Melting Arches

Melting Arches

Arches National Park, Moab, Utah: Some places have been photographed so many times in such heroic fashion that it becomes difficult to see what is really going on. Arches is such a place for me. Everyone has seen the famous photos of the park’s namesake rock...
Majestic Desolation

Majestic Desolation

Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah: The Bonneville Salt Flats seem to hold the mysteries of the Universe—they stretch so far you sense the curvature of time and space while standing on their salty white surface. There is no bad time to photograph this amazing place, no...
Pyramid Lake

Pyramid Lake

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Land, Nevada: Tamarack Tufas are massive here at Pyramid Lake Western Nevada north of Reno. As is often the case, graffiti is sprayed on the rocks by those wishing to leave their marks as crudely as a dog would on a sidewalk. What a shame. I...
Morning Mesas

Morning Mesas

Lake Powell, Utah: Much controversy surrounds the amazing area of Glen Canyon, now Lake Powell. From the forcible movement of Navajo to this desert land, to the construction of the massive Glen Canyon Damn at Page, Arizona. With the massive man made lake, having more...
San Jacinto Mirror

San Jacinto Mirror

Palm Springs, California: A desert landscape with such a large lake must be a mirage, but it’s not. As is possible with so much man does, there is room for adding beauty to the land, as is the case with many of the desert lakes created for the golfing crowd. Click...