On Saturday I met up with Forrest Thorniley (a fellow Colorado splitboarder) and his buddy Mike to ride a sizable line in the park. The weather was awesome… sunny, calm, and warm. I was even able to hike the entire way in a T-shirt!
Forrest took this shot of me carving the ridgeline. The snow was a little bit sun crusty. It was ok on a board, but I’m glad I wasn’t skiing (as usual… hehe).
Check out more of Forrest’s photos from the day here.
On Thursday I went on an overnight winter camping trip up on Table Mountain, on the west side of the Teton Range. This mountain offers a relatively safe ridgeline route to the summit, and an excellent in-your-face view of the Grand Teton.
A hefty storm cycle finally came through here this week, dumping around 4 feet or more snow in the Teton range! I’ve been mostly riding solo at the Jackson Hole ski area the last 3-4 days, choking on knee-deep powder. I don’t have any riding photos to show for it, though; just tired legs and the sweet sweet memories.
We got a small dose of powder today after a prolonged dry spell, helping to stave off cabin fever and alcoholism for the time being. Rider: Jason King.
Today I was happy to receive a copy of the March 2010 issue of Cowboys & Indians magazine, which features an article written by Kathy Wise about me and my photography, including nine of my photos from Colorado. There’s another article in there featuring some sweet black and white Montana mountain photos by Bret Bouda, as well as a large collection of winning photos from their annual photo contest. Check it out next time you’re at the supermarket!
You read the article online here: Mountain Bound: The Photography of Jack Brauer
They also have a supplemental web exclusive interview here: Jack Brauer: behind the lens
The Russian publishing house Otkrytoe Pis’mo has published a calendar featuring 12 of my landscape photos from locations including Colorado, Wyoming, New Zealand, Croatia, and Patagonia. I just received several copies of the calendar in the mail. I can’t read a word of it, but they look good! According to a Google translation of the calendar page on their website the calendar’s title is “The Aspiration to the Heights.” If you happen to be passing through Russia pick one up!
This was an early experiment with the 4×5 camera, taken back in January 2006 in the foothills above Boulder. I first exposed the film for a few minutes to record the city lights, then I covered up the bottom portion of the frame using a thin piece of cardboard cut to fit in my cokin filter holder. With the camera in the same position and the city lights blocked out to prevent overexposure, I left the lens open for several hours to capture the star trails.
It’s hard to see at web resolution, but on the center horizon are a bunch of light trails from airplanes taking off from Denver International Airport.
After a morning lapping powder lines at the village, we headed to the pass for a beautiful sunset descent. Skier: Richie.
Rider: Jason King.
Teton Village, with Jackson Hole ski area behind.
