Exploring South America This is probably one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. I knew it was going to be pretty beforehand, but I wasn’t really prepared for the non-stop grandeur of the landscapes. We chose the perfect time to go, right in the middle of Autumn. The backpacking took about twice as long as expected. I couldn’t stop myself from holding up every few minutes to set up for another photo. It was irresistible!  - Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Sheep and the Lonely House The countryside is filled with hundreds, perhaps thousands, of little sheep farms.  I think they are all charming and fun to explore.  Luckily, no one seemed to mind when I would jump over fences and galavant across the meadows with my tripod.  The sheep would notice.  After spending a vast amount of time with them (not, "Oh I was just helping this sheep over the fence" time, btw), I can see sheep have two states of mind ... - Trey Ratcliff Find out what they are here!
The Horse of Sagas I was in the middle of a beautiful drive in Northern Iceland just past midnight.  The sun was about to dip below the horizon, and I was in the last hour of a five-hour sunset.  Unbelievable!  I passed a perfect grassy farm filled with perfect Icelandic horses ...- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

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The Wall of Fog The morning in Yellowstone had the most unusual weather! While I was driving in, the Earth-heated river was steaming in the frigid morning air.  It looked incredibly awesome, but I knew it was the kind of thing that was really tough to capture in a photo.  After a bit more exploration and random turns, the road approached a giant wall of solid fog.  I popped out of the car for a shot before getting back in to drive into the wall.  Inside, the morning light was strange when it came in at sharp angles through the trees.  Since I had to drive so slow, I pulled over to the side and took out my pack for a morning hike into the trees...  I have more of those shots to post in the future!- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Beyond the Dome This was one of those perfect days where I woke up and had no real responsibilities.  I was able to drive aimlessly around Yellowstone to explore places I had never been.  I took the road up north and went down as many side-roads as I could.  After a bit of driving, and listening to some good audio books, I found this remarkable place.I have a bunch of other images from Yellowstone.  As always, you can just click on that link or the category at the bottom to see more from that location.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Rapture The drive to Milford Sound is probably the prettiest in the world.  The landscapes were just outrageous.  It's a 2-hour drive, but it took me about 5! Along the way, the clouds and sun were doing some crazy things.  I drove down to the beach to grab this scene, just at the perfect time. - Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Hill at Sunset On one of the first hikes into Patagonia, I was greeted by a very interesting sunset.  And what do you know -- I had my camera!  Shocker, I know. But I am often at places where there are beautiful sunsets and I have no camera.   This is always a bit frustrating to me in one way - in another - I justify it by thinking of the thousands of good sunsets every day all around the world... I can't be at them all!  So, if I am just missing one more out of a thousand, then I don't feel so bad...- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Broken Bridge Patagonia is marked with a change of terrain every half hour or so.  The 40km hike took me from mountains to plains to rivers to forests to swamps the to rolling hills.  All of these would be re-combined into interesting formations that kept my camera full and my backup system whirring away.  I'm glad the 20 pound battery of the D3X lasts about 6 months (exaggeration... but not by much)!This was a particularly dense area of forest in Patagonia that was fed by a nearby stream system that came tumbling down off the Andes.  I came across this old bridge.  There is no telling how long it had been there...  I tried to imagine it was built by Fuegian Indians back in the day...- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
The Sheep Aren't these some cool-lookin' sheep?  I was driving through the countryside of Iceland and there are these super-bushy sheep that float around the fields with their busy little legs underneath.  Then, from a distance, I saw these mega-bushy fellas all piled up on top of one another.  They were quite far away, so I attached my 70-200 mm lens to get a tighter shot at f5.6.  I had to make a wide variety of strange animal noises to get that guy on top to look at me.  Luckily, I was alone with the sheep.  That sounds funny.- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The Broken Bridge


Patagonia is marked with a change of terrain every half hour or so. The 40km hike took me from mountains to plains to rivers to forests to swamps the to rolling hills. All of these would be re-combined into interesting formations that kept my camera full and my backup system whirring away. I'm glad the 20 pound battery of the D3X lasts about 6 months (exaggeration... but not by much)!

This was a particularly dense area of forest in Patagonia that was fed by a nearby stream system that came tumbling down off the Andes. I came across this old bridge. There is no telling how long it had been there... I tried to imagine it was built by Fuegian Indians back in the day...

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog." href="javascript:openLB(742624341,'',XLarge,'',1024,655);">The Broken Bridge Patagonia is marked with a change of terrain every half hour or so.  The 40km hike took me from mountains to plains to rivers to forests to swamps the to rolling hills.  All of these would be re-combined into interesting formations that kept my camera full and my backup system whirring away.  I'm glad the 20 pound battery of the D3X lasts about 6 months (exaggeration... but not by much)!This was a particularly dense area of forest in Patagonia that was fed by a nearby stream system that came tumbling down off the Andes.  I came across this old bridge.  There is no telling how long it had been there...  I tried to imagine it was built by Fuegian Indians back in the day...- Trey RatcliffClick here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.

The Broken Bridge


Patagonia is marked with a change of terrain every half hour or so. The 40km hike took me from mountains to plains to rivers to forests to swamps the to rolling hills. All of these would be re-combined into interesting formations that kept my camera full and my backup system whirring away. I'm glad the 20 pound battery of the D3X lasts about 6 months (exaggeration... but not by much)!

This was a particularly dense area of forest in Patagonia that was fed by a nearby stream system that came tumbling down off the Andes. I came across this old bridge. There is no telling how long it had been there... I tried to imagine it was built by Fuegian Indians back in the day...

- Trey Ratcliff

Click here to read the rest of this post at the Stuck in Customs blog.
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