Lake Hancock

Yay! More old pics!

THESE pics are from a wonderful hike up to Lake Hancock in March. This would have to be toward the top of my favs; the trail was a nice gentle incline along forest service roads, and the views were awesome!

It was pretty hazy, though, so I am not such a fan of my own pics. sigh. But trust me, it was so pretty!

Here is a pic of Mt. Si and a bit of the valley...

This cluster of trees reminded me of cross between Ansel Adams' aspens in New Mexico & Eirik Johnson's Sawdust Mountain series. I cropped in a bit to get this image & I was suprised by the detail; you can see tree trunks in the shadows! awesome.

Like any other hike with dma, there was a bit of adventure involved. Can you see the road on the lower left-hand corner? well, it all of a sudden just... ended. With a bit of climbing and calm, centering meditation, we found another route.

Ta-da! Here is the lake!

and here is the same image with a bit of processing...

So, as I am typing this post on my laptop, I can see the wonderful beautiful blue skies out the window. It is taking some sincere discipline to sit here & edit pics & write, and now I realize why I have fallen behind on my posts... its been too nice outside! Nice! My folder of yet-to-be edited April pics are so colorful... they will be great. But now, it is sunny & I am going to go... somewhere, anywhere but inside! laters!