Sunset over the Badlands
A sunstar breaks through shifting clouds over the Badlands, lighting the white sand basin and ridges below. A four‑shot blend captures this rare sunset moment.
The Mistaken Hoodoo: A Misidentified Formation in the Valley of Dreams
Discovering a Hoodoo Often Mistaken for the Alien Throne The Valley of Dreams in Ah‑Shi‑Sle‑Pah is a landscape that pulls photographers in with its surreal badlands, delicate hoodoos, and iconic formations like the Alien Throne. Sites like Photographers Trail Notes have helped many of us navigate the maze of ridges and washes to reach these […]
Fifty Mile Point Golden Hour
Morning light spills across the desert floor, brushing the sage and sandstone with warmth before the day’s climb begins. Fifty Mile Point rises in quiet grandeur to the right, and beyond it, Navajo Mountain gleams under its crown of snow — a distant guide for the trail ahead.
An Alien Throne Golden Hour
Experience the surreal beauty of the Cracked Eggs formation in New Mexico’s Bisti Badlands. Follow my journey capturing golden hour light, scouting compositions, and blending exposures to reveal a once-in-a-lifetime landscape moment.
Church Rock
In route to Kanab, UT to stage for my upcoming trip to hike the Wave, I was driving along US Highway 160 after turning Westward off of Arizona Highway 59. Coming into Church Valley the Cumulus clouds were bountiful and the light shining upon Church Rock was portraying its impressive dominate stature. I knew that […]