Life Through My Lens - Mighty mountaineers....

The spirit of adventure seems to start young and stay with us as we grow older. I captured these shots on an outing with family. The day was perfect for exploring...

A Superhero in disguise??

The picture I took for this post is one of several that I took at the Crystal Geyser, near Green River, Utah. As I turned around to snap a few photos "Underdog" just seemed to jump out of the blue and onto my camera lens.

Superhero??

Or coincidence??

You decide....

Then again... it COULD be the Sphinx....

Image from iclipart.com

Venturing...

It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult.  - Lucius Annaeus Seneca 

It is a fact that I am not proud of, but I am a bit of a coward. To admit that is to acknowledge my timidity in venturing forth to unknown regions both geographically and personally. I have lived in the same town for nearly 15 years now and have rarely gone beyond my comfort zone, my "safe" places. There are places I have heard about during the time I have lived here that I still haven't seen. I put off exploring these places while waiting for others to provide me with the opportunity, rather than seizing the chance to try on my own. 


You may recall that earlier this summer, I issued a challenge to myself to make my todays worth remembering. I've tried to begin rising to that challenge. And, while I have a long way to go yet toward meeting it, I have sought to make strides. I can honestly say that in the past couple of months I have ventured to more places on my own than in the previous years combined. 


One of those places that I recently ventured to on my own was the Crystal Geyser. (I've been there before, but never on my own...) While there I snapped several photos. 


Here a few - 

Crystal Geyser... finally!

I probably should be ashamed to say this - and I am - but, I am starting on my 14th year of living in Green River and I had never been to Crystal Geyser - until today. Thanks to a dear friend who wanted to go for a Sunday drive, and knew I had never been to the geyser, I got to go today.  (I never wanted to go on my own for my first time, because I wasn't sure how to get there and I was worried I'd get lost... ) Now that I know where to go I'll probably try it on my own.... maybe... :-) I just wish the road was better - or that I had a truck... LOL! Unfortunately, it didn't go off while we were there - although we did get a little gurgle...
Anyway... here are a few pictures of my first visit... 14 years late...