Wow, I had no idea it has been so long since I last made a blog post. It’s as if all of 2021 and 2022 didn’t even exist. I almost wish, since these have been especially difficult years for me. Amongst all of my ongoing medical issues, I have found some peace and tranquility in a few photo shoots though. I’ll just post a few favorites here from 2021 and hope to catch up again next month with a 2022 review.
The following images were taken on a cross country road trip in October 2021, which included photo stops in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and West Virginia for the most part. A bucket list trip I took with my sister.
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2020 comes to a welcome end tomorrow, and I’ve been thinking about this last year and all it has been. While it had so many challenges and disappointments, looking through my images from the year, I was pleasantly surprised at all the good memories I had and the images I was able to create. I’m not going to go into detail about each image but I had to narrow this down from about 50 favorites, which included wildlife, nature and even some people. But, staying true to my passion, I’ve settled on 20 landscapes for my tribute to the year. Watch for another post with some other subjects.
Aspen Road
Pend Oreille Pastels
Autumn Dawn
Mountains Majesty
Last Dollar Barn
Winter Countryside
Palouse Curves
Clark Fork Mists
New Beginnings
Moon over the Canola
Lost River Road
Bygone Era
Big Lost River
Mountains of Mackay
Abandoned in the Wheat
Greys River Autumn
Pomerelle Sunrise
Heart of the Prairie
Chief Joseph Highway
Grand Teton Sunset
Like everyone else, I am happy to be leaving 2020 behind and looking forward to 2021 with hope for brighter days ahead.
Landscape photography~ No other activity brings my heart such joy as experiencing sunrise surrounded by the fragrance of mountain wildflowers, watching a lake steam in the first light of an autumn morning, discovering new locations both near and far and listening to the babbling of a mountain stream, or watching the last of the sunset colors fade into night…
Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park. Herbert Lake at dawn in autumn in the Canadian Rockies.
Idaho, North, Kootenai County, Coeur d’Alene. Sunrise over the countryside south of Coeur d’Alene in Spring.
Badlands at dawn, South Dakota
California, west central, Dawn on the Carrizo Plains National Monument in spring.
Idaho, south central, Custer County, Mackay. The Lost River Range as viewed at dawn in summer from the White Knob Mountains.
Idaho, Southwestern, Boise, May, Prairie. Sunrise in the the Danskin Mountains in spring with the South Fork of the Boise River and spring sunflowers.
Sunrise through Mesa Arch in Utah
Salmon-Challis National Forest in spring
Idaho, North, Kootenai County, Coeur d’Alene, Fernan. A late summer dawn on Fernan Lake.
California, Central, Santa Cruz, Felton. Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Falls Creek Unit.
California, west central, Dawn on the Carrizo Plains National Monument in spring.
Alberta, Canada in autumn
Idaho, central, Custer County, Challis. The Lost River Range bathed in morning light with a setting moon in late spring.
Idaho, North, Kootenai County, Hayden. A late summer sunset over Hayden Lake.
Mojave Desert, California
Idaho, south central, Rogerson. Lupine bloom on the desert in spring in the rain and wind.
Idaho, North, Kootenai County, Coeur d’Alene. A mid autumn clearing storm reveals a colorful sunset over lake Coeur d’Alene.
Idaho, South Central, Mountain Home, Bruneau. Sunrise in winter at Bruneau Dunes State Park.
Idaho, Eastern, Ashton, Tetonia. And old barn below the Teton Range in evening light of autumn.
Idaho, east central, Custer County, Challis, Pahsimeroi Valley. An early autumn dawn over the Lemhi Range and farmlands in the Pahsimeroi Valley.
2019 was a year filled with all of these things and more and for that I am thankful.
It is with a significant sadness in my heart that I will embark upon the medical challenges presented to me going forward into 2020, but also with hope that I may continue pursuing these things that fulfill me.
A few recent images from spring trips to Stanley, Fairfield and Driggs and one local evening at Hauser Lake.
Idaho, South central, SNRA, Stanley. Stanley lake under sunset skies in late spring.
Idaho, South central, SNRA, Stanley. Camas Lilies and log fence in late spring in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Idaho, Eastern, Driggs. Sunrise in the Teton Valley in spring.
Idaho, Eastern, Driggs. A spring waterfall along the South Teton Canyon Trail in the Jedediah Smith wilderness area.
Idaho, North, Hauser. A spring sunset over Hauser Lake.
Idaho South Central, Camas County, Fairfield. Evening light over the camas fields of the Centennial Marsh in spring.
Idaho, South Central, Ketchum. Night sky and the milky way over the Smoky Mountains in the SNRA.
Idaho, South central, Stanley, A cabin on the shore of Pettit Lake at dawn in spring with calm water and reflections.
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I’m headed back to Driggs this week to teach my first photo workshop of 2016. I’m excited and just a bit nervous, but really looking forward to it. In the mean time, the two autumn workshops are filling. If you’re interested in either of these, don’t delay in securing your spot with a small deposit. Read all the details here.
I must say it was sooo nice to get that one good snowfall back in December. I didn’t get to make an extended trip during the peak of it, but I did some local shooting. Here’s some highlights.
Idaho, North, Twin Lakes. A red barn in a snow covered field on a December morning.
Idaho, North, Kootenai County, Coeur d’Alene. A fresh skiff of snow on the north shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene on a December morning.
Idaho, North, Twin Lakes. A weathered barn of the Easterday Ranch in a snow covered landscape.
In January, I took a day trip to Bonner County during a nice cold snap.
Idaho, North, Sandpoint. Sunrise over Lake Pend Oreille and the Cabinet Mountains of North Idaho in winter.
Idaho, North, Sandpoint. Grouse Creek in the Cabinet Mountains of North Idaho in winter.
An evening drive through the Chain Lakes to Harrison netted these:
Idaho, North, Harrison. Rural snow covered landscape, with barn and silo in evening light.
Idaho, North, Harrison. Rural snow covered landscape, under a pink sunset sky.
In mid February I was finally able to make a trip south. I had business in Boise and Twin Falls, so only had one good evening of photography and a few travel stops.
Idaho, Southwest, Boise. Boise National Forest. A morning view over the Boise Ridge from the Bogus Basin Road in late winter.
Idaho, South Central, Twin Falls. The Snake River Canyon from the north rim in evening with Shoshone Falls inthe distance in winter.
Idaho, South Central, Arco. A line of trees in the Big Lost River Valley between Arco and Mackay in winter.
Maybe I’ll be wrong, but I think that’s about it for winter around here. On to spring. 🙂
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