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David M. Cobb
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David M. Cobb

by David Cobb

Gallery: NPN PhotographersPosted November 3, 2008319 views8 comments
I almost never take photos of myself, but I did find one recently, so I thought I'd post it. Outside of photography, another passion I have is long-distance hiking. This image of me is from my 850 mile solo walk along the north/south spine of the Canadian Rockies. This shot was taken 10 days into the walk with my trusty point-and-shoot. Yes, I do have feet, but I was balancing the camera on a rock. This image is near the border of Kakwa Provincial Park and the Willmore Wilderness near Casket Pass. I finished my journey at the U.S./Canadian Border about 45 days later. :wavey:

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Arnab Banerjee on November 6, 2008 at 12:24 PM
Wow..when did you do this walk? recently? Sounds like a great experience to do it alone..good to see you too
Registered on January 3, 2007, 313 Posts, 2270 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 7, 2008 at 7:51 PM
Hi David, great image. 850 miles! That's some hike!! :eek:
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on November 9, 2008 at 12:35 PM
Hello David, and very nice to see you out and about here. I would find it a challenge to drive 850 miles, never mind hike that distance in rugged terrain and weather exposure. Glad all went well for you on the trip. :cool:
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by Stan Rose on November 12, 2008 at 8:51 PM
Wow, 850 miles! No wonder you have no feet left! :biggrin: Nice to meet you!
Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
Comment posted by David Cobb on November 15, 2008 at 3:43 PM
It was a recent walk Arnab, but my most recent was across Iceland. I'm currently planning a 500-600 mile walk along a range of mountains in the eastern side of South Korea from the DMZ to the southern tip. I'd like to photograph the temples and mountains during the spectacular fall display there. I may need to hike a bit slower to photograph as much as I'd like :biggrin: .

David
Registered on December 14, 2007, 312 Posts, 3243 Comments
Comment posted by Raymond Marlow on November 16, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Thats an amazing hike David, and the images from a area like that must be awesome to boot. You do have feet or the 850 miles would have seemed alot longer :cool:
Registered on October 15, 2008, 158 Posts, 531 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Inglis on March 16, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Hi David,

Great shot! 850 miles WOW! The best I've done is 97 miles but then I do live on a small island!
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Registered on October 23, 2007, 26 Posts, 2832 Comments
Comment posted by john hansen on January 22, 2010 at 11:59 PM
Man that sounds incredible. After 850 miles I would wonder if you had feet.
Registered on September 11, 2007, 95 Posts, 369 Comments