Replica of wooden dory used by John Wesley Powell. This would have been similar to Emma's boat Paradise in The Sparrow.
A Western Diamondback rattlesnake we caught in our garage. We captured and relocated him in the desert. It was a cold November night so he was sluggish but still very irritated with us. Note the middle picture and the flattening of his body. Snakes often do this when threatened as a means of escape.
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Photos taken by my daughter Kate.
