Category: Night Sky

An Amazing Half Hour

Desert Southwest, National Parks, Night Sky, Photography, Utah, Zion

In the span of 30 minutes, the full moon was rising from the East while the sun was setting to the West.

A full moon rises above the sandstone rock formations in the Kolob Terrace section of Zion National Park, Utah.



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The sun sets along Gooseberry Mesa as seen from Zion National Park in Southern Utah.

Surviving The Nastiest Storm I’ve Ever Been In.

Arizona, Desert Southwest, Music, Night Sky, Photography, Seasons, video, Weather

Video from monsoon storm that closed Zion National Park on Monday. That caused me to reroute through Northern Arizona and endure the most intense lightning storm I’ve ever seen.

Watch on YouTube at HiDef and Full Screen. Music is the theme song from Twilight Zone and Signal from Automatic.

New Way To Buy Prints

Aerial Photography, Arizona, California, Colorado, Death Valley, Desert Southwest, Drone Produced, Flowers, For Sale, Images, Montana, National Parks, Night Sky, Pacific Ocean, Photography, Rivers, Rocky Mountains, Seasons, Utah, Waterfalls, Weather, Wildlife, Wyoming, Yellowstone, Zion

Just signed up to sell many of my images framed or unframed. Click on image below.

Lightning Fast

Desert Southwest, Night Sky, Photography, Seasons, Utah, Weather

Video from one of last week’s storms in Southern Utah. Watch on YouTube in HiDef at Full Screen.

Music is Papua New Guinea by Future Sound of London!

Warning- Following Video Contains Violence.

Desert Southwest, In The Country, National Parks, Night Sky, Seasons, Utah, video, Weather, Zion

Fortunately no one was injured in the production of this video. Shot (filmed) last night( July 12th) from just outside Zion National Park in Southern Utah. The seasonal monsoons have finally arrived and can hopefully help the firefighters control the forest fires here and in Arizona and Colorado. Music is In Too Deep by JMJ and Flytronix. Watch in HiDef at Full Screen.

Photo Workshop Promo Video

Desert Southwest, Drone Produced, Grand Canyon, Instruction, National Parks, Night Sky, Photo Workshops, Seasons, Utah, video, Zion

I’ve added a new promo video for my workshops.

Enjoy in HiDef at Full Screen. Music is Dreams Of You by Icarus featuring Rae Morris.

Best Images From 2025

Abstract, Aerial Photography, Arizona, Desert Southwest, Drone Produced, Food Photography, National Parks, Night Sky, Photography, Seasons, Utah, Weather, Zion

I didn’t get out as much as previous years but did capture some good ones, especially from autumn.

Watch at HiDef at Full Screen. Music is “Hyperlife” by Beck.

Star Trails At Zion

Abstract, Desert Southwest, National Parks, Night Sky, Time Lapse, Utah, Zion

This was shot from my balcony for about 2 hours. I made about 150 time lapse exposures and stacked them in Photoshop.

Zion Milky Way

Desert Southwest, National Parks, Night Sky, Utah, Zion

The New Moon actually means No Moon so the stars and the Milky Way were bright and spectacular last night.

The Milky Way appears over Eagle Crags just outside Zion National Park, Utah

Grand Canyon Lodge Destroyed

Arizona, Desert Southwest, Flowers, Grand Canyon, National Parks, Night Sky, Seasons, Weather

You’ve probably heard that the Grand Canyon Lodge at the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is no longer standing. It was destroyed by a terrifying wildfire a few weeks ago along with 60 other buildings in the area. High winds made it impossible to contain the blazes.

Originally built in 1928, the lodge was destroyed by fire in 1932 and rebuilt in 1937 using some of the same stone. Hopefully the Grand Canyon Lodge can be rebuilt quickly along with the cabins that perished.

Courtesy of Google.

The North Rim is closed for the rest of the year so I won’t be able to capture more amazing images like I have over the last 15 years. It was a great place to escape along with the adjacent Kaibab National Forest from the extreme heat in Southern Utah where I reside. It would be 100 degrees in Utah but 75 degrees at GC. Here’s some memorable images from the past in and around the lodge.

From just outside the Lodge, this was my friend’s first sight of the Grand Canyon.
The power was out at the Lodge but they served us lunch anyways, inside. It snowed about 5 inches and this was one week before Memorial Day! The North Rim sets at about 8,500 feet in elevation, summer happens later. You’ll notice in this photo that you can’t even see the canyon.
A storm approaches the Lodge at sunset.

A window into the soul of the Grand Canyon from the Lodge.

Just below the lodge, someone is adventurous.
Wildflowers thrive in the summer at Kaibab National Forest adjacent to the North Rim. Hopefully, the forest will reopen this year as it also experienced wildfires.. Those fires are almost under control.
July is the time of the year to search for the many species of wildflowers at Grand Canyon National Park and Kaibab National Forest.
Fall is a great time to visit as the Aspens show off their colors.
Fog lifts from the bottom of Grand Canyon National Park as seen from the North Rim.
It was an electric evening at The Lodge.
I already miss camping at The North Rim.
From the North Rim, you can photograph the monsoons approaching from the south.
These tourists probable don’t know how dangerous this perch is.