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From the towering mountains in my backyard, to the reefs of West Papua, and everything in between…
Teton Crest Trail, Day 4 – Sunrise at Lake Solitude
The problem with this Paintrush-sunrise plan was that I really did not want to get up at 3 a.m. to hike this section alone and everyone else in my group thought I was straight crazy for thinking that this was a good idea.
Teton Crest Trail, Day 3 – Alaska Basin to the North Fork of Cascade Canyon
After a beautiful sunrise atop Hurricane Pass along the Teton Crest Trail, we dropped into the South Fork of Cascade Canyon to try to hunker down out of the wind and wait for the rest of our group to catch up.
Teton Crest Trail, Day 3 – Sunrise atop Hurricane Pass
When I first hiked the Teton Crest Trail in 2014, Hurricane Pass was unquestionably my favorite spot on the trail and one of the more impressive views I had thought I have ever seen.
Teton Crest Trail, Day 2 – Fox Creek Pass to Alaska Basin
had purposely planned our second day on the Teton Crest Trail to be one of the easier days because I knew we would still be getting our trail legs under us and because I knew the last two days would be the tougher ones.
Teton Crest Trail, Day 2 – In the Clouds Atop Fox Creek Pass
After the storms finally subsided enough to get camp set up on Fox Creek Pass, just outside the national park boundary, they left an ethereal fog behind in their wake.
Back into my Favorite Mountains! The Teton Crest Trail 2019
when I got the invite to backpack the Teton Crest Trail last summer, I jumped at the chance, even though I had already done most of the 32-mile trek back in 2014.
Backpacking Willow Lakes in Eagles Nest Wilderness outside of Silverthorne
It was mid-July and the Colorado high country was finally thawing out from an incredibly wet and cold spring. Summer was halfway over and I had yet to get a backpacking trip under my belt.
An Unplanned 600-Mile Colorado Road Trip
All-in-all, it was a very unplanned weekend where I had no intention of driving nearly 600-miles, but in the end, it turned out to be pretty awesome and I think I got some great pictures out of the trip. #Success?
Exploring Dinosaur National Monument… Hold on to Your Butts!
But for me, it was more about the epic landscape. Straddling the Utah boarder in northwest Colorado , the Yampa and Green Rivers have carved incredible 2,500′ canyons through the red sandstone.
20 Pictures from Bali that make me so stoked I’m Heading Back
That’s actually not true. I’m not really going back to Bali, but as this posts, I am currently somewhere over the Pacific Ocean on my way back to Indonesia.
9 Pics from a Long Weekend in Chicago
I had only been to Chicago once and since I was just out of college and knew someone that ran a bar so let’s just say I didn’t see and experience much of the city.
Chasing Some Epic Shots in Moab, Utah
Sticking with my inability to stay still last winter, I set out for my first camping trip of the year in early March. Since I had already hit up Bryce and Zion National Parks in the prior few months, I decided to go the easy route and try to chase some epic shots that had escaped me in the past.