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Donald Hall: 14th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry
In June of 2006, Donald Hall was announced as the 14th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry by the Library of Congress. This photograph was taken at Donald’s farmhouse in southern New Hampshire.
Read more...Gear testing on Mount Lafayette
Mike Quist Kautz hiking the Greenleaf Trail on Mount Lafayette in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire.
Read more...Back in New Hampshire
It took 2700 miles of driving, but I’m back in Jackson, New Hampshire after spending the winter in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Read more...Mount Washington Resort at Bretton Woods: Wedding and Events
I received a package in the mail the other day containing the Weddings and Events brochure for the Mount Washington Resort at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. It was great to see that the design firm chose my images for the wrap-around cover (and several inside). The images are from Jennifer and Mark’s August 2005 wedding…
Read more...Santa Fe Workshops, New Mexico
Being a photographer, spending a winter in Santa Fe wouldn’t be complete without some continuing education at the Santa Fe Workshops. I took a portrait lighting class with Los Angeles based photographer Josh Sanseri. It was a great experience and I’m looking forward to incorporating the lighting techniques into my photography. We spent about half…
Read more...Ben Eiseman 10th Mountain Division Hut near Vail, Colorado
This backcountry skiing experience entailed a hearty approach of 7 miles, 3000′ of vertical, and decent sized packs (did I really need to bring the tripod?). Not to mention, we left Santa Fe at 5am and drove for 6 hours before starting the ski. We arrived at the hut just before dark and promptly passed…
Read more...Bandelier National Monument, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
Took a quick trip to Bandelier National Monument in early March. Bandelier is near White Rock and Los Alamos, New Mexico. This image is from within the kiva at the Ceremonial Cave.
Read more...Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree National Park in California is approximately an 11 hour drive from Santa Fe and is one of the best winter rock climbing destinations in the United States. The first photo is from Amboy, CA where a company produces chloride products. I don’t know exactly what’s going on here with the canals, but I’m…
Read more...Finally some snow…
…but not in Santa Fe. We had to drive 6 hours to find it, but Colorado delivered. Rode the lifts at Vail for two days and got 4″ and then 10+”. Spent the final day at Vail Pass and stuck to flat ground because of avalanche danger. Picture taken with Canon S60 point and shoot.
Read more...Tucson, AZ climbing…
It’s pretty cool that in the dead of winter you can drive a bit and experience summer temperatures (or at least what summer temps mean to a New Hampshire resident). Tucson is the place to be for winter rock climbing. The first two pictures are from the Rivendale crag on Mount Lemmon and the second…
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