Seven-Years Ago (04-October-2008) — California

Gone to See America October 2008 Road Trip. Yosemite National Park.

Acorn Woodpecker Stashing Acorns and Pine Nuts in a Dead Tree. Yosemite Valley, Fall 2008. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec).

Red Headed Woodpecker (Northern Pileated Woodpecker). Loading acorns in a dead tree for winter in Yosemite Valley. (David J Mathre)
Red Headed Woodpecker (Northern Pileated Woodpecker). Loading acorns in a dead tree for winter in Yosemite Valley. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (03-October-2013) — Colorado

Gone to See America 2013. Autumn Rocky Mountain Photography Safari in Colorado with Jason Odell. Day 3: Leadville.

Going My Way? Somewhere near Leadville. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec).

Going My Way? Somewhere near Leadville. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec). (David J. Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (02-October-2013) — Colorado. 

Gone to See America 2013. Autumn Rocky Mountain Photography Safari in Colorado with Jason Odell. Day 2: Ashcroft Ghost Town.

Fall Aspens near Ashcroft a Ghost Town in Colorado.  Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed in Capture One Pro 7 and Photoshop CS 6.

Fall Aspens and Fence near Ashcroft. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)
Fall Aspens and Fence near Ashcroft. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)

Nine-Years Ago (16-September-2006) — Utah

Gone to See America 2006 Driving Tour. Day 18: Arches National Park, Utah

I passed through Moab and Arches National Park as part of my Gone To See America 2006 driving tour. Little did I know that I would be visiting Arches National Park on the same day of the year two years later. Keeping the people in the image gives an idea of scale.
On this trip the images were taken with a Nikon D200, and only saved in jpg format.

Arches National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-70 mm kit lens (ISO 100, 70 mm, f/7.1, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Arches National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-70 mm kit lens (ISO 100, 70 mm, f/7.1, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Delicate Arch at Arches National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 80-400 lens VR (ISO 100, 400 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Delicate Arch at Arches National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 80-400 lens VR (ISO 100, 400 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Seven-Years Ago (15-September-2008) — Utah

Gone to See America 2008. Moab Utah Photography Workshop with Winston Hall. Day 1: Arches National Park.

First day of a Photography Workshop and Safari with Winston Hall. He told me to always look behind as there may be a better image that I wasn’t thinking about. While we were focusing on the sunset, I turned around and saw the moon rising.

Moon rising in Arches National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/11, 1/25 sec). (David J Mathre)
Moon rising in Arches National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/11, 1/25 sec). (David J Mathre)