From Big Dry to Big Snow
In the Summer of 2021, it seemed as if the West was about to blow away. Like a land of little rain, as described by the pioneers in the early 19th century. California was on fire, enshrouded in an orange haze; Washington baked the crabs on the rocky shorelines in 110...
Colorado at a Tipping Point
I came to Colorado from Bishop, below the jagged Eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada in California, in 1983. A drought, a precursor of today's mega drought, was forming. In my first Colorado Summer, I found a lush alpine landscape where rain showers would arrive by...
A Digital Camera Phone Colorado Scenics
38 years in Colorado, from film to digital, I have roamed the state on foot, on skis, and in my Jeep. From Steamboat Springs to Telluride, I have gone from lugging heavy medium format camera equipment to an iPhone 11 3 lens camera phone in my pocket. I went from...
An Uncertain Spring in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado
The Aspen trees are still bare at the 7,000" elevations of Colorado's Rocky Mountains. It is the first of May in an average year for temperature and precipitation. In another four to six weeks, the Aspen leaves will announce Spring in the High Country, before a brief...
Real Dry to Real Wet Summer in Colorado
Last Summer - 2018 -was hot and dry throughout Colorado. A drought set in and forests burned out of control. Temperatures in Breckenridge, normally cool due to the elevation at 9,600", reached 90 degrees. This year, after a Winter of heavy snow fall, Colorado is cool...
How to decorate your walls with Colorado photography
To create an ambience in your home or office, start with the walls. When you enter a room and stand, the first thing that catches your eye is the wall in front of you. You see what is at eye level. If the wall is blank, it loses your attention. But if the wall has a...
The Stewards of our Public Lands
For almost 40 years, the United States Forest Service (USFS), has been underfunded by the U.S.Congress. Spanning millions of acres all across the country, this sprawling government agency is entrusted to take care of America's backyard. Every administration since 1980...
Colorado Prints
After 27 years on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, I closed my photo gallery COLORADO SCENICS in November of 2017. The gallery scene in the town had faded - from over 16 galleries of all types to just 4 when I left. I sold, with my employees, a lot of framed and...
The Back Bowls of Vail
Vail is the largest ski area by acreage in the United States. In North Americs, only Whistler/Blackcomb is larger. The world famous Back Bowls are "in the back", behind the groomed ski runs on the front side above the bases and the Village of Vail. The other side of...
Garden of the Gods
One of the most visited scenes in Colorado is an extensive group of red sandstone formations known as Garden of the Gods - monoliths towering above the green Juniper trees. The Colorado Springs city park lies at the very edge of the Great Plains below the 8,000'...