Bright Angel Trail in Fog

Fog at the Grand Canyon’s South Rim

Bright Angel Trail in Fog

Some of my favorite shots from the Grand Canyon are the ones that leave people wondering where the Grand Canyon is. In a place where everybody takes a picture of the exact same view, it’s nice to take a picture where millions of people have taken a picture before and come away with something completely different.… Keep reading...

Trail Winding Through the Big Room

Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico

The main trail winding through the feature known as The Big Room. Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico

The caves beneath the surface at Carlsbad Caverns National Park were not only a spectacle to see, but were incredibly larger than I ever thought they could be. The features of the caves were mesmerizing in their scale and well worth the hike from the entrance to the end.… Keep reading...

Yucca Plant in Sand

Yucca Plant in White Sands National Monument

Yucca Plant in Sand

The best time to visit White Sands National Park, of course, is either during sunrise or sunset so that the plants cast long shadows stretching out over the dunes.  Of those two times though I’d much rather go during sunrise, when this shot was taken. While we were there at that time we saw only one other car.… Keep reading...

Red Canyon Hoodoos

Sunrise at Red Canyon, Utah

Red Canyon Hoodoos

On the way into Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, coming from the west, you’re initially greeted with an unexpected surprise. Most people aren’t familiar, or aren’t even expecting Red Canyon, a section of the Dixie National Forest that provides a small, but beautiful slice of what’s to come. Skirting the western edge of the Colorado Plateau, it offers a brief glimpse of the surprises and sights that await farther east.… Keep reading...