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  • Layers of richly colored sky and mountain ranges are a literal symbol of the desert in the American West. This Spring Mountain sunset glows with last light at sundown in the image made during the visit of the comet NEOWISE in 2020.
    Spring Mountain Sunset
  • Virgin River sunset, Gold Butte Territory<br />
Historic and beautiful Gold Butte is bounded on the west by the Virgin River, slowly meandering through the Mormon Mesa in northern Clark County. Water is the lifeblood of the western desert and in this image, that flowing life reflects a brilliant sunset in the spring of the year. Home to desert tortoises, coyote, quail, road runners, petroglyphs and the elusive but well-adapted Bundy cattle herd, miners, hunters, hikers and photographers now freely roam the fascinating geology of the desert range.
    Virgin River sunset, Gold Butte Terr..tory
  • Rich color fills the sky over central Nevada at sunset. This view from nearly 10,000 feet shows distant peaks and ranges with a visual distance of over 60 miles of open country. Traveling and camping in this kind of territory restores the soul and brings personal peace. 2nd Annual Great Nevada Exploratory Photographic Expedition - 2014
    Summit Mountain sunset, central Nevada
  • Storms in the western desert arise in an instant, with furious wind and rain in cloudbursts. And so often, especially at sunset, the storm will break. A narrow window of light will appear at the desert horizon between heaven and earth. This rainbow appeared at a perfect moment in time, offering redemption from danger and fear, bringing instead, peace and hope.
    Redemption, Cedar Breaks NM
  • This view of Watchman Peak and the Virgin River is a classic western image. Along with a million other photographers, I have stopped on the bridge in the middle of Zion National Park on every trip I've ever made through the canyon. This one is my personal favorite. Made in deepest, darkest January, the inclination of the sun is low and far to the south, illuminating the ridge with mellow sunset and warming the distant Eagle Crags with a surrounding cape of snow.
    The Virgin and the Watchman
  • Some of the best views of the Grand Canyon may be had on the north rim, where there are fewer people, less constructed development and more solitude. When changing weather flows through, clouds and broken light join forces for great image-making in color and composition in the sky. If you're looking to change your outlook on life, change your view of the world. I spent all day at this location before making this image. Even having no hope of a great sunset during the day, I stayed for hours wandering among ponderosa groves, photographing tiny ground blossoms with a macro lens, snoozing, snacking and sitting in the shade. At end of day, God's light moved to the edge of the horizon and revealed a beautiful moment to seal the day.
    Where Earth Meets Heaven
  • The sandstone wilderness of the southwestern deserts makes a perfect destination for a wandering photographer. Ancient sand dunes, frozen in time time now rise in sloping forms of distinctive shape, line and texture. Both physically challenging and mentally renewing at the same time, isolation allows one to focus and recharge the creative powers.
    Sandstone Nation
  • Clear water and shady cover dresses Lamoille Creek, near where it exits one of the most beautiful canyons in north America. Bright greens and the beginning of fall's favorite color - yellow - covers the cottonwoods bending over the bend in the creek.
    Lamoille Creek, northern Nevada
  • Literally 30 seconds after making this exposure, lightning stuck where my tripod had stood. When the monsoonal flows come to the Mojave desert in southern Nevada, storms like this spring up frequently and with little warning. This image (a single exposure) displayed all the mighty power that nature can bring, with sheets of rain, multiple bolts and deafening thunder. Thirty mile-per-hour wind drove the storm directly at me while I set up my gear and tested the exposure, then began making exposures to capture the action. Never underestimate the power of nature . . . and always be prepared.
    Power From on High
  • Like a prayer whispered in secret, the Milky Way seems to ascend into the heavens above the outreached arms of slender aspen trees in autumn. Great Basin National Park is a wonderful place to seek God and nature. Located so remotely from cities and towns that it is one of the best places in the lower 48 states. Clear skies and cool nights allow for excellent views into the heavens.
    A Whispered Prayer, Wheeler Peak, Nevada
  • Widow's Milkvetch, Astragalus Layneae
    Widow's Milkvetch, Astragalus Layneae
  • Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja angustifolia
    Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja angust..olia
  • When winter hands off to spring with just the right conditions, seeds from wildflower annuals soften their coats, swell and germinate after having waited sometimes for years. Then the miracle of renewal occurs and the desert blooms in glory for a few wonderful weeks.
    Wildflowers near the Cottonwood Trai..e NP
  • This lone and proud bloom stands in a sandy wash in the mountains of the Mojave Desert. Fresh flooding that disturbs the sand encourages germination and a chance for the plant to grow without competition.
    Desert Chicory (Rafinesquia Neomexicana)
  • The evening primroses in the desert are often found along with sand verbena and other blooming annuals.
    Evening Primrose and Purple Sand Verbena
  • The evening primroses in the desert are often found along with sand verbena and other blooming annuals.
    Primrose Curves
  • Here’s a cocky little fellow in the Mojave desert of  Clark County, Nevada perched atop a Mojave yucca. He always leads the way with Mrs. Quail and the kids following, sometimes running ahead and finding an elevated lookout so he scout for food and water. When he finds it, he throws his head back to clear his throat and closes his eyes and let’s loose.
    Gambel's quail calling the flock
  • Mule deer are marvelous creatures. This one, feeding in a marshy meadow at dawn in northern Nevada, is carrying a baby soon to be born. Wild irises bloom in the background; sage in the front.
    Mule deer doe, Great Basin, Nevada
  • Delicate white blossoms of the Dune Evening Primrose appear after sundown as they begin to release their fragrance to attract pollinators. The evening primroses are often found along with sand verbena and other blooming annuals.
    Night Blooms
  • When winter hands off to spring with just the right conditions, seeds from wildflower annuals soften their coats, swell and germinate after having waited sometimes for years. Then the miracle of renewal occurs and the desert blooms in glory for a few wonderful weeks.
    Wildflowers in Joshua Tree NP
  • Pray for Peace and hope to all today . . . <br />
Matthew 26:28 ". . . Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:<br />
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."
    Peace and Hope
  • With a grand scale of contrast, Schwabacher's Pond on the Snake River is usually presented in color photographs. Here, the natural grand scale of contrast deserves a monochrome version.
    Schwabacher Pond, Grand Teton NP
  • The Desert Star blooms in the early spring wave of annual wildflowers, preferring open sandy soil with gentle drainage. They're darn cute and in the category of 'belly flowers.'
    Desert Star (Monoptilon Bellioides)
  • The American West is home to many dune systems, none more appealing than those found in Death Valley National Park.
    The Power Curve
  • Wild and free and the perfect symbol of life in the Nevada rangelands. Given enough free browse and open water, mustangs prosper. When their range is limited, they suffer just like any other animal in the wild. There are conflicting opinions of how to best manage Nevada’s wild mustang herds. But to see a gang of them running free through the sage with flying manes and tails, with a powerful stallion at the lead is a genuine thrill.
    Wild mustangs, White Pine county
  • Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park contains a town built in the 1890s that is preserved in a state of arrested decay. A true Nevada ghost town, many of Berlin’s original buildings remain and some of its original residents are interred in the town’s cemetery. Trails throughout the town site tell the story of Berlin and its mine. The park is also home to the most abundant concentration, and largest known remains, of Ichthyosaurs, an ancient marine reptile that swam in a warm ocean that covered central Nevada 225 million years ago. The fossils are protected and displayed at the park’s Fossil House. For nostalgic reasons, this ranger station just totally appeals to me, with open range before it and the US and Nevada flags flying together in the desert breeze.
    Berlin, Nevada
  • Always the first 'gold' found in the desert every spring, the Mojave Gold Poppy opens early when first lit by sunlight, lasting until the end of day.
    Golden Arches - Mojave Gold Poppy (E..rma)
  • The evening primroses in the desert are often found along with sand verbena and other blooming annuals.
    California Evening Primrose (Oenothe..ica)
  • This may be the last fine art landscape photograph of beautiful Lamoille Canyon's famous aspen forests. (See addendum below).<br />
    Gouged out by ancient glaciers, Lamoille Canyon in the Ruby Mountains is a gem. Streams altered by beaver ponds and year-round water freshen the landscape and welcome hikers and hunters. Vigorous aspen and cottonwoods offer rich color in the fall. The peaks are all well above 10,000 feet and inspire positivity to visitors. Elko County residents can be proud of their beautiful Rubies.<br />
    Addendum: The Range Two Fire burned in the Ruby Mountains near Elko and tore over multiple ridge lines and quickly consumed approximately 5,000 acres after starting on Sunday, September 30, 2018. The wind drove flames into Lamoille Canyon, scorching the popular recreation area from "bottom to top," according to Erica Hupp, public information officer for the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. This is indeed a sad event that will not be restored for well over 100 years.
    Lamoille Autumn
  • A rancher heads home at the end of the day in Lamoille, (Elko County) Nevada. The road runs exactly east-west; this perfectly backlit shot is best done on only two days of the year; vernal and autumnal equinox.
    Ranch road, Lamoille, Nevada
  • There's something wistful about aspens that are just a day past peak color. Clustered on the high slopes of Timber Creek, these aspens flare in brief glory before the winds of winter. This steep and beautiful side canyon affords solitude and rejuvenation to a camera-carrying traveler. The Schell Creek Mountain Range is home to a large and rambling spruce, fir, and aspen forest. This is a great place to escape to for urban refugees. Call on your Boy Scout training if you go: water, fuel, spare tires, food, good boots and a warm woolen blanket. And a sharp pocket knife.
    Timber Canyon, Success Loop, White P...jpg
  • Peace in Kolob<br />
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This image of a wheat field in mid-spring on the Kolob Plateau of southern Utah was made on legacy 4x5 color transparency film. Imagine the sense of peace at sunset when not a breath of wind stirred the delicate stalks. Meanwhile the camera shutter whirred away at f/64 for 3 seconds - I love that sound. To a large format photographer, having worked at setting up a folding wooden field camera, reading a light meter, making all the adjustments while viewing the image upside down and backwards on ground glass, that whirring shutter sound itself is the satisfying reward for all the labor and patience. Digital is the new king, but oh how sweet the days of film were when rich colors of a scene like this could be found and created on 4-inch by 5-inch film masters.
    Peace in Kolob
  • A Super Blue Blood Moon<br />
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Glowing with heavenly as well as earthly light, the Las Vegas temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the moon in the heavens reflect illumination of a different kind, with the city lights of Las Vegas in the background. <br />
This image, a composite made on January 31, 2018, was created during the rare Super Blue Blood Moon event (kind of like a triple-dog-dare) between 4:00 am and 7:30 am from an elevated observation site on Sunrise Mountain. This moon gets its unscientific name from a combination of three types of moons, all occurring at the same time.<br />
A Super Moon is at its closest distance from earth and appears slightly larger and brighter than usual, although barely noticeable to casual stargazers.<br />
A Blue Moon occurs under two different occasions: either the second full moon in one month or the third full moon in a season that has a total of four full moons.<br />
Blood Moon is the name for a full lunar eclipse and can only occur on a full moon event. The term denotes the reddish color that overtakes the moon due to a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering, the same effect that causes colorful sunrises and sunsets.<br />
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Although there will soon be more Super Moons, more Blue Moons and more Blood Moons – even Super Blue Moons – there will not be another Super Blue Blood Moon event until January 31, 2037.<br />
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To make this image, the photographer set up tripod and camera at the onset and made repeated images with the moon first appearing high in the sky. By forecasting the arc of the moon and earth rotations, the position of the moon was predicted and possible to visually place along its path as the temple spires came into view. The image required changing lenses, however the tripod remained stable in a single location throughout the entire event. The composite was then blended and the final print was created.
    Temple Moon – Signs in the Heavens
  • Mojave sunset rainbow
  • Sunset overlook panorama.jpg