The first big stop on the way into Yellowstone National Park from the South Entrance is the West Thumb Geyser Basin. There’s all kinds of opportunities at any geyser basin for abstract photography, but for some reason I’m continually drawn to West Thumb, perhaps because it’s right on Yellowstone Lake. This particular one is from the Black Pool, which always looked more blue to me.… Keep reading...
On the second night out this past weekend we spent dusk at Mammoth Hot Springs waiting for the light of day to fade to take advantage of moonlight over the steamy landscape. I shot this panorama at the Upper Terrace as the colors in the distance were beginning to fade.… Keep reading...
It’s a rare site to see the West Fork Trail, north of Sedona, Arizona in Oak Creek Canyon, converted to such a winter wonderland. A thick snow as shown happens only a few times a year at most.… Keep reading...
This is the famous Grizzly Bear #399 of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. She’s here with her three cubs that she chased away to get them to go on their own just a month later. The entire Jackson Hole area has become quite fond of this particular grizzly bear for successfully raising all three cubs quite often in plain sight of visitors and locals.… Keep reading...
One of the more popular but underrated geysers in Yellowstone is the Great Fountain Geyser for its size and amazing display of color. I was hoping to see it go off, however time restrictions at the time prevented me from being able to wait around to see it, especially since it’s roughly every 9-15 hours.… Keep reading...
One of my favorite places to visit in southeastern Utah is Dead Horse Point State Park just outside of both Canyonlands National Park and Moab. The views of the Colorado River winding into Canyonlands are unparalleled.… Keep reading...