Polychrome Overlook, Denail National Park
When my wife started talking about a possible trip to Alaska I started to look at places that were visually interesting and Polychrome Overlook was one of them that stood out as you can see why. The dramatic clouds were just icing on the cake.
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From Alaska 2016
Clouds Over Bristlecone Tree
Taken during a break of a summer thundershower in the White Mountains in the Schulman Grove.
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From Bristlecones 2012
Precipice Lake in the Morning Light
One of the highlights from the High Sierra Trail in Sequoia National Park. The morning I took this photo I was in a mad dash to get to the lake from the Hamilton Lakes before the morning sun snuck up over the cliffs. Thankfully I beat the sun and captured these wonderful blue tones in the lake.
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Framed Sequoia
This giant sequoia tree caught my eye mainly how the neighboring trees perfectly framed it for me from the trailhead. Taken in the Giant Forest Grove in Sequoia National Park.
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From Sequoia 2007
Lembert Dome Reflected on the Tuolumne River
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Milky Way Over the Watchman
Courtesy of a clear moonless spring night in Zion National Park. This shot was taken in the Watchman Campground literally outside my tent.
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From Zion 2015
Sunset in San Luis Valley, Great Sand Dunes National Park
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From Colorado 2017
Before Sunrise in Kawuneeche Valley
We were up before dawn in search of wildlife, mainly elk and moose. which were all over the place, but well out of range of my zoom lens. Needless to say the scenery wasn't bad either.
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From Colorado 2017
Swirling Layers, White Pocket
One of the things that sticks out the most of the White Pocket area in Arizona is the varying layers of sandstone and how they seem to have been violently mixed together like they went through a mixer. In many parts of this area you'll see these layers topped with what looks like a white 'cobblestone-like' layer seen here in the foreground.
It makes for some very dramatic images and quite a sight to see in person.ArizonaCaleb Westoncobblestonecolorlayersorangeredswirltexturevermillion cliffswhite pocketyellow
From Utah/Arizona 2014
Dead Horse Point Panoramic
Having seen a good deal of the southwestern US I have learned the places with bleak or ominous names are more than likely places with lots of spetacular visuals and Dead Horse Point lived up to that.
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From Utah/Arizona 2014
Mummified Abstract Design remains of a prickly pear cactus
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Clouds Creeping Over College Fjord
You may ask how a fjord in Alaska gets the name 'College', well it happens when a railroad baron burns out and decides to explore the last frontier to unwind. But he can't go by himself so he brings the best naturalists and scientists he knows with him, and after discovering this fjord filled with glaciers they decide to name them all after the colleges they and their wives attended.
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From Alaska 2016
Bristlecone Pine Trunk Texture Closeup
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From Bristlecones 2012
Dead Horse Point
Heavy storm clouds making a dramatic impact on the spetacular view from Dead Horse Point State Park
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From Utah/Arizona 2014
Close-up Look of the Grand Pacific Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska
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From Alaska 2016
Eureka Sand Dunes Closeup
A look at the varying contour lines and an ever-so-slight glimpse of the Last Chance mountains in the background
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Barn at Night
A night nice night scene in Oakhurst. The yellow light from a nearby neighbor's exterior lights made some interesting patterns on the wall of the barn and a nice contrast to all the blue night tones.
Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes
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Waterfowl Lake, Banff
One of the few lakes that wasn't frozen on our visit to Banff. The afternoon sun withdrawing from the lake made this a wonderful moment to capture
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From Banff/Jasper 2006
Summer Storm on Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park
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From Colorado 2017
Grand Canyon, South Rim #1
Patches of light scattered throughout the canyon made for some striking photos
From Arizona 2005
Entering a cloudy Glacier Bay National Park
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From Alaska 2016
Prince William Sound
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From Alaska 2016
Thor's Hammer
Normally from this view you would see the rest of what they call the Amphitheater of Bryce but the storm clouds rolled in to fog out the rest of the canyon. From this angle it may not look very mjolnir-y but from the more traditional view of this hoodoo entering the Canyon it does look more like Thor's famous hammer.
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From Bryce Canyon 2017
Fjord Visages - House on the Fjord
Shot near Bergen. Norway
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From Europe 2008
Summer Storm, Great Sand Dunes National Park
All the summer thunderstorms we encountered on our Colorado trip made for very dramatic skies wherever we went.
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From Colorado 2017
Bergen in the Mist - Harbor Ship
The weather was so good in Bergen I was almost concerned I wouldn't get any overcast days to get the true Norwegian spring weather. Thankfully we woke up our second to last day socked in with fog.
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From Europe 2008
From Bristlecones 2013
The Racetrack
One of my all-time favorite places to visit. This remote corner of Death Valley National Park boasts the famous moving rocks on the dry lakebed.
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From Big Pine Lakes 2018