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…
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,…
Yellowstone 2020
Yellowstone National Park, the land of thermal springs and geysers. I found it particularly challenging to photograph the geysers. They are impressive to watch in person but lose perspective in a flat photograph. Thermals are a little easier. And of course, if talking about Yellowstone National Park, how can one…
Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir
I stumbled on this place on the way to Jarbidge, Nevada. There is a nice campground that is mostly used by boaters and anglers, but it was a convenient stop for me on the way back from Jarbidge – Just a place to dump and refill my water tanks and…
Jarbidge, the Roads
As a visitor, Jarbidge appears to be an automobile town. There is no airport and the river is not navigable; the only way in is in an automobile. The mountains in the national forest are criss crossed by dirt roads that are popular OHV destinations. The antique automobile club was…
Ruby Crest Trail
Driving along H/W 80 one might get the impression that the state of Nevada is one big desert cover with nothing but sand and rocks. A more careful study of the topography quickly corrects this impression. Nevada is actually a very diverse land with more mountain ranges than any state.…
Big Sandy, Wind River Range, Wyoming
This is one of the most scenic areas in the country. Great hiking, great mountain, great people.
Rocky Mountain National Park, Kawuneeche Valley
On the west side the highway goes through one valley name Kawuneeche Valley. This is really the headwater of the Colorado River. The area is home for much wildlife and the elk is particularly photogenic. I also saw moose and mountain ship, but no bear. It snowed the first night…
Rocky Mountain National Park, East Side
We camped at Estate Park, which is really a town, but it is close enough to the national park for daily trips. The image of Bear Lake was taken with a fisheye lens.