Category: travel
Travel posts.
Stars Over Stanley
Greeting the Mountains
Overlook
Tailgate Chef
Desert Morning
|| After days of rain the skies finally broke for this sunny morning at the outskirts of Moab, Utah. ||
One Chilly, Little Porcupine
|| Although it rained lower in the desert in Moab, at elevation it snowed. Early one morning we ventured down a long dirt road that wound into the mountains. Almost everything was covered by eight to ten inches of snow, and I spotted this little guy sticking out beside the road. Unfortunately I haven’t had a chance to research the type of vegetation, it stood out to me in a funny way … like a tiny green porcupine caught sleeping while it snowed. Fun times in the desert. ||
All About the View
|| Two panoramic-style shots, one entering our camping area and the other when we were leaving Moab. There aren’t many places on Earth where the landscape is so striking on your way in and on your way out. ||
Shot with a Canon 5d Mkii and a Canon 24-70mm 2.8 L midrange-zoom.
Desert Senior Citizen
|| An old tree hanging out by our campsite in Moab. A morning of freezing, endless rain kept us from riding the trails we wanted to, so exploration was necessary. I had spotted this old guy the day before. After a quick cup of coffee to warm up I grabbed my Mamiya 645 medium format camera and snagged a couple film shots from a different angle. This digital shot from my 5d Mkii stands out a little more because the V-shape of the hills in the background cause the eye to move towards the hard, dark lines of the branches. Trees are few and far between in the desert. ||
Riding it Out
|| Mountain bikers Ben Thomas and Steve Sramek look out over the hills of Brian Head, Utah. This was my first trip to Brian Head, and a wet one to say the least. This photograph was shot mid-ride on the Bunker Creek, the bottom of which we soon discovered chalk full of mud and cow paddies. Bunker Creek is a longer, multi-hour ride which requires shuttling with two vehicles from top to bottom. Brian Head is packed with riding options, some a little loose and rocky, others loamy or potentially buffed by group after group of riders. By the end of the trip we had ridden for three days, run into rain storms, countless mechanicals and flats, sheep herders, and wide skies full of stars at night. I look forward to going back. ||