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Since I've been keeping track this year and I don't think I'll be getting out again, here are my camping stats for 2012. It was a pretty great year! Total: 41 Nights April 7-8 | Comb Wash | 1 Night April 21-22 | Muley Point | 1 Night April 28-29

Over the past few years I've been using a Manfrotto ballhead and carbon fiber tripod combination that really started to frustrate me in the field. Earlier this year I decided it was time to invest in a new tripod and ballhead setup that would work much better for me. Before

I headed up on top of the Grand Mesa this evening to catch some of the fall colors. I was hoping to photograph the sunset from this location, but as you can see from the photo above, there wasn't much of a view this evening. The very top of the

Getting Out by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr The continuation of the previous post... The only tree big enough to winch to nearby happened to be behind the Jeep, but I had no other options, so I tried it. I was really worried that since the tree was right next to the

Quicksand! by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr This was the first time I've ever been stuck in quicksand. To be honest, I didn't give quicksand the proper respect it deserves before since I've always been able to just drive right through it. I've now learned my lesson and will be a little

I took this photo yesterday evening of Rim Rock Drive in the Colorado National Monument curving up a switchback. This image really has it all! Besides the nice curve in the road as it exits a tunnel, there is nice warm light on the tops of the cliffs and some

I've visited the Yankee Girl Mine many times in the past, yet I've never really taken a good photo of it. On Saturday evening I decided to head over that direction to try and finally take a good photo. Because of the wildfire near Mancos there was a lot of

I wish I was hiking back to the Solstice Snake again this year, but unfortunately I just couldn't make it out there this time. Since I can't be there, here's a photo from last year's solstice.

I just picked up my copies of the 2013 Colorado National Monument Calendar this evening. One of my photos from this past winter was selected to be used for the month of January. So if you find yourself at the Monument or one of the local shops selling the calendar,

This is a photo I took a few years back that I decided to reprocess recently. I never really liked the colors of this photo but I did like the light, so I decided to convert it to black and white and I really like it much better now. It's

Earlier this year I licensed a few of my photos to be used in this TV show. I finally got word that it will be airing this Sunday (June 17) on H2 (History 2) at 10:00pm ET. It looks like it will be on here in Grand Junction at 8pm

Shiprock, New Mexico May 20, 2012 After spending Saturday exploring North Coyote Buttes and then Sunday morning with a short hike to Buckskin Gulch from Wire Pass I drove over to Shiprock in New Mexico so that I could watch and photograph the Annular Solar Eclipse. It was an amazing

Here's a photo I quickly processed this morning from the Annular Solar Eclipse that happened yesterday evening. The sun was almost completely blocked by our moon except for a small outer ring. It was very cool to watch, and I'm glad I stayed down near Shiprock, New Mexico to experience

It's been a while since I visited the arches in Rattlesnake Canyon and I've wanted to return to get some better photos. So after work on Tuesday I headed up there for a nice sunset hike. I made this photo of East Rim Arch, which is also known as Akiti

Here's another photo from my upcoming trip report to Valley of Fire State Park. Hoping to get the report done early this week! This very colorful section was at the end of a dark and narrow slot canyon. I like the way the gray rocks contrast with the colorful sandstone.

You'll be seeing this photo in my upcoming trip report from Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada, but I thought I would share it a little early on it's own. I hiked over to the Fire Wave for sunset and took this photo just as the last light was

The other night it was looking like there might be a good sunset so I grabbed my camera gear and headed out towards the base of the Book Cliffs. Unfortunately, the sunset never panned out, but while driving out there the sun did shine through a few holes in the

I just spent the weekend on Cedar Mesa in search of the specific ruin featured in the photo above, and as you might have guessed, I did manage to find it! This well-preserved ruin is nestled in the back of a deep alcove which has helped protect it from the

Valley of Fire State Park

Last week I drove out to East Orchard Mesa to try and find a good spot to take some photos at sunset. I never did find a good spot, but the sunset ended up being very nice, so I just pulled over and took a few quick photos. This first

I'm working on the photos I took on my trip to Coyote Buttes North and South a few weeks ago so that I can put together a trip report from the weekend. Here's a photo of Melody Arch that I liked from the trip. If you look closely you can

I turned 32 on Saturday, February 11th and was planning on spending a long weekend in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument since I had permits to Coyote Buttes North and South. However, last Friday morning my mom had a heart attack when she arrived at work and was rushed to

I've wanted to photograph Monument Canyon in the fog for a while, and this morning I finally got the chance. As I left for work, I just couldn't resist and headed up to the Colorado National Monument instead. I arrived up above the fog just in time to watch the

As I was leaving the Colorado National Monument yesterday in the evening, I noticed that the moon lined up nicely between Balance Rock and the cliff next to it. I created two different versions of this photo; one with the rock in silhouette and another version with some detail visible

I went up on the Uncompahgre Plateau with Jackson yesterday to photograph the sunset. While we were up there I took this panoramic photo of the light on the Little Book Cliffs. This image is made up of five stitched images. It's been a while since I stitched images for

Part of my birthday present to myself this year arrived yesterday. I was originally going to wait a few more months to buy an inflatable kayak, but I came across a great deal on the boat I wanted that I couldn't pass up. Now I just need to wait for

Here's an image from the archives. I was going through some photos I took last January and came across this one that I seem to have neglected. I figured I would process it and see how it turned out. I like it!

I headed back up into the Colorado National Monument this evening to get a few photos of Independence Monument since I realized I didn't have any good ones.

I was up at 4am this morning so that I could make it to Marlboro Point before sunrise. With storms moving through the area today I was hoping for a colorful sunrise. I wasn't let down. As I drove out to the point, the eastern sky started to turn a

After all of the clouds and storms passing through the area today, I knew there was a great chance for a colorful sunset. I viewed the maps of the area and settled on a large reservoir at the base of the Grand Mesa that I had not been to before,

As I was driving to Moab this morning, I saw there was going to be a nice sunrise. I quickly looked for an interesting setting to take a photo from, but came up with nothing. So I found a dirt road, pulled off the highway and put my Jeep in

Back in November Jackson and I left work and went out to try and photograph the full moon rising over Mount Garfield and the Little Book Cliffs. Unfortunately, the sky was pretty hazy and we couldn't even see the moon until it had come up a ways over the top

In case you haven't seen this post on my Rock Art Blog, be sure to check it out! I have chosen my top ten favorite photos of rock art taken in 2011 and posted a little story about each. My Ten Favorite Rock Art Photos of 2011

I went on many awesome adventures in 2011 and posted many trip reports and photos from them here and over on ADVENTR.CO. Here are my top five favorite trip reports from the last year. The Wave Weekend Dinosaur Bones & Petroglyphs Straddling the Border to Toroweap Half the White Rim

I visited many cool places this year and also took many photos along the way. It was tough for me to pick just ten of my favorite photos this year, but I did manage to finally narrow it down. So here are my ten favorite photos of 2011. The Wave

It took me a little while to finally find these petroglyphs after two different trips searching for them. I was just about to give up again this time when they caught my eye. I wasn't looking quite high enough to find them originally. Some believe that this scene depicts Coyote

Before heading home last night, I made one last stop at the Black Dragon pictographs since it has been a while since I was last there. Thanks to recent flash-flooding, the road through the canyon was rougher than I remember it. I wasn't sure if the pictographs would be in

Sego Canyon in the Book Cliffs contains three culturally distinct styles of rock art that are all in close proximity to each other: Fremont, Ute and Barrier Canyon Style. This site is well known and an easy side trip when you are travelling along I-70. Unfortunately, with easy access come

When we headed down to Escalante this last weekend, it was one of my main goals to try and find this particular pictograph panel. I had seen a photo of this pictograph a while back, and because it was so unique I just new I wanted to find it and

The Uinta Basin in Northeastern Utah features some of the finest rock art in Utah and a very distinct subdivision of the Fremont Style known as the Classic Vernal Style. The Sun Carrier panel, also known as The Three Kings panel has been called the greatest petroglyph panel in the