Love the photos. Care to share any tips for how you lug your equipment in the back country? Do you take a tripod? How do you pack your equipment to protect it?

I would like to start hiking with my DSLR but haven't yet figured out the best way to do that.

Looked at your other nature photos, you do some great work. Thanks for sharing. I love the one of the Sea Lion eating the shark, that was pretty awesome.