New Zealand
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New Zealand Sabatical - Part 1

I'm in New Zealand for a month, on a much needed sabatical, and I haven't made a plan to do anything except see as much as I can, and do as much as I can do. This is day 5 of my trip, and here are a few of my favorite photos thus far. I'll be…
Cosmos, stars, suns
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Cosmos

Here are some beautiful quotes from a few of my favorite scientists, and when I think about them, my day always becomes a prettier place to be. I've added a few of my cosmos inspired photos to accompany these enlightening quotes/thoughts... "Across…
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Lightning over Morgantown

Last night's storm produced some nice visuals over town. These shots are from atop South Park, looks toward downtown. They're composite images made from several exposures where I caught individual or coupled lightning strikes. If you like these…
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Top Yough Race 2015

My Easter weekend got a jump start on Saturday when Garret showed up at my house at 9am, ready to head to the Top Yough Race. "The Top Yough is a section of the Youghiogheny River, not to be confused with the Upper Yough which is a bit further…
Cheat River Festival
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Cheat River Festival 2015

The Cheat River Festival is only a month away! It's my favorite day of the year, rain or shine it's the best time :) To help get everyone excited about it, I've put together a quick compilation of my favorite photos I've captured over the…
Mountain Mama
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Mountain Mama

Over the weekend, my friends John, Aira, and I decided to take an adventure to traditionally climb some unique West Virginia gritstone. We biked in 3 miles to the spot, and hiked down to the base of the 100 foot cliff.  Aira enjoyed the sun…
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Northern Lights

Last night the earth's atmosphere was lit up by an impacting solar storm, burped up from the sun 3 days ago. It's supposedly the largest one so far in the current solar cycle (which is 11 years long). The last few years I've gone to Alaska to…
AAC GTM, American Alpine Club, Craggin Classic
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2015 American Alpine Club Guidebook to Membership

I just had a photo published by the AAC, check out page 33 (slide 34)! The American Alpine Club's 2015 Guidebook to Membership A big thank Whitney Bradberry, Lisa Hummel and the American Alpine Club Southeast Region for helping make…
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It's climbing season! No, It's Boating Season!!

The plan was to go to the Rec Center and climb after work yesterday. A week ago, Morgantown was shut down from an overnight snow storm, and the days were an hour shorter. This week we gained an hour of daylight! Yesterday, it was pleasantly…

Wild West Virginia Weather

The weather in WV the last 7 days has been rather crazy. Snow, then rain, then rain back to snow, lots more snow...then lots of sun! Today, the snow has almost melted away, but the last 5 days has made for some of the winter's best walkabouts…