December 27, Snow

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It snowed a little in Maryland, but not enough to keep me there a few extra days. Bummer!

November 14, Snow

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Rob and I found winter, or did winter find us? We headed towards Peaceful Valley to Camp Dick to go for a hike and let Chloe be a free dog. Lots of snow! Hard to believe that last weekend was over double today's temperatures and we were in shorts and tanks mountain biking the backside of Hall Ranch. Well, that's not too hard to believe in this state.

March 23, Snowy House

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Yesterday was Rick's birthday. We tried to get to a restaurant in Louisville to celebrate, but couldn't get out of Boulder due to a snowstorm. We tried for about 45 minutes, but the traffic was endless, so we turned back to Boulder for din din.

February 24, Boat

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Chloe, I don't think we're in Annapolis anymore.

Chloe and I went for a walk, and I took many great shots thanks to the bright setting sun that decided to peak out of the clouds. I had a hard time picking what picture to post, but I went with my roots--sailing. Well, I am not a sailor, but I am from Annapolis, and I did go to one of the top sailing colleges in the country (when Rob and I make our yearly trek to the reservoir to sail, this always comes up, but it doesn't seem to help my ability). Seeing big boats in Colorado always makes me laugh.

February 21, Snowman

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It is STILL snowing. I found this snowman at a Starbucks drive-thru (my other coffee shop has gone out of business!). I am ready for Colorado blue skies! I expect them to appear at 11 a.m. tomorrow morning since that is when my mom leaves.

February 18, Brakes

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My mom is in town, and the weather could be better .

February 14, Trek

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As I mentioned, we had us a weekend. Yesterday we drove up towards Allenspark where I snowshoed and Rob trekked on his AT skis. The area was gorgeous and Chloe was a happy snow dog. It was one of those days that reminds you how lucky you are to live in Colorado.

February 8, Snowy Tree

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It snows in Colorado too! Sure, we may not have had a 30 incher followed by a 20 incher, but we get our fair share...just not this winter. Bring it on!!!

January 29, Snowy Nose

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I didn't take too many photos on the 29, but I did capture this one of Chloe, white snow on her black nose.

January 24, Snowshoeing Near Nederland

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We headed to the Moffat Tunnel area to snowshoe with the dogs, but the 17 degree temps coupled with the strongest winds I've seen since the last time I was there were encouragement enough to turn around. We found a place outside of Ned instead, and had fun walking in the snow.

I brought along one Quadra Ranger, housed in a kayaking dry bag. The bulb was wrapped in a ziplock bag. I did my best to keep the camera dry, but as you can see, it was snowing quite a bit at times.

January 5, Chloe Before Sunset

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I've been wanting to photograph Chloe sitting in her new favorite spot in the backyard. After fumbling with connecting Pocketwizards to my 580EXII and camera, I grabbed one Elinchrom Ranger Quadra instead. Chloe was too wound up to sit still in her spot, and in this photo she is wondering why she has to model instead of go for a walk. I would have liked to use an umbrella/softbox and another light to eliminate the hard shadow behind her, but it was cold and getting dark and Chloe wanted more than the backyard.

January 2, 2010 Rabbit Mountain

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We took the dogs to Rabbit Mountain for a hike. The temperature wasn't too bad--upper 30's, but it definitely got colder while we were out there. After the hike, I finally purchased my upgrade to Lightroom 2, and am loving it. In the second shot, I experimented with the masks option, using a gradient filter on the lower half so I didn't blow out the sky. Yes! A good day.