A magic moose moment

A she-moose at Schwabachers Landing

Seeing double

Two shots of Mount Moran, two different seasons

Wildlife Watch

Bear sighting near Lamar Valley

You never know when you'll get caught in a jam, be it a bison, an elk, or something more exciting like a bear. By now it's more a nuisance than an excitement to pass a jam, considering most tourists stop to look at bison and female elk like they're not EVERYWHERE in the park. But sometimes you get lucky, like this shot.

Camp shots

View from our campsite at dusk

One of Caitlin's perfect fires

Calling all angels

The summit of Angels' Landing

View of Zion Canyon from the summit

If you know me, you know hiking is not my thing, especially climbing peaks. However, I was in Zion National Park, I was not not going to climb Angels' Landing. The 5 mile round-trip hike was the most strenuous thing I've done in recent memory. The last mile or so takes you across a sheer cliff with chain guides, with 1000 ft plus drop offs on either side. The view from the top was well worth the effort.

Oops...I did it again

Somewhere off of the Mirror Lake Byway

It's been a while. Oops, got caught up in life and forgot to write about it. It's about mid May now and I'm writing this from Los Angeles; I leave tomorrow for Yellowstone, but more on that later. 

The last month and a half of the ski season was brutal and wonderful all at the same time. Spring Break was pure madness, a different region of the country came each week (it made for some interesting new stereotypes). March actually started out promising with a big storm in the beginning of the month. Sadly, my last true powder day was during that first week. After the storm Park City decided it was summer and the weather turned hot. We did get some new snow but it would quickly melt and freeze with these end-of-days conditions. The slush was interesting to ski on and practically impossible to teach on. But hey, the kids are 6, what do they know?

Grand View Point

Grand View Point Overlook

Island in the Sky

Mesa Arch

Sunrise through Mesa Arch

Woke up in time for the sunrise at Mesa Arch. There were around 7 other photographers during the course of the morning. I always enjoy events like this where it's just a bunch of enthusiasts excited to get an awesome shot. Again, I was bumming for my wide angle, but I'm pretty happy with the above.

Green River Overlook

The desert cliffs became purple in the late sunset

The two day trip kind of became a blend of sunrises and sunsets. After taking what could be my editor's photo under Delicate (I haven't forgotten photo department), it was off to Canyonlands National Park to shoot the sunset at Green River Outlook. I am happy to say my trip to Canyonlands went a lot smoother than Aron Ralston's, I came away with both arms and legs intact.

Delicate Arch

Delicate Arch

Look familiar? It's featured in the design of one of the Utah license plates. Of course my wide angle lens was malfunctioning this trip, so I had to settle for 24mm as my widest. I still got some stuff I liked, but I think I have to go back with my lens now that it seems to be working again (go figure). Lounge-lizarding around Delicate was a great way to spend the afternoon (you really can't go wrong when you have Swedish fish and Fireball).

Partition Arch

View from Partition Arch

Even though it feels like forever ago since I posted, it really hasn't been too long. I guess I just haven't had time for words. But now I have a minute and I'll write some down.

Since Utah's 2012 winter season should be known as "the greatest sham on Earth" due to lack of snow, during my few days off last week I opted not to ski and to explore the state. I think I was on skis every day for a month. Don't get me wrong, it's awesome, but I needed a break. It was off to Arches National Park and Canyonlands National Park. I took a bazillion photos, which I'm still in the process of editing. But here's what I got from the almost sunrise shoot at Partition Arch.