Sunset at Dead Horse Point

The sun sets over the deep canyons below Dead Horse Point State Park in Utah as a hiker takes in the vast expanses and dramatic views. This image was published in the November 2016 issue of Backkpacker Magazine. Found on page 22, it was included in the "Playlist" segment describing great hikes and backpacking trips around the country.

Dusty Boots

Not a bad view from Dead Horse Point State Park, with a little shout out to those dusty boots that get me where I need to go!

Dead Horse Point State Park

Evan on Moab Rim

Evan navigates one of the first obstacles along the Moab Rim Trail in his modified and capable Willy's Jeep.

Moab Rim Overlook

The views are incredible from the ridge overlooking the La Salle mountains and the town of Moab from the Moab Rim Trail.

Mason on Moab Rim

A Window to the Past

I have always been rather fascinated with the ruins scattered around the southwest, built a thousand or more years ago by a culture we know as the Ancestral Puebloans (once called the Anasazis). You almost can't hike a canyon in southeastern Utah or southwestern Colorado without finding some ruin tucked away high up on a cliff or perched precariously on the edge of a sandstone precipice. I think it's the imagining of what their life must have been like that piques my curiosity. Trying to picture them building these carefully crafted structures which still bear their fingerprints in many cases; picturing women grinding corn while the kids play nearby; picturing them sitting in the warm winter sun of their south-facing veranda with the fresh fluffy snow of a recent storm blanketing the landscape around them. All of these images fill my mind as I sit and admire the ruins of once spectacular structures. A recent trip to Hovenweep and Canyon of the Ancients was no exception. I admire these places because, as the light seeps through the window in this picture, images of the past seeps through these ruins in my mind. Each ruin is in itself, a window to the past.

Little Ruin Canyon

The sun sets on a dusty spring evening over Little Ruin Canyon at Hovenweep National Monument.

Pike's Peak Sunrise from Castle Rock

A beautiful pink hue paints the high clouds drifting over Pike's Peak on a cold January morning.

First Light on Sneffels

Sneffels has been the star lately, but she truly is deserving of the attention! This scene was a beautiful sunrise with fresh snow on the peak and the aspens glowing in the foreground. So here is another view! 24x36" Canvas print in stock--use contact form to order! #15-0227

Chautauqua Meadows Sunrise #2

The sky was beautiful on this day, with the broken clouds gently illuminated by the soft rose-colored glow of dawn. It's a beautiful place regardless, but sometimes the moment that one is present makes all the difference in the world. September 2015

Flatirons Sunset Panorama #2

The warm glow of sunset radiates above the notch in the Flatirons west of Boulder, CO. September 2015

Animas Forks Flowers

Flowers bloom on a beautiful summer day in Animas Forks, a popular ghost town outside of Silverton, CO. August 2015.

Burns Gulch Waterfall and Cabin

This waterfall and miner's cabin are at Burns Gulch, just below Animas Forks on the Animas River. It's a reminder of days gone by in Colorado when hopeful people flocked to the mountains of Colorado in hopes of striking it rich--to ultimately find a more comfortable life. While a few did find their fortune, many just found a very hard way of life. Now people flock to the mountains--ironically often in search of their own struggle of sorts, to search the peaks and valleys and to learn who they truly are. In these struggles is often found a richness of life that can't be found in the comforts of modern living; and so they return, time and again in search of that richness--in search of themselves. 16x24" infused aluminum print in stock--use contact form to order! #16-0264

Bryce Canyon Hoodoos and Tree

As seen from the Queen's Garden trail, a tiny shrub of a tree clings to the white hoodoos in Bryce Canyon National Park

Sunrise at Inspiration Point

Sunrise at Inspiration Point at Bryce Canyon National Park as the beautiful clouds began to break up and scatter over the park.

A Window and a Fin

A lone tree sits atop a fin with a window along the Queen's Garden trail in Bryce Canyon National Park

Light on the Hoodoos #2

When the light of the morning hit the rocks on this lovely Sunday morning, we couldn't help but stop to take in the brilliant glow. It was as if the light came from within the towers themselves and the rest of the canyon was glowing from their brilliance. This image was recognized as one of the top 250 (out of thousands of international entries) in the 2015 Denver Audubon Society's "Share the View" photo contest.

Bryce Canyon Bristlecone Snag

The stories of years gone by are held captive in the fading rings of a bristlecone pine as the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon tower above. August 2015

Crestones and Sand Dunes #5

Crestone Peak and the Crestone Needle jut up from the Sangre De Cristo Range above the Great Sand Dunes National Park. March 2015.

Crestones and Sand Dunes #2

Crestone Peak and the Crestone Needle jut up from the Sangre De Cristo Range above the Great Sand Dunes National Park. March 2015. 20x30" canvas print in stock. Use contact form to order. #15-0183

10th Mountain Hut

The 10th Mountain Cabin, one of the huts belonging to the 10th Mountain Huts system, soaks up the winter sun below Homestake Peak in the mountains of Colorado.

Blossoming Yoshino Cherry

The cherry blossoms explode from a Yoshino Cherry tree in Washington, D.C.