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Photo of the Day!

Published on August 22, 2017August 21, 2017 by Yinglan6 Comments

Here is one of my favorite photo from my Sunday trip to Mirror Lake. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!” →

Trip to Mirror Lake

Published on August 21, 2017August 20, 2017 by Yinglan24 Comments

As I noted in yesterday’s post, I was day-tripping to Mirror Lake, which is a large lake in Wasatch National Forest, about 80 miles from Salt Lake City and about 30 miles to the Utah-Wyoming border. Continue reading “Trip to Mirror Lake” →

The Perfect Distraction

Published on August 20, 2017August 20, 2017 by Yinglan8 Comments

Just a quick note: I’m going on a short day trip today and therefore, I probably will be absent from the blogging world for most of the day. So enjoy this post and leave your comments. I’ll get to them when I return. Thanks for stopping by. Continue reading “The Perfect Distraction” →

Photo of the Day!

Published on August 18, 2017August 17, 2017 by YinglanLeave a comment

I get distracted easily. If you wish to distract me from one thing, make me focus on something like rainbows and amazing landscapes. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!” →

Photo of the Day!

Published on August 15, 2017August 14, 2017 by Yinglan9 Comments

Today, I decided to post an old (throwback) picture from August of 2015. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!” →

Exploring the Elements

Published on August 14, 2017August 13, 2017 by Yinglan8 Comments

It’s Monday and I realized I have forgotten to participate in this week’s photo challenge of Elemental. Continue reading “Exploring the Elements” →

A Photo a Week Challenge: Vibrant

Published on August 11, 2017August 10, 2017 by Yinglan11 Comments

This week’s topic is vibrant and once again, this topic has intrigued me because I have a photos in my archives that fits this topic. Continue reading “A Photo a Week Challenge: Vibrant” →

Photo of the Day!

Published on August 11, 2017August 10, 2017 by Yinglan12 Comments

To wrap the week, here are some of the ripened tomatoes in my backyard garden. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!” →

Photo of the Day!

Published on August 8, 2017August 7, 2017 by Yinglan20 Comments

There are so much blackberries in the garden this year that it’s starting to feel like we may never finish eating them. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!” →

Textures

Published on August 6, 2017August 5, 2017 by Yinglan17 Comments

As of yesterday, I completed my first day of moving into the new house. Continue reading “Textures” →

A Photo a Week Challenge: Off-Center

Published on August 4, 2017August 3, 2017 by Yinglan8 Comments

I was intrigued when I saw the topic for this week’s A Photo a Week Challenge. Continue reading “A Photo a Week Challenge: Off-Center” →

Photo of the Day!

Published on August 4, 2017August 3, 2017 by Yinglan7 Comments

I’ve been looking at my old pictures because I haven’t been anywhere since Independence Day and I’ve been too exhausted to take pictures of the growing garden. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!” →

Photo of the Day!

Published on August 1, 2017July 31, 2017 by Yinglan6 Comments

I posted this picture on my Instagram feed yesterday. Continue reading “Photo of the Day!” →

The Drive to South Dakota

Published on July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 by Yinglan17 Comments

I could’ve never guessed I would see so many different types of weather in a single day on this road trip. The 15-day road trip took place in early May (more than two months ago) and I can still remember the weather I encountered on the 10th day driving from Great Falls, Montana to Keystone, South Dakota.

It started out a great drive as you can tell from the above picture. The sky was blue as far as I could see. It had rained hard the night before as I was driving from Waterton Lakes, Canada to Great Falls, Montana. There were some spots where I couldn’t even see. It was a scary 6-hour journey. So seeing the blue skies and sunshine made the drive pleasant.

When we reached Billings, Montana a few hours later, the sky was overcast and gray. Then before I knew it, drops of sprinkles began falling on my rental SUV. Even though I should be used to the weather changing because I live in Utah and weather is different in every city, it still felt a little surreal how quickly the weather changed and I could see it changing.

Like how I can see I’m almost done with this particular storm.

Then I would get to see this gorgeous double rainbow. I had just entered into South Dakota, by the way.

Then just as I was about 20 minutes away from Keystone, the sky began pouring like there was a leak. I turned the window wipers to high but still couldn’t see a thing. You can do this, I told myself as I steadied my hands on the steering wheel.

As I drove along Highway 16 at about 30 mile/hour, I felt somewhat incredible because there I was, driving in the middle of a raging rainstorm, something my mom would never allow me to do, and I was doing it. At the same time, time felt like it was at a standstill. Maybe that’s the way storms work, I don’t know.

Some time later, I finally arrived at the motel in Keystone and was rewarded by this beautiful rainbow. Seeing the rainbow made me feel satisfied and proud of myself for completing the 9-hour drive safe and sound despite the nasty weather I’ve encountered along the way.

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