Western States Gallery

I wouldn't be much of a photographer if I didn't venture out to where the pictures are.  As beautiful as Washington is, I reluctantly admit that it's not the only beautiful place in this country.  I hope you enjoy looking at the Wild West through my lens.


 

Balanced Rock

Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah.

Bridal Veil Falls

Located southeast of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Broken Arch

Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah.

Delicate Arch

Located in Arches National Park, my version of one of the most photographed scenes in Utah.

Desert Sentinals

Tall sandstone monuments guard a hidden canyon in Arches National Park, Utah.

Double Arch

Taken at an angle to maximize the stark contrast between sunlight and shade. Arches National Park, Utah.

Glacial Rapids

McDonald Creek, Glacier National Park, Montana.

Glacial Stream

McDonald Creek, Glacier National Park, Montana.

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River

The high sulpher content of the soil provides the distictive yellow color in my version of this popular scene of the canyon with Lower Falls in the background. Taken from Artist's Point, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Grand Teton and Teewinot Mountain

Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming. Deep blue sky contrasts sharply with snowy peaks.

Grand Tetons

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

Hot Spring

Taken with a polarized filter to remove glare, this is an interesting view of a natural hot spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Jenny Lake & Grand Tetons

The mountains reflect off the lake in this mid-morning scene.

Lower Falls, Yellowstone River

A closer view of the falls from a vantage point upstream from Artist's Point, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Middle Teton

Mountain and sky clash in sharp contrast in this scene from Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

Mountain Stream

Pure, clean water flows through the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana.

Moving Over

A precariously balanced rock, broken from it's base and shifting slowly to it's eventual fall.

Mount Moran

A distictive, near-perfect scar on the left side of the peak marks this easily recognizable mountain. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

Nez Perce - Grand Tetons

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

Old Faithful

My version of this famoud landmark, carefully staged to avoid all tourists and made-made structures surrounding the geyser.

Rocks at Sunrise

Brilliant reds illuminate this interesting formation as the sun creeps into the sky over Arches National Park, Utah.

Sandstone Monument

Early morning sun brings out the color of this solitary formation in Utah's Arches National Park.

Sheep Rock

With a little imagination, the shape of a sheep's head is seen on the top-left of this beautiful sandstone monument in Arches National Park, Utah.

Skalkaho Falls

Rushing waters cascade down this beautiful fall in Montana's Bitterroot Mountains.

Yellowstone Lake

Cumulus clouds drift lazily over the lake. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Dry Lake Bed

A dry summer reveals a piece of history in the Fred Burr Resevoir in Western Montana's Bitterroot Mountains.