Monthly Archives: September 2014
The season where the road is open is very short, and everything that needs to be brought in must come in during the short summer. There were many of these trucks coming and going with everything from lumber, diesel fuel, … Continue reading
A FEW MORE IMAGES OF DISKIT AND THE NUBRA VALLEY
Sunset over Diskit in the Nubra Valley
THUPTEN
My visit to Ladakh was in response to the family of the girl (Tenzin Angmo) that we sponsored. We were invited and urged to visit them in their Buddhist community in Ladakh. It worked out that I was the only … Continue reading
LITTLE TIBET
THE ROAD FROM NUBRA VALLEY TO LEH VIA KARDUNG LA, 2008 Over the next several postings, I will share some of my experiences from my travels in Ladakh in 2008. I do not intend to write a travel blog with … Continue reading
FURTHER WORKING AN IMAGE
I shared an earlier version of this image a few entries back. This morning some friends and I discussed what it was that caught my eye with this composition, and I realized that it was the seed heads of the … Continue reading
BRINGING UP THE REAR, OR CABOOSE RAT
Sometime around 1972, and near Caliente, a caboose brings up the rear of a Southern Pacific freight train. I spent lots of time working the rear end of freight trains. I always prefered working the mountain (Bakersfield to Palmdale) vs … Continue reading
ABOVE THE FOG ON FICKLE HILL
ABOVE THE FOG
TRAVELS
I spent the past week in Santa Fe visiting relatives. There was spotty internet connectivity, and so I was disconnected in a very refreshing manner. I think it is important to let go of our connections so that we may … Continue reading
Thomas Bethune's Photographic Journal 