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Memories of Grand Teton National Park
Memories of Grand Teton National Park

My first time visiting Jackson, Wyoming was in November 2001. I was participating in the only nature photography seminar I’ve ever been to. It was a week-long event, and I…

Memories of Glenwood Catwalk and the Glenwood Fishery
Memories of Glenwood Catwalk and the Glenwood Fishery

My first visit to the Catwalk at Glenwood New Mexico was in August 2003. I was new to bird photography, and I remember meeting my first Summer Tanager there. It…

2023-04-12 Glenwood NM
2023-04-12 Glenwood NM

Invited to my friends’ New Mexico digs in Apache Creek, I drove east from the Safford/Thatcher region of Arizona. My route carried me through the upper basin of the Gila…

2022-07-06 Revisiting Lesser Slave Lake
2022-07-06 Revisiting Lesser Slave Lake

I spent Tuesday night at the Slave Lake Walmart, and I broke my fast at the Sawridge Travel Center, where I have enjoyed dining on my earlier visits. I explored…

2022-06-15 Whitehorse After A Long Rain
2022-06-15 Whitehorse After A Long Rain

After arriving in Whitehorse last Friday (June-10), I took several days off from the rigors of the road and capturing new images. I used the time to rest, recuperate, and…

2022-05-12 Wrapping It Up At Grand Teton
2022-05-12 Wrapping It Up At Grand Teton

My last two days in Jackson Hole, weren’t very productive for megafauna, so my friend and fellow photographer Joe Ford indulged my propensity for chasing birds. After striking out on…

2022-05-10 Birds and Megafauna In Jackson Hole
2022-05-10 Birds and Megafauna In Jackson Hole

I had a great week exploring Grand Teton National Park with my friend Joe Ford. Joe has a special fondness for what I call “megafauna”, and I fell into his…

2022-05-08&09 Teton Bear Hunting
2022-05-08&09 Teton Bear Hunting

Saturday, my friend Joe Ford and I scouted the region north of camp around Moran, Moose, and Coulter Bay. These locations are part of Grand Teton National Park. Always on…

2022-03-13 Crescent City to the Collier Tunnel
2022-03-13 Crescent City to the Collier Tunnel

Citizens Dock and the boat basin in Crescent City’s harbor have provided me with many productive bird meetings in my past travels through this region. During my past visits to…

2022-03-09&10 Into Redwood Country
2022-03-09&10 Into Redwood Country

Since my last entry in this month’s journal, I have had two amazing stops in Point Reyes and in Bodega Bay. As I pen these words, this morning I am…

Memories of the Link River in Klamath Falls
Memories of the Link River in Klamath Falls

I’ve traveled extensively through Western USA, yet I don’t feel I’ve “seen it all”. Far from it, I’m certain there are still plenty of surprises waiting for me to ferret…

2017-09-10 Mail Boat Ride (Plus Pistol River)
2017-09-10 Mail Boat Ride (Plus Pistol River)

I parked Saturday night in a space along the main road going south out of Gold Beach. All day I’d been parked along the South Jetty, but it was questionable…

2015-06-09 Ken Denman Reserve
2015-06-09 Ken Denman Reserve

One of the most pleasant and personally rewarding episodes for me on this expedition was the stay I had with my nephew and his family in southern Oregon. I hadn’t…

2015-06-05 Klamath Falls
2015-06-05 Klamath Falls

I pulled into Klamath Falls Oregon in the late afternoon on June 4th. After securing lodging and a meal I wandered down to Veteran’s Park next to Lake Ewauna and…

2015-05-22 Teton and Yellowstone Parks
2015-05-22 Teton and Yellowstone Parks

My final departure from Jackson Wyoming on this day took me back through the same drive that Rick and I took on May 18th. Even before I crossed into Yellowstone…

2015-05-13 Drive to Pinedale
2015-05-13 Drive to Pinedale

It was a long drive out of Brigham City Utah to Pinedale Wyoming on this day. An ad hoc decision to investigate precipitated my first stop while climbing out of…