The good and the bad

How about the good first, I got a few pictures online for Snowboard Magazine from this weekend. It was just a few pics and words but I'm stoked on it! Here's a link so you can check it out http://www.snowboard-mag.com/node/33795 

Now the bad, I shattered my wrist and cracked a rib this weekend. I wasn't doing anything too crazy. I was just cruising along in some POW and hit a rock that was just under the snow, the rock shot me into a tree and the tree kicked my ass. I'm doing ok, better today then the last two days but tomorrow I have to have surgery on my wrist. It's in seven pieces so the surgery is a must. I'll be out for about 6-8 weeks just long enough to miss most of the winter.   

Never Never Land

We finally got a small storm to bring us a decent amount snow last weekend. There's still a few rocks and stumps to look out for but I did get the best POW turns I've had at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort! Ya it's my first year in Jackson and it was nothing like some of the turns that I had last year in the Pacific Northwest. But it's early and it was still a lot of fun to get to a taste of what the resort has to offer. The gondy also opened so Julie and I got to see a ton more of the mountain. We still need more snow to get the whole resort open but we are incing are way there

By noon it was getting tracked out and we were a bit beat but before calling it a day I hit up my friend Knox who was planning on hiking up at Teton Pass. The enthusiasm from his fist lap was spilling out of my headset. It took him 10 seconds to get us to beeline it to Wilson. We met up with Knox and his crew and hitch to the top of the pass and hiked Chiver's Chiver's isn't much of a hike unless your still drunk from the night before but it was Harms birthday so......

Happy Birthday Harms
Here's Knox in some nice deep POW

Togwotee

I road up at Togwotee Pass today. Togwotee is about an hour northeast of Jackson. We didn't get there till late in the afternoon and the light was shit so I just snapped a few shots of Darrel and Paul playing on there sleds. Then hiked a little peak a few times, there was tons of snow and I got a few nice POW turns!

Darell getting some air under his sled

I think I like this one the best

YRB ADD #2

Here's the second Fabel add that is running in this months issue of YRB. I shot and designed it. Thanks to Jay and Mookie for the help.

                                         

Back in the Backcounrty

I got to ride in the backcountry for the first time this year and for the fist time since I moved to Jackson Hole. We started at the top of Teton Pass at about 8,000 feet and ended at the top of Mt. Glory at around 10,ooo. It was a tough hike but it felt good to be back up in the mountains with some snow!!! It wasn't the best snow but we did have a few nice pow turns. Any day riding is a good day right? Julie and I also got to see see what Jackson Hole has to offer and all I can say is SICK The mountains are just screaming with bowls, shoots,trees and cliffs.... the best part, you can ride all of it

The top of Mt. Glory 10,086 feet

The ride down is always worth the hike. Here's Julie eatin it up

Necessities

I moved into my new place the other day. Here's what my fridge looks like. All ya need is the necessities when your a poor photographer living in Jackson Hole.
Cheers

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Here's a shot from today. I can't decide if I like it or not. I think I'd like it better if the sunset was stronger and it looked more like a big tree instead of big bush..... I don't know

MY NEW LOVE

Every time I see the Grand Tetons it blows my mind. Here's my favorite shot form a hike today.

Here's a shot I took on a hike that Julie and I went on today. It took about an hour and half to get to the top but we did take the long way and well, I am way out of shape. See how close the mountains are to my house, pick your line!!!!

YRB ADD

Here's the new Fabel add running in the November YRB magazine. I shot the photo last year up at Stevens Pass. Jay Neal is the rider and he almost took my head off as he floated towards me, I was a bit too close but I guess it payed off. Kinda cool my first photo running on a full page add. 

Jackosn Hole

Jackson was epic!!! Here are a few pics

We drove up to Yellowstone and checked out Old Faithful

Road Trippin

15 hours, 913 miles lots of coffee, snacks and music and we were in Jackson Wy.

Here are some photos form the road trip

I'm Back

One quick trip to Alaska turned into two long trips to Alaska. It was good to go make some cash but it will be so nice to be home for more then a week! Here are some images form my trips to Alaska.

Here is John tightening down some cargo

An environmental portrait of John

This is my bed

We stopped for about an hour and caught 9 halibut!

 An odd sight in Alaska, SUN!!!

 

 

Back to Alaska

Well, it was nice to be back in Seattle for a few weeks. I can't remember the last time I got to spend the 4th at home. But I have to go back to Alaska to make a little cash. I am flying to Dutch Harbor tomorrow and then heading into the Barring Sea to a small island called Saint Paul Island for about a week and then we will head back around the Elution Islands, cross the Gulf of Alaska and back to Seattle. It wont be as glameris as the last boat I was on but I should be able to get a few good photos. So check back in 3 weeks to see how it went.

This is a photo from the last time I crossed the Gulf of Alaska

Spirit of Endeavour

Here is a slide show of some of my photos from when I was working on the Spirit of Endeavour.

"Hell-For-Leather Roadshow"

I got to go checkout Hill Stomp and the Legendary Shack Shakers the other night down at the Tractor. Hill stomp sounded great and The Legendary Shack Shakers KILLED it. If you ever get the chance to see either of them I highly recommend it. 

The Shack Shakers got straight up crazy right out the gate and kept their enthralling energy up all night.