This is one of my favorite pictures, Happy Tree! available as a print or on several items available for purchase in my Happy Tree! Collection. This was probably 7 years ago, I had decided to join my father on a several day camping trip in northern Michigan. I will not disclose the location for the safety of Happy Tree. After a quick tour of Detroit (always a delight), we drove a few hours north to our campsite. After setting up camp, we drove around a little looking for wildlife, or trails, or whatever shenanigans we could get wrapped up in. I am a bit of a Hemmingway fan, so we drove up to the Au Sable River to take in it's...
This print titled "Broken Top and Moraine Lake", available for purchase in my Landscape Print Collection, came about through a very sorry attempt to climb my very first mountain. Let me begin by stating that I am an avid outdoorsman. I have hiked and camped in a lot of different environments and have a healthy respect for the benefits and dangers that await in the great outdoors. I can orienteer, read a map, and I am fairly adept in the art of being comfortable with being uncomfortable. I had recently moved to Bend, Oregon and was learning about the earthly delights that seem to abound in this magical place. Bend is located directly east of the Cascade Range, in the...
