Photographer’s Assignment: Mount Rainier

by Richard Quinn | Aug 30, 2023 | Mountains, National Parks, Photography, Road Trips, Travel

The State of Washington has a population of almost eight million people, and more than half of them live in or near Seattle, the 15th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. There are several things that all those folks have in common: An extremely high cost of living...

Photographer’s Assignment: Crater Lake

by Richard Quinn | Aug 12, 2023 | Mountains, National Parks, Photography, Road Trips, Travel

The Cascade Range is a major chain of mountains that begins in northern California, and runs through Oregon and Washington before crossing the border into Canada. Many of the peaks in the range are volcanoes, most long dormant, but some still active, part of the...

Granada Park: An Avian Oasis in the Heart of Phoenix

by Richard Quinn | Jul 18, 2023 | Arizona and New Mexico, Photography, Travel

I’ve lived near Granada Park for most of my life. It’s hardly an exotic destination, and it’s far too popular to be considered “less traveled,” but over the course of time, I’ve discovered that there are goings on here that not everyone sees. Granada...

Kenai Fjords National Park: Seabirds, Glaciers, and Whales on the Wild Coast of Alaska

by Richard Quinn | May 27, 2023 | Alaska Highway, National Parks, Photography, Road Trips, Travel

Kenai Fjords was established as a National Park when Congress implemented the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) of 1980.  The protected area covers a bit more than 1,000 square miles of the wild southeastern coastline of the Kenai Peninsula, and...

Dreaming of Denali

by Richard Quinn | May 20, 2023 | Alaska Highway, Mountains, National Parks, Photography, Road Trips, Travel

PRETTY ROCKS LANDSLIDE Pretty Rocks Landslide that cut off much of the Denali Park Road in August of 2021. Photo Courtesy of the National Park Service. CLICK HERE for Current Conditions and Closures at Denali IN AUGUST, 2021: A serious landslide in the area of...

A Sunset at White Sands

by Richard Quinn | Nov 20, 2020 | Arizona and New Mexico, National Parks, Photography, Road Trips, Travel

I’ve always been a big fan of sunsets. I grew up in the southwest, where we have big skies that are just chock-full of particulates like sand and dust, coupled with auto emissions that pour into the air from the regions sprawling urban centers. Throw in a few...

Photographing the Sunrise at the Lincoln Memorial

by Richard Quinn | Oct 28, 2020 | Dawn Patrol, Photography, Travel, Washington DC

Despite the fact that the Washington Monument is the oldest, the tallest, and the most obvious of Washington D.C.’s many iconic structures, the Lincoln Memorial will always be the most famous building on the National Mall. It was from the steps of the Lincoln...

The Many Moods of the Jefferson Memorial

by Richard Quinn | Oct 27, 2020 | Dawn Patrol, Photography, Travel, Washington DC

Of all the stately monuments in Washington, the Jefferson Memorial has always been my personal favorite.  I love the graceful neoclassical design, and the way the clean white marble reflects the light when the sun is low in the sky. The bronze statue of President...

Washington D.C., By the Dawn’s Early Light

by Richard Quinn | Oct 23, 2020 | Dawn Patrol, Photography, Travel, Washington DC

I’ve always enjoyed taking photographs of monumental architecture. Something about the classic lines, the simple elegance, the play of light and shadow on curves and hard angles at different times of day and in different seasons. Most important, to me, at least,...

New Mexico’s Golden Autumn

by Richard Quinn | Oct 15, 2020 | Arizona and New Mexico, Photography, Road Trips, Travel

If I was to ask you to name your top five favorite destinations for viewing fall foliage, good odds that New England would make your list, and possibly New York, as in the Catskills and the Hudson Valley. But what about New Mexico? The Land of Enchantment won’t...