On this Independence Day I wanted to do something special to celebrate the “land that I love,” from its spacious skies and amber waves of grain to its purple mountain majesties and, of course, those fruited plains. I consider myself to be quite fortunate that I’ve had the opportunity to travel to each of the 50 states. It was a…
Category: Scenic Drives
A Golden Spike and the Spiral Jetty
Even though I’ve been regularly visiting Brigham City for three years now, I hadn’t been to Golden Spike National Historic Site in nearly a decade and I had never seen the Spiral Jetty. That all changed last week while visiting my in-laws for Thanksgiving. Cammie grew up in Brigham City so we visit her family there at least three or…
Autumn in Zion
Aside from those rare stormy days when wispy clouds slink through Zion Canyon, my favorite time to visit Zion National Park is during the autumn as the cottonwoods along the Virgin River become bright yellow in the cooling temperatures. On Saturday I was scheduled to spend the morning in Grafton, where I would be shooting family photos for a former…
The Colors of Kolob and Cedar Mountain
I can never decide whether I like spring or fall best but every time autumn rolls around I’m pretty sure it’s my favorite. And one of my favorite drives during the season is the route between Virgin and Cedar Canyon that takes in the Kolob Terrace section of Zion National Park, the Kolob Reservoir area and the aspen groves…