Category: Slice of Life

Wordless Wednesday

Wednesday, June 9th, 2021Thursday, June 10th, 2021dog, Lani, pets, postaday, snapshotsSlice of LifeLeave a Comment

Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/2.8, 1/55 sec, ISO3200
“Dodger Dog” Cedar Park, 2021

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Tired Doggy

Tuesday, June 8th, 2021Thursday, June 10th, 2021dog, Lani, pets, postadaySlice of LifeLeave a Comment

Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27mm, f/2.8, 1/50 sec, ISO3200
“Tired Dog” Cedar Park, 2021

Bay took Lani for a long walk this afternoon, and she got so tired… I’m sure she had a lot of fun, though! 🐶

Sous Vide Chicken

Monday, June 7th, 2021Wednesday, June 9th, 2021food, postaday, sous videFood, Slice of Life1 Comment

We cooked our first Sous Vide meal, which was a chicken dish with green onion and spicy chili oil. The chicken was moist and tender, and delicious! Because of the cooking method, the meat actually looked semi-raw, but it was at the correct temperature so it’s perfectly safe.

We ate it with rice, which made for a simple but delicious dinner.

Milky Way Photos and Hiking Out of the Chisos Mountains

Sunday, June 6th, 2021Wednesday, June 9th, 2021astrophotography, backpacking, Big Bend, clouds, food, hiking, postaday, travelingPhoto Life, Slice of Life, Traveling1 Comment

Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 18mm, f/2.8, 25 sec, ISO3200
“Milky Way” Big Bend, 2021

This morning I woke up at 5 am and right outside my tent was the Milky Way. It was awesome! I got out my Fujifilm X-E4 with 18-55 mm lens, put it on the Ultrapod and took a few shots. There were only a few clouds in the sky so the shots looked pretty good, and I even captured a few shooting stars. In fact, with the 30-second exposure, almost every shot had at least one shooting star in it. It was so cool!

Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 1.55mm, f/2.4, 1/1000 sec, ISO25
“Sunrise” Big Bend, 2021

Soon, the sun made its way into the day, and after a sunrise photo and some coffee, it was time to hit the trail. We hiked Laguna Meadows Trail all the way down to the Chisos Basin, seeing one large bear along the way. It was digging a hole near the trail so we had to scoot past pretty quickly, bear-spray at the ready. Very exciting!

At the end of the hike, I splurged on a Topo Chico and mango ice cream bar before we hit the road. After a couple of hours we arrived at Fort Stockton and had lunch at Pepito’s, where I had a huge burger. It was a good way to satisfy my hiker hunger!

Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 1.55mm, f/2.4, 1/1250 sec, ISO25
“Refreshments” Big Bend, 2021

Here are a few more photos and the Strava track from the last day of our Big Bend trip. Enjoy!

Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 1.55mm, f/2.4, 1/480 sec, ISO25
“Switchback” Big Bend, 2021

Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 1.55mm, f/2.4, 1/950 sec, ISO25
“Laguna Meadows Trail” Big Bend, 2021

Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 1.55mm, f/2.4, 1/5300 sec, ISO25
“Casa Grande” Big Bend, 2021

Photo info: Apple iPhone 12 mini, 4.2mm, f/1.6, 1/60 sec, ISO500
“Pepito’s Burger” Fort Stockton, 2021

Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 18mm, f/2.8, 20 sec, ISO3200
“Triple Shooting Stars” Big Bend, 2021

Hiking the Chisos Mountains

Saturday, June 5th, 2021Wednesday, June 9th, 2021backpacking, Big Bend, camping, clouds, hiking, postaday, travelingSlice of Life, Traveling1 Comment

Photo info: FUJIFILM X-E4, 27.7mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec, ISO320
“Hiking to Boot Canyon” Big Bend, 2021

After a strenuous hike yesterday, we were looking forward to an easier day on the trail. But first, we had an early morning visit from some deer as we broke down our campsite and had a quick breakfast. Then we hit the trail and hiked to Boot Springs to see if there was any water flowing from the pipe (there wasn’t).

After a short rest at the cabin, we headed up to the North Rim where we enjoyed the awesome views, eventually making our way to the South Rim 3 campsite, where we’d spend the night. SR3 is an excellent site, with a great view of Mule Ears and Santa Elena Canyon in the distance. It was so cool to watch the changing light on the landscape below.

Here are a few snapshots from today’s hike and campsite, a time-lapse I recorded during our dinner, and also the Strava track: