Kearney, Nebraska is the Sandhill Crane capital of the world, and there's a big sign at the entrance of the city to prove it. Every year, one of earth's greatest spectacles occurs between March and April, where over 600,000 Sandhill Cranes make a pit stop to feed in the Platte River before continuing their journey north. The sound alone is something you will never forget.  Sandhill Cranes have a distinct call,  like a soft, high pitched rattle.  It's hard to describe, but,  t

One of Utah's best kept secrets, a hidden gem near Salt Lake City, in Big Cottonwood Canyon. A gorgeous line up of aspen trees reflecting off a wind shielded lake, and a peaceful and popular Moose hangout. The trick is finding the trailhead... Willow Lake has become my favorite spot in all of Utah.  It feels so distant from civilization in the mountains, but is only a 25 minute drive from Salt Lake City. I have hiked to Willow Lake close to 10 times this year during differe

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The video footage and images of the Yosemite Rainbow have started circulating the web. This is just so cool to have captured this moment, and now shared across the globe. A few major news channels have reached out for the rights to run this story as well. Thanks to Caters News from England for picking up the story, licensing the material, and sharing this across the globe. Here are a few of the top links from a quick Google search: Caters News Video: https://www.youtube.com

Here are the points of interest and best photography spots in Arches National Park that you can summarize into a one day trip. A relatively small and accessible park, in my opinion, best during winter months because of the low volume, well, lower volume, of tourism. Cell service will fail you in the park so.....First things first, here is a printable map of Arches National Park. https://www.nps.gov/arch/planyourvisit/upload/ARCHmap.pdf A 3 hour drive from Salt Lake Cit

False Kiva is not on the maps of Canyonlands National Park in order to keep vandalism at a minimum. A strange and strategic habitat of ancient Pueblo Native Americans. There is much debate over what False Kiva is.  This mysterious circular structure of rocks could be a ceremonial or religious altar,  or just a bored and creative ancestor. Regardless of it's origin, it is a peaceful and solitary location where you can't help but feel grounded. Its bad voodoo, juju, mojo, k

The United Kingdom newspaper The Mirror wrote a story about the rare moment in October that happened on a windy morning up at Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California. A friend and I brought a single stove burner, a french press, and some espresso. Lucky we did, it allowed us to spend some extra time at the location. We woke up about an hour before sunrise around 6AM and headed up from our campsite inYosemite Valley to Glacier Point to watch the sunrise behind the

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