The sun was still low from the east, but its low altitude didn’t mitigate the sparkle bouncing off the water. Sun screen on, boat off the roof and to the dock. Out with the camera and water bottle, on with the spray skirt and two-piece custom-made Greenland paddle. My initial…

The Wild One, Easy Rider, The Wild Angels were movies from the 50’s and 60’s that pointed to rebellious youth and their motorcycle. The bad boy stereotype also played well for the Fonz in Happy Days in the 70’s. Just seeing the motorcycle or that certain black jacket was enough…

It was the gold. In the west it was often the gold. In the middle of the nineteenth century, it was the California gold and after that the Comstock gold. It was also the fertile fields of Oregon, gold of the nonmineral type. Correspondence in the days before electronics was…

Here in the city, it’s raining. Limited breaks between storms are counted only in hours. The rain has fallen for over a week. Unable to go outside for any length of time, I’m left with dreaming about where I’d rather be. Today I’m focused on Arches National Park in Utah.…

Originally Armistice Day to celebrate the end of The Great War, November 11 is celebrated by many countries around the world to honor those who have served in the military. In Canada and the other dominion countries it is called Remembrance Day. Whatever you call it, a day set aside…

The scale of Arches National Park is hard to display on your computer screen. It’s big! Look a little closer at the white specks in the lower center of the image, they’re people. With big vistas it helps to step back. I took photos at Windows Arch on two different…

Graffiti, art, petroglyphs, defacing public property, whatever you call it, mankind seems to have a need to leave his mark on walls. In modern culture the mark seems to be mostly made with paint, specifically spray paint. In the past, however, the urge to leave one’s mark was by etching…

On any vacation there are distinct moments. Like a movie that alternates between eras or from one setting to another, a trip can be a kaleidoscope of experiences and images. Utah with its five national parks has a unique beauty. In some ways Utah is the image of the old…