Daily Landscape 2012
Fallen Leaves
Petrified Dunes at Sunrise Snow Canyon State Park
Stalagmite World in Lewis and Clark Cavern State Park
Orange Tree Reflected in Slot Canyon
Yellow Autumn, Dark Cliffs During a snow flurry, I photographed this isolated tree branch in Zion national park. Full peak-color yellow leaves stand out against the black and red cliffs of Zion Canyon
Peaks of Winter Zion's Tower of the Virgin has peaks jutting to the clouds, catching late autumn snow storms.
Fallen Log, First Snow
Hayfield, Hay Rolls and Mountains
Hayfield, Hay Rolls and Mountains Black and white shot of a beautiful farm scene
Rolls of Hay Bursting sunlight unevenly dropped through the valley and on the distant Montana mountains while these massive rolls of hay waited for collection. Beautiful and quiet, these rolls disappeared the next day. Farmers don't sit still very long.
Padre Canyon Scenery Just climb up this canyon and discover a hidden gem in Snow Canyon State Park!
This waterfall fell in numerous small drops of 1 to 6 feet, all adding up to a spectacular, temporary beauty.
Rabbit Ears on a strangely metamophorosized rock at White Pocket
Desert Bighorn Sheep in Valley of Fire
Petrified Pools in Snow Canyon state park. This small pool and vegetation set amid the sandstone formed a beautiful pocket of life. The sandstone formations are often called the "petrified sand dunes"
Stalactite Connection in Lewis and Clark Cavern State Park
Swirly Slot smooth sculpted slot with reflection of canyons walls
Zion Snowstorm in November
Damn Beaver Half-eaten tree showing beavers at work.
Court of the Patriarchs Zion National Park's main canyon has 3 enormous cliffs names after Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. This shot includes the first two and is highlighted by tall amber grasses in the foreground. Light snow filled the air, making the distant cliffs hazy
Rolled up
Fenced In Plenty of forest fires in Idaho made Montana hazy through the summer. This evening, orange haze slowly settled around everything. My lonely old cabin sat in the center of the valley watching time pass.
Moss and Sandstone To get the whole sloping plane of rock in focus, I tilted my 17mm tilt-shift lens slightly. Perfect tool for the job.
Padre Canyon is one of the most beautiful locations inside Snow Canyon State Park. A beautiful waterfall formed during a heavy downpour.
Orange Walls and White Pockets
Orange Walls and White Pockets
Desert Tarantula
Sunrise without Clouds in Snow Canyon state park. This small pool and vegetation set amid the sandstone formed a beautiful pocket of life
Stalagmite Tower in Lewis and Clark Cavern State Park. Plenty of other stalactites were also hanging around.
Undressed
Tree Trunk A cottonwood during peak fall foliage in Zion national park
Autumn Cottonwoods in Zion National Park. The leaves were at peak color. This isolated colorful branch stands out against the distant zion cliffs
Raccoon Stepping Forward Light snow was falling as this raccoon crossed my path. You can see some snow on his back.
Waiting in the Field Montana in the late summer. These huge rolls of hay were just there, beautiful as anything could be. I stopped and took their pictures for about 30 or 45 minutes. This really big roll in the foreground works as a lead-in object for the rest of the background rolls. I drove by here a couple days later and all the rolls were gone.
Across the Valley Haze from forest fires made the view to the other side of the Madison Valley difficult and dramatic.
Padre Canyon Plunge Pool
Tall Cliffs of Snow Canyon on the Three Ponds trail
Twisted Floor of White Pocket
The Sharp and the Soft yellow flowers form a net of color over lava rocks in Snow Canyon state park
Looking out over the prairie at the grass that is greener on the other side
East Rim Trail as it passes through Echo Canyon
Cactus Land
Two Towers These two towers make up 2 of the 3 Patriarchs at Zion national park. The colorful cottonwood trees and grasses made a gorgeous scene.
Abraham's Face This Zion mountain is named after the biblical figure Abraham. It stands in the Court of the Patriarchs. On a snowy day, I visited and took this telephoto image: snow sticks to the higher elevations and on level surfaces but the sheer cliffs remain bare.
Glory Tree Zion National Park in early November is perfect for an autumn explosion of color. I saw this tree from quite a distance: the branching trunk and the different leaf colors struck me as quite beautiful
Autumn Fields towards the end of the season, these rolls of hay were bundled up for winter storage
Alone in the Valley, this cabin looks north as the sunset nears. Green and yellow grasses surround everything, even extending up the distant Madison Range mountains.
Lush Vegetation in Padre Canyon feeds off the waterfalls and temporary streams. I hiked through this slot canyon after a heavy rainstorm dumped water on southern Utah for 2 week straight.
Northwestern Wall: White Pocket
Small Tree and Reflection from Snow Canyon State Park. I like this telephoto landscape with the lovely picturesque tree and distant white cliffs
Moqui (Moki) Marbles
Purple Stalagmite Fantasy in Lewis and Clark Cavern State Park
Leaves in a Bog
Fall Turns to Winter During a snow flurry, I photographed this isolated tree branch in Zion national park. Most leaves had fallen off but a few remained and stood out from the red cliffs of Zion Canyon.
Winter's Arrival An early snowstorm came of the heels of peak autumn color in Zion national park this year. Snow and incredible leaves mixed here and there. At the Tower of the Virgin, snow dusted the top of the cliffs while the cottonwood trees below showed off their colors
Snow Vessels These two autumn leaves naturally curved upwards and held freshly-fallen snow like a small bowl
Hay There
Rolling to the Mountains These rolls of hay were on the move, or so it seemed. They had a great field to play on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
Montana Gold Golden sunset light turns the grasses, cabin, mountains and rocks a magical color as the day ends. This special color of light is due to the sun setting and also the smoke and haze from nearby Idaho wildfires.
Approaching Padre Canyon Waterfall
Sizzling Sunset Sunset's ray lit up this wall like it was tinder.
Storm over Sand Coral Pink Sand Dunes