Dream Lake
Revisiting an old friend after the shutdown as a result of Covid-19. Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Revisiting an old friend after the shutdown as a result of Covid-19. Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Farewell, San Francisco. Nearly two years to the day since I arrived, I bid you adieu.
It’s not you. Really. Granted some things grew old – the traffic, petty crime, conversations about kale – but you offered so much more. Despite being such a big city, your small neighborhoods felt like anywhere but, and offered a lifetime of exploration.
The alarm shrieks to life. After years of early starts to go climb, ski, or photograph, the noise is still jarring. I get up, sometimes questioning my choice of hobbies. Espresso machine switched on, the microwave set to two minutes to cook my breakfast burrito. It’s somewhere in these moments that I snap out of my grogginess and get excited for what lies ahead.
My name is David Kennedy and I have a gear problem. It started innocently enough in high school. I experimented with hiking and backpacking first. Then I met more outdoorsy folk and started to explore caves, rivers, and rock cliffs. Then it got serious when I moved to Colorado – skiing and ice climbing. Most recently, photography has become the umbrella in which all other outdoor activities fall. (more…)