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Leatherman Peak Climb

Is there anything of possible interest slightly off your normal path that you have yet to investigate?  I chose to take a side trip and investigate one of them – the reward was great.

Leatherman Peak (12,238 ft.) is one of nine peaks in Idaho that top out at 12,000 feet or above in […]

Sun Playing Havoc at the Perch

Droplets of rain and soft hail begin to fall upon me as the late afternoon sun peeks through the dark clouds.  Sitting on an exposed knob at 8,800 feet elevation, the Redfish Creek Valley is 2,000+ feet below to my left and the Saddleback Lakes are 400 feet below to my right. Directly across […]

Initial Hands On with the Nikon D810

At The Start

The release of the D810 camera from Nikon corporation has reaffirmed my belief – invest in the lens.  Do not conclude that I think the D810 is not worth every penny of today’s dollar – doing so would be incorrect.  The advent of the body containing digital sensors and sophisticated processing […]