South Dakota
Custer State Park — Right of Way
Suddenly, we feel like the visitors we are. This is their land, and they make that known.
Field Notes
South Dakota
Mount Rushmore — A Matter of Scale
From the road, the scale feels surprisingly modest.
Field Notes
Yellowstone — Long Enough to Notice
Meanwhile, a lone ram nearby is unceremoniously using the guardrail to scratch his rear end...
Yellowstone
Yellowstone — Road to Lamar
A black bear crosses the road.
Field Notes
Yellowstone — The Ground Beneath Us
The volcano is not one feature within Yellowstone. It is the ground beneath us.
Field Notes
Yellowstone — The Wrong Turn
The boardwalk climbs through a landscape broken by mudpots, springs and openings in the earth.
Field Notes
Zermatt — The Mountain Keeps Its Distance
Mountains don't disappear when clouds arrive. Only our ability to see them does.
Field Notes
Gornergrat — Visibility in Intervals
A mountain is not always revealed at once. Clouds move across the ridgeline while visitors wait for brief openings in the weather.
Field Notes
Mt. Rigi — Cogwheel to the Clouds
A mountain does not need to be climbed when the journey upward reveals the landscape just as clearly.
Field Notes
Cliff Walk — Alpine Exposure
Some viewpoints are designed to bring visitors closer to the landscape, while others remind them how small they are within it.
Field Notes
Tárcoles River — From the Boat
The river moves quietly between the mangroves, concealing far more than it reveals.
Field Notes
Jacó Beach — What Holds, What Leaves
A shoreline records each arrival and departure, even if only for a moment.