Part Adventurer.
Part Photographer.
I like to take pictures while on the adventures life throws my way. Find them here.
Winter camping can be really, really cold but it can also be very, very beautiful. I took this photo on February 2nd, 2023 in Strasburg, Ohio.
One ski pole Mike overlooks the rest of East Ridge Traverse. I took this photo on January 6th, 2023 at Jackson Hole Ski Resort, Wyoming.
Quite possibly the coolest bar I have ever been to. I took this photo on January 5th, 2023 in Jackson, Wyoming.
Do you see the man fishing? I took this photo on January 5th, 2023 in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
Something about the shading of the snow on the distant trees just does it for me. I wonder what animals lurk in that forest? I took this photo on January 5th, 2023 in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
Staring at snow-covered pines provides a nice break from the exhausting fun of snowboarding down a mountain. I took this photo at Jackson Hole Ski Resort in Wyoming on Jan, 4th 2023.
A rare image of my friend Mike with two ski poles...he has a tendency to end the week with one. I took this photo on January 4th, 2023 at Jackson Hole Ski Resort in Wyoming.
Here are my buddies, looking a little gassed after some shredding. Our Ohio lungs were not yet used to the mountain air. I took this photo on January 3rd, 2023 at Jackson Hole Ski Resort in Wyoming.
Believe it or not...there are some tiny little elk on this hillside across from the motel I stayed at in Jackson, Wyoming. I took this photo on January 2, 2023 in Jackson, Wyoming.
Sometimes hunting gets a little slow... On this day I turned to carving the date in a tree. I took this photo on November 29, 2022 near Strasburg, Ohio.
Over the weekend of November 11-13th, I decided to camp out on my family's property where I do much of my whitetail deer hunting. I usually make the ~15 minute commute every time I go for a sit in the woods but for a while I had wanted to spend the night there to totally immerse myself in the experience. Two chilly nights of some fall weather provided the perfect experience. The hunting was a fail but the weekend was a success. I took this photo outside of Strasburg, Ohio on November 12, 2022.
Dusk at the archery range in Tinker's Creek State Park in Streetsboro, Ohio, provides the perfect scene to practice shooting my bow. Cool amenities, such as archery ranges at state parks, are just another reason why conservation is so important. I took this picture on November 10, 2022 at Tinker's Creek State Park.
"The rut" does not guarantee a lot of deer activity. But, it does guarantee some alone time in the woods for me. With views like these, I'll take it. I took this photo on November 7th while whitetail deer hunting.
Here you can see my girlfriend on some large rocks. I took this same picture without her in it and for some reason it just does not look as cool. I think she works as a reference to show the enormity of the rocks and landscape. I took this picture on July 16th, 2022 at Humpback Rocks in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
Fall would not really be Fall without the changing color of leaves. I am not sure why but endless trees of different colors always puts a smile on my face. I took this photo near Strasburg, Ohio on October 7th, 2022.
The sun setting on Cave Run Lake in Kentucky. I took this picture on a camping trip with my girlfriend on Saturday, September 24th, 2022.
A view of the sun trying to set on Cave Run Lake in Kentucky from a little cove my girlfriend and I found on a camping trip. I took this picture on Saturday, September 24th, 2022.
The sun just went to bed on Rushford Lake in New York. The boat was rocking a bit which accounts for the unlevel horizon. I took this picture on July 30th, 2022 while visiting my friend Joe for his 21st birthday!
A cotton candy sky roadside just outside of Ellicottville, New York. I took this picture on July 29th, 2022 on my way to Rushford Lake in New York.
Taken from the many roadside pull-offs on Blue Ridge Parkway overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. I took this photo on July 21st, 2022.
The Blue Ridge Mountains on my family's road trip through them. I took this photo on July 21st, 2022.
Not sure what God was up to on this night but he sure painted one pretty sky! I took this photo at my house outside of Navarre, Ohio on July 7th, 2022.
A young corn stalk chilling in a sea of corn as day turns to night. I took this picture just outside of Bolivar, Ohio on June 29th, 2022.
A really, really, really big rock. I took this picture in the mountains outside of Denver on June 22nd, 2022.
A long dirt road in the Colorado mountains outside of Denver. I took this picture on June 19th, 2022.
If you could hear this picture it would sound like rushing water... I took this picture on the banks of the Arkansas River in Buena Vista, Colorado on June 8th, 2022. A few days later I was thrown off my raft and into this river!
This stretch of the Arkansas River in Buena Vista, Colorado was one of the coolest stretches of river I have ever seen. The contrast of the rocky mountain foothill scenery around the rushing green-blue water was made for a dramatic stage. I took this photo on June 8th, 2022.
A little rainbow in the distance past the young pine trees at the base of the Rocky Mountains outside of Buena Vista, Colorado. I took this photo outside of the yurt I was staying in while getting my Wilderness First Responder certification on June 6th, 2022.
Just like the photo next to this one, but from a different perspective, here is a rainbow visible from the outside of the yurt I stayed in while taking my Wilderness First Responder course near Buena Vista, Colorado. I took this photo on June 6th, 2022.
The sun just behind the mountains past a Colorado ranch. I took this photo outside Buena Vista, Colorado on June 5th, 2022. I was in Buena Vista to get my Wilderness First Responder Certification.
Just a beautiful sunset I caught a handful of minutes away from my house on the drive home with my girlfriend. All too often we forget there even is a beautiful sunset being painted by God for us while we are busy with "life." I took this photo on June 2nd, 2022 just outside of Strasburg, Ohio
One of the most vibrant and one of my favorite scenes to have ever witnessed. So much life in this photo. I think this photo says "Spring is here!" :) I took this photo on April 22nd, 2022 near Old Man's Cave in Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio on a solo overnight camping/hiking trip.
Sun. Water. Action. I took this photo on April 22nd, 2022 in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio.
Witnessing spring from a cave. I took this photo at Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio on April 22, 2022.
Would have been a great spot to do some reading... I took this photo at Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio on April 22, 2022.
If I were a Native American living around Hocking Hills a couple of hundred years ago I definitely would have showered under this waterfall on hot Summer days. I took this photo on April 22nd, 2022 in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio.
Trees and rocks and things in early Spring. I took this photo on April 22nd, 2022 in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio.