Mountains
Many months ago now, Aubrey and I were fortunate to have found time to go on our annual adventure. For about 10 years I had wanted to explore the Gardiner Basin in the Sierra, which is the basin that the popular Rae Lakes loop circumnavigates. It takes quite an effort to get in, and out… …Read the Rest…
Eighty years ago, a group of four hardy souls from the Ptarmigan Climbing Club (Bill Cox, Calder Bressler, Ray W. Clough, and Tom Myers) set out to discover what lay south of Cascade Pass, and although they (and many subsequent explorers) found out, words can’t do such a place justice. So, last week Aubrey and …Read the Rest…
Continue reading about Ptarmigan Traverse ~ 5 days on Cascade Glaciers
Shortly after Aubrey and I settled into our new home in Seattle, we embarked on our first backpacking adventure in the Cascades since we left the Northwest 3 years ago. I wanted to jump right in, with a trip that really embodied the Northwest experience: crisp alpine lakes, steep vegetated slopes, bushwacking, adventurous route-finding, and …Read the Rest…
Order your 2017 calendars before supplies run out! ~ ~ ~ Last week Aubrey and I found ourselves in Yosemite for a few days, and took the opportunity to explore a little. Today, there is little mystery left as to how Yosemite Valley formed. However, just over 100 years ago, there were several competing theories. …Read the Rest…
Last weekend Aubrey, my father, and I spent a few days exploring the Inyo Mountains. Inyo county, the second largest county in California (just behind neighboring San Bernardino County), is home to the lowest and highest points in the contiguous US (Badwater, -279′; and Mt Whitney, 14,505′). Between those two famous points are the Panamint, …Read the Rest…
Out of the past three weekends, Aubrey and I managed to spend two of them near Mammoth, CA, in preparation for a trip we hope to do later this spring. Although the main goals for these trips were (a) to remember how ski, and (b) to relearn avalanche safety, we happened to be in the …Read the Rest…
Last weekend Aubrey and I found some time to go backpacking in the Sierra. Coming from the heat of Pasadena, it was nice to cool off in the mountains again. The weather was a strange mix – we simultaneously had 65° temperatures and warm sun, while graupel (a cross between snow and hail) blew in …Read the Rest…
Continue reading about Beauty in Austerity – Inspirations from the Eastern Sierra
My 2015 calendars arrived, and they look fantastic. I will start shipping orders this week.Click to order your 2015 Art in Nature Adventure Series Calendars now!Limited supplies, order soon! ~ ~ ~ There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, …Read the Rest…
First, I would like to announce a print sale! Between now and July 5th, all images on my site will get a 15% discount – just enter the code “BUSHPLANES” on checkout! The proceeds from this sale will go towards paying a bush pilot to bring Aubrey and I to a remote spot in Alaska’s …Read the Rest…
Continue reading about Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park in Winter
I recently returned from a fantastic two week adventure to near the southern tip of South America with my friend and fellow nature photographer Marc Adamus. After two full days of travel we arrived in El Calafate, Argentina, on the heels of the first big snowstorm of the winter season. To take advantage of the …Read the Rest…
Continue reading about Fitz Roy – Winter in Argentine Patagonia
