Jorden Lake: A Different Kind of Special
Jorden Lake is perched near the western terminus of the Beartooth High Lakes Trail, which you'd infer to be popular simply because the trail is named on the old USGS maps. In July, I…
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Lake Chain Packrafting
Slow paddling through mountain lake chains offers a unique type of solitude and an entirely different way of seeing "routes". In recent years, it's become one of my favorite ways to travel through the…
My Favorite Treks: The Trident Traverse from Cody, WY
Trident, Northern Massif from Mountain Creek, Yellowstone National Park Sigma DP1, ISO 100, f/11, 1/30 sec. Click for a little bit bigger. In addition to flanking the remotest spot in the CONUS, the Trident…
Absaroka Sunset (Leica M6 & Fuji Velvia 50)
Absaroka Sunset Leica M6, Fuji Velvia 50 I love Velvia 50 because it can simultaneously do pinks, blues, and whites without much color casting and contamination. Digital can't do that, and it's nearly impossible…
The Lone Ranger (Backcountry Skiing in the Beartooth Mountains)
The Lone Ranger Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, 2004 I'm a sucker for final scenes of old western movies. You know, the one where the cowboy's riding away from the camera on some dusty desert trail…