Classic Mount Whitney With Snow In Black And White
Description: I like that Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in the Lower 48 Untied States is different than your typical high altitude peak. I grew up near Seattle and the Continue Reading →
Tag: travel photography
Backwards View Of Yosemite Valley
Description: This view is t really backwards in any classical sense but it is looking the opposite direction of typical valley photos taken from Tunnel View. To be sure, Tunnel Continue Reading →
Narada Falls
Description: After having driver by this waterfall at least 30 times, I finally stopped to see what the fuss was about. It is a beautiful waterfall. Just off the main Continue Reading →
Half Dome And The Ahwahnee
Description: This is one of my favorite view spots in Yosemite Valley. Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America Copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved.
Penguins At The Equator? Heck Yeah!
Description: The Galapagos are not as warm as you might think. For one thing, they have their own penguins, named Galapagos Penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus). Like the other animals I’ve highlighted this Continue Reading →
Fall Stroll Through Yosemite National Park
Description: Yosemite National Park is a beautiful place to be when you hit the leaf-peeping season perfectly. Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA, North America
Who Wants To Go For A Paddle With A Rainbow And Mountains?
Description: Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve is by far one of my favorite parks. It’s so massive and mostly untouched because the vast majority of visitors come in on a Continue Reading →
Early Morning Ferry Crossing
Description: A lone ferry boat crosses Puget Sound in the wee hours of the morning. Location: Puget Sound, Washington, USA, North America Join me in 2023 for Photo Tours to Nepal and Bhutan! Details can be Continue Reading →
Are You Ready For The Chaos Of Kathmandu?
Description: I can tell you from my last trip to Nepal in 2019 that not much has changed in the way of chaos in the streets of Kathmandu. This photo Continue Reading →
Find The Blues In Alaska
Description: Alaska is in a neck and neck competition with Utah for places I love visiting (but don’t really want to live in year round). In this case, a fjord known 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 →
Waiting For Customers
Description: There’s a small island in Phewa Lake with a Hindu temple that devotees flock to most every day. Before the day gets started, the boats the ferry passengers non-stop sit Continue Reading →
Meet The Mugger Crocodile
Description: Unlike yesterday’s photo of the gharial crocodile, its Rapti River cousin, the mugger, is a bit more stout. It has a larger range than the gharial, extending across the Indian Continue Reading →
Ghastly Gharial
Description: What is going on with this crocodile? Look at the length of that snout! And those teeth! This is a gharial, a fish-eating crocodile found in the Northern latitudes of 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 →
Wide Open Spaces For Hiking – Photo Of The Day
Description: If you head to the Himalayas, bring your wide-angle lens. Scenes like this one from the middle of Gokyo Valley are as wide as you might imagine. The trail takes 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 →
What A View! – Photo Of The Day
Description: Can you imagine what it would be like to have this as your morning view? Sure, we had to hike down and then up a small hill to get here 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 →
Shadows Across The Himalayas – Photo Of The Day
Description: Landscape photographers tend to desire a bit of clouds in their images. And if not in their images, nearby to create some mood. In this case, just the right amount 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 →
Lone Photographer And The Himalayas – Photo Of The Day
Description: Waking up early is a must during Far Horizon Photo Tours‘ treks. Sometimes the clouds come in early (our stay out late from the night before), but more often than Continue Reading →
Ceremonial Bell At Swayambhunath Stupa – Photo Of The Day
Description: While areas around Swayambhunath Stupa were damaged in the devastating earthquakes that hit in 2015, many relics survived. Sunrise is a great time to great Kathmandu from this high perch. Continue Reading →
Swayambhunath Stupa At Sunrise – Photo Of The Day
Description: Hitting Swayambhunath Stupa at sunrise is a special time. The stupa is high on a hill that overlooks all of Kathmandu, giving it a commanding view. Plus, there are both Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Up The Trail To The Himalayas
Title: Up The Trail To The Himalayas Location: Above Dingboche, Khumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: Trails and mountains. Mountains and trails. Join me in 2019 and 2020 for Photo Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Landscape Photographer’s Paradise
Title: Landscape Photographer’s Paradise Location: Above Dingboche, Khumbu Region, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Asia Description: A crystal clear lake, puffy clouds, snow-capped mountains and practically no other humans in sight. Nepal’s Himalayas Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Gangtey Monastery, Phobjika Valley, Bhutan
Title: Gangtey Monastery, Phobjika Valley, Bhutan Location: Phobjika Valley, Bhutan, Asia Description: Sitting at nearly 10,000′, Gangtey Monastery is a buddhist monastery built some 300+ years ago. Classic Bhutanese architecture and Continue Reading →
Photo Of The Day – Standing In Amazement At Machu Picchu
Title: Standing In Amazement At Machu Picchu Location: Machu Picchu, Cusco Region, Peru, South America Description: I love revisiting old images and the memories they bring with them. In this case, Continue Reading →