BEST OF

Grand Canyon – A Time-lapse Film

Eight years of my favorite Grand Canyon time-lapses condensed to four minutes.

Ephemeral – Packrafting Utah

Packrafting Utah's Desert Rivers | Spring 2019

Backpacking the Uinta High Route

70 Miles, 8 off-trail passes, and 20,000 vertical feet of High Uinta backpacking.

High-Flow Experiment

40,000 cfs at Crystal Rapid in Grand Canyon National Park.

A Packrafting Traverse of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Conservationists have won the fight to keep oil drilling out of the Arctic Refuge more than 50 times. But in conservation, you only get to lose once.

One-Trick Pony

The story of a canyoneer, public lands, and a totally absurd New Year's tradition in Bears Ears National Monument.

Total Solar Eclipse in the Wind Rivers

Backpacking into the path of the total solar eclipse, deep in the Wind River Range of Wyoming.

Canyoneering Cumbres de Monterrey, Mexico

Canyoneering in Portrero Redondo, Mexico

REAL. FUN.

Backpacking the Wind River High Route

Obsession

A Rim to Rim Exploration in Grand Canyon

The Khumbu

Three Passes Trek to Everest Base Camp

Canyoning Nepal

Bhote Khosi River Valley

The Annapurnas

Classic trek in the heart of the Nepal Himalaya

The Grand Canyon

My First View of the Greatest Playground On Earth

Backpacking Wrangell St. Elias National Park

A 5 day fly-in, fly-out, backpacking trip across the Sanford Plateau in Wrangell St. Elias National Park.

Denali Wolves

One of my favorite wild experiences behind the lens.

BACKPACKING

A Sub-One Pound Ultralight Framed Backpack

A Sub-One Pound Ultralight Framed Backpack

Custom Frame Stays for Ultralight Backpacks

Shaving 2.8 ounces off my Hyperlite backpack using custom frame stays.

The Ultimate Backcountry Camera Backpack

A MYOG project to build the ultimate multi-day backpacking camera pack.

Wandering the Winds

Pioneer Day in Utah is no fun if you own dogs, so we took the pups to the Wind Rivers to battle heinous mosquitoes and chase some trout.

Backpacking the Uinta High Route

70 Miles, 8 off-trail passes, and 20,000 vertical feet of High Uinta backpacking.

Backpacking Kanab Creek and Jumpup Canyon

A shoulder season stroll through Kanab and Jumpup canyons in Grand Canyon.

Ramblin’ Round the Dome – Grand Canyon

Wandering the Tuckup Esplanade around the iconic tower in Western Grand Canyon.

Total Solar Eclipse in the Wind Rivers

Backpacking into the path of the total solar eclipse, deep in the Wind River Range of Wyoming.

REAL. FUN.

Backpacking the Wind River High Route

Backpacking the Uinta Highline Trail

85 miles across the High Uintas

Elkhart Park – Wind Rivers

A walk in the mountains in memory of Phil

A Lost Trail?

Linking up a Faded Route Between Allsop and Priord Lakes

Middle Basin

Taking the shortcut to one of the Uinta's most beautiful zones

Amethyst Basin

Mid-July and still buried in snow

The Khumbu

Three Passes Trek to Everest Base Camp

The Annapurnas

Classic trek in the heart of the Nepal Himalaya

Wonderland Trail

93 Miles, and 20,000 vertical feet circumnavigating Mt. Rainier.

Wasatch 3-Wilderness

35 mile solo backpacking trip through Mt. Olympus, Twin Peaks, and Lone Peak wilderness areas in the Wasatch. Approximately 15,000 vertical over 3 nights.

Backpacking Wrangell St. Elias National Park

A 5 day fly-in, fly-out, backpacking trip across the Sanford Plateau in Wrangell St. Elias National Park.

Kalalau Trail

Getting buzzed by helicopters while backpacking the iconic Kauai coastline.

Grand Canyon North Rim

Iconic Viewpoints and Backpacking the Thunder River Deer Creek Loop

Wilder Lake

Backpacking with kids is funny.

PADDLING

Donner und Blitzen – Packrafting Oregon

Paddling a classic but rarely flowing Central Oregon river.

Packrafting the Gates of Lodore

A low-water packrafting float through the Gates of Lodore in June 2021 at 850cfs.

Packrafting the San Juan River

In a year where water in the desert is very hard to find, the San Juan at 500cfs was an awesome escape.

Yampa River Packrafting

Highlights from a 5 day packrafting trip down the Yampa River through Dinosaur National Monument.

South Fork Salmon

Getting beatered on one of Idaho's most idyllic backcountry rivers.

APA Packrafting Roundup 2019

Paddling the classic Payette Rivers in Idaho.

Ephemeral – Packrafting Utah

Packrafting Utah's Desert Rivers | Spring 2019

High-Flow Experiment

40,000 cfs at Crystal Rapid in Grand Canyon National Park.

A Packrafting Traverse of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Conservationists have won the fight to keep oil drilling out of the Arctic Refuge more than 50 times. But in conservation, you only get to lose once.

The Sanctuary River

A Classic Overnight Packraft Trip in Denali National Park

Main Salmon Swim Team

Attempting to packraft the Main Salmon at about 6 feet on the gauge. Needless to say, we swam. A lot.

Packrafting the Middle Fork

A Low Water Booze Cruise, With None of the Booze.

Escalante Packrafting

As the Water Drops, the Stoke Rises

The Grand Canyon

My First View of the Greatest Playground On Earth

CANYONEERING

One-Trick Pony

The story of a canyoneer, public lands, and a totally absurd New Year's tradition in Bears Ears National Monument.

Canyoneering Cumbres de Monterrey, Mexico

Canyoneering in Portrero Redondo, Mexico

Best Canyon Ever?

A Descent of Heaps Canyon in Zion National Park

Boss Hawg

Quick weekend trip through a North Wash classic

Obsession

A Rim to Rim Exploration in Grand Canyon

Climax

The heinous approach is almost worth it

Ouray Canyoning

Stoke-O-Broke-O: The Big Deuce

Garden Creek

If any slot in Grand Canyon could be considered a trade route, this is it

Dog Days in the Ditch

Back to the Grand Canyon

Glen Canyon Slots

A week on the pond

Grand Canyoneering

30 days, 22 slots.

FreezeFest IX

The Bad Idea that Caught On

Canyoning Nepal

Bhote Khosi River Valley

Obscured By Clouds

Explorations make me nervous

Frozen Kaleidoscope

When spring feels like winter, carry more neoprene

Death Valley Canyons

I've never rappelled so much in my life.

FreezeFest VIII – Black Hole

Remember when the original GoPro seemed like an amazing piece of kit?

Freeze Fest VIII

Tunneling through snow-filled slot canyons in the name of tradition

Return to Poe

Penance for a failed ghosting attempt a month earlier

Escaping the Pit of Despair

A Failed Attempt at Ghosting Poe and Happy Dog

Poe – Of Pits and Pendulums

Of Pits and Pendulums

Bears Ears – Cedar Mesa – North Wash

Technical canyons of the White Canyon Complex

Bloodhound

The Dirty Devil and a Deserted Puppy

Kolob Creek

Chasing Autumn in the Zion Backcountry

Canyoneering Moab

A few days exploring technical canyons outside of Moab, Utah.

Frosted Flakes

30 & Fabulous

Esca-Latte

Short but oh so sweet

reSqueeze

Zero G

Quandary Yo-Yo

The Squeeze

Pine Creek IV

Das Boot

Mystery

Holy Sh@t Rap

Eye of the Needle

Larry

Alcatraz

Mindbender

Imlay Canyon – Zion National Park

Taking the sneak route through a technical canyoneering descent of Imlay Canyon - Zion National Park

Narrows & Pine Creek

East Fork Pasture

High Spur

Awesome light in one of Utah's most photogenic slots.

LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY

Autumn in the Wasatch – Fall 2019

If fall 2019 was best-of-seven, we won the first three only to get blown out the last four.

Lake Blanche

First hike after brain surgery

Denali – Wonder Lake

3 days of camping at Wonder Lake in Denali National Park, hoping to photograph the elusive North Face of Denali.

Denali Highway Fall Colors

Watching the Seasons in Transition, 2008

Wrangell St. Elias, By Air

Scenic Flight out of Copper Center

Daytrip in Denali National Park

A quick day trip into the park with great weather, big mountain views and plenty of bears.

WILDLIFE

Yellowstone Wildlife

9 Days of Amazing Wildlife

Denali Dall Sheep

Photographing Dall Sheep on an early winter hike on Primrose Ridge in Denali National Park

Denali Moose Rut

Denali Wolves

One of my favorite wild experiences behind the lens.

Daytrip in Denali National Park

A quick day trip into the park with great weather, big mountain views and plenty of bears.

Chena River State Park

Rainy Night at Wonder Lake

Never stopped raining, but managed to see some grizzlies.

Early June in Denali National Park

Early June and the wildlife is out in full force.

Barn Owls

Farmington Bay Eagles