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Story Grays Lilies Roan Highlands

Story Grays Lilies Roan Highlands

Hiding Among Tall Grasses Gray's Lilies are globally rare wildflowers growing within critically imperiled habitat.   I travel to the grassy balds of the Roan Highlands to visit the largest known population of these wonderful Southern Appalachian wildflowers. Late...

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Photo of the Day:  January 14, 2022

Photo of the Day: January 14, 2022

Becoming a full-time landscape photographer was a real thought at this point in my life (2014).  It was risky for me.  I had invested heavily--both time and finances--in my degrees and work experience within the construction industry.  Cutting the cord was going to be...

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Published:  June 2016 Our State Magazine

Published: June 2016 Our State Magazine

I'm very pleased to have another opportunity with Our State Magazine this month, June 2016.  This is my third month in a row of working with the magazine and I couldn't be more pleased with all of the stories and their collective geographic reach:  April a photograph...

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Published:  Photography Masterclass Magazine November 2015

Published: Photography Masterclass Magazine November 2015

Publication:  Photography Masterclass Magazine Issue:  November 2015 (Issue #35) I'm really pleased to find my photograph of the annual wild Catawba Rhododendron bloom atop a grassy meadow in the Roan Highlands of the Southern Appalachians as an Editor's Choice in...

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Photo Essay:  Roan Highlands Gray’s Lily Wildflowers 2015

Photo Essay: Roan Highlands Gray’s Lily Wildflowers 2015

The grasses I travel through are far taller than the mid-height of my hiking boots allowing the moisture to wick down through my socks. My feet are soaking despite the Gore-Tex lining within my boots. It's just after sunrise on the temperate grassy balds of the Roan...

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Published:  Outdoor Photographer Magazine April 2015

Published: Outdoor Photographer Magazine April 2015

Publication:  Outdoor Photographer Issue:  April 2015, Wildlife Special, Volume 31, Number 3 Story:  Favorite Places, Grassy Ridge Bald (p.34) I had the opportunity to contribute an article and photograph for the monthly column, favorite places, appearing in the...

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PUBLISHED:  Outdoor Photographer July 2014

PUBLISHED: Outdoor Photographer July 2014

Magazine:  Ourdoor Photographer Issue:  July 2014, Max Megapixels, Volume 30, Number 6 Story:  Assignments, Motivation Assignment Winner (p.42) While tradition would say that you should fake it until you make it, I was rather excited and surprised when an editor at...

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PUBLISHED:  Backpacker Magazine June 2014

PUBLISHED: Backpacker Magazine June 2014

Magazine - Backpacker:  The Outdoors at Your Doorstep Issue:  June 2014, 2014 National Parks Guide, Volume 42, Issue 313, Number 5 Story:  The Experience:  More is Better.  Long Distance Hiking by Casey Lyons (p.012) It was barely a thought when I started doing this...

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BOOK REVIEW: Stand Up That Mountain

Stand Up That Mountain: The Battle to Save One Small Community in the Wilderness along the Appalachian Trail Jay Erskine Leutze  |  Simon & Schuster, 2012   Stand Up That Mountain, written by Jay Leutze, is about the legal battle to stop a gravel mine, known...

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