Wildflowers Photography Expedition

I signed up to go on a photography expedition with my friend, Cherrie Travis. It was being taught by a fellow I went to school with, Jon Williams. We had been watching the weather all week and it didn't look good. I woke up to rainy skies, bundled up in layers of warm clothing and put on my new Keen hiking boots, which I had waterproofed last night. Amazing to be digging out my warm clothing in the middle of June! We met at Jon's studio, which is down a beautiful pathway from his house, which is across the street from the Beus Trailhead in South Ogden.

We went up Trappers Loop and found wildflowers here and there. It was pouring rain during most of our trip.

I learned a few good tips and more about using the manual settings on my camera. Most of my photos were taken in manual mode. It's about time I took this next step in photography.

Everything was so green. This was taken somewhere along Trappers Loop, I think. We drove over to Wolf Creek, ate in Eden and then took the North Ogden Divide road to the 23 acre nature preserve on Mountain Road, which Ogden Nature Center manages. I didn't know there it was there. There are lots of trails and opportunities for photographers.

This beautiful pink striped flower was taken just before you enter the nature preserve.

Here's Jon showing Cherrie how to do something on her camera.

The photography students, taken on Jon's property.