Photography from the trail
I thought it would be a good idea to bring 5 lbs of camera gear on a thousand mile hike. I'm glad I did. Along with several film canisters, I had a Nikon N65 film camera with two very nice lenses, a Nikon 60mm f/2.8 macro and a Nikon 24mm f/2.8. I mailed the finished rolls of film to my good friend Jonathan Marrs who had them developed and scanned the negatives. One thing to note is that the first two rolls are very low resolution images with some scanning issues, the rolls after are much better.
At the southern terminus of the PCT with Jonathan.
At the southern terminus of the PCT. Yes, that is a hiking kilt...
At the southern terminus of the PCT with Jonathan.
A look at the trail on the first day of the walk.
Jonathan taking some photos.
Lovely Southern California Water source.
Southern California dessert hills.
Jonathan taking some photos.
Jonathan taking some photos.
Jonathan walked the first few miles with me.
A view of the dry hills in Southern California.
A view of the dry hills in Southern California.
A view of the dry hills in Southern California.
A view of the dry hills in Southern California.
Nighttime on the trail.
The PCT meandering through a meadow.
The first group of thu-hikers that I meet.
The clouds made for cooler hiking weather.
My pack. Note the heavy boots, I started hiking in Chaco sandals after the first day.
Windmills at San Gorgonio Pass
Windmills at San Gregornio Pass
Windmills at San Gregornio Pass
Windmills at San Gregornio Pass
Hills near San Gregornio Pass
Hills near San Gorgonio Pass
Hills near San Gorgonio Pass
Some green among the dry branches.
Some green among the dry branches.
Some green among the dry branches.
Some blue flowers.
Some blue flowers.
Some blue flowers. Broke out my macro lens for the first time.
Some blue flowers. Broke out my macro lens for the first time.
Some blue flowers. Broke out my macro lens for the first time.
Some blue flowers. Broke out my macro lens for the first time.
Some blue flowers. Broke out my macro lens for the first time.
I hiked most of Southern California with these sandals.
The sky and some interesting clouds.
The sky and some interesting clouds.
The sky and some interesting clouds.
A random tiger and other wild animals in cages next to the trail...
A random tiger and other wild animals in cages next to the trail...
A random tiger and other wild animals in cages next to the trail...
Chaparral scrubland in Southern California.
Chaparral scrubland in Southern California.
Chaparral scrubland in Southern California.
Green plant
Chaparral scrubland in Southern California.
Chaparral scrubland in Southern California.
Chaparral scrubland in Southern California.
Grasses with my macro lens.
Grasses with my macro lens.
Grasses with my macro lens.
Grasses with my macro lens.
First attempt at a self portrait.
Recently burned. Lots of dust and ash.
Recently burned. Lots of dust and ash.
Recently burned. Lots of dust and ash.
Burned tree bark.
Burned tree bark.
Burned tree bark.
Burned tree bark.
Shadow self portrait.
Climbing up the San Gabriel mountains.
Trailside resting spot.
View down the side of the trail.
Higher up in the San Gabriels.
First successful self portrait
Granite in the San Gabriels
A snake on the side of the trail.
A snake on the side of the trail.
A snake on the side of the trail.
A snake on the side of the trail.
Looking east from the San Gabriels.
Close-ups with my macro lens. A Yellow flower.
Close-ups with my macro lens. A Yellow flower.
Closeups with my macro lens.
Close-up with my macro lens.
Pine forest in the San Gabriels.
Pine forest in the San Gabriels.
Back in the high desert.
A lizard on a dried Yuca.
A lizard on a dried Yuca.
A lizard on a dried Yuca.
A lizard on a dried Yuca.
A lizard on a dried Yuca.
High desert switchbacks.
Hiker tunnel near Agua Dulce.
Hiker tunnel near Agua Dulce.
Hiker tunnel near Agua Dulce.
Self portrait with a blink.
Self portrait after about 400 miles. One of my favorite photos.
Backpack with a photo of my girlfriend at the time.
Backpack with a photo of my girlfriend at the time.
Desert plant life after a rain.
Desert plant life after a rain.
Desert plant life after a rain.
Some other hikers at Hiker Heaven in Agua Dulce.
The high desert at sunset.
The high desert at sunset.
The high desert at sunset.
Joshua Trees.
Joshua Trees.
Sunburned and dirty.
Sunburned and dirty. I had switched to light weight shoes at this point. Much better than heavy boots.
Windmills near Mojave California.
Windmills near Mojave California.
Windmills near Mojave California.
Windmills near Mojave California.
Windmills near Mojave California.
Hitching a ride into Mojave.
Hitching a ride into Mojave.
White's Motel in Mojave for a rest day.
Camping among the Joshua Trees with fellow hikers.
Camping among the Joshua Trees with fellow hikers.
I got someone to take my photo!
Flowering prickly pear cactus.
Flowering prickly pear cactus.
Flowering prickly pear cactus.
Flowering prickly pear cactus.
Self portrait with an odd squint.
Trailside textures.
Trailside textures.
Trailside textures.
Taking a break in the shade to escape the midday sun.
Clouds above Kennedy Meadows.
A bunch of thru-hikers at Kennedy Meadows.
Just outside of Kennedy Meadows.
Just outside of Kennedy Meadows.
Just outside of Kennedy Meadows.
Animal skull and some sky.
Animal skull and some sky.
Just outside of Kennedy Meadows.
Sunset with the South fork Kern River below.
Sunset in Monache Meadows.
Sunset in Monache Meadows.
Sunset in Monache Meadows.
Climbing up into the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Midday sky with clouds.
Geology noticeably different than in Southern California.
Taking a brake with my dirty legs.
Looking east at a dried up lake bed.
Self portrait standing on something.
Landscape in miniature.
Noticeably different biome at the start of the Sierras.
Undulating stick textured with shadows.
Long exposure self portrait.
A meadow with so much green!
A meadow with so much green!
A meadow with so much green!
A meadow with so much green!
Cow vertebrae in a meadow.
Cow vertebrae in a meadow.
Cow vertebrae in a meadow.
Small blue butterfly on a flower.
Small blue butterfly on a flower.
Granite mountains and sky.
Granite mountains and sky.
Granite mountains and sky.
Granite mountains and sky.
Self portrait in the Sierras.
Towering granite mountains near a small cirque
Towering granite mountains near a small cirque
Towering granite mountains near a small cirque
Towering granite mountains near a small cirque
Texture exploration of a fallen tree.
Texture exploration of a fallen tree.
Texture exploration of a fallen tree.
Texture exploration of a fallen tree.
Texture exploration of a fallen tree.
The high Sierras off in the distance.
Granite.
Clouds and sky.
Clouds and sky.
Clouds and sky.
The sun highlighting Mt. Whitney.
Dinner with fellow hikers at Crabtree Meadow.
Dinner with fellow hikers at Crabtree Meadow.
Crabtree Meadow.
High in the Sierras.
High in the Sierras.
Looking down the trail from Mt. Whitney.
Small bird at the summit of Mt. Whitney.
Self portrait at the summit of Mt. Whitney.
Looking north from Mt. Whitney.
A frozen lake, east of Mt. Whitney.
The highest toilet in the United States. 14,505 feet.
View from the summit of Mt. Whitney.
View from the summit of Mt. Whitney.
View from the summit of Mt. Whitney.
Looking east.
High alpine lakes below Mt. Whitney.
High alpine lakes below Mt. Whitney.
Rain storm approaching Guitar lake.
High Sierra meadow with a marmot.
High Sierra meadow with a marmot.
High Sierra meadow with a marmot.
High Sierra meadow with a marmot.
High Sierra meadow with a marmot.
Fording a stream in the Sierras.
Ice covered lake below Forester Pass.
Storm rolling in above a frozen lake.
Steep trail and switchbacks up to Forester Pass.
Steep trail and switchbacks up to Forester Pass.
Steep trail and switchbacks up to Forester Pass.
Looking down from Forester Pass at some fellow hikers.
Self portrait at Forester Pass.
Snow covered descent on the north side of Forester Pass.
Alpine lakes.
Hiking off the PCT to resupply at Independence.
View of the Sierras near Onion Valley trailhead.
View of the Sierras near Onion Valley trailhead.
Hitching a ride down to Independence from the Onion Valley trailhead.
High in the Sierras
High in the Sierras
Resting trailside.
High in the Sierras
High in the Sierras
Flowers high in the Sierras.
Flowers high in the Sierras.
Worn hand.
Granite rocks with colorful licen.
Granite rocks with colorful licen.
Self portrait in the Sierrras.
Flowers high in the Sierras.
Granite rocks with colorful licen.
Landscapes in miniature.
Landscapes in miniature.
Landscapes in miniature.
Landscapes in miniature.
Landscapes in miniature.
Landscapes in miniature.
Landscapes in miniature.
Landscapes in miniature.
Another self portrait.
Fellow thru-hiker on the trail.
Campsite in the Sierras.
Campsite in the Sierras.
My little one man tent. The Hilleberg Akto.
Water running over the trail makes for wet hiking.
Water running over the trail makes for wet hiking.
Mountains of the Sierras.
Mountains silhouetted against the sky.
Mountains of the Sierras.
Mountains of the Sierras.
A deer high in the mountains.
Crystal blue lake below Muir Pass.
Crystal blue lake below Muir Pass.
Crystal blue lake below Muir Pass.
Crystal blue lake below Muir Pass.
Muir Pass.
Self portrait at Muir Hut at the summit of Muir Pass.
Evolution Valley from the top of Muir Pass.
Evolution Valley from the top of Muir Pass.
A fellow thru-hiker fording a wide stream.
A fellow thru-hiker fording a wide stream.
Kings Canyon near sunset.
Kings Canyon near sunset.
Kings Canyon near sunset.
Kings Canyon near sunset.
On the ferry across Edison Lake heading to Vermilion Valley Resort for a resupply.
More mountains!
More mountains!
Some thru-hikers hanging out.
sunset through the trees.
Tree bark.
Tree bark.
Weekend croud on the trail.
Campsite with fellow thru-hikers.
Devils Postpile.
Trail tread up through a valley.
Resting with my backpack.
Self portrait...again.
Thousand Island Lake in the Sierra Nivada.
Hiking traffic jam.
Hanging out with some fellow thru-hikers.
Cool metal sign.
Cool metal sign.
More self portraits...
More self portraits... The hair is getting long, the beard, not so much.
View down the trail.
A mountain that I have forgotten the name of... Sorry!
A pond with a thick layer of pollen.
Flowers with the macro lens.
Flowers with the macro lens.
Flowers with the macro lens.
Flowers with the macro lens.
Near Sonora Pass.
Near Sonora Pass.
Sonora Pass trail sign.
Body parts self portrait (not that, get your mind out of the gutter).
Body parts self portrait (not that, get your mind out of the gutter).
View from Senora Pass.
View from Senora Pass.
Some interesting rock textures. Not granite.
Some interesting rock textures. Not granite.
View from Senora Pass.
Some bikers who wanted to take their picture with me.
Noticing a definite change from the Sierra Nevada. Well into Northern California now.
Some more mountains and trees and snow and stuff.
Self portrait before shower. Notice the nice tan.
Self portrait after shower. Notice the tan has washed off.
Haning out in the mountains.
Rattle snake. Macro lens not used for this shot.
Shared campsite.
Some trees at sunset.
Some bushes at sunset.
Some hills at sunset.
Self portrait at sunset.
Campsite shared with some other thru-hikers.
Some other hikers at sunset.
More hikers at sunset.
More hikers at sunset.
Trailside camp.
Getting a hair cut on the trail.
The Mr. Tumnus look.
Licking my newly cut hair for some reason.
Pile of hair that was cut off.
Standing around pile of hair.
Washing up in a river.
Washing up in a river.
Enjoying some brown bag wine. Notice the red face.
A crew I hiked with for a few hundred miles.
Eating dinner.
Steam vents at Lassen National Park.
Self portrait at the steam vents.
Hanging out at the steam vents.
More steam vents!
More steam vents!
Boiling Springs Lake.
Boiling Springs Lake.
Boiling Springs Lake.
Some mud pots at Lassen.
Lassen Volcanc National Park.
Lassen Volcanc National Park.
Subway cave near Lassen.
Subway cave near Lassen.
Subway cave near Lassen.
A thru-hikers butt.
Route finding.
Trail in typical Northern California landscape.
Self portrait. Closer to Canada than Mexico.
Old gravestones near Burney Falls.
Old gravestones near Burney Falls.
Old gravestones near Burney Falls.
Old gravestones near Burney Falls.
Burney Falls.
Me with some other hiker at Burney Falls.
Getting cleaned up at Burney Falls.
Getting cleaned up at Burney Falls.
A mountain in Northern California.
The dramatic granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada are well behind.
Lookout tower and some hikers.
A deer got realy close to me.
I was not sure why...
Then is started liking where I just peed...
Near the California Oregon border.
Northern California lake at sunset.
Northern California lake at sunset.
Some plants.
Some plants.
Over 100 days and around 1600 miles. Finally at the California Oregon border.
And here it is, out of California and into Oregon.
Notice the weather change? This is Oregon now.
The trail is much more forested than in California.
Sunrise thourgh the trees.
Sunrise and still in my tent.
Save view different time of day.
Save view different time of day.
Save view different time of day.
Save view different time of day.
Self portrait reflected in the water.
dead rodent with mourning dew.
dead rodent with mourning dew.
dead rodent with mourning dew.
Sky, lake and clouds in Oregon.
Some fellow thru-hikers that I walked with for a while in Oregon.
Some fellow thru-hikers that I walked with for a while in Oregon.
A fellow thru-hiker fliping me off for taking his picture. Deal with it, now you are on the internet.
Rolling hills.
Haze and rolling hills in Oregon. One of my favorite images from the walk.
Another self portrait. Notice the 100+ day beard. And yes, even now at 30+ years old I still can grow a beard.
Cloud.
Oregon at sunset.
Small Oregon lake at sunset.
Some Oregon tree branch at sunset.
A typical campsite in good weather (no tent).
A meadow with a bear.
An edge of a meadow with a bear.
A trail with a bear.
CLOUD!
Ridgeline near the Three Sisters in Oregon.
One of the many Oregon detours to get water.
Sun and hills.
Oregon bushes.
An Oregon mountain, possibly Jefferson.
Some fellow thru-hikers.
Oregon meadow.
Oregon meadow.
Volcanic rock makes for very hard hiking.
Volcanic rock makes for very hard hiking.
Looking at some Oregon mountains. Possibly Hood and the sisters.
Trees, grass, creek, and volcanic rock...Cool.
An Oregon mountain, that I can't remember.
Bird bath in Bend, Oregon.
Took some macro photos in Bend on a rest day.
Took some macro photos in Bend on a rest day.
Oregon sky.
Fellow thur-hiker that I had a crush on and never told...
Some nice ladys gave us a ride to the trailhead.
Burned out portion of the trail in Oregon.
Burned out portion of the trail in Oregon.
Burned out portion of the trail in Oregon.
Burned out portion of the trail in Oregon.
Nails in a burned out tree.
Mt Jefferson in Oregon. From Jefferson park.
Mt Jefferson in Oregon. From Jefferson park.
Old style PCT trail marker.
Old style PCT trail marker.
Self portrait in Oregon with glasses.
Little Crater Lake in Oregon.
Little Crater Lake in Oregon. Not a crater, but still a deep lake.
Mt Hood
A little closer to Mt. Hood and now at sunset!
Mt Hood at sunset with sign!!
Over 2000 miles and almost to Washington.
Looking at Mt. Hood from the North.
Ramona Falls in Oregon.
Another self portrait in glasses.
Backpack.
Butterfly on backpack.
Twister Falls on the Eagle Creek trail.
Approach to tunnel falls. The trail has been carved into the side of a cliff.
Tunnel Falls.
The tunnel of Tunnel Falls.
A small green frog.
Small break in the wet weather.
Small break in the wet weather.
Washington in between the rain storms.
Mid September snow in the Goat Rocks Wilderness, Washington.
View from Cispus Pass Washington.
Final self portrait on the trail. I stopped the hike a few days later (see journal for details).