Heart of Rocks Trail, Chiricahua National Monument, AZ
The massive Horseshoe 2 Fire started on May 8, 2011 and burned thousands of acres of the Chiricahua Mountains in Coronado National Forest and part of Chiricahua National Monument. It consumed more than 222,000 acres, destroyed 23 structures and cost more than $50 million dollars to fight. The fire left a ravaged landscape of burned trees and barren mountainsides. The late summer monsoon rains that followed caused massive flash floods and wide-scale erosion.
Evidence of the fire is still seen today in many areas of the Monument.
Places That I Love
For the vast majority of my career, my own photography was an afterthought. Very soon after I started working professionally as a photojournalist, I became a full-time academic and for more than 40 years, my students came first. We traveled the world together, but my role was that of an editor and mentor, not a photographer. Rarely would I have time for my own work. Of course, that was of my choosing and it was a gift, not a burden.
Toward the end of my career, my teaching and advising focus shifted from undergraduate to graduate students, who were allowed to travel without a faculty escort. This allowed me time for some personal projects and assignments, and time to travel with family and friends, something I still do today.
This gallery has no thematic or geographic parameters, it’s just a grouping of photographs from places that I love, places that evoke special memories or moments that I enjoyed experiencing.
