Photo Journal (Travel)
Bagging Emory Peak - Again (and Big Bend National Park)
Another Palo Duro Canyon Adventure
Finally, Palo Duro Canyon and Caprock Canyons called me back. I enlisted the company of a friend and outdoor enthusiast (my friend, Ross) and we were off for a mid-week trip to these panhandle parks...
Exploring Caprock Canyons
Last week I had the opportunity to spend some time with a friend (Ross) in Palo Duro Canyon and Caprock Canyons. With our wives and kids back at home, we headed to Palo Duro for a few days and nights (in another blog), then my buddy and I drove into Canyon, Texas, and had a high-carb and gluttonous lunch at Feldman’s Diner...
Photographing Wimberley
Wimberley is a quaint community in the Texas Hill Country. Folks make the drive here from Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and so many other areas to enjoy local dining, relaxing strolls along Cypress Creek, shopping during Market Days, and a dynamic music and art scene...
February Sunset at Pedernales Falls
Pedernales Falls is close to home, so I frequent this area whenever I can. I’ve wanted to photograph one particular cascade for a while now. For the perspective I desired, I had to cross the river’s path, but either the river has been too high - not safe to cross – or too low, and the trickle over the limestone rocks would have barely shown up in a long exposure...
My Favorite Black and White Photographs
I’ve always liked black and white images. To me, they can often bring a sense of nostalgia – a return to the good ‘ol days when things were simpler, and sometimes both harder yet more rewarding...
My Favorite Sunrises
While we are a few weeks away from the advent of wildflower season, I thought I’d spend a few words reminiscing about my favorite sunrises I’ve been fortunate enough to both witness and photograph...
Andromeda over Red Star Hoodoo
This past Autumn, I had an idea of photographing the Red Star Hoodoo of Palo Duro Canyon with a backdrop of stars. From where this lesser known structure sits just off the trail, it is relatively easy to downclimb into a valley and shoot upwards toward the hoodoo with the twinkling of a million stars overhead...
Palo Duro Layover
Several weeks ago, I set off for Colorado, eagerly anticipating photographing Autumn’s splendor in the Rocky Mountains for ten beautiful days. But I also recognized that I’d be driving right by Palo Duro Canyon as I made my way north...
Ready for Spring
I am ready for Spring. We've survived Snowpocalypse 2021, I took the Moderna vaccine (the second shot kicked my arse), and now I'm ready for things to warm up. This has been a challenging last few months, and I'm hopeful we're rounding a corner...
Goodbye 2020 - My Favorites from the Past Year
The last ten months have been a struggle for many folks, and I am sure most of us are ready to say goodbye to 2020. Before moving forward, I'd like to share my favorite photographs from this year. Business was slow in the spring, but seemed to pick up in early November...
Autumn Colors in the Texas Hill Country 2020
Thanksgiving week is upon us, and I have time to reflect now on the beautiful scenes I experienced traveling through the Texas Hill Country over the past few weeks. The fall colors were a bit of an anomaly for 2020 - vibrant and full color and worthy of celebration - a nice change...
Caprock Canyons Solitude
Caprock Canyons has had my attention for a few years, but I’d always driven just a bit further west to Palo Duro Canyon. A few weeks ago, after several days with a friend exploring the Palo Duro area, I was both tired and excited as I finished a good cheeseburger and departed Braums in Canyon, Texas, to make the 1...
From Palo Duro to Slenderman Slot Canyon
Slenderman Slot Canyon, a slot canyon just on the outside of Palo Duro Canyon, had been a place I’d heard about, and finally, thanks to my friend, Todd (aka the Caprock Canyoneer, I would at long last be able to witness this natural creation for myself...
The Beauty of Palo Duro Canyon
I was not made to sit inside. The outdoors calls me – is my happy place. And my photography is was allows me to seek out adventures across Texas and beyond. The last time I had my camera out was to photograph the comet NEOWISE, and that was in late July...
Thankful in Palo Duro Canyon
The week before Thanksgiving, a friend and I set out for a quick hiking and photography trip to Palo Duro Canyon. This gem in the Texas panhandle is one of my favorite areas as well as one of my best-selling locations for prints...
Chasing Fall Colors in the Texas Hill Country
My friend, Mike and I, set out on a cold gray Wednesday in mid-November to seek out the Autumn colors of our Texas Hill Country. We do this every fall, and a few years ago one of the images from Garner State Park ended up on the cover of Texas Highways Magazine...