Part II: Westward

Westward through Oregon:

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Mountains of Crater Lake National park, Oregon. © Cody Duncan photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Crater Lake National park, Oregon. © Cody Duncan photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Crater Lake National park, Oregon. © Cody Duncan photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Old pier on Oregon coast. © Cody Duncan photography

Part I: The Journey North

Part I: Santa Barbara, California to Hart Mountain, Oregon.

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: empty rural highway in eastern Oregon. © Cody Duncan Photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Tuolumne river at sunset, Yosemite National park, California. © Cody Duncan Photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Mono Lake at sunrise, California. © Cody Duncan Photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Old Wooden wheel at Bodie state historic park, California. © Cody Duncan Photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Mount Shasta, California. © Cody Duncan Photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Truck driving down dirt road, Hart Mountain, Oregon. © Cody Duncan Photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: White horse in field. © Cody Duncan Photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Herd of horses in field. © Cody Duncan Photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Beehive burner at abandoned saw mill, California. © Cody Duncan Photography

Zaca Fire

Heavy smoke has been drifting over town for the last few days, and in combination with the full moon, I decided to see if I could get a good view of the fire from up on West Camino Cielo.

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: gaviota coast north of Santa Barbara and smoke from Zaca Fire, 2007. © Cody Duncan photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Smoke rising over Santa Ynez valley from Zaca fire, 2007 . © Cody Duncan photography

Cody Duncan Stock Photography: Smoke blocking full moon over Santa Barbara from Zaca fire, 2007 . © Cody Duncan photography

Allgäu = Beautiful

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up to the north

Monday afternoon, April 16th: I’m walking out the door – my jacket and backpack full of camera gear already on – to go shoot some photos of the fields of flowers in the area. By chance, I glance at my plane tickets to Norway which were sitting on the table by the door and notice the date is for the 17th. 17th, 17th, 17th, hmmm, I thought. Shit! Todays the 16th, I leave tomorrow, not Wednesday, I realize in a sudden panic.

Tuesday, April 17th, Aprox 1:00pm: The flight left Munich on time, despite having a 5 hour layover in Oslo, I had still been worried about missing my connection (I haven’t had the best of luck with flights being on-time in the last year, in fact, I’ve come to expect that they will be delayed.). But now I’m planning on what to do with 5 hours in Oslo as I’m watching the beautiful colors of the German spring pass beneath me as we are slowly gaining altitude. Suddenly after around 20 minutes in the air, the plane suddenly makes a quick decent and we enter into a sharp turn towards the south. Hmmm, this doesn’t seem too good. A few minutes later the pilot comes on and says there is a ‘Technical Problem’ and we must now return to Munich. Well, I still have 5 hours in Olso, no problem. Well, the airplane cracked a windshield, which took 5 hours to repair, I arrive in Oslo as my flight I’m supposed to catch to Bodø is taking off. Luckily the airline was nice enough to put me on a later flight from another airline (as this was their last flight of the day), and once again I find myself walking out of the Bodø airport around midnight, looking forward to a night on the floor in the ferry terminal (which I’m now quite familiar with). At least its warm, which is more that can be said about the snowstorm outside.

Only a few pics for now:

lofoten norway

lofoten norway

lofoten norway

dead whale lofoten norway

drying cod stockfish lofoten norway

Down South, Up North

Took a little roadtrip to the French Riviera last week, what a beautiful place. On Wednesday I’m leaving the warm temps of spring and heading off into the cold of the Norwegian arctic.

only a couple pics for now…

French Alps near Annency. Cody Duncan Photography

Lake Annency, France. Cody Duncan Photography

Stormy weather on Mediterranean sea near Antibes on the French Riviera. Cody Duncan Photography

moped and old doorway in Sospel, Cote d’azur, France.  Cody Duncan Photography

Adventures in the Alps

The snow has finally arrived…

© cody duncan photography.  snowy mountain peaks, Bernese alps, Switzerland

© cody duncan photography.  snowy mountain peaks, Bernese alps, Switzerland

© cody duncan photography.  Barn in snow storm in Gimmelwald, Switzerland

Ice cave:

We traveled hundreds of feet up through the frozen darkness, only headlamps to light the way. The roof, sometimes high, sometimes low, peeled off in delicate layers, often nearly reaching the floor. One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.

© cody duncan photography.  person in glacier ice cave, Bernese alps, Switzerland

© cody duncan photography.  ceiling of glacier ice cave, Bernese alps, Switzerland

© cody duncan photography.  person in glacier ice cave, Bernese alps, Switzerland

Seconds after this picture was taken, the entire hanging section collapsed to the ground from just a gentle touch. One definately feels their mortality in a place such as this.

Reflections on Norway

Reflection of beam of sunlight in Nordfjord, Norway. © Cody Duncan Photography

Car driving through Norwegian mountains. © Cody Duncan Photography

Reflection of small boat in Norwegian Fjord. © Cody Duncan Photography

Twisting road at the Trollstigen, Norway. © Cody Duncan Photography

Scenic mountain reflection in lake, Norway. © Cody Duncan Photography

MSR Hubba tent at campsite above lake in Jotunheimen national park, Norway. © Cody Duncan Photography

Bog cotton in mountains of Jotunheimen national park, Norway.  © Cody Duncan Photography

reflection of mountains and village of Reine in lofoten Islands, Norway.  © Cody Duncan Photography

Group of people waiting to view the midnight sun along coast in Lofoten Islands, Norway. © Cody Duncan Photography

Norway

I haven’t had any chance to work on images. I just found a wireless connection at the library here in Bergen. In 2 hours I’ll be on the Ferry to Shetland (Scotland). Two days ago I hitchhiked here from Trondheim, 700+km. Two days on the road.
A few quick pics of Norway for the meantime…

Gjendebu, Jotunheimen national park, Norway. © Cody Duncan Photography

Reflection in Næroyfjord near Gudvangen, Norway. © Cody Duncan Photography

Dramatic storm clouds over Lofoten Islands, Norway. © Cody Duncan Photography

Heading home

The sun is getting low on the horizon on my final full day here in NZ. Tomorrow I fly from Christchurch to Auckland, then it’s back to foggy California. Today was my first free day this week, the previous 6 were spent sitting at the car market trying to sell my van; which I managed to do yesterday, at last. At least the sky parted today and the sky was blue (well, mostly) unlike the cold and wet weekend.
Goodbye New Zealand…

Dramatic light over mountains, New Zealand. © Cody Duncan photography

Sunset over Tasman sea, New Zealand. © Cody Duncan Photography

morning light over river in Haast pass, New Zealand.  © Cody Duncan Photography

Morning light over mountains of Haast pass, New Zealand.  © Cody Duncan Photography

Sheep in pasture near Wanaka, New Zealand. © Cody Duncan Photography