Shared Values; Different Perspectives.
An exploration of Light and Color in the High Sierra. A hard, late summer reset to find inspiration in the textures, colors, and simplicity in (somewhat) quieter parts of California. A place we visit often and look to as a guiding light in both the products we make as well as the practices we employ.
High sierra beauty, as reliable as a sledge hammer. There is little predictable about this land, yet it’s hard to argue against its absolute visual perfection.
Sierra Granite: Hundreds of millions of years old...still totally in style.
Have a plan --> New Information --> Get a new plan.
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Have a plan --> New Information --> Get a new plan. 〰️
The Lucky Ones - an every two decade event. Planning for all scenarios, including snow in the month of August, is essential in the outdoors. It also helps in building custom product and doing high end work when things can change quickly and solutions are required. Be wary of internet knowledge of predicting mountain weather events…and many other things for that matter.
Sometime nature changes its mind, too. That's okay.
Is this what they mean by flowstate? Carved out by water millions of years ago, and still working daily. Good things take time.
A simple change in perspective can change a whole lot. .tol elohw a egnahc nac evitcepsrep ni egnahc elpmis A
…Quiet Power and Loud Beauty
Gone walking, gone thinking.
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Come Monday, back at it. A stark reminder that with the pursuit of what we often define as perfection does not come without a cost. Lumber on its way to its final destination and petroleum hard at work.