Feb 08 2013
This was the view I was denied at Great Sand Dunes. It’s kind of a rite of passage at the dunes, to make it all the way to the top. Beyond the act of making the climb and the mental and physical challenges it represents, the view is unlike any other. Looking down on the …
Jan 31 2013
So last time I gave you the break-down on how I ended up with a mangled toe at Zapata Falls. This time I thought it would be worth a Granola Talk discussion on accidents, responsibility, and common courtesy. First though, let me brief you on life since the “toe” incident… The post-break blues… Initially, after …
Jan 21 2013
So last time I told you about getting to Great Sand Dunes. This time I get to share the fabulousness of this place that I so often wish wasn’t two hard days drive from Camp Granola HQ in Georgia. When words fail… Ok, I’m not generally the most eloquent or persuasive writer. That’s very much …
Nov 23 2012
Well this week is all about thankfulness here in America. We’re celebrating the good stuff of life. That’s why I’m highlighting this month’s header photo of sunset at Great Sand Dunes National Park. It’s one of my favorite places in the world. And in spite of being side-lined to the edges of the dunes on …
Sep 11 2012
So the good folks over at Boots N All have been issuing weekly Indie travel Challenges all year. For all of my good intentions, I’ve yet to get a post submitted…until now. Last week’s challenge was to simply to pick five travel photos to share. As you can see in the challenge post, the author …
Aug 14 2012
Dear readers, we here at Camp Granola just could not let the Unimpressed Queen and McKayla Maroney is Not Impressed memes roll by without pointing out their striking similarity to our own little meme here. If you’ve been following on Instragram, Facebook, Twitter, or Flickr, you know all about The Disapproving Beagle! Our moody canine …
Aug 10 2012
For all of the magnificence of a place like the Great Sand Dunes, it’s easy to miss the details that pull the whole scene together. It’s one of the joys of macro photography to highlight those details in a way that changes your whole perspective of a place. Suddenly you see a small world in …
May 08 2012
We here at Camp Granola cover some ground but don’t necessarily get around to sharing all of that with you. Time constraints you know. Plus, many of the great places we’ve been were pre-Val in Real Life. So in an effort to at least share the high points of the places we’ve been…and to quit …
