I had the opportunity to photograph a Border Patrol tracking operation about 25 miles north of the border. We had lost the trail and I had just picked up the sign again. Four to five people carrying a load, their footprints deeper and more defined than ours, the sign of a group of “backpackers” — border patrol-speak for drug runners. I was pushing north with agent S.K. following a group of desert ghosts who at times seemed to float over the ground without leaving a trace, making us lose time walking in circles. I looked down to find that my hands had placed the heavy barrel of the 70-200mm 2.8 on my camera as I pushed through the thorny mesquite brush, the image I wanted flickering in my mind. Looking up, I saw the helicopter called in to assist in the search lined up in the distance behind the agent as we walked north: the image for which I’d been looking.
New West Gallery
New West and the Outdoors
When one looks through the photos that have been submitted to New West over time, either directly or through our robust Flickr pool of enormously talented contributors, it is clear that the landscape inspires creative genius. To date, our 835 Flickr group members have uploaded nearly 27,000 photos, and many of them are jaw-dropping-ly gorgeous.
In reader survey after reader survey, the New West audience continues to peg outdoor recreation as their favorite topic of interest, and with the stunning Rocky Mountain backdrop, the (recreation and photo) possibilities are endless.
When we match the two – reader interest and beautiful photos – we come up with a new editorial home which also serves as a great place to show off the robust Rocky Mountain photo talent: Adventure Rockies.
The writers for Adventure Rockies have diverse interests and styles, and they write about river guiding, running, hiking, rafting, and a whole host of other outdoor recreation. The stories are anchored by a changing set of photos, so please visit and then promptly…..send us your best shot(s)! We will run as many of them as time and space permits, and then we will run them again here to give your work the widest exposure possible. It’s a win/win.
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