The Moose, The Fox, and the Chipmunk
July 01, 2016
As I was walking up the North Inlet Trail at sunset, I crossed paths with a fellow adventurer who was spending 11 days exploring Colorado. She was heading out to her car while I was heading into the backcountry. She had been setting up camp nearby when a tree fell down right next to her tent! Thankfully she wasn't hurt. Most of the trees on the Wes...
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Into the Mountains
June 29, 2016
After 4 days without a good nights sleep I finally had a backcountry campsite. Mill Creek Basin is a wonderful spot between Bear Lake and Moraine Park. There is a large meadow with Aspen trees growing throughout. A small stream flows nearby. I had actually stayed at this campsite two years ago. That night however, was very short. I had to wake up b...
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Day 1
June 26, 2016
Day 1 After a nearly sleepless night in my car, I awoke at dawn. I was in the Moraine Park area, a large meadow surrounded by mountains. With no idea what to do, I started driving. Within a minute I came upon a large herd of Elk having breakfast alongside the road. Continuing on, I noticed a group of photographers in the meadow. I pulled over and w...
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Spring in the Allegheny National Forest
May 19, 2016
Last week I took some time off work to head up to the Allegheny National Forest. The ANF is one of my favorite places to go hiking year-round and the North Country Trail offers 100 miles of trail through the ANF. ANF also has some of the darkest skies in the Eastern US, perfect for stargazing.
Day 1 This trip started at Cook Forest, at the south...
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Darkness to Light
March 16, 2016
It’s been one hell of a day.
It started at 5:30am as I stepped outside my room at the Gerace Research Centre. Light was just beginning to spill over the Eastern horizon. I always loved that early morning walk, knowing that the day was about to begin. I arrived at North Point just as color started to fill the sky, the sun still below the horizon. M...
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Back At It
January 23, 2016
Now that winter is finally here in Northeast Ohio I can get some new snowflake photos!
After some trial and error, I finally have a pretty good system for taking snowflake photos.
Materials Needed:
Black Glove
Tripod
Macro Lens
Remote Shutter
I take my black glove (that I leave outside, so it stays cold) and hold it up in the air to...
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Autumn in the Adirondacks
October 09, 2015
Day 1:
Cold, dark, alone. It's 5:15am and pitch-black outside. I force myself to crawl outside the warmth and comfort of my sleeping bag and into the dark forest. My goal for this morning: climb Mount Jo to photograph the sunrise. The map says the hike should only be about 2 miles from my location to the top of the mountain, with a steep and rocky...
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Summer Storm
August 05, 2015
After waiting for 3 months we finally got a killer storm in Northeast Ohio. I was sitting out at the Canfield Fairgrounds watching big puffy clouds slowly morph and expand across the warm summer sky. It was quite the show! Soon the soft yellow colors gave way to deep reds and soft purples as the sun slowly sunk towards the horizon. As I was walking...
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