PATRICK CONE PHOTOGRAPHYWRITING FOR MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, AND BOOKS
Phone (435) 783-5778 Fax (435) 783-5811 Park City, Utah
BOOKS
Grand Canyon - Nature in Action (CarolRhoda Books 1995) Children's science book.
"While the river was slowly carving the canyon, other forces were at work. Volcanoes have erupted in the canyon, damming the canyon."
Wildfire - Nature in Action (CarolRhoda Books 1995) Children's science book
"The flames catch a small tree, and before long, the fire spreads high into a tall pine."
Park City Meridian Publishing International- Coffee Table book
MAGAZINES
Oversights (Park City Lodestar 1985) An aerial view of our planet.
"...It's a field geologist's dream and nightmare, with history, scale and scope revealed as if an autopsy is being performed by physical forces. The bones of the planet are laid bare, the skin stripped away."
The Uintas (Park City Lodestar 1986) The only east to west mountain range in the country.
"The terraces of stone cradle more than 500 lakes, feeding creeks which cascade from level to level."
The Walrus is a Carpenter (Park City Lodestar 1987) Woodworkers and their art.
"The shops windows are often ablaze on winter nights. Light spills across the frozen roadway, and shrieks of sharp steel and hard wood make an eerie echo."
Nordic Skiing for Lunatics (Park City Lodestar 1987) Ski touring under the full moon is a howl
"Fog, lit by a million-watt moon, had settled to the valley floors. Blue light exposed crystals of ice, suspended in the frigid air like frozen smoke, which swirled as we skied toward the high peaks.Prismatic colors sparked like fireflies around us."
Flying the Firestorm (Flying Magazine 1988) Aviation took a major role in the Yellowstone fires.
"Enthralled tourists lined the street watching the wall of flame and smoke, which glowed from the intense fire, reddened by the low angle of the sun. The smoke rose and formed towering cumulus clouds up to 30,000 feet, a backdrop to the town's defense."
You'll Never Stay Dry (Park City Lodestar 1988) Fly fishing in a thunderstorm can produce big results.
"A squadron of sandhill cranes flew low overhead, away from the approaching storm. The moist air displaced by their wings brushed my face as I snapped the barb off the hook, giving the fish a sporting chance to spit out the fly. I had no plans for a trout dinner."
Giving Nature a Nudge (Park City Lodestar 1988) Avalanche control in Utah's Wasatch Mountains.
"The boiling snow vaults off each narrow cliffband into the air, reaching highway speeds before it crashes into a small ice-covered lake below. The jumbled blocks pile high and a muddy belch darkens the shoreline at the other side of the lake. Silence returns as the last of the debris settles into the water."
Big Hats, High Heels and Sharp Hooks (Park City Lodestar 1989) Action at a small town rodeo.
"There ain't a horse that can't be rode, There ain't a cowboy that can't be throwed."
The Ultimate Lift (Park City Lodestar 1989) Helicopter skiing the powdery mountain.
"The winterscape rolled away under them, distorted by the curve of the plexiglas. Their magic carpet glided over glades of snow-covered trees and smooth white slopes edged with blue shadows and animal tracks."
Three Storms (Park City Lodestar 1990) Winter has many faces in the mountains.
"Like a cloud of wet moths, the first flakes of snow stung the cheeks of the bicyclists. It was a sideways storm. The sagebrush whitened, the premature tulips snapped off, and the roads became a slick stripe of wet slush."
Mountain Melting Pot (Park City Lodestar 1990) Ethnic history of Park City.
"Guided by hope, the came from the corners of the globe."
A Little Light Reading (Park City Lodestar 1991) How to improve your photography.
"Tripods help make those long exposures. If you can see it, you can shoot it."
A Nose for Trouble (Park City Lodestar 1992) Rocky Mountain Rescue Dogs.
"Kira Merzherskaya was enjoying her day in the mountains. A survivor of the siege of Leningrad, getting lost while looking for mushrooms didn't enter her mind."
Sweat Equity (Park City Lodestar 1992) Historic homes are reborn in Park City.
"These homes were hastily built to last through the silver strike, to house miners only until the ore ran out, or prices fell. They were the double-wides of the times."
Deep in the Canyon (MIT Technology Review 1993) Scientists in the Grand Canyon work with beauty.
"Biological research has helped determine how the river's ecosystem has changed since 1963. Before the dam, raging spring floods from the Rockies' snow melt sent up to 200,000 cubic feet per second of water coursing down the canyon..."
Old Mines Never Die (Park City Lodestar 1994) Open shafts lurk beneath the woods.
"Rock dust hung in the tunnel, swirling with each booted step of the waiting miners. The low hum of machinery under heavy load was punctuated by the hiss of the red umbilicus snaking out of the air compressor."
Over the Hump (Mountain Living 1996) Retracing Arizona's Beale Road by camelback.
"Camels respond to verbal commands, and their gaits are gentle. Say "whoosh" and the camel folds up like a jackknife, and drops to its knees."
7 Days on a Full Tank (Park City Lodestar 1995) Riding camels in Utah's slickrock canyons.
"The camel caravan waded across the meandering shallow stream, then climbed the sandy bank to the golden cottonwoods."
Guns and Hoses (Park City Lodestar 1996) At night the snow guns and snowcats go to work.
"Dressed in heavy coats, huge boots, rubber gloves and yellow slickers, they drag guns and hoses around the mountain, stopping off at the pumphouse for hot anti-beer, coffee."
Aquarius Days (Ski Magazine 1997) A travel loop of Utah's Highway 12
"Ampitheatres of rock pinnacles, desert waterfalls, and mountain roads characterize this scenic detour. Utah's "Route 66", Highway 89, follows the Old Spanish Trail south of Interstate 70 up the Sevier River to Big Rock Candy Mountain, where "the bluebird sings by the lemonade spring". Spring water bubbles from the raspberry red and lemon yellow cliffs."
A Lap around the Canyons (Ski Magazine 1997) A travel loop of Utah's canyon country.
"Thirsty bikers frequent Moab's two breweries and the Slickrock Cafe. But high above town, the Sunset Grill (formerly Mi Vida, uranium millionaire Charlie Steen's home) has a lock on patio dining vistas. Ken Sleight's Pack Creek Ranch, south of town, is a reformed cattle ranch, its private cabins rented along with three squares."