August 2020 – Hit the Road with Me

A Random Day in the Life of Point Reyes | Video

I put this short video together while Point Reyes National Seashore is ravaged by the Woodward Fire. Let’s consider it a ind of a get-well-soon card to this place that have become my home.

I’ve spent what are now hundreds of hours volunteering as a trail patrol there, walking the very trails that are now covered in the ash of all the beautiful trees that offered me cover from rain and sun alike, and sung songs in the breeze coming from the ocean. My heart is heavy with sorrow; Woodward Valley Trail where this fire started was my very favourite trail and I’ve walked it more times than I can count.

If you can and want to donate to the Point Reyes Disaster Council, you can do so via the following post on Facebook.

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August 25, 2020August 22, 2020 by Pina Marek

Head In The Clouds | One Photo

I’ve been told to get my head out from the clouds so very many times that I probably wouldn’t be able to count it. I’ve been told it by my parents, grandparents, teachers, and even people I once considered friends. But the mountains taught me to keep my head in the clouds, to keep dreaming and reaching higher than anything else.

What happens in the mountains stays… with you for the rest of your life.

There are so very many things the mountains have taught and continue to teach me.

To stand tall and strong through every storm.

To let only the sun, wind, rain and snow paint wrinkles of age on my face.

To be wild and free, with my head in the clouds, while being the rock for those who might need one.

There is so very much more, and even more of that which cannot be put into words. And for that, I am and will be forever grateful to those most beautiful places in the world.

One-Photo Series:

Black Butte Drowned in Color

Years of Wisdom

Logan Pass View

August 18, 2020August 19, 2020 by Pina Marek

A Cold Morning | Betsy in the Eastern Sierras

It’s cold in the Eastern Sierras in February. I think that’s something we can agree on. It’s also perhaps the best time of the year to visit.… Read more “A Cold Morning | Betsy in the Eastern Sierras”

August 11, 2020August 19, 2020 by Pina Marek

Panoramas from East of the Sierras

In 2018, I took a friend of mine on a short trip to the Eastern Sierras. It was my first time spending an extended period of time… Read more “Panoramas from East of the Sierras”

August 4, 2020 by Pina Marek