Backpacking to Jordan Lake via the East Fork Duchesne River Trail, High Uintas, UT

Ahh, the beauty of this trip! This was an excellent backpacking trip in Utah, and the first trip I did overnight without my car out West. I know, sounds a little weird right? I wish I'd gotten out backpacking years earlier during my time in Utah but, as it turned out, that just wasn't in … Continue reading Backpacking to Jordan Lake via the East Fork Duchesne River Trail, High Uintas, UT

Valley of Fire State Park | Nevada + Bureau of Land Management

Yeah, so things don't always go as planned, do they? So, my grand plan to head on down to Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada didn't exactly go as well as planned. Besides getting a late start leaving Utah, I had forgotten how early the sun sets now that it's late November. Yeah, in … Continue reading Valley of Fire State Park | Nevada + Bureau of Land Management

Crystal Cove, Laguna Beach | A Photographer’s Paradise

Why do I say it's a photographer's paradise? Because it really is! If you're into landscape and surf photography, this place is a pretty darn good spot for taking breathtaking photos. I don't remember much about visiting Crystal Cove when I had visited in previous years with my family, but this year I got to … Continue reading Crystal Cove, Laguna Beach | A Photographer’s Paradise

Corona del Mar, California

Ah, to be in California again. I traveled to California for the week of Thanksgiving and got to explore some areas by myself with my camera. I've never really gotten the opportunity to go where I wanted to with this much freedom. Sure, in 2018 I could go where I wanted when I had an … Continue reading Corona del Mar, California

Arches National Park Camping Trip

When I picked Utah as a possible destination for post-undergrad living, I pictured all of Utah as the lovely red rock seen in Southern Utah. That is not the case, at all.