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About Me Member General Digital Photographer PreyingJawsMale/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 4 Years
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3 Passions

Tue Jul 7, 2009, 8:33 AM
My three passions will take me places I never thought possible at times, then again at times my three passions will also leave me hurting as well. There are times like sitting on the mountain top for the sun set and the following sun rise that make my spirit soar. Then there are times when the pain for the struggle is to much to bear.

Last weekend I turned far short of my intended goal. All the preparation, the planning, & the drive to get out there just could not be over come by one limitation. After 5 miles in with a little rain, an ice cold swift creek crossing (2x) a few leaches too, I turned back. I turned back not for the lack of mosquito repellent (which I had) but, for the physical discomfort of walking. Carrying a 40lb pack up hill stressed my knee out. I know the trail I chose was well with in my limits but, limping it wasn't. I don't know if it was for the lack of physical conditioning or the lack of a warm up after a 3 1/2 hours drive but, not knowing why my knee stressed out gave great concern to me. I wanted so much to keep pushing on. During the past week I did get to a physical therapist, his simple reply - I'm getting old. What a relief for a moment I though I was getting younger.

NO!~! I'm a sprite 24 + 14. Look at those numbers & that's how I like to play. I do play it safe but, I'm not old'n bound, when that day comes put me in my rocking chair on the cabin porch. I've got my rocking chair already, I'm still looking for my cabin.

My three passions are photography, hiking, & GOD.
I'm not into religion but, I am into the relationship with the Maker. Yes, I am a God fearing Christian. I was burned by the but,'church' earlier this year I am not burned by God, Himself.

I'm into photography. I am part of the carry your camera every where club. Even though I don't shoot it all the time I do have at least the point & shoot within reasonable reach of the knapsack. I save the dSLR for the times I need the high quality. Of which I need to push out my rehearsal pictures this weekend the follow up with my hiking pictures, too.

Finally, I'm into hiking. The trail gives me breath to make it through the week. It also cools me off from the valley heat. SL UT is bound for the triple's later this week. AC does not cut it very well nor does the swamp cooler. Utah is funny like that, to dry for AC & just an edge to moist for cooling vis evaporation. My workmates & family ask why I hike. Simple I can. What's the point of looking at the mountains if you can't explore them. At one time, because I could not get out into the mountains, these mountains became my prison. I worked & went to school full time which left me with no time to explore. Hiking is about exploring for me. Does not everyone have some form of desire to explore, to learn, to achieve?

Though my passions ensue me I also pursue them. Despite the hardship the rewards are exponentially greater.

  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: the pc fan
  • Reading: REI catalogue
  • Watching: emicons dance
  • Drinking: what else besides cold coffee

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One of my passions, hiking into the back country...

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: SLC UT, UT, & the Mountains in UT
  • Interests: Climbing; Photography event and scenry, Hiking/Snow Shoeing, Mountian Biking, GOD
  • Favourite movie: Star Wars (the Pure Original)
  • Favourite genre of music: white noise aka background sounds
  • Favourite artist: varies to who's concert I can get into free
  • Favourite poet or writer: Andrew Murray
  • Favourite photographer: there's to many to say...
  • Favourite style of art: Blown out Landscapes
  • Operating System: AUGH WinXP
  • Shell of choice: Lobster
  • Wallpaper of choice: faces of interesting people
  • Skin of choice: my own
  • Favourite game: Cribbage
  • Favourite gaming platform: theRubix Revenge
  • Favourite cartoon character: Wiley the Coyote
  • Personal Quote: the thing that I am most ignorant of is that which I am ingnorant of
  • Tools of the Trade: Nikon D-90 w/the kit lens; K-10D, *ist DS, a bag full of lenses, theGIMP, irfanview

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Did you get to the race this w/e? How was it?

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Step this way!! [link]
20gig's worth of images. I need to sort. w/Peny's it's are they in focus; w/Nik's 'um I need tighter criteria...

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PreyingJaws
Looking forward to seeing them!!



Just booked my LM trip(yay), going 2 days earlier this year so get to see qualifying and drivers parade on Fri night. Need to get more memory and batteries methinks :O

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Step this way!! [link]
thank you so much for the watch ;)

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thanks for watching :hug:

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thank you so much! :hug:

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:bulletred: I feel my heart i m p l o d e :ambulance:
:thanks: for the watch! Want to be a member at all?

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"for God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten Son' John 3:16”
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

This is the deviantART Christian Artist Group! <3
But of course, I'd like to be counted. I'm interested in how Christians can push their skill in arts & be involved in the art community.

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PreyingJaws
Alright then! We'll add you! :D Welcome to our club! :hug:

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"for God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten Son' John 3:16”
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”

This is the deviantART Christian Artist Group! <3
Dude, thanks for the :+devwatch:

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-sean

"When you come to the edge of all that you know, you must be sure of one of two things: There will be earth upon which to stand, or you will be given wings."
--Rachel Nicole

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