Lee Metcalf Wilderness

Wilderness Impressions Encompassing the northwest end of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the Lee Metcalf Wilderness consists of 254,288 pristine acres ranging in elevation from subalpine meadows at 4,400 feet to 11,316 foot mountain peaks. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and both the Gallatin and Beaverhead National Forests. The entire wilderness area [...]

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Flamingos, Baboons and a Bull Elephant

 Crater Floor Discoveries We had just circled Lake Magadi in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area of Northern Tanzania. We observed and photographed both the greater and lesser Pink Flamingos. Countless long legged beauties were feeding in the shallow alkaline waters. From a distance the lake appeared tinted pink and as we got to the shoreline it [...]

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House of the Sun

Cinder Cone Crunch From the crater rim sunrise on Haleakala is a timeless panorama that many people have witnessed. It is dynamic and awe inspiring. Wind, water and fire dominate your thoughts as you gaze down into the heart of this tallest freestanding mountain on earth. This other world of desolate beauty is overwhelming. But [...]

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Napali Coast

Seeking Kauai’s Green Flash   Spinner dolphins bumped the side of the zodiac as Kalalau’s white sand beach came into view. With my hand stretched out over the side one slick dolphin slid through my fingers, splashing water into the raft. Sharp jagged cliffs that were shaped by millions of years of erosion, raised claw [...]

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River Shaman

Wilderness Wishes We hiked across the backbone of the Beartooth Plateau, in the Absaroka – Beartooth Wilderness. Along the border of Montana and Wyoming this alpine plateau is the longest, continuous in elevation, in North America. At over 10,000 feet it is truly unsurpassed wilderness. Overcast and windy it wasn’t very conducive for photography but [...]

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Horizon of Stars

African Skies  Evening light was beginning to settle on the Nyaruboro Hills. As with many special places in the world travelers with cocktails in hand ventured out to witness the sunset. It was no different here at the Sopa Lodge deep in the Serengeti. Across the valley on the far side of the Mbalageti River [...]

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Elephant Brothers

Squealing Fun Known as the place where man was born I approached a huge Baobab tree in Tarangire National Park. Lying just southeast of Lake Manyara this part of the Serengeti ecosystem includes the vast game reserve savannas of Mkungunero and Lolkisale. I walked across a grassy field to get in better range to photograph [...]

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Tracking Lions

What a place to have lunch. The Serengeti, a huge ecosystem that helps protect the largest migration of wildlife on earth. It has been shared by man and animals for over three and a half million years from the time volcanoes blew their ash across this magnificent landscape. Even these endless plains had had a [...]

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Safari Road

Ngorongoro   It was early May when I found myself in a Land Rover driving down into Ngorongoro Caldera, part of the Crater Highlands Conservation Area of Tanzania in East Africa. The ascending and descending road called Lemala from the crater rim is one of only two ways to access this World Heritage Site. This [...]

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About

My photographic work is a mirror of my life’s path. It has taken me from photojournalism to teaching, publishing, stock and now into the world of fine art display for Interior Design and wall decor. I have a passion for nature, travel and a curiosity for seeing what is around the bend. My photography has [...]

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