https://thebenthos.com/2014/08/22/sketching-along-the-colorado-trail-while-bikepacking/https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_1671.jpgIMG_1671One last sketch, I will post some images from my sketch book when I return in a few weeks from Colorado and New Mexico.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_11951.jpgIMG_1195Pushing up the Ten Mile range at sunset after hiking with my bike up to 12000'.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_12201.jpgIMG_1220Finally near the top it is "flat" enough to ride again.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_12301.jpgIMG_1230The sun is going down but we haven't traversed the peak yet.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_12661.jpgIMG_1266https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_12691.jpgIMG_1269At the peak at 9:00 PM, the Milky Way is arching right above us.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_12911.jpgIMG_1291After a long night of hiking our bikes down from the peak in the dark, Kody and I slept in until 10 AM and then enjoyed a nice fire, coffee and breakfast.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_12981.jpgIMG_1298Setting out on the trail again, now enjoying our first hard earned descent.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_13391.jpgIMG_1339Coming up hill I saw this incredible light hitting the grasses and had to stop.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_13431.jpgIMG_1343Inspiration2019-03-01T05:04:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thebenthos.com/2015/12/06/into-cochises-stronghold-az/https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gb-48091.jpggb-4809With Turkey Sausages, stuffing and mashed potatoes we brought some tasty vittles on our ride. We enjoyed our T-day in this field of grasses with a old working windmill and pump well for company.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gb2.jpggb-Me and my STELLA 27plushttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gb1.jpggb-Me and my STELLA 27plushttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gb.jpggb-https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/12322955_10102867487474166_482838309458001240_o.jpg12322955_10102867487474166_482838309458001240_oMe and my STELLA 27plushttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gb-5176.jpggb-5176Kody and his STELLA Ti 29erhttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gb-5159.jpggb-5159Michelle and her URSA 29plushttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gb-4809.jpggb-4809https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/vincent-colvin-chumba-arizona-cochise-5301.jpgVincent Colvin CHUMBA ARIZONA COCHISE-5301https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/vincent-colvin-chumba-arizona-cochise-5300.jpgVincent Colvin CHUMBA ARIZONA COCHISE-5300Cold beers back in historic Tombstone, where the whole town greeted us in costume!2019-03-01T05:04:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thebenthos.com/2017/08/27/colorado-trail-via-bike-n-hike/https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/248d5813-3e89-4f7c-a1b4-67f98a330399.jpg248d5813-3e89-4f7c-a1b4-67f98a330399https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_8818.jpgimg_8818https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_8925.jpgimg_8925https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc9026.jpg_dsc9026https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc9097.jpg_dsc9097https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_8842.jpgimg_8842https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc8957.jpg_dsc89572019-03-01T05:03:55+00:00monthlyhttps://thebenthos.com/2019/03/01/picking-up-the-pieces/https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/dsc01778.jpgDSC01778https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/vince-colvin-chumba-9020.jpgvince colvin chumba-9020https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/vince-colvin-chumba-9016.jpgvince colvin chumba-9016https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/vince-colvin-chumba-.jpgvince colvin chumba-https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/vince-colvin-chumba-9074.jpgvince colvin chumba-9074https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/vince-colvin-chumba-9104.jpgvince colvin chumba-9104https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/vince-colvin-chumba-9071.jpgvince colvin chumba-9071https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/vince-colvin-chumba-9066.jpgvince colvin chumba-9066https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/vince-colvin-chumba-9041.jpgvince colvin chumba-9041https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/vince-colvin-chumba-9064.jpgvince colvin chumba-9064I spent a couple days recovering and then with a frame bag full of tasty foods, left from Silverton, CO to Durango at a more chill pace.2019-03-02T17:11:57+00:00monthlyhttps://thebenthos.com/2016/12/18/santa-elena-canyon-via-canoe-4-dias-y-3-noches-part-2/https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc8029-1.jpgVincent Colvinhttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc8131-1.jpg_dsc8131Once the sun broke over the East canyon wall Kody jumped in for an invigorating morning bathhttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc8152-2.jpg_dsc8152Once the sun broke over the East canyon wall Kody jumped in for an invigorating morning bathhttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc8152-1.jpg_dsc8152https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161126-dsc04870.jpg20161126-dsc04870Standing to stretch her legs, thanks for these 2 photos Kody Gibsonhttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161125-dsc04171.jpg20161125-dsc04171Our dry well, $15 bin, roof straps to secure & it's the most convenient way to stow your gear.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/20161125-dsc04136.jpg20161125-dsc04136https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc8199.jpg_dsc8199https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc8188.jpg_dsc8188https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc8169.jpg_dsc81692016-12-24T14:22:27+00:00monthlyhttps://thebenthos.com/2016/12/14/santa-elena-canyon-via-canoe-4-dias-y-3-noches-part-1/https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc7836.jpgA shallow rapid awaited us at each river bend, most of which at this low flow rate pushed straight into the rivers walls. Here Kody and Jenny navigate one of the more rewarding rapids of the day near a confluence.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc7926.jpgVincent Colvin photographyBarrel cactus sprouts and retains water in this harsh scapehttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc7910.jpgvince colvin photographyRain was in the forecast this morning, as we woke up to a light drizzle. We went on a day hike out to a bluff and a nearby slot canyon.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc7907.jpgVincent Colvin photographyhttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc7904.jpg_dsc7Vincent Colvin photography904https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc8076-2.jpgVincent Colvin photographyKody lights up the wall while firelight dances orange through the canyon.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc8087.jpgVincent Colvin photographyDouble Exposure, spinning eclipsehttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc7875-1.jpgVincent Colvin photographyhttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc7886-1.jpgVincent Colvin photographyThis was my first chance on the trip to shoot the Milky Way, since on day one I crawled into my tent at 8PM and crashed.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc7886.jpgVincent Colvin photographyThis was my first chance on the trip to shoot the Milky Way, since on day one I crawled 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Morohttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc7200.jpgToolik 1https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc7198.jpgValles Caldera 1https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc7196.jpgChimborazo 1https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dsc7194.jpgColorado Trail 12016-04-24T16:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thebenthos.com/2015/10/31/back-in-the-studio/https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc01759.jpgDSC01759Sketching during a brief break in Big Bend, never even got off my riding glove.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_5590.jpgIMG_5590View back to Papallacta from climbing up Cayambe Coca, Ecuadorhttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/17-working-from-chimborazo-sketch-in-the-studio-2.jpg17 working from chimborazo sketch in the studio-2Working from field studies back in the studio https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/17-working-from-chimborazo-sketch-in-the-studio.jpg17 working from chimborazo sketch 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I am 40 prints into it and I plan to add about another 40+https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/3-e1347458912844.jpgFull View of the piece in progressFull View of the piece in progress, the piece is a diptych totaling about 9.5 ft longhttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2.jpgSecond Round of Drawing Transfers, so far there are over 40!Second Round of Drawing Transfers, so far there are over 40!https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1.jpgSo I am going over each one and cold tooling hot wax into the pits and then rusing and re-leveling, it sure is time consuming!So I am going over each one and cold tooling hot wax into the pits and then fusing and re-leveling, resulting in a smooth surface.https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/0.jpgThe Ash wood I choseThe Ash wood I chose has the right coloring and grain pattern for the look I wanted but apparently it also has a lot of open pores in the wood grain containing air. 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8https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ak7.jpgField Study, Vincent Colvin, Charcoal on Paper 2012, 7https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ak6.jpgField Study, Vincent Colvin, Charcoal on Paper 2012, 6https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ak5.jpgField Study, Vincent Colvin, Charcoal on Paper 2012, 52012-07-24T16:18:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thebenthos.com/2012/07/07/back-in-fairbanks/https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/wpid-2012-07-06_18-52-33_431-1.jpgwpid-2012-07-06_18-52-33_431-1.jpg2012-07-07T03:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thebenthos.com/2012/06/25/gearing-up-for-toolik-alaska/https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/02.jpgsketch books for alaska!https://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/01.jpgSketch books for alaskahttps://thebenthos.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/0.jpgFor 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