Showing posts with label outdoors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label outdoors. Show all posts

Friday, December 6, 2013

long before the snow


Once again, I've neglected the blog--but for all in good reason. This semester has left me swamped with rehearsals, a new job (not many hours, but hey, it's a great resumé builder), maintaining a semi-clean house, and most recently, the acquiring of a dog! I experienced the twenty-first birthday thing...on my university's Homecoming, the day bars open at 7am (yeesh), I bought a journal and actually have been using it, eating much more healthfully and using more organic items, as well as meeting new friends, spending time with the old, and visiting with family from the west coast at a fabulous winery (in a CAVE!). Needless to say, it's been a busy last few months. Before the hustle and bustle of the fall formal dance concert and the holidays, Hannah and I found a small chunk of time to explore with the camera and took full advantage of the lovely autumn colors before they faded away into winter.

I love that we have now explored enough together that we are discovering our own "voice" through the lens, whether it's through various angles, direction, you name it, our experimentation is finally beginning to pay off a bit. I must say, this time of year is one of my favorites, which is why we could NOT pass up one of the only opportunities we had (combining both of our schedules was more than tricky) to capture the beauty of fall. I posted a few small collections of photos we took one of the brilliant November afternoons. 











Wednesday, August 14, 2013

family time in the washington wilderness

My parents and brother came up to visit and see my performances in Seattle my final weekend and after the performances were all done and finished Saturday, Sunday we went for some good 'ole hiking in the mountains. We were originally going to hike down to this giant waterfall (hiding in the background of the photo above) but we found out that those hiking trails don't open until late September. However, that didn't stop us from finding another brilliant place to hike! We made our way to a ski resort (obviously no skiing there at this time of year) called Alpental. We managed to hike seven miles which wasn't entirely horrid until we hit the switchbacks and got to this incredible viewing point of Snow Lake, which was absolutely gorgeous. After being in the city for three full weeks and seeing everything urban, it was so nice to get away from all of the rush and explore the outdoors. Everywhere I turned around out there made me feel like I was in a scene of The Sound of Music. The day couldn't have been more beautiful either; the weather was stunning. It was just lovely getting exercise, fresh air, and much needed family time on this wonderfully scenic hike. 
I also discovered how much of a camera ham my brother is....