Moon Rise
"It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.”
~ Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in SpaceCO1815nightphotographystarslongexposurenightskygalaxycoloradomoonrisenaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerAstrophotographywildearthphotographydenver
Fairy Falls, Columbia River Gorge, OR
"The cold and crystal clear water, it falls gently on the sleeper, cleansing the mind and soothing the soul..."
~El FuegoOR1702fairyfallscolumbiarivergorgeoregonwaterfallnatureportlandnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Panther Falls, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Wind River Valley, WA
"Run wild and free like a waterfall."
~ Anamika MishraWA1702pantherfallswaterfallwashingtonnaturewaterfallsnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercoloradovertical
Night Sky Over Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.”
~ Og MandinoCO1906NightSkyRocky Mountain National ParkCOlongspeaknaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerAstrophotographywildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Lower Yellowstone Falls -Yellowstone National Park, WY
"There's a feeling I get
When I look to the west
And my spirit is crying for leaving
In my thoughts I have seen
Rings of smoke through the trees
And the voices of those who standing looking
Ooh, it makes me wonder
Ooh, it really makes me wonder"
~ Led Zeppelin (Stairway to Heaven)WY1412Yellowstone FallsYellowstone National ParkWYnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, NM.
"No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit."
~ Helen KellerNM1801nightphotographystarslongexposurenightskygalaxymilkywaybistidanazinwildernessfermingtonnewmexiconaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographyastrophotographydenvercolorado
Gorton Creek Sunset, Columbia River Gorge, OR
"The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness."
~ John MuirOR1710naturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Ocean Wave, Cape Kiwanda, Pacific City, OR
"Dance with the waves, move with the sea, let the rhythm of the water set your soul free."
~ Christy Ann Martinecapekiwandaoceanoceanwavespacificcityoregonpacificoceannaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Colorado Sky - Milky Way
“Shine. For you are light and wonder. For there are galaxies within you and stardust dances in your soul. Stars live in your eyes, and glory and grace live in your bones. You are beautiful. You are light and wonder. You shine.”
– Gaby CompresCO1816nightphotographystarslongexposurenightskyAstrophotographygalaxycoloradomilkywaynaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenver
Elowah Falls, Columbia River Gorge, OR
"Waterfalls are exciting because they have power, they have rainbows, they have songs, and they have boldness and craziness!"
~ Mehmet Murat ildanOR1701elowahfallscolumbiarivergorgeoregonwaterfallnaturehoodrivercascadelocksnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Lower Yellowstone Falls -Yellowstone National Park, WY
Each moment of the year has its own beauty . . . a picture which was never before and shall never be seen again.
~ Ralph Waldo Emersonnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercoloradoyellowstonenational parkWY
Night Sky Over Tufa Towers - Mono Lake, CA
"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious."
~ Stephen HawkingCA1810Night SkyTufa TowersMono LakeCAnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographyastrophotographydenvercolorado
Wahclella Falls, Columbia River Gorge, OR
When the moonlight and the waterfall come together, all other things fade from the scene!
~ Mehmet Murat ildanOR1706wahclellafallscolumbiarivergorgeoregonwaterfallnaturenaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Ocean Wave, Cape Kiwanda, Pacific City, OR
I love the sounds and the power of pounding water, whether it is the waves or a waterfall.
~ Mike MayOR1713Ocean WaveCape KiwandaPacific CityORnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Frozen Upper Falls - Yellowstone National Park, WY
"The powers of water are immeasurable.
In the form of ice, it can chisel rock as effectively as steel.
Unloosed in a river, it can slice through
layers of volcanic ash like a knife through a cake.
Meandering in a shady stream,
it can make a home for green growing things."
~ Peggy WayburnWY1403Yellowstone National ParkWYnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercoloradovertical
Moon Above The Horizon
"Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark."
~ Carl Sagannightphotographystarslongexposurenightskygalaxycoloradomoonrisenaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerastrophotographywildearthphotographydenver
Sol Duc Falls ~ Olympic National Park, WA
"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing."
~ Helen KellerWA0502WaterfallsSol Duc FallsSol Duc Hot SpringSol Duc ValleyConservationScenicNatureCanyonStreamflowWildernessEchosystemPort AngelesOlympic PeninsulaOlympic National parkOlympic MountainWashingtonvertical
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone -Yellowstone National Park, WY
A path so light yet cold through winter boots,
Trees lined, tangled and heavily laden,
This I find in the heart of winter.
A biting cold, light snow coming down,
Small branches covered in white,
This I find in the heart of winter.
A trail not smooth it’s fraught with lumps,
One persons walk is another’s ski strides,
This I find in the heart of winter.
Heavy skies downy white,
North winds blow bringing in flakes each one not akin to the other.
This I find in the heart of winter.
Some skies hold a promise others do not,
The fruit of the sky lies in waiting on endless branches.
This too I find in the heart of winter.
~Rachel CohenWY1402YellowstoneYellowstone National ParkWYnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Fairy Falls, Columbia River Gorge, OR
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."
~ ConfuciusFairy FallsColumbia River GorgeORnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Rifle Falls State Park, Rifle, CO
“The cold and crystal clear water, it falls gently on the sleeper, cleansing the mind and soothing the soul...”
~ El FuegoCO1202Rifle Falls State ParkRifleCOnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercoloradovertical
Wahclella Falls, Columbia River Gorge, OR
"A waterfall cannot be silent, just as the wisdom! When they speak, the voice of power speaks!"
~ Mehmet Murat IldanWahclella FallsColumbia River GorgeORnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Milky Way Over Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
"We gazed dreamily at the Milky Way and once in a while caught some shooting stars. Times like those gave me the opportunity to wonder and ask all those very basic questions. That sense of awe for the heavens started there."
~ Kalpana ChawlaCO1882Milky WaynightphotographylongexposureRocky Mountain National ParkCOnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographyastrophotographydenvercoloradoTrail Ridge Road
Indian Peaks Wilderness, Ward, CO
"There is a delight in the hardy life of the open. There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm. The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased and not impaired in value. Conservation means development as much as it does protection."
~Theodore Roosevelt
President of the United StatesCO1605Indian Peaks WildernessWardCOnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Starvation Creek Falls ~ Columbia River Gorge National Scenic. OR
“Waterfalls are exciting because they have power, they have rainbows, they have songs, and they have boldness and craziness!”
~ Mehmet Murat ildanStarvation Creek FallsColumbia River Gorge National ScenicORvertical
Mountain Stream & Wildflowers - Yankee Boy Basin, Mount Sneffels Wilderness Area, Ouray, CO
"Beyond what we wish and what we fear may happen,
we have another life...
as clear and free as a mountain stream."
~ Rumi (Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī)streamwildflowerscoloradoyankee boy basinouraynaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenver
Multnomah Falls ~ Columbia River Gorge National Scenic, OR
"To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter; to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird's nest or a wildflower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life."
~John Burroughsnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercoloradovertical
North Clear Creek Falls ~ San Juan Mountain, Colorado
"As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.
I’ll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche.
I’ll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can."
~ John MuirCO0701naturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercoloradovertical
Gorton Creek Falls ~ Columbia River Gorge National Scenic. OR
"Water, whether still or in motion, has so great an attraction for the lover of nature, that the most beautiful landscape seems scarcely complete without it. There are no effects so fascinating as those produced by the reflections in nature’s living mirror, with their delicacy of form, ever fleeting and changing, and their subtle combinations of colour."
~ Montagu Pollocknaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Flume Gorge - Avalanche Falls, Franconia Notch State Park, NH
"A strong man and a waterfall always channel their own path."
~ Unknownnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Starvation Creek Falls ~ Columbia River Gorge National Scenic. OR
"As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I'll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can,"
~ John MuirStarvation Creek FallsColumbia River Gorge National ScenicORnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Sol Duc Falls ~ Olympic National Park, WA
"Water is the driving force of all nature."
~ Leonardo da Vincinaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Moss Glen Falls ~ Green Mountain, Granville , VT
"I am the spark from the infinite."
~ RumiVT0507waterfallsVermontnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Magic Water ~ Olympic National Park, Sol Duc Valley, WA
“Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such as occurs when we let our minds rest on a rosebud, a child at play, a Divine mystery, or a waterfall.”
~ Fulton J. Sheen quotes (American religious, 1895-1979)WA0505WaterfallsSol Duc FallsSol Duc Hot SpringSol Duc ValleyConservationScenicNatureCanyonStreamflowWildernessEchosystemPort AngelesOlympic PeninsulaOlympic National parkOlympic MountainWashingtonnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Ponytail Falls ~ Columbia River Gorge National Scenic, OR
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts."
~ Rachel CarsonOR1208naturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Mid-summer Glacier runoff- Lake Isabelle ~ Indian Peaks Wilderness, CO
"Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books."
~ Sir John LubbockCO1220naturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Narada Falls, Mount Rainier National Park, WA
“Emerald slopes became so tall they touched the clouds, and showers painted diamond waterfalls that sluiced down cliff sides.”
~ Victoria Kahler, Capturing the SunsetWA0510Mount Rainier National ParkWAnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerwildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Night Sky Over Mobius Arch - Alabama Hills Recreation Area Whitney Portal Road, CA
"All experience is an arch wherethrough gleams that untravelled world whose margin fades for ever and for ever when I move."
~ Alfred Lord TennysonCA1804mobiusarchalabamahillsmovieflatroadmtwhitneylonepinecalifornianightphotgraphylowlightlandscapelightingLLLLnaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerastrophotographywildearthphotographydenvercolorado
Illusion of Lights
"There is an optical illusion about every person we meet."
~ Ralph Waldo EmersonCO1902moonlightnightskynightphotographyRMNPcoloradonaturephotographerwildlifephotographerwildernessphotographerastrophotographywildearthphotographydenver
Cape Kiwanda Sunset, OR
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sol Duc Falls ~ Olympic National Park, WA
Slow down.
Calm down.
Don't worry.
Don't hurry.
Trust the process.
~ Alexandra Stoddard
Dream...Ancient Bristlecone Pine, Mars and Billions of stars...
"For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream."
~ Vincent Van GoghWindy Ridge Bristlecone Pine Scenic AreaAlmaCOastrophotography
Punch Bowl Falls, OR
Grace be the waterfall in the wild of my mind.
~ unknown
Loveland Pass (11,990'), CO
“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”
~ Marcus Aurelius