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Great Skiing on Christmas Eve!

12/24/2016

So one of the jobs that I've had over the years (and am currently working on a temporary basis) is a ski instructor at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. I was fortunate enough to be able to get away from my full time job in Oceanside for a few weeks this season and am enjoying myself in the high Sierra. Today, I was lucky enough to have the day off, and it just so happened to be an amazing day on my mountain with fresh snow and blue skis. I got out a little late but hit some of my favorite spots on the hill and had my share of steeps and deep. I took a few photos on my phone while I was skiing.

Volcano Tubs & The Milky Way

12/22/2016

One of the great things about being on top of a giant volcano is that when water comes up out of the ground, it is nice and hot, and sitting in this geothermally created hot tubs is a great way to relax after a day of skiing. As an added bonus, there is so little artifical light out here that on a moonless night, you're likely to see more stars than you knew existed. I went out this week and brought my camera. Here are the results of a 30 second f/2.8 exposure @ 3200 ISO.