The first day of our big trip

We made it to Whitehorse. Yay.
We headed out at around 8 o'clock and made it into Whitehorse at 11:30pm. It was a long day. But so worth it. The weather was ok. It was foggy most of the day, so we did not get to see the beautiful scenery. We are hoping for sun tomorrow though.
It was very strange leaving Anchorage, and it still feels like we are just going on a trip. But it will sink in eventually. Davy, our cat is a trooper and it only took him about half an hour to settle in and he was totally calm and comfy for the rest of the day.

Highlights:
-seeing the star at arctic valley one last time
-drinking orange spice tea in the car
-seeing the stars
-making it into Canada
-seeing city lights far away and knowing that there will be civilization
-talking to family on the way out of Alaska

Lowlights:
-leaving friends and Anchorage
-fog all day and therefore no nice scenery
-lots of hours driving in the dark

Ice Climbing - Kid Around the Corner

This past Sunday Joe, Bryan and I braved the -10 degree cold and went and did "Kid Around the Corner" up in the Caribou Creek Canyon. The river wasn't completely frozen over so we had to hike up to the top and rappel down from the top. It was 4 main pitches and 3 of the four were frozen solid. Only 1 was still really wet. Luckily it was the top one, so we didn't get wet until we were about to leave. Running water is always a mystery when it's -10 and it's flowing over a frozen ice-waterfall. The most bizarre part is that the water is technically below the temperature of freezing. Anyways, here are a few pics. We didn't take many because it was too cold to get the gloves off and pull the camera out.

Hecla's Greens Creek Mine - Juneau, Alaska

 

This past week I had to pleasure of going with Joe to Juneau for two days to shoot at Hecla's Greens Creek Mine. Wow! What an experience! I learned so much about mining and got to shoot in one of the coolest environments I have ever been in. It was on an island off the coast of Juneau which meant that when we got there we had to take a float plane to the island. That night we caught the ferry back to Juneau with the crew. We rode both ways the next day with the ferry (5am departure, 5pm return). 4am wake-ups are always fun! I can't express what an amazing two days it was. Joe and I had to keep reminding each other that we were hundreds of feet below ground in a working MINE! Here are some behind the scenes shots.

 

URE land rover event

this weekend i went on my first off-roading trip with an organization. the group is called Old North State Land Rover Society. they put on the URE festival every year. this was my first year and i was very impressed. before i left, i contacted land rover monthly and they said that they would be interested in publishing some of the photos from the trip along with a story. because of that, i am not sure if i can put up any of the photos from it yet. after i know whether or not i can, i will put up photos.

**FULL GALLERY AT MY FLICKR ACCOUNT**

behind the scenes - pardee hospital

last week i had a great shoot with pardee hospital out of hendersonville, nc. the hospital is doing an ad campaign working with the doctors of the hospital. we started out at chimney rock and then headed down to lake lure. it was my first time to either spot. what an awesome and beautiful place! i have a possible wedding for this summer there. That would be amazing! Here are some of the behind the scenes shots.

final visit before the MOVE!!

last week i was down in North Carolina for the last time before Maddy and I pack up and drive down. it was a great week. it went by way too quick, but i had a great visit with the family and had two great shoots: one for Pardee Hospital and one for Land Rover Monthly at URE. Can't wait to be down there for good!

Hope, Ak

Nick and I went to Hope this last weekend. It is our favorite spot in Alaska and we both had two days off. We asked Joe to take some pics of us. We had a great time and here is the result.