
Tag: adventure travel


Orcas Up Close
Another shot from this week’s UnCruise trip in Southeast Alaska. Sometimes it’s best to be on the big (small) boat, sometimes it pays to be on a skiff. Location: Southwest Continue Reading →

Traveling Through Colors: White
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It is easy to overload on White when I went looking for images for this post. Clouds, mountains, more clouds and mountains. I wanted to bring something else into the mix and I hope you enjoy this journey around the world.
Continuing with my series to explore the world I have photographed through color, I present to you, the color White.
And if White isn’t your color of choice, there are other colors in the series.

Photo Of The Day – Deserted Namche
Title: Deserted Namche Location: Namche Bazaar, Khumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: Up before the crowds, tour of Namche has a totally different feel. The streets are wider and the calm of Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Cho Oyu, Front And Center
Title: Cho Oyu, Front And Center Location: Gokyo, Solukhumbu, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: For my money, I’d rather stare at Cho Oyu from this vantage point than at Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Trekking In Nepal
Title: Trekking in Nepal Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: Two porters carry a load up toward the base camp for Mount Everest (not pictured) in the Khumbu region of Nepal. Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Two Himalayan Peaks In Morning Sun Light
Title: Two Himalayan Peaks In Morning Sun Light Location: Machermo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°54’6″ N 86°42’59” E) Description: Located near the town of Machermo, early morning light is always worth Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Dzokyos With Loads Of Kerosene
Title: Dzokyos With Loads Of Kerosene Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°47’24” N 86°43’8″ E) Description: Dzokyos are a hybrid cross between higher elevation-tolerant yaks and lower elevation-loving cows. They carry Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Light And Dark
Title: Light And Dark Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°52’5″ N 86°43’45” E) Description: Camera Canon 7D Lens Canon 28-300mm L ISO 100 Focal Length 270mm Aperture f/8 Shutter Speed 1/1250 Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Nepali Himalayas Before Sunset
Title: Nepali Himalayas Before Sunset Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°57’14” N 86°41’37” E) Description: Simplicity in the mountains. Shot near Gokyo. Camera Canon 7D Lens Canon 28-300mm L ISO Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Cho Oyu And The Trekkers
Title: Cho Oyu And The Trekkers Location: Gokyo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°57’13” N 86°41’37” E) Description: Cho Oyu, like Mount Everest, towers over 8000m and straddles the border between Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Photographer Silhouetted Against Cho Oyu
Title: Photographer Silhouetted Against Cho Oyu Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°57’14” N 86°41’37” E) Description: I spotted this lone photographer racing across a ridge, his model left behind to Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Stupa Against The Mountains
Title: Stupa Against The Mountains Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: A Buddhist stupa sits atop a ridge in order to command a view from all over the surrounding valley while Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Himalayas Through The Clouds
Title: Himalayas Through The Clouds Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: Mountain photography in the Himalayas is a practice in patience when things aren’t going how you would like. It Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – The Machermo Range And The Moon
Title: The Machermo Range And The Moon, Location: Machermo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°54’12” N 86°42’55” E) Description: Knowing a little about the cycle and timing of the moon can help to Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – The Knife Edge Of Thamserku, Nepal
Title: The Knife Edge Of Thamserku Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°51’45” N 86°43’60” E) Description: Cutting 21,680′ into the Himalayan sky, Thamserku strikes a sharp edge chiseled by time and wind. Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Smile! Now Show Me Your Shoes
Title: Smile! Now Show Me Your Shoes Location: Thame, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°49’49” N 86°38’56” E) Description: The Sherpas I met in Nepal were, by and large, nice people who are Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – El Capitan With Stars And Clouds Under Moonlight
Title: El Capitan With Stars And Clouds Under Moonlight Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America (37°43’26” N 119°37’52” W) Description: I was set to arrive at my cabin Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Chiseled By Ice And Wind
Title: Chiseled By Ice And Wind Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: The Himalayas in Nepal have existed longer than man has been on this planet, giving the elements plenty of Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Cho Oyu And The Ngozumpa Glacier
Title: Cho Oyu And The Ngozumpa Glacier Location: Gokyo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°57’17” N 86°41’45” E) Description: Cho Oyu, like Mount Everest, towers over 8000m and straddles the border between Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Cho Oyu And The Ngozumpa Glacier
Title: Cho Oyu And The Ngozumpa Glacier Location: Gokyo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°57’17” N 86°41’45” E) Description: Cho Oyu, like Mount Everest, towers over 8000m and straddles the border between Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – The Edge Of Morning
Title: The Edge Of Morning Location: Tengboche, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°50’8″ N 86°45’49” E) Description: Watching the sunrise in the Himalayas is often an exercise in looking anywhere but East. Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Jagged Against The Sky
Title: Jagged Against The Sky Location: Half way between Dole and Luza, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°52’44” N 86°43’26” E) Description: The endless features of the Himalayas always amaze me. No Continue Reading →

My Favorite And Odd Photos From 2013
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I am presenting these images from 2013 in the hopes that you find something you like. That being said, there are some images here only I might like, and I’m good with that. I started taking more “odd” photos in 2013, experimenting with blue and playing with colored tonic water poured over fruit and vegetables. While I love the mountains and travel, there are a lot of subject matter that interest me that will never get the “oooohhh” and “ahhhhh”s that those picture garner. But that’s what photography is for me, endless exploration and experimentation to present a view of what is in front of me.
Some of these images made the cut because they are stand-alone pretty. Some made the cut because they hold memories for me and my family (and I know my wife will be reading this post so I want to help jog her memory of the happy times we have shared). And then some….well, I’ll group these images by style to make it easier. Let’s start with the pretty stuff and then move into family memories (there were too many to show them all) and then the odd stuff you might not know me for.
This post will be gathered in a compilation my friend Jim Goldstein puts together of various photographers’ “Best of 2013” lists. If you would like to join in, check out this link. I’m wondering if this list will be included as Jim suggests (rightly so) narrowing your list to five or ten images. I have 32 in this list. I don’t follow direction well.
How To Use This Slideshow For Best Effect
If you are reading this in a RSS viewer or on email, I suggest you click on over to a web browser (Here’s a link to make it easier for you). It works on your phone (probably), tablet or computer and the bigger the screen the better the images.
Now do you see that in the upper right corner above this text? Once you click that, you’ll have a full browser view of the images. You can then use the control arrows at the bottom of the image or your mouse’s scroll wheel. Or just flick them aside on your tablet like you would other pictures.
Image Descriptions
1. Cho Oyu and Photographers, Nepal
2. Sunset from 39,000′, somewhere over California, USA
3. Machermo Range And Dudh Pokhari, Gokyo, Nepal
4. Himalayas and stars through a windows, Machermo, Nepal
5. Yak and Kangtega, Nepal
6. Mt. Rainier and Reflection Lakes, Washington, USA
7. Mt. Baker at sunset, Washington, USA
8. Mt. Hood and Trillium Lake, Oregon, USA
9. Photographer and the Moon, near Mt. Baker, Washington, USA
10. Sun through the trees, Mt. Baker, Washington, USA
11. Moonrise over the Cascade Mountains from Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
12. Sunset on the Washington Coast, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA
13. Temple Of The Mad Man, Bhutan
14. Monks at ceremony, Jakar, Bhutan
15. Blossoms and field, Jakar, Bhutan
16. My daughter and her friend exploring trees, North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA
17. SMORES!!!! Sequoia National Park, California, USA
18. Looking up, Sequoia National Park, California, USA
19. My wife and daughter at a Papohaku Beach, Molokai, Hawaii, USA
20. My daughter flying a kite, Molokai, Hawaii, USA
21. Sunrise over Maui aboard the UnCruise Adventures Safari Explorer, Hawaii, USA
22. Jessie breaks open coconuts, Molokai, Hawaii, USA
23. A mega-pod of dolphins off the coast of California, USA
24. Military gravestones, Medical Lake, Washington, USA
25. Playing with LEDs, Mt. Baker, Washington, USA
26. Rust and waves, Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada
27. Moths to a flame (look closely and you’ll see the repeating pattern as the light hit them), Clinton, Washington, USA
28. Spinning dancer, Paro, Bhutan
29. Nature’s ladder, Washington, USA
30. Keeping pace with the falls, Oregon, USA
31. How to make an okay sunset even better (panning blur), Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
32. Sunset on our second to last night on our honeymoon 🙂

Photo Of The Day – Sunrise On Cho Oyu
Title: Sunrise On Cho Oyu Location: Gokyo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°57’13” N 86°41’36” E) Description:Like whipped topping from a tub of Miracle Whip(R), morning clouds are formed and pull away Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Mount Rainier And Reflection Lakes At Sunrise
Title: Mount Rainier And Reflection Lakes At Sunrise Location: Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, North America (46°46’7″ N 121°43’51” W) Description: One aspect I like about digital photography is Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Ama Dablam, Solukhumbu
Title: Ama Dablam, Solukhumbu Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°50’33” N 86°44’20” E) Description: Ama Dalam’s features are classic. From the steep sides to the chiseled peak at 6,856 meters (22,493 ft), Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – The Village Of Dole Sits Below A Bank Of Clouds And Kangtega
Title: The Village Of Dole Sits Below A Bank Of Clouds And Kangtega Location: Dole, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia (27°52’5″ N 86°43’45” E) Description: The small village of Dole (pronounced dough-lay) Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Cho Oyu Reflected In Dudh Pokhari (Gokyo Lake)
Title: Cho Oyu Reflected In Dudh Pokhari (Gokyo Lake) Location: Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia (27°57’12” N 86°41’36” E) Description: Early mornings when the sun is shining in the Himalayas Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – The Peak And The Prayer Flags
Title: The Peak And The Prayer Flags Location: Khumjung, Solukhumbu, Nepal (27°49’30” N 86°43’12” E) Description: Give me a slightly cloudy morning any day of the week and as a Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Prayer Flags And The Machermo Range From Gokyo Ri
Title: Prayer Flags And The Machermo Range From Gokyo Ri Location: Gokyo Ri, Solukhumbu, Nepal (27°57’22” N 86°41’15” E) Description: At around 5,357m, or 17,575 ft, Gokyo Ri affords tremendous Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Jagged Himalayas At Sunrise
Title: Jagged Himalayas At Sunrise Location: Machermo, Solukhumbu, Nepal (27°54’6″ N 86°42’59” E) Description: When the monsoons have moved on and the days are shortening, few views in the Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – The Machermo Range Reflected In Dudh Pokhari
Title: The Machermo Range Reflected In Dudh Pokhari Location: Gokyo, Solukhumbu, Nepal (27°57’12” N 86°41’36” E) Description: Early morning light and a near perfectly still Dudh Pokhari (Milk Lake, also Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Sunset On Cho Oyu And Clouds
Title: Sunset On Cho Oyu And Clouds Location: Gokyo, Solukhumbu, Nepal (27°57’18” N 86°41’24” E) Description: As mentioned in yesterday’s post, Cho Oyu, standing 8201m (26,906′), juts into the atmosphere Continue Reading →

Photo Of The Day – Cho Oyu And The Photographers
Title: Cho Oyu And The Photographers Location: Solukhumbu, Nepal (27°57’13” N 86°41’37” E) Description: Cho Oyu, like Mount Everest, towers over 8000m and straddles the border between Nepal and Tibet Continue Reading →