Tampa Taxi Shots

People who remember the old Tampa Taxi Shots know that I am a bit of a photographer. I am been around it along time, and just work hard at it. I have a massive collection of images and have them stored on disk. I have always wanted to share them with others for they do no good just sitting around in a shoe box, when they should be on the net. Click image for large size This photo was taken at Hillsborough River State Park in 2003 when I got my first digital camera. Wow, the technology has changed but this one was a DSLR and I was able to adjust shutter speed and exposure to get this effect. The river rapids The river rapids at Hillsborough River State Park are the only rapids in the state. I was able to find another in my hiking in the woods but it must have been unclassified or unknown. This is one of the directions this blog will now be taking. I have also returned to the TampaTaxi.Blogspot URL. The reason is the dot net deal only confused Google searchers for they did n...

At night I stoked the fire to get it going. Teri and Kevin had to leave and it was George and I for the night. What I did not know was the raccoons would raid our camp in the middle of the night. They had raided the trash and even bit open the Irish tea. I guess the decided it was not food and abandoned it on the camp perimeter. I hate those bastards. I was able to salvage some tea and boiled water with the only pan I had. I prefer instant coffee but the tea had enough caffeine to do the trick. Another tradition is a nice photo of an early morning campfire. Its not camping if you don't get the smoke going early. I was also able, before I left, to walk down by the river and found the canoe launch. That is something we need to do more of. Anyway, this is the sign at the entry to Hillsborough River State Park which could be your gateway to a nice camping adventure. We were at campsite ,,#27 which I recommend.

I went camping last week with friends. It was at a commercial site which is a change of pace from our usual primitive/backcountry outings in Florida. You can see the taxi and my tent (I have two tents) and I enjoyed having a bathroom across the way. This is George who brought most of the gear and got us started on chopping wood. He is a guy that will have a gadget for everything. He also happens to be the host of a local TV show about the paranormal. We really had a nice fire going just before sunset and were waiting for Teri and Kevin to show up. They soon did and Kevin became "Children of the Corn" which is a tradition for us. It all went downhill after dinner when we decided to go look for Bigfoot. That is when I got hurt skidding down a limestone rock face. I have been out of commission but I am on the mend.

Its been a while for this blog but this should be working now. We recently went to Hillsborough River State Park for a camp out. George was the first one to get there and we had to wait for Teri and Kevin, for they were at work and would arrive before sunset (the best time). Look at all this stuff This was one of the first hot nights of the year. As you know, we are much more active in the fall/winter time of the year. We had plenty of firewood that would be used for cooking. There was no need to stay warm for it was around 90 when the sunset. I got a chance to use George’s ax and chop wood which was not as easy as it looks. You can work up a good sweet doing that. Tim the wildman Chopping wood Anyway, I just want to put some photos up and let you know what is going on. Technical pro George The end result of all of this was a nice hot fire on a hot day. We did cook a whole bunch of stuff on it. Too bad it was for only one night. I really hate it when people have to...

Tim Fasano with the axe We went camping this week and we needed a fire. The wood they sell you here are very large pieces. We needed smaller ones to get the fire going. Time to chop wood. First, you need an axe. Then,  strike the wood longways resting on a piece of wood. The smaller pieces help launch the burn of the fuel logs. We made a log cabin style which is good for cold nights when camping. With my new fire sticks, the campfire burned all night at the Bigfoot Campout. Striking the wood with one even blow The log cabin style of fire You see it burns very nice