Ryan Jordan

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Presidio Tunnel, Golden Gate (Photo: Panasonic GF1, Lumix 20/1.7)

Photo: Panasonic GF1, Lumix 20/1.7; 1/2000 sec, f/1.7.

Dimension-Polyant in Shenandoah National Park (Panasonic GF1, Lumix 20/1.7)

Photo: Panasonic GF1, Lumix 20/1.7; 1/15 sec, f/11. White Oak Canyon, Shenandoah National Park.

Soft Spots for Scrap Birds

Photo: Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco. Panasonic GF-1, Lumix 20/1.7. ISO 100, 1/60 sec, f/1.7. I grew up in Seattle and have a lot of memories as a little kid feeding bread to seagulls on Pier 57 before it became fancy. So I have a soft spot for seagulls, and like hanging out with them. I […]

Mormon Crickets as Traveling Companions, and Calories

Photo: Mormon Hitchhiker, Slough Creek Trail, Yellowstone National Park, July 31, 2003. Self-portrait with a Minolta Dimage X. In 2003, I observed more Mormon Crickets in Yellowstone National Park than I’ve seen in the past 15 years. They were everywhere. The Mormon Cricket (Anabrus simplex) is neither a cricket (it’s a katydid) nor a Mormon. […]

Food Doesn’t Have to Be Ultralight All the Time

Photo: Olympus C960Z, one of my first digital cameras. There you have it. Documented proof that I don’t always eat powders mixed with river water out of plastic bags. This meal, dinner on the Madison River in 2001 during a winter fishing trip into Beartrap Canyon: fresh broccoli soup, fried sausage and veggies, and a […]