by HagePhoto
This past summer, a lot of different factors came together all at once, with the end result having us try something we hadn’t really considered before. It was another hot summer in the Western States and our modus operandi for family backcountry trips was not jiving with the 90-degree days. With one of us carrying […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: HageLIfe, Mountain, Northwest, Standup Paddle
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At the beginning of last year we got the chance to spend a week with the Crist family at their heli-ski operation in Haines, Alaska. And I mean the whole family; from Reggie’s 80 year-old dad to his two year-old son. The massive log home that serves as their Southeast Alaska base-ops was bursting at the […]
Categories: Alaska • Tags: Commercial, Mountain, skiing, Winter
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Earlier this summer we made the trek out to Jawbone Flats, a mid-twentieth century ‘ghost town’ in Oregon’s Willamette National Forest on an editorial assignment for Backpacker Magazine. Nestled in some of the state’s most magnificent old growth forest, it’s the site of a fierce political battle between Oregon’s logging industry and local conservationists. […]
Categories: Photography • Tags: Backpacking, History, Pacific Northwest, Photography
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This past summer we were invited to be a part of Eddie Bauer’s Why I Hike campaign. The six-month project brought together a team of photographers, athletes and influencers to develop personal stories on what drives them to hit the trail. Over the past couple years the main purpose of our backpacking trips has been […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, Family, Mountain, PNW
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Earlier this summer we had the opportunity to spend some QT in Flagstaff, a favorite place for us in Northern Arizona. While in the neighborhood, we reached out to the local mountain bike community and put together two different shoots. First we got together with local pro rider Alex Pavon (Juliana) and visiting pro rider […]
Categories: Photography • Tags: Arizona, Mountain Bike, Photography, Southwest
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Earlier this summer we had the good fortune to produce some hiking and backpacking work in Utah’s canyon country. From the outskirts of Zion, to the soaring cliffs of Cedar Breaks and into the canyons of Bryce and Grand Staircase, we covered a lot of ground. We were thrilled that it looked like a couple […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Adventure, Backpacking, Camping, National Parks, Utah
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This spring we traveled to Utah’s Wasatch Mountains for a travel assignment with Utah Office of Tourism and Sundance Mountain Resort. Along with local writer Brett Prettyman, we worked on a story to feature the early season fly fishing opportunities on the Provo River and the relatively new guided program offered by the resort. Needless […]
Categories: Photography • Tags: Fly Fishing, Tourism, Utah, Winter
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If the ever increasing number of people out on our local trails riding fat tire snow bikes instead of nordic skiing is any indication, then it’s safe to say they are here to stay. With massive (4”-5”) wide tires running unbelievably low pressures, these bikes have extended the riding season around Alaska throughout the eight-month […]
Categories: Alaska • Tags: Adventure, Alaska, Mountain Bike, Winter
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There’s really only two reasons anyone should know about the Kenai River: either you live in Alaska or your a fisherman, for which it is a ‘bucket-list’ river. Otherwise the measly 80-mile long river flowing across the Kenai Peninsula into Cook Inlet is easy to overlook in a land with thousands of miles of more […]
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This winter’s rampage of high points began with Humphreys Peak in Arizona. During a visit to Flagstaff in November, we reveled in the mild ‘late fall’ conditions. Looking up at the snow-free mountain urged us to plan a family day hike to the 12,633-foot summit. It would be our son’s highest point to date at […]
Categories: Active Lifestyle • Tags: Backpacking, Family, Mountain, Southwest