Trips

Iceland is a land of far flung peninsulas and, at least in the summer, almost 24 hours of light.  Large waterfalls dot the landscape and there seems to be more sheep than people.  But the most moving experience was traversing across Iceland's glaciers and seeing firsthand the effects of global warming as giants slabs of ice break off those glaciers every day into a nearby lagoon, to float to the sea where they get destroyed by wave, sun and salt, finally getting deposited on so-called Diamond Beach for their final death...

One of the remarkable environmental stories is the restoration of the James River in central Virginia.  A few decades ago this river was largely dead.  As a result of a dramatic commitment to stop the pesticides and pollutants, the river has come back to life...

A collection of fall photographs of Grand Teton National Park from my trip there this fall.  In addition to the foliage and moose, the consistently clear skies provided a great opportunity to do night time photography of the milky way that made even the Grand Tetons feel miniscule...

Shenandoah National Park is awash in wildflowers this summmer.  Here is a collection of photographs from Shenandoah this summer.

Shenandoah National Park can be one of the most difficult parks to photograph in winter because it is generally inaccessible except by foot when there is ice and snow.  For this past winter, I made a determined effort to make the long hikes in through the snow and ice to experience the Park as very few can see it...