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Small town Utah: Tremonten

Tremonten is a small Northern Utah town near the I-15 and I-84 split and is the last town with a built up commercial district before Idaho. It’s a place I have wanted to photograph for some time but as...

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Summer Storm

A few weeks ago Cache Valley got a break from the heat and had a good stormy day. I needed the change. Too many clear days makes me miss the midwest (though only for a minute).

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Exploring high places: Willard Peak

Above: Willard Peak from Willard Basin. About an hour drive from the start of the trail, almost to Inspiration Point. I first drove this on a whim last summer and had no idea how cool the view from the...

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Exploring high places: Logan Peak Summer 2012

After a year living in Logan I had the opportunity to drive up to Logan Peak (elevation 9710) this past June with my friend Carston and wow, what a drive it is. As with most drives in the Wasatch-Cache...

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No Town Utah: Floy

In Southern Utah on the way to Moab from SLC there is a stretch of lonely lumps that the highway passes. Interesting little piles of earth away from the Book Cliffs out in the middle of nowhere....

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Christmas Ridge

My current favorite area Southern Utah. Christmas Ridge near Crescent Junction.  

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Driving Utah: Crescent Flat

Crescent Flat just north of I-70, August 2012. This primitive detour made me think of the hazards of early automotive travel. By the way it was really hot. Train moving uranium tailings from Moab to...

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Northern Utah: Fall Color

Fall color is in full swing here in Utah. Hope everyone is out enjoying it, I know I am. Last year I missed most of it due to travel so this is my first real Utah fall. It is amazing! In the coming...

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Fall in Northern Utah

Grove of Aspen trees in Northern Utah. Until recently I did not know that a grove like this can be all one interconnected living thing. Pretty amazing. Below, another view of the same stand of Aspen.  

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Out of my comfort zone with fall color

I have a history with looking up in my photography that started a dozen or so years ago when my friend Jason Byers encouraged me to get closer and exaggerate the perspective of Cleveland skyscrapers....

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Almost Ghost Town: Thompson Springs, Utah

Above: Almost a ghost town, Thompson Springs, Utah. I have spent a lot of time looking at this humble little house making up little stories about what happened here. This little house from another time...

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Southern Utah is not all red rock

Above: Thompson Pass looking toward Moab. If you look close you can see Crescent Junction and State Highway 191. This is from the base of the Book Cliffs looking South. The road is a nice little side...

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Enjoy the view when you have it

Once I was on a flight to Denver that arrived at sunrise. It was one of the most beautiful experiences I’ve ever had. I have hoped to see this view on other morning flights into Denver but it has never...

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Top images from 2012

Top images from 2012 and a little info behind their selection.Above: Whites Valley in Northern Utah. An introduction to a different western landscape and the beginning of my exploration Northern Utah...

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Cache Valley Utah Inversion

Above: This is what an inversion looks like (1/7/2013). Above: Cache Valley breathing easier (1/10/2013). Above: Yuck! Unhealthy Air in Cache Valley (1/21/2012).

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Some plans for 2013

Above: From my last landscape photography outing, October 2012. Since then Client work and Museum work have kept me really busy. Add the holidays and weeks of 0˚ weather and it has been hard to get out...

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Cache Valley: Foggy Grey Winter

Above: Grain Silos near Lewiston, Utah on a grey foggy January afternoon in Northern Utah. Depending on the screen you view this on you can see quite a bit. I’m amazed I was able to get sharp focus on...

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Cache Valley Inversion winter 2013

Above: Dramatic view of the Cache Valley Inversion 2/2/13. The inversion continues and like most things looks better or worse depending on the day and the hour. As a newer resident I am shocked at how...

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Northern Utah: Willard Peak Light and Shadow

Above: Dramatic Light and shadow on the base of Willard Peak in Northern Utah. Recently I have expanded my lens set to cover wider and narrower views and so begins the process of learning how these...

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Southern Utah: San Rafael Reef

Above: I-70 road cut at the San Rafael Reef in Southern Utah. To avoid a snow storm on Soldier Summit I decided to take I-70 for my return route from Moab last month. What a good decision it was. The...

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