Star trail photo using the Sony NEX-6, the Sony Time-lapse Camera App, and the Startrails.de image stacking software. Lessons learned and other insights.
Stop Buying Things and Start Doing Things
This article may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks!It’s a pretty simple message: “Stop buying things and start doing things.” Our culture centers around consumption. We buy certain brands or certain types of items for the status and recognition that we think it construes. …
Overland Expo – Get outfitted, get trained, get inspired. Get going!
I spent the past few weeks exploring southwest Utah: from Zion National Park to Bryce Canyon (we even got snow!), to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. There is some amazingly surreal and sublime scenery throughout this area, and while I wasn’t doing any climbing, I was having a blast just exploring these new areas that I’d never been. Through Twitter, I …
Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine Interview
Back when I was living in Ouray, Colorado, I was contacted by a writer with the Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine about doing an interview and being featured in their publication. Well, the magazine finally hit the newsstands in May, and the online copy went live as well! Kind of fun! 🙂 Nothing earth shattering from me in the interview, but …
The Watchman and Virgin River in Zion – Behind the Photo
A behind the scenes analysis of my shot of the Watchman along the Virgin River in Zion National Park, including composition and post processing.
Climbing San Jacinto and Cornell Peak in Southern California
An ice climbing buddy from Ouray reached out to me about doing some peak bagging as I made my way to settle down in Joshua Tree National Park. Colin was back living in San Diego and suggested we make a day trip out in the Mount San Jacinto Wilderness to go climbing San Jacinto and Cornell Peak which towers 10,000 …
The Ultimate Arizona Road Trip – 15 Places You Must Visit
The great state of Arizona is perhaps one of the best states for a long, meandering road trip, with incredible scenery varied geography, and plenty to see. Here’s where I went over the course of a few weeks on my Arizona road trip. After passing through New Mexico, I spent a number of weeks exploring the great state of Arizona. …
On the Road – New Mexico Edition
I had hoped to take off from Ouray early Thursday morning, initially, but I had to stick around through the late afternoon to see the doctor and see whether I could get my stitches removed or not. She would do it for free versus having to pay another doctor somewhere to remove them if it wasn’t ready. Problem was I …