Devils Tower, Wyoming

Devils Tower, Wyoming

It’s strange that though I was born in South Dakota and have traveled all over the Midwest, I’d never made it to Devils Tower in Wyoming, just across the border from Rapid City, SD. Cue the “what a butte!” jokes, right? Rising almost 900 feet...
Honey Island Swamp, Louisiana

Honey Island Swamp, Louisiana

Or, a meditation on green. I’ve been going through photos for the book, and discovered the photos I made about a year ago when I was in New Orleans in April. I took a tour on a small boat in the Honey Island Swamp, and was immediately enraptured with all the...
National Park Week Starts Saturday!

National Park Week Starts Saturday!

It’s here! National Park Week starts this weekend, giving you zero reasons to stay home instead of exploring what Wallace Stegner called America’s “best idea.”  I bought my annual pass when I was at Joshua Tree, but from April 21 –...
Joshua Tree: Spiny, Yet Lush

Joshua Tree: Spiny, Yet Lush

The world is all about dichotomy, isn’t it? Case in point: the landscape of Joshua Tree National Park. I’ve written before about the attractive but aggressive cholla cactus, and at Joshua Tree there’s a whole garden of them. (I captured these images...
Wide Open Space is the Antidote

Wide Open Space is the Antidote

I just got back from almost three months in California, and even though I’m glad I was there, I’m feeling starved for wide open spaces. I’m planning a big Scamp to remedy this, starting next month (I’ll tell you more about that soon), but I...
Scottish Musicians Are So Photogenic

Scottish Musicians Are So Photogenic

I’m packing up and heading to Joshua Tree for the weekend, but wanted to share a couple of photos from that glorious Scotland visit. Music is everywhere in the UK, from the pubs to the street corner and even the mountains.  I’ll have photos of Joshua...