Or, the alternate title….. “No worries….we’ve got a shovel.” Today’s blog post is a story. It’s the story of Suzukis, sand, sandwiches, & snow. It’s a White Pocket story, and it has the possibility of a long one. How long …
Nissan Titan 2.0 – Ready for this year’s workshops
I’m not Chris Marzonie, but if I tried I bet I could play him on TV……. Chris has great ideas when it comes to off road setups. His ideas are so good that I took one right out of his …
Cottonwood Cove, South Coyote Buttes. A chilly trip to say the least
Back from the UT / AZ border once again. And the last time for this year I think. Months ago I decided to get a few more permits for Coyote Buttes South. After the initial visit I had realized that …
Shooting by moonlight and early morning sun in White Pocket….A complete wonderland!
4:00 a.m. it became too difficult to maintain the charade. Pretending I was warm enough to keep sleeping was impossible. Sure, my back was warm against the sleeping pad, but the sides of both butt cheeks were frigid. Roll to …
Islands of stone in a sea of sand
A little over a week ago a phone call came in. Contract in California. Weekends free, what to do, what to do. It was my friend of nearly 20 years, Tom. Months ago the wireless carrier downsizing pinched his job, …
The first HDR from this weekend’s trip
I didn’t spend too much time sorting photos yesterday. And I spent no real time editing anything. As you can see in the prior post though, some of the scenes were just amazing and I don’t think a lot of …
Photographing Arizona Podcast Episode 12: White Pocket, Arizona!
Months ago I found some amazing books on Arizona and the Southwest. First I found Laurent Martres series, “Photographing the Southwest.” I picked up Volumes I & II. Utah and Arizona to be exact. The photography in the books is …
Photographing Arizona Podcast Episode 11: The random Coyote Buttes wrap up, early
No, this isn’t the last Photographing Arizona Podcast on the Coyote Buttes / White Pocket Trip. However, the video you watch here today is in fact the final video that I shot on the trip. The past few days I’ve …
White Pocket: Day three of the adventure
Ah, so now we’ve come to it. White Pocket. The driving force behind this recent trip. After first seeing images of White Pocket I knew I had to go there. The “brain rocks,” the strange banding, the completely surreal landscape. …