http://www.paddlejourney.com Travel posts and photography from Ryan Bonneau Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:59:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is another shot from my Moab trip a few days ago.  The Utah desert is just a giant playground for almost any adventure sport you can think of. http://www.paddlejourney.com/?p=207 I just returned from a quick trip down to Moab for some mountain biking and camping.  The weather was perfect and there were no crowds in some of the most popular areas.  A very successful trip. http://www.paddlejourney.com/?p=206 Part of what I like most about backpacking is the chance to fish for wild trout in remote high alpine lakes.  This is one of the nicest Cuts I have ever caught and it was on my 3 weight creek fishing rod, quite the fight... http://www.paddlejourney.com/?p=205 Just returned from a fabulous backpacking trip to the Gore range near Vail Colorado.  The weather was perfect and it was great to explore a new area in Colorado.  The shot above is Gore lake at sunset. http://www.paddlejourney.com/?p=204 I very excited to have the cover of the new Osprey catalog!  Best packs I have ever used and a great company.  I'm on my way out the door, heading up to the Gore range for a 3 day backpacking trip.  Won't be able to post until I return this ... http://www.paddlejourney.com/?p=203 Mt Biking in the Alta Lakes area with Wilson and Lizard Head in the background. http://www.paddlejourney.com/?p=202 This is a shot from the Valley Floor the other night at sunset.  I have been eyeing this little pond/marsh for some time and finally got around to shooting it.  I ended up having to hike into the stinky marsh a little ways to get the shot I wanted.  There ... http://www.paddlejourney.com/?p=201 On my way out to shoot another amazing sunset last night I took a few shots of this Paraglider landing on the Valley Floor.  I have some great sunset shots of the mountains behind town reflecting into a small pond but I actually really like this shot the best... http://www.paddlejourney.com/?p=200 This is another shot from my Wyoming fishing trip last week.  We were camped in the high desert above a spectacular trout creek one night when we got some really cool clouds just after dusk.  This is a long exposure of the Sage bushes a little while after the sun ... http://www.paddlejourney.com/?p=199 I got out the other day and climbed Wilson Peak, a popular 14ner near Telluride in the San Juan's.  It turned out to be a brilliant day and we were able to take our time on top and not have to worry about weather rolling in on us, a rarity ... http://www.paddlejourney.com/?p=198