Cirque of the Towers, Wind River Range

The Wind River Range is in Wyoming, south of Jackson. The closest town is Pinedale. It’s an easy place to drive to and so has many visitors. The Cirque of the Towers is a sweeping arc of sheer granite pinnacles along the spine of the continental divide. Here are a few images:

Cirque of the Towers Panorama from Jackass Pass

Pingora Peak in the Morning Light

Steeple Peak and Lost Temple Spire from the trail to Deep Lake

Cirque of the Towers and wildflowers

Warrior Peak in the Moonlight

Pingora Peak Close-up

Warbonnet Peak from Jackass Pass

Pingora Peak and Lonesome Lake from Jackass Pass

Warbonnet Peak and Waterfall from the upper cirque basin

Liberty Bell, North Cascades

Point of the Arches and Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park

Fantastic weather and a waning moon brought me to the coast on Saturday in another attempt to capture some decent nighttime images.

Sunset comes before starlight.

This image is facing north along Shi Shi Beach. There were probably 30 people camping along its arc. Several campfires interspersed…The orange glare is from the settlement of Neah Bay.

Here are the sea stacks of Point of the Arches with a starry crown.

Morning presented some sumptuous lighting…

Skagit County Sunsets

Skagit County is in the northwest corner of Washington State. Sunsets in the valley are magnificent, full of hue and texture. Expanses of sky, fields of flowers (and/or mud!), barns and tulips, its a great place to capture colors.

Pink Tulips A-Glow

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Yellow Tulips and a golden sky

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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Looking out of the Subway, along Left Fork Creek in Zion National Park

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Hidden Valley, Zion National Park

Along Zion Valley Road the tourist bus makes many stops. Trailheads lead up to all sorts of fabulous places. One of the stops, “Weeping Rock” has trails leading to Observation Point, Weeping Rock and Hidden Valley.
Climbing up the switchbacks which have been cleverly crafted into the cliff face one reaches a junction and veers right, up into Hidden Canyon.
What a wonderful place to spend an afternoon exploring! A sandy floor hemmed in by wonderfully colored rock walls…Zion is truly a gem, a fantastically diverse park full of surprises. This formation is on the underside of a rock overhang…not sure how it got there…

Walls in Hidden Canyon

Grotto full of hikers: Joe, Max and Sveta

Close-up of the upside-down hole…

Left Fork Canyon, Zion National Park

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