Castle Crags
Description: Castle Crags are on my list to climb one day. It’s just a hike, no technical equipment needed (unless you want a harder route). They are a singular chunk of Continue Reading →
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Classic Empty Road Americana
Description: Highway 97 in Northern California has a straight shot that makes for perfect photos when the weather cooperates. New pavement, Mount Shasta, blue skies….ahhhh…. Title: Classic Empty Road Americana Location: Continue Reading →
Clouds Over Everest
Description: The wind is undoubtedly howling a gale at the peak of Everest on the left. Those clouds don’t form in slower air. Title: Clouds Over Everest Location: Namche Bazaar, Sagarmatha Continue Reading →
Machapuchare And The Annapurna Range
Description: You have to get up pretty early to catch the sunrise on the Annapurna Range of the Himalayas, but on clear mornings the stunning peaks are worth the need Continue Reading →
Painted Hills, Up Close – Photo Of The Day
Description: The Painted Hills of Oregon’s John Day Fossil Beds National Monument was on my list for a ages and then a couple years ago it resurfaced when friend and Continue Reading →
The Sun & The Shade – Photo Of The Day
Description: Way up around 12,913′, give or take 10′, the morning sun fights with a hidden cloud somewhere near the horizon before it strikes the Himalayas. Title: The Sun & The Continue Reading →
A Turquoise Lake At The Foot Of Ama Dablam
Description: Mount Everest isn’t the only reason you should visit the Himalayas. The number and grandeur of the peaks in the Khumbu region alone could fill months of wandering and exploring. Continue Reading →
Lukla Airport And The Himalayas
Description: You arrive early in the morning if you’re lucky and catch breakfast at a teahouse in town before heading up the valley seen in the distance. This is the start Continue Reading →
Classic Mount Everest
Description: You’ll be three days trekking from the nearest airport at Lukla when you soak in this view right from the Himalayan trail. That’s Mount Everest, or Sagarmatha, the tallest peak Continue Reading →
Majestic Machapuchare
Description: You’re going to need to get up before sunrise to capture the best photos of Machapuchare from Pokhara, Nepal. But it’s worth it! From the local translation meaning “Fish tail” Continue Reading →
The Trekking Life High Above Treeline – Photo Of The Day
Description: Way up where the trees can no longer grow, around 15,373’/4686m, there’s an emerald lake and the flanks of the Machermo Range of the Himalayas. Along the shore of this Continue Reading →
Bring On The Morning – Photo Of The Day
Description: As a companion to this week’s image of the moon over the Himalayas from Mong La, here’s what the sun looks like as it breaks over those very same mountains. Continue Reading →
Breaking Through Morning Fog – Photo Of The Day
Description: The views from 16,600’/5060m can be pretty spectacular. You get to see things from that height that you don’t see from the valleys. Such as the valley fog parting just Continue Reading →
First Clear View Of The Himalayas – Photo Of The Day
Description: While there are certainly mountains around you when you step off the plane in Lukla after a short flight from Kathmandu, it’s not until after a few hours of trekking Continue Reading →
Moon Over The Himalayas – Photo Of The Day
Description: Hands down Mong La is one of my favorite places to spend the night in the Himalayas. La translates roughly to ‘pass’, as in mountain pass. In this case the Continue Reading →
The Beauty of Lhotse – Photo Of The Day
Description: Lhotse gets a bad rap, if you ask me. First, it is one of the more mis-guessed peaks in the Himalayas. It looks majestic and like what you think Mt. Continue Reading →
Breaking Through The Clouds – Photo Of The Day
Description: A beautiful day, for me, certainly includes swirling clouds and glaciated mountains. How about you? Title: Breaking Through The Clouds Location: Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia New Nepal Photo Tours coming Continue Reading →
Morning Greetings – Photo of The Day
Description: Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Your morning view today is of Machermo Peak deep in the Himalayas. This location is about a week’s walk from the Continue Reading →
Hidden In Plain Sight – Photo Of The Day
Description: Another photo from the same morning as yesterday’s Photo Of The Day. I simply could not get enough of the way the clouds hide and revealed the sharp mountain features. Continue Reading →
Kangtega At Sunrise – Photo Of The Day
Description: As a repeat of yesterday’s comment, it’s best to get up before sunrise in the Himalayas. In this photo Kangtega, is braced against an onslaught of bright orange clouds lit Continue Reading →
Waiting To Return – Photo Of The Day
Description: It’s funny what being told to stay in one place does to you. It makes you want to rebel, at least that’s the feeling I have as I look back Continue Reading →
One Of The Best Reasons To Get Up Early – Photo Of The Day
Description: Back up at Gokyo for this photo and an excellent reason to get up 5am or earlier. I love how the run strikes Cho Oyu, the 6th tallest mountain in Continue Reading →
Magnificent Makalu – Photo Of The Day
Description: Makalu is the fifth highest mountain the world and rests in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet. This view is from a flight between Nepal and Bhutan, Continue Reading →
Classic Mount Saint Helens Aerial B&W – Photo Of The Day
Description: I never had heard of Mt. St. Helens until it blew up when I was 7 years old. I still remember the mushroom clouds to the South as we pulled Continue Reading →
The Tetons In Fall – Photo Of The Day
Title: The Tetons In Fall Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, North America Description: When approaching the park from the South, this is the view you receive just before entering the Continue Reading →
Mount Rainier – Photo Of The Day
Title: Mount Rainier Location: Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, North America Description: It’s not often I get around to the North side of Mount Rainier and I forget what a beautiful Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Mount Rainier And Its Reflection
Title: Mount Rainier And Its Reflection Location: Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, North America Description: One of the best birthday presents I ever received: waking up on the flanks of Mount Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – First Light On Cho Oyu
Title: First Light On Cho Oyu Location: Gokyo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: Getting up early in the Himalayas is almost always rewarded. Join me in 2020 for Photo Tours to Nepal! Details Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – The Specter Of The Mountain
Title: The Specter Of The Mountain Location: Monjo, Solukhumbu, Nepal, Asia Description: To be honest, this is one of my favorite images from Nepal. It’s not high up, it’s not even Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Stone And Wood
Title: Stone And Wood Location: Near Dole, Sagarmatha National Park, Solukhumbu Region, Nepal, Asia Description: Along the path to Gokyo, before you emerge from the tree line, there stands a solemn home. Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Trekking The Himalayas
Title: Trekking The Himalayas Location: Gokyo Area, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu Region, Nepal, Asia Description: Trekking the Himalayas is unlike any trekking experience on the planet. The altitude, the people, the Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Perfect Morning At Gokyo
Title: Perfect Morning At Gokyo Location: Gokyo, Solokhumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: Down below the view from Gokyo Ri (yesterday’s photo) the terrain is equally appealing, with this lakeside Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Mt. Everest & Lhotse
Title: Mt. Everest & Lhotse Location: Gokyo Ri, Solokhumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: The view from 17,000’/5181m up Gokyo Ri is spectacular. You are more than half way up Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Kangtega And The Stars
Title: Kangtega And The Stars Location: Dole, Solokhumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: Scraping 6,782 meters (22,251 ft) into the sky, Kangtega has a striking resemblance to a saddle. Known locally as Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Kyajo Ri, Nepal
Title: Kyajo Ri, Nepal Location: Solokhumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: Kyajo Ri is just 30′ shorter than Denali/Mount McKinley in Alaska, standing 20,295′ above sea level. The approach takes Continue Reading →