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Blue Canyon – Arizona

2020-11-24T04:03:14+00:00

My last trip to the southwest had Blue Canyon as the number one must see destination above all other places. The locations I went to this past trip I had been to many times, but not to Blue Canyon. When headed out from Dallas Texas at 6:30 pm and finally arrived here around 10 am the next day. I usually never take pictures during the hard light but it was still nice enough with great skies and cloud formations. I pretty much shot all day long and explored Blue Canyon extensively looking for the best spots to come back to during the late afternoon and sunset light.

The name of Blue Canyon is a bit of a misnomer, there are no blue rock formations here at all. In fact the area is full of red and white colored sandstone. The area resembles Goblin Valley in Utah with fantastic hoodoo rock formations scattered all over the place. You could really spend a couple of days here exploring. Even though I felt like I covered a lot of ground, I by no means […]

Blue Canyon – Arizona2020-11-24T04:03:14+00:00

The Hike to False Kiva

2020-11-24T04:05:07+00:00

The hike in to see False Kiva was planned for some time before hand. I had gathered information about the hike. Had GPS coordinates to False Kiva and knew where to park. Google Earth also shows where this is located and the locations on where you will need to park to start your hike. I meet up with two other fellow photographers on this day I knew from a photo forum we hang out on. They had purchased a book and also had good directions on how to get here along with the trail descriptions. Before we started off we also checked into the rangers station at Island in the Sky District of the Canyonlands. False Kiva is considered a “Class 2” archaeological site and they are required to give you information on how to find it. They were more than helpful on giving us more pointers to the place. I had read on some websites you almost had to insist on getting the directions from them. This was not the case at all.

Once you get the parking spots nailed […]

The Hike to False Kiva2020-11-24T04:05:07+00:00

Photography from Devils Fire Nevada

2020-11-25T22:49:43+00:00

The place is known by three different names. The correct name is Devils Fire. Some call it Hobgoblins, and some have called it Little Finland. I will not get into why it has so many names. Just know that the correct name for this location is called Devils Fire.

The location is south of Mesquite Nevada and will take you about two hours to get to the spot for you to start hiking. The ridge faces the west, but that does not mean it has to be a sunset shot, early morning light hitting the clouds behind the formations would really interest me more.

I happen to get here just in front of the winter storm that hit across the country around Christmas. My intent was to stay here over night and shoot not only sunset but sun rise and do some night time photography. It started clouding up pretty bad and I got a few peaks between the clouds. But my gut was telling me to move on and get out. I really had no idea of the impending snow storm […]

Photography from Devils Fire Nevada2020-11-25T22:49:43+00:00

Olympic National park photo gallery

2009-06-12T13:10:23+00:00

New images of Olympic National Park is now posted in the Ocean Landscapes Photo Gallery.

Washington Seascapes and Landscapes in Olympic National Park. Shi Shi Beach, Point of Arches, Second Beach, Ruby Beach, Rialto beach are located in the gallery with maps and GPS locations.

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Olympic National park photo gallery2009-06-12T13:10:23+00:00

The Grand Tetons National Park During Fall Colors

2009-05-19T15:01:35+00:00

Read the story and see the Grand Tetons National Park photo gallery. Tips and Photo locations for photographing the Grand Tetons during fall colors. Info is on the Mountain Landscapes page.

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See more images of the  Grand Tetons National Park in the Mountain Landscape Photo Gallery.

The Grand Tetons National Park During Fall Colors2009-05-19T15:01:35+00:00

Iguassu Falls, Brazil and Argentina

2009-02-09T17:50:28+00:00

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Iguassu Falls, Brazil – Iguazu Falls, Argentina (Iguazú Falls)
My trip to Iguassu Falls in Brazil was definitely and adventure. We flew out of Dallas Texas on an 11 hour flight to Sao Paulo Brazil. I rented a car there and navigated the nightmarish traffic jams of a city with 17 million people. We finally made it to my wife’s families’ house on the other side of the city, got acquainted and rested for the next few days of travel. The next day we packed up the car with family members and headed out on what we thought would be a 19 hour drive across the country of Brazil. I got lost several times trying to get to the highway that would lead us out of the city. But eventually found BR 116 that would take us to the city of Curitiba and connect to BR 277 for most of the rest of the journey.

Things were pretty uneventful for most of the way there. But on the west side […]

Iguassu Falls, Brazil and Argentina2009-02-09T17:50:28+00:00

The Arches National Park

2009-02-03T21:27:12+00:00

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I travel to Utah every year sometimes twice a year. Almost every time I go, I stop by and hike around in the Arches National Park. I have been there 8 times now and I would have to say it is my favorite National Park in America. Most of the time I travel alone but I have taken my wife with me twice and a group of friends with me one year to share the experience I enjoy the most.

To me the Arches along with the Canyonlands National Park is my favorite place on earth. It’s surreal landscape represents what the west is all about.

I remember my first trip here back in 2000. I was so unprepared for what I was about to experience. Both in photo expectations and camping gear. I was here in mid April and was hit with 80 degree weather for the first few days then a sleet storm for my last two days here.

My first time up Delicate Arch was a memorable experience. […]

The Arches National Park2009-02-03T21:27:12+00:00

The Bisti Badlands Trip

2009-02-02T23:01:31+00:00

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Took off and drove all night to the north west corner of New Mexico Thursday night after work. Took 16 hours to get there. Arrived there around 11:30 am. Since I refuse to shoot during the bad part of the day, I slept in the car and waited there until 5 pm. Then finally sunset was approaching so a hiking I went.

This was my second time there. I had to go back since I didn’t get very many good shots my first trip out nearly 3 years ago. Stayed there shooting til the sun went away, then drove all the way back to Dallas. I didn’t wake back up til noon today. Pretty beat right now still. It’s getting harder for me to do these marathon type trips with very little sleep. All this effort just to shoot at sunset.

Well I drove back the following weekend since I could not find the […]

The Bisti Badlands Trip2009-02-02T23:01:31+00:00
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