Scotland Day 3: Pink-Footed Sunrise – Barley Fields & Salt Flats
Day two began long before the sun rose, headlights cutting through the dark as we made our way down toward the Montrose–Rossie flats. It’s…
Scotland Day 2: Stonehaven – The Harbor That Stays With You
A short drive south brought us into Stonehaven – a small fishing town folded neatly into a crescent bay, where the tide moves slow…
Scotland Day 2: Dunnottar Castle – Ruins Above the Sea
There’s no photo that prepares you for the first sight of Dunnottar. It rises from the cliffs like it’s grown straight out of the…
Scotland Day 1-2: Inverurie, Midmar, Kintore & The Blooding, Pt 1
We landed in Aberdeen on a gray, rain-soaked Sunday morning – the kind where the clouds never quite decide what they’re doing. Every few…
July 2025: Ridgway State Park
Ridgway State Park We started this stretch at Chipeta Resort, tucked into the hills, looking out at Owl Creek and the Courthouse from a…
July 2025: Ouray, CO
Ouray They call it the Switzerland of America, and honestly… they’re not wrong. Towering walls of rock, glacial-carved canyons, waterfalls that fall like thunder,…
July 2025: The Aspens
The Aspens I’ve always loved trees.The crepe myrtles in the South – how they bloom like they’ve got something to prove. The old live…
July 2025: Owl Creek Pass
Over the Pass We climbed – slowly, steadily – up toward Owl Creek Pass, winding our way through woods and valleys so wide and…
July 2025: Ridgway, CO
Landing in Ridgway After a long, quiet drive through the high folds of the San Juans – cradled deep within the Rockies – we…
January 1, 2024: Tonganoxie, KS
This new year’s day was one of those mornings. Retrospective, with memories of a thousand times just like it; the numerous people, the furry companions, and the grace of wings over water, rolling through my mind like a highlight reel.