My wife, Shari, and I took a road trip at the end of October last year that was unforgettable. We started in L.A. and worked are way up US 1 or PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) to Point Reyes and on over to Sonoma then back down to San Fran. I could not believe my eyes! What a beautiful coast. Here are just a few of my favorites from that journey.
I took a road trip with my Dad to Keokuk, IA where he grew up. I don’t get to go very often. It is always fun to check out the country side and go digging in my Grandfathers workshop. Good times!
Metaleap Creative has hired me to help with the re-branding of the Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine which is based here in Atlanta, Ga. What an amazing project. I have had the chance to meet some of the brightest and biggest brains of Atlanta if not the United States. In the most recent issue of the Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine I had the opportunity to photograph some killer (only kidding) robots as well as the Georgia Tech paintball team. I approached shooting the paintball team as if it was a poster for the next hottest video game. I have to say I am supper happy with the results.
I decided to enter the Epson Pano Awards this year with a shot I took while in Budapest, Hungary and I won a bronze award. Here it is in all its width and glory.
Shari and I recently took a trip to Phoenix, Arizona to visit her family at her parents’ vacation home. What a fun and beautiful trip it was. Here are some pics from our visit.
Shari blending in with nature.
A saguaro cactus at Lake Pleasant Regional Park. Those things are BIG!
Shari patting cactus on the head.
Not much going on in Phoenix so we moved onto Sedona.
While in Sedona we did a lot of hiking. On one of the hikes, Clay, his friend Peter, and I all decided to leave the trail and scale this mountain. Man was it hard but exciting and worth it. We went up the right and back down the left. The circle is where we had lunch.
This is the thick-ass brush we had to climb through to get to the top.
On the way up I decided to stick my head into one of these guys. I recommend trying to avoid this. I was picking needles out of my skull all day and night.
The climb was well worth it. It was an amazing view. The arrow is pointing to Peter out on the ledge where we had lunch. We were up so high that the helicopters were flying below us through the canyon.
I’m not religious but I had to post a picture of the Chapel of the Holy Cross.
The last day, Shari and I decided to head north of Sedona and go check out Walnut Canyon just outside of Flagstaff. The Sinagua people lived on these cliffs between approximately 500 AD and 1425 AD.
We then headed a little further north to go check out the Wupatki National Monument. This is where the Sinagua people later moved to after they left the cliff dewellings at Walnut Canyon.
Shari and I had an amazing time spending time with her family and hiking around Arizona. We will definitely be back.
