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Two zebras peacefully graze in the golden light of the Namibian savanna. The symmetry of their stripes against the dry grassland creates a striking natural contrast, showcasing the quiet rhythm of life in Africa's wilderness.
Brilliant fall colors spreading across North Cascades National Park's Heather Maple Pass Loop.
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Explored 2015/04/15 #88
Milky Way over Horseshoe Bend outside of Page, Arizona
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I spent an hour this morning diving into my archives from my Arizona trip back in April. Looking at old photos with fresh eyes is a fun exercise and often leads to finding new gems. Like this photo I ended up falling in love with. Reminds me of one from Kevin Russ, one of my biggest influences.
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After 6 years of living in Oregon I finally got to see Crater Lake in February. We made it up just in time for sunrise. The snow was measured in tens of feet and I post holed over to the edge of the drop off just as the sun was peeking over the edge of the rim of the extinct volcano.
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It's been dry this year. Everywhere west of the Rockies has been hurting for rain. This past weekend's torrential downpours were welcomed with open arms. And when they started to clear on Monday and Tuesday, the dense humidity held by these forests unleashed plume after plume of beautiful, smiling, fog. Foggy mountainsides are one of my favorite things to shoot, simply because of how quickly and dynamically they change, even over the course of a few seconds.
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Bright afternoon sun filters through the clouds and mist that were pouring off of the coastal mountains and into the ocean.
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Explored 2015/03/13 #145
After being under a mountain of email all week, it sure was nice to get out and climb an actual mountain and see some more of the Columbia River Gorge yesterday. Selfie at Weisendanger Falls along Multnomah Creek!
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The most Northwestern point of the contiguous lower 48 United States. I can't get enough of it.
Check out that storm brewing off the coast. A few minutes after I took this shot, that moved inland and unleashed one hell of a rainstorm for the entire rest of the evening. It was awesome.
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Shot from Council Crest Park in Portland, OR
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A 5.5 mile hike into Washington's Northern Cascades. The trail is more creek bed than actual dirt path, with dozens of waterfalls pouring over top of the walkway. As you round the last bend and the lake finally comes into sight you stop dead in your tracks. The swirling cloud of fog, closing off the top of the amphitheater slowly drifts in and out of the trees that curtain the sides of the lake. At least 10 glacial waterfalls decorate the back wall of the lake, pouring down 1000' of cliff face before splashing into the still, crystal clear waters. This is how you fall in love with nature.
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Lake Crescent, Olympic Peninsula, Washington
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- cabin
- alpine lake
- fog
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Taken from one of the many viewpoints heading to the top of Saddle Mountain on the Oregon Coast. You can see everything from the Cascade volcanoes to Portland to the Columbia River, Southern Washington, and the Pacific Ocean from up here.
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Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Not an original comp, by any means. But it's my own.
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My buddy, Spud, and I caught a beautiful sunset and blue hour at Samuel H. Boardman State Park in Oregon back in February. I've been slacking on updating my Flickr. But that just means I have a killer back log of photos to share.
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Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, Aspen, Colorado
Watching the sunrise on the Maroon Bells just outside of Aspen, Colorado has been one my must see list for a few years now. Yesterday morning, I finally got the chance. While I may have missed peak golden aspen season, I was lucky enough to catch the very tail end of it and witness some of the vibrant leaves still holding on for dear life.
This shot actually came about 15 minutes before official sunrise. The light was still ambient, the sky wasn't washed out, and the wind hadn't picked up yet. A few minutes after taking this photo, wind below across the lake all but ruining that perfect reflection. It's no original shot, by any means, but it is mine.
Hope I get to return some day.
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I hit the road with a new buddy I made on Instagram this morning. Last night we were trying to decide between one of the waterfall hikes in the Gorge or something else. We eventually settled on trying to locate a hidden lava tube near Carson, WA that we had both heard about and see photos of. After some back road adventuring and a quick quarter mile hike we found our hole in the ground and wandered in. Inside we found a huge, cavernous, cathedral shaped lava tube with striated walls and sections of floor alternating between high piles of boulder and smooth sand and cooled lava. We spent some time shooting long exposures, painting the walls with our headlamps. There's no darkness quite like being 1/4 mile under the surface of the earth and turning all your lights off.
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The last clutches of autumn high up in North Cascades National Park Washington
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Sunrise over the White Rim Road from Shafer Canyon Overlook in Utah's Canyonlands National Park
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A rarely seen reverse view of the Instagram famous Buntzen Lake Boathouse. I just loved all the fog on the trees in the early morning light.
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Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington
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I loved the moody low hanging fog at Multnomah late Monday afternoon. It appears as if the falls are cascading out of thin air and adds a ton of monochromatic drama to an already postcard ready real life Rivendell. Hashtag alliteration. Who cares if it's overshot and crowded, it's beautiful and a must visit for all my out of town friends. And the peppermint hot chocolate from the lodge is on point.
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A dock in front of Storm King Ranger Station on Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park, Washington
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Hand planted forests within the Mount Saint Helens blast zone. Huge swaths of the same species all planted at the same time in the mid-80s now look like vector fractals.
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The dense coastal forest along Rialto Beach near La Push on the Olympic Coast in Washington.
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Explored 2015/04/10 #380
“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” ― Jack Kerouac
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Helena, MT This is what I imagine when someone tells me to picture the most peaceful thing I can think of.
The upper lake at Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
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Beautiful yellow and orange maples contrasted over the multiple layers of green of the walls along the hike to Wahclella Falls. It's everything I love about the PNW all in one frame - conifers, autumn, fog, waterfalls, moss.
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