Monday Morning Sunrise

As hard as it is to get up at dark-thirty and walk to a pre-selected area and get all set up - this time...it was worth it!  We walked to the Devil's Waterhole and got all ready for the sunrise.  At first it looked like we would be out of luck, there appeared to be some low clouds that would prevent the early morning light we like.  I walked around and found a spot near the falls and took a few shots.

 Slowly the clouds broke and the light began to filter over the rocks and lit up a few of the grasses growing out of the rocks along the stream.

Then we looked up and the fog above the falls was GLOWING! That was so much fun!

I walked across the stream bed and took another try at the grasses growing along the edge.

After we got home I got to playing with the reflection I took in Lightroom and created this "masterpiece"...doesn't it look like a painting?  It was fun to try flipping the image and playing with it in a new way.

That was pretty much all I got this trip.  I'll have to check and see where else we have been!

Changes

It has been far too long since I last posted in my "marathon journal".  I am not running...not at the moment anyway.  Injuries sidelined me first - weight and work keep me from where I want to be...but I WILL get there! 

I've been switching from reading running blogs to reading "retirement" blogs.  Those are blogs of folks that have taken the plunge and become part of the traveling RV family.  Some are full-timers, some part-timers, but all are on the road and writing about their adventures.  I don't think I could EVER do a daily journal - my life just simply isn't THAT interesting, but I do think I could update when we travel and take our pictures. 

With that thought in mind I went back to the next trip we took after we went to Palo Duro Canyon over Thanksgiving of 2012 (can you believe that is almost two years ago now!).  Our next trip was spring break and we took off to go camping at Inks Lake State Park.  

After we got our campsite set up we went for our first hike.  Our site was close to the Devil's Waterhole so we walked there first.

 An HDR painting photo of one of the trees along Spring Creek near Devil's Waterhole

We then decided to walk another trail closer to the lake to look for spots where we could set up to shoot the sunrise. Love seeing the native plants along the trail and sharing the view overlooking the lake as the sun slowly set.

 One of the many Yucca cactus along the trail

 Have you ever looked at a Yucca from the top?

 Sun through the clouds over Inks Lake 

 Love the God's Rays showing through the clouds over the lake in this view

 Sun going down over the cove

 Reflection of sunset in the cove at Inks Lake 

That was pretty much it for our arrival day.  We went out just a little on Sunday as well - can't remember too much WHY now, that would be why I need to write these as soon as we get back - which is where I am headed!  Anyway... here are the shots from Sunday!
I had never really looked at Yucca blooms close up before, they are really quite pretty!

I loved the play of light on the cactus and rocks as the sun set.

And finally at the end of the day the deer came out to play!

That's all for today - but I'll come back soon to share sunrise over Devil's Waterhole and our trip to Longhorn Cavern State Park as well.