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Latest Oklahoma Today article

1821 edition of Nuttall's Journal -- Western History Collection, University of Oklahoma — 1821 edition of Nuttall’s Journal — Western History Collection, University of Oklahoma

Here’s a link to a preview of my article, In History’s Footsteps, March/April 2015 issue of Oklahoma Today magazine.

http://oklahomatoday.com/oklahomatoday/MAGAZINE/Features/MA15_-_In_History’s_Footsteps_1.html

Foggy winter morning on the Ouachita Trail

Ozark Highlands Trail Association Presentation

Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend the monthly meeting of the Ozark Highlands Trail Association in Fayetteville, Arkansas to share a presentation/slide show about our 2012 Mount Everest Base Camp trek. I really enjoyed getting to do the talk and the OHTA was kind enough to give me an honorary membership patch, OHTA Nalgene bottle, and a copy of the brand new OHT map, which will come in handy on my thru-hike of the trail beginning fall of 2015.

Sequoyah Lodge

I recently had the opportunity to shoot scenic photos to be used for the artwork in the renovated Sequoyah State Lodge near Wagoner, Oklahoma. Earlier this week, I got to see the “new” lodge and the photos on display. What a thrill to see my work on display there!

Western Landscapes

DSC_3189_edit — Sunset in the Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. Spring 2013

DSC_3410_edit — Sunrise in Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area, western Oklahoma, Spring 2013

A couple of recently edited shots taken in 2013 on our trip to Arizona.

Buffalo Dream Pond

The pond at Buffalo Dream Ranch, home of good friends Chris and Claire Johnson. Taken on a sunny winter day and enhanced with Photomatix.

Latest Oklahoma Today articles

See my two articles in the January/February 2015 issue of Oklahoma Today — The Vanguard and Sing Us Home.

http://www.oklahomatoday.com/oklahomatoday/MAGAZINE/Current_Issue/index.html

PhotoSpiva Selection!

I learned a couple of days ago that this image has been selected for exhibition and entry into the 2015 PhotoSpiva Competition at the Spiva Center for the Arts. From a field of 809 images by 153 photographers, only 85 were selected. I will be shipping this image to the museum for exhibition beginning Friday, March 6, and judging with awards presentation on Friday, March 13.

Fog

Seems my most consistent theme lately is trees and fog — came across this one from last winter and converted to black and white.

Frost and fog

I enjoy driving down from our hilltop into the river bottom and seeing fog. This morning, there was frost as well. I took this shot with my iPhone5 on NW 72nd between Tecumseh and Franklin Roads in Norman.