Trips

Photo trip reports from recent outings and adventures. If you would like an email notification when a report has been added, sign up for my periodic newsletter.

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Springtime in the Smokies, 2026 — Springtime in the Smokies, 2026

Even a short visit to the Smokies in April is a treat, with an explosion of wildflowers, spectacular dogwoods and bears emerging from their dens.

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Tetons Winter 2026 — Tetons Winter 2026

An unusually dry and warm winter limited the snow coverage across much of the Park. But that also meant that many of the elk that comprise North America's largest migrating herd of mammals remained in the open flats where they could still graze, which in turn led the Park's wolves to be much more active and visible...

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Of Otters and Eagles — Of Otters and Eagles

Finally turning back to an enjoyable afternoon, with plenty of laughs, watching a family of otters fish and play, fending off eagles and skunks, before retreating at dusk along their snowy path across the frozen waters of the Snake River at Oxbow Bend...

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A Fall Day in the Smokies 2025 — A Fall Day in the Smokies 2025

A few hours in the Smokies on a late autumn afternoon with my mom. A special treat!

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Grand Teton Fall 2025 — Grand Teton Fall 2025

Fall foliage this year was by all accounts one of the most vibrant and long-lasting in many years in Grand Teton National Park. While there was no snow to add to the drama, there were some dramatic sunrises, sunsets, storm clouds and wild wildlife...

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Glacier June 2025 — Glacier June 2025

The Going to the Sun road opened in mid June, a good two weeks or more earlier than some recent openings. A quick snow the following weekend and passing storms made for some dramatic conditions...

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Shenandoah Spring 2025 — Shenandoah Spring 2025

There is a calming comfort that occasions any return to Shenandoah National Park, perhaps especiallly when the streams and waterfall swell, and the first green shoots of spring emerge.

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Tetons/Yellowstone June 2025 — Tetons/Yellowstone June 2025

Photos of a spring week 2025 in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks

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Yellowstone Winter 2025 — Yellowstone Winter 2025

Yellowstone in winter is a study in silence and solitude, vast expanses of winter canvas, and stunning portraits of wolves, bison, fox, otters, eagles fighting to stay alive.

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Great Smoky Mountains, Fall 2024 — Great Smoky Mountains, Fall 2024

Even a short autumn trip visiting Cades Cove this year was different than many other years. In many areas, trees had been stripped by the winds of the near-hurricane force winds that wreaked havoc in NC in early fall...

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Denali Fall 2024 — Denali Fall 2024

My fifth trip to Denali provided me a great opportunity to explore some more remote hikes in the back regions of this massive Park. The autumn tundra and the advancing snow line across the Alaskan range was a stunning vista...

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Glacier Summer August 2024 — Glacier Summer August 2024

As summer takes its brief turn in Glacier National Park, stunning wildflower displays emerge in a matter of days and weeks, and the bears and other wildlife that call Glacier home forage around the clock in their own desperate race against time...

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Glacier National Park Return June 2024 — Glacier National Park June 2024

I spent some time visiting again Glacier National Park, one of my favorite parks, in late June, early July. Snow was slow to clear this summer and most days brought storms and magic, rainbows, sleet, rain, great hikes and abundant wildlife...

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Yellowstone Summer 2024 — Yellowstone Summer 2024

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Tetons June 2024 — Tetons June 2024

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Patagonia April 2024 — Patagonia April 2024

Photos of Patagonia - the southern expanse of the Andes mountains that straddles Argentina and Chile. It is a stunning region of soaring granite peaks, turquoise lakes, boulder-filled moraines, glaciers and weather that changes by the hour...

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Smokies Spring 2024 - Dogwoods and Lots of Bears — Smokies Spring 2024 - Dogwoods and Lots of Bears

Photos of Springtime in the Smokies, always one of my favorite times and places. This spring the dogwoods seemed especially bright, healthy and cheery as the early greens of spring emerged everywhere...

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Tetons Winter 2023 Wildlife and Elk Migration — Tetons Winter 2023 Wildlife and Elk Migration

A dry early winter led many elk to delay their annual migration, allowing special moments witnessing great herds of thousands of elk grazing and storming to higher ground when predators drew near.

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Grand Teton Winter Landscapes 2023 — Grand Teton Winter Landscapes 2023

Winter 2023 was unusually dry, with much lower snow, and more clear skies. The benefit is that sunrises and a full moon were in grand display.

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Shenandoah - Fall 2023 — Shenandoah - Fall 2023

A special weekend in Shenandoah National Park with many friends and supporters of the Shenandoah National Park Trust afforded a nice opportunity to experience the Park's transition from a foggy Friday to a glorious weekend...

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Denali 2023 — Denali 2023

In a matter of days Denali National Park witnessed the arrival of autumn, an early blast of winter, and the frenetic feeding of Denali's great wildlife, including bears, moose, carribou and even porcupines...

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Alaska - Beyond Denali 2023 — Alaska - Beyond Denali 2023

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Yellowstone Spring 2023 — Yellowstone Spring 2023

Springtime in Yellowstone is a stunning experience, as the valleys come alive and new families of wildlife take their fist steps. As much as anything, this trip was an opportunity to experience again the great sweep and movement of the Hayden and Lamar Valleys that inspired the creation of America's first national park, and launched the beginning of what Ken Burns called America's greatest idea...

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Grand Teton Spring 2023 - Grizzly 399 and Spring's Babies — Grand Teton Spring 2023 - Grizzly 399 and Spring's Babies

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Grand Teton Spring Landscapes 2023 — Grand Teton Spring Landscapes 2023

Spring brings a freshness to the air, the colors, and the young life that is making its way into the world. Here are a few of my favorite landscape photographs from this spring. There is a separate page devoted to the wildlife...

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Smokies Spring 2023 — Smokies Spring 2023

Springtime in the Smokies may be my favorite season in this eastern jewel of the Park system. Free of the crowds and the tired wear of autumn, Spring offers hope, its own medley of subtle hues and bold colors, clean fresh aromas, hungry wildlife intent on feeding their young and nourishing their families, with the streams and falls rushing along in swelled pride, providing symphonic support to the sensory overload.

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Tetons Winter 2022 — Tetons Winter 2022

Winter in Grand Teton National Park is always a place of incredible beauty, especially on those infrequent days where the sun can peer through the never-ending storms and clouds. Due to the especially deep snows, wildlife was scarce but the scenery was special...

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Smokies Fall 2022 - Travels with Mom — Smokies Fall 2022 - Travels with Mom

A quick fall trip to the Smokies was extra special this year. I took my mom who with my Dad introduced me to this mountains some 50 years ago.

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Teton Fall 2022 — Teton Fall 2022

This autumn was unusually warm, even hot, sunny and cloudless, delaying autumn's wardrobe change and keeping the wildlife distant. Only occasionally did the weather provide some elements, affording a few opportunities to capture the magic that is autumn in the Tetons...

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Denali Autumn 2022 — Denali Autumn 2022

For one week this autumn I hiked and biked more than 100 miles through and across the largely deserted western half of Denali National Park. Early snow, vibrant tundra colors, a couple of clear days and lots of wildlife made for an incredible experience to see Denali as few can...

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Canadian Rockies August 2022 — Canadian Rockies August 2022

Below are a few of my favorite photos from a 35 mile hike with my daughter on the spectacular Skyline Trail that crosses Jasper National Park. And, having made it that far, I finally also was able to spend some time in Banff National Park and experience the Icefields Parkway...

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Return to Glacier National Park 2022 — Return to Glacier National Park 2022

Late, heavy snows delayed the opening of the Going to Sun Road until the second week of July this year. One great benefit though was that for days before then the road was open to hikers and cyclists only, which allowed a tranquil and leisurely experience exploring the magnificence of Glacier, as well a series of great sunrises at Many Glacier...

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Grand Teton Spring - June 2022 — Grand Teton Spring - June 2022

Spring is always a special time in Grand Teton National Park as wildlife emerge with their cubs, the snow begins to retreat from the mountain range and slowly, surely green shoots begin to show life...

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Tetons Winter - 2021 and Moose Galore — Tetons Winter - 2021 and Moose Galore

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Fall in the Tetons 2021 — Fall in the Tetons 2021

Fall is always a glorious time in Grand Teton National Park, as the aspen turn their brilliant golden, for just a few days, and the warmth of summer gives way to the growing chill of approaching winter...

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Denali Autumn 2021 — Denali Autumn 2021

Early September brings ravishing autumn colors to the tundra and yellow birch, aspen and larch trees, along with the arrival of early snows.

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