Grand Canyon/Mesa Verde – May 2021
On a recent trip to the Grand Canyon we were fortunate to see a bighorn sheep grazing along the South Rim. Here are a couple of photos:
Denali 1992
At 20,310 feet, Denali is North America’s highest peak. Back in 1992, 3 friends and I decided to attempt to climb this peak. Kevin, the organizer of the expedition, planned to attempt all of the peaks in North and South America. Denali was the first. Kevin asked me to join the expedition, train the members …
Climbing and Trekking in the Andes
Over the past 30 years I’ve made a dozen trips to the Andes of South America. Mainly climbing the spectacular peaks of Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. In 2018 and 2019 we explored Patagonia. Those adventures are documented in previous posts. Here are some video slideshows of the climbing trips (I hope to add commentary in …
Snowy day on Windy Ridge
I spent some time today visiting one of my favorite local spots – the Bristlecone Pines on Windy Ridge, on the flanks of Mount Bross. Overnight snow and clearing skies made for excellent photography conditions.
Images of 2019
Each year I post some of my favorite images from the previous year. Click on the photo to link to my slideshow from the past year. (Depending on your browser you may need to right click on the image and open in a new tab or window). For previous years galleries please click on the …
Cody/Hyalite Ice Climbing January/February 2020
Friends and I made two trips to these destinations in the past two months. The first was for our annual MLK weekend (Cody) followed by a few days in Hyalite Canyon. Then another, longer trip in February to the same destinations. We found excellent climbing conditions both times, though on the February visit to Hyalite …
Patagonia 2019 Exploring the Lake District
In February we headed back to Patagonia, this time with our friends Cecilia and Andrew. Cecilia is a native of Argentina and lived for many years in Bariloche, so was able to put together an excellent itinerary to allow us an in-depth exploration of the area around Bariloche. Over a four week period we were …
Cody Ice Climbing MLK weekend 2019
Just back from the annual MLK ice climbing trip to Cody and the south Fork (of the Shoshone). We got in a couple of good days of climbing. I was reminded, as I am every year, just how much work some of the approaches are!