by John Crane | Jun 1, 2020 | Colorado Piedmont, Grasslands, Great Plains
American Bison near Grover, Colorado Heading north on paved Weld County road, ahead to my left a cloud of dust reveals two pickup’s making their way on dirt road toward the intersection ahead. In the field between us 4 pronghorn antelope sprint as fast as they... 
by John Crane | May 1, 2020 | Road Trippin', Rocky Mountain West
I’m a driver. Always have been, and as long as I have a running car and gas in the tank, always will be. While some may squirm at the idea of pulling long hours behind the wheel, for me it’s definitely my happy place. Last fall I was fortunate enough to... 
by John Crane | Apr 1, 2020 | 4042n, Global Pandemic, Road Trippin'
frame 04 – Keep Calm and Shoot Film [Ilford Delta 100] Whoa… what the heck, huh? Like so many others, we’re all going to have a story around this crazy Covid-19 thing. Here’s ours. For many years I’ve kept a journal. The latest volume... 
by John Crane | Mar 1, 2020 | Colorado, Flat Tops Wilderness, Wilderness
frame 10 – Little Trappers Lake and Flat Tops Wilderness, Colorado Last year’s Fall Trip was a special (re)treat to a place called Trapper’s Lake, deep in the heart of Colorado’s Flat Tops Wilderness. Trappers Lake has been dubbed the... 
by John Crane | Feb 1, 2020 | National Parks, Utah
Since returning from Canyonlands in early January a few things have been swirling around my mind while sifting through frames and its been a challenge to organize them into a cohesive Structure. So for the moment I’ve put that on pause and am just going with what’s... 
by John Crane | Jan 1, 2020 | Hoh Rainforest, New Halem, Olympic National Park, Pacific Northwest, Washington
Two and a half years later… i’m still dreaming of Olympic, anxious to return. Taft Creek, Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington (all the way to the bottom now…) Gorge Dam, Skagit River, North Cascades, Washington Spruce Trail, Hoh... 
by John Crane | Aug 30, 2019 | Autumn
Never Summer Range, Cameron Pass, Colorado. Most trips to my favorite part of Colorado begin by saying good morning to the Never Summer Range atop Cameron Pass. My wife and I wait for Autumn all year, happy to relinquish the high country to those unable to visit any... 
by John Crane | Jun 27, 2019 | black and white film, Colorado, F6, Film Photography, Rocky Mountain West, The F6 Project
frame 32- South St. Vrain, Allenspark, Colorado (2019) – 40 sec. @f16 Why do we need to say something – anything – about our images? A few weeks ago I was in Chicago looking at a display of student work at Moody Bible Institute. There were two... 
by John Crane | Nov 12, 2018 | National Parks, Olympic National Park, Pacific Northwest, Physiographic Provinces
Some of you probably just won’t get this next article, and I understand. I’m not sure I would had I not seen this myself. Some of you may get it though, and it’s for you I’m writing it. After years spent dreaming of walking the shores of...