Leaving Stepford

Hiking at Mill Hollow

July 7, 2011
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Teresa and I went for a hike over the holiday weekend at the camp that I worked at when I was 16 years old. It is called Mill Hollow and is run by Granite School District. It is nestled in the Uintah Mountains, about 45 minutes or so from Kamas. I really just wanted a [...]

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C’mon Inn

May 20, 2011
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I know, cheesy . . . and a little bit dirty of a name for a hotel, but this is where I recently stayed in Casper, Wyoming and let me just share with you how dang cute and country it is! (Disclaimer: my camera batteries died, both of them, so these pictures were taken with [...]

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Images From the Road

May 13, 2011
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I recently drove from Riverton, Utah to Riverton, Wyoming for a job interview. Of course I had my iPhone on me and I snapped pictures from my car. Yes, I was driving, but hey, I was careful. The long road ahead. Sheep being herded on the road. I loved it! Baaaaa! Red Canyon I drove [...]

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Oregon Waterfalls

May 7, 2011
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While I was home for spring break a few weeks ago, we had one really good day where the sun was actually shining.  So, me and my mother went for a drive to the waterfalls that are on the Scenic Highway along the Columbia River Gorge.  Here are my best shots from the day. This [...]

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The Poetry of Fly Fisherman and a 10-2 Rhythm

November 1, 2010
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One of my favorite books and movies is A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean.  The writing is simple and beautiful.  His writing as a gentle poetic quality to it.  I just love it! While taking photo’s the other week in the canyon, I came across a fly fisherman.  I sat entranced by his [...]

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An Experiment in Capturing Water

October 20, 2010
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As I’m learning more and more about aperture and shutter speed and shooting on manual, I like to go out and experiment. One thing that I read about was capturing water. You could take a perfectly sharp photo of a creek like this. Or you could stretch out your exposure time by adjusting your shutter [...]

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Aspen Trees

October 17, 2010
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Today, I’m just going to show you the Aspen Trees that I photographed on my little jaunt down the canyon on Friday.  At first I was a little upset that there were so many Aspen trees because they mostly turn a bright yellow when they turn.  But as I went on with the drive, I [...]

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Sunset at Antelope Island

September 19, 2010
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So, Teresa and I went to Antelope Island last Saturday to take some sunset shots. We had a few glitches in our plans. First, there weren’t any clouds, which made us sad. But the pictures turned out pretty okay. Second, we didn’t get up to the point where we wanted to shoot our shots in [...]

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Red Sox – You’ve Stolen My Heart

August 10, 2010
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If there is one thing you have to do in Boston – go to a Red Sox game.  If there are two things you have to do in Boston – go to a Red Sox game and take a tour of Fenway Park.  Sigh – it was heavenly.  Well, except for the game.  The Red [...]

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Boston by Foot, Trolley, and Boat

August 5, 2010
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On Monday and Tuesday of this week, I walked, road a trolley, and took a harbor cruise tour of Boston.  It was all part of a combo ticket that I bought (thanks for the tip Matthew and Meghan).  I loved it! So here are some of the highlights – certainly not everything. Throughout Boston you [...]

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You know it is humid when . . .

August 2, 2010
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You have to peel off your underwear in order to go to the bathroom. You no longer care what you smell like because the person next to you in an open air trolley smells much worse. You suddenly feel a tickle and realize it is sweat dripping. Your sweating so much that you worry about [...]

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Walking Concord – I think (no, I know) I need to exercise more

July 31, 2010
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How in the world did Louisa May Alcott walk this in a hoop skirt? Or how did Hawthorne, Emerson, and Thoreau walk these woods in cravats in the summer? Seriously – the humidity people, I can’t even describe it. (But I did just get back from Phoenix.) And this is really mild for summer in [...]

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The Great Salt Lake at Sunset

July 29, 2010
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My friend Holly took me to the Great Salt Lake late on Tuesday night. There is a great spot where you can park and walk out onto the lake and there is an old train car. We had these great plans to go out at sunset and take some beautiful shot of the light reflecting [...]

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Fun, Sun, and D-backs!

July 26, 2010
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So, what did I do in Phoenix?  Not much and I loved every blessed, relaxing, and lazy moment of it. First – Sun. Mandy’s parents have a pool.  ‘Nuff said.  Here she is! I would spend about 2-3 hours a day in this pool. Mandy on the other hand could take the heat longer and [...]

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A Peppering of Volcano’s

July 19, 2010
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On the way home from Washington, they most amazing this happened.  They sky was clear and from my window in the airplane I could see Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Hood. This is amazing because: You can never see out the airplane because of the clouds.  Seriously it was only sunny [...]

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Covered Bridge

July 7, 2010
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For the holiday weekend, my parents and I went to see a sheep herding competition.  Weird.  But cool. Anyways, while we were driving out into the middle of nowhere in Oregon, we passed this old, red covered bridge.  I fell in love.  And I remembered the movie The Bridges of Madison County and I remembered [...]

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The Path of the Pioneers

June 6, 2010
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Did you know that Casper, Wyoming is the breaking off point for all the pioneer trails?  Honestly, I didn’t either until I went there last week.  Christi and I went to the Pioneer Trails Interpretive Center in Casper and then on the way home we stopped at Independence Rock and Martin’s Cove.  I loved it! [...]

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Malta, Idaho – population 200

May 13, 2010

I don’t know why, but every time I tell someone that my family lives in Malta, Idaho, or that I’m going there or that my mom grew up there or whatever, I always add on “population 200.”  I think it tells you a lot about the place.  It is a small town.  But the local [...]

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City of Rocks

May 12, 2010

When I went to Malta, Idaho a few weeks ago I asked my cousins to take me to the City of Rocks, which is only 30 minutes from there. Here is the city of rocks from google maps – an aerial view. My cousin, Danielle, worked there last summer and showed me the ins and [...]

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