SD to MT photos
Wyoming – Grand Tetons
…there is a turnout
From Mountain Range RV Park in Columbus, MT…the mountains are the Beartooth Range – too bad about the wires and pole…I’m too tired to “disappear” them.
Posts from the ‘Photos’ category
Afternoon sunshine
a bit of sunshine from this afternoon.
I know the sky is a bit too aqua in this one…I just LOVED the color and decided to leave it – artistic license…
The sun got too warm for Karl
Apparently Karl is ready for Spring…
April Snow
And just to end with at least a little color…
Birds of a feather
Late yesterday afternoon I heard the rumble of diesel close by. The “office” in the Winnebago is the passenger seat. There is a pull-out desk top built into the dash…my laptop goes on the desktop, I keep an all-in-one printer in the “well” left by the extended desk top – and a nice large, crisp (52 year old eyes) external monitor sits on top of the all-in-one. I have the windshield “drape” drawn to keep background glare off the monitor.
The drape wraps around both the passenger and driver-side windows, i.e. I can’t see outside when I’m “in the office”.
But I can hear! – and the deep rumble of diesel was enough of a “different” sound to get my attention – New neighbor…my row, 2 sites down. I didn’t hear the others come in, but by the evening walk there were 3 other motorhomes and one new travel trailer.
Off season, in locations where it gets cold, many rv parks that are open keep power and water to a limited number of sites. It is not unusual so also not unusual that anyone travelling the “shoulder” season in winter country would choose a site near where everyone else was. I did – although up a row as I wanted an end spot. What did strike me as funny though, is the 5rs and trailers stuck to the back row…the motorhomes selected the next row where I am. There was a Class C (Cab over truck vs “bus” or “bus-type) here for a bit and they were one row ahead of me…birds of a feather???
And I think they are all here for at least a couple of days as all unhooked or unloaded tow cars. Lest you are thinking that maybe I don’t have enough to do since I’m running around taking photos of how everyone parks and speculating on why and how long…this is a generally accepted pasttime of rvrs – being nosy I mean. See the The Tale of Woody post for more evidence of this.
After Karl and I walked around spying on observing the new arrivals, we sat at the picnic table and enjoyed the once again warm, quiet early evening. Clouds were gathering and the forecast thunderstorms headed our way. I took some photos and played with a new obsession: Adobe’s LightRoom
The results below – my first attempts – much to learn! I played with color, contrast, white balance.
A little surreal, but fun!
The neighborhood
Late afternoon, early evening yesterday, the wind stopped. All day, it had howled and gusted and I had a headache from the noise, from concentrating at the computer and probably from the dust in the air. But evening was calm, quiet and had that feeling of spring – warm enough to sit at the picnic table with a cup of hot tea after an evening walk.
Someone was working in the adjacent field, cattle in the background – soft, pleasant sounds of the tractor and the occasional bellow from the cattle – Karl and I sat quietly and enjoyed.
The tractor was left in a perfect position for this morning’s moonset…
All 5 of us!
my spot from a distance…
and up close – lots of breathing room!
Another spectacular sunrise.
Time to get to work!
From the morning walk
Karl and I headed out for the morning walk at first light, but before sunrise. We walk the boundaries of the RV park and as Karl can be off leash I allow him to putter, sniff and just be a dog and enjoy. Meanwhile, I watch and look and catch what I can with my camera..
