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UTAH SLOT CANYON https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/photo/alpine-golf-course/ https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/images/xl/2021.6.27-Looking-Into-The-Holy-Grail-Weminuche-Wilderness-55mm-43-Images-Big-Crop.jpg LOOKING INTO THE HOLY GRAIL The Weminuche Wilderness has always been the holy grail of mountain ranges in Colorado if not the lower 48. Solitude is almost always guaranteed and crystal clear high alpine lakes at the base of 14,000 ft mountains. SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/photo/painted-desert/ https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/images/xl/2021.11.30-Painted-Desert-2-200mm-8-Images-Crop-1.jpg PAINTED DESERT The contrasting vibrant colors of the Bentonite Hills of the desert southwest are some of the more dramatic landscapes to be found! AMERICAN SOUTHWEST https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/photo/colorado-fall-tapestry/ https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/images/xl/2021.9.28-Clearing-Storm-Over-Cimarrons-1-55mm-22-Images-Panel-1.jpg COLORADO FALL TAPESTRY The fall of 2021 was the best in recent memory because the aspens, cottonwoods and scrub oaks all turned brilliant colors at the same time. Then you add great atmospherics and you had a fall to remember! SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/photo/approaching-storm/ https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/images/xl/2021.10.14-Looking-Toward-Ouray-With-An-Approaching-Storm-I1-200mm-29-Images-BNW-Crop.jpg APPROACHING STORM Standing in the parking lot of the 4-H Center in Ridgway, I was stunned by the cloud formation of the approaching storm. I am blessed to live in such a beautiful location! SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/photo/summer-san-juans/ https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/images/xl/2021.6.30-South-Pond-Sunset-2-55mm-31-Images.jpg SUMMER IN THE SAN JUANS Looking into the heart of the San Juan Mountains waiting for an elk to walk into the picture frame watching the sun set in the west. Life is good! SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/photo/north-rim-sunset/ https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/images/xl/2020.10.25-Lodge-View-Sunset-6-Editted-55mm-32-Images.jpg NORTH RIM SUNSET As everyone knows, the Grand Canyon is one of the top two or three awe inspiring National Parks. Sunset at the Lodge View on the North Rim doesn't get any better! 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UTAH https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/photo/black-canyon-of-the-gunnision/ https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/images/xl/2021.5.18-Sunset-Over-the-Gunnison-Gorge-5-28mm-27-Images.jpg BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON The north rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park offers the best views of the river and the spires in the whole park. Here I was able to capture sunset in a panoramic image. BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/photo/salt-flats-sunrise/ https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/images/xl/2021.10.20-Salt-Formations-2-28mm-9-Images-1-Row-Sunrise-Editted.jpg SALT FLATS SUNRISE Photographing the salt flats is an out of this world experience - really nothing else like it! The biggest issue is getting the salt washed off your car afterwards! UTAH https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/photo/island-lake/ https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/images/xl/2020.6.22-Neon-Glow-Pano-2test-2000px-58-Q-28mm-24-Images.jpg Neon Island Lake With photography you live on the edge. Not ten minutes after this photo was taken there was a torrential downpour. SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/photo/dragon-back/ https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/images/xl/_M7A9888-Pano.jpg MORNING GLOW Each sunrise is a gift. You never know what you are going to get! SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/news/ https://www.trip-the-light-photography.com/contact/