From early September to mid-October I traveled through five western states: Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico doing a combination of night sky photography, workshops and photographing the sky and landscapes. The trip took me through four national parks, one state park, one tribal park, a dark sky city and finally U.S. forest land. In many places there were photographs to be taken from early morning, late afternoon and into the night. I met my friend Rush in Yellowstone where we saw amazing wildlife as well as landscapes. We camped for a week, then headed south, ending up in Flagstaff. Then continued on to Albuquerque and central New Mexico for more sights. Here is a selection of the night sky photos.
YMCA cabin, Estes Park, CO
Student, Alpine Tundra, Rocky Mountain National Park
Pine branches, Sprague Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park
Moon set, Moraine Park, Rocky Mountain National Park
Mushroom rocks, Alpine Tundra, Rocky Mountain National Park
Big Dipper 1, Colter Bay, Grand Teton National Park
Big Dipper 2, Colter Bay, Grand Teton National Park
Big Dipper 3, String Lake, Grand Teton National Park
Firehole Lake, Yellowstone National Park
Artesia Geyser 1, Yellowstone National Park
Artesia Geyser 2, Yellowstone National Park
Artesia Geyser 3, Yellowstone National Park
Artesia Geyser 4, Yellowstone National Park
Excelsior Geyser 1, Yellowstone National Park
Excelsior Geyser 2, red automobile taillights, Yellowstone National Park
Excelsior Geyser, moonrise, Yellowstone National Park
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park
Mars, Milky Way, Arches National Park
Juniper branch, Orion, Arches National Park
Enchanted Skies Star Party, Magdalena
Green airglow, Magdalena
Zodiacal light, Milky Way, Magdalena
Crescent moon, Very Large Array, NM. This image was Astronomy Picture of the Day, Nov. 10, 2018 (Click APOD )
How perfectly lovely! We know that they are out there – the geysers, the Big Dipper, the Milky Way- but you make them real and vivid and provide a moment of awe, which we all need. Thank you for your vision.