Category Archives: Adventure

Paradise Found: A Day on the Island

Surely we’ve all closed our eyes at some point and imagined a place we’d rather be. Somewhere warm. Somewhere sunny. A place where the sun warms your back, the wind rustles the leaves of palm trees and nine to five means nothing. When things get crazy, I remember our time on the island. When things...

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Zanzibar Beach Photography

5 Days ago, something beautiful happened. With a long series of late-season storms and a sloppy 3 inches of mushy snow lingering about, you might never have seen it coming. But it came. Summer in Lake Tahoe. Yesterday, when quitting time rolled around, we got our butts out of our office chairs and headed to...

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Photo of the Week: Sierra storms drive Tahoe bear to nearby BBQ party

One of Lake Tahoe’s local bears knows a good BBQ when he smells one. During the Sierra Nevada’s recent barrage of Spring snowstorms, a High Sierra black bear turned up at a street-side party. Despite initial reactions of caution, Tahoe locals attending the event were quick to step aside and share sizzling hot dogs, summer...

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Doors of Zanzibar: Carved art of the Swahili Coast

Getting lost in Stonetown is easy. Narrow streets and alleyways intersect every 50 feet. Angles are anything but perpendicular, and cardinal directions become irrelevant as your options never seem to lead in the direction you were once headed. When the left side of your brain finally surrenders to the more intuitive aspect of navigation, you...

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Escape to Zanzibar: Exploring Stonetown, Part II

This week the adventures continue with more Zanzibar and Stonetown photography! Many thanks to all of you who have signed up for blog posts via email, and to those who have shared your comments on the blog and on the Chris Werner Photography Facebook Fan page. It’s always great to hear such positive feedback, and...

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