Full Steam Ahead

A hint of fall remains as the Georgetown locomotive churns out the steam preparing to take visitors on the famous loop on October 6, 2016. This narrow gauge railroad has been attracting visitors to the Colorado Rockies since 1884 when the loop was first opened.

All That Glitters Isn't Gold

Beautiful colors on Buffalo Pass above Steamboat as the last gasps of Fall cling on before Winter makes a grand entrance.

Fall-ow The Yellow Leaf Road

Late Fall 2018 on Buffalo Pass above Steamboat Springs.

Idaho Springs Waterwheel

Bridal Veil Falls plunges over the 120-year-old Charlie Taylor water wheel in Idaho Springs, Colorado The waterwheel was built in 1893 by miner Charlie Tayler to power a stamp mill that processed ore at the nearby Ute Creek gold mine. The mill was moved and restored in 1946 where it currently sits right beside I-70. Photo taken 10/6/2016 after a snowy fall day in the Rockies.

San Juan Splendor

A late fall day captured from near Last Dollar Road overlooking the Sneffels Range in the San Juans in southwest Colorado.

Leading Long's

Drawing my eyes down the line over Longs Peak as seen from above Estes Park, Colorado

Fall Drops

Drops of rain on fallen aspen leaves. Beauty to be found in the simplest of forms.

Last Golden Gasp

Aspens clinging on to the last gasps of fall along Squaw Pass

Last Dollar Splendor

Views from a late Fall day in 2016 on Last Dollar Road above Telluride, Colorado after a snowstorm lifts and leaves a fresh blanket of splendor.

Sopris Fall

Mt. Sopris on a late Fall Colorado day in September 2016.

Fall Reflections

Fall Cabin

Something quintessential about a cabin amongst the aspens during Fall. Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Late Autumn Georgetown Express

Aspens hanging on to autumn as the Georgetown steam engine prepares to take visitors on the famous loop on October 6, 2016.

Born to Wander

I was born to wander. My soul comes alive when I head out on the open road before sunrise. Everything goes quiet. A complete sense of presence and purpose sets in. Joy and gratitude are cultivated. You see, photography doesn’t just happen. Sure, I could take a pretty photo with understandings of composition and light and the technical aspects, but without the right creative headspace and passion, the most important aspect of all is missing. Feeling. That’s what makes special art. The emotive connections to the world around us and how to somehow capture or portray those. I was in a creative rut for quite awhile lately. My amazing supportive girlfriend was and always is super empathetic to that. She encourages me to get out there. Sometimes I need that spark because getting out there with my camera is cathartic, and I’m a better person and partner when I make this time. You can’t force it though. I’m learning to embrace to creative ruts. It teaches me growth and without these times, I don’t think I’d be as connected or passionate to my craft...but when that moment comes to hop in my truck and hit the open road, it sure does feel damn good to feel the blood flow through my veins, to embrace the giddiness, and to carry on with deep feelings of purpose.

Seasons Collide Evergreen

Seasons collide on this beautiful little pond in Evegreen, Colorado

Georgetown Steaming Ahead

The famous Georgetown Steam Engine makes it's way across the steel bridge in the late fall.

Buffalo Pass Fall

Fall clinging on before winter sets in less than an hour later on Buffalo Pass above Steamboat Springs.

Pothole Beauty

Even potholes provide beauty along with a bumpy ride.

Misty Mood

Fall fog and a light mist glistens off a grove of aspens near Squaw Pass, Colorado.

Golden Hour

Golden hour on another level as the sun sets in Yampa, Colorado.

Misty Buffalo Pass

Late foggy Fall day at Buffalo Pass above Steamboat Springs

Fall Austerity

An austere fall scene near Telluride, Colorado.

Telluride Fall Wonderland

A Fall snowstorm lifts near Telluride Mountain Village.