2020 was a year that most of us can not forget too soon. From shutdowns and lockdowns to overcrowded trails and campsites this year really tested us all. COVID shutdowns sent millions of Americans into the wilderness for their first time this year in an attempt to escape those shutdowns. This has really put a …
Monique and I spent 5 amazing days in the remote Bear Lakes Basin of the California High Sierra starting at the Pine Creek trailhead. We did this just before I rushed out to Great Basin National Park to photograph Comet NEOWISE the next day. Pine Creek trailhead to either Pine Creek Pass or Italy Pass …
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By Scott We headed out to visit the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This monument was recently opened for mining and reduced in size significantly by the Trump administration, so we wanted to get out there before it got too tore up or had access blocked. I had a job to photograph at the Vegas Speedway, …
by Scott, This fall during a break in our wedding photography season, Monique and I took a road trip with the goal of visiting Saline Valley in Death Valley National Park for the first time. We started our trip with a couple of days stop over at Alabama Hills just outside of Lone Pine for …
Backpacking in the Ansel Adams wilderness covers a phenomenal amount of terrain. This year, one of our regular group only had 4 days and 3 nights free, so we decided to repeat one of our favorite areas that we hadn’t been in nearly a decade. We arrived at the ranger station in Mammoth Lakes early …