Behind the Scenes

I love camping, but I hate dealing with a tent, especially in the morning when I'm up early and trying to get ready for a sunrise...

I love camping, but I hate dealing with a tent, especially in the morning when I'm up early and trying to get ready for a sunrise shoot. I do however love the rooftop tent on my 4Runner. I can set this tent up in about a minute and pack it away in about 3 minutes.

It's views like this that made me become a landscape photographer. From somewhere in southern Utah.

It's views like this that made me become a landscape photographer. From somewhere in southern Utah.

This is the view from the Verkamp's building, the home and studio for the Artist-in-Residence at Grand Canyon National Park.

This is the view from the Verkamp's building, the home and studio for the Artist-in-Residence at Grand Canyon National Park.

Sally and I with Joe Bennion, a river guide, artist, and good friend. We had just hiked up from the Colorado River to the reflecting...

Sally and I with Joe Bennion, a river guide, artist, and good friend. We had just hiked up from the Colorado River to the reflecting pool in North Canyon.

One of the hikes we did on our 2017 river trip was to a place known as the "Silver Grotto" in Shinumo Wash. To reach this location...

One of the hikes we did on our 2017 river trip was to a place known as the "Silver Grotto" in Shinumo Wash. To reach this location, you must swim through not one, but two long pools of water. We float our camera gear in dry bags as we make the swim. The canyon walls are so tall that sunlight rarely makes it to the bottom of the canyon meaning the water is incredibly cold. For this reason, Silver Grotto is also known as "Shiver Grotto."

In this photo I'm on the oars rowing Walthenburg Rapid at mile 113 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Photo courtesy of Yaz...

In this photo I'm on the oars rowing Walthenburg Rapid at mile 113 on the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Photo courtesy of Yaz Loukhal.

It looks like we're getting ready to log some flight time in Lava Falls Rapid. Photo courtesy Joe Bennion.

It looks like we're getting ready to log some flight time in Lava Falls Rapid. Photo courtesy Joe Bennion.

Rowing the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon as the cliffs glow in warm light. Photo courtesy Lynda Holman.

Rowing the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon as the cliffs glow in warm light. Photo courtesy Lynda Holman.