My Traveling Eye was created to merge photography and information and encourage others to go see those amazing things that surround us. Sometimes we really don’t have to go far, like maybe just the backyard. That is one of the great things that sunsets have to offer is they set …
Life lesson #372…or whatever number we are up to now. Sometimes you just gotta pet the whale!! Forty years ago, give or take a few years, we made a family trip up the west coast. While my memories of the trip centered more around the being a pain in the …
The recent trip to the Colorado backcountry was another opportunity to spend a little bit of time exploring the higher elevations. Growing up in the city, I really knew little about what the “tree line” was and what it meant. Having spent more time exploring the mountain areas of the …
Once a year, I get the opportunity to join a group of old guys on a snowshoe outing into the Colorado backcountry spending a couple nights in one of the 10th Mountain Division huts. This year, Vance Hut near Leadville, Colorado was the plan. A motley crew indeed but a fun group to …
“I love that picture…what kind of camera do you have?” When asked that question, first and foremost, I am grateful for the nice words and hopeful that my passion for photography is able to touch and inspire others. Having first said that, I always find it a challenge to …
Five years ago we planned a little road trip with a loop from Texas through the Grand Canyon, up through eastern Utah and finally Colorado before heading home. I was using my remaining vacation before retiring from the military and the timing didn’t allow Gayla to go, just the kids and I …
After Veteran’s Day, I was changing out my cover photo on Facebook back to a nature-type photo. Since winter hasn’t fully arrived, I wanted to stay with an autumn theme. Living in south central Texas, I had to go back into the archives a couple years to grab a picture …