Category: Photos

by James Murren 09 December 2024 Number of comments0
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AT Half-Gallon Challenge in Trails Magazine

Trails Magazine is a newer indie print magazine focusing on hiking/backpacking, primarily, but also gets in some other angles withContinue Reading

by James Murren 17 November 2024 2
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Announcing My New Travel Website for 2025!

Hello, everyone! I have exciting news! I’ve decided to get back into regular travel writing, like I did when IContinue Reading

by James Murren 17 October 2021 Number of comments0
Photos Poetry

Make Your Own Poem

Most times we need a little inspiration to make a poem. In rare moments, they happen, the inspiration coming fromContinue Reading

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by James Murren 09 October 2021 Number of comments0
California Photos

San Diego Summer Photo Dump

Summer 2021 passed by super quick, having spent the days fixing up the new house and passing some of theContinue Reading

by James Murren 18 February 2021 Number of comments0
Photos Poetry

what you can’t see

what you can’t see is that the seals are escaping a mother and her pup to the left of theContinue Reading

by James Murren 18 April 2020 Number of comments0
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New Travel Adventure Photos, aka Gallery, Page

I set up a new gallery page on the website. Basically, it provides a window into my writings/travels/adventures, without theContinue Reading

by James Murren 14 November 2019 Number of comments0
California Mountains Photos

Give Me Trees, Please

One of favorite things is a tree, any tree, doesn’t matter size or shape or color, simply give me aContinue Reading

by James Murren 30 May 2019 Number of comments0
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Gooseberry Mesa Yurts–Where the Writing is Great!

I spent a long weekend on Gooseberry Mesa in southwestern Utah. The fortune, in addition to the weather and spectacularContinue Reading

by James Murren 07 May 2019 Number of comments0
California Mountains MTB Photos

Fill in the Blank

The light lingers longer in the sky, allowing for more time to play outside. Up there with the tall treesContinue Reading

by James Murren 19 April 2019 Number of comments0
California Mountains MTB Photos Say Something

Gettin’ Down to Business

A lot of writers, including myself, aren’t so good at self-promotion and thinking of the business side of what weContinue Reading

by James Murren 08 January 2019 Number of comments0
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Arizona Route 160 through the Navajo Nation

For some 150 miles, route 160 runs through the four corners region of the desert southwest of the USA, whichContinue Reading

by James Murren 06 August 2018 Number of comments0
Mountains Photos

Drive-Through of Capitol Reef National Park

I stopped to relieve myself and got this photo: The rest of the way, I snapped photos through the frontContinue Reading

by James Murren 02 August 2018 Number of comments0
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Gnarled Life

GNARLED LIFE sometimes you see something and immediately a word pops into your head, the image defining the word betterContinue Reading

by James Murren 01 August 2018 Number of comments0
Mountains Photos

Zion Narrows Foot Traffic Jam

I rented the shoes in town, took the shuttle to the visitor center in the park and then waited overContinue Reading

by James Murren 30 July 2018 1
Mountains Photos

Seeing Red at Bryce Canyon and Getting Out

I took a little side trip, wanting to see for myself what “high-season” in some of the national parks lookedContinue Reading

by James Murren 16 March 2018 Number of comments0
Mountains Photos

Sedona’s Cathedral Rock Dance

Every time in Sedona, the sky, the light, the rock combine to dance a new step, showing off the wonderContinue Reading

by James Murren 13 December 2017 Number of comments0
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Flippin’ Phone Photos Folly

There’s no rhyme or reason to the photos, except that they are on my flip phone from the summer months:Continue Reading

by James Murren 20 June 2017 Number of comments0
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Writing Newsletter–Summer Edition

Greetings to all of you following my website/blog.  Below is a newsletter that I sent out to family and friends.Continue Reading