Dappled light over the Colorado River and layers of the Grand Canyon as the monsoon storm moves across.
A very wet monsoon has brought plenty of greenery to the Grand Canyon. One of the canyons most difficult rapids, Hance Rapid, can be seen bottom center illuminated by the breaking sun. At full view, you can see a rafting group beached along the river to the bottom right who will navigate Hance the next day.
A double rainbow emerges out of the Grand Canyon as light begins to paint the distant layers.
Big waves crash along the coast of Oahu as a storm brews in Hawaii.
bands of fog and thermal mist weave in and out of the forest valley's at sunrise in Yellowstone National Park.
Twilight begins to fall upon Bryce Canyon National Park and it's hoodoos on a blustery New Years day.
One of the most spectacular views along the Apache Trail which weaves through the Superstition Mountains. From here, you can see Four Peaks, Canyon Lake, First Water Canyon, and even parts of the Superstition ridge line (just out of frame). The skies were some of the most spectacular I have seen in this area, and the show just kept getting better and better.
A colorful sunset dances over the remote and rugged Hewitt Ridge in the Superstition Mountains.
A fiery sunset over the Superstition Mountains as a winter storm clears out. The light on this particular evening was perhaps the best I've seen in this area.
A panoramic view of the colorful candy land like badlands of Zabriskie Point under soft morning light in Death Valley National Park.
A panoramic view of Zabriskie Point during a colorful sunrise showcasing the incredible layers and colors of badlands, badwater basin, and the panamint mountains beyond with snow capped telescope peak.
Lightning strikes down on the Superstition Mountains during an evening monsoon storm.
A wildfire sparks up in the Superstition Wilderness of Arizona. An incredibly wet winter led to incredibly dry and robust foliage making for perfect wildfire fuel. An unfortunate act of human nature was the cause of this particular fire.
An eight image panoramic of the milky way arching over the Superstition Mountains in Arizona.
Vibrant sunrise skies blanket the cactus filled landscape of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Southern Arizona. Two giant namesake Organ Pipes anchor this panoramic scene with one almost consuming a Saguaro cactus.
Fresh snow and low hanging clouds sweep through an amphitheater of rugged stone spires at sunrise in the Superstition Mountains on new years day 2019.
A vertical panorama of remote rock formations in New Mexico.
Sedona's iconic Cathedral Rock reflects in freshly filled slickrock pools after a monsoon storm clears out.
A panoramic view of Lake Powell under the arching milky way as it rises early in the morning. Navajo mountain sits center as the core of the milky way seems to begin just above tower butte near Page.
A panoramic view of twilight over the impressive and expansive view of Lake Powell from Alstrom Point. On the distant horizon, Navajo Mountain rises like a beacon of the southwest.
A panoramic view of golden lit sand dunes and distant badlands as the hazy atmosphere of a clearing sandstorm reveal the landscape of Death Valley National Park.
Golden morning light over the Mesquite Flat sand dunes in Death Valley National Park, CA.
The last glimpse of the milky way shines above the mountains and flooded basin before the sun rises just below. Being out on the flooded basin under the stars was rather hypnotizing. As quiet a place as I've ever experienced. Death Valley, California.
A 180 degree panoramic view of the salt patterns in a dry Badwater Basin as the Panamint Mountains light up in a fiery orange hue at sunrise. Death Valley, California.