If you are near Capitol Reef National Park, and have a day to explore, go to the nearby Factory Butte area (west of Hanksville, UT) to behold some truly mind-blowing landscapes. For instance, Moonscape Overlook - a truly otherworldly vista - below.

Besides being otherworldly, Bryce Canyon National Park in Southern Utah is a great place for dark skies and astro photography. I was fortunate to capture both the Milky Way with the Tsuchshan-Atlas Comet right above an epic Bryce vista.

This is the Yellow Top formation at Yant Flat, a hidden gem near St. George in Southern Utah. The last 10 miles of driving is dicey so be aware.

I was fortunate to get a permit to hike The Wave in Vermillion Cliffs, AZ. Even better, an epic 2-day storm was just leaving the area as we arrived. #photography #desertsouthwest #thewave

The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah is a hidden gem - as big and spectacular as a national park (almost 2M acres), but almost nobody there. Very few trails so do your research and be prepared before going out onto the slickrock.
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Glacier National Park in northwest Montana is known as the American Alps, for good reason. This is a view of St. Mary Lake, backlit by a beautiful sunset. The optimal window for hiking and other warmer weather activities is rather short, from late June to mid-September.
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I was fortunate to be able to spend the night at Coyote Buttes South in Northern Arizona's Vermillion Cliffs National Monument. In addition to the geology and terrain, the night sky is spectacular.
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Yosemite Falls is the 5th tallest waterfall in the world. My wife and I hiked the Upper Falls trail to the top on the day before I shot this image. In mid-May, conditions were ideal, mainly because the runoff from winter snows in the Sierra Nevada Mountains was peaking.
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Hello all. I'm a landscape photographer specializing in the incomparable American West. This is Temple of the Moon, one of Southern Utah's many treasures, located in Cathedral Valley, Capitol Reef National Park.
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