This is by far, the most popular location I have ever shot. Multnomah Falls is located in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon. This is a popular destination for tourist and for good reason. It is a short drive from Portland and it is gorgeous. I took this photo at about 6:30 am and had the place to myself. After taking this picture I moved on in search of a more solitude once the flood of people started to flow in.
I took my father in law on an epic adventure to his first ever summit. We started hiking before 3 am in hopes to witness a sunrise from the top. I think the hike almost killed the old man. I was absolutely blown away with the level of perseverance this man had. He struggled through every step from the midway point to the top. His body was not accustomed to hiking in thin air on steep slopes. He pushed through all of the pain just to see the sun rising from the top of the mountain. This is the photo of Shaun on the summit of Windtower in Kananaskis Alberta.
I was driving up towards Jasper for a camping trip with my daughter when I found the aurora picking up and dancing across the sky. I pulled over but could not find a good landscape to shoot the sky. While my daughter and I wandered through the forest, I came across an opening that had only one tree standing alone. Just by chance the Milky Way was projecting itself perfectly up from the center of the tree. I love it when no planning and dumb luck come together.
