Grounded - a photo on Flickriver

Grounded

            Would you believe this epic windblown sandy desert valley place is in the Yukon? At the end of summer 2023, I spent a month living out of my car and camping in the mountains up in northern Canada, and I was honestly blown away by the diversity of the landscapes. From snow-capped peaks and glaciers, to jagged black spiky mountains, volcanic lands where I swear dragon still live, to thousands of miles of endless tundra and boreal forests… to dry, sand-filled deserts?!

I was not expecting to stumble upon this place in my time up north, but wow, am I glad I did. I may have gotten totally sand-blasted in the wind for this photo (…and for days after I was literally finding sand *everywhere*, ha!) - but it was so worth it, running around like a kid who found a cool stick and became a wise wizard and decided to embark on a magical quest across the desert lands to the far off mountains and into the sunset.

Yep, it’s in these silly, beautiful moments that I become filled with gratitude and realize… the adventure-filled storybook life I used to always live in my imagination? I’m living it now.  We can choose to live it now.  One beautiful, childlike, sand-filled adventurous moment at a time.

Taken on: September 29, 2023

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM5, f/1.2, 1/8000 sec, 50mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM5
Lens:	FE 50mm F1.2 GM
Aperture:	f/1.2
Exposure Time:	1/8000 sec
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.0.1 (Windows)
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