Our National Parks

Mineral Tree Sunset

When you get a shot like this, as a photographer, you are thrilled. You can see the geothermal activity in the background, and the mineral deposits the trees have absorbed which give the bottom of their trunks that white color. It almost looks like snow, but it was around 80 degrees. I had planned this sunset shot the entire time we were in Yellowstone, and here it all came together. This photo is also available as a face-mounted 12X24 for $460.00, signed and numbered. Limited edition, limited to 10. Please use the "contact" button for details. Other print sizes are available.

Tree of the Moon

This is near the Devil's Orchard in Craters of the Moon National Monument.

Badlands Sunset

This is Taken from the North West side of the Badlands. On a large version of this photo the perfectly parallel lines become apparent, and cause an almost surreal effect on your eyes.

Old Faithful and the Way

Not all eruptions are equal. I waited for the perfect shot, with the perfect angle, with the Milky Way in the right position. But not all eruptions have this much power. It took several tries to get an eruption on film that was THIS high. Old Faithful can really put on a show...and I was the only one out there to see it.

Blue Mammoth

Over 51840000 pixels, this shot of Mammoth really brings me to exactly how majestic and other-worldly this place is. What's more, even though the hot springs are so peculiar, the snow capped mountains are sharp in the background displaying the vast variety in terrain Yellowstone really possesses.

Way over the Badlands

I was positively floored at how little light pollution there was in the Badlands. I haven't been there at night in well over 10 years, and it is still utterly amazing. The sky there rivaled even the Alaska and Afghanistan sky.

Mineral Forest

Trees near the geothermal features in Yellowstone absorb minerals, and from it they die. You can see the white along the base of this whole grouping of trees. It causes an eerie look, almost as if it is winter. But I assure you, it was HOT when this was taken.

Bison Lounge

Sunrise after the Fire

Yellowstone has done a lot to educate the public about the importance of fire in their ecosystem. Their visitors centers (which your purchases here support) have really done a lot for education on that subject. I used to dislike going to the Visitor's centers. Now it is a highlight of my trips there, because they do such a fantastic job of explaining what is around you. Here is a group of trees just west of Tower Junction that were killed by fire. Taken just before sunrise.

The great prismatic spring

Excelsior Blue at Sundown

Next to the Great Prismatic is the Excelsior. Although the Great Prismatic is inarguably beautiful, I love the violent bubbling and deep blue of the Excelsior. As the night cools, the steam gets greater, and you can only hear the bubbles coming from the middle of the spring...

Great Prism

This was taken on the path up to the Great Prismatic. The amount of texture and color is amazing near the spring. It is extremely difficult to really capture this scene in all of its glory.

Mammoth at Night

Rolling Storm in the Lamar Valley

3 Minutes before this picture was taken it was literally snowing. In June. Then 15 minutes later it was too warm to wear my parka. You can almost see the exact point in which the storm rolled through the Lamar Valley in the North East corner of Yellowstone. Wind, rain, hail, and snow. Followed by beautiful weather. Amazing.

Sulfur Cauldron

West Thumb Geyser Basin Tree

Another example of the a tree that couldn't survive in the harsh environment near geothermal features. This is in West Thumb Geyser Basin.