Deer Creek, Grand Canyon National Park The schedule and pace of moving 280 miles through the Grand Canyon in a raft leaves but a few days to stay off the river and explore. On one of these precious few days, we hiked through the famous Deer Creek, which is a magically beautiful trek. The creek…
Narrow canyons that intersect the main Colorado river are common in the Grand Canyon. But not all are as stunning as the views in Elves Chasm, which spills streaming water into a series of cascading pools, laden with green mosses and delicate ferns. Even on a sunny day, the narrow walls of the canyon block…
Unkar Rapids, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona There are many situations within the Grand Canyon landscape that require a super wide lens, due to the enclosed and tight nature of the canyon walls, and the sense of space one can convey by grabbing epic turns in the winding river. Such was the case with this…
If you have ventured down the Colorado river through the Grand Canyon, you are likely to have spotted these ancient ruins, nestled high in the cliff walls of the canyon, dating to approximately AD 1100. Archeology is part of the fascination of a trip through the canyon. Dry desert conditions bode well for preservation of…
The Colorado river flows through the Grand Canyon, and is joined along the way by the Little Colorado river. The minerals present in that river result in a beautifully aqua-colored water. We did a short walk along the river at mid day, although in harsh light, at least it was perpendicular to the direction I…
In keeping with the theme of sharing images from my recent month long trip on the Grand Canyon, here is a panorama stitch which combines 7 vertical images. I did not grab my 14mm for this hike, so I resolved the larger view by stitching images together. This scene is located pretty early on during…
After one month of camping along the 280 miles of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, the first night in a hotel room in Flagstaff, AZ left me feeling claustrophobic; the hot shower however, was both real and surreal. I bit on an invitation for this journey since I’ve heard for years of…
The past week has been tasked with preparing my office for my upcoming 5 weeks absence, and parallel planning and packing for a 28 day rafting trip down the Colorado river in the Grand Canyon. There is no connectivity along the way, which means you won’t hear from me on this blog until late March.…
Polar bear cub, late evening light. While it can be easily argued that most of the best photos have defined and dramatic light, the new high ISO performance of today’s digital SLR’s have produced a whole new genre of low-light images that simply could not be captured previously. Certainly not in the same quality league.…
Female Pine Grosbeak in autumn plumage The female pine grosbeak has a beautiful, rusty brown/orange color in autumn, which seems to blend in perfectly with the dried leaves of the willow bush in which she seeks food. The male, in spring plumage, is quite dramatically displayed in brilliant red. While at a rest stop along…