Josh Hejl photography

Mountain Bike Photography; Peavine Mountain, Reno Nevada

admin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:00:27 +0000

Barrett, Xander and I hit up Peavine this winter for a bike/photo session.

It was windy and severe blue, but we had a good time and came out with some cool stuff.

Ripper Chute Off-Piste Skiing from the Dana Plateau

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:26:56 +0000

At a moments notice gear was gathered, gotta run.

A line on the east side is rumored to be in.

A baseball team gathered at the base.

Some came slowly through the night, others rose early and dashed.

Snow collapsed on itself as they rose higher.

Hot sun beat upon their backs, cold snow freezing their fingers and toes.

Reaching the top, they gathered in down jackets eating and drinking.

preparing to attack the ripper.

Then we skied and it was fun

Reno Nevada, Sunset Landscape Photography

admin — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:11:01 +0000

In the hills behind my house is a network of forest service roads and obscure single-track trails.

Moose and I explore them a few times each week.

Sunset seems to be the ideal time to go on a walk.

Cloudscapes and rainbows in Reno

admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:23:09 +0000

After a morning of skiing squaw in stormy weather I came back to Reno grabbed my camera and went for a walk on Peavine.

Can you find the plane ?

rise early, ski pow

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:48:48 +0000

Pulling into the “parking lot” off Hwy 431 we began preparing to skin as two other cars pulled in. One car contained our homey Shane Jones and his friend Dirk. Mistaking the Toyota pickup for Hatchett and I, Shane began addressing the other skiers with our traditional, formal greeting, “**********************” Hilarity ensued and everyone had a laugh about it.

Getting a head start on Shane and Dirk we ascended via headlamp through the trees. Soon they joined us at the top of the run. As the sun rose we enjoyed tea, puffy jackets and some pow turns. The second run found us in the low angle trees (good snow) laughing our way back to the cars. A pretty good start to the day, two runs before 8:30. Now the proof.

Sunrise powder is a mystical experience

admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:03:01 +0000

Skinning in the dark is a strange feeling, my balance is off and I’m uncertain of the terrain. Slowly the sun begins to wrap its light around my part of the earth. At first its a dull glow. Nearing the top of the ridge we can see small cornices forming, the first of the season, sadly. We follow the ridge to get a better feel for the stability, cracks shoot through the snow as we walk across it. Wind tears across the ridge in a ferocious manner. Soon the sun will make its appearance, the golden hour. Confirming it’s safe for now, we drop in. Laughter ensues as mystical-pow turns cloud around us. Beautiful.

Spring skiing Mount Shasta in February

admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:25:56 +0000

With very little snow in the Tahoe area we decided to look elsewhere for an opportunity to shred-the-gnar. Our first thought was the Ruby Mountains in eastern Nevada, after some telephone recon we learned they’re pretty thin on the white gold.

Mount Shasta was the next choice, south facing slopes, huge runs and sunshine sounded pretty good. So we packed up and made the four-hour trip north to the mystical mountain. We failed to encounter a lemurian, though their presence was felt.

A couple of memorable quotes from the trip.

Matt Church; “I think I just skied myself into another dimension.”

Joe Bentel; “This glove sucks as a fan.”

Xander Hood; “I don’t have an ice axe, so I don’t need one.”

sittin sideways in the deep

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:09:21 +0000

The gang and I got some amazing powder skiing in, before the warm weather turned everything to mush and or crust. Here’s one of my favorites from the day. I love the offset of the shadow in the lower left with the turn and trees across the top of the frame.

smoke

admin — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:16:44 +0000

the desert of Arizona

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:41:35 +0000