A recent sunrise, Seward, Alaska.
Tomorrow is a big holiday in the U.S. We will be meeting up with family in Girdwood, Alaska, for a few days, and won’t be traveling with a laptop, so this will be the last post this week.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Snow covered tree along Resurrection Bay, Seward, Alaska.
Sticking with the tree theme - here is another image from snow storm last weekend.
The gloomy, dark storm clouds moving up Resurrection Bay, really helped emphasis the fresh white snow on the branches.
This weather has me thinking it might be a perfect time to point out my post on winter photography tips.
These mountain ash berries in our backyard were buried by another foot of fresh powder snow yesterday.
Lots of precipitation, along with unusually cold temperatures made for a lousy summer, but those same conditions have made for an awesome winter! (more…)
Tree in Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
We are done converting, adjusting and key-wording photos from the last few months - that was pretty fast for us! I’m not sure about this photo, but it is an image that struck a cord with Janine, so I’m posting it for her. 
Green River Overlook, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
I photographed sunset from this beautful viewpoint a couple different evenings on our trip.
If you look closely, you can see the White Rim Road. The best overnight camping sites along this 4 wheel drive road are by permit only and fill months in advance. I would love to camp down there someday, hopefully on our next visit. We have friends from Seward who have mountain biked the trail and said it was amazing.
Here are more Canyonlands National Park photos.
Lake Powell.
We are slowing working our way through converting and adjusting images from our last trip. Here is a photo of Lake Powell from our aerial day - we covered a lot of ground that day!
You can go here to view more Lake Powell Photos.
Slickrock Bike Trail, Moab, Utah.
Before we left Moab, we had to bike the world famous Slickrock Bike Trail. All I can say is, wow! It really is a lot of fun - riding on solid rock like that is a treat. The views are amazing. You can look across the Colorado River into Arch National Park. Other viewpoints give you views of the town of Moab, the La Sal Mountains, and, well really, you can see 360 degrees in all directions. (more…)
Mountain alpenglow, Seward, Alaska.
Here is another new image captured right from our front porch late last week - sometimes it feels like cheating!
I love how only this one peak from the entire range emerged from the clouds, and if that wasn’t enough, it then became briefly illuminated with wonderful pink alpenglow. We get some of our best light this time of year - I look forward to more!
False Kiva, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
Now that I’m in the office and have a computer that can work with multiple large raw files, I can start to putting together some of the more involved images. This is a combination of 7 different exposures.
Here are more Canyonlands National Park photos.
Moon over the mountains, Seward, Alaska.
We got a call last night from blog reader and salmon charter extraordinaire, Captain Kid. He said, ”take a look out the window and check out the moon”. I looked, no moon. Perfect I thought, this gave me a couple of minutes to get everything ready and to get in to place. Thanks Captain!
Stormy Light near Moab, Utah.
We had some great stormy weather during the first days of our trip to Moab. I would love to be there someday for a snowstorm!
Check out more of our Utah photos.
The Maze, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
In this aerial view of The Maze, I think it is easy to see why Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were so successful hiding out here. To this day, this inhospitable region is still considered to be one of the most remote areas in the Lower 48.
You see back in the days Butch Cassidy and the Hole in the Wall Gang hide out here, bank robbers ran from the U.S. Government. Today, well…
Here are more Canyonlands National Park photos.
Waterpocket Fold, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
It is fun to work our way through the images from our last trip now that we are back in the office.
I had previously posted an aerial view of the Waterpocket Fold, this is a view from ground level of this amazing geological feature.
Chugach National Forest Guide
Here is another cover I hadn’t had a chance to share. I think the Chugach National Forest is an amazing region that rivals most National Parks in beauty and diversity.
Ulysses Travel Guide
Now that we are back home, you may be subjected to a little bit of shameless self promotion. :)
This is the cover of a French version of a new Ulysses Travel Guide for the Western United States. This is a bend in the Colorado River near Page, Arizona.
Dixie National Forest during Autumn, Utah.
I loved the way the sunlight was moving through these colorful trees, it was some show!
After getting home from our last trip I thought I had lost this day. Thank goodness I had downloaded a backup onto a portable hard drive.
Seward Mountain Sunrise.
No matter how much fun a trip is, it is always nice to be home. The one thing that always strikes me when stepping out of the Anchorage Airport is the crisp, freshness of the air. It is hard to describe, but I find it invigorating!
Now the one thing that takes a bit of getting used to this time of year is the short days. I captured this image just a short time ago at about 9:15 in the morning. As you can see the sun isn’t up yet!
