November Road Trip V

Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon -Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area, Utah/Arizona.

South of Page, Arizona.
The Wave, Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon -Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area, Utah/Arizona.

Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon -Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area, Utah/Arizona.

Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon -Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area, Utah/Arizona.

November Road Trip IV

Factory Butte at sunrise near Hanksville, Utah. Star Trails at Monument Valley, Arizona.
The Subway, Zion National Park, Utah.

The Subway, Zion National Park, Utah.

Unofficial name is 'Zebra Canyon', Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

November Road Trip Part III

A crack in the bottom of the Left Fork of North Creek, Zion National Park.

2nd Wave, Coyote Buttes Area, Paria Canyon -Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area, Utah/Arizona.
Coyote Buttes Area, Paria Canyon -Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area, Utah/Arizona.

Coyote Buttes Area, Paria Canyon -Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area, Utah/Arizona.

Coyote Buttes Area, Paria Canyon -Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area, Utah/Arizona.

November Road Trip Part II

Coyote Buttes Area, Paria Canyon -Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area, Utah/Arizona.

Coyote Buttes Area, Paria Canyon -Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area, Utah/Arizona.
South of Page, Arizona.

South of Page, Arizona.

South of Page, Arizona.

November Road Trip to Utah and Arizona

Last week you could say I did a little travelling, actually a lot of travelling 1833 miles driven to be exact plus a few miles hiking.
Where was I? Lets see, Hanksville, Utah, Leprechaun Canyon, Monument Valley, Upper/Lower Antelope Canyon, Water Holes Canyon, Paria-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness, Zion National Park, Bryce National Park, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

South of Page, Arizona.

Monument Valley, Arizona.

Lower Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona.

Leprechaun Canyon, Utah.
Near Hanksville, Utah.

Colorado Fall #4

I am behind posting some shots here, but wanted to share with you another fall shot from this year. I have already printed this at 20"x30" and I have to tell you it looks incredible.

Colorado Fall #3

Colorado's classic iconic mountain the 'Maroon Bells'.

Colorado Fall #2

One of many aspen stands off Independance Pass near the town of Aspen.

Colorado Fall

Taken just off Kenosha Pass on Saturday 27th September just before sunrise.

September 3rd sunset from high in the Gore Range.

Yesterday I backpacked to Deluge Lake high in the Eagles Nest Wilderness. For sunset and sunrise I hiked/climbed to the top of Mount Valhalla 13,180ft. The shot above is looking east of the summit at Willow Peak 13,357ft and Red Peak 13,189ft.

Sunrise September 2nd, 2008 - Capitol Peak

Capitol Peak 14,130ft as seen from the narrow Pierre Lakes Cirque.

Sunset August 19th from Grizzly Peak, 13,427ft.

Sunset as viewed from Grizzly Peak at 13,427ft, to the left is Torreys Peak 14,267ft and Grays Peak 14,279ft to the right.

Dawn at Twin Lakes

Hot fresh off the press, a shot from dawn today at Twin Lakes near Leadville, Colorado.

Blanca Peak 14,345ft and Ellingwood Point 14,042ft

No warm sunshine glow on the peaks this morning at sunrise but the low flying clouds made for a very dramatic shot instead.

2009 Colorado Fourteener Calendar

If you haven't heard the news the cover of the 2009 Colorado Fourteeners Calendar is mine, it is a sunset shot of Mount Bierstat plus I have the month of January with a winter shot of Torreys Peak.

Mount Yale 14,196ft

I backpacked in Monday afternoon and spent most of the afternoon mainly in my tent due to the off and on thunderstorms but I was rewarded with brief light at sunset.

La Plata 14,336ft

My Wednesday morning started off with my alarm clock going off at 2:30am. Before 3am I had already signed in at the trailhead and began my trek for Ellingwood Ridge. Ellingwood Ridge is not the traditional trail for Colorado Fourteener La Plata, it requires some bushwacking, navigation and good luck. By 5am I was high on the ridge and closing in on the location I had scouted on a map. 5:30am I am sitting down enjoying a bagel with honey waiting for the sun to rise. 8am back at the trailhead, my day is done and I am off home.

Maroon-Bells Wilderness Area

Warm sunlight strikes a Unamed peak high in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness area near Moon Lake.

Mount Evans 14,270ft

If you were up at 5am this morning you would have found me at my favorite mountain location, the Mount Evans Wilderness Area.

Longs Peak 14,255ft

A recent outing into Rocky Mountain National Park found me high on Meeker Ridge at around 13,000ft for sunrise this past Tuesday morning.

One night in the Colorado High Country

Some recent shots from Monday night up at one of my favorite mountain locations, Mount Evans Wilderness Area, Colorado.

Mount Evans ridge comes alive from the summit of Mount Spalding, 13,842ft.

Tuesday morning is just beginning from the summit of Mount Warren, 13,307ft.

Warm sunrise light stikes Mount Evans.

Two more of Colorado 14ers:- Torreys Peak 14,267ft & Grays Peak 14,270ft.

Fiery Morning at Mount Evans 14,270ft

Once in a while the early bird wins and gets the worm. Or I should say the crazy morning hiker lucks out once in a while. I have attempting this shot a few times this year and have always been locked out due to the weather. After an early wakeup call and 2,000ft vertical gain, I was rewarded with my effort. This was taken this morning with my new digital toy, a Canon XSI body with a 70-200mm lens, it is a 4 panorama shot stitch, this is just a quick edit. At some point I will refine the image.