"Sundog Days" - 30x40 Mountainous Landscape Painting Birds and it was the middle

and it was the middle of a blue sky day

I wanted to capture this mountain range which overlooked the canyonlands of Utah from the moment I saw them

This area truly is a one of a kind place

I was so inspired as a kid visiting Northern Minnesota or anywhere in the North country

However when the rain dampens the forest floor and the clouds set in I can picture that monster deer carefully moving through his territory

"Sundog Days" - 30x40 Mountainous Landscape Painting Birds and it was the middle"Sundog Days" The coldest night I've ever spent in a sleeping bag was about 35 to 37 degrees Fahrenheit and I was not prepared. I had a 30 degree bag and I brought lots of blankets. I remember covering myself up with several of those as well as sticking a hot hands packet in my sleeping bag as well as one in each of my hiking boots, which I all kept underneath the blankets while I slept. I spent that night in the back of my pickup bed beneath my truck