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2023 Fall Colors

Images from my annual Fall colors trip to Southwest Colorado.  Dolores Peak Sidelight Autumn Palette Blue and Gold Meander Autumn Mix Raspberry Frosted Grass Aspen Crossing Chair Mountain Sun Burst White and Gold...

Summer in Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park contains many well-known, beautiful locations. We spent a couple nights at the Thunder Lake back-country site (reserved way back in March), so that we could explore the...

Horseshoe Canyon

Horseshoe Canyon in Canyonlands National Park, Utah contains several collections of fascinating Barrier Canyon style pictographs. The canyon is beautiful all by itself, and the 7-mile round-trip hike...

Escalante Dunes

Small dune field in the backcountry of Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument, Utah.   Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument, Utah Grand Staircase – Escalante...

McKinney Falls State Park

A nice afternoon at McKinney Falls State Park near Austin, TX. Previous Next (click images to expand)...

Florida Palm Coast

A long weekend visiting my good friend Dave on Florida’s Palm Coast. It was my first time to the area, and I really enjoyed exploring the towns and natural areas. In February, many seek the South for...

Chatauqua Winter

A frosty morning at Chatauqua City Park in Boulder, Colorado...

Mancos Fall

Another new location for me this year – San Juan National Forest, near Mancos. The area had a nice variety of color, great mountain vistas and healthy undergrowth. The small grove with aspens...

Unforgettable Evening

Sometimes we get lucky, and we’re present at just the right location, at the right time, with conditions and views that are unforgettable. Then we can only hope that the images we create do justice to...

Ohio Pass

Ohio and Kebler Passes near Crested Butte are popular go-to locations for Colorado Fall Colors. And even though it has become more crowded over the years, it’s still worth the trip. The area grows...

Lake City

This year’s Colorado Fall colors turned later than usual. The usual, go-to locations showed only hints of yellow at the beginning of my trip. So, my friends and I visited some areas that we’d never...

Minnesota North Shore

A visit to the Minnesota North Shore - an incredible location with fantastic hiking, forests waterfalls and lakeshore scenes...