by jamesp | Jul 8, 2018 | Hiking, Landscape, Outdoors, Photography
My friend Eric and I were talking about Grizzly Bear Creek the other evening. We used to hike from Mt. Rushmore down to Grizzly Bear Falls, where a lush plunge pool awaited the intrepid hiker. It’s a steep walk to get from the parking area down to the creek, and... 
by jamesp | May 17, 2017 | Archive, Art Show Voodoo, Ghost Towns, Life on the Road
My first show of the month is in Kansas City, MO. A favorite in KC, and a favorite of mine, the Brookside Art Annual takes place on Brookside Plaza just south of 63rd in Kansas City. The last time my wife Karyn and I were there, it was cold. And snowy. We tried to... 
by jamesp | Dec 28, 2016 | Archive, Making of..., Photography, Stories
I’ve wanted to get a shot of the Red Door in snow for quite a while now. Got my chance after Christmas, when we had 10″ of new snow and blizzard conditions on Christmas Day. The door has faded since the first shot I made of it some years ago. I wanted to... 
by jamesp | Aug 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
A couple of years ago, I ran across an old photograph taken by my father of a church across a wide chasm in the Badlands. As part of an ongoing project to revisit some of the spaces in “Black Hills Ghost Towns”, I went looking for this church. At first, I... 
by jamesp | Jul 10, 2008 | Archive, Life on the Road, Outdoors
Just got back from Rapid City, the city of my birth, the city where my parents still live. My sister and her husband were out there, as was Karyn, the quintessential cowgirl. She once told me that she never wore blue jeans until she met me. But I digress. Took...