Road Trip

Inspired by the mountain bike film Roam, a few buddies and I headed down to Sun Valley, Idaho for a few days of riding. For those who have never been, it is a beautiful town nestled at the bottom of the Sawtooth Mountains. Sun Valley is world renowned for their mountain bike trails. Not because they are by any means technical- just thousands of miles of perfectly groomed single track. I rode 30+ miles with my camera and a flash. Here is an image from one of the few rock gardens we found on the trails. I biked ahead and set up on the trail to capture this shot. I was about 12 inches from the rider (Damian Quigley).

For those who enjoy Mountain Biking or hiking, go to Sun Valley, camp out a few nights and enjoy their trails. It is truly a unique place.

Snowboarding: June 20th

Yep, thats right. Some how I convinced my buddy James Ryder to wake up at 2 a.m., hike 3 and 1/2 hours, snowboard for 5 minutes, lay out in the meadows below the Middle Teton for an hour, then hike 2 hours out.

It's not easy prying yourself out of bed at 2 am for a few snowboard turns in terrible conditions in the middle of the summer. But after a cup of coffee, some cereal, a fruit roll-up and the chance of making one awesome photo in morning light- nothing can bring you down. Right?

We began hiking at 3:30 a.m. in the pitch dark and made it to Garnett Canyon without having a full conversation- just incoherent, groggy comments. I made this photograph here, in the canyon with first light of the morning hitting the Middle Teton. A moment that is well worth the early start.

We then climbed talus, scree, and snow fields and arrived just below the Middle Teton where our decent down the Cave Couloir began. We traded our mountaineering boots for snowboarding boots, strapped into our bindings and boarded for about 5 minutes (you can see the couloir just next to James in the image posted). After boarding we made our way back to the trail, took our shirts off and waited for a few beautiful women to come around the corner. An hour and a few snickers bars later, the women never showed. We packed our bags, and hiked out to the car.

Exhausted, we went home and napped for a few hours before happy hour. Thats when our day began...

A clean room and a full-body suit

Last weekend I set off to cover some high tech business in Jackson. As it turns out the highest resolution projector in the world is being developed right here by Alces Technology. To get some perspective, take a look at a high definition TV. Now move close to it and check out the detail. Multiply that detail by 4. Yup, these things can put out a mind-blowing amount of detail. Wondering, 'where can I get one of these?' Well, they are not up for consumer purchase... yet. They aim for a consumer product in a few years. You will have to go to a planetarium or IMAX theater to experience one of these machines.

These guys don't mess around. Literally. To work on the chips, you must put on a full body suit with a hair net and booties then step into a 'clean room'. Chris DeMarco (pictured here), and I went into the facility for a photo shoot. Shooting photos while feeling like you are in the twilight zone is quite the experience. Working with these guys was a blast. They were all about taking photos and got into it, constantly joking around and having fun. Boy, it's nice to be with people who actually like their jobs and are doing some amazing things at the same time.

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Hello everyone. Welcome to my photography blog. Here you will be able to log on and track my recent photography endeavors. As most of you know, I specialize in extreme sports and adventure travel photography. Here you will be updated on new images and the stories that made them happen. Beyond this, I have also been shooting for The Planet Jackson Hole newspaper. For 'The Planet', I shoot all walks of life- which gives me many different subjects to shoot. So I invite you to check back regularly (at least once a week) to get updated on the new projects I am working on here in Teton County- or anywhere for that matter. Also, feel free to comment on my posts. I have left it open to anyone to comment, there is no need to register. I hope all is well in your world and I can't wait to hear from you. Go ahead and bookmark this page. It will fulfill all your wildest dreams....