Photo: Mount Whitney

Mount Whitney in January

Mount Whitney on a crisp, clear January day in 2010. Photo taken from the Alabama Hills.

Photo: Zebra Canyon

This is a remarkably colorful slot canyon a few miles outside of Escalante, Utah in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Photo from 2009.

Zebra Canyon

Photo: Champion Sparkplug Mine

Champion Sparkplug Mine

High on the slopes of White Mountain is the old Champion Sparkplug Mine (also known as the Jeffery Mine). The mine produced high-grade andalusite that was used in production of pre-WWII Champion Sparkplugs. It’s tough to get there, with a challenging 4×4 road and equally challenging trails that haven’t been maintained […]