One of my favourite photography spots in Nevada has recently become one of the USA’s newest National Monuments: Gold Butte National Monument. It’s not hard to see why. It covers almost 300,000 acres of the Mojave Desert and it’s the only place I have been where you can see rock striped with all the colours of the rainbow and Joshua Trees at the same time. The rock is … [Read more...] about Gold Butte National Monument – Nevada’s Piece of the Grand Canyon
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Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly National Monument Arizona
So we went to Canyon de Chelly National Monument and broke ALL of our furniture! Seriously. All of the furniture. The road didn't even seem that bad, it was just like being out on the ocean with large swells. Swells are way better than chop. But I guess the furniture didn't think so since it's pretty used to chop on all the washboard roads we frequent. When I opened … [Read more...] about Spider Rock, Canyon de Chelly National Monument Arizona
Organ Pipe Cactus at Sunset
Here I am back at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona and I realize I've looped myself! I have photos from this location that I made a year ago that I haven't published yet. Here's one of them: Making an image like this is all about waiting for the perfect light. I wanted nice sunset colours and to have the cactus in silhouette, but with just enough light … [Read more...] about Organ Pipe Cactus at Sunset
Devils Tower – USA’s first National Monument
In the northeast corner of Wyoming, among the gentle rolling hills, protrudes a remarkable monolith known as Devils Tower. It became the first National Monument in the United States in 1906. Please click the image to view a larger version. This image is a gem I missed when I processed the photos I made at Devils Tower last year. When I look at the selection of images … [Read more...] about Devils Tower – USA’s first National Monument
These Dunes Are Made For Walking
White Sands National Monument near Alamagordo, New Mexico, is as irresistible as a white sand beach but with an added mystery since it is not the type of sand you find at the beach but the world's largest gypsum dune field. It moves from west to east at about 30 feet per year. The dunes call begging me to take off my shoes and feel the sand between my toes. I wander off … [Read more...] about These Dunes Are Made For Walking