Redwoods

On August 7: Evan, Keri, and I made a banzai run to the Redwood National Park to experience some awe-inspiring magic. We found it... among thousand year old trees that extend out of view. We ventured down into the Tall Trees Grove along the Redwood Creek. Among beauty, past and present. Here is a short montage from the entire trip...

“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” - Aaron Siskind

Mt Whitney - A bit late...

I was in the Eastern Sierra Mountains from June 25-29 hiking and taking time to breathe. I highly recommend it. Not only going to the Sierra but also taking time to breathe. It is so refreshing to simply be and breathe and take in all that is around. So often I am rushing from here to there or sitting for hours in front of a monitor. Looking back on this adventure I am caught up in how good it was. Hiking up mountains, jumping in glacier lakes, breathing in the fresh mountain (thin) air, peace, epic mountainscapes that have stood the test of time.
I learned that these mountains are still growing. With each earthquake on the eastern side it force them a little bit higher, however, wind and rain and ice are maintaining a consistent height.For more pictures from my trip click here.

"Photographs that transcend but do not deny their literal situation appeal to me." - Sam Abell

Tulips

Lots of changes going with swiftstorm.com
I just changed the splash page, let me know what you think। I'm trying to make the site cleaner, smoother, easier to update. Enjoy. Here are some pictures of the famous tulips in Mt Vernon, Wash., from my trip there this spring.