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Floating the Grand Canyon - 2025 River Trip Portfolio
Floating the Grand Canyon - 2025 River Trip Portfolio
July 2, 2025  |  Grand Canyon National Park

We had a great trip this year rafting 226 miles of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. We spent 10 days shooting rapids, hiking into the numerous side canyons, and making photos. We were blessed with great weather for photography, plenty of good food, and we got every camp and photo location we had hoped for...

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You're Always Above Lava
You're Always Above Lava
October 5, 2024  |  Tequila Beach in the Grand Canyon

Here's a flashback to fiver years ago today, October 5th, 2019. Sally and I are sitting in my boat after I rowed Lava Falls Rapid.

Lava Falls is a major rapid located at river mile 180 on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon...

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Photographing The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon
Photographing The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon
August 9, 2024  |  The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon

I'm lucky to have spent some time over the past ten years rafting the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. During that time, I've hiked hundreds of miles exploring the side canyons along the river corridor and had some incredible experiences...

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The Creation of Granite Rapid: A Natural Marvel in the Grand Canyon
The Creation of Granite Rapid: A Natural Marvel in the Grand Canyon
July 27, 2024  |  Granite Rapid in the Grand Canyon

On this day, July 27th, 1984, a torrential downpour fell from a monsoon thunderstorm over Monument Creek in the Grand Canyon. The small washes along Monument Creek, which are normally dry, began to fill quickly with water, collecting sand, mud, and rocks along the way...

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Photos from the 2023 Rafting the Grand Canyon Photography Expedition
Photos from the 2023 Rafting the Grand Canyon Photography Expedition
December 31, 2023

After 18 days and 225 miles rafting the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, I have a lot of new photographs to share with you including photos of waterfalls in slot canyons, cliffs glowing with reflected light, and grand views of the river meandering through the canyon.

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Behind-the-Scenes of the 2023 Grand Canyon River Trip & Photography Expedition
Behind-the-Scenes of the 2023 Grand Canyon River Trip & Photography Expedition
December 21, 2023

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at my most recent river trip. We spent 18 days rafting 225 miles of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.

We photographed many great locations, including spending two nights at Nankoweap so we could hike to the granaries multiple times...

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What I have been up to the past few months
What I have been up to the past few months
July 21, 2023

Hey, everyone! It has been several months since my last post here in the Journal, and if you haven't guessed, I've been staying busy with several projects lately. I've also been leading lots of private photography workshops, and I've spent time volunteering with the Parks in Focus program during their outings to the Grand Canyon...

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Light & Layers at the Grand Canyon
Light & Layers at the Grand Canyon
November 2, 2022  |  Grand Canyon National Park

As 2022 begins to wind down, I have come to realize that I am way behind on developing the photographs I have made over the past year. I've been very productive and have lots of new photos to share including these from the Grand Canyon...

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Rainbow and Lightning at Toroweap
Rainbow and Lightning at Toroweap
September 2, 2022  |  Toroweap Overlook at the Grand Canyon


I recently returned from a camping trip during which I visited several remote locations in Grand Canyon National Park. One of those locations was the Toroweap overlook which is only accessible by driving a 55-mile-long dirt road in the middle of nowhere in the Tuweep district of the park...

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