Eastern Washington - Page 2

Sundae · 09-19-2007, 04:37 PM

Shawnee said it BigV - I often send postcards to family when I want them to know I'm thinking of them, and your images are of that quality.

I found myself saying, "Ooooh the sky! The sky!"
(although I like the horns too)

Wow - beautiful.

BigV · 09-20-2007, 04:02 PM

Our campsite at Boyer Park below the lower Granite dam, on the Snake river, and the view from the campsite.

glatt · 09-20-2007, 04:34 PM

Nice!

LabRat · 09-20-2007, 06:21 PM

What's with the gravel? Don't see that around here...

jinx · 09-20-2007, 06:27 PM

Amazing shots V, the first one and the wheat fields are my favorites. Really, really beautiful...

BigV · 09-21-2007, 12:48 AM

LR: The gravel is a good base for a tent. Unsurpassed drainage, so you don't have your tent in standng water, ,it's very easy to level so you don't slide down hilll... it's easy to define where you want pple to camp. right here! not tearing up the grass here and there and over there....
think of it as portion control for the rv park set. like a pad/hookup, just for tents. this particular park had ... a hundred rv slots and seven tent slots.
this wa sthe pick of the litter.
right ... no, fifty yards from the river. just lovely.

I could have pitched on the grass. it was quite dry, and flat. I mean level.. Iddidnt' check if it was flat. like no bumps.. .gravel was easier. espeically since I pitched the tent alone inthe dark with oly my headlamp at about midnigght after the football game.

SonofV was asleep in the car... I didn't have the heart to rouse him to pitch the tent. I did all the setup this time , shook him awake and led him to the sleeping bag after a quick stop to water the tree.

In wilderness camping I never get a layout like this. It's always primitive. This was .. .amenable to car camping. In fact, you can see the car in the second picture. It was just a couple steps.

Camping season is officially open though. I can't wait to get out into the woods. I **love** camping.

BigV · 09-21-2007, 12:54 AM

jinx:

thank you!

I love the Palouse. it is just achingly beautiful. I do especially like the last one with the mailbox.

I took over two hundred pictures, and wheat is in about three quartes of them. I have another small set that has some interesting features for the roadside geologists among us, but tomorrow. and lots of sky, the hills are endless. I never did get a shot I was happy with. I took several that would be stitched together... twentyfive pics for a 180 deg stitch. It looks good, but doesn't do it justice and unpostable here. It's a million pixels wide.. .well, reaaaaaallly wide.

I haven't been satisfied with many of the pictures I've taken in this area. Some are pretty, and these are among the best, but I assure you, they're pale imitations of some of God's most beautiful country.

Kitsune · 09-21-2007, 08:28 AM

Wow -- extreme envy on both your photographs and the trip. Really beautiful stuff, especially the rolling fields. I really like the very first image, too, because it has a strange, dreamlike feeling to it.

I can taste the green off that one farm image. Damn beautiful, sir.

BigV · 09-21-2007, 10:50 AM

Hey, Kitsune! You made it over to the Palouse!

Thank you for the compliments... Much appreciated.

BigV · 10-07-2007, 04:37 AM

Magpie

DucksNuts · 10-07-2007, 05:52 AM

WOW....I missed these previously....but they are seriously awesome V.

I love them, the colours and scenery....I'm gushing...I am....great photography.

BigV · 10-16-2007, 03:31 PM

More of east of the Cascades. Two shots of a beaver pond and dam. Not to mention some lovely fall colors.

BigV · 10-16-2007, 04:26 PM

Hazy woods

Contemplative woodsman

HungLikeJesus · 10-16-2007, 04:34 PM

BigV, those make me feel like taking a hike.

Thanks.

BigV · 10-16-2007, 04:54 PM

HLJ, I feel the same way. I thought of you as I took many of these. I'm glad you enjoy them too.

09-19-2007, 04:37 PM	#16
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Shawnee said it BigV - I often send postcards to family when I want them to know I'm thinking of them, and your images are of that quality. I found myself saying, "Ooooh the sky! The sky!" (although I like the horns too) Wow - beautiful. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-20-2007, 04:02 PM	#17
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	less postcard-y more snapshot-y Our campsite at Boyer Park below the lower Granite dam, on the Snake river, and the view from the campsite. Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-20-2007, 06:21 PM	#19
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	What's with the gravel? Don't see that around here... __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

09-20-2007, 06:27 PM	#20
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Amazing shots V, the first one and the wheat fields are my favorites. Really, really beautiful... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

09-21-2007, 12:48 AM	#21
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	LR: The gravel is a good base for a tent. Unsurpassed drainage, so you don't have your tent in standng water, ,it's very easy to level so you don't slide down hilll... it's easy to define where you want pple to camp. right here! not tearing up the grass here and there and over there.... think of it as portion control for the rv park set. like a pad/hookup, just for tents. this particular park had ... a hundred rv slots and seven tent slots. this wa sthe pick of the litter. right ... no, fifty yards from the river. just lovely. I could have pitched on the grass. it was quite dry, and flat. I mean level.. Iddidnt' check if it was flat. like no bumps.. .gravel was easier. espeically since I pitched the tent alone inthe dark with oly my headlamp at about midnigght after the football game. SonofV was asleep in the car... I didn't have the heart to rouse him to pitch the tent. I did all the setup this time , shook him awake and led him to the sleeping bag after a quick stop to water the tree. In wilderness camping I never get a layout like this. It's always primitive. This was .. .amenable to car camping. In fact, you can see the car in the second picture. It was just a couple steps. Camping season is officially open though. I can't wait to get out into the woods. I love camping. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-20-2007, 04:34 PM	#18
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Nice!

09-21-2007, 12:54 AM	#22
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	jinx: thank you! I love the Palouse. it is just achingly beautiful. I do especially like the last one with the mailbox. I took over two hundred pictures, and wheat is in about three quartes of them. I have another small set that has some interesting features for the roadside geologists among us, but tomorrow. and lots of sky, the hills are endless. I never did get a shot I was happy with. I took several that would be stitched together... twentyfive pics for a 180 deg stitch. It looks good, but doesn't do it justice and unpostable here. It's a million pixels wide.. .well, reaaaaaallly wide. I haven't been satisfied with many of the pictures I've taken in this area. Some are pretty, and these are among the best, but I assure you, they're pale imitations of some of God's most beautiful country. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-21-2007, 08:28 AM	#23
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Wow -- extreme envy on both your photographs and the trip. Really beautiful stuff, especially the rolling fields. I really like the very first image, too, because it has a strange, dreamlike feeling to it. I can taste the green off that one farm image. Damn beautiful, sir.

09-21-2007, 10:50 AM	#24
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Hey, Kitsune! You made it over to the Palouse! Thank you for the compliments... Much appreciated. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-07-2007, 04:37 AM	#25
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	by request Magpie Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not. Last edited by BigV; 10-07-2007 at 04:46 AM. Reason: whoops.

10-07-2007, 05:52 AM	#26
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	WOW....I missed these previously....but they are seriously awesome V. I love them, the colours and scenery....I'm gushing...I am....great photography.

10-16-2007, 03:31 PM	#27
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	More of east of the Cascades. Two shots of a beaver pond and dam. Not to mention some lovely fall colors. Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-16-2007, 04:26 PM	#28
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Hazy woods Contemplative woodsman Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-16-2007, 04:34 PM	#29
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	BigV, those make me feel like taking a hike. Thanks. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

10-16-2007, 04:54 PM	#30
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	HLJ, I feel the same way. I thought of you as I took many of these. I'm glad you enjoy them too. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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