White Rim Trail

Ron NiebruggeMoab, Photos, Travel, Utah 9 Comments

Our campsite on the White Rim Trail last Fall, Canyonlands National Park, near Moab, Utah.

Our campsite on the White Rim Trail last Fall, Canyonlands National Park, near Moab, Utah.

When we were looking to do the White Rim Trail last Fall, I had trouble finding good information on the different campgrounds along the trail, or other useful information.  So when we were doing the trail, I tried to take photos of the different campsites along the way, and Janine took that information and prepared what I think it an informative article that could be helpful to other photographers and visitors.  You can find that article here:  White Rim Trail

Not Ready

Ron NiebruggeAlaska, Chugach, Photos, Travel 7 Comments

Devils Club, Chugach National Forest, near Seward, Alaska.

Devils Club, Chugach National Forest, near Seward, Alaska.

This bright red patch of devils club in a sea of rich green caught my eye yesterday as I went running on my favorite mountain trail.  I went back this morning with a camera, 24mm tilt/shift lens and a tripod to photograph this colorful patch.

I hope this doesn’t mean fall is coming early.  Don’t get me wrong, I love our brief, but spectacular fall.  But, the calendar still says July, and we have only seen a few days above 60 – I’m still looking forward to summer!

Summer Mountains

Ron NiebruggeAlaska, Chugach, Photos, Travel 5 Comments

Mountains of the Resurrection Penisula, from Seward, Alaska.

Mountains of the Resurrection Peninsula, from Seward, Alaska.

Over the years I have posted many different compositions of the view from our house, but almost all of them have been in the winter when the mountains are completely covered in snow.

Tucson Photos

Ron NiebruggeArizona, Photos, Travel 6 Comments

Sabino Canon, Tucson, Arizona.

Sabino Canon, Tucson, Arizona.

Tucson is another of our newly updated sections from this winter.  Our time in Tucson turned out to be a bit brief, but fun, thanks in part to discovering Sabino Canyon.  So check out some new Tucson photos!

Zion Adventure Guide

Ron NiebruggePhotos, Shameless Self Promotion, Travel, Utah, Zion National Park 12 Comments

Zion Adventure Guide

Zion Adventure Guide

We haven’t had any cool covers to share lately, but this one is!  This was produced by the Zion Natural History Association.

You might recognize Janine out front trying to look relaxed (it was a long ways down) on the amazing Hidden Canyon Trail.  Parts of this trail are literally carved into the side of the cliffs with just a chain bolted to the wall for support – notice the four people in the background.  It is pretty cool the Park Service even allows a trail like this.

But Zion has lots of awesome trails like this.  The Angel’s Landing Trail climbs way above the valley floor and then traverses along a narrow, very exposed ridge, with again, just a chain for protection.  Or the Zion Narrows hike which leads up a narrow canyon with 1,500 foot high walls and just enough room in the bottom for a river.  The Subway is another amazing hike – after flipping through this book I’m thinking we might just have to add Zion into our Fall travels!

This looks like a great book – lots of photos, maps and charts to go along with the wealth of information.  I don’t see it on  Amazon have a feeling this book is only available in the Zion National Park Visitor Center, but it is definitely worth picking up.

Hacked!

Ron NiebruggeAlaska, Denali, Photos, Travel 16 Comments

A bull moose takes a peak at me ealier this summer, Denali National Park, Alaska.

A bull moose takes a peak at me earlier this summer, Denali National Park, Alaska.

Friday our dedicated server was hacked – someone took down our website including my photo blog and our main photo website.  It is very frustrating, but after a lot of hard work by our web-host (more on that later this week) we were back in action by Saturday.

Once the dust settled all that was lost my Anza-Borrego blog post from last Friday.  That wasn’t a big deal, it was a short one, but I was bummed to lose the comment that went along with it.  I greatly appreciate it when anyone takes time from their busy day to leave a comment but this one was extra special as it was written by David Leland Hyde, the son of the late Philip Hyde.  Philip Hyde was a famous pioneer landscape photographer who was the photographer for many books including Alaska:  The Great Land in 1974, so I thought it was pretty neat to hear from his son.

While I will never understand why really smart people spend their time trying to disrupt other peoples lives by hacking their computers and website, I’m grateful that the damage was minimal.  If anyone else left comments on Friday, I’m sorry I didn’t get to see them.

This is the second time I have been hacked.  You might remember this post:    https://my-photo-blog.com/visitor-stats-and-double-crossing-porn-scammers-and-hackers