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.
Earlier in the evening the wind was blowing Death Valley’s dust so hard that I refused to take my camera out of the backpack. Plus, thick clouds blocked any sight of the moon. But miraculously the wind stopped and the clouds parted about 1 a.m., allowing a splendid view of the total lunar eclipse and Milky Way. Death Valley National Park, CA.
From Artists Drive, Death Valley.
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley.
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley.
Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park.
The Racetrack, Death Valley National Park.
The Racetrack, Death Valley National Park.
Leaf litter from fallen Autumn leaves creates colorful pandemonium on the forest floor. Colorado.
The Milky Way rises alongside a majestic Red Cedar above Olmstead Point in Yosemite National Park, CA.
Balanced Rock. Arches National Park.