Landscape Photography from the American West (Part 1)

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona
A long ago, once in a century wildflower season.

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona.
A splendid vista of the Sonoran desert, looking south into Mexico.

An exquisitely colored hot spring at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The colorations are caused by algae and mineralization.

A beautiful sunset in the Panamint Range high above the floor of Death Valley. Death Valley National Park, California.

A stark yet beautiful scene high above the Arctic Circle. Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska

The world's most beautiful natural arch, Delicate Arch. Arches National Park, Utah.

A colorful vista from Monument Valley, Arizona / Utah, one of the west's most photogenic and well known landmarks.

Quartz-laced petrified wood dominates the landscape at Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona

A spectacular composite from the Colorado River Overlook, Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah.

A grand vista from the Grand Canyon's South Rim. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

A beautiful composite of the snow-covered Grand Tetons towering over the Snake River and Jackson Hole. Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming.

Our black and white rendition of El Capitan, towering 3000 feet over Yosemite Valley. It is the park's most famous landmark. Yosemite National Park, California.