Friday, December 21, 2007

mt. whitney wilderness, california


lone pine lake...a worthwhile detour from the mt. whitney trail...

columbia river gorge, oregon


multnomah falls, oregon...

Thursday, December 20, 2007

grand tetons national park...2007


overlooking the snake river and the grand tetons

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

cuzco, peru...2005


cuzco plaza on arrival night...

grand tetons national park...2007


mt. moran at sunrise...

grand tetons national park...2007


while hiking in death canyon, i came upon this marmot, later named "steve" who was most certainly on his game today, he calls this pose "domination"

yellowstone national park...2007


sunset reflection from mammoth hot springs run-off

aspen 07...maroon bells


after camping on independence pass, we awoke to
frigid temps and 4" of snow...but the bells were
worth the sacrifice...

sea stacks on pacific coast


driftwood and sea stacks on the pacific coast

Saturday, December 15, 2007

sunset over the pacific



sunset over bellingham bay, washington

Friday, December 14, 2007

yosemite valley and bridalveil falls...2006



as busloads of day tours came and went from this spot, made famous by ansel adams, i spent three days in awe...

sunset on the fox...


after a relentless wisconsin thunderstorm, the waters settled and the sun shined one last time...

machu picchu - 2005


after a 3 day hike through the andes, we came upon our coveted goal, the pre-columbian inca site known as machu picchu...skies dressed in clouds complimented the mysticism of the perennial ruins...

grand tetons from schwabachers landing...

at schwabacher's landing viewing the sunrise over the grand tetons with a mooseless moose pond in the forefront...

rapid blur - grand tetons national park


while hiking in grand tetons national park i spotted these rapids, decided to mess around with my camera settings, set up shop and came up with this...