REI Acme Pants
March 29, 2010 by Cody · Leave a Comment
Throughout the winter I have been using a pair of Acme Pants from REI and just wanted to leave a note that I have really enjoyed using them. The price is higher than I typically pay for pants but I really wanted a good set of soft shell pants to wear while skiing and hiking. I took a chance with these pants and, since I bought them at REI, figured I could always return them if they didn’t live up to the billing. Well, I’ve been very impressed with the pants and consider them to be well worth the money. I’ve used them for skiing, camping (snow caving) and hiking. The pants have held up very well and have been very comfortable under all conditions. The pants are a little thin for winter pants but with a thermal layer underneath them they have been warm in even 5 degree weather. If you’re looking for a nice pair of three season soft shell pants (spring, fall, winter), I highly recommend you head to the nearest REI and try them out.
Wasatch Mountain Winter
January 19, 2010 by Cody · Leave a Comment
I had been dying to get out and take some photographs but the weather lately has been awful. There’s been little new snowfall, smog in the lower valleys, and the skies have alternated between gray or cloudless blue. Today, however, that all changed with a bunch of new snow overnight and throughout the morning. As the storm front moved through the sun popped out, causing all that new snow to sparkle, and, luck of all luck, there were still quite a few clouds out. As I was clearing the driveway for the second time I noticed there were bunches of clouds billowing around the peaks of the Wasatch Mountains so I threw the camera gear into the Land Cruiser and headed up into the mountains. None of the nearby locations were terribly inspiring but I figured I’d give them a shot anyway. It’s been too long since I’ve gotten a decent landscape shot. I had to drive a bit on an unpaved and unplowed road (the snow was up to the bottom of the door on the Land Cruiser), and then hike a bit in the deep snow, but I found a pretty decent spot with some decent foreground. I took several shots at different [...]
Fresh Snow and Photos at Lunch
January 19, 2010 by Cody · Leave a Comment
We had some fresh snow last night and this morning so the ground and trees are looking great. The sun came out around noon and things looked quite fantastic, so I headed up to the mountains to see what I could find. I ended up taking shots at about four locations but have yet to see them. Gotta slam some lunch and get back to work. I hope to edit the shots tonight.
Lousy Weather
November 30, 2009 by Cody · Leave a Comment
Just wanted to let you know that I’m still around and enjoying photography (though it has been mostly family photography lately). The weather has been uninspiring of late – everything’s dead, there is very little snow, and the inversion has been ever present – so I’m struggling with finding anything to actually photograph. I’ve mostly been scouting out new, promising photo locations so that, once the weather becomes more photogenic, I can get some (hopefully) good photos under my belt. I’ve also given some thought to this downtime and have decided that, even though the weather isn’t cooperating, I should look for alternative types of photography to explore. I’m going to make a more conscious effort to do so.
