Back Country Horsemen

One of my favorite assignments this summer involved heading into the Northern Wasatch Mountains with the local chapter of the Back Country Horsemen. Here are a few photos from the trip up Ben Lomond.

Larry Housley coils rope after packing supplies up Ben Lomond Peak on Thursday, July 10, 2015. Members of the Wasatch Front Chapter of the Back Country Horsemen Association carried gear into remote areas of the Northern Wasatch Range in order to supply aide stations for an upcoming race.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner

Larry Housley has a beer and rests with his horse, Bubba, after packing supplies up Ben Lomond Peak on Thursday, July 10, 2015. Housley and a second rider with the Back Country Horsemen Association rode two saddle horses and brought three additional packhorses loaded with gear in preparation for an upcoming ultramarathon.
©Benjamin Zack/Standard-Examiner

Bear River Bird Refuge

These aren't the newest photos, but I was going through some shots from Bear River Bird Refuge from last month and thought I'd put a few online. Enjoy.

©Benjamin Zack, 2014

©Benjamin Zack, 2014

©Benjamin Zack, 2014

©Benjamin Zack, 2014

©Benjamin Zack, 2014

Ben Lomond After the Snow

Despite the warm temperatures in town, we got a dusting of snow in the mountains in Northern Utah last night. I got this photo of Ben Lomond Peak just after sunrise this morning.

©Benjamin Zack, 2014

Cross Country Video

I was shooting photos for a high school cross country meet this week and had a little extra time and created this video. To be honest, I ran cross country in high school and our soundtrack was all early Metallica with "Eye of the Tiger"thrown in occasionally. Hopefully the music here isn't too much of a stretch.

Willard Peak

Yesterday I hiked Willard Peak and Ben Lomond north of Ogden for a story at the paper. The story is out next week, but on the way back, I shot a few photos for myself. Enjoy.

Edit: The associated article and more photos on a marathon hiking fundraiser is now posted here.

©Benjamin Zack, 2013

©Benjamin Zack, 2013

©Benjamin Zack, 2013