Philmont Scout Ranch is smack dab on the Santa Fe Trail nestled in the beautiful Sangre de Cristo Mountains, NM. Reaching over 14k feet in height they afford an amazing view and even more brilliant backdrop for our photographic adventure 08-14 Oct, ’23. I love this place and so thankful this is our third annual photographic workshop at the historic scout ranch. This intensive photographic training covers landscape, critters (amazing bison herd you stand right in the MIDDLE of!), historic structures, portraits, flash, heavenly bodies and daily digital darkroom instruction. And that’s just for starters! It’s a small class, five days of instruction, lodging all for $995! Click here (scroll down to October) to register but do it quickly (registration is handled the Philmont only). I was just told it’s half filled already with returnees. Yeah, it’s that great! Cya there!

When in Alaska you gotta, gotta put away the clock, take a deep breath and just go with the flow. On our way into bear camp was a little delayed by the weather. The last couple of days all bush flights have been canceled with the huge winds so the start of today was slowed down as the storm blow out and then the back log of flights from the last couple of days started to take care of past postponed flights. Many were in the backcountry stranded who had to be picked up before we could use the Beaver for our flight. Well, what’s a photographer to do sittin on the dock waiting for your float plane?

I pulled out the Z 9 / Z400f2.8 and started to go click. Just then this Northern Sea Otter came cruising by. They normally aren’t at this local because of all the float plane traffic so it was a treasure. It was finding things to eat on the way so as he pasted by the first dock, I got some shots of it eating some slimy thing I thought was disgusting looking. It kept paddling to the next dock so I ran up the one, over and down the next in time to catch it munching on a urchin. The light wasn’t very nice, the wind still gusting by heck, even in these conditions one can make lemonade on the dock.

You’ll be flying in / out of Bozeman, MT where you’ll be picked up and taken to Gardner, MT where we’ll be based. Each day we’ll head out to see what the park has to offer us. I’m inviting six shooters (only 3 spots remain) to explore this vast, majestic landscape with us for the week. The price is $2250 which includes transportation once you arrive to BZN until you’re dropped back off, Adventure preparation packets, premeeting Zoom, education and entertainment.

If you’re able to join us, please reach out to Sharon 406 .240 .3503 and let her know. It’s going to be another grand time and Adventure!