The Journal

I’m not sure when it started. At some point, I began drawing things on my kids lunch bags when they had to take a sack lunch to school. It was

As tends to happen from time to time, my son put off a school project until much later than he should have. So instead of spending a week or two

In this week leading toward Thanksgiving 2019, I find myself incredibly grateful. I would love to think that I’m always grateful, but I’m not. The truth is far less beautiful

The Ambrose School’s high school drama students performed The Importance of Being Earnest this weekend. I had the pleasure of being able to take some photos of them for the

We’ve done lots of camping over the years. My wife and I have even done some backpacking. As a family though, we’ve never actually gone backpacking together. So this weekend

We camped on the beach at Arrowrock Reservoir on Friday night. If you were in or around Boise on Friday night, you know the weather was… CRAZY. There were some

I’ve used Canon cameras since 1996 when I picked up a Canon AE-1 at a second-hand store. When I got into digital, it’s been all Canon. The need has come

My daughter and I went for a photo walk-about on Saturday. I really love spending time with her. She’s genuinely curious about so many things. And excited by what she

My wife’s mom had a landmark birthday this week and we wanted to do something as a family to celebrate. So we took to the hills to enjoy God’s creation

There are times when I have adventure withdrawals. My mind loses the ability to focus on anything except exploring the unknown or climbing a new peak. This last weekend, I

Our initial intentions were to hike at Boulder Lake for Memorial Day this year. Unfortunately, we got reports of snow on that side of the mountain that would likely keep

I went for a short day snowshoeing into Redfish Lake near Stanley, Idaho. I’ve been looking forward to it for a few weeks. I rose early, 4 am, and headed