On the Road to Nowhere

On December 1, 2016 By Isobar ExpeditionsIn Photo Challenge, South America4 Comments

Perhaps we just needed to think about someplace warm as the days here in Frankfurt have gotten fairly cold, or maybe just for a change of pace from castles and Christmas markets, we decided to take a journey back to Bolivia for Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge this week. There are times when traveling that you get driven around instead of driving yourself and Bolivia and India both stand out in our minds when it comes to that as we had no desire to drive in either location. This week we decided to share some images that were taken from the back of the van that our guides drove as we traversed the jungles and mountains of Bolivia. We chose photos that were taken through the driver’s window so that you could get a sense of the roads that we were traveling. Some of them were quite harrowing. All of these were from our trip to Carrasco National Park. Obviously we had done Death Road while were in Bolivia, but this should give you an idea of what the “normal” roads were like.

Don’t Think About Passing. Oh, But They Did

Time Lapse

On December 1, 2016 By Isobar ExpeditionsIn Colorado, Photo Challenge2 Comments

We don’t often take photos as a series, we tend to just point and shoot towards the objects that draw our attention. The one exception to this is with sunsets, which by now you know we truly love seeing. We will often take a series of pictures as the sun slowly descends from the sky until it finally leaves only the glow against the clouds to remind you that it was once above the horizon. For this week’s Daily Post Discover Challenge – One, Two, Three, we decided to show not just our favorite shot of a sunset, but instead show the sequence of shots that we captured. We aren’t putting every photo here, but the photos are in the order in which they were taken. This was a sunset as seen from our house, or what used to be our house, in Colorado Springs earlier this year in April.

Turned Our Attention Away from the Sunset to the Stormy Clouds that Helped Create the Sunset

Starting to Focus on the Birds in the Tree

The Sunset is Nearly Over, the Birds are Going to Bed

The Last Photo that We Took of the Sunset

What Matters During the Holidays

On November 29, 2016 By Isobar ExpeditionsIn Photo Challenge2 Comments

We have several holiday traditions that we celebrate from year to year, but they aren’t what truly matters during this festive season. Regardless of where we are, it always comes down to caring, sharing, compassion, and family. This week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is Its’s Not This Time of Year Without… There are many things that remind us of the season, our Christmas tree, prime rib with Yorkshire pudding, or a fire in the fireplace. However, we have been away from home the past couple of Christmas’, which has helped us realize that it is about a phone call with loved ones, a card that says they are thinking of us, or most importantly, the two of us being together that is truly most important. Since this is a photo challenge, we have chosen a couple of photos taken during our travels at this time of year, probably a reason that we have always purchased unique holiday decorations from wherever we have been. We already have several spread out in our apartment here in Frankfurt to remind us that it is the holiday season, although a quick trip out of our door to the local Christmas market is all we really need to remind us that the holidays are upon 🎄.