I shot this video way back in September, but have been lazy at video editing (it’s really time consuming and I have been too busy a bee). I finally got around to chopping it up last night into this little ditty. Now I’m on a roll and going through tons of old(ish) files, piecing together...
Category Archives: great outdoors
Long-time readers may remember when I backpacked Paria Canyon three years ago. It was one of the most glorious experiences in my life, and I took some absolutely incredible photos. Well, I finally did it again last month, only this time it wasn’t very glorious (and I didn’t take many photos). Honestly, I quite despise...
I never understood how people could fill up their memory cards and not download the photos off their camera. But now that I have a point and shoot, I do the exact same thing. Ha! Also, this point and shoot has made me incredibly lazy at photography. I never bring my SLRs on adventures anymore,...
Death Valley is one of those places you grow up hearing about, but never give much thought to seeing yourself (at least in my experience). So it kind of took me by surprise when Jim mentioned the idea of going there this weekend. We knew we wanted to get out of town and go somewhere,...
A few weeks back, I finally visited Shaman’s Gallery. This ancient pictograph panel had been on my hike list ever since I first moved to the desert, but I could never get there because I didn’t have the proper vehicle (or good directions). But now that I have a totally pimped out Xterra, I can...
Let’s take a short break from the critter posts today and post this epic sunset from last weekend at Toroweap. I’ve been dying to get back there (haven’t been since fall 2008) and now that I have a snazzy off-road Xterra, I can actually get out there (for anyone unfamiliar, the “road” is gnarly)! Not...
I did two epic hikes this past weekend, one of which was Observation Point. I’ve done this hike about a million times, but I wanted to do it while it was super snowy and icy. Unfortunately, all the snow from a couple weeks ago has long since melted. Instead, it was a gloriously warm day...
Went to Bryce to ski the other weekend, and even called ahead to make sure there was enough snow. They said yes… but well, there wasn’t.
That must sound odd coming from a photographer, but when you do it for a living, it’s too easy to let the “play photography” fall to the side. I get sick of carrying my gear around all the time, so when I’m not working, I don’t even bother half the time. Even hiking Signal Peak...
Last weekend, Pim and I hiked our tenth mountain together, and that makes me very happy. Not only is it a record year for me, but I can’t imagine a more awesome hiking partner! But, I digress. Signal Peak (in the Pine Valley Mountains near St. George) had been on my hit list for years,...
