copyright 2001, Grabo'
This is my
pride and joy — my
trademark photograph. Camel
Rock (otherwise known as
Chimney Rock) from the Southwest
corner. This magnificent
monolith is orphaned from
a long sandstone cliff, which
was behind me as I took the
picture. We lived in a log
cabin at the time, just 1/2
mile to the left, in Wyoming
, with a woodstove and no
running water, and I’d
say we were pretty close
to having our first child.
This is the
land
of my ancestors. I sat
in the front room of the
old house here with my grandparents
and listened to the old tube-type
radio in the evening, just
after the old banti rooster
stopped crowing, and imagined
John Wayne chasing the natives
(or vice-versa) around this
rock. I fished for pan-sized
brook trout under the natural
bridge and in the granite
canyon just over this hill.
Life was so simple in those
days in the 50’s.
You too can
gaze upon this, the beautific
vision of my childhood —
just order this photograph!
Enjoy it — treat yourself!
Colorado
pictures by Grabo’,
nature photographer
Summer,
Mid - 1970’s, South
of Laramie, Wyoming
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