Here’s a little collection of images taken with my Fujifilm XT-1 on my adventures this year. Whether I’m relaxing on a beach in Maui, hiking up a Mountain in Maine or sitting on the ice in Nunavut when it’s -45°C, I LOVE all of it! Happy New Year and I hope everyone has a great 2016.
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Martha and Kim hiking the Laugavegur trail in Iceland
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Standing above the clouds on Mt.Katahdin in Baxter State Park, Maine
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Self portait taken in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
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Fire Dancing at Little Beach in Maui
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The Co-Op, one of just a few places to buy food and supplies in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
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Ice making art in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
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West Maui Mountains
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Sunrise at the Emstrur-Botnar Hut on the Laugavegur trail in Iceland
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Breakfast inside Upper South Branch Lean-to in Baxter State Park
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The warden at Emstrur-Botnar Hut plays the harmonica while her dog sings along
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My warm and cozy birthday dinner in Vermont
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Martha’s cold and wet birthday hike on the Traveler Mountain Loop Trail in Baxter State Park
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A cold but beautiful night at Hrafntinnusker Hut on the Laugavegur trail in Iceland
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Early morning start on the Laugavegur trail
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Rain storm and a rainbow over Amsterdam Centraal Station
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Out for a evening walk by the Bode Museum in Berlin, Germany
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Early spring camping in Gatineau Park, Quebec
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Playing with the Fujifilm xt-1 interval timer during a weekend getaway to Vermont
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Kite skiing across a frozen Cambridge Bay
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Martha re-hydrating on the long climb up Mt. Katahdin
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The setting sun chasing us down Mt. Katahdin
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Brena riding her bike past the fountain at the Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral)
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A brief pause on the Traveler Mountain Trail, wary of the impending weather
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Robust Robbie (the kite) makes his final flight in Markarfljot Canyon
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The Laugavegur trail wastes no time showing her beauty
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Hiking through Haleakala in Maui feels like you’re on another planet
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The North Atlantic Short Tail Sheep grazing on seaweed in the West Fjords, Iceland
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The hot springs at Krossnes in the West Fjords, Iceland
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Watchful eyes
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Icelandic horse
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Cambridge Bay elders (and beautiful sisters)
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The hot spring at Landmannalaugar, Iceland
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Minus 40 degrees doesn’t stop the children in Cambridge Bay from playing outside
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Riding horses in Borgarnes, Iceland
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One of many extremely cold water crossings on the Laugavegur trail
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The varying terrain of the Laugavegur trail
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Cruising down the Piilani Highway along the South Maui Coast
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Walking towards the back lit steam is beautiful but unfortunately still smells like sulfur
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There are many natural pools along the Laugavegur trail but their high temperatures make them too hot for bathing
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Greens so intense they don’t seem real
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Out on the waters of Maui with Captain Dale
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The huts along the Laugavegur trail are outfitted with stove tops making warm meals possible for ravenous hikers
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Kim napping under our laundry after a cold, wet day on the Laugavegur trail
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Bamboo forest in the Ohe’o Gulch, Maui
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Getaway cabin in the Vermont countryside
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A field of fireflies found while driving through rural Quebec
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Sunrise at 10,000 feet on top of Haleakala in Maui
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Northern lights seen from just outside the Emstrur-Botnar Hut
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Sunset at Secret Beach in Maui
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A 5 hour rainbow over the Thorsmork Hut
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Self portrait under the northern lights in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
There are many reasons to visit Hawaii but I think hiking the Napali Coast Trail is one of the best. It’s 12 breathtaking miles along the northwest side of Kauai with a final destination that is beyond words. We spent 5 glorious days, hiking, camping and exploring.
My new friends Rain and Linnea hitching a ride to the trail head.
A lot of warnings and they’re all true.
The trail is about the only place you won’t see a rooster in Kauai.
About 1/2 a mile in.
Linnea starting a campfire so we can cook dinner.
Camp.
Feels like a painting to me.
Everything tastes better when cooked over a fire.
Rain tending to her dinner.
Rain lighting up the waves with her flash.
Our campsite, lit by fire and headlamps.
Happy to be away from a cold Canadian winter.
Sven, Linnea and Rain.
Rain, photographing the coast line.
Break time.
Our new friend Matt.
The backdrop to this hike doesn’t even seem real at times.
Goats.
A goat just checking out the view.
Rock hopping after a long, hot day.
Rain, is just as crazy as I am about photography.
Sunset swim in a very rare, calm ocean.
Matt
Rain knows how to live.
Filtering some water.
Eaten alive by the mini mosquitoes at the river.
Linnea getting her feet wet.
Matt being tumbled by the waves.
Poser.
Sandy toes.
The wedding photographer in me apparently was not on vacation.
I have no idea.
Campfire jam.
Still smiling on a rainy day.
Matt reading a book and waiting out the rain.
Rain, trying to get us a snack.
The bounty.
Not a place you want to slip and fall.
Rain and Matt heading back.
I could not find a composition that even came close to doing this part of the trail justice. Narrow, slippery and down right dangerous. I met at least a dozen people who said they’d never hike the trail again because of this 1/2 of a mile stretch.
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