Steptoe Wheat Country Poster

Steptoe Butte was first called Pyramid Peak but later named "Steptoe" for a commander in the Indian Wars during an 1858 battle near the present town of Roselia, Washington. In the 1880's James S. Davis built a resort and observatory on top of the Butte's top incorporating a powerful telescope on the roof. He was called Cashup Davis as he bought only with cash. The town of Cashup was later named for him. After Davis's death, a local hotel was lost by fire. In 1846, Virgil T. McCrowkey donated his land to form Steptoe State Park. A road winds to the summet where visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the Palouse Country. From the top of the butte, the eye can see 200 miles.

Steptoe Battlefield State Park is a 4-acre Washington state park in Rosalia, in Whitman County. The park preserves the site of a running battle also known as the Battle of Pine Creek, between American soldiers under the command of Lt. Col. Edward Steptoe and a large band of Spokane, Palouse, and Coeur d'Alene N...

Photography is all about using light to capture the emotion and beauty of a fleeting moment. For me, this adventure began with a single spring image using a small Kodak film camera of a freshly watered central Kansas ditch and has come full circle using modern digital techniques. My first camera was acquired by trading an ancient Royal typewriter to a fellow college student who was desperate to finish a term paper. It was a long time ago and that camera was my passport to an art that has fascinated me ever since. I owned and operated a professional studio in central Kansas for 20 years and moved to Colorado in 1994. Part of the studio's early success came from creating outdoor portraiture using controlled lighting...