Yes, we are officially in spring, but there is still plenty of snow in the high country. Until then...
I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape — the loneliness...
[NOTE: For a summer report on this climb, see 14er Report #5: Quandary Peak.]
Looking for a good first winter 14er? Try Quandary Peak.
The trailhead is accessible all winter long and the round...
Progress in any art, craft, or skill is not linear. There are growth spurts, plateaus, minor ups and downs, even detours that lead away from the growth chart to wander the wilderness, then wiggle back...
Not quite in the same league as the boatloads recently dumped in the Northeast, but we have had a bunch of snow here as well. It's hard to resist photographing in these conditions--despite temps that freeze...
“I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.”
- Kurt Vonnegut
And what better way to fart around than to hike over 14 miles and up 5,000...
I have been reading a few blog posts lately that address the issue of the plethora of stunningly beautiful color landscape images that have flooded the web, galleries, and shows by the hundreds of thousands.
Take,...
I remember hearing about a photographer who led workshops in Yosemite Valley. She had many folks sign up, eagerly anticipating the opportunity to collect the iconic Ansel Adams images of El Capitan, Half...
Certain landscape locations tend to be known among photographers as a "good place for sunrise" or a "good place for sunset"--but usually not both. Based on where the first rays of the sun fall at dawn,...
Upon perusing some unique music videos recently, an interesting parallel jumped out at me. The musicians in the videos used a very wide array of instruments to bring their varying melodious visions...
Late this morning, the sun in Boulder was trying hard to break through the layers of cloud that had dropped some eight inches of snow throughout the night. My hope was that the clouds would finally dissipate...