Headed down to four corners and southern Utah and northern Arizona this last few weeks to do some shooting. Always a great area in the early spring because the pacific northwest is still usually under winter conditions but you can manage to get in some warm weather biking, hiking and shooting. Well we got biking, hiking and shooting but WARM it was not. 20 degree nights most of the time and never really warmed up even though we got as far as the Grand Canyon.

One of the images from our five day shoot in the San Juan Islands will grace the inside Islands section of the Washington Visitors Guide. Shot from Matia Island after paddling from Sucia that same morning we spent lunch there and headed on to Strawberry Island. The San Juan's are a great sea kayak destination with the smaller islands being a little more remote and somewhat less populated. But then again we where there the week just before the big Memorial Day opening season weekend. More of the Islands here

Just a few spring images appearing in the new Osprey Packs Catalog. Cover is from Arches National Park, a great shooting place just a stones throw from Moab, Utah. Utah is one of my favorite places to visit and explore with a camera. It's usually best in early spring or late fall unless you plan to spend allot of time canyoneering in which case the warmer summer months are good as well. Inside image is from Mt. Rainier another great shooting area located right here in the heart of the pacific northwest. Spray Park and Paradise are a couple of my favorite areas there. See more Utah here or more Mt. Rainier here