A quick moving snow squall consumes the North Caineville mesa as it approaches its southern counterpart and the cottonwood lined Freemont river.
Soft early morning light filters through slide rock arch and the twisting bends of the Paria River in Paria Canyon.
A panoramic view of Paria Canyon into one of the "big rooms" where the walls really make you feel small. You can see the high water line as it is easily over my head on the left and wraps around to the right. In some spots in had to be about 15ft.
Colorful maples and aspens mingle together in a beautiful meadow in central Arizona.
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.
A panoramic view of the stunning elves chasm deep within the Grand Canyon.
A panoramic view of sunset over granite rapids. This really felt like the heart of the canyons interior. Note the water stain on the middle boulder. The low water made it possible to stand where I was without being swept down the river.
A panoramic view of the incredible layers, colors and textures from our beach camp along the Unkar Delta. This is the section of river that one may see from the South Rim of the Canyon from points like Desert View.
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.
An eight image panoramic of the milky way arching over the Superstition Mountains in Arizona.
A vertical panorama of remote rock formations in New Mexico.
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.