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Red rocks and green cactus. . . B&W or Color? Wha

Red rocks and green cactus.
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B&W or Color? What do you think?
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I love landscape photography, but all too often I seem to end up in the middle of a sunny day somewhere trying to take pictures. A hike with the rugrat and the dog this past Sunday up to the hangover saddle in Sedona repeated that familiar scenario. Timing the light for a landscape photo rarely coincides with the hours of the day that I usually recreate in.
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That being said, I really did enjoy the composition of this photo, and decided to take a stab at doing a black and white edit. I think it came out quite nice, and it made me think about going back to some previous photos that I wasn't crazy about because of the harsh midday light and try that approach.
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Color shot also ended up better than I thought, although I'm not crazy about the harsh shadows on the cactus. Maybe someday I'll remember this composition and try and make it back there during a golden hour to compare.
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#landscapephotography #desertlandscapes #nikonz6photography #blackandwhitelandacapes #redrocks #cactus #nikonlandscapephotography #shredthered #middaysun

Silverton Mountain. . . It's been a few years sin

Silverton Mountain.
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It's been a few years since I've been out to what is likely my favorite ski area. The remote location, the quirky two-person lift, the stunning surroundings deep in the heart of the San Juan mountains, and of course the steep and deep skiing.
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Not much has changed in the 15 years that I've been going there. Somewhere along the way they added a helicopter, but the 'lodge' is still a tent, the 'rental shop' is still a school bus that is buried up to its windows in snow, and the shuttle buses are a school bus and an old airport shuttle....both plastered in stickers.
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The runs were amazing as usual, and even though the post ski atmosphere was much different in this era of Covid, the stoke was high.
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📸 Credit #3: @flagavito
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#silvertonmountain #liftservebackcountry #staysafe #skisteep #skideep #sanjuanmountains #goprophotography #getoutside #spreadtelemark

Purgatory for the long weekend. . . I've lived in

Purgatory for the long weekend.
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I've lived in Flagstaff for 15 years, and for 15 years I've driven past Purgatory to ski at Silverton or Wolf Creek. The little shredders finally provided motivation to make the stop, and I was pleasantly surprised. It's a fun mountain and has enough terrain that I feel like I could explore pockets of fun for a good long time.
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That and waffles. Delicious, delicious Belgian-style sweet waffles. Gotta keep those kids fueled on the lift rides up.
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#kidswhoshred #skipurgatory #spreadtelemark #wafflecabin #goprophotography #nikonz6protography #landscapephotography #alpenglow #heavyequipment #snowremoval #greenmachine #startemyoung #belgianwaffles

Selfies. Not usually my thing, but I had the rare

Selfies. Not usually my thing, but I had the rare opportunity to ride the lift up by myself yesterday at snowbowl, and the fisheye combined with skiing in the clouds provided a unique perspective. It was a surreal day up there, with the whole mountain engulfed in the clouds. Skiing was done by feel, and even though it was intermittently raining, the lift rides were hauntingly serene
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In case you need 45 seconds of relaxation in your day, scroll right and turn up the sound. If that doesn't help, I'm not sure what will.
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#goprophotography #arizonaskiing #highdesert #skiingintheclouds #spreadtelemark #skiselfie #hero9black #fisheyephotography @whatvest @sweetprotection @gopro

Yesterday was the kickoff to my backcountry season

Yesterday was the kickoff to my backcountry season. Not a bad view for day 1 in the Arizona backcountry.
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It was quite the sudden awakening to the season as we took the long approach to Fremont. 14.5 miles of distance, 4500 feet of climbing, and over 8 hours in the ski boots with one long run out back to the cars. More details to come, but suffice to say, we did carve up an amazing shot of freshies down the east face of Fremont in between the seemingly endless skinning.
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@outsideallday showing us how it's done.
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#backcountryskiing #backcountry #northernarizona #desertskiing #kachinapeaks #spreadtelemark #nikonz6photography #skiingphotography #skiingarizona #getoutside

Sedona and @thundermountainmike, always a photogen

Sedona and @thundermountainmike, always a photogenic pair.
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Taking a moment to enjoy the view before we dropped into the always deliciously shreddable ridge trail descent.
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Been a very busy couple weeks at work, and I had a window yesterday that was ideally suited to clearing the head and burning the legs, so I blocked the time and made a call.
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Need to do that more often.
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#revelthetrail #shredthered #getoutside #dirttherapy #mtb #mountainbiking #ridebikes #pixelphotography #sedonamtb

It's crispy up there. . . There is an impending s

It's crispy up there.
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There is an impending sense of doom as we all head out to the trails in the mid January 60 degree weather. I like riding my bike in the winter, but I like riding it in May also, and at this rate, the forest is going to be closed by then. 😢
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We need snow, and a lot of it.
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#sendsnow #drywinter #highdesert #preventforestfires #pixelphotography #revelthetrail #fireseasoniscoming

Dear Legos, I'm continually impressed with you abi

Making the best of a dry winter. . . The little ri

Making the best of a dry winter.
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The little ripper is skiing everything that's open at snowbowl right now, which has made ski days a lot more fun. And it doesn't hurt that I can go for a mountain bike ride out my back door the same day that I'm on the skis.
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The flip side of this mild winter is the looming threat of inevitable summer forest closures and heightened possibility of fires always just under the surface of our thoughts....
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#kidshred #kidswhorip #skiingarizona #azsnowbowl #maskupaz #goprophotography #sendsnow #landscapephotography

Colorado river, New Year's Eve. . . . #landscapeph

Colorado river, New Year's Eve.
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#landscapephotography #nikonz6photography #coloradoriver #palmtreesinthedesert #newyearseve2020 #sunsetphotography #sunset

2020 is a wrap, and what a year it was. I have not

2020 is a wrap, and what a year it was. I have nothing terribly introspective to leave you with at the end of this year, so I'll leave you instead with this photo from the trails that I rode today outside of Lake Havasu City.
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I'm now sitting down with a stiff drink in one hand, and a low probability of making it until the stroke of midnight.
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I'm good with that. A year ago I had just finished a heli skiing trip and was watching fireworks at Revelstoke resort. What a difference this year.
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Cheers to all of you, and we'll see you in 2021, hopefully in person sooner rather than later.
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#happynewyear #pixelphotography #lakehavasu #mtblife #mtb #shreditdontpetit #landscapephotography #desertlandscape #desertriding

Clouds in the desert always give a bit of a surrea

Clouds in the desert always give a bit of a surreal ambiance. Perfect weather for a quick trip down to the the Black Canyon Trail yesterday.
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#graffitiphotography #mtb #mtblife #desertriding #blackcanyontrail #pixelphotography #shreditdontpetit

New addition to the morning is up and running. The

New addition to the morning is up and running. The Rancilio needed a new boiler top and heating element, a couple new seals and hoses, and some general troubleshooting time on the workbench, but it's running like a champ now.
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Before you ask, yes that is a ski waxing iron. Multitasking, ftmfw.
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Also, if anyone wants a used Via Venezia machine, hit me up. Works great, recently got new seals and a good descale.
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#rancilio #espresso #morningbuzz #jumpstart #fixitdontpitchit

STOMP ROCKETS . . At night. . . afternoon delight.

STOMP ROCKETS
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At night.
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afternoon delight. 😉
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#nightphotography #longexposure #stomprocket #lighttrails #nikonz6photography #afternoondelight

Morning at the zoo. . . Cooperative portrait subje

Morning at the zoo.
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Cooperative portrait subjects this past Sunday before we headed back north into the 'epic snowstorm' in flag.
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#reidparkzoo #rhinostuff #longneck #meerkat #wildlifephotography #butnotreally #nikonz6photography #zoophotography

La Milagrosa. . . Last time I was on this trail wa

La Milagrosa.
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Last time I was on this trail was SSAZ, circa 2009. This time, I tacked Bug Springs on the front end and enjoyed the luxury of having somebody who was willing to shuttle me up the road.
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The hike a bike in the middle is just as fun as I remember it. Although, as the years have passed and the experiences of pushing a bike uphill have piled up, I've grown more accepting that it is just part of the adventure. Especially when this downhill view stretches before you as an inviting reward for the effort.
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#mountainbikinglife #tucsondelivers #adayonthebikeisagoodday #ssaz #desertlandscape #shreditdontpetit #hikeabike #adventurephotography #mtlemmon #landscapephotography

Cloudy day in Sedona today. . . Good thing it held

Cloudy day in Sedona today.
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Good thing it held out for the bike ride.
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#shredthered #sedona #sedonaarizona #revelthetrail #redrocksformiles #landscapephotography #bikingisfun

To the top. . . Took some of my solo travel day ba

To the top.
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Took some of my solo travel day back from Fruita to hit one of the last weekends that Ophir pass was likely passable this year. The snow level stayed high enough that I made it to the summit and then parked the taco and did a quick hike up to crystal lake.
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The wind howled the whole time I was up there, but the ominous clouds held their payload of snow long enough to allow me to snap a few pictures of the cool little alpine lake just a short scree-laden scramble away before heading back down the pass.
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#sanjuanmountains #crystallake #truckstuff #ophirpass #colorado4wd #landscapephotography #mountainphotography #nikonz6photography #tacomaoffroad

Escalante explorations, part 4 - Lake Powell . . W

Escalante explorations, part 4 - Lake Powell
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We promised the kids an opportunity to go swimming, and a stop on the North shore of Lake Powell seemed like a good opportunity to cut the drive home into pieces while satisfying the urge to get submerged in a lake.
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Unfortunately, the bay we targeted ended up being more of a mud flat with the lake being so low, but we sucked it up and ventured across the mud and eventually were rewarded with some murky swimming time.
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Despite the mediocre water adventures, we ended up with a beautiful campsite surrounded by monoliths for our final night, as we retreated a bit further back from the other groups dotting the shoreline.
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No doubt a worthy adventure, and one that I can only hope will continue to ingrain the importance of these beautiful places in the minds of these adventurous 5-year-olds.
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#lakepowell #escalante #escalantenationalmonument #glencanyonnationalrecreationarea #dirtclassroom #protectpubliclands #toesintheclay #assinthesand #startemyoung

200 miles to home. . . Solo road trips have been a

200 miles to home.
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Solo road trips have been a part of my repertoire since I started driving. The overall feeling of freedom never changes, the ability to choose my own destiny, even for just a few miles draws me to it.
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I guess 15 years ago I would have just pounded a red bull and kept pushing. Nowadays I stop for a few minutes to enjoy the sunset and make some coffee on the tailgate before the final push across the reservation back home.
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No matter the fuel used to make that last stretch of road back to my own bed, squeezing every drop of of that last day will likely always feel like the right thing to do.
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#backcountryadventures #roadtrippin #solotravel #weekendadventures #4states3days #nikonz6photography #sunset #tailgatecoffee

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