Arches & Canyonlands (Jun 2020)
Upcoming in April is a trip to Moab, Utah to build our skills in astrophotography. We will be doing a private workshop with Joshua [...]
Iceland (Jun 2021)
We plan to return to Iceland in June for our third visit in the past two years. We chose June to take advantage of [...]
Singing the Blues
I am just back from two weeks in the Eastern Sierras of California. The mountains were beautiful, but the photography was quite different than I [...]
Namibia (Aug 2021)
Our upcoming trip is to Namibia, Africa in August, 2021. It will be a two-week driving trip led by our guide and professional photographer, Ryan Plakonouris.
In Search of Methuselah
Many people, when they hear the name Methuselah, think of the Biblical figure that lived for 969 years. Others such as dendrochronlogists, paleoclimatologists, arborcultrists, or [...]
Breathless
Little Valley Lakes Trail along Rock Creek Canyon is one of the best if not the best rated hike for the eastern Sierras in Mono [...]
Call of the Tufa
I heard the call of the Tufa. After our first visit to Mono Lake, about three years ago, I have wanted to return. I think [...]
Ancient Tree People
I made some friends today, the gnarly, weather-beaten, and resilient ancient bristlecone pine trees. They live in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest outside of Bishop, [...]
Striking out in the heat?
Summer has arrived in the desert and it is HOT. Temperatures hover near 110 degrees during the day and drop to a chilly 90 just [...]
Arizona Wild Flowers
It takes a special formula of rain in the fall followed by more rain in mid-winter to deliver wild flowers in the spring. Given that [...]