From the Moab Trip.

Moab is known to be one of the best places to mountain bike in the world.  It offers terrain that is unique from anything else.  I have been a big mountain biker for 2 years now and I have never made it down to Moab.  This was a trip in to explore what many call the best trail in Utah.  This trail is called the Porcupine Rim. We started even higher in the mountains at Hazard Country.  There are several shuttle companies in Moab that will drive you and your bike up to the top. 

This is me riding through the trees toward the top of the trail.

The start of the trail was up in the mountains with beautiful fall leaves.  Hazard county trail is single track that is really fun.  It has some technical sections and a few gap jumps.  This trail lasts for a few miles and then the terrain begins to change.

As we continued descending the trail grows rockier in the lower altitude. It begins to feel more like the desert and red rock begins to be the most abundant obstacle on the trail.  There are some of the most technical sections that I have ever been on.  There is cliff exposure, and the most breathtaking scenery that over looks the green river.    

 Ryan going off of a drop about half way through the 20 plus mile downhill.

The actual Porcupine Rim lasts about 20 miles.  Toward the end of the ride fatigue begins to set in a little and the trail gets to expert level technicality.  The trail gets pretty close to cliffs that drop hundreds of feet.  This is also where some of the most spectacular scenery is. 

Rocky section near the end of the trail.

After riding this trail I have to agree that there is nothing else like it. It was super fun, nerve racking at times, and an excellent adrenaline rush.  I would recommend this trail to anyone that has a passion for mountain biking.  I know I will be back at least once per year.  

Sunrise over Timpanogos

I was late to work because of this morning, but it was well worth it!

Time-lapse and long exposure photography

This was a picture I took with a 3 second shutter.  It was after the timelapse that I did below.

 It is fairly time consuming and was a little frustrating learn, but it is well worth it.  Time lapse photography gives a unique perspective on the world.  You get to see time pass at an accelerated rate.  Here is an example that I did a few days ago.

There are many people who do this professionally and it is some of the most spectacular video you will ever see.  Here is an example of someone who does it professionally. This is by Terje Sorgjerd

 

Amazing to see the rotation of earth in in the night sky.  Terje said, "This was filmed between 4th and 11th April 2011. I had the pleasure of visiting El Teide.Spain´s highest mountain @(3718m) is one of the best places in the world to photograph the stars and is also the location of Teide Observatories, considered to be one of the world´s best observatories."

This is art using the existing world.  I plan to capture many more moments in the future.  

More Pictures from my Video

This is one picture from a time-lapse I did a few mornings ago.  This will be in my video when it is finished.

These next few pictures are from Eagle Mountain.  I pulled them from video that I shot.  These clips turned out pretty cool.  

This is a guy I met out at there.  His name is Kaleb and he also threw a 360 that I caught on video, but it was too dark.  This picture turned out awesome though. 

Another awesome adventure

This is off of the iamspecialized website.  I really like how this edit is done.  Check it out.