Arches National Park

 Delicate Arch is the one on the Utah state license plate and the one everyone say you have to hike to... and you are supposed to get there just before sunrise...

Well we were a little late but loved the view anyway

Yes it was very windy

Some of you may recognize this photo that I turned into a portrait in our house sans my wife and myself. It was pure joy to return to this exact spot and take the photo over again with Angie.

Arches National Park has more than just Arches

Wilson Arch - the free arch to entice you into Arches NP

 This on is kind of a Southern Utah Rest Stop that entices you into visiting Arches National Park - you literally park on the side of the road. 

Goosenecks, Utah State Park

Goosenecks Utah State Park is aptly named as the  Gooseneck river takes five 180° turns in front of you.

 

Journey Utah - Monument Valley

That is the road we drove down into Monument Valley

Standing on Forest Gump the exact spot of the filming of Forest Gump and "I am gona go home"

Uncountable Lightning Bolts

 Tucson is well known for numerous lightning storms and last nights was exceptional in the quantity of bolts of lightning. This video is the raw footage of only a minute of lightning that lasted over 30 minutes - the speed of the filming was unaltered minute for minute and not sped up...

Crazy Lightning

Journey Utah The start - Wupatki National Monument

An old Friend...

 This was taken on 2026-05-23 19:23. It produced with about 250 frames stacked for noise and seeing stabilization. I really enjoy the contrast of the flat lava flow areas compared the meteorite riddled crater areas. On this day with a distance of 236,807 miles from earth, the light striking the moon and getting to my camera only took 1.3 seconds. The diameter of the Moon is only 2,159 miles while the distance from California to Maine is 3,265 miles...

IC4606 rho Oph Nebula

 The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a complex of interstellar clouds with different nebulae, particularly a dark nebula which is centered 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi, which it among others extends to, of the constellation Ophiuchus. At an estimated distance of about 460 light years. This photo was taken with 375 subframes and 60 flats and 60 darks each for 30 seconds.

Comet Lemmon C/2025 A6

 This comet is called Lemmon because the Observatory on top of Mount Lemmon located in Tucson Arizona, was the first to observe it. The tail is orange for the same reason sunsets are orange and red, as this comet was close to horizon when I photographed it. The reason the stars are streaked is I had my telescope hold steady on the comet which was moving against the stars. This photo is stacked by 158 frames of 8 seconds each.

Moon, Venus, Jupiter & Orion

Moon, Venus, Jupiter & Orion and some wispy clouds...

 

Day 2 Glacier Chalet Hike

Day two at Glacier Chalet started with a hike but not before we got to meet the mule train that transports propane for boiling water and removes the minimal refuse we are allow to create

Supply mule train

Beautiful alpine flora

The hike started out not too bad and views well... it is Glacier National Park after all.

See the far side of that lake in distance - that would be our destination on mid day three

The guy on the right - they should name a park after him - considerate, conservationist, protective of our environment, fantastic host. etc.

Another beautiful ending of the day and our last night at the Chalet.

Day 1 Glacier Chalet Hike 2024

This is Gary who invited me on this incredible hike/journey. I must say the hike to the Chalet nearly killed me and my lack of endurance nearly killed Gary

Granite Park Chalet had minimal services but what an incredible way to just disconnect and relax.

This deer was so care free to my presence... what yous looking at...

What a gorgeous way to end a gorgeous hike to the Chalet.