Picture: A break in the storm at sunrise over Lake Alpine, Alpine County, California Now that we’re officially into the New Year of 2012, (and according to some, potentially earth’s last year – if you believe in the ancient Mayan calendar) there’s no better time for this; The very first thing I want to do [...]

Picture: Lightning bolt striking the Sierra Buttes reflected in Packer Lake, Sierra County, California In my last post, “Dancing with Zeus and Thor” I described an encounter with the power of a summertime Sierra thunderstorm, and capturing a bolt of lightning that hit around a quarter mile or so from where we were standing. Earlier [...]

Picture: Moon setting over Boothe Lake, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, Yosemite National Park, California I just returned from a 4-day solo backpacking trip into the Yosemite high country. It was a great personal goal, being the first time I’ve backpacked into the wilderness since my accident last year. When I arrived at Boothe Lake, [...]

Picture: Photographer at work in the High Sierra, near Yosemite, California Today I turned in the edited manuscript and new chapter introductions for my current… no, wait… make that previous book project. I’m both proud and honored to announce that I have a brand new book project I’m now working on. This will be my [...]

Picture: Sandstone Reflection at The Wave, Coyote Buttes, Paria – Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona The current issue of Photo District News (Aug. ’09) has been sitting on my office desk for the last week, unopened and unread. That is until today, when I got an email from a different magazine editor congratulating me on having [...]

Photo: Evening light at Baytowne Wharf Village, Sandestin Resort, Destin, Florida I got back home late Sunday evening from my whirlwind week in Destin, Florida where I’d been for the 2008 NANPA Annual Conference. I knew from my experience that the schedule during the conference wouldn’t allow for much photography. This was the thought that [...]

Picture: Alpenglow at sunset on Mount Dana, reflected in alpine tarn at Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park, California It’s going to be a number of months until this scene can be seen just like this. At just shy of 10,000 feet in elevation, Tioga Pass should be deep in snow, with grass covered meadows now lying [...]