Snoqualmie Falls, freezing over

The cold wave in Western Washington reduced Snoqualmie Falls to some world-class icicles Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, in Snoqualmie. The cold temperatures are expected to moderate through the week. Officials at Puget Sound Energy say icy conditions such as these occur about once a year. The conditions have not stopped or hurt power production of the hydroelectric plant at the falls. Water has continued to flow. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Outdoor ice hockey... in Seattle?

Seattleites gear up to enjoy a rare day of ice hockey Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, on the frozen shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Snow Day Snowball Fight | For Reuters

Total insanity does not even begin to describe the madness that this event had in store for attendees and photographers alike. A parking lot, fenced off and filled with nearly 6,000 (probably drunk) people hurling frozen iceballs, served as a recent assignment for Reuters. While it was not the family-friendly winter wonderland I was expecting, I had a good time making pictures. Enjoy, knowing that I am still a bit bruised...

A field of 5,834 attendees launched handfuls of snow in unison to officially break the existing Guinness Book of World Records for the world's largest snowball fight in Seattle January 12, 2013. The snowball fight was held as a benefit for the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County.  REUTERS/Jordan Stead  (UNITED STATES)

Brad Bambusch, right, cocks back to hurtle a powdery projectile during an official attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's largest snowball fight in Seattle January 12, 2013. The existing record was broken. The snowball fight was held as a benefit for the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County.  REUTERS/Jordan Stead  (UNITED STATES)

Groups of attendees took to their recently built snow forts for cover during an official attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's largest snowball fight in Seattle January 12, 2013. The existing record was successfully broken. The snowball fight was held as a benefit for the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County.  REUTERS/Jordan Stead  (UNITED STATES)

Groups of attendees took to their recently built snow forts for cover during an official attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's largest snowball fight in Seattle January 12, 2013. The existing record was successfully broken. The snowball fight was held as a benefit for the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County.  REUTERS/Jordan Stead  (UNITED STATES)

Heather Hughes, center, puts the finishing touches on her team's snow fort preceding an official attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's largest snowball fight in Seattle January 12, 2013. The snowball fight was held as a benefit for the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County.  REUTERS/Jordan Stead  (UNITED STATES)

Paul Hines puts the finishing touches on his team's snow fort - modeled after the Seattle Seahawks' CenturyLink Stadium - preceding an official attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's largest snowball fight in Seattle January 12, 2013. The snowball fight was held as a benefit for the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County.  REUTERS/Jordan Stead  (UNITED STATES)

Joanna Wheeler, in green, was joined by her friends for a picture as she hoisted a Seattle Seahawks umbrella preceding an official attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's largest snowball fight in Seattle January 12, 2013. The snowball fight was held as a benefit for the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County.  REUTERS/Jordan Stead  (UNITED STATES)

One attendee blocks a snowball from another participant during an official attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's largest snowball fight in Seattle January 12, 2013. The record was broken. The snowball fight was held as a benefit for the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County.  REUTERS/Jordan Stead  (UNITED STATES)

Wearing a husky hat, Hannah Houlihan, 27, center, sends a text to a friend preceding an official attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records for the world's largest snowball fight in Seattle January 12, 2013. The snowball fight was held as a benefit for the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County.  REUTERS/Jordan Stead  (UNITED STATES)

A plaque is presented to a crowd of 5,834 attendees after breaking a Guinness Book of World Records attempt for the world's largest snowball fight in Seattle January 12, 2013. The snowball fight was held as a benefit for the Boys and Girls Clubs of King County.  REUTERS/Jordan Stead  (UNITED STATES)

Late October | Ballard, Washington

After extensive moving and travelling, I'm settling back into the Seattle vibe. Enjoy some miscellaneous pictures from around my home.  Expect more of these kinds of posts; having gone full freelance with The Emerald Collective as of two months ago, I rediscovered the freedom of making pictures with no purpose but for simple personal content. Enjoy.

Cottonwoods of Provo

Tagged along with Daily Herald staffer, James Roh, for an assignment of his on a slow day at the paper. This image, complete with its colors and tone, sums up the gamut of Utah County at this time of year. Enjoy the peace.

Frozen Hog Mountain Biking

Clear as a bell. Eighteen degrees. Perfect riding weather, no? The folks at the tenth annual Frozen Hog Mountain Biking Race in Alpine, Utah, were loving it. Great light and fun action abound at this assignment. Something about this event reminded me of the many mornings I woke up early during my senior year at Western Washington University to string for The Bellingham Herald... Got me missing some of my buddies and shooters back home.  Enjoy!