Nature Photography Archive

  • A Trip To Yosemite National Park (Part 4)

    A Trip To Yosemite National Park (Part 4)

    This will be my final Yosemite installment and basically features the odds and ends of our trip. Overall our trip to California was a bit of a disappointment, though there were a few good memories sprinkled in. Having been to many National Parks, I’d much...

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  • A Trip To Yosemite National Park (Part 3)

    A Trip To Yosemite National Park (Part 3)

    A great way to see some of the more spectacular views in Yosemite is to hike to Vernal and Nevada Falls. This is especially true in late summer as all the other falls in the park have pretty much dried up. Starting with the Mist...

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  • A Trip To Yosemite National Park (Part 2)

    A Trip To Yosemite National Park (Part 2)

    Rhiannon posing between a large cut, still with a huge smile after seeing the bear.

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  • A Trip To Yosemite National Park (Part 1)

    A Trip To Yosemite National Park (Part 1)

    I had been putting off going to Yosemite for years. I always found sister parks Yellowstone and Glacier more attractive and intriguing, especially since they were not located in California. The state certainly has a lot to offer, but it’s too big, there are too...

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  • Peak Review: Rosalie Peak (Elevation 13,575-Feet)

    Peak Review: Rosalie Peak (Elevation 13,575-Feet)

    Continuing with my ongoing quest to climb all of the prominent peaks in the Mount Evans group in Colorado’s Front Range, Rosalie Peak is the area’s southern most 13er. It was a cool, mostly cloudy day in late September and four of us headed up...

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  • Rocky Mountain Wildlife Conservation Center

    Rocky Mountain Wildlife Conservation Center

    I’m not really a zoo kind of guy because it saddens me to think of wild animals in captivity. When zoos do it right and give the animals a large, natural-type surrounding to live in I feel a little better. In the case of one...

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  • Peak Review: Witter Peak (Elevation 12,884-Feet)

    Peak Review: Witter Peak (Elevation 12,884-Feet)

    I have been admiring Witter Peak’s majestic, shark tooth-like summit for years and finally climbed it in 2012. While driving west on I-70 into the Front Range it stands out more than the others that surround it.  This particular part of the Central Front Range...

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  • Peak Review: Boreas Mountain (Elevation 13,082-Feet)

    Peak Review: Boreas Mountain (Elevation 13,082-Feet)

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  • Utah Desert Camping 2012

    Utah Desert Camping 2012

    My wife and I have gone camping every spring for the last five years in the eastern desert of Utah. It is one of our favorite places to spend time. The ancient, desolate landscape is both interesting and peaceful, and there are endless opportunities for...

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  • Fox Gallery 2012

    Fox Gallery 2012

    You can see a fox in our neighborhood almost every day, and this year we had our best luck photographing them. Enjoy! Our most frequent visitor to the house almost came close enough to touch on a few occasions. As usual, when it comes to...

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