Treasure Hunters, Mines, Mustangs and Ghost Towns

Exploring the storied chronicles of Nevada’s tungsten treasure hunters Peering over the edge, my eyes slowly adjusted to the inky abyss below—a wormhole in the […]

Jeep Wagoneer: Return of a Legend

Luxury, performance and capability … this is not your granddaddy’s Jeep Wagoneer. Story and photos by Chris Collard If we rolled back the calendar to […]

Black-and-White Photography: Images in Monochrome

Expand your inner creativity with black-and-white photography. Story and photos by Chris Collard My first camera was a Kodak 110 Instamatic, received for selling magazine […]

Viewfinder: Photography and Light

Creative Photography and the Electromagnetic Spectrum Light. This thin slice of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum—wavelengths that are visible to the eye—has mystified philosophers and polymaths […]

VIEWFINDER: AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

The art of aerial photography … at your fingertips Aerial photography hit the fast track when Orville and Wilbur Wright launched the “Wright Flyer” in […]

Viewfinder: The Traveler’s Guide to Portrait Photography

Sharing the planet’s chronicle through the eyes of its souls On a bookshelf in my office rests a National Geographic collection dating back to the […]

The Jeep Trilogy: Gladiator EcoDiesel, Farout Overlander, and Wrangler 392

Seat Time in the Jeep Trilogy: Gladiator EcoDiesel, Farout Overlander, and Wrangler 392 For nearly eight decades, Jeep has carried the torch of off-road capability. […]

Get Involved: Land-Use Activism

Get Involved, Win the Game Be a steward of the land: land-use activism takes all of us to make a difference. Back in 2008, my […]