After a very busy fall, I finally had time to process my photos from Alaska. The results can be downloaded here, as a portfolio ebook with about 100 new photographs. There are autumnal landscapes and plants, mountains, glaciers, misty fjords and ocean scenes, and even some wildlife sprinkled in this new collection. I have included a small sampling of the photographs in this blog post but they will look better in the ebook.
As I mention in the ebook, the size, scope, and wildness of Alaska is difficult to articulate. A map provides an intellectual approximation of its size, but the emotional realization of how big a place Alaska is doesn’t really settle in until visiting in person and for several weeks. This is the perspective I have from driving around the very small slice of Alaska that is paved (or well graded) within a reasonable distance of its largest population center. Even that “less wild” part was incredible—imagine the overwhelming majority of the state which is inaccessible except by water or plane. Hopefully in the future we won’t have to imagine, as we plan on making several return visits.
Read MoreAfter a busy fall in Colorado, the Adirondacks, Vermont, Maine, and Zion we took a needed break before heading to Death Valley in late December with our trailer and staying there nearly 8 weeks. That is a long time in a single place, but like every visit to Death Valley, we only scratched the surface of what is there to see and explore. Most free weekends were spent exploring the many canyons in and near the park. I have now visited over 60 Death Valley canyons - many without names and most with a few surprises.
Canyons (and the rocks within them) make up a large portion of my recent gallery of photographs from Death Valley, I have included a few favorites in this post, but see the full gallery for much more.
Read MoreI planned for this article to be a collection of my favorite black and white photos from 2020 but a few things intervened with that plan. Although I like all of the photos here and think they are worthy of including in my black and white photo collections, only a few feel like they will qualify as “favorites” as time goes on. I also found time to process some photos from previous years as well, broadening the collection a bit. So, below, you will find some recently taken and recently processed black and white photos, with a few stories about our travels during 2020. I hope you enjoy the photos and the stories - and I hope that 2021 is off to a good start for you, despite the complex circumstances of these times.
Read MoreSarah and I recently returned from a trip to Zion National Park. With our self-contained trailer it is remarkably easy to stay away from people, which we managed to do for the entire trip, our only visits up the main canyon were on bike. Prior to Zion we photographed fall colors here and there around our home in southwest Colorado. Here’s a selection of my photographs from that period, you can see the full gallery here, which includes over forty new photographs.
Read MoreLike many of you, Sarah and I have spent the last few months at home, keeping to ourselves and limiting our human interactions to the virtual kind. A few months ago - before COVID-19 asserted itself - I deleted my Facebook and Instagram accounts, and have recently deleted my Twitter account as well. I may detail the reasons why in a future post but I don’t think they will be surprising. If you want to contact me email is the best method.
Recently as local travel restrictions lifted, we were able to spend a few mornings and afternoons exploring the forests nearby our home in southwest Colorado. We caught them just as they were coming out of their winter slumber and putting on the fresh green coat of spring. We are extremely fortunate to live so close to so many beautiful areas that are just a short drive from our home.
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