It is difficult to photograph in the Grand Tetons National Park and not have the Tetons Range in your photographs, and this trip was no different. The first photograph was kind of by chance. I was driving around trying to find something to photograph, it was getting late, and this…
Yellowstone 2023
Talking about Yellowstone, one thinks of the Old Faithful geyser, but The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River is perhaps the most interesting feature and after all, the park is named for it. Yellowstone National Park is known for its geysers and its wildlife, and it is most interesting to…
Tonto East & the Escalante, Grand Canyon 2023
Tonto East was the only part of the Tonto Trail which I hadn’t previously hiked, so when Joern proposed this trip I didn’t hesitate. Previously, I had hiked all of the other sections of the Tonto Trail: the Beamer Trail section (far east to the confluence of the Little Colorado),…
Annapurna Circuit, Nepal 2022
David and I hired Mountain Experience of Kathmandu. This is the company Warren Storkman used in all my previous trips to Nepal. They were great, and took care of all the details making our trip fun and safe. I was happy to meet Chhuldim and Tamding Sherpa again and to…
The Colorado Trail (Denver to Monarch Pass)
South bound seems the preferred direction for hiking the Colorado Trail. But once it joins the Continental Divide Trail at Georgia Pass, the north bound traffic of through hikers on the Continental Divide greatly increases. Wherever the trail goes near a convenient access point, many hikers join. But in between,…
Buckskin Gulch and Paria Canyon
Starting from the trailhead, one might wonder where the slot canyon is. At this point Buckskin Gulch is just a wide open valley with cows grazing and low hills in the background. But soon enough the walls steepen up and the canyon begins to take shape. Click on the images…
Frozen on the Beach
Weathering Texas’ Big Breeze on the Beach in Bolivar Peninsula Near Galveston It was quite by an accident that I ended up weathering the worst winter storm to hit Texas in some 100 years. I was camping on the Bolivar Peninsula right by the ocean. It is very close to…
Mississippi, Alabama and the Deep South, Gulf Coast, Cheaha SP and Sipsey Wilderness
Traveling along the beautiful Gulf Coast one finds long sandy beaches, palm trees, hotels, casinos, marinas and fishing piers. There’s something for everyone! This image was taken near Biloxi, Mississippi. I didn’t realize Mississippi allows gambling, but apparently it does. Most of the long piers I saw along this coastline…
The Everglades
They always tell you that Southern Florida is sunny, but I never heard how flat it is. Driving through the Everglades there are 2 high passes that the park service chose to mark with signs. One is 3 ft. the other 4. That is 3 and 4 feet above sea…
Texas Hill Country
Texas Hill Country reminds me the place I grew up in – northern Israel – Mostly lime stone, medium size oak and pine trees with room in between for grass and shrub. The terrain and weather are quite different, but winter time temperature are similar. One big difference are the…