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Santa Rosa Island,
Channel Islands National Park, CA

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Grass Mountain,
Los Padres National Forest, CA

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I was lucky enough right before sunset to spot a f I was lucky enough right before sunset to spot a few members of the VERY small Robbers Roost herd in Utah. This herd is living in a really tough place. There is very little cover or shelter from the elements - and very little water. The summers out here are brutally hot and bone dry, and the winters frigid. The morning after this, a big cold front with -10 degree temps and a ton of snow came through. These beauties do not have an easy life out here but they sure do live in one of the most beautiful landscapes in the country. #wildhorses
Nice to have it snowing again, even if it’s just Nice to have it snowing again, even if it’s just a little ❄️ #DUKEFOX
Good morning from #coloRADo ☀️ Good morning from #coloRADo ☀️
I was immediately obsessed with this girl when I s I was immediately obsessed with this girl when I saw her silver mane. For over an hour she completely avoided my lens, and it became so obvious she was being deliberate in not looking at me. My hands and toes were frozen and had lost all sensation but I was determined that I couldn’t leave until I got a portrait of her. Finally, in a last ditch plea I said out loud to her “look, I think you’re so beautiful and I would love for you to look at me so I can take a photo of you. Then i promise I’ll leave.” not 30 seconds later she lifted her head out of the sagebrush and locked eyes with me for long enough that I had to wonder if she understood. I thanked her, and kept my word and headed back down the trail. #wildhorses
While of course I have an undeniable connection to While of course I have an undeniable connection to foxes, wild horses are a favorite close behind. I don’t get as many opportunities to photograph them of course (the closest herd is 4 hours away), but everytime I’m near enough to a herd I make an effort to set aside time to look for them. They are truly special souls - a different type of wild. There is an energy that comes along with them that is tough to define...but it’s tangible. It took 8 miles of wandering in 5 degree temps this time to track down some of this herd, but it was worth it. Always is. And as always, I thanked them for their time before I left. Always be polite and grateful with horses. #wildhorses
It wouldn’t be a desert trip without some bighor It wouldn’t be a desert trip without some bighorn fellas 🧡. Thanks for putting on your best “natural history museum diorama” pose for me, guys. (I greatly prefer being surrounded by bighorns that still have a heartbeat). #bighornsheep #desertbighorn
It’s going to be -11 degrees at home tonight. An It’s going to be -11 degrees at home tonight. And in other news, I make notably good decisions. #noplaceidratherbe
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, if I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, if I disappear, don’t come looking for me.
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