five pounds and a prayer (2023) (Patreon)

I went for a hike today (which is why this post is late!) which always means dragging along a bunch of extra gear in addition to food, water, first aid, etc, etc. My D750 weighs about 1.7 pounds; extra batteries, etc. (and three prime lenses) gets that pretty easily to right around 5 pounds. I always wonder if it's gonna be worth it to bring all that stuff, especially when the conditions are questionable (the remnants of Tropical Storm Hilary have brought very unseasonably cool and wet weather and a lot of storms to our area). 

I packed it and schlepped it seven miles for the hike anyway, because I am a sucker for the idea of a good image that was hard to get to. This shot was actually from right around the trailhead, it was (relatively) easy to get, although absolutely worth bringing a camera for. Tomorrow I'll post the one that I actually had to haul the camera 7 miles to get, and I hope you all think that one was worth it, too.