Backcountry Journeys
"Backcountry Journeys offers guests the unique opportunity to explore our natural world from behind their own lens. We run a selection of hand-crafted Photo Tours, Workshops & Safaris to incredible locales such as Yosemite, Alaska, Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, Hawaii, Utah as well as Botswana & Costa Rica."
-Russ Nordstrand, Backcountry Journeys Founder & Director
-Russ Nordstrand, Backcountry Journeys Founder & Director
Photography Tours, Workshops & Safaris
- Botswana Wildlife Safari
- Canyons of Utah: Zion & Bryce
- Canyons of Utah: Arches & Canyonlands
- Yosemite Fall Colors
- Autumn in Colorado: Rocky Mountain NP
- Spring Yellowstone & Grand Teton
- The Big Island of Hawaii
- Ultimate Northern Lights
- Yosemite Winter
- Yellowstone Wildlife Safari
- Spring in Yosemite
- Brown Bears of Alaska – Lake Clark
- Marine Wildlife of Alaska: Kenai Fjords
- Brown Bears of Katmai in Summer
- Botswana: Land of Giants
- Adobe Lightroom: Beginner to Expert
Photography Tours, Workshops & Safaris
- Brown Bears of Katmai in Fall
- Yellowstone in Winter
- Wildlife of Costa Rica
- Yellowstone & Grand Teton in Autumn
- Glacier National Park
- Great Smoky Mountains in Autumn
- Bald Eagles of Alaska
- Polar Bears of the Alaskan Arctic
- Southwest Monsoon: Grand Canyon
- Autumn in Glacier
- Bosque Del Apache & White Sands
- Zion & Bryce in Winter
- The Best of Iceland – Autumn
- Brown Bears of Katmai: Brooks Lodge
- Autumn in Grand Canyon Country
- Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda
Recent Posts
- Reasons to Photograph in your own ‘Backyard’ January 26, 2021
- Travel Survey January 25, 2021
- Using Light to Create Emotion in Landscape Photography January 22, 2021
- Dell XPS 17: An Excellent Photography Laptop January 21, 2021
- You Are Saving the World: How Responsible Ecotourism is Saving our Wild Places January 19, 2021
- Yellowstone’s Grand Prismatic January 18, 2021
- New Departures: Olympic National Park January 16, 2021
- Calibrating a Monitor for Nature Photography January 15, 2021
Reasons to Photograph in your own ‘Backyard’
Travel Survey
Using Light to Create Emotion in Landscape Photography
Dell XPS 17: An Excellent Photography Laptop
You Are Saving the World: How Responsible Ecotourism is Saving our Wild Places
Yellowstone’s Grand Prismatic
New Departures: Olympic National Park
Calibrating a Monitor for Nature Photography
Canon’s EOS R5 is So Hot Right Now
Prime vs Zoom Lenses: An Introductory Conversation
Top Winter Photography Accessories
Tips for Photographing in Winter
Top Cameras of 2020
Happy New Year!
The Most Underrated Accessory