Rolls Family Liberty Park SLC

One of the greatest parts of photographing people and their life events is seeing their forward progression of life from the first time you met! I was fortunate enough to cover Eric and Jo Rolls' wedding several years back in Steamboat Springs Colorado where we all lived at the time. Jump ahead more then 5 years later in Salt Lake City (we live 2 miles apart now) and I got to meet their first edition to the family. At 12 months, Evelyn already has this beautiful adventurous spirit and seems to enjoy being in front of a strangers camera like a walk in the park.

Yes, Patagonia may be calling soon for a sponsorship.

Heather and Kevins Wedding

What a great venue and an amazing celebration on the perfect fall day in Park City Utah. Heather and Kevin recently shared the official joining of their two lives at the Utah Olympic Park with a fun mix of family and friends. It's not everyday you get to try an Olympic sport without any prior training! Here are some highlights of their day.

I encouraged them to have a first look so we could get some of the formals done before hand, which allows more time together with family and friends at the reception. These guys ride bikes, so I asked a nearby bike shop if we could borrow their tandem for 10 minutes.

 Wouldn't be complete without a test ride.

On a day where so many things happen and nervousness abounds, it's all about the happy moments.

Fun, happy group-filled moments.

Peaceful, personal Olympic sized moments.

 Did someone say Bobsled!

Who gets to travel down a mountain at 80 mph legally on their wedding night? Yes, the bride and groom (orange helmets) and anyone else who wanted.

Cheers to a great new life together Heather and Kevin Van Loon! "Eric Rolls".

Tomahawk Wisconsin in a day and a half.

I recently got my first taste of pure Wisconsin hospitality while visiting the other "land of thousands of lakes". I was greeted with warm temperatures (lots of hugs) and clear skies for my first of two nights on the shores of Lake Alice just outside of Tomahawk Wisconsin. Our gracious hosts JoAnn and George Nelson (my wife's sister) already had the fire pit locked and loaded, so we all sat under the stars after a light dinner and reacquainting.

It wouldn't be a cabin on the lake without a way or two to access all the great fishing one expects from this world class "Muskie" territory.

While the weather was still on our side and breakfast was checked off the list, it was time to see the lake.

Colors were definitely picking up around the lake but it was also very uncrowded as one might expect in the last few days of September.

My wife enjoyed many great moments with her mother Ann (90 years old) on the boat ride and the weather couldn't have been better.

George Nelson, the man behind the helm kept us filled with great views and some epic fish stories all day long.

We milked this boat ride all the way into a lakeside dinner stop and then we finished under a waxing crescent moon over glass like conditions for my last night out.

Of course, any tour wouldn't be complete without a ride on a 2 wheeler. Fortunately our hosts had a couple of nice rides for my wife and I to enjoy but there was a bonus bike also. This was a  vintage Schwinn 3 speed cruiser in fine working order.

One hot lap through the actual town of Tomahawk for some urban color and I was on my way back to the Rhinelander aeroport, as it was already starting to snow back home in the Wasatch mountains of SLC.