2008 Galleries

Polar Bear Plunge - Finger Lake : The Elks Lodge sponsors this event for charity each year.

Polar Bear Plunge - Finger Lake

The Elks Lodge sponsors this event for charity each year.

Updated: Dec 13, 2008 5:09pm PST

Mythbusters Alaska Special : Familiar faces visit Alaska to blow things up.

Mythbusters Alaska Special

Familiar faces visit Alaska to blow things up.

Updated: Dec 13, 2008 7:05pm PST

Cody and Lydia - February 23, 2008 : Congrats!

Cody and Lydia - February 23, 2008

Congrats!

Updated: Dec 22, 2008 1:06am PST

Weiner Lake - Early Season : We went for climbing, but it was way too cold for that.

Weiner Lake - Early Season

We went for climbing, but it was way too cold for that.

Updated: Dec 22, 2008 1:23am PST

Archangel Valley By Snowmachine : Another lesson in the outdoors.  Leave the machines at home, they're better at getting into trouble than out.

Archangel Valley By Snowmachine

Another lesson in the outdoors. Leave the machines at home, they're b ...

Updated: Dec 22, 2008 1:31am PST

Ice Rescue Training - Wasilla Lake : A dive under the ice, where up is no longer the way out.

Ice Rescue Training - Wasilla Lake

A dive under the ice, where up is no longer the way out.

Updated: Dec 22, 2008 2:07am PST

Controlled Burn - Central Mat-Su Fire Department : Training, fun, and agriculture experimentation with the Central Mat-Su Fire Department and the Mat-Su Experimental Farm.

Controlled Burn - Central Mat-Su Fire Department

Training, fun, and agriculture experimentation with the Central Mat-Su ...

Updated: Dec 22, 2008 2:09am PST

Spring Climbing - Wookie Wall : The rocks are finally warm enough to climb.

Spring Climbing - Wookie Wall

The rocks are finally warm enough to climb.

Updated: Dec 22, 2008 2:18am PST

Slacklining at Wonderland Park : Setting up a lowline and a midline in the park.

Slacklining at Wonderland Park

Setting up a lowline and a midline in the park.

Updated: Dec 22, 2008 2:30am PST

Archangel Valley - Pre-Season Toto Buttress : Snow trudging, homemade stoves, and some dry rock in the beautiful Archangel Valley with Richard Harrop and Tracy Borland.

Archangel Valley - Pre-Season Toto Buttress

Snow trudging, homemade stoves, and some dry rock in the beautiful Arc ...

Updated: Dec 22, 2008 2:43am PST

Reed Valley Overnighter : We brought some new friends from Canada out for a bit of hiking and camping.

Reed Valley Overnighter

We brought some new friends from Canada out for a bit of hiking and ca ...

Updated: Dec 23, 2008 12:30am PST

Swiftwater Rescue Training - Willow Creek : Swimming the rapids in relative safety.

Swiftwater Rescue Training - Willow Creek

Swimming the rapids in relative safety.

Updated: Dec 23, 2008 12:43am PST

Reed Valley Climbing and Highlining : Fourteen routes in a day, and then an impromptu highline walk.

Reed Valley Climbing and Highlining

Fourteen routes in a day, and then an impromptu highline walk.

Updated: Dec 23, 2008 3:26am PST

Central Fire Department Waterball - July 4th : Fourth of July celebrations with the fire department playing a few games of waterball.

Central Fire Department Waterball - July 4th

Fourth of July celebrations with the fire department playing a few gam ...

Updated: Dec 23, 2008 5:18am PST

Archangel Valley Hike in the Rain : Is it ever dry in Hatchers?

Archangel Valley Hike in the Rain

Is it ever dry in Hatchers?

Updated: Dec 23, 2008 5:42am PST

Putting in a New Route : Oddly decent climbing in an area you wouldn't expect it.

Putting in a New Route

Oddly decent climbing in an area you wouldn't expect it.

Updated: Dec 24, 2008 1:53pm PST

Reed Valley Wildlife : A few hours in the rain (of course) with the marmots and pikas.

Reed Valley Wildlife

A few hours in the rain (of course) with the marmots and pikas.

Updated: Dec 24, 2008 2:04pm PST

Archangel Valley - The Monolith : Climbing a couple routes between spurts of rain.

Archangel Valley - The Monolith

Climbing a couple routes between spurts of rain.

Updated: Dec 24, 2008 2:08pm PST

Archangel Valley - The Diamond : A dry (but overcast) day on the rocks in Hatchers.

Archangel Valley - The Diamond

A dry (but overcast) day on the rocks in Hatchers.

Updated: Dec 24, 2008 2:24pm PST

Water Rescue Training - Knik Glacier : Taking a trip upriver with the dive team.

Water Rescue Training - Knik Glacier

Taking a trip upriver with the dive team.

Updated: Dec 24, 2008 2:42pm PST

Archangel Valley - Aurora Slab : Beautiful easy climbing just after a light rain.

Archangel Valley - Aurora Slab

Beautiful easy climbing just after a light rain.

Updated: Dec 24, 2008 2:52pm PST

Archangel Valley - Lost Wall : Hiding from the rain under the overhanging Lost Wall, with a quick visit to Aurora Slab too.

Archangel Valley - Lost Wall

Hiding from the rain under the overhanging Lost Wall, with a quick vis ...

Updated: Dec 24, 2008 3:08pm PST

Archangel Valley - Veinous Wall : Putting up new routes in the rain.

Archangel Valley - Veinous Wall

Putting up new routes in the rain.

Updated: Dec 24, 2008 3:14pm PST

September 11th Remembrance - Central Mat-Su FD : Lest we forget.

September 11th Remembrance - Central Mat-Su FD

Lest we forget.

Updated: Dec 24, 2008 3:25pm PST

Leaving Alaska Behind- September 20th : We started our trip patching a piece of the Kia's radiator and welding on an extra rack for our gear.  Then we took off for three days of driving.

Leaving Alaska Behind- September 20th

We started our trip patching a piece of the Kia's radiator and welding ...

Updated: Oct 20, 2008 4:57pm PST

Canada : We didn't stop much in Canada, except for a bit of heat at Liard River Hot Springs.

Canada

We didn't stop much in Canada, except for a bit of heat at Liard River ...

Updated: Oct 20, 2008 4:40pm PST

Craters of the Moon, ID : Jess had never been in a cave, so for a bit of introduction to her, we stopped by some lava tubes and crawled around underground for a while.

Craters of the Moon, ID

Jess had never been in a cave, so for a bit of introduction to her, we ...

Updated: Oct 20, 2008 4:23pm PST

City of Rocks, ID : Our first major climbing destination of this trip was one we'd never been to before, in the middle of nowhere in Southern Idaho.  The City is quite remarkable, and definitely a place worth revisiting!

City of Rocks, ID

Our first major climbing destination of this trip was one we'd never b ...

Updated: Oct 20, 2008 3:15pm PST

Maple Canyon, UT : Moving south from Idaho, we stopped for a few days with Richard's grandparents, and headed out climbing with his twin sister Kristina at Maple Canyon.  The walls here are steep and very unique, and we enjoyed ourselves very much.

Maple Canyon, UT

Moving south from Idaho, we stopped for a few days with Richard's gran ...

Updated: Oct 20, 2008 1:53pm PST

Red Rocks, NV : Moving on from the comfortable warmth of Utah, we wandered into the furnace of Las Vegas.  We climbed mostly in the shade, and still wound up a bit dehydrated and burnt.  This little piece of the desert is just an all-around unfriendly place.

Red Rocks, NV

Moving on from the comfortable warmth of Utah, we wandered into the fu ...

Updated: Oct 20, 2008 1:33pm PST

Zion and Bryce, UT : Zion is packed with big walls and amazing canyons.  We spent one day hiking the Narrows, and the next climbing one route on the Organ, a less-than-big-wall that we could tackle in a few hours.

Zion and Bryce, UT

Zion is packed with big walls and amazing canyons. We spent one day h ...

Updated: Oct 20, 2008 1:26pm PST

Moab, UT : We spent a whole week in Moab, where we met up with a bunch of photographers at the Smugmug shootout.  We took a small portion of them out for some climbing and high-angle photography, as well as a rope jump and all-around good times.

Moab, UT

We spent a whole week in Moab, where we met up with a bunch of photogr ...

Updated: Oct 12, 2009 9:12pm PST

Indian Creek, UT : After a week or so in Moab, we wrapped things up and headed south for a day at Indian Creek climbing cracks.  "Supercrack 5.10" was our main goal, and it beat us up enough that we only did one other route, and then took off for another state.

Indian Creek, UT

After a week or so in Moab, we wrapped things up and headed south for ...

Updated: Nov 18, 2008 4:18pm PST

Independence Monument, CO : After leaving Moab, UT, we stopped off at Colorado National Monument and did a quick climb up Independence Monument.  On the hike in, we came across a couple of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, which provided me with more photos than the actual climbing did.

Independence Monument, CO

After leaving Moab, UT, we stopped off at Colorado National Monument a ...

Updated: Oct 19, 2008 11:18am PST

Boulder, CO : We stopped off for a few nights with Phil and Jeff, some friends Kelsey and I worked with in Chicago in 2006.  The first morning there, Phil took us out to Boulder Canyon, where we did a few routes in the sun and worked ourselves hard.  The next day we went to Eldorado Canyon and climbed "Bastille Crack 5.7".

Boulder, CO

We stopped off for a few nights with Phil and Jeff, some friends Kelse ...

Updated: Oct 17, 2008 9:16pm PST

Garden of the Gods, CO : A quick stop at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs gave us a few good routes before we moved on to the East.

Garden of the Gods, CO

A quick stop at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs gave us a few g ...

Updated: Oct 20, 2008 5:03pm PST

Kansas : Kansas really has nothing exciting.  We did a quick shoot with Richard's dog for fun.

Kansas

Kansas really has nothing exciting. We did a quick shoot with Richard ...

Updated: Oct 21, 2008 6:40pm PST

Missouri : We spent two full days setting up the perfect proposal for Richard.  We scouted three whole towns, carved steps in a riverbank leading to a private grassy bar, disguised our cameras in trees and floating logs, and I spent thirty minutes discretely shivering in the middle of a river, and the two of them didn't make it to where we'd set everything up.  Congrats anyway, Richard!

Missouri

We spent two full days setting up the perfect proposal for Richard. W ...

Updated: Oct 12, 2009 9:12pm PST

Red River Gorge, KY : A week spent in the Red River Gorge yields too many climbing pictures to count.  Don't miss the extra pages!

Red River Gorge, KY

A week spent in the Red River Gorge yields too many climbing pictures ...

Updated: Nov 02, 2008 2:30pm PST

Obed, TN : From what we saw in one day of climbing, Tennessee has some awesome rock!

Obed, TN

From what we saw in one day of climbing, Tennessee has some awesome ro ...

Updated: Nov 02, 2008 2:50pm PST

Sand Rock, AL : Weekend crowds, a bunch of dogs, and injuries steered us clear of Sand Rock after only a couple climbs.  Moving south!

Sand Rock, AL

Weekend crowds, a bunch of dogs, and injuries steered us clear of Sand ...

Updated: Nov 02, 2008 2:54pm PST

Pensacola, FL : An impulse to go to the beach led us to Pensacola, where we hit the surf for a day of R&R.

Pensacola, FL

An impulse to go to the beach led us to Pensacola, where we hit the su ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2008 9:35pm PST

Buloxi, MS : We stopped off for lunch in Buloxi, so I shot this to have something to show for it.

Buloxi, MS

We stopped off for lunch in Buloxi, so I shot this to have something t ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2008 9:41pm PST

New Orleans, LA : We never had plans for going this far south, but since we did, we stopped in at the French Quarter for food and a wildlife preserve for gators.

New Orleans, LA

We never had plans for going this far south, but since we did, we stop ...

Updated: Oct 12, 2009 9:13pm PST

Mt. Magazine, AR : A peaceful afternoon with no humans in sight on the highest hill in Arkansas.

Mt. Magazine, AR

A peaceful afternoon with no humans in sight on the highest hill in Ar ...

Updated: Nov 07, 2008 9:04pm PST

Robber's Cave, OK : We rolled into Oklahoma late, and while looking for a campground we knew was in the area, we found a beautiful spot on the edge of a lake.  Next morning found us climbing the little rocks at Robber's Cave.

Robber's Cave, OK

We rolled into Oklahoma late, and while looking for a campground we kn ...

Updated: Nov 07, 2008 9:28pm PST

Waco, TX : We stopped for lunch in Waco and visited the first bridge across the Brazos River, which was the longest suspension bridge in the world when it was built.

Waco, TX

We stopped for lunch in Waco and visited the first bridge across the B ...

Updated: Nov 11, 2008 2:12pm PST

San Antonio, TX : A quick stop at the Alamo!

San Antonio, TX

A quick stop at the Alamo!

Updated: Nov 11, 2008 4:21pm PST

El Potrero Chico, Mexico : South of the Border!

El Potrero Chico, Mexico

South of the Border!

Updated: Oct 12, 2009 9:14pm PST

Carlsbad Cavern, NM : We had all wanted to visit the Carlsbad Caverns, so we put our National Parks pass to good use again after a quick stop at Wal-Mart to buy some flimsy twelve dollar tripods.  They held up reasonably well considering the price, and got us some great photos inside the cave.  Mine succumbed to the Alaskan cold later this year and shattered to pieces.

Carlsbad Cavern, NM

We had all wanted to visit the Carlsbad Caverns, so we put our Nationa ...

Updated: Nov 17, 2008 9:01pm PST

White Sands, NM : A brief stop in the desert, where we took a hike through the white sand dunes.

White Sands, NM

A brief stop in the desert, where we took a hike through the white san ...

Updated: Oct 12, 2009 9:14pm PST

Rough and Ready Hills, NM : Climbing in New Mexico is definitely great and plentiful.  The Rough and Ready Hills is a small mesa down a windy dirt road well off the beaten path, so we didn't see another human for the entire day.

Rough and Ready Hills, NM

Climbing in New Mexico is definitely great and plentiful. The Rough a ...

Updated: Nov 20, 2008 8:09pm PST

Sedona, AZ : Several days of climbing and relaxing in the beautiful Oak Creek Canyon.

Sedona, AZ

Several days of climbing and relaxing in the beautiful Oak Creek Canyo ...

Updated: Oct 12, 2009 9:14pm PST

Lake Havasu, AZ : Everyone has heard of the London Bridge, but how many have seen it?  We had to stop.

Lake Havasu, AZ

Everyone has heard of the London Bridge, but how many have seen it? W ...

Updated: Nov 26, 2008 12:25pm PST

Joshua Tree, CA : We stopped off in Joshua Tree National Park for a few days.  The Mojave Desert offers late season climbing in fairly decent temps, so we enjoyed some warmth and a bit of unusual wetness as well.

Joshua Tree, CA

We stopped off in Joshua Tree National Park for a few days. The Mojav ...

Updated: Oct 12, 2009 9:17pm PST

Santa Barbara, CA : Marc Muench took us up to Gibraltar Rock for a day of cragging high above beautiful Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara, CA

Marc Muench took us up to Gibraltar Rock for a day of cragging high ab ...

Updated: Oct 12, 2009 9:17pm PST

San Francisco, CA : We visited Alcatraz and a few other places, but didn't always have the cameras out, sadly.

San Francisco, CA

We visited Alcatraz and a few other places, but didn't always have the ...

Updated: Dec 04, 2008 2:37pm PST

Redwoods NP, CA : These trees are worth visiting more than once.  Especially since they're tricky to photograph!

Redwoods NP, CA

These trees are worth visiting more than once. Especially since they' ...

Updated: Oct 12, 2009 9:21pm PST

On The Road Home - December : We stopped off at Liard at night in the winter, and took a picture every hour between Portland and home.

On The Road Home - December

We stopped off at Liard at night in the winter, and took a picture eve ...

Updated: Dec 11, 2008 8:04pm PST

Extras of 2008 : Good photos that just didn't warrant whole galleries all for themselves

Extras of 2008

Good photos that just didn't warrant whole galleries all for themselve ...

Updated: Dec 24, 2008 3:26pm PST