Photographic Overkill: why Sometimes it's Better to Put the Camera down

A recent hike left me with a lot of pictures, but hardly anything to say. Here's how photography has started to reshape our outdoor experiences for the worse:

The First Mile Always Feels the Hardest

I allowed too much time to pass since my last trip to the mountains, and the prospect of a gorgeous wildflower bloom was more than enough to lure me back.

But to get to the gorgeous, green landscape carpeted in blossoms, I first had to make the steep climb onto the shoulder of Sniktau Mountain. The early stages of …