The High PassAt extremely high altitudes in Colorado, a few hearty trees attempt to grow in the harsh climate. When the frost sets in, it makes for a dramatic image.

Incredible light beams grace the giant redwood trees of the northern California coast

A small red barn looks like a lonely boat being tossed by ocean waves in the Palouse region of Washington

Summer wildflowers bloom along a glacial creek bed in the Central Oregon Cascade range

A wonderful evening spent with a dear friend on an incredible photography excursion to Arizona

Hopefully I chose correctly on this dramatic autumn morning in Colorado

A serenely calm morning greets the majestic Mt

A tremendous flow of lava erupts from the Bardarbunga volcano in Iceland

While hiking out of the dunes in Death Valley

Even more so at sunrise

Scaly patterns are carved into the desert wash in a remote region of Utah

leaving little river channels criss crossing the salt flats

so I was bound and determined to stay in this creek for as long as it took to make a decent image despite the frigid winter temperatures