Raw West Texas
It's pretty difficult to put everything I come across into a category. There's so much out there in our little neck of the West Texas desert that will just take your breath away!
Guadalupe Mountains National Park - Gem of West Texas
GUMO is quantifiably my very most cherished place in all of the Lone Star State. It not only contains Guadalupe Peak, the highest peak in Texas, but also many more unbelievable sites like actual forests (who'd-a-thunk in the deserts of West Texas) and three other of the highest peaks in the state! She rises from the desert floor like a diamond in the rough - and I love her. Take a look at some of it!
Ranchin' and Windmills
I grew up on the back of a horse and learned to ride, quite literally, as I was learning to walk. Growing up on and around ranches, working with horses, cattle and livestock are as deeply engrained in me as day is long. It's something that never leaves you. The cowboy blood in me runs deep, even if it isn't my lifestyle or trade today. I envy the life a cowboy gets to live, but my journey took me in a different direction. My dad, one of the greatest men I know, is a cowboy in the truest sense of the word. What I mean is, he was basically born a hundred and twenty years too late... so I mean it when I say God bless and Long Live the Cowboy!
Big Bend and its Magnificent Stars
Some of my proudest photos and toughest hikes came from Big Bend National park and the surrounding areas like Terlingua, Texas. Featured here are the mountains on the Mexican side of the border and scenes along the Marufo Vega Trail and astro-pictures from a secret little spot in Terlingua where I had too much to drink with good friends.
Bells Canyon Waterfall's and Trail - Sandy, Utah (Salt
Scenes from a hike to Bells Canyon Waterfall in Sandy, Utah which is just outside of Salt Lake City. This was the first time I had ever experienced a legitimate waterfall in my life... and it changed me forever!
Wild Texas Rivers
Some of the best stories I have come from river/kayaking trips. At least a couple of them start with a beer (plus a few more) and a dare. Featured here in this album are scenes from the Devil's River, the Pecos River (Lower, Pandale, Tx) and the Pecos River throughout the Permian Basin in West Texas
The Hawk - A Living Spirit
To Native Americans, a People I admire and greatly respect, the Hawk is of great importance and is held with high regard. A Hawk could symbolize strength, power, courage or protection. I think it's easy to understand why! This incredible moment when I had the opportunity to capture images of this majestic creature left me awestruck and incredibly grateful for the privilege I feel it bestowed on me. As you will see, it was looking right at me the majority of the time. I was even lucky enough to hear the hawk loudly calling out its distinguished cry. Now, tell me that isn't intense...
Spring Time
Who doesn't love spring? The images I have presented in this album are not of your garden. Well, except for one Peach tree in my Mom's backyard and my own Honeysuckle... but the rest have been photographed all over the Guadalupe Mountains, Big Bend country and the pastures of West Texas. Just imagine how beautiful it smelled!
The Hawk - Unedited