Vomit Incorporated – The Return of an Old Friend
Reset the clock to fifteen years ago. I was upwardly mobile in the architecture and construction industry. I had money. I had toys, many toys. And I was in the process of purchasing a racing machine. The goal was one of the simplest ideas and yet one of the most difficult to complete. Create the [...]
Nov 02, 2011 | Categories: short stories | Tags: bicycles, Independent Fabrication, Jay Goodrich, mountain biking, photography, Riding, single speed | 2 Comments »
Getting Lost in Bisti
I have navigated through Denali National Park for 10 days and maintained my whereabouts. I have flown multiple aircraft across most of the United States and arrived at my destination without fail. This past weekend was a different for some reason, maybe some weird star was misaligned in the universe. I managed to visit a [...]
Jul 07, 2010 | Categories: lighter side of life, short stories | Tags: Bisti Wilderness Area, desert, landscape, New Mexico, rock formations, The Egg Factory | 6 Comments »
The Gift
I have been skiing for 25 years now. If I were about to turn 30 and not 40, I probably would be some kind of professional athlete instead of a photographer. Maybe? I only say this because statistically most professional athletes are exposed to their sport at an early age, usually before they can really [...]
Apr 15, 2010 | Categories: articles, short stories | Tags: Mount Baker, North Cascades National Park, skiing, snow, Washington, winter | 4 Comments »
Optimism is Contagious
My wife Heather sent me a text message a little earlier today stating that she was sad. To which I replied asking, “why?”. I then received a laundry list of items that were on her mind. This list contained the typical things that bother almost any person on this planet regardless of career, lifestyle, or [...]
Jan 20, 2010 | Categories: short stories | Tags: Jay Goodrich, Optimism is Contagious, theory, thinking, writing | 2 Comments »
Rainier
Two days ago Younes Bounhar and I spent the day trekking into Eunice Lake in Mount Rainier National Park to photograph the sunset. The day was a a bit of an “epic” due to the fact that the snow was still about 6 feet deep along the trail and closer to 10 feet deep once [...]
Jul 18, 2009 | Categories: news, short stories | Tags: Art Wolfe, Jay Goodrich nature phtoographer, Mount Rainier, reflections, snow, summer, Younes Bounhar | 2 Comments »
“Trust me, I’m a professional …” By Brendan Quigley
Ever wonder what it is like to take a workshop with Jay? Brendan Quigley writes about the experience… As I eyed my quickly filling calendar a few weeks ago, I came to the conclusion that I HAD to get out behind my camera before the end of the year, or I would probably explode. Perhaps [...]
Mar 11, 2009 | Categories: articles, news, short stories, workshops/tours | Tags: article, Colorado, experience, jay goodrich instructor, reasons to use Jay, why, workshop | 2 Comments »
A little bitty sign
A few weeks ago, I lost a very large contract. This contract was going to be a big part of my yearly income for 2009. I was absolutely devastated, mostly in part because I did not see it coming. It happened on a Monday, and about ten minutes after it happened, I received a call [...]
Feb 05, 2009 | Categories: articles, short stories | Tags: continue, do not quit, iphone, never say no, positive, reality, thinking, thought | Leave A Comment »
The Heart of a Pilot
When a bunch of pilots decide to fly in a plane together the ensuing argument on who is going to be pilot-in-command can get somewhat aggressive. This evening’s decision was simple though, we were at a meeting in Grand Junction, Colorado in which there were multiple beverages of alcoholic creation. I decided that partaking in the consumption of said beverages would be a good idea to finish my long week, thus making me ineligible of taking the controls to any flying machine.
So there I was sitting comfortably in the back of a Beechcraft Duke with my feet propped on the seat in front of me, watching my friends control an airplane,
Mar 11, 2007 | Categories: articles, short stories | Leave A Comment »

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