Grand Canyon National Park

The last leg of my trip brought me to the Grand Canyon. It's difficult to capture the vastness and grandeur of this place in a photograph. It's definitely a place best seen with one's own eyes. Go there!!

Petrifed Forest National Park

After leaving Las Vegas, I detoured south through Arizona on my way back to Telluride in order to check out a few national parks that I had always wanted to visit. First up was Petrified Forest National Park and it didn't disappoint. Both the landscape and the petrified logs which fill it are shrouded in a desolate mystery which is only revealed by matching one's own steps to the pace of the geology which created this wondrous place. In this meandering exploration, the light changes, the hillsides unveil deep purplely hues and ambered logs sparkle against a darkening sky.

Zion Stars

These are some photos that Erika and I shot on a wonderfully starry
night in Zion National Park. Enjoy!

Red Rocks Scenery

Hoover Dam

A Night In Death Valley

I was fortunate enough to spend a night at Panamint Springs in Death Valley with my parents while traveling from Bishop to Las Vegas. It's a rare treat to get to peer out into the starry blackness of such a remote place and a memory I won't soon forget. Enjoy!

Night Sky From Buttermilk Road

i am my mother's only one

it's enough
i wear my garment so it shows
now you know

only love is all maroon
gluey feathers on a flume
sky is womb and she's the moon

-bon iver

Great Basin National Park, NV

On my way from Joe's Valley to Bishop, I spent a few hours exploring Great Basin National Park. I've driven by this park many times but it's always been during a time of year when the park isn't fully open (most of its attractions are open in the summer only). This time was no exception but I decided I had to stop and check it out. I would love to go back during the summer to explore the high alpine areas and to check out the 'darkest skies in the continental United States'.

10 Days In Joe's Valley

I've been fortunate enough to spend the last ten days in Joe's Valley. Since I was mostly climbing alone, I didn't have the chance for many pics. However, here are a few that Erika snapped when she came out to visit this past weekend.

Gazing out from atop 'Dirty Harry' (v7/8)

Piecing together a way up 'Jamie's Slab' (v5)

Putting the finishing touches on an unnamed v5 at the Man Size Area

Getting ready for another go on '3 Weeks' (v6)

The San Rafael Swell, UT

I spent another rest day exploring parts of the San Rafael Swell, including the magnificent views of the Wedge Overlook and the winding dirt roads and pictographs of Buckhorn Wash. Enjoy!