A rising moon--actually at about 11 o'clock--highlights the landscape and warms the night sky. Monument Valley, AZ.
Monument Valley, AZ.
The early summer Milky Way arches over Monument Valley, AZ.
Infrared. Big Chief and Castle Buttes dot the horizon behind the West Mitten. Monument Valley, AZ.
The West Mitten, Monument Valley, AZ.
East Mitten, Monument Valley, AZ.
Monument Valley, AZ.
The formation known as Yei Bi Chei (including the commonly named Totem Pole) represents Navajo spiritual gods and is viewed as dancers emerging from a Hogan. Monument Valley, AZ.
Infrared. Monument Valley, AZ.
Sunset in Monument Valley.
Storm clouds brew over Mystery Valley on the Navajo Nation, AZ.
The valley as viewed from Navajo Code Talker Outpost (previously named Artist Point). Monument Valley, AZ.
Monument Valley, AZ.
After weeks of planning, the big day had arrived. A total lunar eclipse beginning just after sunset and evolving between Sedona's Courthouse Butte and Bell Rock. But just as things got underway, in rolled a heavy cloud cover. We enjoyed only a couple of breaks in the clouds all evening, but tried to make the most of them. May 15, 2022.
A gap in the night's cloud cover reveals the total lunar eclipse and stars over Sedona's Bell Rock. May 15, 2022.
The nearly full moon sets before sunrise behind Lane Peak.
Welcome to a new day from Reflection Lake.
The rock that forms Steptoe Butte is more than 400 million years old. The Palouse, Washington.
The butte forms a quartzite "island" that juts out from the silty soil typical of the Palouse hills. The Palouse, Washington.
Near Highway 195. The Palouse, Washington.
Leafless in June, one wonders if this old tree has succumbed to old age and the elements. How long did it keep watch over this country road and surrounding fields? The Palouse, Washington.