We got about 10 inches of fresh beautiful sparkling powder last night. As soon as I heard there was hoar frost in the Laramie Mountains, I immediately walked home from the office, grabbed my snow shoes and pack (which is always packed for moments like this) and headed to the mountains to catch the last few…
This photo was actually taken earlier this May near Hynds Lodge in the Laramie Mountains in Wyoming. I had gone to camp with a group of geologists at their field camp and after a good breakfast I decided to wander off into the woods for a little morning stroll along a nearby trail. Mornings strolls…
As I’m in the last stages of writing my masters thesis on two years of work on the geology and chemistry of the Thermopolis hot springs in central Wyoming, I decided to re-visit some of my field work photos. Sitting here typing in front of the computer made me forget that I am actually studying…
This image is the color version of the black and white image from the previous post (which you can see here). I flip flop between which one I like better depending on my mood, however today I am leaning towards the color vesion. Here is the black and white version:
“Wind Blown Ice on Alpine Trees, Snowy Range Mountains, Wyoming” This is what a forest looks like at 11,000 feet in June on the Medicine Bow Peak Trail on the way to the peak of the Snowy Range Mountains in Wyoming. The wind is always whipping down the slopes from the west and causes these…
After a morning of fishing around Brooks Lake in Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming, a summer afternoon storm started to roll in. Right on cue when you are in the mountains this time of year. I took this image right before it thundered and hailed for a bit while I comforted my cowering dog in…
Looking Up, originally uploaded by senecacreekphotography. Spring seems to be right around the corner but there is still some lingering snow on the ground, or if you are in Michigan like me, a few inches are still falling! This photo was taken in Yellowstone National Park from a car window and really reminds me of…
This Photo on Flickr The first major snowfall of the year always seems so pretty and elegant, and after a month or so that seems to regress into bitterness and hopes for spring. I dont normally shoot much else besides nature and landscapes, but occasionally the urban and man-made steel can make an interesting combination…