Thanks goes out to hikebiketravel for a nomination to share seven of my favorite adventure travel photographs in different categories. Thanks also goes out to Hostel Bookers for starting this fun travel blogger exercise.
A shot that takes my breath away
There is beauty up there in them Black Hills
Hiking in the Blacks Hills National Forest with a foot of snow on the ground was quite an experience. Anytime you add a little snow to an already beautiful area it makes for amazing photographs. I was really blown away with the beauty found in South Dakota and would put the Black Hills and the Badlands right up there with the Grand Canyon and Zion in the beautiful places in America category.
A shot that makes me laugh
Fishing in Halong Bay, Vietnam
While on a Halong Bay boat cruise, we decided to go fishing at 1am after consuming many tiger beers and a bottle of whiskey between the group. We could not focus enough to even bait the hook, so I had to bring out my head lamp, which was greeted with awe from the rest of the travelers. Neal from Australia said, “first a bottle of whiskey and now a torch, Ted you are restoring my faith in America.” This was during the dark years of the GW Bush administration.
A shot that makes me dream
This was a view the settlers saw except there were more buffalo
Here is a shot of one of the few remaining buffalo herds in America at the Badlands National Park. I closed my eyes here and thought of how our country must have looked to the first settlers when herds of these great animals were not isolated in pockets like Yellowstone, Custer State Park, and the Badlands.
A shot that makes me think
The railroad line as it pulls into Auschwitz in Poland
When will we stop doing horrible things to each other and treat each other like human beings? The photo above is from the train line that ends in Auschwitz, Poland. The platform to the right is where Nazis like the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele would make their fateful decision of either entering the camp to a time of misery or ending it right away in the gas chamber and crematorium.
A shot that makes my mouth water
Beautiful smile, outfit, and woman
No commentary needed. Unless you want t see more pictures like this here.
A shot that tells a story
Two scarlet macaw just outside of Corcovado National Park
I was stuck in Carate, Costa Rica. Read the full story here. In the top of this tree was a scarlet macaw. I focused and took the shot. I heard a rustle and commotion when I clicked and when I looked what I had taken I noticed the second flying bird in the image. I never even saw this second bird.
A shot that I am most proud of
Doesn’t this just make you want to jump in the lake? Imagine a fresh walleye dinner from this crystalline waters.
The water in Quetico Provincial Park in Canada has to be some of the cleanest found in the world. It is possible to drink it right from the lake as long as you are a couple of feet from shore(mosquito larvae is found along the shore). When the sun shines on the lakes they turn an amazing cobalt blue.
I nominate the following bloggers to take the seven super shots mantle:
Explore for a year (I’ll make a funny comment on it when it is posted)
TT
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Fab photos…well done.
Cheers..
Charles Higgins recently posted..Big name Vegas entertainment – April 2012
Thanks for the nomination, Ted! Your shots are really nice 😀
Ted, you sure enjoyed the beauty of the women in Trinidad! Anywho, love the photos especially the Badlands 🙂
Leslie recently posted..PHOTOS: Zombie art invades Armory Arts Week 2012
I enjoyed Trinidad period. The food, the birds, the drinking, and yes, the beauty of the women in amazing costumes. Great time.
I can’t stop laughing over your “shot that makes my mouth water” choice! 😉 Great pics my friend!!!
I think the original intent for that category was delicious food, but food is not the only thing delicious 🙂
I didn’t know you want to Auschwitz. I could never in a million years. It takes courage. The Needles shot took my breadth away, too. Great compilation.
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Not only have I been to Auschwitz, but I have also been to Hiroshima, the Killing Fields, and Dachua. I guess I am a glutton for mental punishment.
Shot that makes your mouth water? That’s pretty funny! Completely agree with you about the shot that makes you think.
Jeremy Branham recently posted..Travel can heal racism, cultural differences in sports Part III
Ted – what a fantastic selection of photos. I also smiled when I saw a shot to make my mouth water. And Quetico Park is certainly calling me.
Thanks so much for participating.
PS. After your shot to make my mouth water I’m supposed to drag the ice cream into the cone to prove I’m human. The guys out there are probably dragging the bikini into the cone and aren’t getting past your spam filter.
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I love the lady in the white costume.
beautiful smile!Im not thinking about that!
I grew up an hour away from Oswiecim (Auschwitz) and remember driving right by the tracks leading to the neighboring camp in Birkenau (there’s a major road running right by the gates). Each time a surreal experience…
The boat-on-the-lake shot does make me want to jump in… Great shot!
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