Sights from Santiago, Chile

So I know I haven't updated this in a while, and I'm sorry.  I graduated from college last spring and have been in the middle of many life changes.

Anyways, in May-July of 2011, as mentioned in previous posts, I lived in Santiago, Chile for almost six weeks.  It was an amazing experience, and I wanted to share some photos of the things I saw and experienced!

As always, please do not copy these pictures without my permission.  Thank you!

Arizona Landscapes: The Southern Edition!

This is the companion piece to the previous blog post (Northern Arizona Landscapes).  While I live in northern Arizona, I go to school in southern Arizona- go Wildcats! :)  Even though they're in the same state, the landscapes are VERY different.  You'll see that in these photos, most of which are in or around Tucson.  Enjoy!

Arizona Landscapes: The Northern Edition!

I leave Chile in a week, and while I'm really sad to leave, I'm excited to see my friends and family again.  So here's a little bit of home for those who are interested, from 5,000 miles away.  This is in the northern half of the state, around where I live (in Prescott).

Springtime!

Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhhhh, I know, this is late because it's summer now. at least in the States.  I'm currently in Santiago, Chile, where it is WINTER! needless to say, it has been a little weird to have the seasons completely turned around...

Nevertheless, I wanted to share some photos I took this spring (back in the States, mind you- I haven't been in Chile THAT long, unfortunately).  Just a reminder: PLEASE do not take these photos for your own use without my permission!

Colorado Part 3

Here is the final batch of Colorado pictures!  I'll go ahead and caption them rather than take up too much space here at the top.

Flowers near the capitol building in downtown Denver

Church in downtown Denver. It reminded me of Notre Dame in Paris

gorgeous sunset driving down a Denver freeway

mountains from Lookout Mountain near Buffalo Bill's grave

Lookout Mountain Nature preserve

Elk on the move on Lookout Mountain

and female bighorn sheep coming down from Mount Evans

The Air Force Academy Chapel

Inside the AFA chapel

The light coming through the spires at the chapel

Looking out the chapel windows

Coming down Mount Evans, I believe

Elk at Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

Newspaper Rock... Gee, I wonder where it got its name...

Monument Valley in an approaching thunderstorm

Colorado, Summer 2010: Part 2

I. Love. Colorado.

I love the mountains, and the water, and the trees... such a gorgeous state.  Don't get me wrong, I love Arizona too, but Colorado is an absolutely beautiful place to visit.  There's such diversity too, from the snow-capped Rockies to the flat-topped red mesas in the southwest to the plains in the east.

Anyways, here are some macro photos I took in my adventures around the state (namely Mount Evans, Rocky Mountain National Park, downtown Denver, and Lookout Mountain).

Colorado, Summer 2010- Mount Evans

This summer, I got to go to Colorado for the better part of a week, and I got to see an exhibit at the Denver Art Museum about Tutankhamun's tomb and the New Kingdom pharaohs.  It was incredible.  Unfortunately, I won't be sharing pictures of that as no photography was allowed in the exhibit.

Anyways, what I wanted to share photos of was some photos I took of the breathtakingly beautiful Mount Evans... 14,264 feet above sea level lends itself to some amazing pictures!