Early Snow
Early snow on Humphrey's Peak
Sunrise in the Valley of Fire
The sun rising over the peaks
Toadstools
Toadstool erosion formations in Grand Escalante Utah
Snowy Peak
The Wheeler Peak Wilderness in the Taos Mountains offers some commanding peaks
Waterfall Ice Cave
A waterfall ice cave, looking almost otherworldy. Difficult photo to get, and the colors are so surreal. It's hard to believe it's really like this.
Weathered Sandstone
A dramatic outcropping of weathered sandstone in the Valley of Fire, Nevada
Deception Falls
Deception Falls, WA
Coral Dunes
Second Dune at the Coral Dunes Park near Kanab Utah looking fabulous in the setting sun
Fiery Sunset
A vivid and fiery sunset brought about by a wonderful atmospheric condition
Red Rock Tower
A massive tower of windswept red sandstone in the amazing Valley of Fire, Nevada
Sandias Mountains
The Sandias sliding by on my way to Taos
Rock Ledge on First Dune
The rock ledge on First Dune that started it all at the Coral Sands park
Hiking the red hill 9
Hiking the red hills of Nevada
Moon over Sedona 4
The moon setting right in a beautiful Sedona rock formation. Timing and location are everything
From Sedona
Sandstone Upthrust
The geological pressures involved in producing such an interesting and complex formation are just beyond imagining. The area around Lake Mead in Nevada has fascinating geology
Sandstone Bear
To me, this beautiful eroded formation has the appearance of a giant snarling bear
Eroded Sandstone Path
The eroded sandstone follows the path of the flash floods so common in this area
Through the slot cañón
This extremely narrow slot cañón is no place to be during a flash flood!
Aspen and Pine
The contrast between the flaming golden Aspen and the dark green Pine is part of the beauty of this mountain region
Ridgeline
Snow and dormant trees dot this ridgeline that rises above a bright verdant orchard
Colored Layers
The brightly colored layers of sandstone leading to a wind and rain carved slot canyon in the Valley of Fire
Gold and Black 3
The aspens in full glow against the nearly black volcanic rock and golden grass produce a patchwork of color
Touch of Fall
The aspens beginning to turn and producing bright spots of color on the mountains under the moody monsoon skies of Fall
Black Canyon Trail 1
Series of shots showing some of the beautiful Black Canyon Trail
Sandstone Spires
Sandstone and red rock spires rise sharply from the ground in Sedona's Secret Wilderness
From Sedona
Riding by Courthouse
Riding by Courthouse in Sedona
Red Rock Cañón
Beautiful descent into the red rocks of the Valley of Fire
What a Sky
Reprocessing of one of my early digital shots of a vibrant Arizona Sunset
Courthouse End
Passing the tail end of Courthouse, one of Sedona's most breathtaking formations
From Sedona
Seven in the golden aspen
Nothing like a Fall ride!
Trickling Waterfalls
For a brief period after a rainfall, you can see and hear lots of tiny waterfalls pouring down the sides of the giant sandstone and limestone buttes
From Sedona
Monterey Coast
Monterey Coast, always beautiful, always cold.
Paria
A shot of the mountains near the Paria set in Grand Escalante Utah
Humphrey's Peak
Humphrey's Peak quite short on snow for December
Mountain Sunset
Sunset over the Mogollon Rim
Forest Path 2
An attempt to convey the feeling of riding the Stagecoach Trail in a few pictures. 2/6
Grand Escalante
Grand Escalante, view of a mountain range rising over 1,000' above the dunes. Truly a sight to see.
First Light
First Light breaks over the desert
Tracking Dinosaurs
Carefully surveying the wide sandstone deposits of a 100 million year old oasis looking for the dinosaur prints preserved in the fragile sandstone of Grand Escalante.
A touch of flocking
Brilliant blue sky and bright white snow mix with the trees themselves to produce the ideal winter conditions for my shots
Wheeler Peak Wilderness
The Wheeler Peak Wilderness in the Taos Mountains
Courthouse Butte
The incredibly beautiful Courthouse Butte. One of the great landmarks of Sedona
From Sedona