Tuesday, April 14, 2009

A hike in Death Valley


Thanks for the invitation to participate. I am very excited to be a part of this blog.
This page in my journal happened because I was too nervous to hike all the way to the top of Telescope Peak in Death Valley. My adventure loving husband and my sister went on to the top and I had a rare opportunity to sit in a beautiful place and take the time to really observe what was around me. It took about an hour and a half for the sister and husband to get to the top and come back and pick me up. Normally I don't have time to sit outside and draw. I usually draw from reference materials and then spend a lot of time in front of my computer manipulating my images, so it was great to be a part of such a beautiful place for a short time.

7 comments:

  1. hi
    A hike in Death Valley is very fine...

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  2. What a gorgeous location...I'm so glad you got the chance to spend time there..

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  3. I'll have to remember to try this when I'm with others hiking and want to have some painting time! I envy your calligraphy skills. The painting turned out so beautifully, and I can't believe the waitress said that...

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  4. I have a bum knee and can't walk far! No, really! I can't...and hey, I have to entertain myself while I wait, right? ;-)

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  5. Great pages Gay, but I remember being at the continental divide and had about 50ft to walk up and I couldn't take one of those steps without sitting down for awhile. I quit and waited on everyone else. Wished I'd spent my time doing what you did.

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  6. Congratulations on being invited to be part of this site. How exciting to see your pages posted here. I love seeing your updates!!

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