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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷
@jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com
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Mountain photographer in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. Heaps more photos at https://www.MountainPhotography.com & gallery websites for photographers at https://www.WideRangeGalleries.com
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Clouds clear off of Mount #Sneffels on a glorious bluebird morning today after a snowstorm at the start of December. #SanJuanMountains, #Colorado Winter is finally here!!! ❄️☃️
Snowstorm clouds clear off of Mount Sneffels at the start of December.
December 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Morning light on the convoluted sandstone terrain of the #canyonlands of southern #Utah on a chilly November morning. More photos here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/betw...
Morning light on the convoluted sandstone terrain in the canyonlands of southern Utah.
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Walking through a grove of golden quaking #aspens is one of nature's most beautiful experiences, like entering a natural cathedral with sacred light. See my gallery of #Colorado #fallcolors photos here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/autu...
Aspen forest in the fog - September, Colorado. Rich sunset light filters through the aspens near Marble, Colorado. Golden aspen leaves flutter to the ground on a breezy day at the tail end of autumn in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado Golden light in golden aspens deep in the West Elk Wilderness, Colorado.
September 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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In early September we had to retreat unexpectedly from a backpack trip in the #WindRiverRange of #Wyoming due to #wildfire smoke from the nearby #DollarLakeFire.

Check out more photos and stories from this unique and surreal trek here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/smok...
Sunset light on Fremont Peak reflected in Island Lake in the Wind River Range, Wyoming. A smoky sunset reflection in Titcomb Basin in the Wind River Range, Wyoming. Pyrocumulus clouds from the Dollar Lake Wildfire waft in the sky above Elklund Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming, September 2025. The moon shines through pine trees and a wildfire smoke filled sky.
September 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Here's another batch of photos from a two-week trek through the #Écrins National Park in the French #Alps last month. These are some of the most idyllic mountains I've ever visited!
Lots more here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/trek...
#mountainphotography #ecrins #frenchalps
La Meije reflects in Lac du Goléon at sunrise. France. Giant Yellow Gentian wildflowers (Gentiana lutea), with the glaciated peak of La Meije behind. Mont Pelvoux rises behind a thick patch of cottongrass (Eriophorum) in the French Alps. Roche Méane (3,712 m / 12,178 ft) reflects in Lac du Pavé after sunset. French Alps.
August 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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This July we did a two-week trek ( #GR54 ) around the Parc National des #Écrins in the French Alps, staying in alpine huts and villages along the way. This was our longest trek yet in the #Alps; check out the full trip report here:
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#mountainphotography
Wildflowers atop le Signal de la Grave, with a spectacular view of La Meije (3,983 m / 13,068 ft) in the French Alps. Mont Pelvoux (3,946 m / 12,946 ft) reflects in a creek at sunrise. The historic Refuge Tucket is visible to the left. Parc National des Écrins, France. The jagged peaks of Roche Méane (3,712 m / 12,178 ft) reflect in Lac du Pavé at sunrise in Parc National des Écrins, France. A glacier-fed brilliant turquoise creek meanders through a meadow with several waterfalls in Écrins National Park in France.
August 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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In early June the aspen forests on the flanks of La Sal Mountains above #Moab, #Utah are bursting with greenery, wildflowers, and birdsong.
Yellow wildflowers and vibrant greenery in a lush aspen forest in La Sal Mountains, Utah.
June 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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A couple sunsets overlooking the ancient seabed landscapes in the #canyonlands near #Moab, #Utah this last weekend.
A glowing sunset over a remote canyon near the Colorado River and the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah. Sunset light on the intricate topography west of Moab, Utah, as seen from the Anticline Overlook. The Colorado River flows through the canyon on the left, and Arches National Park is visible on the far distant right horizon.
May 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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This is the time of year I start thinking about camping on top of mountains! May and June can offer windows of opportunity between the avalanche danger of winter and lightning danger of summer. Here's a couple epic high camps in the #moonlight above 13,000 ft. in the #SanJuanMountains, #Colorado.
Moonrise light and stars at a 13,200 ft. high camp in the Sneffels Range, San Juan Mountains, Colorado. Moonrise light on Gladstone Peak, as seen from a high camp on a 13,400 foot ridge of Mount Wilson in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
May 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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The sun rises behind Wetterhorn Peak and Uncompahgre Peak, two 14ers in the San Juan Mountains, #Colorado.

#14ers #MountainPhotography #SanJuanMountains
The sun rises behind Wetterhorn Peak and Uncompahgre Peak, two 14ers in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado.
May 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Last week we hiked the wonderful 38-mile #TransCatalinaTrail across #CatalinaIsland, off the coast of southern #California. We did this 12 years ago, but this time was even more beautiful and memorable. Check out my photos and journal from the trek here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/tran...
Sunset light shines in the cacti at the beach at Little Harbor on the west coast of Catalina Island. Coastal fog and drizzle up in the mountains of Catalina Island. A view of the rugged western coastline of Catalina Island on a gorgeous blue sky day in early April. Beautiful sunset light pours over the coastline of Catalina Island near Parsons Landing.
April 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Glorious sunrise light and rugged volcanic peaks high above the Sonoran Desert in western #Arizona. The haze was from a wildfire near #Yuma but made for a lovely atmosphere in the morning light.

#landscapephotography #mountainphotography
Sunrise light and rugged volcanic peaks high above the Sonoran Desert in western Arizona.
March 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Looking forward to doing this again soon! Here's some pics from the wonderful 45-mile #TransCatalinaTrail on #CatalinaIsland in #California, from 12 years ago. I wonder if it has changed much since then? See more pics and my original trip report here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/tran...
Postcard view of the town of Avalon at sunset. Catalina Island, California. A hiker above the blue water of Little Harbor on Catalina Island, California. The sun peaks out from under the clouds at sunset overlooking the beach at Parsons Landing on Catalina Island, California. Sunset over the Pacific Ocean, as seen from the top of Catalina Island near the Blackjack campground, California.
March 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Sunrise behind a forest of saguaro cacti in #SaguaroNationalPark near #Tucson #Arizona.

#nationalparks
Sunrise behind a forest of saguaro cacti in Saguaro National Park, Arizona.
March 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Whenever I'm in the lights and bustle of Las Vegas I usually catch myself gazing towards the mountains in the distance, wishing I was out there instead. It took me years to realize #LasVegas #Nevada is actually a great base for outdoors lovers. Here's a beautiful sunrise at #RedRockCanyon.
Awesome sunrise light on the sandstone mountains at Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas, Nevada.
March 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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I see chile rellenos in my future. 🔮 🌶️
Ominous thunderclouds build over Taos Pueblo, one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Fresh snow smothers the Rio Grande Gorge near Taos, New Mexico Christmas Eve in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
March 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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There are many wild, rugged, and seldom-visited mountain ranges in the #Mojave Desert, making it a prime area for exploratory missions. Here's a small collection of photos from a memorable 3-week trip in March 2019. See the whole trip report here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/moja...
A spectacular sunrise over the Turtle Mountains in the Mojave Desert of California, with wildflowers in the foreground. A spectacular double rainbow over the Pinto Valley in the Pinto Valley Wilderness of Nevada. Sunset over Lake Mead reservoir in the Mojave Desert near Las Vegas, Nevada. Dusk glow on Cathedral Rock in the Black Mountains of Arizona, framed by cholla cactus.
March 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Where would you rather spend the night?

Two February evenings both in the mountains above #Ouray, #Colorado.
Dusk at the Mount Hayden Backcountry Lodge smothered in snow high in the San Juan Mountains near Ouray, Colorado. A yellow tent perched on a high ridge in the mountains above the town lights of Ouray, Colorado in the winter.
February 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Some photos from the #Mojave and #Sonoran deserts a couple Februaries ago. My wife caught Valley Fever out there and was laid out for 3 months afterwards with flesh-eating fungus in her lungs. We watched "The Last of Us" while she recovered. 😵 More pics: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/febr...
Sunset light on a striking spire in the Kofa Mountains of Arizona. An ocotillo plant and sunset light at the rugged Stepladder Mountains in the Mojave Desert of California. Joshua tree against a sunset sky. Stars over the Kofa Mountains of western Arizona. The landscape is illuminated solely by starlight, visible only with the camera's long exposure.
February 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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I wonder what it would have been like to live in a generation with boundless optimism about the future. How do we find personal peace and growth in a society in decline? I've always turned to wilderness for solace, but is that just temporary escapism? Perhaps, but it's still mandatory for my sanity.
The Green River flows through a big river bend below the White Rim of Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
February 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Moonlit mountains and the last colors of sunset, as seen from the summit of Mt. Elbert, the tallest mountain in #Colorado at 14,440 feet, Sawatch Range, February.

I spent three hours relaxing on the snowy summit on this calm winter night before I made my way down under the #moonlight.
Moonlit mountains and the last colors of sunset, as seen from the summit of Mt. Elbert, the tallest mountain in Colorado at 14,440 feet, Sawatch Range, February.
February 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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A wide-angle and a telephoto view of sandstone formations near #Moab #Utah illuminated by an intense glow light from a fiery sunset sky behind me.
Awesome sandstone formations near Moab, Utah illuminated by intense dusk glow and blazing sunset clouds, with La Sal Mountains in the background. Sandstone fins and Mount Tukuhnikivatz (12,482 ft) in La Sal Mountains illuminated by warm dusk glow near Moab, Utah.
February 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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A blazing sunrise above a sandstone arch near #Moab, #Utah last week during a two-night backpack trip. Always nice to camp on slickrock and spend time in the vast and wild landscapes of the Colorado Plateau. More pics here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/colo...
A blazing sunrise above an arch near Moab, Utah.
February 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Larch trees and snow in the French Alps this January.

#blackandwhite
Looking up in a snow-smothered larch forest. A lone larch tree in a snowstorm. Tall larch trees in the snowy mist A series of chutes running through a steep larch forest.
February 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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I mostly shot b&w photos during my January in the French Alps, but here are a few color ones. See the whole collection of 45 photos along with my trip report here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/janu...

#FrenchAlps #France #mountains #mountainphotography #ValThorens
The lights of Val Thorens as dusk glow illuminates the mountain of Auguille de Péclet above. At 2,300 m / 7,545 ft elevation, Val Thorens is the highest ski resort town in France. Pointe Percée (2,750 m / 9022 ft) rises above the clouds at sunset in the French Alps in January. Sunset light behind the rugged snowy mountains of Grand Pic de la Lauzière in the Alps of France, January. The moon sets behind Pointe de la Terrasse in the Tarentaise valley of the French Alps, January.
February 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM