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Anniversary Adventures in Banff, Yoho & Kootenay

August 27, 2016 by Ara R. in Adventure Reports, Personal

Today, Nathan and I celebrate our fifth wedding anniversary, along with almost 14 years of being together. It's a good day.  To mark the occasion, we took a pause in our usual summer madness to run away to see mountains and lakes and waterfalls and wilderness in our favorite place, Banff National Park in Canada...

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August 27, 2016 /Ara R.
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Adventure Report: The IFSC Bouldering World Cup in Vail, CO

June 21, 2016 by Ara R. in Adventure Reports, Personal

Challenging, unpredictable, hard as hell, and amazing to watch, I immediately fell in love with the athletes and routes and crowds at the IFSC Bouldering World Cup competitions.  Rock climbing is somewhat like playing chess against yourself--your body with and against your brain, with and against the wall...

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June 21, 2016 /Ara R.
IFSC, GoPro Mountain Games, Vail Colorado, Bouldering World Cup, #IFSCWC
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Adventure Report: Kauai

May 25, 2016 by Ara R. in Adventure Reports, Photography Essays

Until April, I'd never been to Hawaii.  I never went as a child, never craved the hot, sandy beaches as an adult--other places have always beckoned to me more.  Banff, New Zealand, Scotland, Ireland, Iceland, Rome, Nepal...  Hawaii never quite made it to the top of my list, until Jen & Tyler, dear clients and friends, invited me to join them and take their maternity portraits...

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May 25, 2016 /Ara R.
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View fullsize This wedding still feels like a happy dream, one where I get to photograph almost an entire event in snowshoes. Caitlin & Austin threaded a tiny weather needle to have perfect pillowy snow and still be able to access this incredible spot. They an
View fullsize Oh to be here again. Lindsay and Bobby’s wedding day in the North Cascades dripped with atmosphere and enchantment, herons and wildflowers and butterflies accompanying their merry little band of friends and family through the mist. #elopeadvent
View fullsize A dream of Tiana and Travis in sunbeams, moss, and golden green.  I want to dive through the looking glass back into the woods, smelling the evergreens and soaking in this moment. #elopeadventurously
View fullsize Riannon & Hunter, whose wild engagement session could only be one-upped by their backpacking wedding in the North Cascades (more on that soon). Down for anything, everything, and more than you think is possible, these two adventurers are absolute

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