First Gate Dreamer

Cappadocia Sunrise

Fri, 09 Feb 2018 23:17 -0600

Indeed. It has been a very long time since I've posted here.

Cappadocia, Turkey, 2017.

Charcoal

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:30 -0600

From the nearby villages of Siem Reap, Cambodia, 2013

We did a tour with Dani Jump of Bees Unlimited and one of the stops was this charcoal operation. These folks made and sold charcoal (for cooking) at about $2.50 USD per sack. Our tour with Dani was possibly the best highlight of our trip. We spent the entire day together where we got an immersed tour of Cambodian life and culture far beyond the usual urban and temples tour.
We truly highly recommend his tour to anyone traveling the region. Take the time especially for the market tour and even the bog ecosystem tour.

Jasper

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:14 -0600

Beg

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:25 -0600

There were many beggars and you just can't help everyone. I admittedly found it especially hard to see amputees or people with apparent disabilities obviously realizing that not all disabilities are visually apparent. Of course we gave this guy a few rupees for taking his photo. (film) â€” in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Holy Man

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:15 -0600

A holy man doing his thing. (film) â€” in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Naptime

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 01:29 -0600

Nap time. (film) â€” in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Varanasi JP

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:07 -0600

Our free tour guide, JP, from Mishra Guest house. He was great and we gave him a generous tip. (film) â€” in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Prayer

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:03 -0600

photo by Corrie Rabbe.

I have obviously failed my new year resolution promise to update this blog weekly but I have a moment to try and make up for it. I have to get my head back into photography in anticipation of my trip to Cambodia and Thailand and I hope going through my India photos should reignite that fire.

We saw this guy praying in one of the countless beautiful temples in Varanassi.

Grizzly Glades #64

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:18 -0600

Grizzly Glades Trail #64, Marmot Basin Ski Resort, Jasper, Alberta

This was definitely one of my favorite runs at Marmot. I finally got to see the Canadian Rockies, ski them, and even ski the crazy stuff I've dreamed of since early childhood. I loved the glades and loved the steeps and have never skied such beautiful snow and powder ever. It was definitely the best ski day in my life. Even though I haven't been skiing much in the last 12 years I was quite surprized that I could still actually ski at nearly the same skill level I had way back in the day. Endurance and cardio was another issue though.
I've always loved skiing alone but the only thing that could have made it better was dragging my dad along. He was always the only fool I knew that would do the same stupid shit I would. Hopefully someday we will have that chance before we both get too old and chicken shit.

Check out the Trail Map

ALSO: Apologies once again for the lack of updates. One of my new years resolutions is to get back into photography and to update this photoblog at a minimum of once a week. That is only 52 images. I know I already have at least a 3rd of that covered from the India photos. We are also planning on heading to Cambodia in spring 2013 so it shouldn't be a problem.

Jaipur Red

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:07 -0600

Just something I thought was neat in the streets of Jaipur.