JOHN W. DAILY

I feel the draw of the natural world strongly, and it is this that mainly inspires my photography. I am a lifelong outdoors person who has led a blessed life hiking, biking, running, skiing, backpacking, cycling, golfing, fly fishing, traveling, etc.  Like most kids, I loved outdoor sports. In winter I played pond hockey and learned to ski. In summer I played pickup baseball and football. I attended summer camps for several years and there participated in many outdoor activities. 

As a teenager I was a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club. With the club I did both summer and winter backpacking trips. I have continued spending time in the mountains and other wonderful outdoor spaces ever since. Examples include numerous Sierra Nevada backpack trips including the John Muir Trail and doing the long-distance hiking route GR-5 in the French Alps. As a fly fisherman I have spent many pleasurable hours on trout streams, including Hat Creek in California, Henry’s Fork of the Snake in Idaho, and the Au Sable in Michigan. In addition, my profession as a university professor has allowed me to travel extensively including to Europe, South America, Japan, China, Korea, and Australia. In some of these places I have hiked or cycled. In all I have visited the great cultural and natural sights.