Author Archives: Mason Trinca

Mason Trinca is an environmental studies major from Washington, DC. He is a photographer for the Emerald and serves as the photo editor of Ethos Magazine. In his free time, he enjoys camping, skiing, and listening to good music. Follow him on Twitter (@MasonTrinca)

Crater Lake's Wizard Island is illuminated by a full moon near midnight on Wednesday, March 27th. This image is a panorama created from four photos. (Michael Arellano/Emerald)

Photos: Emerald photographers explore national parks of the West during spring break

By on Wednesday, Apr. 3 at 3:01 pm.

Three of the Emerald’s staff photographers documented their spring break road trips to several of the most prominent national parks in the West, from snow-camping at 7,200 feet on the rim of Crater Lake to hiking from the valley floor of Angels Landing in Zion National Park. Michael Arellano and Mason Trinca set out from [...]