Trips & Trails
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Back to Yosemite
After backpacking through the High Sierra, we spent a few days exploring Yosemite, photographing sunset from Tunnel View, hiking to Vernal Fall, and chasing…
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Backpacking the High Sierra: Cottonwood Lakes to Whitney Portal
A backpacking journey through the High Sierra, from an alpine camp beneath New Army Pass to sunrise over Guitar Lake Basin and a crossing…
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Five Days in Death Valley
Covering about 3.4 million acres, Death Valley is the largest national park in the continental United States. We spent five days there and saw…
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Sunrises and Serrated Peaks in the Sawtooth Wilderness
5 days, 40 miles, and breathtaking sunrises in Idaho’s Sawtooth Wilderness – lakes, ridges, and unforgettable moments on and off the beaten path
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Five Days in Titcomb Basin
A friend and I spent five days backpacking in the Wind River Range in August 2024. Within hours we’d encountered moose, been closely watched…
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Not a Valley of Death, but a Valley of Red Ochre
As we drove past the boundary of Death Valley National Park, we stopped at the familiar park sign. Beneath the name is a quieter…
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Yellowstone Wildlife & Natural Wonders
An intact ecosystem with bison, wolves, bears, moose, and more. Hydrothermal features that include nearly half of the world’s active geysers. Geologic wonders like…
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Five Days in The Winds
From August 11–15, 2023, my father, a friend, and I spent five days backpacking in Wyoming’s Wind River Range, combining on- and off-trail travel…
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Two photos, two stories
One photo is of me and my dad on top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. It’s a photo of triumph, but it’s a deception. The other…