sunset pictures | Tales from the Hutt

Thursday, 16-May-2024

That’s what the sunset looked like from the van, sometime a little bit before I started thinking about heading to bed. Pretty, and definitely worth photographing, but… you know, nothing too crazy.

What it looked like from the air, though… that’s a different story.

Those two are the best of the rest.

And when I say that they’re the best… I am staggered by how well they turned out. The rest are amazing in their own right, but these two… these are getting printed for my new apartment in Dublin, no doubt in my mind.

Thank you, Droney!

Friday, 01-Nov-2019

Fall is my favorite time of year. It’s bright, the leaves are beautiful, it’s cold but not freezing, and the sun is still up for a fair amount of time. It’s the perfect season for rock climbing.

Thankfully, we were able to make a bit of time, and Sarah and I headed out to The Beacon for a quick three-pitch jaunt up the SE Face. It was amazing to stretch out our climbing muscles again; placing gear, building anchors, and facing the cold wind through the Columbia Gorge. We had a blast!

We’d been debating continuing to the summit, but honestly, after Pitch 3, we were pretty burnt and cold – it was NOT a warm day, and while I love climbing in the cool weather, this was getting just a little into the “cold” side of things. We conferenced quickly, and decided that it’d be better to descend… everything after Pitch 3 is pretty weak anyways, so we weren’t really feeling drawn to it.

Instead, we rapelled down, packed up our gear… and then hiked to the summit! Woo!