Beautiful Idaho

This past week I spent time camping with friends in eastern Idaho. We set up camp in the Grandview campground at Lower Mesa Falls. It rained heavily the day before and there was still some standing water in the area, but the plants had been scrubbed clean and the smell of the forest was exhilarating.

I learned that there ARE countless stars in the night sky, Bears ARE in the woods and DO visit campsites and I sleep like a baby to the noise of a roaring waterfall.

We chose to drive back through Arco, Challis and Stanley -- all of which afforded great opportunities for photographs.

I've included a few of the more than 650 photos I took. I hope you enjoy them.

Keith

Artist of The Month - August 2009

For those of you who are in or near Boise, Idaho, I am currently the Artist of The Month for the month of August 2009 at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, 1055 N. Curtis Road, Boise, Idaho 83706. The exhibit is in the main hallway of the main building. All pieces are for sale and may be purchased through the Volunteer's Office. I invite you to view my exhibit.

Boise Twilight Criterium

Saturday, July 18th was a very busy day. I attended and photographed the Capital City Public Market in the morning, drove to Idaho City for a photo crawl in the afternoon and returned to Boise in time to photograph the final race of the 2009 Boise Twilight Criterium. I managed to capture some interesting images that day, but this one in particular stands out. It is called Flying Colors, I think you will see why! This officer is clearing the path for the 100 or so bicycle riders who are participating in this race. A Criterium is a bicycle race, held on a closed course -- usually less than 6 km. The weather was hot, 105 degrees and I didn't realize how dehydrated I had become until I ate dinner with a number of my fellow photographers at Trudy's in Idaho City. I must have consumed a dozen glasses of water at the meal even though I carried and drank water through out the day.