The Power of Positive Thinking A friend of mine introduced me to this idea through the mantra of “Thoughts Become Things.” The practice involves first, thinking powerful thoughts, in order to manifest them in one’s life. When this process …
Top 10 Lessons From The Road
I just crossed the 10 week mark of my road trip, and in celebration of that milestone I wanted to share with you some of my lessons from the road. In many ways ten weeks feels like a long time, …
The Pink Wall
Rattlesnake Canyon, Arizona Enjoy some vibrant color! This canyon, which is located in the same area as the heavily traveled Antelope Canyon, has beautiful sculpted walls that radiate color in the early morning light. The shapes and textures are all …
A Fixture in the Night
Canyonlands National Park – Islands in the Sky Mesa Arch & the Milky Way Here is the heavily photographed Mesa Arch shot with light painting. I met up with a fun couple to go here at night and there was …
Just Add Color
Deep Horizons – Death Valley National Park Here is another shot from Death Valley. It was an early wake up call to be in position at Dante’s View before the sun came up that morning but it was totally worth …
The Magic of This Place
Valley Fantasy – Yosemite National Park This scene was shot in the evening just before moonrise. The colors at the horizon are from the moonlight illuminating the area behind the mountains, but the moon had not yet risen in this …
Entering Death Valley and Coming Out Alive
Death Valley National Park It’s like being on another planet. The landscape is filled with rocky crags carved out over centuries. Sediment layers create mysterious colored horizontal lines in the rock, sand dunes rise hundred of feet out of nowhere, …
Into the Night
Buttermilk Road Near Bishop, CA Serendipity While I was stopped off the highway just outside of Bishop, CA shooting a mountain scene, another car pulled up behind me to admire the view. We started chatting and he told me about …
Going with the Flow
Medford/Ashland, OR After a hectic couple days of packing the Sportsmobile, getting my laptop computer set up, and ordering business cards, I made it out of Seattle on Sunday April 20th. I drove down I-5 to Medford where I hoped …
The Festival of Festivals – Burning Man
Black Rock City – Burning Man 2013 – Cargo Cult I go to festivals for positive energy. Being around thousands of people who are all having a great time is a very energizing and uplifting experience. I go to be …