Grand Canyon

Ron NiebruggeArizona, Photos, Travel 11 Comments

I thought this was a fitting photo as we have been working on plans for an extended trip to the Grand Canyon this upcoming May, and possibly another one next September / October.  Although, it sounds like getting back country permits can be a bit tough for the popular areas during those popular months, so we really won’t know much until January at the earliest.  One of these years I think it would be fun to stay at the Phantom Ranch, but I haven’t had any luck there, and read recently that a cabin at the Ranch is one of the hardest reservations to obtain in the United States.  I think I’ll just keep trying every month, and if we get lucky one of these days then we are on it!

This was from our last visit to the Grand Canyon during an extended Winter trip through the Southwest back in 2004 – I can’t believe it was 8 years ago, wow how time flies!

The one thing that stands out from this morning was the camping in single digit temperatures – it was cold!  Seemed strange that at the time Arizona was colder in February then it was back home in Alaska.

Anza-Borrego Photo Workshop 2013

Ron NiebruggeAnza-Borrego, California, Photos, Travel 3 Comments

Well I had planned for sometime to write about and promote my Anza-Borrego Desert State Park photography workshop coming up in March, 2013.  I’m glad to see everyone else is paying attention to our photo workshops because it filled before I could even promote it!  So this week we added a second workshop and it has already started to fill.  I only having permitting for these two workshops, so when the second one fills, that will be it.

As many of you know, we usually spend a month in Anza-Borrego each winter – a place I have been visiting since I was a child.  For the last few years I have been offering this popular weekend workshop.  When I say workshop, I mean it will be heavy on teaching and discussing photography – everything from light to composition.  I won’t be taking photos myself, this frees me up to look through viewfinders, give individual attention and even hold reflectors or carry gear!

Most people haven’t heard of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Anza-Borrego is a vast, beautiful state park located in the Sonoran Desert South of Palm Springs and West of San Diego.  For a better feel, here are many more photos of Anza-Borrego.