Santiago, Chile

There are many consequences of quantum mechanics that are counter intuitive to the everyday laws of physics we are accustomed to. Particles can pass though barriers, exist in a superposition of states

I am lucky enough to remember the first time my family connected to the internet. I would have been around 9 or 10 in the early 90's. So maybe it was just my young mind having difficulty understanding

Cerro Plomo is a very special mountain for the people of Santiago. It is the tallest mountain which is visible from the city. Much like Mt. Rainier is to Seattle. It was also sacred to the Incas, which

Had our first significant rain this season here. Resulting in clean air and snow capped Andes, and requiring a run up Cerro Santa Lucia in downtown Santiago.

Here is my submission to @claudiaz's Flying Photo Contest. This is a DeHavilland Turbine Otters taking off from Denali base camp (7000 feet) in Alaska. It is on of my favorite shots because it gives a

The first signs of snow on the Andes appeared today in Santiago. The view of Cerro Plomo from my train ride today.

Here is my entry for @derangedvisions Deep Dark Woods Photography Contest at the beginner tier. This was taken last December at Parque Cerro Castillo, in the Chilean Patagonia. An beautiful place with

Incredible knowing the Incas use to run around up here...

Seattle has Rainier, Tokyo has Fuji, and Santiago has Cerro Plomo. An incredible mountain that towers over the valley where Santiago sits. The Incas referred to it as “Apu Wamani" or "Guardian

Over he past month or so, I have twice attempted to make my way up Volcan San Jose, a still active volcano right on the border between Argentina and Chile. Despite not making it to the summit, it is one

The Alaska Range from the Ruth Glacier after a snow storm, had to wait 2 extra days since conditions were not safe for the pilots to fly us out...

Here is my photo for @dmcamera's White is White photo theme. Taken in Hunter Creek, Alaska while making our way to a frozen waterfall to climb.

This was taken last week while on a camping trip in the Andes near Santiago, Chile. My first long exposure shot of a river, and I am happy with the way it turned out!

To celebrate my birthday this past Saturday, some friends and I decided to go car camping in the nearby Yerba Loca Nature Sanctuary. A complete success considering we drank too much beer but in a beautiful

Today I walked out of the lab to see a group of people looking up and pointing up at the sun. To my surprise, it was a sun halo they were looking at! I saw quite a few atmospheric optical phenomena in

Here is my entry for @juliank's weekly golden hour photography contest Taken at the Turnagain Arm, near Anchorage, Alaska.

After a long semester, a backpacking trip was exactly the thing I needed to de-stress. Since I was already in Patagonia attending a conference, I decided on Reserva Cerro Castillo. It did not disappoint.

I've been in Coyhaique, Chile for almost a week now, for a quantum optics conference. This past weekend I have been stuck in the hostel finishing up a report and presentation. But about an hour ago I finally

Rio has been high on my list of places to visit for a while now. Not only because of how beautiful I heard it was, but I also have family living there. Distant cousins who I had not met before. One of