Wild Weekly’s Photo Contest – Exploring

I’m participating in the online adventure travel magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggersThis week’s Challenge is: Exploration!

I explore the desert of Southwest Utah quite frequently.  However, this time I decided to post an adventure I had that made me quite queasy (literally).  I went on a seven day, seven night Western Caribbean Cruise.  One of the destinations was Grand Cayman Island.  I had never been snorkeling before, so I decided what the heck.

Notice the reef in the harbor? It means that large ships can’t dock here, just small personal water craft or ferries.  Did you know there is a shipwreck in the harbor?  Well, it wasn’t caused by the reef like you would think.  It was caused by a coal engine.  Apparently, the vibrations from the engine rattled the ship apart.  Of course the ship wasn’t designed for a coal engine, it was originally a wind powered ship.  When the ship made it to harbor, it was leaking so bad, the officials determined to just sink it where it was.

This was the engine for the ship.  It’s a popular spot for fish to explore.

 

Not just fish, but for snorkelers (like me) and scuba divers like him:

 

Of course, that’s about the time claustrophobia kicked in and I had to leave the water.  It was fun while it lasted, though.  I had a blast.

 

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December 21, 2012December 21, 2012 by Kelly Guymon Photography Categories: PhotographyTags: Caribbean, exploring, fish, grand canyon, Grand Cayman, LetsBeWild.com, List of travel magazines, ocean, Recreation, Scuba diving, ship wreck, Snorkeling, Travel, tropical, Utah, water, Zion National park 2 Comments

Wild Weekly Photo Challenge: Macro Photography

I’m participating in the online adventure travel magazine Wild Weekly Photo Challenge

for bloggers. This week’s Challenge is: Macro Photography!

It was very difficult to pick which photo to use, so I broke it down to three:

This is a close up of Stinging Nettle that is very pretty to look at, but not to touch.

This is the endangered Las Vegas Poppy that I found in the desert just east of Las Vegas, NV.

And last but not least:

One of my favorites, a Monarch Butterfly drinking the nectar from some flowers.

November 26, 2012November 27, 2012 by Kelly Guymon Photography Categories: PhotographyTags: butterfly, Fall, flowers, Las Vegas, las vegas poppy, LetsBeWild.com, macro, monarch butterfly, nectar, nettle, purple, Recreation, spring, Travel, yellow 1 Comment