
This tree fell in the forest. Did it make a sound? Not sure. I wasn’t there.

This tree fell in the forest. Did it make a sound? Not sure. I wasn’t there.

Irises on the shore of Abol Pond in Baxter State Park. Only three months until June!

Lichen-covered boulders at the summit of Mt. Katahdin in Maine’s Baxter State Park.

Wassataquoik Lake in Baxter State Park as viewed from the west. This overlook is a short hike from the Little Wassataquoik back country camp site.

After a cool and rainy spring and early summer one year, one July morning I suggested to my family that we go somewhere “warm and dry.” When I suggested Death Valley, my wife asked, “Why would anyone in their right mind go to one of the hottest and driest places on the planet at the hottest time of the year?” Why not? I spent a week exploring Death Valley and the surrounding mountains in 120+ degree heat, loving every minute of it.

Sandstone layers at Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.

Morning in the Sierras from the Alabama Hills area.

A foot of new snow weighted down trees and produced a ground cover deep enough for snowshoeing.

Round, weathered cobblestones on a beach in Acadia National Park.

Fog along the coast of Acadia National Park.