The deserts of the American southwest, and southern Utah in particular, are probably my favorite hiking area. It’s just a day’s drive, or less, from my home in Boulder, Colorado, and I’ve lost count of the number of hiking trips … Continue reading
The hike to Grizzly Lake in the Yukon’s Tombstone mountains is, to say the least, a bit out of the way. The trailhead is at the 58.5km mark (about 36 miles) along the Dempster Highway, an unpaved road notorious for … Continue reading
As I’ve said here before, the hiking highlight of last summer was a wonderful day hike in Rago National Park, on the Norwegian mainland. The Lofoten Islands, on the other hand, although great for photography, were a slight disappointment as … Continue reading
Utah’s Natural Bridges National Monument was established way back in 1908, but it remains off most visitors to the Utah desert’s radar. It’s a small, rather old-fashioned park, with a beautiful loop drive that takes you right past the main … Continue reading
My first trip to Utah was in 1999, and although there were already plenty of internet sites back then information on even popular hikes was pretty hard to find. As a result my brother and I got to do some … Continue reading
In Las Vegas last weekend giving a colloquium at the university, before joining friends for a trail marathon through Titus Canyon to finish on the floor of Death Valley. Taking the bus at dawn to the start of the race … Continue reading
Back to Moab last weekend, though not for the trail 1/2 marathon this year! Instead revisited two of my favorite Utah hikes – the Natural Bridges loop (a great hike in a National Monument, but still almost deserted) and the … Continue reading
Coyote Gulch is my favorite canyon in the Escalante, and hiking it with Chris last month I thought it would be fun to shoot video as well as stills. I used the amazing Canon 11-24mm f/4 lens for a fair … Continue reading
“Water damage is always negligence” states the LensRentals’ contract, but narrow and sometimes water-filled canyons are ideal places to test out an ultra wide lens! Returning to the Escalante last weekend for a quick hiking trip, I rented the new … Continue reading
The photographic highlights of my summer were Iceland and the Lofoten Islands, but the best hiking – by far – was in Norway’s Rago National Park. There are really only a couple of trails suitable for day hikes in the … Continue reading