-t5OxWpd5GHM1pUC/s1024/Photo%25252020150728233244249.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJor1-ZICMQi7Nh5sJDNm-O4hTPjfNrFGFwUNbcODh36IiL_24KYwRw4b2O-Fbya_eI0_-PHFW0XPU4s8syGehoGgEkydLgbNEjmiDg3ZUYY7MTbbHlcxjIDtdPY6u-t5OxWpd5GHM1pUC/s500/Photo%25252020150728233244249.jpg" id="blogsy-1438151580422.6567" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodbye Tetons!</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-68547798560404173992015-07-28T22:46:00.001-07:002015-07-28T22:46:05.297-07:00Day 46: Norris & Midway Geyser Basins and The Three Tetons (7/20/15)<p>Today was my last morning in Yellowstone! I woke up and the feeding frenzy for a campsite in Norris was on. Within minutes of me breaking down my tent (up for appearances sake only) a family staked their claim on my campsite. I left and knew I wanted to camp at Teton Canyon where there are a few walk in sites...so I was weighing getting their early to get a site with wanting to see a few more things in Yellowstone before I left. Yellowstone won because YOYO. (You Only Yellowstone Once) (My motto for the day) (but really I hope I come back someday with Dan). </p><p>So I went to Norris Geyser Basin and I was not sorry that I went. These hot springs and thermal features and mud pots keep getting stranger and more beautiful. I only toured the short loop...but the "porcelain pools" are aptly named for their light blue milky smooth color and "texture" (if water can have a texture). Just really stunning. You look out across this basin and there are the beautiful blues I described and different puffs of smoke and steam blowing in the wind and some hearty pines scattered nearby, becoming more dense in the distance. There are some dead white/gray trees too that contrast with the green pines. It is such an unusual sight to behold and I really just stand there in awe and wonder, not really needing or wanting to know how or why, but marveling that it just is. </p><p>I did a sketch here because it was a nice scene with mountains and trees in the background behind Crackling Lake. I have been contemplating why I haven't been more compelled to paint these geysers and hydrothermal features...I think it's because with many there isn't much of a "scene" involved. With the boardwalks limiting, it is difficult to get a good angle for a compositionally compelling artwork, since it's not that interesting just to look down at a pool of water (even if the colors are fascinating). Maybe I am just making excuses. I also feel like these features beg to be depicted with watercolors. Moran was such a skilled watercolorist, I didn't even appreciate until this trip, after trying to do some myself. Part of me wishes I had painted one of the hot pools with my oil paint, other than Old Faithful. But because of Moran, I tried something new and different than I would have otherwise. Maybe I'll take a watercolor class and hone my quick, portable painted sketch skills (because it really is nice how much lighter and portable my watercolor travel set is). </p><p>After talking with a ranger at Norris, I decided to make one more stop at Midway Geyser Basin before I left to see Excelsior Geyser, which Moran painted. (YOYO). It was packed. Although I woke up feeling *much* better this morning, I felt a little queasy at Midway. So I decided not to sketch and to snap some photos a la William Henry Jackson and walk around. Again, Moran brought me to a beautiful spot I seriously thought about skipping. The geyser crater was like something out of the Land Before Time. (They should really make one with a hot springs/geysers theme...). I thought Little Foot and the gang would come out at any second. Anyway it is a spectacular blue and really looks like a meteor came down and smashed the crater into the ground. Beyond the crater is Grand Prismatic Spring which is the most spectacularly colored features I saw in Yellowstone. It's like a living rainbow. Most of the colors are created by bacteria that thrive off the super hot conditions. Again, biology baffles me. </p><p>I made my way to the Tetons after this final stop on my YOYO tour. Much to my regret I didn't get a selfie with the Yellowstone park sign. There was no safe way to get to it when I drove out the West exit. I made my way back to the Tetons and thankfully secured a spot at Teton Canyon campground. This is a national forest campground and the campground hosts were...interesting. Nice enough but as a national forest suggests it's a bit more secluded and off the beaten path (about 8 miles on a gravel road). After this stop I made my way to Jackson to meet a fellow Sycamore High School grad and marching band alum! I hadn't seen or really talked to Kathryn since high school but she sent me a Facebook message (isn't social media wonderful sometimes) that she's living in Jackson. So I was like we need to meet up when I'm back by the Tetons! We had awesome Thai food which was a welcome variety to my chicken noodle soup diet of the past week and grabbed ice cream at Haagen Daas afterwards. I told her about my trip and my upcoming nuptials, and she told me about living in Alaska for a summer (seriously straight off an Alaska Discovery show), working in Jackson, and her plans for grad school in the fall at IUPUI. We also each had some funny stories from college of other students getting too intoxicated. </p><p>After this lovely reunion Dan and I fought in the Battle of the Cell Phone Service and lost...it is spotty out here even if it says you have five bars and full data. I went up to the overlook I considered painting at when I was here last at Grand Targhee Resort. It was a beautiful view and the setting sun illuminated the mountains. Again...I saw what Moran saw. I saw the glow he captured in his paintings of the Tetons, and more specifically these three Tetons. The light changed rapidly as it does when the sun it setting, but I found it most magical right before it stopped lighting the mountains. It was this pinkish hue and cast a purple glow on the rest of the mountains. Definitely worth the trip back. </p><p> So, reflecting on my time in Yellowstone and following Thomas Moran. There are many books and materials I wanted to read and reference on this leg of the trip. I was thinking about trying to read more and incorporate the information into the remaining blog posts...but I need to cut my losses and keep moving forward. I don't want to be reading about Moran when I want to be reading John Muir. I just decided to be okay with it. I'll have things to read and keep me inspired when I'm home in my studio, and I want to focus on being present and processing my experiences day to day for the rest of my trip. Anyway...Moran. In his oil paintings I feel like he is a master sky painter, especially wispy cirrus (?) clouds. That being said I regret doing zero cloud or sky studies while I was in Yellowstone. I tried plein air watercolor for the first time because of Moran's work...I was challenged to paint a visually complex canyon, which resulted in two of my best paintings from the trip. I saw geysers and hydrothermal features, and although I didn't paint as many as I wanted to, I saw and experienced them through the eyes of an artist. Their color is unusual and remarkable. I realized how much I love mountains by spending time away from mountains. Yellowstone is "strange and mysterious" and not quite the Artist Mecca I thought it would be (excluding the canyon). Perhaps I will go back someday with watercolor skills and no illness and feel differently about making art there. I am happy, too, that Moran brought me to the Idaho side of the Tetons. Although not as spectacular as the Jackson Hole side, they were worth visiting and especially worth seeing as the sun set. Moran was also a lifelong artist and traveler of the west. He painted much more than the Tetons and Yellowstone, places I actively look forward to visiting and painting myself. Behind Moran, same with all these artists, was a loving and supportive spouse, and I am ever thankful to the people who make what I'm doing possible. Thank you, Moran, for challenging me in Yellowstone. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiED2_AYXflHMegp6kpyIj-gFJ3OTISX3rq4e5PcY9D3fpyhVXMT3wD_7BnF4Gx_6DU9Cdv3PRlgN57NbgCBe8dmJ55HJvQiHNRpqvTYjShuV7xf5gGrVKufG7t6u1Ldg94qupeZcQUmKT/s1024/Photo%25252020150728222939593.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiED2_AYXflHMegp6kpyIj-gFJ3OTISX3rq4e5PcY9D3fpyhVXMT3wD_7BnF4Gx_6DU9Cdv3PRlgN57NbgCBe8dmJ55HJvQiHNRpqvTYjShuV7xf5gGrVKufG7t6u1Ldg94qupeZcQUmKT/s500/Photo%25252020150728222939593.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762449.0396" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norris Geyser Basin, Porcelain Basin.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LhJCo408JcsufJ3RpMYL6C35S4oyf_zW4cRayyXyWuvvUpklEm9RaarMl_LYphdST0VYRi8y7yzNrAkQieGNshzN4UkWEf2N0qeUIfrJdGHxrr5d8unl8Ja36gDm35Cm5kzeaDY4PU0m/s1024/Photo%25252020150728222940126.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LhJCo408JcsufJ3RpMYL6C35S4oyf_zW4cRayyXyWuvvUpklEm9RaarMl_LYphdST0VYRi8y7yzNrAkQieGNshzN4UkWEf2N0qeUIfrJdGHxrr5d8unl8Ja36gDm35Cm5kzeaDY4PU0m/s500/Photo%25252020150728222940126.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762435.9536" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ledge Geyser</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqar8v-WY8yPab0DXLrGVJlzoVU7JVr2DxcF8SWSvFDUZDwtVPEi__gRLU-3CEbzkLKOpIxv_vX_pVea3qf6SYKMbbov0DULzH7G_Ac3L-WoyvHBJxBNhyphenhyphenVnF0-KocUFQsNheMSVONvrTb/s1024/Photo%25252020150728222940677.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqar8v-WY8yPab0DXLrGVJlzoVU7JVr2DxcF8SWSvFDUZDwtVPEi__gRLU-3CEbzkLKOpIxv_vX_pVea3qf6SYKMbbov0DULzH7G_Ac3L-WoyvHBJxBNhyphenhyphenVnF0-KocUFQsNheMSVONvrTb/s500/Photo%25252020150728222940677.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762481.875" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The most incredible blue! I can't believe this color exists here in nature.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_TWdRR1Y3PjOGisZlhx6N9TvtNalVQyn_0e41djnhst9VWdz7EsiUoybyRReOXTu7mun6p-HHOjxIjAs8_g8CGKJh5LnfAFgruAPxzZUSp8ojO9Bx9AXbsEU9jZfKDKqfa5KLnoomYEE/s1024/Photo%25252020150728222941205.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_TWdRR1Y3PjOGisZlhx6N9TvtNalVQyn_0e41djnhst9VWdz7EsiUoybyRReOXTu7mun6p-HHOjxIjAs8_g8CGKJh5LnfAFgruAPxzZUSp8ojO9Bx9AXbsEU9jZfKDKqfa5KLnoomYEE/s500/Photo%25252020150728222941205.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762453.1897" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So mysterious and beautiful...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUxEhw5hSiDaq_1xWxdD0gFC6ld7cKsS0_WLdELKF5lP4U3AnHTBRk4QsD2tY5W7HpRDPwjRS0x6ifFiec5rItF7EFaB4CsNCWK4KrrOcXSFLtXwOByqDxVZWPO3VHfy9aBDNOEO8siNr/s1024/Photo%25252020150728222941817.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgUxEhw5hSiDaq_1xWxdD0gFC6ld7cKsS0_WLdELKF5lP4U3AnHTBRk4QsD2tY5W7HpRDPwjRS0x6ifFiec5rItF7EFaB4CsNCWK4KrrOcXSFLtXwOByqDxVZWPO3VHfy9aBDNOEO8siNr/s500/Photo%25252020150728222941817.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762475.2627" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mystery continues...runoff from Pinwheel and Whirligig Geysers.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFX0icK34gKVL7wuxjUek_Xz1s3MW_i3LCYjRddHDm0P-EE8rbpnfeKolQDIi0ucZvWaJFSBZIEe0AQ8S9mdu5qjst8Qaeew5MGlaVYRk4HcT2hZw1n9cQf72czpPPbJkUMuGYZoJzKU2/s1024/Photo%25252020150728223727450.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFX0icK34gKVL7wuxjUek_Xz1s3MW_i3LCYjRddHDm0P-EE8rbpnfeKolQDIi0ucZvWaJFSBZIEe0AQ8S9mdu5qjst8Qaeew5MGlaVYRk4HcT2hZw1n9cQf72czpPPbJkUMuGYZoJzKU2/s500/Photo%25252020150728223727450.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762450.6868" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crackling Lake</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRa3lbvyWZkxN6Td9TmeoN8riRHRKbQVvohjAzeA6zPijm5h7wf8XNaVdq3vtkgmPcktnVAUiasuEyViiIjIq_KbnEGOuFHqzpuf5CoZvZ5nol5kuyU-U2vV-VfDGk0VmQPGQJUbZXdMt/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224003206.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHRa3lbvyWZkxN6Td9TmeoN8riRHRKbQVvohjAzeA6zPijm5h7wf8XNaVdq3vtkgmPcktnVAUiasuEyViiIjIq_KbnEGOuFHqzpuf5CoZvZ5nol5kuyU-U2vV-VfDGk0VmQPGQJUbZXdMt/s500/Photo%25252020150728224003206.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762487.4548" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little mud pot.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFuAMm9Y3LDm_wzy6iCLrtGy0h1b-wf7WQ_JdHbko17rLDGRunNTNvTR8VHI2If2TIq1jMwzvP9B9MCFfFgdMLfwGwi2WVS7v2vIq7PHWe2Qs8BAjNgjsAm3jL9hQxBi36wVkpwAIgduP/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224003697.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFuAMm9Y3LDm_wzy6iCLrtGy0h1b-wf7WQ_JdHbko17rLDGRunNTNvTR8VHI2If2TIq1jMwzvP9B9MCFfFgdMLfwGwi2WVS7v2vIq7PHWe2Qs8BAjNgjsAm3jL9hQxBi36wVkpwAIgduP/s500/Photo%25252020150728224003697.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762539.424" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think those are the Gallatin Mountains in the background.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAngkwx_qPsQv8U-GSCSnhFQs9p1mZodgcPuILeKrXoYbemjmn54KA4TnVX25bMzIaBuXEHQAcqhhQn2mlmiDNJY8vPYFrGRcghK5DRq1pr5onh7ZoaxbR5UC4-N3sNSVwsTkZrdXKwqX/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224004178.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAngkwx_qPsQv8U-GSCSnhFQs9p1mZodgcPuILeKrXoYbemjmn54KA4TnVX25bMzIaBuXEHQAcqhhQn2mlmiDNJY8vPYFrGRcghK5DRq1pr5onh7ZoaxbR5UC4-N3sNSVwsTkZrdXKwqX/s500/Photo%25252020150728224004178.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762507.2202" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loved the view with the hot lake and mountains.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcfwe9cjusA0zOYoZBhyphenhyphenDGe-PNo6_ojsL2oPWazRmg-XHdnCPLwYT_U5xnwPQhHbB08eXH-O7GupQAVXMTR3GOw9BZ2g-PEHEk07mviNAbQCPG2r-kJ8xFhJUXvVpqRdlYG_PuxY19w5u/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224004663.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcfwe9cjusA0zOYoZBhyphenhyphenDGe-PNo6_ojsL2oPWazRmg-XHdnCPLwYT_U5xnwPQhHbB08eXH-O7GupQAVXMTR3GOw9BZ2g-PEHEk07mviNAbQCPG2r-kJ8xFhJUXvVpqRdlYG_PuxY19w5u/s500/Photo%25252020150728224004663.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762528.3843" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porcelain Basin</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbb7eQLxFnIKBLH13ObJaIoBSiuE1JKeDxvr_cuoEMm4ALRH7IPFKTNO0j5yuiST2JVzoZHy8Tm2gDEptYl03OeVliFphkVece3oZin8Rh0lcnbWabDVPlPS4_kqBs37HhSTBmN5ArDGdo/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224004788.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbb7eQLxFnIKBLH13ObJaIoBSiuE1JKeDxvr_cuoEMm4ALRH7IPFKTNO0j5yuiST2JVzoZHy8Tm2gDEptYl03OeVliFphkVece3oZin8Rh0lcnbWabDVPlPS4_kqBs37HhSTBmN5ArDGdo/s500/Photo%25252020150728224004788.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762542.4832" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="96"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Porcelain Basin</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD0pZmYZFDzWkbOxS3ab5akhAjRWEICgnxePGB1xkM7AkfVRZkFGEddKuh-ue7rwEEudqSZksEUU707GBy5YA8sxkarVwKvPRpLudWeVFQQJtfYhvd2VHR6Tx99SqmqQwuwiom6R3g-Ok/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224005261.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD0pZmYZFDzWkbOxS3ab5akhAjRWEICgnxePGB1xkM7AkfVRZkFGEddKuh-ue7rwEEudqSZksEUU707GBy5YA8sxkarVwKvPRpLudWeVFQQJtfYhvd2VHR6Tx99SqmqQwuwiom6R3g-Ok/s500/Photo%25252020150728224005261.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762451.7634" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Midway Geyser Basin</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxavYdtsNj2GANIK-Si-OtcTBen0BL3O1JZPRoIx1LjYoMd7jfnzRZ8skCeAFKXj-UqgPvgOB2nzvN_W3Zl1VEa3EjuMgn9R581WLMNhGE15Kwn6iywYCwJWqDKBZ9eScEteKrKjSBftNp/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224005773.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxavYdtsNj2GANIK-Si-OtcTBen0BL3O1JZPRoIx1LjYoMd7jfnzRZ8skCeAFKXj-UqgPvgOB2nzvN_W3Zl1VEa3EjuMgn9R581WLMNhGE15Kwn6iywYCwJWqDKBZ9eScEteKrKjSBftNp/s500/Photo%25252020150728224005773.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762476.0562" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Excelsior Geyser Crater </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ox7mMpAEJUWceXd23LyH23m-xqSezZSBjlz3dbmY8hBwfOe5w-q57lDjxWz7YZYaG7ZZWk1v7i5IcZ5t3JNHTzRcMSjYjhgwagRianfWjqISTlFUlPQxvR88txJCqPCIIf_MiUZpqW57/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224006270.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ox7mMpAEJUWceXd23LyH23m-xqSezZSBjlz3dbmY8hBwfOe5w-q57lDjxWz7YZYaG7ZZWk1v7i5IcZ5t3JNHTzRcMSjYjhgwagRianfWjqISTlFUlPQxvR88txJCqPCIIf_MiUZpqW57/s500/Photo%25252020150728224006270.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762536.3535" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aka the Land Before Time</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Skfb42Nv_nfnUJTdw-mKNUoclPsaLdTiBA43CjhnZ9Ecx8al4qiBmfkQYwzBrDjnw2KFIWNyP1-2thTi4aGedrbD6swucLfEXXd8INRxQxbmoxEBBCHI3ZzYoSKy38oCtFJRjQPx_Qst/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224006760.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Skfb42Nv_nfnUJTdw-mKNUoclPsaLdTiBA43CjhnZ9Ecx8al4qiBmfkQYwzBrDjnw2KFIWNyP1-2thTi4aGedrbD6swucLfEXXd8INRxQxbmoxEBBCHI3ZzYoSKy38oCtFJRjQPx_Qst/s500/Photo%25252020150728224006760.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762505.2024" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know the water is scalding hot...but doesn't it look inviting? Like a giant hot tub?</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5lWYfWAB5CBm9C0YPBF4WHG_nBIryPqFH4hjaKz-d_IV7i0Zb_LsztwR0hF6zsjIg_wRbtLSehHfpKThqFID-RYfmO2EcHe0vjqrRSkhzGrFqD1uMuHU6Mls077P2smRuLyEtnKo7aDM/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224007248.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5lWYfWAB5CBm9C0YPBF4WHG_nBIryPqFH4hjaKz-d_IV7i0Zb_LsztwR0hF6zsjIg_wRbtLSehHfpKThqFID-RYfmO2EcHe0vjqrRSkhzGrFqD1uMuHU6Mls077P2smRuLyEtnKo7aDM/s500/Photo%25252020150728224007248.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762463.399" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grand Prismatic Spring</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQq1ylq4kNtedGUUy5nc6WadC1v1bqoizMagOQk4rOHjGG7IWaQjwbQHDPMybxUa4gwkQXio4q_o9jyssIrKi2dCs60w_5rXEDYEr5Re65gJHvMK9GI_0r3SQypEqvjii2rxgO8aqKs2no/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224007732.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQq1ylq4kNtedGUUy5nc6WadC1v1bqoizMagOQk4rOHjGG7IWaQjwbQHDPMybxUa4gwkQXio4q_o9jyssIrKi2dCs60w_5rXEDYEr5Re65gJHvMK9GI_0r3SQypEqvjii2rxgO8aqKs2no/s500/Photo%25252020150728224007732.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762498.3374" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very prismatic - the whole rainbow almost.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtgmJZL3WX5FOSUZ3hLAzXGgz7lV8z9xO5z0aT2uTntkTS7JX4SuxdVib3s0ef5UihMn8FDn_sPpJ2WSNMnTVzQJ7NhkcxL_-vLxRWNdje8YS_eweCw1W_I8_x6G7obLrHzViLB__jLZ3/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224008219.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtgmJZL3WX5FOSUZ3hLAzXGgz7lV8z9xO5z0aT2uTntkTS7JX4SuxdVib3s0ef5UihMn8FDn_sPpJ2WSNMnTVzQJ7NhkcxL_-vLxRWNdje8YS_eweCw1W_I8_x6G7obLrHzViLB__jLZ3/s500/Photo%25252020150728224008219.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762484.1025" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Much prisma!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPKsg95KgjF1K7VIHCEZXN6uahvI2N11k84YJtyLaCADAP_CXuamZl4HK6xINg2ZVQnx5-gHFIqzhTJKbNvFSE65VcWmwuMfBwh_rzeraZ3jMwFNHBJcF0VpP018iwggsbxCVf8Lg2mTX/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224008725.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMPKsg95KgjF1K7VIHCEZXN6uahvI2N11k84YJtyLaCADAP_CXuamZl4HK6xINg2ZVQnx5-gHFIqzhTJKbNvFSE65VcWmwuMfBwh_rzeraZ3jMwFNHBJcF0VpP018iwggsbxCVf8Lg2mTX/s500/Photo%25252020150728224008725.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762478.8025" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It got even more colorful...those bacteria mats, at it again.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyblhuDWKXjRZYJYglqgc8yOtoMa6JWyMD-CLkk_By2JPY7yKLHxEjBjlUw914DkeF9wsdVIC1KLVQhCt4ZqYb-Vczr8Q8cHj9cYoOTNY8Z80JegFHNN-0o8_vCw943LkDdLRJNC2GTEcP/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224008878.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyblhuDWKXjRZYJYglqgc8yOtoMa6JWyMD-CLkk_By2JPY7yKLHxEjBjlUw914DkeF9wsdVIC1KLVQhCt4ZqYb-Vczr8Q8cHj9cYoOTNY8Z80JegFHNN-0o8_vCw943LkDdLRJNC2GTEcP/s500/Photo%25252020150728224008878.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762487.6272" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="105"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alright nature, I'm impressed.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPm9Y2-nQ8PCQ9l2up-1oB-_r89dAxfHZYykG94qRk_4rwXvFxiAv_Q4jBkpjbJwJWQDS4hbTQcVoe5anQn77ny3XzHgtv6Q9IywZkrbWR8B9KxeuU6KyG4VXeaHjOa-6cSHUJeDdCXVo/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224009351.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPm9Y2-nQ8PCQ9l2up-1oB-_r89dAxfHZYykG94qRk_4rwXvFxiAv_Q4jBkpjbJwJWQDS4hbTQcVoe5anQn77ny3XzHgtv6Q9IywZkrbWR8B9KxeuU6KyG4VXeaHjOa-6cSHUJeDdCXVo/s500/Photo%25252020150728224009351.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762506.2334" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ahh, back to the Tetons. Definitely the light Moran saw.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nVzi6nypebmMepKssPaRXK_w09dzPD8shHpDENFRUGi3QTwwsYu9DUHYIucASxR5ITsKlkMQEyD7mq782upTyVuSWIYsTFwYXrNdYTR99mGN3P3fduoNzZ-0hYi2ywKpQvMKpovOZ7bO/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224009821.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nVzi6nypebmMepKssPaRXK_w09dzPD8shHpDENFRUGi3QTwwsYu9DUHYIucASxR5ITsKlkMQEyD7mq782upTyVuSWIYsTFwYXrNdYTR99mGN3P3fduoNzZ-0hYi2ywKpQvMKpovOZ7bO/s500/Photo%25252020150728224009821.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762549.5479" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful colors on the clouds.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZklfj7bkCsPRXyXvIcxzR7AjR2lHkQF3S6wCOyb-v9HyRtujRwcGEdoI5-16YoLYVYRwHpP0SPchETbIAa8uTtzGIjQmwofTPufrPzuf9GOQ1BlDmaTRo8OPeZng9u4Ia9vkwAddOwA4/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224010334.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioZklfj7bkCsPRXyXvIcxzR7AjR2lHkQF3S6wCOyb-v9HyRtujRwcGEdoI5-16YoLYVYRwHpP0SPchETbIAa8uTtzGIjQmwofTPufrPzuf9GOQ1BlDmaTRo8OPeZng9u4Ia9vkwAddOwA4/s500/Photo%25252020150728224010334.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762548.0405" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Life is good.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78Aiu7KZ4ZEcyGRDy9cSHYAGr-Ygw-Uqe8K0BWauqMWbq9Wer9IeZX1mET6w7laPtTowHRP7FlcBmu6ak8fPkh3xBcYxasusdP2eablr6yucn5uuhEWZo2ceEowvWlZYoDu4_VyfaByEa/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224010840.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78Aiu7KZ4ZEcyGRDy9cSHYAGr-Ygw-Uqe8K0BWauqMWbq9Wer9IeZX1mET6w7laPtTowHRP7FlcBmu6ak8fPkh3xBcYxasusdP2eablr6yucn5uuhEWZo2ceEowvWlZYoDu4_VyfaByEa/s500/Photo%25252020150728224010840.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762483.6797" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So happy I came back...The Three Tetons at sunset.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubg9_r8Z9iXmYnS-2aWyNVl7lagsXmDGuNEPiiMAU-FoS74KmJVmKA-KFhNWKQP0So1uZqIzibUVDvtxtp9g6BhVF9sBYoV9pvbNcl_7qHlbi-zXRR9Gz-w45LGzkq9BIGGWOzZrSGYFj/s1024/Photo%25252020150728224010980.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgubg9_r8Z9iXmYnS-2aWyNVl7lagsXmDGuNEPiiMAU-FoS74KmJVmKA-KFhNWKQP0So1uZqIzibUVDvtxtp9g6BhVF9sBYoV9pvbNcl_7qHlbi-zXRR9Gz-w45LGzkq9BIGGWOzZrSGYFj/s500/Photo%25252020150728224010980.jpg" id="blogsy-1438148762561.7314" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="354" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thank you, Thomas Moran... <3</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-7165542068141249782015-07-28T21:31:00.001-07:002015-07-28T21:31:26.761-07:00Day 45: Hot Hot Hot (springs) (7/19/15)<p> I woke up and realized this is my last full day in Yellowstone. I felt uneasy about this at first, like there was still so much left to do, but as the day went on I felt more comfortable and ready to move on. Today I wanted to tour the "hot" features where Moran painted so many watercolors. I started off at the Lower Geyser basin or "Fountain Paint Pot." One of the first things you see is this gorgeous orange and rust colored field called a Bacterial Mat. The color is from cyanobacteria (again crazy that the vibrant color is from living organisms!). Silex Spring is a beautiful hot spring <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">beyond the bacterial mat. So compelling in fact that I almost didn't notice the BISON sitting behind me. He was just chillin...I can see why people think these animals are slow and docile. They really are not...I read in a visitor center about four attacks this summer due to people being careless and getting too close to the animals. Sure enough while I was there an idiot put his backpack right next to the bison's face which prompted it to quickly stand up and walk away. He lamented the fact that he'd almost got the coolest shot super close to his face...dude you should be happy you weren't bucked ten feet in the air!!! Anyway before this incident I sketched Mr. Bison because he was being a perfect model. </span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After I turned around and sketched Silex Spring, trying out an ink pen and watercolor technique. It worked okay. A little better than just the watercolor. Maybe I am making excuses but like I've said before, these boardwalks are just so crowded that I can't imagine setting up my oil paints here. If I could do Yellowstone all over again, without a cold, I would have gotten up super early to get to some of these locations before the crowds rushed in. I continued on to Clepsydra Geyser which is surrounded by a great view. It is one of the first times I felt like I was seeing the whole scene of a Thomas Moran watercolor. You can see trees in the distance and the geyser is placed in a scene, instead of walking on a boardwalk, seeing the geyser, walking to the next thing, etc. I took notes because it is the kind of geyser scene I'd want to paint. A note about the dead pines here - they are called "Bobby Socks" trees because the white solidified portions of the dead tree resemble the upper cuff of bobby socks from the 1940s and 1950s. </span></p><p> Next I drove Firehole Lake Drive which was quite peaceful and not crowded after the hoards of tourists at a Fountain Paint Pot. No RVs allowed either so I think it cut down on some traffic. I don't think I would ever want an RV, but I'd be on board with a real camper van. They make them so the top comes up and some have kitchens too (I've seen a lot for rent). With a family, I think good old fashioned camping is awesome. Anyway...lots of great sights to be seen on this drive, as you will see in the pictures. I didn't stop to sketch or paint because I wanted to get back to the Old Faithful area to paint two geysers I know Thomas Moran painted. </p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">So back to Castle Geyser I went, and walked along many other hot springs and geysers on my way to Grotto Geyser. Castle Geyser had lovely colored light and shadows as the sun set. Grotto Geyser was churning and bubbling and making a sound that made me think of Ursula from The Little Mermaid. It just looks grotto-like too, more so than in Moran's painting. Moran's paintings of both geysers are both more developed than mine but I tried my best with watercolor/cold/limited time. Back to the Tetons tomorrow! </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxx72X8wzB70yIXQPOcvRGRrGiF0aRNX75F5_H1ULPcKhT8kmWTy9QGWZjceUr7VJC_6wyVgFgrlI2eUqgjS726P8ZxAwF23VTnHlrnpDhZ2TWt3JOnOB7QS4DiwD-VWdIh_DoyYeTtOf/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211022744.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxx72X8wzB70yIXQPOcvRGRrGiF0aRNX75F5_H1ULPcKhT8kmWTy9QGWZjceUr7VJC_6wyVgFgrlI2eUqgjS726P8ZxAwF23VTnHlrnpDhZ2TWt3JOnOB7QS4DiwD-VWdIh_DoyYeTtOf/s500/Photo%25252020150728211022744.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281683.0676" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two lonely Bobby Socks trees.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUr2flX1kvPbrYnzudsJvaMjydD_xpSn25jrmLOkaq8PDUC2KC6B_w-SCx540LG-0M7Qr-_zfV2fCTQGbuDwxVL8SRK2V5OUwky1s0H36TqhK9s_ug06cppTomzHZt-n4UrxJI4P-mkUBr/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211023289.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUr2flX1kvPbrYnzudsJvaMjydD_xpSn25jrmLOkaq8PDUC2KC6B_w-SCx540LG-0M7Qr-_zfV2fCTQGbuDwxVL8SRK2V5OUwky1s0H36TqhK9s_ug06cppTomzHZt-n4UrxJI4P-mkUBr/s500/Photo%25252020150728211023289.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281614.9521" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bacteria Mat</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkADFiQbQHBO6NzXnizdOMvCp_uNBrTxBI9wBpHgYmcuS2gfhN9muTbOjxzNzwmJphmmv66sfUhwaE-9HSWU0sVhdmXktlOWuFLHxlsvvY6b_gKFCS6C2gZubZEw9eXuOyivdPWMj099Q/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211023837.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkADFiQbQHBO6NzXnizdOMvCp_uNBrTxBI9wBpHgYmcuS2gfhN9muTbOjxzNzwmJphmmv66sfUhwaE-9HSWU0sVhdmXktlOWuFLHxlsvvY6b_gKFCS6C2gZubZEw9eXuOyivdPWMj099Q/s500/Photo%25252020150728211023837.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281644.0623" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insanely vibrant rusty red!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9fZp2Nw6HJrg2W3ZlNPV8JUx2c2liUgvTSJ04wjy_0QTakKZ-sCkAsduaXklPceORqIAt27-ec4M9SjN-uSsbvuAunzlPtOKNUn5eV8ltgYR24gfGjqcJ2Qum8THbfOOlXNKNrU3aAXF/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211025154.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9fZp2Nw6HJrg2W3ZlNPV8JUx2c2liUgvTSJ04wjy_0QTakKZ-sCkAsduaXklPceORqIAt27-ec4M9SjN-uSsbvuAunzlPtOKNUn5eV8ltgYR24gfGjqcJ2Qum8THbfOOlXNKNrU3aAXF/s500/Photo%25252020150728211025154.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281666.6987" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silex Spring</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58O5x2mbQAvVge1GIBYf_8n9to5r2DKl39dBL2Ht3H0SQqRiaxo_3V9kjV6LOLSpqlmt7L3x9HgSeQiNHaFOWN8G8WjRNAX2nGRjm433W9UFtOVFLdUv14EfXSS2IW1GHrHRk2VhViy2g/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211025693.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58O5x2mbQAvVge1GIBYf_8n9to5r2DKl39dBL2Ht3H0SQqRiaxo_3V9kjV6LOLSpqlmt7L3x9HgSeQiNHaFOWN8G8WjRNAX2nGRjm433W9UFtOVFLdUv14EfXSS2IW1GHrHRk2VhViy2g/s500/Photo%25252020150728211025693.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281694.6553" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watercolor and pen sketch of Silex Spring. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmppvvbs3wk7L3ToUrnqFlAgd8UFdvNg5EtJB-tL-Kb8UPOLNB9TV1-dqAuq7YE4CspwWo-_49VXa6BF_3N0bMtUaH0-FdNZIP8qTVBuoWl1hA9s1l-Lb_iKsavdwD47RcIIL6L0CGmt2/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211026203.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmppvvbs3wk7L3ToUrnqFlAgd8UFdvNg5EtJB-tL-Kb8UPOLNB9TV1-dqAuq7YE4CspwWo-_49VXa6BF_3N0bMtUaH0-FdNZIP8qTVBuoWl1hA9s1l-Lb_iKsavdwD47RcIIL6L0CGmt2/s500/Photo%25252020150728211026203.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281618.438" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New relaxing position for Mr. Bison...in the background you can see the idiot tourist who got way to close, causing Mr. Bison to get up and leave.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFammii2lUuoZpMsTP11iQsBggxj71K4YzBtn3y3XyhLBmVJ0tDml3p_fLQgdpv4HGzuV6_NLnQgUT9nKJ7IF6sHoIXvdEgJF_WYYsMr_ay3_5Jr9DrAs_wYEUc7kcbh6J2lYYyVV4J0Z/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211027780.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFammii2lUuoZpMsTP11iQsBggxj71K4YzBtn3y3XyhLBmVJ0tDml3p_fLQgdpv4HGzuV6_NLnQgUT9nKJ7IF6sHoIXvdEgJF_WYYsMr_ay3_5Jr9DrAs_wYEUc7kcbh6J2lYYyVV4J0Z/s500/Photo%25252020150728211027780.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281632.6594" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Spouter fumarole.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQX3wMKE2q4h1VXzFGMNqJPOAn5z1ov2ebhPJTcONPvoJOfmHJe2HivdtsqXHsQONchyod7zudEKZSQGn_Fcsmi7qLjOiN0HplFxUBb0HB0tokeRh3q_1WDylr_tfwflBJ97x5RPaltUz/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211030481.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQX3wMKE2q4h1VXzFGMNqJPOAn5z1ov2ebhPJTcONPvoJOfmHJe2HivdtsqXHsQONchyod7zudEKZSQGn_Fcsmi7qLjOiN0HplFxUBb0HB0tokeRh3q_1WDylr_tfwflBJ97x5RPaltUz/s500/Photo%25252020150728211030481.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281684.691" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leather Pool.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3k-raFMKdMiUYkNwe3d1V9Mdy-8KbzYCnMoFRvNCdcC_iLzCx-BZNTPHGm4ic_wwjxJXhxXSFM8Ibe0fs0IXi-dXb1R1-Mro6WnbrPnXSKMgbEwrov7bRh3v4Fo6Ci0Wm3IOv2djGFwy/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211031007.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3k-raFMKdMiUYkNwe3d1V9Mdy-8KbzYCnMoFRvNCdcC_iLzCx-BZNTPHGm4ic_wwjxJXhxXSFM8Ibe0fs0IXi-dXb1R1-Mro6WnbrPnXSKMgbEwrov7bRh3v4Fo6Ci0Wm3IOv2djGFwy/s500/Photo%25252020150728211031007.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281654.5542" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jet Geyser</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlffZOnRgOh4hajfbNITztFG92EoUqqaBzOceLOZ51SLGmXsmxiWBIaqGXfyRcYel8xFNSmdTz91UTB4nPIZdPTExqkP-wzTwHdMZTRhIdBdm9A3ap4oGOYNgqj4B0ArPFulpXvyhXIjm/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211031513.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlffZOnRgOh4hajfbNITztFG92EoUqqaBzOceLOZ51SLGmXsmxiWBIaqGXfyRcYel8xFNSmdTz91UTB4nPIZdPTExqkP-wzTwHdMZTRhIdBdm9A3ap4oGOYNgqj4B0ArPFulpXvyhXIjm/s500/Photo%25252020150728211031513.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281678.2302" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clepsydra Geyser</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4DAl7nj5Mj-tbrry8td8nWotVOj2IAGHoTV8ocwW522_r-ogYGH10pHMBmyQX38jfBWGgjLPjKqq9aYsqzZaiZbszjKOwonXcxCOK5l7weyfZHZRrzy8aE1INNl4Wv8q4lbVLcS4tWMz/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211032030.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4DAl7nj5Mj-tbrry8td8nWotVOj2IAGHoTV8ocwW522_r-ogYGH10pHMBmyQX38jfBWGgjLPjKqq9aYsqzZaiZbszjKOwonXcxCOK5l7weyfZHZRrzy8aE1INNl4Wv8q4lbVLcS4tWMz/s500/Photo%25252020150728211032030.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281627.5369" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clepsydra Geyser</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpTEiQ2MrNyf6q2368C7yexX0is4fpeJxCd-_5lDp2YHma1uPcG3YwY6lyzKRhJJXM9i5QLvujItlSNfVXl5mrzS-Xc-oMMf3bM1b2Y3pLxjNepeb-i9jxHBVihmI_-_Z4bn33rNgcc3w/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211032531.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpTEiQ2MrNyf6q2368C7yexX0is4fpeJxCd-_5lDp2YHma1uPcG3YwY6lyzKRhJJXM9i5QLvujItlSNfVXl5mrzS-Xc-oMMf3bM1b2Y3pLxjNepeb-i9jxHBVihmI_-_Z4bn33rNgcc3w/s500/Photo%25252020150728211032531.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281670.0383" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch of Clepsydra Geyser with Porcupine Hills and Gallatin Range in the distance.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLBlL7hiaJyAFyx2hVFwi-DEpxRBYLWxiZRyq4Dh2wOZL90W6LHKjWvoWuaUBt57JWbgXtHks-hvnutnjyWNzluOkgc9DuaB6J9M32GclhtBTb9uGDVESqPLiMoGYpMRM72uBsBQnG1tH/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211033045.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLBlL7hiaJyAFyx2hVFwi-DEpxRBYLWxiZRyq4Dh2wOZL90W6LHKjWvoWuaUBt57JWbgXtHks-hvnutnjyWNzluOkgc9DuaB6J9M32GclhtBTb9uGDVESqPLiMoGYpMRM72uBsBQnG1tH/s500/Photo%25252020150728211033045.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281710.6375" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bobby Socks trees.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRl4w0oM12c-iWwdhdKH2GZn-l187ndDuefLJXCmco_pNu8CDgUrU1zFkPfM4nusRkHmCBrdqoHYkI33Hy-JWnrggw4aUokEF4WBIwoSgsopPS4a4rsfemsjcnmi59vj1pXYMfmKvvAt4/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211033557.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRl4w0oM12c-iWwdhdKH2GZn-l187ndDuefLJXCmco_pNu8CDgUrU1zFkPfM4nusRkHmCBrdqoHYkI33Hy-JWnrggw4aUokEF4WBIwoSgsopPS4a4rsfemsjcnmi59vj1pXYMfmKvvAt4/s500/Photo%25252020150728211033557.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281675.5913" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dead trees selfie! </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ95VjAj9dUuS0aX_aUu6B3jxek7aqOSjgoOVOaQY0RkVZRPk5LrFaoeuxdBGIIx4ZKq7uF6uTVobdoMos163uwYg7PL4u3uD-qrGsEmWw3_rXNkB0ZYlupBKa7R4-ZrP42y0XpThg91qj/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211034071.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ95VjAj9dUuS0aX_aUu6B3jxek7aqOSjgoOVOaQY0RkVZRPk5LrFaoeuxdBGIIx4ZKq7uF6uTVobdoMos163uwYg7PL4u3uD-qrGsEmWw3_rXNkB0ZYlupBKa7R4-ZrP42y0XpThg91qj/s500/Photo%25252020150728211034071.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281676.912" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Firehole Spring on the Firehole Lake Drive.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfAhJ8FZMuWX0kN0eh3G8CvyNIOviP6hYXaNmBYEnWnGDkNlxbttKGFTHQreQt7tflazVq35La6EHPhi9d5uz2nbswYI0m_G6vI1SUND8MRXuXY8oQRQYEY4AdIy_RsZUkV00N53kv-yJ/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211034576.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfAhJ8FZMuWX0kN0eh3G8CvyNIOviP6hYXaNmBYEnWnGDkNlxbttKGFTHQreQt7tflazVq35La6EHPhi9d5uz2nbswYI0m_G6vI1SUND8MRXuXY8oQRQYEY4AdIy_RsZUkV00N53kv-yJ/s500/Photo%25252020150728211034576.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281652.638" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Firehole Spring</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPo59sm06_6WwgKpCfovxKNT788fIOHys3W9cUTzkcIjx8OuuMEAREpr9GNv-JMqraeVcWVj0dAiOcMNghPPqQIndaBOdya7bRq1Q9kX7w_LaVLLzj9lKNMJoOUSZ26Lge5pfMQTqbijH/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211034905.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPo59sm06_6WwgKpCfovxKNT788fIOHys3W9cUTzkcIjx8OuuMEAREpr9GNv-JMqraeVcWVj0dAiOcMNghPPqQIndaBOdya7bRq1Q9kX7w_LaVLLzj9lKNMJoOUSZ26Lge5pfMQTqbijH/s500/Photo%25252020150728211034905.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281661.2693" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My ride or die.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OkBEQyfqJFGrWZWFQeeCDyPLLncwIznY_rZbo6AzyWLWefzRu-OHNtohI0npfCTVccBcGT7Hon5ZUjp7YyP2KXAAEsDjU3MaHj1BYNEKu46ggKXWO1Kt5_CR2iti-PrmA1tcXAoT8NTz/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211035483.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OkBEQyfqJFGrWZWFQeeCDyPLLncwIznY_rZbo6AzyWLWefzRu-OHNtohI0npfCTVccBcGT7Hon5ZUjp7YyP2KXAAEsDjU3MaHj1BYNEKu46ggKXWO1Kt5_CR2iti-PrmA1tcXAoT8NTz/s500/Photo%25252020150728211035483.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281635.9324" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surprise Pool.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQ8PQQYmkugAIWumO0_ab2yp2XoslguqGdkhGp1P96Ck50-hHPWfisu8TnXw0DzLCHofyvDuQHCAL3VM1JqtVsO83f4u_pNZpKaGMjQ9irL5nevHCH5sEwUyTdlMVlI8H1prL7uZp_XuV/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211035671.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQ8PQQYmkugAIWumO0_ab2yp2XoslguqGdkhGp1P96Ck50-hHPWfisu8TnXw0DzLCHofyvDuQHCAL3VM1JqtVsO83f4u_pNZpKaGMjQ9irL5nevHCH5sEwUyTdlMVlI8H1prL7uZp_XuV/s500/Photo%25252020150728211035671.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281653.5583" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="112"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Fountain Geyser.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFJ-vLc03cF8r8PaQafPEEFWDES_ljQVy_ZDyBvVnQ87LhAIDPdfBi5vI-UykZdCamSBMRNlvwmuIdJyq04vcGs0YuwxMcF_4vWX69cIRidoPM2yHm3RlJb5_lHOrbiPAAhZZ1J_8iQ1C/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211036187.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFJ-vLc03cF8r8PaQafPEEFWDES_ljQVy_ZDyBvVnQ87LhAIDPdfBi5vI-UykZdCamSBMRNlvwmuIdJyq04vcGs0YuwxMcF_4vWX69cIRidoPM2yHm3RlJb5_lHOrbiPAAhZZ1J_8iQ1C/s500/Photo%25252020150728211036187.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281666.535" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a huge geyser!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDgt6jnUjcBuzrgFFBAlM7DYJ-UqLtDQ51HP2tc-SqQKr_bpyyZOwhMMb78ifdsPHsdTRpTU-POETDFNYOuT1p8-xMqoOfPD6vrRefW90jiVTvIx-r023yIfgNtKyLFj2LglfNj_qf6p3/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211036719.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDgt6jnUjcBuzrgFFBAlM7DYJ-UqLtDQ51HP2tc-SqQKr_bpyyZOwhMMb78ifdsPHsdTRpTU-POETDFNYOuT1p8-xMqoOfPD6vrRefW90jiVTvIx-r023yIfgNtKyLFj2LglfNj_qf6p3/s500/Photo%25252020150728211036719.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281722.869" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Dome Geyser.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkV_ue6TguO3Nmlmk1wHIKCS_smTCwZ0HJTkN36iePu8teXHTTGDtAWT152aJY5L2wb7y4tGWU3GTfeusSvtjLBs1a2oYsOk-V3RoMQ3G06gobZME0H8UwjlepAweRkUCNCni80zU9QbNW/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211037280.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkV_ue6TguO3Nmlmk1wHIKCS_smTCwZ0HJTkN36iePu8teXHTTGDtAWT152aJY5L2wb7y4tGWU3GTfeusSvtjLBs1a2oYsOk-V3RoMQ3G06gobZME0H8UwjlepAweRkUCNCni80zU9QbNW/s500/Photo%25252020150728211037280.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281650.6873" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Largest hot spring in this area, Firehole Lake. It averages 158 degrees! </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Pm0F9J-pauUSfu9GGHxJw23rvjnHU0uJvgLvkN0ztDW7c6yzGniY_T2rBGxDc58PIg_7TlIRAsebSDh744pRenAQntMqGOEnOZhDSDf2K4vwQtria4Hky_BhdYSVuWo7g4Tqt2EGXQrG/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211037981.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Pm0F9J-pauUSfu9GGHxJw23rvjnHU0uJvgLvkN0ztDW7c6yzGniY_T2rBGxDc58PIg_7TlIRAsebSDh744pRenAQntMqGOEnOZhDSDf2K4vwQtria4Hky_BhdYSVuWo7g4Tqt2EGXQrG/s500/Photo%25252020150728211037981.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281689.6277" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Firehole Lake</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeniERiMS-90apmrcppcF7XQO0jv9uXKFHKrXoV5A6MvCJG4HNsZH4lCvmDZe_PzfefE6qYbgNw6IxRq2F8j2GGV1jTXwubtNpjsv6Ya8Ug6T-iySgKuLDL7-G5InDGv2lkJXXc_CG_Sw/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211038535.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzeniERiMS-90apmrcppcF7XQO0jv9uXKFHKrXoV5A6MvCJG4HNsZH4lCvmDZe_PzfefE6qYbgNw6IxRq2F8j2GGV1jTXwubtNpjsv6Ya8Ug6T-iySgKuLDL7-G5InDGv2lkJXXc_CG_Sw/s500/Photo%25252020150728211038535.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281662.2488" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished a sketch back at Castle Geyser.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPPka0PYiCYz9y_2lNeuNWRhF2sMVKsF_ru_l27wi_ndae9cQ6UY_M1k6QoIwoVR0tYqON_VTWzcZ1epPGyHjOoxpLEHligx9RwMU4D2V_BILsFbKi_2F1CaKhfXVZL4tN_0sXhs389ay/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211038718.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPPka0PYiCYz9y_2lNeuNWRhF2sMVKsF_ru_l27wi_ndae9cQ6UY_M1k6QoIwoVR0tYqON_VTWzcZ1epPGyHjOoxpLEHligx9RwMU4D2V_BILsFbKi_2F1CaKhfXVZL4tN_0sXhs389ay/s500/Photo%25252020150728211038718.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281742.6064" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="821"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moran's watercolor of Castle Geyser on top, and Jackson's photograph of the same spot. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6euFkm0dscczA1pZB9OAedGdi4wmYi7KHyi_XGc7_gY4U8aT2U-g1SeJPJrT2TNUaeaDdJoUlAmpMAdubsnJSLhCaQ3_tUbxr0rrqHdQD83RPzgG7UYDZp6x4HIq9qMVqj2nmoi1OIlOH/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211038854.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6euFkm0dscczA1pZB9OAedGdi4wmYi7KHyi_XGc7_gY4U8aT2U-g1SeJPJrT2TNUaeaDdJoUlAmpMAdubsnJSLhCaQ3_tUbxr0rrqHdQD83RPzgG7UYDZp6x4HIq9qMVqj2nmoi1OIlOH/s500/Photo%25252020150728211038854.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281694.1116" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="373"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color image of Moran's "Castle Geyser."</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYJW4ZVC4tv_seaCjh1drDUHbxj1FW3scu1RIxePrPDyEnVKZ64s8faoSWpsEbaPzR43-kemGkla3vAJYW5sOVsYEt_wzc9GWeiNRJgN4hzoSVBTpWMSp2sHIoDiQt7xZGXtkZU-_b9J7/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211039428.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYJW4ZVC4tv_seaCjh1drDUHbxj1FW3scu1RIxePrPDyEnVKZ64s8faoSWpsEbaPzR43-kemGkla3vAJYW5sOVsYEt_wzc9GWeiNRJgN4hzoSVBTpWMSp2sHIoDiQt7xZGXtkZU-_b9J7/s500/Photo%25252020150728211039428.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281656.756" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sawmill Geyser.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyd8K8yWOCSwsES-iYZgumz-xR2xiuhgBOPOzXDggX_mndhBLOFzr13JdFqInnIBa6IgROoqsakAJLHlxQ_gnGFidrdkfMsVytImVzbQSqOeJpjVFIfWSRI-jxbwvhXuW-UuPrKbbwsjP/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211039941.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyd8K8yWOCSwsES-iYZgumz-xR2xiuhgBOPOzXDggX_mndhBLOFzr13JdFqInnIBa6IgROoqsakAJLHlxQ_gnGFidrdkfMsVytImVzbQSqOeJpjVFIfWSRI-jxbwvhXuW-UuPrKbbwsjP/s500/Photo%25252020150728211039941.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281664.7256" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beauty Pool</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAgVu0q-clSI9RJJJCPICTIenXnNSg4N_EBcnxi7dvCumxkp7vRnPFVIIxNedyGVvTPlLC-BEQqVzybQsnHl_RB1N1-djbmNn5U0uxKamKGVNK6d5xtX6WrdVfK6mtcH9sK4rYWHkrl3m/s1024/Photo%25252020150728211041786.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAgVu0q-clSI9RJJJCPICTIenXnNSg4N_EBcnxi7dvCumxkp7vRnPFVIIxNedyGVvTPlLC-BEQqVzybQsnHl_RB1N1-djbmNn5U0uxKamKGVNK6d5xtX6WrdVfK6mtcH9sK4rYWHkrl3m/s500/Photo%25252020150728211041786.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281687.018" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grotto Geyser...straight out of the Ursula scene from the Little Mermaid.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfUbvRB_RKCELz75H49N39YXg0Jl0WuacHli3IRGyF7MQaG4WM17tpJ9Mk2i1r5ZlXCH-4jB-BKPAz7gQDFHwnoeMN6BSs5MmCp5wtiHrXkTaZJf_V1xcFzd5l70JE36nGOXx3FJXqtBL/s1024/Photo%25252020150728213017229.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfUbvRB_RKCELz75H49N39YXg0Jl0WuacHli3IRGyF7MQaG4WM17tpJ9Mk2i1r5ZlXCH-4jB-BKPAz7gQDFHwnoeMN6BSs5MmCp5wtiHrXkTaZJf_V1xcFzd5l70JE36nGOXx3FJXqtBL/s500/Photo%25252020150728213017229.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281678.4949" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My travel watercolor set...the brush barrel holds water. It's a fantastic invention for on the go painting.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIKsLArqRlLv-OJVZorZxDxNxKzpyNg-D3Te_T8mO38lJDlXrM-epovtLsAGS32mCybOBDBn7ZTXoWX9lLdwLTnVHo-nvg6QyTJFFzQiZp4MQkF15KIrl5CYgdtiGjljhsYU8uAG0f3BF/s1024/Photo%25252020150728213017685.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRIKsLArqRlLv-OJVZorZxDxNxKzpyNg-D3Te_T8mO38lJDlXrM-epovtLsAGS32mCybOBDBn7ZTXoWX9lLdwLTnVHo-nvg6QyTJFFzQiZp4MQkF15KIrl5CYgdtiGjljhsYU8uAG0f3BF/s500/Photo%25252020150728213017685.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281725.2307" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grotto Geyser...just after sunset.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDNNPsZAWc3Lehar4iJx6dE6hm9SMbXF1mL70Od-xR4U9ZT71OBWlsstj4yotS_04FNinbmJ6-xsbAZY-WrgiEmA4ARtgImE7ZEtfAjijUo3WhIadoe8iQPCgCmR4kPaC53j5-QSlh6a1/s1024/Photo%25252020150728213017832.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDNNPsZAWc3Lehar4iJx6dE6hm9SMbXF1mL70Od-xR4U9ZT71OBWlsstj4yotS_04FNinbmJ6-xsbAZY-WrgiEmA4ARtgImE7ZEtfAjijUo3WhIadoe8iQPCgCmR4kPaC53j5-QSlh6a1/s500/Photo%25252020150728213017832.jpg" id="blogsy-1438144281707.1282" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="279" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The Grotto Geyser" by Thomas Moran.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-80796528084820823302015-07-27T19:35:00.001-07:002015-07-27T19:35:43.724-07:00Day 44: Artists Paintpots (7/18/15)<p>I didn't write anything in my journal for this day! I woke up feeling mentally rejuvenated (again I thank you Terminator) but still lagging physically with this cold. I decided to drive into Old Faithful where there is service and a general store to get more meds. On my way I passed Artist Paintpots and thought well artist is in the name and I am an artist so I should definitely stop there. It was an excellent choice because more strange phenomenon awaited me. Bubbling mud pits, vibrant hot springs...the pictures speak for themselves. Plus picture me standing there, transfixed and puzzled, mouth slightly ajar, thinking "what the....?" </p><p>After this adventure I went on to Old Faithful area where I honesty spent a lot of the day in the hotel lounge after I picked up some DayQuil. I eventually summoned enough willpower to walk to Castle Geyser, where it started raining shortly after I arrived. Got some sweet pics with the dark clouds behind the geyser smoke though. On my way home I almost missed a magnificent rainbow. Magnificent not in scale, but the colors were so beautiful and warm because of the setting sun on the stormy clouds. The sunset was phenomenal. I stayed and did a sketch at Biscuit Basin and hope to do a painting when I come home with the steam from the geysers and the Firehole River in the foreground.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRgFeqPXeBSI2Z8JPpDM5XpLTDr9vzV6U67qbSc-OyEhzrSOg02oR-FHk78U0ONYSVI9JmHhPapLyM0F-e5QZUEELIKaF2gfj27G_ulumH6yGpv4K4eaIn7LrVkIGe6AJgNEIJzz7c4LK/s1024/Photo%25252020150727191546979.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRgFeqPXeBSI2Z8JPpDM5XpLTDr9vzV6U67qbSc-OyEhzrSOg02oR-FHk78U0ONYSVI9JmHhPapLyM0F-e5QZUEELIKaF2gfj27G_ulumH6yGpv4K4eaIn7LrVkIGe6AJgNEIJzz7c4LK/s500/Photo%25252020150727191546979.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939709.5454" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hot spring near artist paint pots. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigSNqYiBhMGBaN_coRn2kobQba41L-sIvdOnCx78u5xVyWev-CswscVO3mXg-V_ihbpJO4fQj1QpfwigcR22K6mvnPk1u9kW2TpQxxYiS1pji1E7XAumgD9L9hyQdq_i181tQ9bNYsTHk/s500/Photo%25252020150727191548063.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939704.6948" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwy_XA4j5cE86gGBf1H_jsubTwwVe4tnQj23UGXNknS7AkG202wO9z9ShSx4YdLfSoPDuxx0XGWFfKI9Xha5Dncyo32SY7zXBmo0py1xFLum11a1ZCclyWQFV7NzDz4usc9hT2rbCVlbkA/s1024/Photo%25252020150727191548591.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwy_XA4j5cE86gGBf1H_jsubTwwVe4tnQj23UGXNknS7AkG202wO9z9ShSx4YdLfSoPDuxx0XGWFfKI9Xha5Dncyo32SY7zXBmo0py1xFLum11a1ZCclyWQFV7NzDz4usc9hT2rbCVlbkA/s500/Photo%25252020150727191548591.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939710.0461" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overview of Artist Paintpots.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLY_qtdeTiamqSYiT9fgTHMda1Lq6IKJAVqptT1vmi9KkM4kWyoU71CEPX2Da62fuSf0irDPVbs_dD1Nar-8w0Fp_QssjHcORfFootKs6MQBG3kXumF4uTobw0391DXJlF0OoWlgQAMmq/s1024/Photo%25252020150727191549127.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLY_qtdeTiamqSYiT9fgTHMda1Lq6IKJAVqptT1vmi9KkM4kWyoU71CEPX2Da62fuSf0irDPVbs_dD1Nar-8w0Fp_QssjHcORfFootKs6MQBG3kXumF4uTobw0391DXJlF0OoWlgQAMmq/s500/Photo%25252020150727191549127.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939759.6453" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steam was coming out of these.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNzxkPgL2CZ746lWiyYz59Y7ukOrjg-8rrxl1pZoFDLitXpH1oyXHQu7-_8GlS4wJlVJVYbeq76eC15tvo2c4_ueaNv6Sx-zlTZ8fmsN7brnP8V5kanOxaWvsorCs4qZVl_BxxXQSv1Si/s1024/Photo%25252020150727191549651.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUNzxkPgL2CZ746lWiyYz59Y7ukOrjg-8rrxl1pZoFDLitXpH1oyXHQu7-_8GlS4wJlVJVYbeq76eC15tvo2c4_ueaNv6Sx-zlTZ8fmsN7brnP8V5kanOxaWvsorCs4qZVl_BxxXQSv1Si/s500/Photo%25252020150727191549651.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939732.0554" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The color is very vibrant.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jBrDvoRLPKZ38Toou1TJikCP8hYSQ6GZEZgEvd1OPO4VGEWLgBURM6_4EQkjhnX7KupgWGAgg5tNYewI4nbWHy_omhwoQA9ixC-zujKhcFj1a8-H9iWwOL67BZNikAgJ7Q-HHYlAihSM/s1024/Photo%25252020150727191550170.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jBrDvoRLPKZ38Toou1TJikCP8hYSQ6GZEZgEvd1OPO4VGEWLgBURM6_4EQkjhnX7KupgWGAgg5tNYewI4nbWHy_omhwoQA9ixC-zujKhcFj1a8-H9iWwOL67BZNikAgJ7Q-HHYlAihSM/s500/Photo%25252020150727191550170.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939730.8857" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That COLOR!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrBuuiJdpr4aYR53g5tXpQDJCUolO4KHD1qnGJBPBf_5plKtT885EHmbm4QgweiVR63o7r-bXMLF3c4INBuenSG_n8MOZcIqsigJp1xd08Sv8RYrJyxyY4Do0BZmVHOUrm8nv_a-xHQil/s1024/Photo%25252020150727191550700.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnrBuuiJdpr4aYR53g5tXpQDJCUolO4KHD1qnGJBPBf_5plKtT885EHmbm4QgweiVR63o7r-bXMLF3c4INBuenSG_n8MOZcIqsigJp1xd08Sv8RYrJyxyY4Do0BZmVHOUrm8nv_a-xHQil/s500/Photo%25252020150727191550700.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939722.1323" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bubbling muddy clay like pit (the scientific term).</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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Finding Nemo anyone?</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFSS5Qmnbj9JQrz5j1SwDMfEyNK253vkMhExwwLj6lnEW5usEBJkxWZJSRwco8QgF4ZkwA9Oj24knDjtOM45SYnz8PakSh2et3-DU-FEbd0Un0XC4nMTlLJqKnkN4Ar3GpkJrDdx9u7on/s1024/Photo%25252020150727191553253.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFSS5Qmnbj9JQrz5j1SwDMfEyNK253vkMhExwwLj6lnEW5usEBJkxWZJSRwco8QgF4ZkwA9Oj24knDjtOM45SYnz8PakSh2et3-DU-FEbd0Un0XC4nMTlLJqKnkN4Ar3GpkJrDdx9u7on/s500/Photo%25252020150727191553253.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939787.5593" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milky blue pool.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXF6ZazQDhJrRHuz267YlZr4CzMt6n6Wf8SyMvHa675rkqf85xrQbD6Pz3XS76F0bcgSBmjhIeIRYoaYOWQKEzeaHPvvRmezYk9HA5ErJBDSC367dywksKw6cDWGFSiVhLDtAKRCja1iMe/s1024/Photo%25252020150727193035938.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXF6ZazQDhJrRHuz267YlZr4CzMt6n6Wf8SyMvHa675rkqf85xrQbD6Pz3XS76F0bcgSBmjhIeIRYoaYOWQKEzeaHPvvRmezYk9HA5ErJBDSC367dywksKw6cDWGFSiVhLDtAKRCja1iMe/s500/Photo%25252020150727193035938.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939758.8057" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Pool (I think)</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAs0gP5uMkmJdkLKxlfaJD89VlxWBD_C7j_1km5NXuewRlPMTDyghkEVGqWASENxWc6JSE113N3wkm1pq8KujYMgZqQKOxcN_ncbCp4CjEpdOqWDVrndwIuTYPyzRhCIaypC2DBXr95o4/s1024/Photo%25252020150727193036446.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAs0gP5uMkmJdkLKxlfaJD89VlxWBD_C7j_1km5NXuewRlPMTDyghkEVGqWASENxWc6JSE113N3wkm1pq8KujYMgZqQKOxcN_ncbCp4CjEpdOqWDVrndwIuTYPyzRhCIaypC2DBXr95o4/s500/Photo%25252020150727193036446.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939776.0527" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just bubbling up from the center of the earth!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-hYoviwjzh2E8_Y3MsS_40i2PQhTx2-sKUKBHQDtI-laX76PZOZJnloZdtEMOmksXEUD8goqSyq67cda7nDmFTNP8ss48wK604FEECpRdB2jvSeiVo0c8sCzvRqDb76mMRPTyWuzqYWc/s1024/Photo%25252020150727193036960.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-hYoviwjzh2E8_Y3MsS_40i2PQhTx2-sKUKBHQDtI-laX76PZOZJnloZdtEMOmksXEUD8goqSyq67cda7nDmFTNP8ss48wK604FEECpRdB2jvSeiVo0c8sCzvRqDb76mMRPTyWuzqYWc/s500/Photo%25252020150727193036960.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939792.6655" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas Moran's watercolor!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pajokRL7vwSzhk20M_mfSHgN3_5bKv5absE7mZiQF8lNBhDse4xoTTLjFPEa_42VoW2ztZXqsvqlbEuqzf0-0ESE_qE44p2lnR8pMhUZ0CsJL1rk9mnmpRLcrNxgA6_0KmapuTcU71Hq/s1024/Photo%25252020150727193037465.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pajokRL7vwSzhk20M_mfSHgN3_5bKv5absE7mZiQF8lNBhDse4xoTTLjFPEa_42VoW2ztZXqsvqlbEuqzf0-0ESE_qE44p2lnR8pMhUZ0CsJL1rk9mnmpRLcrNxgA6_0KmapuTcU71Hq/s500/Photo%25252020150727193037465.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939822.2234" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In front of Castle Geyser</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdpuU9hk8IHqk5Za33SvKX08NUhqhyphenhyphenqHOOw7-nZy9IqGLGgCINhqrUWb9qiWBcsMXzzJYCoHjJpdmhcaU22M3Q6yjax88bOH896J198n6VXFLPohk_DnkJmmgaczj1dfqmF5hH5oimC2o/s1024/Photo%25252020150727193037988.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdpuU9hk8IHqk5Za33SvKX08NUhqhyphenhyphenqHOOw7-nZy9IqGLGgCINhqrUWb9qiWBcsMXzzJYCoHjJpdmhcaU22M3Q6yjax88bOH896J198n6VXFLPohk_DnkJmmgaczj1dfqmF5hH5oimC2o/s500/Photo%25252020150727193037988.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939742.5972" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is some real crazy stuff here. Shag carpet, in the middle of a geyser? Come on people. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdS5eIZl3JfaV-7orSEXyDSBvBr-xNxAWv1Pv5iFZgo0Wu0XjHcLaZPgiWH5ds41uUOy-groMklAJfc8vDz0XvBK0-9NIr52TU2_OHycvdg4yxfpyB76NqwKHk2GFbjRESG1whLa8OXWo/s1024/Photo%25252020150727193038475.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdS5eIZl3JfaV-7orSEXyDSBvBr-xNxAWv1Pv5iFZgo0Wu0XjHcLaZPgiWH5ds41uUOy-groMklAJfc8vDz0XvBK0-9NIr52TU2_OHycvdg4yxfpyB76NqwKHk2GFbjRESG1whLa8OXWo/s500/Photo%25252020150727193038475.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939827.4368" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I almost missed this rainbow!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgN-SWVUeZ8Wt3TfMhW5oj2KdGShO3WhXXDlyysKXujh4ARqOi5OsCvgKqiAf0vzBgHT-BdzHcgcrIEl7ucCaTQCji8Qw786ynBlbP3AnIGEG6903vCoRrwJ9FVI0N-7qQv3B46p2dZTVH/s1024/Photo%25252020150727193038953.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgN-SWVUeZ8Wt3TfMhW5oj2KdGShO3WhXXDlyysKXujh4ARqOi5OsCvgKqiAf0vzBgHT-BdzHcgcrIEl7ucCaTQCji8Qw786ynBlbP3AnIGEG6903vCoRrwJ9FVI0N-7qQv3B46p2dZTVH/s500/Photo%25252020150727193038953.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939758.1787" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a> </td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stormy evenings make for the *best* sunsets.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4F2gj_j6QgaUJquDiq0f7Cd01xVop49wz_MFGwxtq9R6n1j6C6K4z89SdsL7RzsKHZrKr9tqbiLTZc1th7JI7kOxQJgpgFiNMyRDJpnno57b-jMOygQSWE_B6k5T8sCeGHon3go4K-CO-/s1024/Photo%25252020150727193039179.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4F2gj_j6QgaUJquDiq0f7Cd01xVop49wz_MFGwxtq9R6n1j6C6K4z89SdsL7RzsKHZrKr9tqbiLTZc1th7JI7kOxQJgpgFiNMyRDJpnno57b-jMOygQSWE_B6k5T8sCeGHon3go4K-CO-/s500/Photo%25252020150727193039179.jpg" id="blogsy-1438050939817.4294" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="500" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset sketch of Biscuit Basin. And yes, ducks on my dashboard.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-17780341976721179282015-07-22T10:17:00.001-07:002015-07-22T10:17:25.979-07:00Day 43: Inspiration Point and Terminator (7/17/15)<p>I left Tower Falls campground this morning in search of greener pastures closer to my painting locations for the rest of my time in Yellowstone. My sights were set on Norris campground...this is probably the best and most central first come/first served campsite in Yellowstone. Plus it has flush potties. I got here and there was a mad scramble for campsites. It's pretty cut throat out here. I found a tag on a campsite that said they were leaving on the 17th and paid, put my tag on the site, and parked right next to it until the couple packed up and left. I hope me being a stalker didn't ruin their morning...but campers gotta camp. </p><p>Still feeling sick and kind of blah today. But there is so much still to do and see here. I went to Inspiration Point to sketch where Moran did a beautiful watercolor. I am sad to be feeling so under the weather because I'd love to get up super early and be at some of these crowded spots before many people are there. I also wish I'd tried a little more watercolor or maybe taken a workshop before I left. But, the beauty of this trip is how many new things following these artists has opened my eyes to. Just trying several watercolor sketches has sparked my interest in it as a highly portable medium for sketching, that I think will serve me well in trips with other people. Moran makes these sketches look quick and effortless. I have only seen his early oil paintings, no watercolors, so I wonder how well versed he was in the medium before going to Yellowstone. Anyway, I sketched at Inspiration Point. I wish I had done a painting here because I feel like it more accurately reflects Moran's canyon paintings than the view at Artist Point. The jagged rocks in the background are more similar to his rock pillars than from the angle on the south rim. But, I know he was here, and I have a sketch and some photos. </p><p>After, I decided to head down to Yellowstone Lake where Moran did a painting at the confluence of the Yellowstone River and the lake. I talked to some Rangers, walked along the beach, and saw a sun rainbow aka a sun halo, and went back to my car to get my paints. I talked to Dan for a bit with incredibly spotty cell service (frustrating!). I knew I should go paint but I just did not feel like it. The Six Week Slump had continued and worsened. I will be honest and say I didn't feel like painting, I didn't feel inspired. I have been trying to shake and overcome this feeling during a lot of my time in Yellowstone and especially since I got sick. Having a cold without Netflix or a real bed isn't awesome, I found out! I really felt like seeing a movie. I felt like having someone else entertain me for a few hours while I sat and ate popcorn. After talking with my best artist friend Katherine I realized I haven't really had a day off on this trip since I spent a few days with Dan. I have tried - but always find something to "do" like laundry, reading, grocery shopping, driving, sight seeing, etc. After talking with Dan and Katherine I decided to drive to West Yellowstone and see a movie, because I'm the type of impulsive person who has to consult two of her friends before doing anything impulsive. ;) </p><p>As soon as I left, even though I didn't sketch or paint at Yellowstone Lake, I knew it was what I needed to do. I was excited. On my way I stopped and looked up the movie theater and realized they only play one film. I got there at 8:30 to find out I'd missed the first half hour of the movie, and that they were only showing Terminator. Not at the top of my summer movie list...but I'd come all that way and damnit I wanted to see a movie and eat popcorn with butter! So I stayed and it was awesome. Maybe it was a crappy movie but I was so happy to be there and probably read deeper into the man versus technology theme than other movie goers. I drove back to my campsite feeling mentally rejuvenated, but still fighting the cold. So hopefully the cold clears up soon because my head is back in the game! #thanksterminator </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLgbp9O78JqoHBsTe4p5x0rl6mT_yO3ytCAQYTuZei0xvi-RImIw5KiGjOjU13YumCXYTd9xJcB0ZUsq5yHRhJEKNDKBaDI7z7Spt4HDKPOL0OLKxSArbiy9sOeaLt7bWUeoTMWMqcqai/s1024/Photo%25252020150722111532071.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLgbp9O78JqoHBsTe4p5x0rl6mT_yO3ytCAQYTuZei0xvi-RImIw5KiGjOjU13YumCXYTd9xJcB0ZUsq5yHRhJEKNDKBaDI7z7Spt4HDKPOL0OLKxSArbiy9sOeaLt7bWUeoTMWMqcqai/s500/Photo%25252020150722111532071.jpg" id="blogsy-1437585444578.7788" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last time driving this stretch - many tall, gray, dead, burnt trees with new pine growth underneath.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivk8e0oqUxNBGG7842tJ8R8t93iorh3EVS9dh3bc5biUh8PmQGTY2jLmCRBl-yEaMKoyWluJ8EhheP87cQbyKl1LTvHy_3GrPlXVqs-Kuq1yjB1nbjv4lJQ0pHQ7X4JSBeXqLO8wnnb-_M/s1024/Photo%25252020150722111532678.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivk8e0oqUxNBGG7842tJ8R8t93iorh3EVS9dh3bc5biUh8PmQGTY2jLmCRBl-yEaMKoyWluJ8EhheP87cQbyKl1LTvHy_3GrPlXVqs-Kuq1yjB1nbjv4lJQ0pHQ7X4JSBeXqLO8wnnb-_M/s500/Photo%25252020150722111532678.jpg" id="blogsy-1437585444574.4456" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful yellow wild flowers grew on these hillsides - extra beautiful on a sunny day.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_D6oU62sjHLteSej5OgREcydWm8KnbZ_0XNodsQnGO4nLNdynjxW-M27NS3pqat0FAG18Py71Sm9WwqWgrKbzOGneP-UqUtwoCdpVsOAFgJgREv3hcaolXssjRrglsat6wcAms0ErgN7H/s1024/Photo%25252020150722111533231.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_D6oU62sjHLteSej5OgREcydWm8KnbZ_0XNodsQnGO4nLNdynjxW-M27NS3pqat0FAG18Py71Sm9WwqWgrKbzOGneP-UqUtwoCdpVsOAFgJgREv3hcaolXssjRrglsat6wcAms0ErgN7H/s500/Photo%25252020150722111533231.jpg" id="blogsy-1437585444593.2725" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hills are alive...with yellow windflowers. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUaJ3QYL9d1tzK1KWSlbQi9bH7hvb-SOFJdL3xZMarVk0vikUG8nDj47_eO6No_PWt_yW1lmVIZpxKIuvqX_ei5bb7CFxxzmL3nNUEh9Uw-yT-cLY1Oegry5RF6M_gEqTwO_Dii7UbEnm/s1024/Photo%25252020150722111533466.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUaJ3QYL9d1tzK1KWSlbQi9bH7hvb-SOFJdL3xZMarVk0vikUG8nDj47_eO6No_PWt_yW1lmVIZpxKIuvqX_ei5bb7CFxxzmL3nNUEh9Uw-yT-cLY1Oegry5RF6M_gEqTwO_Dii7UbEnm/s500/Photo%25252020150722111533466.jpg" id="blogsy-1437585444571.6003" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I saw a grizzly bear! There were tons of people parked and camped out along the road. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioA7lQTIkyLiP-PB4OP2r3VfuPFs4bazTsIKeP3j3Lq56mkkhYHz0R5m2CORzKqAIL4YkejT2nRcIkyyjuXt9fBL3XBtYWSu6jK4csaSujYYA9jG6I-n8kzPD5ZfzsMc2rySTo77HxRBy6/s1024/Photo%25252020150722111534064.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioA7lQTIkyLiP-PB4OP2r3VfuPFs4bazTsIKeP3j3Lq56mkkhYHz0R5m2CORzKqAIL4YkejT2nRcIkyyjuXt9fBL3XBtYWSu6jK4csaSujYYA9jG6I-n8kzPD5ZfzsMc2rySTo77HxRBy6/s500/Photo%25252020150722111534064.jpg" id="blogsy-1437585444554.4707" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inspiration Point</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAt1YD635fzlKEWknlsBeBkzRzBl18MwudW7ePaDvzCzq8soHWQJ3pBXgJJghZOUqAHG87ZxgLike0YZi3ui1QO5NJuI_96rmM58UgChVhSljIXCjZbpN_fya-G2PfqSU3UOtmoXomQDXU/s1024/Photo%25252020150722111534627.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAt1YD635fzlKEWknlsBeBkzRzBl18MwudW7ePaDvzCzq8soHWQJ3pBXgJJghZOUqAHG87ZxgLike0YZi3ui1QO5NJuI_96rmM58UgChVhSljIXCjZbpN_fya-G2PfqSU3UOtmoXomQDXU/s500/Photo%25252020150722111534627.jpg" id="blogsy-1437585444605.9824" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellowstone River from Inspiration Point</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTP_EAVJ8snTLb8CrDRJZC60pXAd2SK7MzIg0R0XvhzHskS36fuum85Ojd_TkGuWTvnI6BwZRj2RtQZwmZmGLKUeMKocyltwccIjvQnSQb4FLwL9rMU9oUnW9tHrAJNX6ztPTv5ulL0U_/s1024/Photo%25252020150722111535169.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTP_EAVJ8snTLb8CrDRJZC60pXAd2SK7MzIg0R0XvhzHskS36fuum85Ojd_TkGuWTvnI6BwZRj2RtQZwmZmGLKUeMKocyltwccIjvQnSQb4FLwL9rMU9oUnW9tHrAJNX6ztPTv5ulL0U_/s500/Photo%25252020150722111535169.jpg" id="blogsy-1437585444532.591" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahIZKMmsCmvSkeLgcWip0tUyLaFWSKgGvwt9rfEd1fko32NLraODWeL9e6efl4BxVBK__W0xYG6DxrQ_4pbaKkplmlwYJWACQiGzPiwk8ekQ5-Y9GeV_hyphenhyphenmq6wTb2gm7mhcWcxXod2mkw/s1024/Photo%25252020150722111535672.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahIZKMmsCmvSkeLgcWip0tUyLaFWSKgGvwt9rfEd1fko32NLraODWeL9e6efl4BxVBK__W0xYG6DxrQ_4pbaKkplmlwYJWACQiGzPiwk8ekQ5-Y9GeV_hyphenhyphenmq6wTb2gm7mhcWcxXod2mkw/s500/Photo%25252020150722111535672.jpg" id="blogsy-1437585444595.0747" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch from Inspiration Point</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1qv71OyJ8mW7QyU031LR-yxhP8rvZTbBxy-EX6wBzMsgi2x5gIosU6tLeUcMmCKN_Bdo3Qe9Q2rQstStGeRzA7d49Ptj93j6AH6fRo6L8PHpVM1_ZQ8sJHbGrnibGR7XCllsSNdMJzP2/s1024/Photo%25252020150722111535853.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1qv71OyJ8mW7QyU031LR-yxhP8rvZTbBxy-EX6wBzMsgi2x5gIosU6tLeUcMmCKN_Bdo3Qe9Q2rQstStGeRzA7d49Ptj93j6AH6fRo6L8PHpVM1_ZQ8sJHbGrnibGR7XCllsSNdMJzP2/s500/Photo%25252020150722111535853.jpg" id="blogsy-1437585444549.0325" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="754"></a> </td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Wall of the Canyon from Inspiration Point by Thomas Moran. Sigh...so effortless and beautiful and captures the canyon.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eFx6QpnVv734rZKaIekYKIDnzWg0DxTEIpCZnMmP1uaqe3EP8Re2v2ZLsoN8BO07Y7DgznpE4IYOqSoPettW5hjVo7QIni2H3rAPD7SjJoYGyeKIsD1dFAZXYMV0Z5GAnoY22lvK39Lz/s1024/Photo%25252020150722111536375.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eFx6QpnVv734rZKaIekYKIDnzWg0DxTEIpCZnMmP1uaqe3EP8Re2v2ZLsoN8BO07Y7DgznpE4IYOqSoPettW5hjVo7QIni2H3rAPD7SjJoYGyeKIsD1dFAZXYMV0Z5GAnoY22lvK39Lz/s500/Photo%25252020150722111536375.jpg" id="blogsy-1437585444575.7043" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Throw in a bike rack and I'll buy it! </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbRbrJR3QFy-xuQI6sX9JD35o0dub-TKX354Rc8YVFAznt6CfsQ1S3KSKv7x6wplk2z3-HnLkiHE69_58Lk-i_wTTixYRYBvIAe3G5MUA0lcuBiPqNwUmKInAxhFoRX_eTr0XK72DzHS4/s1024/Photo%25252020150722111536903.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbRbrJR3QFy-xuQI6sX9JD35o0dub-TKX354Rc8YVFAznt6CfsQ1S3KSKv7x6wplk2z3-HnLkiHE69_58Lk-i_wTTixYRYBvIAe3G5MUA0lcuBiPqNwUmKInAxhFoRX_eTr0XK72DzHS4/s500/Photo%25252020150722111536903.jpg" id="blogsy-1437585444622.1636" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a><br></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You know there's an animal nearby when...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrE7q_G6FLuXBHdw5JK7hi0o4Qs1FpSx1UXjdL0oVCTF22xBhR9_HOXNgSid8Ncltc43UpBrVixTn_Ng98Tt5YOrN94Mw7tzdVSGnMfoMiFaT_Mb8dH9LhpDg7up5WGlTZgsUajMEw1346/s1024/Photo%25252020150722111537414.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrE7q_G6FLuXBHdw5JK7hi0o4Qs1FpSx1UXjdL0oVCTF22xBhR9_HOXNgSid8Ncltc43UpBrVixTn_Ng98Tt5YOrN94Mw7tzdVSGnMfoMiFaT_Mb8dH9LhpDg7up5WGlTZgsUajMEw1346/s500/Photo%25252020150722111537414.jpg" id="blogsy-1437585444584.5505" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle!!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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[jk]</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-41811148013710435752015-07-21T20:54:00.001-07:002015-10-15T13:39:17.334-07:00Day 42: (Finished) Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone near Artist Point (7/16/15)I slept in this morning (cold going strong) and went back to my spot near Artist's Point to finish the painting I had started a few days ago. It was much more enjoyable to tackle this painting in two sessions. This time I was working on more details and having fresh eyes helped immensely.<br />
I made some time to read more about Moran and his time in Yellowstone. First, I found out that his Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone painting was fourteen feet by seven feet, if that puts it into perspective for anyone. There are several reviews of the painting from 1872 when the painting was finished...all very favorable, glowing reviews of the painting. It is so interesting how differently art was appreciated during this time period. It's grand opening was like a movie release is today, and reviewed like we appreciate movie reviews. Yellowstone's establishment as a national park also heightened anticipation for this painting. One man with the last name of Gilder (all I have in my book...) wrote about watching the painting take form - how at first it was an outline on bare canvas, then "great streaks of, to me, meaningless color flashed hither and thither. I saw only hopeless chaos." The painting continued to develop and take shape until "at last the artist's full, glorious idea shone perfect in every part." Interesting insight to Moran's process and approach to such a large canvas (his first of that size, I believe). <br />
Thomas and his brother Edward went on a trip to England similar to my trip, which was *fascinating* to learn. I thought they had studied with JMW Turner, an English landscape painter, but they studied his artworks in England. They only had access to black and white prints of his work and wanted to see it in color. The Moran brothers traveled along the coast of England and discovered Turner's "willful disregard for topographical accuracy." More from Edward Moran on Turner:<br />
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I once took a lot of Turner's engravings of views on the English coast, and went with them, as nearly as I could judge, to the exact spots from which they must have been taken..He is very inaccurate - willfully so...His knowledge of the forms of land and sea and cloud was so thorough that he could do pretty much as he pleases with them, and yet keep within the bounds of naturalness.</blockquote>
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I was stoked to read this...artists seeking wisdom of past artists! Fantastic. Studying Turner's paintings has a profound effect on Moran and his work:</div>
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Literally speaking, his [Turner's] landscapes are false; but they contain his impressions of nature, and so many natural characteristics as were adequately to convey that impression to others...The literal truth counts for nothing; it is within the grasp of anyone who has had an ordinary art education. The mere restatement of an external scene is never a work of Art.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: center;">This is what I have seen of Moran's work in Yellowstone so far. No scene too exactly replicated...but the essence of the landscape represented beautifully in oil or watercolor. His view of Yellowstone's Grand Canyon, even, is not the view from Artist Point, but a combination of his views, sketches, and experience in the canyon. But when I was there, I saw everything contained in his painting (minus the bear and men on horseback). I was impressed by the same thing that impressed him. </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: center;">A description I read of his trip said Moran took detailed notes of rocks, trees, foliage, etc...but in his online diary I didn't find much of that. More "we camped here one night, then went there, sketched about the springs for the afternoon..." So maybe this information is notated in his sketchbook similar to how Church took notes. He was not bound by the scientific mission of the expedition, since he was along as a guest artist. He wanted to challenge Bierstadt who was the reigning western landscape painter (they actually had a squabble later about each wanting Congress to buy one of their paintings). </span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: center;">I remember first studying Moran and I was so impressed at the influence his (and Jackson's) artwork had on the creation of Yellowstone as our first national park. Years later, Jackson wrote: "The watercolors of Thomas Moram and the photographs were the most important exhibits brought before the committee." Hiram M. Chittenden also wrote: "They did a work which no other agency could do and doubtless convinced everyone who saw them that the regions where such wonders existed should be carefully preserved to the people forever." Amazing. His paintings were the first color images of Yellowstone anyone in the East ever saw (but native Americans had been living in the area for a long time). The power of art, my friends. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished! Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and Lower Falls. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pics from earlier today...dead trees from a forest fire and new growth underneath.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A JMW Turner landscape, as a point of reference for the artist Moran and his brother studied. </td></tr>
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Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-11599662839557536642015-07-18T20:32:00.001-07:002015-07-18T20:32:57.898-07:00Day 41: Six Week Slump (7/15/15)<p>It is official that I'm catching a cold/caught a cold...so I decided to sleep in this morning and take a "day off." Which turned into me getting and oil change, doing laundry, some grocery shopping, and sitting inside the lounge area of the canyon lodge. It was nice just to be inside somewhere for a while that wasn't my car, especially because it was cold and rainy.</p><p>I stopped at the Canyon Visitor Center while I waited for the oil change. When I handed over my keys I had to explain that I'm living out of my car this summer, and no you can't move the seat back because there are drawers behind the seat. He was cool about it. Living in the car has been good and I still have only spent one night in my tent, and I think two in hotels. My front seat is like my "junk drawer" and is always a mess but the rest of my living quarters have stayed pretty clean. Anyway...the visitor center had a video playing so I decided to watch. I learned some stuff despite a girl in the group behind me insisting on reading the subtitles aloud "under" her breath. Shut up! There's a nerd in the audience who wants to learn! Anyway learning prevailed. The video talked about the earth never being still - it is ever changing, and that is very apparent in Yellowstone. A volcano obliterated a mountain range here in a matter of days (what!!?) and because of the volcanic soil, only certain hardy plants like lodge pole pines can survive. They also described Yellowstone as "strange and mysterious," which describes exactly how I've felt about the landscape here. It's all just a little weird. Geysers? Weird. Hot springs? Weird. Marshmallowy terraces? Weird. Bubbling mud pots? Weird. Canyon with the most unusually colored rocks ever? WEIRD! "Strange and mysterious" is a more elegant descriptor than weird, but it's honestly how I've felt about Yellowstone from a painters perspective. Another quote brought me back to a conversation with a grad student I met yesterday - "a flicker of an eye in the life of our planet." I don't know much about global warming...how much of it is inevitable and how much of it we've accelerated, but I think it's probably some of both. I had this weird (apparently my new favorite word) moment of feeling verrrrrry small in the face of time. It is crazy to think that life on our planet may be radically different, or completely non existant, in thousands of years. Maybe we will be like Wall-E. But in the face of this big picture thought, I didn't feel any differently about my life or what I'm doing with it. Art will prevail across time and generations, and I am very content adding to the visual history of our national parks.<br></p><p> I have been on the road for about six weeks now. Wow! I feel like I'm in a bit of a Six Week Slump. Something similar happened at some point on our bike trip too. When the newness and excitement has worn off a bit, but the end looms unattainably far away. Not that I want this trip to be over...but I've been on the road for a long time. And getting sick isn't helping. Hope to get my head back in the game tomorrow because there is work to be done!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHO3Phtqn7z-TXekqX6SRphRZntSPKrbEnSCyTDgdigismoemGS3Nv__s70-KHWuX1JEOXY3e5rSSznLag2ljQC7E0uFdXPrm6q_aP0YULyxTgGde-weUc0JIl6B11w9ygweI3LMgpAnTl/s281/Photo%25252020150718213118581.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHO3Phtqn7z-TXekqX6SRphRZntSPKrbEnSCyTDgdigismoemGS3Nv__s70-KHWuX1JEOXY3e5rSSznLag2ljQC7E0uFdXPrm6q_aP0YULyxTgGde-weUc0JIl6B11w9ygweI3LMgpAnTl/s281/Photo%25252020150718213118581.jpg" id="blogsy-1437276770711.6094" class="aligncenter" width="240" height="281" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No pics today...so here's a photo of Thomas Moran, painting into old age like a boss.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-67039992535828935542015-07-17T12:03:00.001-07:002015-07-19T21:28:08.942-07:00Day 40: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone near Point Sublime (7/14/15)
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Today I parked at Artist Point and hiked out past the insanely busy and crowded Artist Point. There was a pastel artist working there, but he was so surrounded by people I couldn't really say anything to him. He seemed a bit stand offish too...well, that's not a fair thing to say, because he was probably just trying to get his drawing done. It is difficult to be approachable and engrossed in your work at the same time (but I hope I'm approachable).</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I didn't make it to Point Sublime, as I had planned, but everyone who passed me on the way there told me on the way back that I had a better view. So I made a good call stopping early. Soon after I started I realized this was going to be a very challenging painting. It is a good thing I wasn't too far off the path s good number of hikers took to Point Sublime because I <strong style="line-height: 1.3em;">needed</strong> distractions. I met a couple from Whales and a Georgetwon grad student, and a couple, Ron and Ruth, whom I had met yesterday. They are retired from San Fransisco and sold their house and now travel all over the world. They gave me their unused shower voucher at the Canyon campground which was super nice since showers are about $4.00. Now I could enjoy an ice cream cone guilt free. Okay not totally guilt free. Anyway, I talked to Ron and Ruth about their travels for a while and it was so neat to hear about all the places they've been...China, Cambodia, Phillipines, all over Europe, all over the U.S. It made me think of how cool my own parents are, newly enjoying their retirement by cycling all around the Midwest with loaded panniers.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I continued struggling through the painting. I was on the rim working on it for about seven hours. I think I'm in the pre-stages of a cold too. The painting was kind of stuck in a not-quite-finished-but-still-so-much-left-to-do stage for a while. Then I put on my big girl pants and finished it up. This painting was my EVEREST. I've used that term lightly before...I really mean it now. My hat goes off to Moran for recreating this canyon on a massive canvas. He combined sketches and memories of the canyon, so you can't see exactly the scene he painted, but I saw the pieces in the canyon that he put together. The streaks of color, the unique rock towers, the textures and colors of the rock faces. He really did a magnificent job piecing it together and painting an <em style="line-height: 1.3em;">experience</em> of the canyon.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The second landscape painting I ever tried to do was an 18x24 (or maybe 16x20) vertical landscape of the canyon using photos from my family's trip here many years ago. I feel better about the paintings failure, because I now know how ambitious that was in scale and subject matter for an inexperienced landscape painter. Several people I met while I was painting commented on the changing light. This felt similar to painting in Maine...I'd best focused on one area of the painting that it took me by surprise when I got to the end and found the tide had risen significantly. When I was working on the foreground of the painting, I looked back up and saw the bright colorful canyon was now cast in shadows and the colors looked much different. For this painting the shifting sun worked perfectly for my composition. When I started painting, all parts of the canyon were well lit, and the layers of the canyon were competing with each other to be seen "first." So I started with the brightest and farthest away part of the canyon, and by the time I got to the other two sections front of it, they were in shadow, which hightlighted the part I'd already finished. Then when I got to the rocks in the foreground, they were lit, which contrasted with the middle ground shadows. By the time I got to the middle and foreground I was not as interested in detail as I had been when I started. I remembered Moran's painting <em style="line-height: 1.3em;">The Three Tetons</em> that Dan and I saw at the Met. The foreground you could still see underpainting, and it was very loose, but it worked well to highlight the more detailed mountains in the background. So I think I ended up employing something similar here. Thomas Moran is really challenging me.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I hiked back to my car not even wanting to look at the canyon - everytime I did my eyes and brain hurt from the bright colors and complexity of the canyon. I did not think it was possible, but I believe I wore out my optic nerves. I drove to Canyon Village where I really wanted a soup and salad. I put my name in at the restaurant and sat down to wait the half hour for a table (for one) (the loneliest number) when Ruth came up to me! She invited me to come eat with her and Ron. So I had a great non-lonely dinner with Ron and Ruth, who told me more about their worldly travels and paid for my soup and salad bar dinner. And then I went and took my gifted shower. I have met some wonderful, generous, kind people on this trip. </p>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pastel artist at Artist Point. Braver than I...there were so many people around him I couldn't even say hi. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one's for you, Katherine Colborn! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back at this photo all I can say is WOW!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An artist-adventurer at the canyon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Funky rocks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bright, warm colors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Might come back and paint the eastern side of the canyon, even though Moran never did.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rocks get funkier and funkier.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful spot to stop and paint...even if I wasn't at my destination of Point Sublime.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Selfie at the canyon! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An artsy, pensive, black and white selfie as I took a break to ponder the meaning of life. JK, I ate a snack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My studio at the canyon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paint palette. Aka procrastinating.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was kind of stuck here for a while. I was tired and ready to be done.</td></tr>
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<div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-74868690169094182662015-07-16T11:54:00.001-07:002015-07-16T11:54:09.296-07:00Day 39: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (7/13/15)<p>I got a late start this morning as I wrote several blog posts before I got going. It wasn't until about 1:00pm that I set out on the South Rim Trail with my paint pack. Even when I got on the trail I wasn't sure what I was going to do. Originally I'd wanted to paint an 11x14 canvas of the Grand Canyon (an ambitious size for me to plein air) thinking I'd come back over two or even three days to finish it. After visiting Artist Point yesterday, I knew I couldn't paint there. Even if I got there at 7:00am I'd only have maybe two hours before it got crowded. And let's be honest I didn't want to get up at 6:00am and drive to the canyon. A canyon ranger had told me that there were good views of the falls and canyon along the South Rim Trail, and at Point Sublime, on either sides of Artist Point. I scouted out the trail to Point Sublime yesterday and there were amazing views of the canyon...but I was holding out for a view with the waterfall in the distance somewhere. Anyway, I decided I'd do two 8x10 paintings of the canyon on either side of Artist Point, and I can always combine the two together in a larger painting at home if I want to. </p><p>I did some reading specifically about Moran's painting <em>The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone </em>and wanted to share a quote from a letter he wrote to Hayden:</p><blockquote><p>I have always held, that the grandest, most beautiful, or wonderful in nature would, in capable hands, make the grandest and most beautiful or wonderful pictures; and that the business of a great painter should be the representation of great scenes in nature...if I fail to prove this, I fail to prove myself worthy of the name of painter. I cast all my claims to being an artist, into this one picture of the Great Canyon...</p></blockquote><p>He knew this would be his breakthrough painting as an artist, and it absolutely was. At age 35 this painting defined and launched his career as an artist, and more specifically as <em>the</em> artist of Yellowstone. He also asked Hayden to come by and critique the painting, as he had extensive knowledge of nature and and Yellowstone area from the expedition. Painting today felt somewhat like Moran's quote: very challenging, but something I knew I could not shy away from. </p><p>Another quote that came to mind was one from Moran's daughter, Ruth Moran, that I read in <em>Art and the National Parks</em> before this trip. When his wife Mary died, about twenty years before he did, Ruth became his travel companion. She said of her father:</p><blockquote><p>Every artist of genius experiences during his life a great spiritual revelation and upheaval. This revelation came to Moran as he journeyed on horseback through an almost unbelievable wilderness. To him, it was all grandeur, beauty, color, and light - nothing of man at all, but nature, virgin, unspoiled, and lovely. In the Yellowstone country he found fairy-like color and format his dreams could not rival. </p></blockquote><p>When I first read this quote, I thought, that will be me in Yellowstone! But I've felt less revelation here than I did other places like the Tetons, Rockies, and Acadia. Perhaps it is the lack of wilderness surrounding the points at which he painted. I mean the landscape is protected, but it is so crowded with tourists. It is not so much "virgin and unspoiled" any more. Parts may be, but the landscapes that most inspired him are the landscapes everyone wants to be inspired by today. </p><p>I reflected today, after meeting a man who volunteers at the American Art Museum in Washington, DC, about first seeing Moran's <em>Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. </em>It was spring break of my sophomore year, and I was in the middle of writing a report for my art history class on Thomas Moran. This was my first introduction to Thomas Moran, the Hudson River School, and really landscape painting in general. Dan and I ended up having about 45 minutes in the museum before it closed because of everything we were trying to do in DC over the four days we were there. I knew I had to see this painting. I remember walking down a hallway, turning left, then making a right turn into a room. A Thomas Moran room. Three <em>massive</em> canvases hung on the three walls. I cannot emphasize enough how big these paintings are. Tears stung my little art-student eyes, overwhelmed by the beauty and grandeur of these masterpieces. There is so much detail incorporated into the experience of seeing these paintings - a bear in the corner, the people on horseback, the hot springs smoking in the distance, the small birds flying in the canyon. I think this canyon would be a beautiful place to be a bird. Standing there truly transports you out west to the canyon.</p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I've thought a little differently about photography on this leg of the trip, knowing how closely Moran worked with William Henry Jackson. I know Moran asked Hayden (leader of expedition) for a photo of his head because Moran wanted to include him on horseback in his large Grand Canyon painting. I imagine (and it might be confirmed in one of my books) that Moran also used Jackson's photos as reference in his paintings. So, I have been considering using only select black and white photos to reference when I work on larger paintings back in my studio, relying on my notes and memory for colors. He was also less concerned art accurately representing a place - less scientific than Frederic Church was. </span><br></p><p>I've met a lot of people out here...which is interesting, because Thomas Moran was with a group of people on the expedition, and met native Americans living here, so it feels similar in a way. Today a mom of a four year old boy picked him up to look at my painting. She said, "Paul, can you tell what it might be?" He said, "a volcano!" You know what Paul, in a sophisticated, history of the canyon way, you are right! I also met two separate solo travelers/photographers, Hannibal from San Francisco and Lisa from Boston. Lisa is also traveling via camper van! We talked for half an hour until it started raining, and Hannibal gave Lisa and I a ride back to our cars at the Tom's Trail parking lot. Thank god because I had forgotten my raincoat. Since it was raining, I decided to have dinner at the retro diner in Canyon. Kelli from North Carolina was my waitress...she's a tenth grade English teacher who is also engaged, and we chatted for a bit. I told her about how all day I heard "this must be Artist Point, ha ha ha!" She told me about the Taiwanese hitch hikers I saw the other day. There are many young people from Taiwan working here for the summer, and during their days off, they have limited transportation to see the park, so they hitchhike. So now I am more inclined to pick them up if I see them again.</p><p>Tonight when I got back to my car I hung my head out the window and looked up at the stars for about fifteen minutes. It's another entire vast landscape that I could never capture on a canvas. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtattT3jXVRJcnUWLKnLcG_TI6pZUaTaUpWoDkQtk9sPNS3B3nVhEaQ4J07-8Bc4IUySpUUSsDsLA4oJac0c8QjyaRe8KWMXknOBjngTwsSPZxWAlZ_iF9llqJAd0220xjzA9GQPT6bBxW/s1024/Photo%25252020150716125129781.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtattT3jXVRJcnUWLKnLcG_TI6pZUaTaUpWoDkQtk9sPNS3B3nVhEaQ4J07-8Bc4IUySpUUSsDsLA4oJac0c8QjyaRe8KWMXknOBjngTwsSPZxWAlZ_iF9llqJAd0220xjzA9GQPT6bBxW/s500/Photo%25252020150716125129781.jpg" id="blogsy-1437072841314.7417" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only photo I took today - Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone on the South Rim Trail, near Artist Point. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUefrE6ueMgOB136krTmZvw82o77JpMSCYStqXpgzj-b2SnOOs8DP-6HTVPwov1DosJPOfG7FxvawDH9svM9xmXFViDMZOTzZ0m8dl_0_tvFdJ8a36bDTKh8fba5Orog8ea6SWmfU7Uwra/s1024/Photo%25252020150716125130283.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUefrE6ueMgOB136krTmZvw82o77JpMSCYStqXpgzj-b2SnOOs8DP-6HTVPwov1DosJPOfG7FxvawDH9svM9xmXFViDMZOTzZ0m8dl_0_tvFdJ8a36bDTKh8fba5Orog8ea6SWmfU7Uwra/s500/Photo%25252020150716125130283.jpg" id="blogsy-1437072841301.2378" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="288" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by Thomas Moran, 1872.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-49039070814623348292015-07-15T21:09:00.001-07:002015-07-15T21:09:15.517-07:00Day 38: Lower Falls of the Yellowstone (7/12/15)<p>Today I had planned on sketching and/or painting the Upper Falls of the Yellowstone from a perspective towards the bottom of the falls. I stopped by the Upper Falls overlook and saw the water rushing over to the canyon below. Pretty spectacular and the water was moving super fast. You're right at the "brink" of the falls. After I ventured over the the south rim side, and decided to go down Uncle Tom's trail which I *thought* would take me to the bottom of the upper falls. I started the hike down after reading a sign that there are 300 or so stairs to the bottom. The people I saw coming back up at the beginning of the trail were DYING. Huffing and puffing. I got to the bottom and the view was great. It was a small crowded platform and I secured a primo spot on the only bench down there right next to the railing to do a sketch. I sketched the falls and took extensive notes on the color of the rocks. Maybe not extensive, I probably could have spent an hour just writing about what I saw. Lots of colors, textures, temperatures, details...and it wasn't until I tried describing it in words that I really appreciated the complexity of the canyon. I hiked back up and tried so hard not to be one of those huffy puffy people...and I performed pretty well. Only a little huffy puffy. </p><p>I was on a bit of a time table because I was meeting up with Dan's best friend's wife Sydney (who is now my friend too) (so I could just say my friend Syndey) and her sister Molly. Rob (her husband) deployed last fall and she moved back home to Washington. He's coming back soon so she is moving back to Clarksville, Tennessee and happened to be driving through Yellowstone during my time here! I didn't even realize how much I wanted to see someone I knew - it was all kinds of awesome. We caught up and our conversation reminded me of all the great things I have to look forward to after this trip. Her sister Molly is an art major so it was a lot of fun to talk to her too. I didn't have anything else really on my agenda that day so I played tourist with them and went sightseeing around the Canyon area. They had to go catch their airbnb and wanted to see a few more things in Yellowstone so we said bye at Artist Point. </p><p>When we were at the Lower Falls overlook I realized the falls I sketched were not the Upper Falls. BUT it was a very interesting and rewarding art moment...I <em>recognized</em> the falls as being the same falls I had sketched earlier that day. I saw the way the water sprayed out to the left, the rock on the left side that started dark, had a light patch, then changed to another color on the rest of the rock face, the overlook on the right, the dark patch of rocks along the right side of the falling water. This moment I realized what plein air drawing and painting is all about: a careful attention to the world around you. Time spent in observation and contemplation, which leads to a familiarity between artist and subject. I recognized the waterfall as if it was the face of a friend I'd just met. </p><p>After Sydney and Molly left, I decided to hike out past the incredibly congested Artist Point to find a good spot to paint the next day. It was a gorgeous hike along the south rim, with many overlooks into the canyon. I almost made it to Point Sublime when it started raining and I got the fear and quickly turned around. It only sprinkled for a bit and the rest of my hike back was dry. I sat for a bit and started to journal about the canyon, how truly sublime it is, and stopped mid sentence when I noticed four our five ants carrying huge leaves into their pine needle nest. I was transfixed and fascinated! I sat and watched them hauling loads easily twice their size. Here I was with a view of the sublime canyon and I was watching marching ants...thank you Annie Dillard. Her passages in <em>Pilgrim at Tinker Creek </em>about her love and attention to insects rubbed off on me. Our earth is made as much of canyons as it is ants...and I think finding fascination in both makes for a stimulating and exciting life. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBnjZSEaxKBNfQASgdbh9q1kMe2jBc6j_hFC1r_DQMBGQtG1qFwkJ8R3BJqFrAxt28OyhQ-1pVSaRZekdf6i-IOt7vxao_rWmuQPdfuPmvp_8_0GN4BseRixcP8UCC3iAYaSOsOcTn9UA/s1024/Photo%25252020150715220028679.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBnjZSEaxKBNfQASgdbh9q1kMe2jBc6j_hFC1r_DQMBGQtG1qFwkJ8R3BJqFrAxt28OyhQ-1pVSaRZekdf6i-IOt7vxao_rWmuQPdfuPmvp_8_0GN4BseRixcP8UCC3iAYaSOsOcTn9UA/s500/Photo%25252020150715220028679.jpg" id="blogsy-1437019751342.1326" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Falls of the Yellowstone</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsMjJOIEWizMznAyHat946Ew7HOh70BKxxYqOlzHaCxMeacZ6GKK16Fz4txbJb4lhB7ORPk4Kf0Nz2A6TtwOLClsCfviWR34aPlUcXMsMoPBsP1hBFKj_8fqndL2WD8OSddXpE8eNTpBX/s1024/Photo%25252020150715220029205.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDsMjJOIEWizMznAyHat946Ew7HOh70BKxxYqOlzHaCxMeacZ6GKK16Fz4txbJb4lhB7ORPk4Kf0Nz2A6TtwOLClsCfviWR34aPlUcXMsMoPBsP1hBFKj_8fqndL2WD8OSddXpE8eNTpBX/s500/Photo%25252020150715220029205.jpg" id="blogsy-1437019751347.0024" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Falls rapids</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_1I3jhRTAkj-1emwwM0O0n_y7gStyxvaWyuwwFNt2CeD7Gj75_eQqvOeqxd011dnewVccobshM6LwEpmBS95_bOAi6mLWxDRfcmRS_8gV4wrdFWmJ4KSSy1KTAwUOP6_ZbMo0oymk2wj/s1024/Photo%25252020150715220029768.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_1I3jhRTAkj-1emwwM0O0n_y7gStyxvaWyuwwFNt2CeD7Gj75_eQqvOeqxd011dnewVccobshM6LwEpmBS95_bOAi6mLWxDRfcmRS_8gV4wrdFWmJ4KSSy1KTAwUOP6_ZbMo0oymk2wj/s500/Photo%25252020150715220029768.jpg" id="blogsy-1437019751286.7297" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiked Uncle Tom's trail to the bottom of what I *thought* were the Upper Falls...but it was the Lower Falls.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSZFcN3G7f3F8Uz5Y9dS9RMmCka6RWVjYHcAelCvhvbfPoqT4Jk8Kz73zuZa7GZ6-yC_bZg1QdwkZaShwR_04n16P-rGR67olGP4GU0x4-d_ExQHKZGTLbKCU5OS3TIwjjPkttqo0Ps56/s1024/Photo%25252020150715220030292.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSZFcN3G7f3F8Uz5Y9dS9RMmCka6RWVjYHcAelCvhvbfPoqT4Jk8Kz73zuZa7GZ6-yC_bZg1QdwkZaShwR_04n16P-rGR67olGP4GU0x4-d_ExQHKZGTLbKCU5OS3TIwjjPkttqo0Ps56/s500/Photo%25252020150715220030292.jpg" id="blogsy-1437019751299.4773" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How did Moran capture the crazy texture in his paintings?! </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zyUgcSDlk5r-HxtLW9Xp9_Q31tZcoyysp0tsGFwjXLTAbiBvUUhIE1s8PxMsyGdjSOeddTPI-pueDSJGooZW2tAnLlmUmwx6BPDd1bdTB68ftqDrRwZETBzQRhwV-cQP5ZIeEgtVpY-b/s1024/Photo%25252020150715220030849.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zyUgcSDlk5r-HxtLW9Xp9_Q31tZcoyysp0tsGFwjXLTAbiBvUUhIE1s8PxMsyGdjSOeddTPI-pueDSJGooZW2tAnLlmUmwx6BPDd1bdTB68ftqDrRwZETBzQRhwV-cQP5ZIeEgtVpY-b/s500/Photo%25252020150715220030849.jpg" id="blogsy-1437019751362.849" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch of the Lower Falls. Very crowded, small platform, but I managed to snag a spot on the bench for 20 minutes.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqThq7l31SCs8PZL3wvu1HdT0KByI_WscIA5ZXrb5bynDPXgW-BXJ4tWvKZSq8uSpl4fCUkbFaQ5YSC38E-ikXOBH5QYz6rQKQSAUomSj_PIODVAgQ8ORcyTwOV4zi9zjg54Bhw8xgNz5o/s1024/Photo%25252020150715220031400.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqThq7l31SCs8PZL3wvu1HdT0KByI_WscIA5ZXrb5bynDPXgW-BXJ4tWvKZSq8uSpl4fCUkbFaQ5YSC38E-ikXOBH5QYz6rQKQSAUomSj_PIODVAgQ8ORcyTwOV4zi9zjg54Bhw8xgNz5o/s500/Photo%25252020150715220031400.jpg" id="blogsy-1437019751304.5073" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And many notes and diagrams on color.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitz50JEBIFl-uxhhCzEIptbQpT1XtibAT5oUWWk0BgOXkJC-D1rs7Wtbgov3fJYckf0dfnC9rrB7UmY6XNIR0S_ZRNpKS3MHrddWVjBf9LNO3NwFl70iJ1cxoVuvCIINOuqPX6QPH9w0bg/s500/Photo%25252020150715220031451.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitz50JEBIFl-uxhhCzEIptbQpT1XtibAT5oUWWk0BgOXkJC-D1rs7Wtbgov3fJYckf0dfnC9rrB7UmY6XNIR0S_ZRNpKS3MHrddWVjBf9LNO3NwFl70iJ1cxoVuvCIINOuqPX6QPH9w0bg/s500/Photo%25252020150715220031451.jpg" id="blogsy-1437019751301.2556" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="336" height="500"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Upper Falls of the Yellowstone" by Thomas Moran. How did he paint those rocks with watercolor?? There isn't a path down to the base of the Upper Falls, so it's good enough for me that I went down to the Lower Falls.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1w5-styUMMYj2rVt7lqFke7qs1ADoL579ay4p0h4rkw_Fmlh65t557STLQERD_xKWamvKDS7Be80Wzqz7HibMhFeuuV5uqul6fyqXizxtjBa3oX0-8xuvBdbwj0UrG7WtdoM49Yr6SBe/s1024/Photo%25252020150715220032071.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1w5-styUMMYj2rVt7lqFke7qs1ADoL579ay4p0h4rkw_Fmlh65t557STLQERD_xKWamvKDS7Be80Wzqz7HibMhFeuuV5uqul6fyqXizxtjBa3oX0-8xuvBdbwj0UrG7WtdoM49Yr6SBe/s500/Photo%25252020150715220032071.jpg" id="blogsy-1437019751347.28" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainbow!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqbwwC4yliZEjYkdjO-xELvttfDAmTHJT0ipiu7jgcHllPikyiDMtnvSy7FXOAQIqQnofqW4wHssbQ_SSbgLqgDgFPfQjESBX7QiCxEgQDBanBOJLtWHDOKKqe00OYOGsMqPbfhWokGpg/s1024/Photo%25252020150715220638026.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqbwwC4yliZEjYkdjO-xELvttfDAmTHJT0ipiu7jgcHllPikyiDMtnvSy7FXOAQIqQnofqW4wHssbQ_SSbgLqgDgFPfQjESBX7QiCxEgQDBanBOJLtWHDOKKqe00OYOGsMqPbfhWokGpg/s500/Photo%25252020150715220638026.jpg" id="blogsy-1437019751324.1907" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stunning colors in the canyon along the hike to Point Sublime.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQrrO97tDQ-jXM7_ax3nNhpS4D7lSPm4lo6fOBP2GoJLovTY_RP6qHjnCFmpQ4lysK5b9m9Bb1HXRFCzdDEOCODvlKpjVNwQMScutdGPaQc9ypNbQ68uhqPDWkTEit_GtX-lMMT3Mp9q8/s1024/Photo%25252020150715220638652.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQrrO97tDQ-jXM7_ax3nNhpS4D7lSPm4lo6fOBP2GoJLovTY_RP6qHjnCFmpQ4lysK5b9m9Bb1HXRFCzdDEOCODvlKpjVNwQMScutdGPaQc9ypNbQ68uhqPDWkTEit_GtX-lMMT3Mp9q8/s500/Photo%25252020150715220638652.jpg" id="blogsy-1437019751345.9158" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow...stone.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdWQDq3ZkNXRplN6yEW2rZRZxM1NnABnIZ-IVcYuCdnCwnRD-436_-CpXSMBEky6gcQO1c1pbr_LY50DbUTi66OYqfNXsidQZ4HXi7z4Z204WiEwf_Tq_vurhhKkes1Hl2uQfrEO4kZXV/s1024/Photo%25252020150715220639171.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdWQDq3ZkNXRplN6yEW2rZRZxM1NnABnIZ-IVcYuCdnCwnRD-436_-CpXSMBEky6gcQO1c1pbr_LY50DbUTi66OYqfNXsidQZ4HXi7z4Z204WiEwf_Tq_vurhhKkes1Hl2uQfrEO4kZXV/s500/Photo%25252020150715220639171.jpg" id="blogsy-1437019751303.788" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canyon facing East.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFbMusMWw4G2LmWP0eHknhrvqd3QER5FDz0PwzLgj1dEzuitErF-RUyD_YDV8I6RnLJuP_VR_ohQDCA0lgJwgArSPORBGrKfiKXiaX_H-6wyX_EV8a_urY-zxJRKa11rfkLv-1BkZ4Nr3/s1024/Photo%25252020150715220639687.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWt_a08mZzNTJ9ZHBkgNi15OC4dDz9omKA1WD8vUl9pzMiA6RSTuznyoloRvTwnfbEUsanRuZ1tWTf-DW_iPwuxjiSR9Bfj4ae9GfDH1C5YXFie0FXeqp7S2Tgxc_-YyGes-KrMMM8xOFw/s1024/Photo%25252020150715220641867.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWt_a08mZzNTJ9ZHBkgNi15OC4dDz9omKA1WD8vUl9pzMiA6RSTuznyoloRvTwnfbEUsanRuZ1tWTf-DW_iPwuxjiSR9Bfj4ae9GfDH1C5YXFie0FXeqp7S2Tgxc_-YyGes-KrMMM8xOFw/s500/Photo%25252020150715220641867.jpg" id="blogsy-1437019751306.4336" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another bison spotting. I know they are wild animals but I just want to scratch his cute fuzzy face.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaj8PWWSgQS-rz7osjcHAB2F0ViyBYx0ai5vlx-8WHgY5IWKD7w-wW5FJL6ahqfMjWjTlLHz2Pa4Zg-RtXwYVgHoCXjPwpL8OVzfEvJJ7cb5dLX3ASrfZWa30a5BQpEdF_oZHuGvr_qsl/s1024/Photo%25252020150715220642473.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaj8PWWSgQS-rz7osjcHAB2F0ViyBYx0ai5vlx-8WHgY5IWKD7w-wW5FJL6ahqfMjWjTlLHz2Pa4Zg-RtXwYVgHoCXjPwpL8OVzfEvJJ7cb5dLX3ASrfZWa30a5BQpEdF_oZHuGvr_qsl/s500/Photo%25252020150715220642473.jpg" id="blogsy-1437019751399.717" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another rainbow to end the day and make the rain worthwhile.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-18838787582609656862015-07-15T17:04:00.001-07:002015-07-15T17:04:42.301-07:00Day 37: Crystal Falls and Devil's Den (7/11/15)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2HLx3bcHAK5S5cPvJxRIhwds9FrTblngf0i3p2LYn9BDnMAI4DPmfVcaVRv-4oifYYGsxclK9y1OGIK33-2cJiONxx2l-T4dRCsu5dDy-ph1nHnxGXy5TtW5eGT4bhT6SBEPFHsq7cNq/s1024/Photo%25252020150715173137004.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2HLx3bcHAK5S5cPvJxRIhwds9FrTblngf0i3p2LYn9BDnMAI4DPmfVcaVRv-4oifYYGsxclK9y1OGIK33-2cJiONxx2l-T4dRCsu5dDy-ph1nHnxGXy5TtW5eGT4bhT6SBEPFHsq7cNq/s500/Photo%25252020150715173137004.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067544.4492" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crystal Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><p> This morning I set off on the North Rim Trail and found am amazing view of Crystal Falls. It wasn't too crowded on the North Rim, and less so at my little overlook. Traffic picked up during the day but not enough to be overwhelming. I really don't mind people talking to me while I work. I think it helps keep me stay focused too. I like meeting people, and like I've said, I've met people from all over the world. Today I met a group of college students from New York here taking a class (felt like a celeb, one guy really wanted my "autograph"), an art teacher from New York, a family with two teachers and two sons from California, a couple working at Yellowstone this summer, and several kids who described my painting as: "it looks JUST LIKE the real thing!" which is a high compliment from youngsters. One man I met, a lawyer from Florida, is actually buying this painting! So that is awesome x10! I'm sure anyone who's an artist will tell you it's not about making money (I mean, some of it is) but it's really about pursuing a passion. I would still make art even if nobody ever wanted to buy it from me, and even if nobody liked it (but it would be immensely more challenging...I've read enough about Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet and the impressionists not to really want that life). So when someone who doesn't even know me personally says, "hey, I like that. And I like it enough to buy it from you," that is pretty surreal. Thank you again, Mr. Millsaps. </p><p> The view of the falls I had was a bit higher than Moran's (and Jackson's) view. You can see in the pictures below how much taller the falls look from my vantage point. I asked a ranger about this...did the canyon really grow deeper under these falls in the past 150ish years? No, he said, but the rate of water over the falls does change. So I think they must have been lower in the canyon, and the falls are foreshortened from their perspective. I don't know if my photos illustrate...but how/ where the heck did they get into this canyon?! Another question for a ranger. Anytime I go near an edge it's pretty much a straight, eroded slide down and no hopes of getting back out. Sitting here working most of the day made me an "expert" on the area. Are these the upper falls? No, keep going until you hit a road, and follow it to upper falls. Which falls are these? Crystal falls, running out of Cascade Creek, into the Yellowstone River. At some point a family came up, not quite out to where I was, and said Oh this is Cascade Falls. Oh swear word, I thought...I'm sitting here like an idiot painting the WRONG FALLS. But I consulted my map again, and confirmed, Crystal Falls. So all was well. </p><p>It was a challenging painting and brought back memories of painting rocks in Acadia for the first time, and painting Kaaterskill Falls in New York. Rocks are just a doozy to paint. There is a ton of information and the colors don't always make sense. I can't really explain it other than there is a lot of detail and texture. How did Moran do it. </p><p>After finishing the painting I went back to my car to grab some food and water. Oh and it started raining right before I got to my car so my timing was impeccable. There was a bison in the field in front of my car - couldn't really see the bison, but did see the millions of tourists coming and going to get their photo of the animal. I think Yellowstone more than the other parks is a great place to view wildlife, and that's what a lot of people want to see when they come here. I like seeing the wildlife, but I'm not going to drive around the park trying to spot a bear. I would like to see a bald eagle though, because Dan loves bald eagles. Anyway, after watching the frenzy I went back out to find Devil's Den, which a ranger told me did used to exist on Cascade Creek. I got the the creek but there's only a small part of the creek accessible on the trail. The creek goes further up and there are two hikes along it, but I think Devil's Den used to be along the inaccessible stretch. I was trying to find Moran's watercolor, or a similar scene, but nothing really matched. So I saw this cave-ish thing where the water flowed down before the waterfall and thought, that looks pretty mysterious. In fact, it looks pretty devilish. I shall call it...Devil's Den. So I painted a watercolor there with minimal success. Not heartbroken about it or anything, just didn't really capture the scene. I needed an ink pen to add in some details I think. </p><p>Anyway, overall a great/challenging day of painting, and tomorrow I move on to the big kid falls on the Yellowstone.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFIMr9VniM-s3zGTCKTfSOo0NYAdE2mA0mvQXTG_NErKbtfaRJtW-IqLtZ0mJlwkz_mtLhuz7Ir5SMixtjgVUdQtpd8ULTHOCpisN8ljGhG0LjMoDGfIr3b4ekj9hG4ZMCt3osMfF5PiE/s1024/Photo%25252020150715173137555.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFIMr9VniM-s3zGTCKTfSOo0NYAdE2mA0mvQXTG_NErKbtfaRJtW-IqLtZ0mJlwkz_mtLhuz7Ir5SMixtjgVUdQtpd8ULTHOCpisN8ljGhG0LjMoDGfIr3b4ekj9hG4ZMCt3osMfF5PiE/s500/Photo%25252020150715173137555.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067596.9033" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#casual</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FCFRKNwqNtdEx8hTcy-g3QK4ekekAXUNegrdSkY3Z0KyeNlVvKU3Hnk3-3GCoASZqqMtbGdXfPUg428RAfpqft7BpN5TqkKl9-XCx5MgWTw-RdZL2gtdH3q-kfEmDmx04oIPtgvqS5Rq/s1024/Photo%25252020150715173138120.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FCFRKNwqNtdEx8hTcy-g3QK4ekekAXUNegrdSkY3Z0KyeNlVvKU3Hnk3-3GCoASZqqMtbGdXfPUg428RAfpqft7BpN5TqkKl9-XCx5MgWTw-RdZL2gtdH3q-kfEmDmx04oIPtgvqS5Rq/s500/Photo%25252020150715173138120.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067574.8457" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cascade Creek</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqhYXiKhUx6P1tFyz7meJf6nIhyphenhyphenEhxYsRJiebZwbOJ98Md427ihgnG7TGKgZMqpmGEzO03r3fN5O1eqDUVXkaOq70HIRGXqdWcVZjHp1V7RynWZIp_qK34Wl82adtYlmwXfuOaj05yMDj/s1024/Photo%25252020150715173138646.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqhYXiKhUx6P1tFyz7meJf6nIhyphenhyphenEhxYsRJiebZwbOJ98Md427ihgnG7TGKgZMqpmGEzO03r3fN5O1eqDUVXkaOq70HIRGXqdWcVZjHp1V7RynWZIp_qK34Wl82adtYlmwXfuOaj05yMDj/s500/Photo%25252020150715173138646.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067607.7551" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crystal Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoPy4qgivzxelXRBZk8ze1m_xRtZteVaOhAd8pwBxh3Ls_1EGM9yMXl64IfTyO9Pbumy04Unkr2MgrB4Y0AmSRj5Hh3FDbPrSr6vdKcrU9D1E59QNivGqbzklJfRX-DZ1blnlNJlbE4LJ/s1024/Photo%25252020150715173139171.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimoPy4qgivzxelXRBZk8ze1m_xRtZteVaOhAd8pwBxh3Ls_1EGM9yMXl64IfTyO9Pbumy04Unkr2MgrB4Y0AmSRj5Hh3FDbPrSr6vdKcrU9D1E59QNivGqbzklJfRX-DZ1blnlNJlbE4LJ/s500/Photo%25252020150715173139171.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067569.1252" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start of my painting...blocking in the big shapes and dark values. Lighter colors get layered over darker colors.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjub2cbkd25fpedOcIMrF-Fg-VGb8P9SU4FecDYaXOu3FVLWk3BFk4-sdqyMk8deH9YGA1Je9AWHhxUPiCm0X75RbKBHVTiw-FvjZA_-CFoBMDXUIVe7cD85T63y9yn0lkB4iiuoea3CN/s1024/Photo%25252020150715173139667.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjub2cbkd25fpedOcIMrF-Fg-VGb8P9SU4FecDYaXOu3FVLWk3BFk4-sdqyMk8deH9YGA1Je9AWHhxUPiCm0X75RbKBHVTiw-FvjZA_-CFoBMDXUIVe7cD85T63y9yn0lkB4iiuoea3CN/s500/Photo%25252020150715173139667.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067611.4478" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Artsy brush pic.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRZKW0v2ShU1Ewav8Ef7wTvjmfI5JtzX5M66cixbfu5AHrXefkeOPOqD9dqc3-1Wj01m_-z5quaYFvfzapBHIVb1gWv6EB1FjmoYKvvZS6AIq6Obmftwy1gCHawNExPf-zNJHny7NqK8g/s1024/Photo%25252020150715173140218.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRZKW0v2ShU1Ewav8Ef7wTvjmfI5JtzX5M66cixbfu5AHrXefkeOPOqD9dqc3-1Wj01m_-z5quaYFvfzapBHIVb1gWv6EB1FjmoYKvvZS6AIq6Obmftwy1gCHawNExPf-zNJHny7NqK8g/s500/Photo%25252020150715173140218.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067614.7524" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful falls again...they are more delicate (like crystal) than the roaring upper and lower falls.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gQhtk0UUHbNeiEpW4f1Dgb3XYn5gIslrg-3jZDwQ3ieGffb3Ko8efiP1rQsc4Jy5q3n1X49hl1oFOAd5zONzDhSUMrz2W2wcDIXT3E3fZgDcI1IqqOHjS3PnRd-iUgyKIQwv-1Okkksz/s1024/Photo%25252020150715173140501.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gQhtk0UUHbNeiEpW4f1Dgb3XYn5gIslrg-3jZDwQ3ieGffb3Ko8efiP1rQsc4Jy5q3n1X49hl1oFOAd5zONzDhSUMrz2W2wcDIXT3E3fZgDcI1IqqOHjS3PnRd-iUgyKIQwv-1Okkksz/s500/Photo%25252020150715173140501.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067609.1692" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="592"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crystal Falls - sold to a lawyer from Florida!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUxmwAf8HYJ7HKKxntEEAiGLLtLbMlB7ayuI1obnJFgqV0BvnpVN1GvrEMye21WJHOVktDd5wLm57YFSWILHwxJiDdATQqgfsWqqbSjbyz_61eDT_YVoY3gBE5I2-ophoHMCNolr8LZY8/s1024/Photo%25252020150715173140784.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUxmwAf8HYJ7HKKxntEEAiGLLtLbMlB7ayuI1obnJFgqV0BvnpVN1GvrEMye21WJHOVktDd5wLm57YFSWILHwxJiDdATQqgfsWqqbSjbyz_61eDT_YVoY3gBE5I2-ophoHMCNolr8LZY8/s500/Photo%25252020150715173140784.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067557.6492" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="663"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Crystal Falls" by William Henry Jackson. They seem much shorter than today...could the canyon have eroded that much in 150 years? Or maybe they are foreshortened from view at the base.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BzehRmeos2YpovKgZgmS3xEp-cEf8gNfsNClAoKsWUGDizOjPnShQh4Vgs51ZlhcSkru2y-4GDpZ7nex1UhlglC04gcb2HHnoRKwAQ_RsnIy6_PHHOAbqkG1VDlLwQlHzM5lT-YQexd5/s1024/Photo%25252020150715175747763.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BzehRmeos2YpovKgZgmS3xEp-cEf8gNfsNClAoKsWUGDizOjPnShQh4Vgs51ZlhcSkru2y-4GDpZ7nex1UhlglC04gcb2HHnoRKwAQ_RsnIy6_PHHOAbqkG1VDlLwQlHzM5lT-YQexd5/s500/Photo%25252020150715175747763.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067603.032" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="475"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Crystal Falls" by Thomas Moran. Same view of the same subject lets us know he and Jackson really did work side by side on the expedition.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfect spot...not too crowded, not too lonely, and obviously perfect view.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjV7eXp3p4JCCOB0AdWPoL3uWYhWZYYsDdJdHiPRtwIqtVcViu0NKS0RiKkS0EpHJ_k3myk9LA6RhDRQ0nXi8nwTd8jAuz7CBrRYoSS4V4NtfEdwI-2alPRxnJxV_xJzNwVgRDzn31S2UY/s1024/Photo%25252020150715175748349.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjV7eXp3p4JCCOB0AdWPoL3uWYhWZYYsDdJdHiPRtwIqtVcViu0NKS0RiKkS0EpHJ_k3myk9LA6RhDRQ0nXi8nwTd8jAuz7CBrRYoSS4V4NtfEdwI-2alPRxnJxV_xJzNwVgRDzn31S2UY/s500/Photo%25252020150715175748349.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067556.5962" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfect spot...not too crowded, not too lonely, and obviously perfect view.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdihoIBlhaL8R-wzIqEu50RA805QlyY7J6PttwwebJjpQOXMATXJ5YLKdcjjldZx0pzHPFzLcFHCefFKPGepGd9j2pcpBUyfkd389BTzCdjdE4WHQuqwTHDSE9HOyRVDQ32eiIL3t-ApwD/s1024/Photo%25252020150715175748856.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdihoIBlhaL8R-wzIqEu50RA805QlyY7J6PttwwebJjpQOXMATXJ5YLKdcjjldZx0pzHPFzLcFHCefFKPGepGd9j2pcpBUyfkd389BTzCdjdE4WHQuqwTHDSE9HOyRVDQ32eiIL3t-ApwD/s500/Photo%25252020150715175748856.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067536.1582" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What I dubbed the "devil's den" since access to Cascade Creek is limited along the only trail through here.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPmywI_NiqpWhrdMwcIHMA-_ZL1bJ_7rXkG7Uh6VZRQA1cMV37U5V7E6D9UnfHGJE1fJnxLM1l0vPOKK0dqIJkbN_3HjYdJAUVe1VYNzIpagZaTe1kLkYnRl65_jk-o3Ejc-l1L8zjEv3/s1024/Photo%25252020150715175749383.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPmywI_NiqpWhrdMwcIHMA-_ZL1bJ_7rXkG7Uh6VZRQA1cMV37U5V7E6D9UnfHGJE1fJnxLM1l0vPOKK0dqIJkbN_3HjYdJAUVe1VYNzIpagZaTe1kLkYnRl65_jk-o3Ejc-l1L8zjEv3/s500/Photo%25252020150715175749383.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067547.4292" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="375"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quick evening watercolor. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiuNmhy8RktX05k6l9N4UYAmk8tNT5eqFSskGUuGvgIVeeVUmrRh8y7fBpu5rwTwXx-o5WxlAQyq1hqGvAgctywya9S9Xhwrc-NqBHmJJGLtRjIPJBmdVhFy9C3fC7pXWZRn23y2A9F3Y/s1024/Photo%25252020150715175749939.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiuNmhy8RktX05k6l9N4UYAmk8tNT5eqFSskGUuGvgIVeeVUmrRh8y7fBpu5rwTwXx-o5WxlAQyq1hqGvAgctywya9S9Xhwrc-NqBHmJJGLtRjIPJBmdVhFy9C3fC7pXWZRn23y2A9F3Y/s500/Photo%25252020150715175749939.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067597.084" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eh not my favorite, but I got the gist of it.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5IK0CwVlFUQPtSIlOiRZAokZW6T82ciq_io-6pEn9L-GalCcLiS-YtZq0q_MOs7j4DUaQ-6VcHu3DYGmgfESkQ0tuvSUI9-m2wY_HnuxSci_EoC31KdQtY0XkjZsnM5a19uuoZGmbaRO/s1024/Photo%25252020150715175750266.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5IK0CwVlFUQPtSIlOiRZAokZW6T82ciq_io-6pEn9L-GalCcLiS-YtZq0q_MOs7j4DUaQ-6VcHu3DYGmgfESkQ0tuvSUI9-m2wY_HnuxSci_EoC31KdQtY0XkjZsnM5a19uuoZGmbaRO/s500/Photo%25252020150715175750266.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067555.3274" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="552" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thomas Moran's "Devil's Den on Cascade Creek." I think this view is somewhere on the stretch with no trail access. The den I found is much more devilish anyway.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguljUBVwKUnnTixx7c-9W_N0AJtoY0oq8Yhd6dAt4AM5T6X9SBhziox7rzM9mAtRBuKY01WCwoL-loyadNrtYDLT1q9pp9d06XqEy1srneQJn6Q7pnuHhYwHJnkxVRog-dSztzh9bNlKfa/s1024/Photo%25252020150715175750858.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguljUBVwKUnnTixx7c-9W_N0AJtoY0oq8Yhd6dAt4AM5T6X9SBhziox7rzM9mAtRBuKY01WCwoL-loyadNrtYDLT1q9pp9d06XqEy1srneQJn6Q7pnuHhYwHJnkxVRog-dSztzh9bNlKfa/s500/Photo%25252020150715175750858.jpg" id="blogsy-1437005067600.3564" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4255938060198611155.post-72829689197379092252015-07-13T11:29:00.001-07:002015-07-13T11:50:33.119-07:00Day 36: Tower Creek near Tower Falls (7/10/15)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1Ec5gYethCYt3d-nvPbqAIdkjoFyb9M9-G_qsJpZ32dOaYTj2ubcKJcpF8GQhTFpk-rNmGD-VM-sP2FT6CyGtuIWvvy5ikjc9Z1_RP4xvnDcegUmA-ygGL3ahqzxJYVRX2POdosQCm6p/s1024/Photo%25252020150713122020005.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1Ec5gYethCYt3d-nvPbqAIdkjoFyb9M9-G_qsJpZ32dOaYTj2ubcKJcpF8GQhTFpk-rNmGD-VM-sP2FT6CyGtuIWvvy5ikjc9Z1_RP4xvnDcegUmA-ygGL3ahqzxJYVRX2POdosQCm6p/s500/Photo%25252020150713122020005.jpg" id="blogsy-1436813413038.8892" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tower Creek, watercolor.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>One exciting thing I forgot to mention a few days ago is that I sold two paintings! To an awesome couple I met at Old Faithful on Fourth of July. I met up with Angela on my last night in the Tetons to give her the Old Faithful painting, and she bought ether painting of Mount Owen too! We had a glass of wine and talked and it was so nice to spend time with a new friend. She is incredibly kind and genuine, and offered me a place to stay in San Fransisco. Thanks Angela! :) </p><p> Tower Falls were deserted this morning when I visited after securing a campsite. I hiked down past the falls to the Yellowstone River, hoping to see a glimpse of the base of the falls. The trail is closed...I thought about going down it anyway but the word "arrest" on the sign deterred me. I went back to my campsite and cooked breakfast (I was feeling adventurous) which was good because just as I finished eating it started to rain. Hung out in my car and worked on my blog until it cleared up. I went back to Tower Falls to find it PACKED. just jam packed with people. There's one small viewing platform and no other place to view the falls, so I decided if I really wasn't to paint here I have to come early in the morning. I went back to my campsite and decided to venture into Tower Creek, where Moran did a loose watercolor sketch. I decided to try out my little travel watercolor set. I packed my small day pack and stool and walked from my campsite on the trail to Tower Creek. It was a lovely spot to work...quiet, secluded, surrounded by pine trees. I'd been running around all day and had just felt antsy to get outside working. Working with watercolor was different - much quicker, less detailed, freer. It is something I could see myself doing on long hikes or bike trips when taking oil paint wouldn't be practical, or when the goal of the trio isn't for me to spend a few hours painting. But I also get similar, if not better results in my sketchbook with notes about color, because the drawing can capture more detail then I can with watercolor. I'm happy with how it turned out and I'll do a few more on the trip, as a nod to my Admired Artist. </p><p>After spending about an hour in the creek, I decided to drive into Canyon to update my blog and talk to some rangers about my plan for the Canyon area. I got a milkshake at this retro diner in Canyon Village and a fun mom couldn't believe I was old enough to be engaged (I'll love this in ten years, I keep promising myself) and I chatted with a cashier from Taiwan working here for the summer who said "goodbye Mrs. Emily" as I left. It's got a nice ring to it, maybe I'll go by my first name when I become a Mrs. </p><p>I don't want to sound ungrateful or not enchanted with Yellowstone...but I haven't been incredibly inspired the past few days. Maybe it is a mid trip lull. I am excited to get to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone because I think it will be the most magnificent landscape in the area, and is what most strongly captured Thomas Moran's artistic eye (there's a reason he didn't do massive oil paintings of geysers and hot springs after his trips). I didn't realize until now how much I thoroughly enjoyed being in mountains. The Tetons and the Rocky Mountains really were highlights for me on this trip and both places I was sad to leave, and felt I was leaving too soon. So in addition to many other things I am developing a taste for the landscapes I am most drawn to paint. </p><p>Hoping to be caught up very soon so I can do more reading - but it's overwhelming, I have three books on Moran and Yellowstone full of awesome info and insights. So much to learn!!! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8UoBX0z7YULHFHiz5TyPB0ZL6CgmakS0eQtxWq36lC8HBddkQCCrn_DK_7xnpwVOuGYWAyAOCpfL6m50ZIrImg8JZQX0LprnK2T6-1QiLC6DvkPRz5Di7qLS2bCzZ7W6t3fErCvfi_Vh/s1024/Photo%25252020150713122020603.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8UoBX0z7YULHFHiz5TyPB0ZL6CgmakS0eQtxWq36lC8HBddkQCCrn_DK_7xnpwVOuGYWAyAOCpfL6m50ZIrImg8JZQX0LprnK2T6-1QiLC6DvkPRz5Di7qLS2bCzZ7W6t3fErCvfi_Vh/s500/Photo%25252020150713122020603.jpg" id="blogsy-1436813413028.5486" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tower Falls</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggavnDeBJgAKNZAR_DqlJ7WUMPy8OoGeTcPVKtQRM1F5GrvL-RB82zU-UTrefCliHQKXk9eIPcFSAxQVFnUXo0f6Bs5iK-rHQ5JTl9qXpTZIb0hCch6v7jVR8Q1Q5eIgYlKmhU4qD6vvrp/s500/Photo%25252020150713122020670.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DpFQKNXWU1L23hW1ziWXOe4JLBl4U5r0_tGH7gt1ol8oTGezmrS_4_yfaGEsQMUcfMC-BbUyUnn_r8k5A-voGWpBub3Kr6VZh9PeHOOCTFhGl7iDiCOs63rmKWrcGDuT0IEtCcvgdUkq/s1024/Photo%25252020150713122021755.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DpFQKNXWU1L23hW1ziWXOe4JLBl4U5r0_tGH7gt1ol8oTGezmrS_4_yfaGEsQMUcfMC-BbUyUnn_r8k5A-voGWpBub3Kr6VZh9PeHOOCTFhGl7iDiCOs63rmKWrcGDuT0IEtCcvgdUkq/s500/Photo%25252020150713122021755.jpg" id="blogsy-1436813413062.9639" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tower Creek meeting the Yellowstone.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LYrNcbgdlnX6kJtAv4oEnYsw31RKBCO8LbcKQn8tFEcYuyAIGoDeXYZGuev4VDmhZaNYVcYbX9jzekYngk-Cqgq3bqA7YanYvJUQLJTzDw-I37VjEfYiRzt_cLSUztUy8vcQibbyNjPu/s1024/Photo%25252020150713122022336.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LYrNcbgdlnX6kJtAv4oEnYsw31RKBCO8LbcKQn8tFEcYuyAIGoDeXYZGuev4VDmhZaNYVcYbX9jzekYngk-Cqgq3bqA7YanYvJUQLJTzDw-I37VjEfYiRzt_cLSUztUy8vcQibbyNjPu/s500/Photo%25252020150713122022336.jpg" id="blogsy-1436813413040.4187" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow, stone!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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My first plein air watercolor.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Kn4s-brr-J7yt5EIUSx15TVNK6DrjoG9l54y_O6xRzj079jFMHicll43n8t8oqPearJas-NH7Zyq4prtFmB9OfRGqUEoVAuVs1QO8wu2T-Flr0sGj_kG0tVC9p2UQUldmz-GbrPJYdR/s1024/Photo%25252020150713122023601.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Kn4s-brr-J7yt5EIUSx15TVNK6DrjoG9l54y_O6xRzj079jFMHicll43n8t8oqPearJas-NH7Zyq4prtFmB9OfRGqUEoVAuVs1QO8wu2T-Flr0sGj_kG0tVC9p2UQUldmz-GbrPJYdR/s500/Photo%25252020150713122023601.jpg" id="blogsy-1436813412987.1426" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="377" alt=""></a> </td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tower Creek by Thomas Moran</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS94MY2X9GTLsnyT-nyMveKGYP7T0jAXCa4HO9msXIv5ybk1ZeWI5RBfjs_49SCqlV8OSnowov-104fy5s8tGFkP2bfFQ2Ks6o3cTdGPoqPMAbx-4dryoS64HA-V6LtohYMH82qsDZ4bkT/s1024/Photo%25252020150713122024148.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS94MY2X9GTLsnyT-nyMveKGYP7T0jAXCa4HO9msXIv5ybk1ZeWI5RBfjs_49SCqlV8OSnowov-104fy5s8tGFkP2bfFQ2Ks6o3cTdGPoqPMAbx-4dryoS64HA-V6LtohYMH82qsDZ4bkT/s500/Photo%25252020150713122024148.jpg" id="blogsy-1436813413085.4468" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Driving to Canyon to get some intel from Rangers.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rDTpRlJit4n1Tv6cvpAIEZcwHaJOnA1hCUczd_dcsI1Sp-slW54I3POIkzSiHDdmJIGKwKSyuOiUgkQfBfh4egYFDsiN27JtGSSSEJAPRIHpw1tm4yiuDW5G84VYzyxIEqgwYr5_5y26/s1024/Photo%25252020150713122024657.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rDTpRlJit4n1Tv6cvpAIEZcwHaJOnA1hCUczd_dcsI1Sp-slW54I3POIkzSiHDdmJIGKwKSyuOiUgkQfBfh4egYFDsiN27JtGSSSEJAPRIHpw1tm4yiuDW5G84VYzyxIEqgwYr5_5y26/s500/Photo%25252020150713122024657.jpg" id="blogsy-1436813413045.4697" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canyon visitor center has a reproduction of Moran's Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7997euzNLoz964WlhglIxVd98aA9PWwvqxF2TUINblr2-l8bhWR1vW10tfuELdLu46b8HVKTbf0NNAfQ-Bc5vGk2lP6ynnvHHQggvPXnbq06SoRPNEx_OxpsWvEgWVm53fF1zcUf3D3E/s1024/Photo%25252020150713122025221.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7997euzNLoz964WlhglIxVd98aA9PWwvqxF2TUINblr2-l8bhWR1vW10tfuELdLu46b8HVKTbf0NNAfQ-Bc5vGk2lP6ynnvHHQggvPXnbq06SoRPNEx_OxpsWvEgWVm53fF1zcUf3D3E/s500/Photo%25252020150713122025221.jpg" id="blogsy-1436813412995.5815" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Albert Bierstadt painted here too. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIxA33IA2EJVOInExf1tBFN5eB46kSgaEkIMSirOEvbfdbeJFj75593fsF2n5S2l0-fYLuk_a9clKHFMlmIo0J-J_bx4AvNLwYCKA6CF2gFtnNruDnLXbPk1AV9kH5xOjGgpwlOl6SclE/s1024/Photo%25252020150713122025738.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIxA33IA2EJVOInExf1tBFN5eB46kSgaEkIMSirOEvbfdbeJFj75593fsF2n5S2l0-fYLuk_a9clKHFMlmIo0J-J_bx4AvNLwYCKA6CF2gFtnNruDnLXbPk1AV9kH5xOjGgpwlOl6SclE/s500/Photo%25252020150713122025738.jpg" id="blogsy-1436813413051.1672" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And a new artist I hadn't heard of, Abby Williams Hill. Will have to check out more of her work.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzWIFYXdMQH4zcUuLU4YjffMarhSckJT78c8FUG5U75KRACkP2UFWLh0FptLByP9nhQbKswQCskTWXm3oPybQ-3xobPZpwzTYaA2y3dWvqlOQNrct-aMnnjZvr9KzBPNKwGKoCeHYqXX5/s1024/Photo%25252020150713122026265.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzWIFYXdMQH4zcUuLU4YjffMarhSckJT78c8FUG5U75KRACkP2UFWLh0FptLByP9nhQbKswQCskTWXm3oPybQ-3xobPZpwzTYaA2y3dWvqlOQNrct-aMnnjZvr9KzBPNKwGKoCeHYqXX5/s500/Photo%25252020150713122026265.jpg" id="blogsy-1436813413002.4348" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh hey big guy.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoOMM5LQIwdoloAZ96AVLGDAuWRB5hjuU5JRsxt80mjFM5XI39z4I3QdK0UH1G5qgOzJ3JQq-g6cl6oeVPFXUhajl_YEdLZwzWV_KdMidU4-8DEO1N2haj2Liv_qEUPwT5ZBeS73XzG_8/s1024/Photo%25252020150713122026788.jpg" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoOMM5LQIwdoloAZ96AVLGDAuWRB5hjuU5JRsxt80mjFM5XI39z4I3QdK0UH1G5qgOzJ3JQq-g6cl6oeVPFXUhajl_YEdLZwzWV_KdMidU4-8DEO1N2haj2Liv_qEUPwT5ZBeS73XzG_8/s500/Photo%25252020150713122026788.jpg" id="blogsy-1436813413002.5408" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="375" alt=""></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That heavenly light...</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Emily Boutilierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094604474569590147noreply@blogger.com2