Cedar Breaks
The setting sun illuminates the ramparts providing a beautiful glow to the red rocks of the cliffs.
The Fire Wave
The first rays of the morning sun bathe the rocks with a delightful pink light.
Trona Towers, California
A view of the Trona Towers in the early morning with smoke from the 2020 wildfires obscuring the distant hills.
Moonrise at Capital Reef
Moonrise over Capital Reef National Park, UT
Slot Canyon Abstract, UT
Buckskin wash slot canyon in UT
Hoodoo
Amazing hoodoos and other formations carved by centuries of wind and rain.
Fire wave, NV
Lines and swirls of the Fire wave racks
Blue hills in the badlands
As the day fades the blue-gray soils blend with the night sky. Utah badlands.
Fire Valley
Early morning light bathes the rocks in a pink glow.
Moonrise at Goblin Valley State park
The full moon rising over the ramparts of Goblin Valley. We had a haze of smoke from some distant fires that allowed the moon to glow through the clouds in the last moments of the day
Mesa
This impressive mesa shows the weathering and aging that happens throughout the Utah deserts. The top layer of harder rocks protects the softer lower layers. Over time the entire mesa will wear away.
Fire Valley Sunrise
Early morning sunrise in Fire Valley, NV
Escalante Wilderness
These impressive rock structures sit above an incredible wash out in the wilderness.
Stanslaus sunset
Sunset over the Stanislaus National Forest, California. A stunning display as late summer thunderstorms begin to form at sunset.
Blue storm of light
Late summer storm clouds forming as the blue hour begins. Stanislaus National Forest, California
Full moon rising over Capital Reef
Sunset from Cedar Breaks
The sun sets through a smoke filled landscape
Shadow Layers
A series of hills at dawn gives an abstract pattern of shadow and light
Aspen glow
Aspen trees shine in the morning light on a field of lava
Hickman Bridge
The reward at the end of the hike, Hickman Bridge in the early morning
Badland Mesa
The setting sun illuminates the changing patterns of a mesa in Utah
Mesa Badlands
The uplifted land that forms a series mesa in Utah's badlands
Alien Outcropping
A pair of sculpted rock formations
Skyward
A pocket of slickrock and sculpted rocks as the setting sun illuminates the pinnacle