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Another pilgrimage to our favorite local wilderness. Sadly, we were shocked to see the large number of dead and dying trees on the way up. With all the cuts to the Forest Service and climate change mitigation, these areas throughout the West are in great peril.















The Laguna Fire is burning North of us up near Abiquiu and the smoke has been visible from here in the evening light. As I was taking photos and time lapses, a great horned owl flew up into the nearby juniper to watch the sunset along with me.





More shots from the new camera. It’s fun to sit on the patio and sip coffee or something stronger and catch the wildlife close-up.












Testing out the new camera and taking pics of all the regular subjects. The last few sunsets have been more red due to all the fires burning around us. Nothing nearby, thankfully.






The local Eldorado celebration with lots of fire trucks!










Cloud shots, a panorama and time lapse using the new camera!




Time-lapse of the busy sky as the monsoons move in this week.