No, not that kind of high, the elevation kind! It seems like it's been hotter that usual here this summer. Or at least hotter earlier than usual. One way to beat the heat is to go up high, and luckily, there are many options for that in Siskiyou County. One place that...
A few months ago, I decided that if I had the opportunity, I wanted to shoot the full moon of May over Mount Shasta. Over the years, I had heard from so many people about the Wesak moon and how important and special it is--especially at Mt. Shasta. So I marked my...
About a year ago, my friend Dustin Naef read about a waterfall in the Castle Crags area named BurstArse Falls. Supposedly, the name refers to what you have to do to get there. Well, a few days ago, we set out to find this waterfall and found the name to be true. The...
Sometimes I wake up early and can't get back to sleep. I've started taking advantage of those times by grabbing my camera and going out in search of photo opportunities. Not long ago, I was saying to a fellow photographer that sometimes when I go out shooting, I don't...
On my last day at my job, one of my colleagues shared a story of how her retired husband said to her "I don't know how I ever had time for a job." That is how things have been going lately for me. I never imagined retirement would be so busy! I recently reconnected...
As long as I've lived in this area, it's been well-known that many people come here, and often end up staying, simply to be in close proximity to Mount Shasta. I remember when I first moved here, hearing many of the locals laugh about the "mountain worshippers." No...
Making the decision to retire early was not an easy one, but knowing that I wanted to spend my time capturing the world in photographs rather than inside four walls helped me decide. The ultimate goal is to travel the highways and byways of this beautiful country and...
Ok, so really it's a wildlife refuge. The Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge to be exact. Most people go out there this time of year to see the bald eagles. And it's not surprising when you consider there are more bald eagles at this refuge than anywhere in the...
The holidays are past and the calendar has once again rolled over. Another year has ended and a new one has begun. 2013 promises to be a great year, although I anticipate some challenges as well. This is the year I become a full-time photographer. Definitely some...