The Briny Shallows

Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park , November 17th, 2015

Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park , November 17th, 2015 On my way home from a desert climbing trip I stopped in Death Valley National Park. I explored a remote section of the Zabriskie area badlands and found some bizarre things, including giant rocks balanced on pillars of alluvial cement, […]

Something Rumbly This Way Comes

Cathedral Peak, Yosemite, June 12th, 2015

Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Cathedral Peak, Yosemite, June 12th, 2015 Scrambling around near the top of Medlicott Dome a few weeks back, I was in awe of the massive thunderclouds forming high above the Sierra. There were shafts of sunlight traversing the landscape, brilliantly spotlighting the granite mountains. I waited until a spotlight shone solely […]

Spindrift

Carson Peak, June Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, January 23rd, 2016

Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Carson Peak, June Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, January 23rd, 2016 In all honesty I’ve never been a cold weather person. Give me shorts and a t-shirt over boots and a parka any day. So when I moved to Mammoth Lakes late last year I decided I was going […]

All Clouds Lead To Mammoth

Mammoth Mountain, Sierra Nevada, California, October 20th, 2015

Behind the scenes of this photo Taken from Lookout Mountain in the eastern Sierra Nevada, California, October 20th, 2015 While perusing google maps I noticed a broad patch of manzanita with what appeared to be a clear view of Mammoth Mountain to the southwest. The only problem was that the patch was miles away from […]

Touching Distance

Mono Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, October 12th, 2015

Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Mono Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, October 12th, 2015 Mono Lake is one of my absolute favorite places for stargazing and astrophotography. For starters, there’s very little light pollution in the area and on a moonless night the skies are extraordinarily dark. Second, Mono Lake sits at 7,000 feet, […]

The Blooming of the Flame Trees

Bishop Creek, Sierra Nevada, California, November 29th, 2015

Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Bishop Creek, Sierra Nevada, California, September 29th, 2015 Summer will always be my favorite season but I do understand why people love fall. Capturing the golden aspens in the south fork of Bishop Creek. View more Sierra Nevada photos

Between a Rock and a Starred Place

Aeolian-Buttes, Sierra Nevada, California, October 9th, 2015

Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Aeolian Buttes, Sierra Nevada, California, October 9th, 2015 Previously I’d scouted these amazing, huge boulders south of Mono Lake and realized that in early October the Milky Way would be visible exactly between them. On a Friday in early October, 2015 the forecast called for clear skies so […]

Shimmer

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Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Mono Lake, Sierra Nevada, California, October 12th, 2015 Mono Lake exudes a special quality of light. Even the clearest of sunsets there exhibits a magical shimmer. View more Sierra Nevada photos

Quiet Riot

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Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at Death Valley National Park, California, on March 5th, 2016 Many of you likely heard of the super bloom that happened in Death Valley National Park in California in spring of 2016. Back in October 2015 a massive amount of rain hit the park and prompted millions of little wildflower […]

Waterproof

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Behind the scenes of this photo Taken at the Upper Owens River, California, on January 14th, 2016 I’d been looking for a guaranteed way to tell if my winter boots were waterproof. And I figured a really good one out: stand in the middle of a river while shooting sunset. If your feet get wet then […]

Stronger of the Two

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[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’0′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-3l3ctb’][av_heading heading=’Behind the scenes of this photo’ tag=’h3′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#949494′ style=’blockquote classic-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’0′ av_uid=’av-347adr’][/av_heading] Taken from Medlicott Dome in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, on June 12th, 2015 Granite is pretty tough stuff. You can walk on it, climb on it, and drive steel spikes into it […]

Scratching the Surface

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[av_hr class=’invisible’ height=’0′ shadow=’no-shadow’ position=’center’ av_uid=’av-3i4e14′][av_heading heading=’Behind the scenes of this photo’ tag=’h3′ color=’custom-color-heading’ custom_font=’#949494′ style=’blockquote classic-quote’ size=” subheading_active=” subheading_size=’15’ padding=’0′ av_uid=’av-2ejhqg’][/av_heading] Taken near Black Point, Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, California on February 15th, 2015 Mono Lake is famous mostly for its tufa, those bizarre, inverted stalactites of calcium carbonate. Thus the […]

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