(Wildflowers in amphitheater above Deer Creek, Canon 7D, 17-40f4L @17mm, ISO100, f8.0, 1/80th second, handheld) The Grand Canyon is spectacular. Make no doubt about that. And you’d think, with nearly 3 weeks spent down in that maze of canyons, creeks, and…
(Colorado River and our camp across the river from Deer Creek Falls. Canon 7D, 17-40f4L @39mm, ISO100, f8.0, 2 seconds, tripod) It seems ironic that water held such an important role in my recent trip to the deserts of the…
(Sam and Matt take a beating in Deubendoff Rapid, Canon 7D, 70-200f2.8LIS @120mm, ISO400, f5.6, 1/4000th, handheld) Horn, Granite, Hermit, Crystal and Lava. For anyone who runs rivers, those words are famous. They are the names of five of the…
(Hiking through the lower reaches of Tuckup Canyon, Canon 7D, 17-40f4L @17mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/125th, handheld) River trips aren’t easy. They require an extraordinary amount of work. Packing and unpacking, rigging and de-rigging the boats, hauling equipment, cooking and cleaning,…
(The Colorado River from Lower Tuckup Canyon Camp, Canon 7D, 17-40 f4L, @17mm, ISO 800, f4.0, 30seconds, tripod) I’m spoiled by stars. Alaska is big and wild, and even at my home just a few miles north of Fairbanks, the…
The Grand Canyon was… well it was… I guess it was actually something like… What do I say about nearly three weeks rafting down the Grand Canyon? Every day was different, so I guess I should just start at the…
I’m surrounded by a strange juxtaposition today. Outside there are big soft flakes of snow falling slowly to the ground. They settle atop the spruces and cover the boot prints in the old snow. The temperature is 7 degrees here…
After a brutally cold January, winter has redeemed itself with a sublime, sunny, and clear-skied February. Temperatures have barely snuck below zero for three weeks now, and even better the aurora has been hopping. It got going early on Saturday…
About 10pm last the night the Aurora decided to have a burst of activity. The first show didn’t last long, no more than 20 minutes, but it was fast moving with waves rolling through the curtains of light. Even better,…
Wow, I haven’t been posting and I’m late on the February Desktop… Sorry about that, I’ll try to rectify that in the near future. Here’s the image, click for a larger version, then feel free to click on it for…