3D Tuolumne Grove

Finally!  Finally I have something done in 3D.  This has been a much longer process than I ever would have imagined.  I think if I would have known how long it was going to take and how many issues I would have to overcome, I would have never started filming in 3D.  But here it [...]

Yosemite Valley In The Snow

Yosemite Valley in Winter is quiet and beautiful

There’s nothing like a trip to Yosemite in the Winter when the snow is on the ground and the crowds are thin. I love to get up in the morning before the sun rises, get some coffee and a scone, and drive to Yosemite with empty roads and the possibility of putting chains on. I [...]

Mirror Lake

A still frame from the Mirror Lake podcast

Mirror Lake is a special place for my wife and I. It’s where I asked her to marry me. We have always gone to Yosemite at least once a year. Backpacking, hiking, staying in Yosemite Lodge, Curry Village, and our new favorite The Wawona Hotel. MIrror Lake is more like a flooded field, you can [...]

Yosemite Falls

Looking down from the top of Yosemite Falls

This show is special because it is the first Beautiful Places show that I filmed. I got my new Panasonic HVX200 camera and went to Yosemite with it. I hiked up Yosemite Falls and filmed the whole trip. If you compare the shots from this show to some of my later shows, you can (I [...]

Half Dome From North Dome

An image of Half Dome taken at sunrise from North Dome

If I could transport myself anywhere on Earth when I need to feel peace, it would be here on North Dome watching the sunrise in complete silence except for my boots crunching on the granite. The North Dome Beautiful Places episode was one of my favorite to film because the trip started with a great [...]

The Mist Trail

Vernal Falls

I’ll be revisiting The Mist Trail many times for my Yosemite show, but the Beautiful Places show is great.  I was actually on my way up to the top of Half Dome, but never made it.  I spent most of the day filming and was probably the slowest hiker there that day.  I stayed the [...]