JessicaRicco.com » Travel Photography http://www.jessicaricco.com Photography, Food, and Curiosity Sun, 03 Jul 2011 18:46:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 The Grand Canyon http://www.jessicaricco.com/2011/02/the-grand-canyon/ http://www.jessicaricco.com/2011/02/the-grand-canyon/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:25:15 +0000 jessieessiejay http://www.jessicaricco.com/?p=715 Chris, our friends Leslie and Jaycen, and I spent last weekend at the Grand Canyon and in Sedona. The last time I tried to see the Grand Canyon it was raining and eerily foggy. For such a large natural wonder, it absolutely can be completely invisible under the right weather conditions.
Luckily, the weather was beautiful this time. I would highly recommend visiting the Grand Canyon in January or February – there are fewer visitors (who likes a wall of people to take pictures through and fight on the foot path?) and the weather is surprisingly nice. There was snow during out visit, but hiking during the middle of the day was quite warm, especially in the sun. We parked at the visitor’s center, took the free bus to Bright Angel Lodge, and then hiked around the rim to Hopi point.

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How many goats (at least I think they were goats) can you find in this picture?

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Leslie saved us from this giant boulder!

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Chris actually jumped off of this ledge to freak me out. There was another ledge right under it.

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Here is a small selection from my recent trip to the UK and Ireland.

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“Green, green, forty shades of green

I close my eyes and picture

the emerald of the sea

From the fishing boats of Dingle

to the shores of Donaghadee” – Johnny Cash

Green is the color of life signifying growth, healing, and renewal.

This past June I went on a wonderful tour of the UK and Ireland. Ireland really is as green and rainy as everyone says. But, it is in fact, this rain that influences the dramatic Irish landscapes. The influence of the gulf stream and the moderate climate combine to make Ireland well-balanced – no hot hots or cold colds. However, I did find myself with quite the unexpected sunburn after a day riding bikes on Aran Island.

Anyway, I decided to make a little project out of the proverbial wonderful Johnny Cash song, “Forty Shades of Green.” Below is my interpretation of Ireland’s many shades.

window Forty Shades of Greensmall leaves Forty Shades of Greenseed Forty Shades of Greenseaweed3 Forty Shades of Greenrestaurant Forty Shades of Greenseaweed2 Forty Shades of Greenseaweed Forty Shades of Greenplant Forty Shades of Greenoffice Forty Shades of Greenmoss2 Forty Shades of Greenleprechaun Forty Shades of Greenleaves2 Forty Shades of Greenleaves Forty Shades of Greenleaf2 Forty Shades of Greenfence Forty Shades of Greenleaf Forty Shades of Greenface Forty Shades of Greenivy Forty Shades of Greenevergreen Forty Shades of Greendoor Forty Shades of Greenclover Forty Shades of Greenbench Forty Shades of Greencliffs Forty Shades of Green

grasswall Forty Shades of Greengrass2 Forty Shades of Greentrees Forty Shades of Greenshells Forty Shades of Greensheeplegs Forty Shades of Greenplant2 Forty Shades of Greenqueenanneslace Forty Shades of Greenpipe Forty Shades of Greengrass Forty Shades of Greengate Forty Shades of Greenflowers2 Forty Shades of Greenfenceandwall Forty Shades of Greenflower1 Forty Shades of Greenfenceandcows Forty Shades of Greencliffs3 Forty Shades of Greencliffs2 Forty Shades of Greenmoss Forty Shades of Green

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