An early spring storm brings snow and rain to the Zion desert causing brief and beautiful waterfalls. Zion National Park, Utah.

Near Zion National Park, Utah.

Nearby to Zion National Park, Utah

Roadside scenery at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

Shrouded in fog and thick with ice Jackson Lake and Mt. Moran.

Grand Teton National Park.

Every time the conditions were right and a rainbow appeared I ran up to the Joyner Ridge trailhead as fast as I could and tried to capture this shot. I got a lucky a few times.

Mato Tipila (Devils Tower National Monument), Wyoming.

Thunder and lightning storms are common in the summer months and move across the plains with great speed, sometimes lastly for only 10 minutes and sometimes for an hour or more.

Mato Tipila, (Devils Tower National Monument), Wyoming.

A long exposure resulted in these star trails above Mato Tipila (Devils Tower National Monument).

Wyoming.

The rainbow ends, or begins, depending on your perspective at Mato Tipila (Devils Tower). Wyoming.

One of the most remarkable sunsets I've seen.

Bishop, California.

The sleepy hamlet of Chalfant in the Owens River Valley gets a ray of sunlight on this cold winter's day.

California.

The Cathedral Range peaks of Unicorn and Cockscomb are lit up in orange alpenglow at sunset with the Tuolumne River rushing in the foreground.

Yosemite National Park, California.

Alongside the Tuolumne River.

Yosemite National Park, California.

Sunset from Sentinel Dome of Half Dome, Nevada Fall, and Tenaya Canyon.

Yosemite National Park, CA.

A sunbeam breaks through the clouds and shines towards Yosemite falls.

Yosemite National Park, CA.

Death Valley National Park, California.

Trails of hikers past on the Eureka Dunes in Death Valley National Park, California.

Unexplained moving rocks on a desert playa in Death Valley National Park, California.

This wintery scene was briefly brightened when the clouds lifted for a few moments allowing a stripe of light on the Royal Arches and North Dome above.

Yosemite National Park, California.

Seasonal tropical rainforest of Khao Yai National Park, Thailand.

A misty morning in Khao Yai National Park. Thailand.

You know you have arrived when you reach this small waterfall that graces the Cirque of the Towers with it's presence.

Wind River Range, Wyoming.

Afternoon light in autumn creates a beautiful sunrays for brief periods as the light comes through gunsight notch between Middle and Lower Cathedral rocks, creating a shaft of light in El Capitan meadow that is a sight to behold.

Yosemite Valley, CA.

Yosemite Valley, CA.

Joshua Tree National Park, California.

A beautiful orange alpen-glow on Mt. Whitney.

Inyo National Forest, California.

One of the most spectacular sunsets I've seen, the lenticular formation known as the Sierra wave cloud makes an appearance over the granite slabs of Pothole Dome and Tuolumne Meadows.

Yosemite National Park, California.

A cluster of yellow leaves brighten the Valley on this cold fall day.

Yosemite National Park, California.

Swirling mist on snowy pines in the valley floor. Yosemite National Park, California.

Fall is a favorite time of year in Yosemite Valley with the Merced river corrider turning bright gold, orange, and red along the banks.

Yosemite Valley, CA.

Yosemite Valley, CA.

When the water is high in the spring and moon is full, conditions are just right for a Moonbow on Upper Yosemite Falls. Not visible to the naked eye, it becomes visible after a 30 second exposure.

Yosemite National Park, California.

Early season and a heavy snow year sees lots of water in the Meadows.

Yosemite National Park, California.

Beautiful, yet an invasive species, the Iris flowers dot the grasslands with purple in front of Castle Rocks. Idaho.

It felt like forever when walking through these daisy fields on the famed Circuit track in Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile.

The quintessential view that you are rewarded with after hiking to the top of Angels Landing.

Zion National Park, Utah

Deep in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, one can find sandstone patterns and shapes of all sorts.

Utah

Can you see the heart in El Capitan?

Yosemite National Park, California.

Bridal Veil Falls is just a sliver on this winter day in Yosemite Valley.

Yosemite National Park, California.

The Hooker Valley leads to Mt. Cook.

Aoraki National Park, New Zealand.

While the Badlands are interesting to look at during the day, it is near sunset and sunrise when the drab colors of the mud, dirt, and minerals turn to brilliant hues of orange and yellow and the park really shows what it has to offer. Badlands National Park, South Dakota.

Something about looking at this image has always brought me a sense of peace and quiet. Maybe its the silkyness of the ocean and the steadfastness of the rock, or maybe just the memory of that time and place. Big Sur, California.

Mist from the ocean spray and high contrast from the black sands and white sea foam came together for me in this image at KareKare beach on the North Island of New Zealand

One of the most spectacular and iconic ridge lines in the Sierra. The Minarets are not made up of granite as is typical of most of the other major ridges in the Sierra, but rather an ancient volcanic metamorphic rock.

Sierra Nevada range, California.

Once or twice in a lifetime the wild flowers of Death Valley explode into rarely seen combinations of grandeur and diversity. I was lucky enough to visit for a few days in March of 2016. This image is of a Brittlebush or Encelia farinosa. 

Death Valley National Park, California.

Morning light graces the top of Laurel Mountain and its reflection in Laurel Lake.

Eastern Sierra, CA.

Convict Lake and Laurel Mountain are illuminated by the sunrise as the fall colors grace the area.

Eastern Sierra, CA.

A beautiful slot canyon deep in the heart of the San Rafael Swell. Narrow passage ways, 3 rappels and stemming over water (or swimming through water) for miles and miles.

San Rafael Swell, Utah.

Moon sliver, sunset, and the crazy shapes of the Joshua Trees.

Joshua Tree National Park, California.

While the Badlands are interesting to look at during the day, it is near sunset and sunrise when the drab colors of the mud, dirt, and minerals turn to brilliant hues of orange and yellow and the park really shows what it has to offer.

Badlands National Park, South Dakota.

While the Badlands are interesting to look at during the day, it is near sunset and sunrise when the drab colors of the mud, dirt, and minerals turn to brilliant hues of orange and yellow and the park really shows what it has to offer.

Badlands National Park, South Dakota.

While the Badlands are interesting to look at during the day, it is near sunset and sunrise when the drab colors of the mud, dirt, and minerals turn to brilliant hues of orange and yellow and the park really shows what it has to offer.

Badlands National Park, South Dakota.

Clouds swirling all about the beautiful towers in Parque Nacional Los Glaciares.

Patagonia, Argentina.