The Boulder River Trail offers easy hiking into the Boulder River Wilderness, with scenic views of waterfalls cascading down cliffs and right into the Boulder River. Join me for a […]
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American Pika – Mount Rainier National Park [Video]
On an autumn hike up into the subalpine meadows of Mount Rainier National Park, I found these adorable American Pika (Ochotona princeps) busy topping off their hay piles before winter […]
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South Coast Trail – Olympic National Park [Video]
Join me on a 5-day family backpacking trip on the South Coast Trail in Olympic National Park to photograph seascapes along this wild stretch of Washington Coast. We start at […]
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Spray Park Wildflower Photo Shoot – Mount Rainier National Park [Video]
Join me on a quick backpacking trip up to Spray Park in the northwest corner of Mount Rainier National Park to photograph Mount Rainier reflected in tranquil ponds. The wildflower […]
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Skagit Island Sea Kayak Camping [Video]
Join me for an overnight sea kayaking paddle to little Skagit Island. We photograph the beautiful Pacific madrone trees (Arbutus menziesii) that grow along its rocky shoreline. We load the […]
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Solar Charging Your Wilderness Photography Expedition – Part 2 [Video]
Introduction – Part 2 Going on a multi-week wilderness photography expedition in the wild with no place to recharge your batteries? In this blog series, we investigate solar charging your […]
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Grande Ronde River – 4 Days by Packraft [Video]
Join us on a 4-day packrafting adventure down the Wallowa and Grande Ronde Rivers in NE Oregon and SE Washington. The Grande Ronde is a National Wild and Scenic River, […]
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John Day River – 5 Days by Packraft & Canoe [Video]
The John Day River, located in north central Oregon, made for a great 5-day paddle with friends last week. The John Day is a national Wild and Scenic River, an […]
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Solar Charging Your Wilderness Photography Expedition – Part 1 [Video]
Introduction – Part 1 Going on a multi-week wilderness photography expedition in the wild with no place to recharge your batteries? In this blog series, we investigate solar charging your […]
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More Backyard Songbird Photography [Video]
With the COVID-19 lock-down keeping me home, and a red flowering currant bush in full bloom in the back yard, today was a perfect day for some backyard songbird photography. […]
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Photographing Backyard Songbirds from Photo Blind
I have been having fun this winter shooting backyard songbirds from my new photo blind. The pop-up photo blind sets up in less than 2 minutes and allows me to […]
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Frosty Morning in Snohomish River Estuary
It was a frosty early morning of bird watching on Spencer Island in the Snohomish River Estuary. An extremely high tide (12.0 feet) flooded through breaches in the dikes and […]
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Skyline Divide Trail – Washington North Cascades [Video]
If you want to do some hiking in Washington State’s North Cascade mountains, consider the Skyline Divide trail. This classic ridge hike is accessed from a 4400 foot altitude trailhead. […]
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Venice Grand Canal
A few shots of Venice’s Grand Canal (Canal Grande or Canal Grando), Venezia’s primary transportation corridor, from my recent trip to photograph the Venice Carnival. All photographs made with a […]
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Venice Carnival
He struts his way across Piazza San Marco, sauntering painfully slow through a crowd of thousands of photo-snapping carnival goers. Step … pose for some photos … step … pose […]
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Mountain Heather, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington Cascades
“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.”— Edward Abbey
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Viking Ship Vallhalla, Petersburg, Alaska
“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”— William Arthur Ward
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Seaplane Hanger, Petersburg, Alaska
“What if i fall? Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?”— Erin Hanson
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