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UT2022-11-02T03:48:43+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/sedona-and-oak-creek-canyon-photography/2022-11-02T03:46:51+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/monterey-bay-california/2022-11-02T03:45:43+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/great-sand-dunes-national-park-colorado/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sunset7.jpgSunset7https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sunset6.jpgSunset6https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sunset5.jpgSunset5https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sunset4.jpgSunset4https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sunset3.jpgSunset3https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sunset2.jpgSunset2https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sunset1.jpgSunset12022-11-02T03:36:08+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/kenai-fjords-national-park-alaska/2022-10-30T23:52:49+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/wrangell-st-elias-national-park-alaska/2022-10-30T23:51:48+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/wyoming-photo-galleries/2022-10-30T00:33:29+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/montana-photo-galleries/2022-10-30T00:30:06+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/alaska-photo-galleries/2022-10-30T00:22:00+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/denali-national-park-alaska-photography/2022-10-28T04:04:18+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/new-zealand-photography-north-island/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/islandpano.jpgIsland_PanoView from the summit of Waewaetorea Island out into the Bayhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_7077.jpgBay_Islands_SunsetSunset in the Bay of Islands, New Zealandhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/boikayaks.jpgBay_Kayakshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/beachpano.jpgWaewaetorea_Beach_PanoBeach on Waewaetorea Island2022-10-28T03:15:29+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/new-zealand-photography-south-island/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tasmanlakepano.jpgTasman_Lake_PanoIcebergs on Tasman Lake, Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/setson1.jpgMount_Sefton_1Mt. Sefton, Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/muellerhutdawn.jpgMueller_Hut_DawnMueller Hut and Mt. Sefton at dawn, Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/muellerhut1.jpgMueller_Hut_2Mueller Hut, Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mtcookvalley.jpgMt_Cook_ValleyLooking down valley towards Mt. Cook Village from the Mueller Hut Routehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_6193.jpgMueller_Hut_DawnDawn over Mt. Cook Valley from Mt. Ollivierhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cooksunset.jpgMt_Cook_SunsetAlpenglow on Mt. Cook at sunsethttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cook1.jpgMount_Cook_1Mt. Cook and the Hooker Glacier2022-10-28T03:12:53+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/bellingham-chuckanut-mountains-photography/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sunset11.jpgSunset1https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/larrabee3.jpgLarrabee3https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/larrabee2.jpgLarrabee2https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/larrabee1.jpgLarrabee1https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/anemones2.jpgAnemones2https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/anemone1.jpgAnemone12022-10-19T18:06:25+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/cedar-breaks-national-monument-utah/2022-10-19T17:58:50+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/pine-valley-mountains-utah/2022-10-19T17:58:45+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/dominguez-escalante-national-conservation-area-colorado/2022-10-19T17:44:07+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/front-range-colorado-photography/2022-10-19T17:40:11+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/2022/10/18/europe-part-2-the-julian-alps/2022-10-19T03:09:39+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/central-washington-and-the-columbia-basin/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/yakima_grass_widows.jpgyakima_grass_widowsGrass widows (Olsynium douglasii), Cowiche Canyon Preserve, Yakima, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/chelan_balsalmroot.jpgchelan_balsalmrootArrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) plants cover a dry slope near Chelan, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/washington_canola.jpgwashington_canolaBlooming canola fields near Wilbur, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/bitterroot.jpgbitterrootA cluster of bitteroot (Lewisia rediviva) flowers beneath a gnarled sagebrush stem. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/paintbrush_penstemon.jpgpaintbrush_penstemonThompsons paintbrush (Castilleja thompsonii) and Gairdner's penstemon (Penstemon gairdneri) on Manastash Ridge, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/chelan_lights.jpgChelan_lightsNight on the shores of Lake Chelan, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dsc_5559-3.jpgdsc_5559-3Aurora, Yakima, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dsc_5555-3.jpgdsc_5555-3Aurora, Yakima, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sun_pilllar_1.jpgsun_pilllar_1Sun pillar, Yakima, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/complex_halo.jpgcomplex_halo22 degree halo, tangent arc, sun pillar, and sun dogs, Yakima, WA2022-10-15T23:25:36+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/eastern-washington-and-the-palouse-photography/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/rocks_falls.jpgCastle_RockCastle Rock at the head of Palouse Fallshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/palouseriver.jpgPalouse_RiverCascades on the Palouse River above the fallshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/palousepano3.jpgPalouse_Falls_Pano_1Palouse Falls in Springhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/palousepano2.jpgPalouse_Pano_2Palouse Fallshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/palousepano1.jpgPalouse_Falls_Pano_3Palouse Falls and the Palouse River, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/falls_rainbow1.jpgFalls_RainbowMist from Palouse Falls creates a small rainbowhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fall_springpano.jpgFall_Spring_PanoPalouse Falls in the spring (left) and autumn (right).2022-10-15T23:25:26+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/2022/10/12/four-years-in-the-making-a-european-adventure/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/dsc_9002-2.jpgChuch_theth_albaniaCatholic Church, Theth, Albania2022-10-15T01:16:12+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2022/09/05/looking-back-at-spring/2022-09-05T16:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2022/04/03/aurora-borealis-from-washington/2023-03-30T02:12:42+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2021/12/21/some-statistics-from-15-years-of-photography/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/elk_wenas_valley.jpgelk_wenas_valleyA herd of Elk in Washington's Wenas Valleyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/delicate_arch_sunset.jpgdelicate_arch_sunsetA sunset view of Delicate Arch from 2012. While a somewhat cliché shot, this vantage point is getting harder and harder to get as crowds overwhelm national parks like Arches. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/fall_grand_coulee.jpgfall_grand_couleeBasalt cliffs in Grand Coulee, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/pink_columbine_bee.jpgpink_columbine_beeA rare pink specimen of red columbine (Aquilegia formosa) in the Dixie National Forest, Utah.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cedar_breaks_sunset.jpgcedar_breaks_sunsetSunset from Point Supreme in Cedar Breaks National Monument. (This may be the first cell phone photo I've ever posted on this site....) https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sand_dunes_sunset.jpgsand_dunes_sunsetSunset in the dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/havasu_creek_cascade.jpghavasu_creek_cascadeA small cascade along Havasu Creek, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/black_elk_thunderstorm.jpgblack_elk_thunderstormCumulonimbus clouds tower over Black Elk Peak, the highest point in South Dakotahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/photosperyear.jpgPhotosPerYear2022-02-12T15:29:43+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2021/09/18/mountains-of-summer/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dsc_3419.jpgDSC_3419Big Dipper over Mt. Adamshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dsc_3380.jpgDSC_3380A nice cap cloud over Mt. Adamshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dsc_3339.jpgDSC_3339Glacial striations on the lower flanks of Mt. Adamshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dsc_3318_stitch.jpgDSC_3318_stitchIceberg Lake, Mt. Adamshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dsc_2275.jpgDSC_2275Clouds building up over Bear Creek Mountain at sunset. Mt. Rainer barely visible through clouds. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dsc_2230.jpgDSC_2230Ives Peak in the Goat Rocks Wildernesshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dsc_1970.jpgDSC_1970Sunset at Mt. Rainierhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dsc_1908_stitch.jpgDSC_1908_stitchMoonrise over Mt. Rainier from Spray Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dsc_1827.jpgDSC_1827A blue glacial meltwater pool on the slopes of Mt. Rainierhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dsc_1806.jpgDSC_1806A view of Mt. Rainier from upper Spray Park, framed by Echo Rock (left) and Observation Rock (right)2022-05-08T11:36:27+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2017/03/06/the-caves-of-cathedral-gorge-state-park/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cathedral_gorge_cave_3.jpgcathedral_gorge_cave_3https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cathedral_gorge_cave_2.jpgcathedral_gorge_cave_2Light streaming into a deep gully in Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cathedral_gorge_badlands.jpgcathedral_gorge_badlandshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cathedral_gorge_miller_overlook.jpgcathedral_gorge_miller_overlookhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cathedral_gorge_cave_1.jpgcathedral_gorge_cave_12021-09-07T04:08:11+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2020/10/20/exploring-the-eastern-slope/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tronsen_rainier.jpgtronsen_rainierMt. Rainier pokes above cliffs of basalt near Blewett Pass, Wenatchee National Forest, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/red_top_rainier_sunset.jpgred_top_rainier_sunsetSunset from Red Top, Wenatchee National Forest, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/red_top_sunset_panorama.jpgred_top_sunset_panoramaSunset from Red Top, Wenatchee National Forest, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/meeks_sunset_1.jpgmeeks_sunset_1Sunset, William O. Douglas Wilderness, Wenatchee National Forest, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/meeks_night_sky_1.jpgmeeks_night_sky_1Clouds coming over the Cascade Crest partially obscures the Milky Way. Jupiter is seen. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/meeks_rainbow_2.jpgmeeks_rainbow_2Looking east toward the Cascades in the William O. Douglas Wilderness, Wenatchee National Forest, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/meeks_rainbow_1.jpgmeeks_rainbow_1A rainbow intersects the forested plateau of Meeks Table, Wenatchee National Forest, Washington2021-09-07T04:07:57+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2021/09/02/from-astoria-to-brookings-down-the-oregon-coast/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/thors_well_waves.jpgthors_well_wavesThor's Well is an interesting site at the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area near Yachats. A 10 foot wide hole in the rocky coastline, the well connects to the open ocean via a small cave. When the tide is right, waves entering the tunnel crash against the far side of the well, leading to some impressive splashes. I'm not sure we timed it quite right, but watching the well fill and drain, and experiencing the waves crashing up against the rocks was a mesmerizing experience. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/simpson_reef_sea_lions.jpgsimpson_reef_sea_lionsSea lions and fur seals hauled out near Simpson Reef. This is supposedly the largest haul-out site for sea lions along the Oregon Coast, and boy were they loud! Even from a mile away! https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/shore_acres_unconformity.jpgshore_acres_unconformityThese tilted rocks at Shore Acres State Park near North Bend frequently appear in many geology textbooks. The outcrop seen here is a classic example of an "angular unconformity", in which flat-lying sediments (upper left) overlay tilted sedimentary rocks that have been planed off by erosion. The existence of angular unconformities was one of the first key lines of evidence that the Earth is very old, as they require multiple episodes of deposition, burial, uplift, and deformation in order to form. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/sea_stacks_moon.jpgsea_stacks_moonThe first quarter moon hovers over sea stacks along the Oregon Coast south of Gold Beach,https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/salishan_pelicans_seals.jpgsalishan_pelicans_sealsBrown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) and Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) on Salishan Spit near Lincoln City, Oregonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/salishan_pelican_seals_2.jpgsalishan_pelican_seals_2Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) and Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) on Salishan Spit near Lincoln City, Oregonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/rockaway_sunset_4.jpgrockaway_sunset_4Sunset from Rockaway Beach, ORhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/rockaway_sunset_3.jpgrockaway_sunset_3Sunset from Rockaway Beach, ORhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/rockaway_sunset_2.jpgrockaway_sunset_2Sunset from Rockaway Beach, ORhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/rockaway_sunset_1.jpgrockaway_sunset_1Sunset from Rockaway Beach, OR2022-02-02T22:59:52+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2021/07/29/halos-arcs-and-bows-oh-my/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/dsc_4941.jpgDSC_4941Rainbow near Gunnison, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/dsc_4932_stitch.jpgDSC_4932_stitchDouble rainbow near Gunnison, Colorado. This rainbow appeared not long before sunset, when the Sun was lower in the sky, thus more of the arc is visible. 2022-02-02T23:05:13+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2021/04/30/more-spring-wildflowers-this-time-with-spines/2022-02-02T22:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2021/04/01/throwback-thursday-glacier-peak/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/tiger_lily_1.jpgtiger_lily_1Tiger lilies (Lilium columbianum) in the Glacier Peak Wilderness, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/pct_campsite.jpgPCT_campsiteEarly morning light at our campsite along the Pacific Crest Trail.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/kodak_peak_marmot.jpgkodak_peak_marmotA marmot enjoys the view from Kodak Peakhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/kodak_peak_2.jpgkodak_peak_2Enjoying dinner with a view from Kodak Peak in the Glacier Peak Wilderness, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/kodak_glacier_peak.jpgkodak_glacier_peakThe summit of Glacier peak peaks up above the clouds. This is about the most we saw of it in three days. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/koadk_peak_1.jpgkoadk_peak_1Late season wildflowers on Kodak Peak.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/glacier_peak_2.jpgglacier_peak_2Tantalizing glimpses of Glacier Peakhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/glacier_peak_1.jpgglacier_peak_1More partial views of Glacier Peakhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cady_creek_brush.jpgcady_creek_brushHiking through the brush on the way back to the car. 2021-04-03T17:47:38+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2021/03/25/wildflowers-and-waterfalls-of-the-columbia-river-gorge/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/starvation_creek_falls_2.jpgstarvation_creek_falls_2Starvation Creek Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/starvation_creek_falls.jpgstarvation_creek_fallsStarvation Creek Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/shooting_star_1.jpgshooting_star_1Shooting Stars (Dodecatheon sp.) are among the early blooming wildflowers in the eastern Columbia River Gorge. A yellow fritillary (Fritillaria pudica) lurks in the background. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rowena_crest_2.jpgrowena_crest_2Motorcycle headlights illuminate the sweeping curves of the Historic Columbia River Highway. The constellation of Canis Major sits just above the horizon. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rowena_crest_1.jpgrowena_crest_1An early spring view of the eastern Columbia River Gorge from Rowena Crest.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/latourell_falls_1.jpglatourell_falls_1One of the highest waterfalls in Oregon, Latourell Falls plunges over a cliff of columnar basalt at the western end of the Columbia River Gorge, not far from Portland. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grass_widow_3.jpggrass_widow_3Grass widows (Olsynium douglasii) are some of the earliest wildflowers to bloom in large numbers in the eastern Columbia River Gorge. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grass_widow_2.jpggrass_widow_2Grass widows (Olsynium douglasii) are some of the earliest wildflowers to bloom in large numbers in the eastern Columbia River Gorge. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/grass_widow_1.jpggrass_widow_1Grass widows (Olsynium douglasii) are some of the earliest wildflowers to bloom in large numbers in the eastern Columbia River Gorge. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/gorge_fungus_1.jpggorge_fungus_1An unknown species of fungus shares a decaying log with some moss2022-02-02T22:55:05+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/01/18/red-tank-draw-petroglyphs/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mainpanel11.jpgRed Tank Draw Petroglyph Panelhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/upperpanel.jpgRed Tank Draw Petroglyphshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mainpanel2.jpgPetroglyph Panelhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/petroglyph1.jpgPetroglyphshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/elk.jpgElk Petroglyph2023-02-07T15:15:38+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2020/12/19/from-washington-to-zion/2020-12-30T18:30:23+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2020/09/26/does-the-milky-way-really-look-like-that/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dsc_3765_stitch-1.jpgCEBR_MW_PanoramaThe summer Milky Way from Cedar Breaks National Monument in southern Utah.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dsc_3765_stitch.jpgCEBR_MW_PanoramaThe summer Milky Way from Cedar Breaks National Monument in southern Utah. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dsc_6802.jpgCrater_Lake_Milky_Way_SmokeThe Milky Way from the rim of Crater Lake, Oregonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dsc_3832.jpgMilky_Way_NormalThe Milky Way, Jupiter, and a meteor over Mt. Adams, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dsc_3832-2.jpgMilky_Way_BWhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dsc_3832-3.jpgMilky_Way_Saturated2024-08-09T01:38:01+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2020/08/16/backpacking-the-olympic-coast/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/beach_4_tidepool_2.jpgbeach_4_tidepool_2A tidepool filled with giant green anemones (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) along the coast of Washington in Olympic National Park.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/beach_4_tidepool.jpgbeach_4_tidepoolA tidepool filled with giant green anemones (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) along the coast of Washington in Olympic National Park.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/olympic_hoh_rain_forest.jpgolympic_hoh_rain_forestHoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/olympic_coast_backpacking.jpgolympic_coast_backpackingPicking our way along the coast en route to Chilean Memorial. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chilean_memorial_sunset_2.jpgchilean_memorial_sunset_2Mist surrounds the sea stacks as seen from Chilean Memorial Beach at sunset in Olympic National Park, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chilean_memorial_moonrise.jpgchilean_memorial_moonriseThe night sky is illuminated by the rising, nearly full moon. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chilean_memorial_stars.jpgchilean_memorial_starsThe stars of Scorpius hang above sea stacks along the coast in Olympic National Park. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cape_johnson.jpgcape_johnsonCape Johnson, Olympic National Park, Washington. This is an example of a spot where you don't want to get caught at high tide!https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/lions_mane_jellyfish.jpglions_mane_jellyfishA deceased (?) lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) washed up on the beach, one of many, many such jellies we found on our trip. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/chilean_memorial_sunset_1.jpgchilean_memorial_sunset_1Sunset light looking back toward the Chilean Memorial beach from one of the sea stacks out in the cove.2020-08-18T01:41:19+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2020/08/07/summiting-mt-st-helens/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/monitor_ridge_1.jpgmonitor_ridge_1Breaking out of the trees on the Monitor Ridge route. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/monitor_ridge_2.jpgmonitor_ridge_2Heading up Mt. St. Helens. Mt. Hood in the Background. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/monitor_ridge_3.jpgmonitor_ridge_3Nearing the top of the boulder field on the Monitor Ridge route. Only a mile to go! https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/summit_pano_south.jpgsummit_pano_southPanorama looking south from the crater rim. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/summit_pano_north.jpgsummit_pano_northPanorama from the summit rim, looking north across the summit crater to Spirit Lake and Mt. Rainier. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/summit_adams.jpgsummit_adamsLooking east along the crater rim to Mt. Adams in the distance. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rainier_spirit_lake.jpgrainier_spirit_lakeClouds part to reveal Spirit Lake and the distant cone of Mt. Rainier, more than 4,000 feet higher that Mt. St. Helens. 2020-08-18T01:33:23+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/st-clair-beach-dunedin/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_7647.jpgSt_Clair_1St. Clair Beach , Dunedin https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/treebw.jpgSt_Clair_TreeSt. Clair Beach, Dunedinhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/stclair2.jpgSt_Clair_2St. Clair Beach, Dunedin (1.5 sec exposure with grad ND filter)https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/stclair.jpgSt_Clair_3St. Clair Beach, Dunedinhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/jetty3.jpgJetty_3Old pier pilings, St. Clair Beach, Dunedinhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/jetty2.jpgJetty_2Looking out into the Pacific Ocean from St. Clair Beachhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/jetty1.jpgJetty_1Old pier pilings, St. Clair Beach, Dunedin2020-07-29T23:26:34+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/kahurangi-national-park-cape-farewell/2020-07-29T23:20:49+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/galleries/fjordland-queenstown-and-milford-sound/2020-07-29T23:15:52+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/2020/07/29/mt-st-helens-40-years-later/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dsc_4555.jpgDSC_4555The log raft from lake level, at the end of the Harmony Trail, the only legal access to the shore of Spirit Lake. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dsc_4867.jpgDSC_4867Mt. St. Helens from Bear Pass. In the forground is Spirit Lake, covered with floating logs, the remains of trees uprooted by the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens and washed into the lake. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/goat_st_helens_flowers_3.jpgGoat_St_Helens_Flowers_3A mountain goat enjoys a wide range of appetizers. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/goat_st_helens_flowers_2.jpgGoat_St_Helens_Flowers_2A mountain goat enjoys a wide range of appetizers. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/goat_st_helens_flowers_1.jpgGoat_St_Helens_Flowers_1A mountain goat enjoys a wide range of appetizers. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/goat_st_helens_1.jpgGoat_St_Helens_1A mountain goat surveys the lower, barren slopes of Mt. St. Helenshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dsc_4667.jpgDSC_4667https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/st_helens_flowers_1.jpgSt_Helens_Flowers_1The summit of Mt. St. Helens rises above a grassy slope filled with paintbrush. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/st_helens_campsite_flowers_1.jpgSt_Helens_Campsite_Flowers_1Red paintbrush and purple penstemon frame our campsite on the northeast flank of Mt. St. Helens.2020-07-30T00:13:26+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2020/07/19/comet-neowise-update-and-photos/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dsc_4712.jpgDSC_4712Comet NEOWISE rises over Mt. Rainier. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/dsc_4706.jpgDSC_4706Comet NEOWISE rises over Mt. Rainier. 2020-07-30T00:13:40+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/blog/2020-07-19T00:12:22+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/2020/07/14/views-of-tahoma/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/high_rock_sunset.jpghigh_rock_sunsetSunset, High Rock, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/full_moon_rising.jpgfull_moon_risingA nearly full moon rises over the forests of the Cascade Mountains. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rainier_full_moon.jpgrainier_full_moonMt. Rainier bathed in the light of a nearly full moon. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rainier_stacked_lenticular_2.jpgrainier_stacked_lenticular_2Closer view of the stacked lenticular clouds above Mt. Rainier. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rainier_summit_stars.jpgrainier_summit_starsLight from a full moon illuminates the glaciers and icefields on the summit of Mt. Rainier, barely visible through the clouds. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/rainier_stacked_lenticular_1.jpgrainier_stacked_lenticular_1A series of stacked lenticular clouds above Mt. Rainier. 2020-07-15T15:45:15+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2020/07/08/comet-neowise-appears-in-the-morning-sky/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/neowise_wide_field.jpgNEOWISE_wide_fieldhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/neowise_july8.jpgNEOWISE_July8https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/neowise_close_up.jpgNEOWISE_close_upComet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), Summer 20202020-07-08T17:22:15+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2020/06/27/mt-adams-mosquitoes-and-the-milky-way/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/adams_sunrise_moon.jpgadams_sunrise_moonFull moon setting over Mt. Adamshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/adams_sunset.jpgadams_sunsetSunset light on the summit of Mt. Adams.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/adams_takhlakh.jpgadams_takhlakhMt. Adams reflected in Takhlakh Lake at sunset. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/adams_milky_way_reflection.jpgadams_milky_way_reflectionThe Milky Way begins to emerge in twilight. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/adams_milky_way_meteor.jpgadams_milky_way_meteorA meteor takes aim at Jupiter.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/council_bluff_panorama.jpgcouncil_bluff_panoramaPanorama from Council Bluffs. Three Cascade Range stratovolcanoes are visible (click to enlarge): Mt. Rainier (left), Mt. Adams (center), and Mt. Hood (right). Mt. St. Helens was also visible through the trees to the west. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/adams_council_lake.jpgadams_council_lakeThe dense forest on the west flanks of Mt. Adams. Council Lake at bottom. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/white_avalanche_lily.jpgwhite_avalanche_lilyWhite avalanche lily (Erythronium montanum), Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/adams_takhlakh_reflection.jpgadams_takhlakh_reflectionMt. Adams reflected in Takhlakh Lake, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington. (Not pictured: immense swarms of mosquito) https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/adams_milky_way_reflection_2.jpgadams_milky_way_reflection_2Bright Jupiter rises above the summit of Mt. Adams, with the summer Milky Way reflected in the calm surface of Takhlakh Lake. 2022-07-14T15:31:33+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2020/06/10/alaska-part-3/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/alaska_smoke.jpgalaska_smokeWildfire smoke obscures the Chugach Mountains en route to Anchoragehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/exit_glacier_5.jpgexit_glacier_5Morning clouds partially obscure the Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/exit_glacier_4.jpgexit_glacier_4Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/exit_glacier_3.jpgexit_glacier_3Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/exit_glacier_2.jpgexit_glacier_2Crevasses in the Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/harding_icefield_.jpgharding_icefield_Harding Icefield, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/exit_glacier_1.jpgexit_glacier_1Exit Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/exit_glacier_valley.jpgexit_glacier_valleyLooking downvalley at the trench once occupied by the Exit Glacier.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/holgate_kayak.jpgholgate_kayakKayaking toward the terminus of the Holgate Glacier, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/iceberg.jpgicebergTiny iceberg, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska2020-06-12T04:18:07+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2020/05/29/wildflowers-in-the-foothills/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/trillium.jpgtrilliumPacific trillium (Trillium ovatum), Teanaway Community Forest, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/pacific_tree_frog.jpgpacific_tree_frogPacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla),which, oddly enough, lives in the groundhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/chocolate_lily.jpgchocolate_lilyChocolate Lily (Fritillaria affinis), Teanaway Community Forest, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lupiine_water_2.jpglupiine_water_2https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lupine.jpglupineLupine, Teanaway Community Forest, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/gooseberry_1.jpggooseberry_1Gummy gooseberry (Ribes lobbii), Teanaway Community Forest, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/fairy_slipper.jpgfairy_slipperFairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa), Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/oregon_anemone.jpgoregon_anemoneOregon Anemone (Anemone oregana), Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/glacier_lily.jpgglacier_lilyGlacier Lily (Erythronium grandiflorum), Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lupine_water_1.jpglupine_water_1Lupine, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Washington2020-05-31T05:12:36+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2020/05/17/alaska-part-two/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/kennecott_blackburn.jpgkennecott_blackburnOld mining buildings in Kennecott cling to the slopes above the debris-covered Kennicott Glacier, which originates on the slopes of Mt. Blackburn, seen in the background.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/kennecott_mines_1.jpgkennecott_mines_1The interior of the Kennecott Power Plant, with massive boilers used to produce electricity and steam heat for the mines and town residents.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/kennecott_2.jpgkennecott_2Clusters of fireweed overlooking the Kennicott Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/root_glacier_6.jpgroot_glacier_6Patterns of sediment in the ice, Root Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/root-glacier_5.jpgroot glacier_5The Root Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/root_glacier_4.jpgroot_glacier_4The Root Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/root_glacier_3.jpgroot_glacier_3Meander in a meltwater channel, Root Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/root_glacier_2.jpgroot_glacier_2The Root Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/root_glacier_1.jpgroot_glacier_1Exploring the Root Glacier, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/kennecott_town.jpgkennecott_townKennecott, Alaska.2020-05-17T18:36:57+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2020/04/15/alaska-part-one/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/denali_statepark_view.jpgdenali_statepark_viewDenalihttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/denali_grizzly_bear.jpgdenali_grizzly_bearGrizzly Bears, Denali National Park, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/denali_toklat_fireweed.jpgdenali_toklat_fireweedDwarf Fireweed along the Toklat River, Denali National Park, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/denali_dall_sheep.jpgdenali_dall_sheepDall sheep, Denali National Park, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/denali_binoculars.jpgdenali_binocularsWatching wildlife, Denali National Park, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/denali_landscape_2.jpgdenali_landscape_2Denali National Park, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/denali_teklanika_view.jpgdenali_teklanika_viewTeklanika River Valley, Denali National Park, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/denali_landscape_1.jpgdenali_landscape_1Cathedral Mountains, Denali National Park, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/denali_wildflower.jpgdenali_wildflowerDenali National Park, Alaskahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/savage_river_bridge.jpgsavage_river_bridgeSavage River, Denali National Park, Alaska2020-04-18T20:41:59+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2020/04/01/sands-and-sage-in-central-washington/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/white_bluffs_3.jpgwhite_bluffs_3Cliffs of sediment along the Columbia River, Hanford Reach National Monument, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/white_bluffs_2.jpgwhite_bluffs_2Wind-sculpted sediment along the Columbia River, Hanford Reach National Monument, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/missoula_flood_sediment.jpgmissoula_flood_sedimenthttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/yellow_fritillary.jpgyellow_fritillaryhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/white_bluffs_1.jpgwhite_bluffs_1Cliffs of sediment along the Columbia River, Hanford Reach National Monument, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/juniper_dunes_2.jpgjuniper_dunes_2https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/juniper_dunes_1.jpgjuniper_dunes_1https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/frenchman_couleee_vista.jpgFrenchman_couleee_vistahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/frenchman_couleee_columns_1-2.jpgfrenchman_couleee_columns_1 (2)https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/frenchman_couleee_columns_1.jpgfrenchman_couleee_columns_12020-04-03T04:47:03+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2019/10/18/glacier-national-park-grinnell-glacier-trail/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/swiftcurrent_lake_many_glacier.jpgswiftcurrent_lake_many_glacierSunrise light on Mt. Grinnell, reflected in the tranquil waters of Swiftcurrent Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/grinnell_glacier_trail_storm.jpggrinnell_glacier_trail_stormA thunderstorm approaches over the Garden Wall on the descent from Grinnell Glacier.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/grinnell_glacier_trail_1.jpggrinnell_glacier_trail_1Hiking through the redbeds of the Grinnell Formation on the way to Grinnell Glacier. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/grinnell_glacier_panorama.jpggrinnell_glacier_panoramaPanoramic view of Grinnell Glacier (left) and Upper Grinnell Lake.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/grinnell_glacier_close_up.jpggrinnell_glacier_close_upCliffs of dark gray limestone belonging to the Helena Formation tower above Upper Grinnell Lake.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bighorn_sheep_and_grinnell_glacier.jpgbighorn_sheep_and_grinnell_glacierA bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) alongside the trail, with Grinnell Glacier in the background.2019-10-19T17:01:20+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2019/06/02/crossing-the-channel/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/santa_cruz_light_pollution_annotated-1.pngsanta_cruz_light_pollution_annotatedhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/island_fox_4.jpgisland_fox_4https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/santa_cruz_greenery.jpgsanta_cruz_greeneryLooking east from Santa Cruz toward Anacapa Island, Channel Islands National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/island_fox_3.jpgisland_fox_3https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/island_fox_grass.jpgisland_fox_grasshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/santa_cruz_greenery_1.jpgsanta_cruz_greenery_1A trail winding through the lush spring grasses on Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/santa_cruz_light_pollution.jpgsanta_cruz_light_pollutionNighttime panorama from the cliffs above Scorpion Ranch on Santa Cruz Island.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/santa_cruz_campsite.jpgsanta_cruz_campsiteCampsite on Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park. Landscape illuminated by a first quarter moon.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/potato_harbor_pano.jpgpotato_harbor_panoPotato Harbor, Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/island_fox_2.jpgisland_fox_2Island Fox, Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park2019-06-02T17:17:31+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2019/04/27/2019-joshua-tree-bloom-and-responsible-nature-photography/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/naturefirst.pngNatureFirstNature First: The Alliance for Responsible Nature Photography.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/joshua_tree_buds_3.jpgjoshua_tree_buds_3Joshua tree buds, Virgin River Gorge, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/virgin_gorge_joshua_tree_2.jpgvirgin_gorge_joshua_tree_2Joshua trees and desert landscape, Virgin River Gorge, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/joshua_tree_flowers_3.jpgjoshua_tree_flowers_3Joshua tree bud, Virgin River Gorge, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/joshua_tree_flowers_2.jpgJoshua_tree_flowers_2Joshua tree bud, Virgin River Gorge, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/joshua_tree_flowers_1.jpgjoshua_tree_flowers_1Joshua tree bud, Virgin River Gorge, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/joshua_tree_bud_2.jpgjoshua_tree_bud_2Joshua tree buds, Virgin River Gorge, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/virgin_river_gorge_pano.jpgvirgin_river_gorge_panoVirgin River Gorge, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/virgin_river_gorge_joshua_trees.jpgvirgin_river_gorge_joshua_treesJoshua trees, Virgin River Gorge, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/joshua_tree_bud_1.jpgjoshua_tree_bud_1Joshua tree bud, Virgin River Gorge, Arizona2019-04-27T20:21:52+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2018/11/19/wonderful-waters-of-the-escalante/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc_1683.jpgLower_Calf_Creek_1Lower Calf Creek Falls sits on a tributary of the Escalante River. It’s not everyday you find a waterfall this large in the desert! https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc_1654.jpgLower_Calf_Creek_2Enjoying a peaceful and relatively uncrowded visit to Lower Calf Creek Falls.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc_1646.jpgLower_Calf_Creek_3Lower Calf Creek Fallshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc_1629.jpgCalf_Creek_Desert_VarnishDesert varnish is a common sight throughout the southwest, but the palette of colors on the cliffs flanking Calf Creek seemed especially varied.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc_1613.jpgMoon_Escalante_RocksThe 3rd quarter moon sets over sandstone rock formations in the Upper Calf Creek drainage.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc_1611.jpgDesert_PaintbrushOne of the few wildflowers left standing in late September: a single desert paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa)https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc_1597.jpgUpper_Calf_Creek_2Clumps and mats of moss and other plants coat the cliffs beneath Upper Calf Creek Falls.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc_1595.jpgUpper_Calf_Creek_1Enjoying the solitude at Upper Calf Creek Falls.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc_1559.jpgBurr_Trail_MWThe summer Milky Way sets over the southern horizon near Escalante, Utah. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc_1516.jpgEscalante_Arch_WallStreaks of light mud and dark desert varnish coat towering cliffs of Navajo Sandstone in the upper Escalante River canyon. 2018-11-20T03:18:39+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2018/10/19/caught-between-the-seasons/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/aspens_snow-1.jpgaspens_snow (1)Young aspens on a foggy, snowy fall day, Webster Flat, Utah.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/aspens_snow-10.jpgaspens_snow (10)Aspens in snow, Webster Flat, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/aspens_snow-9.jpgaspens_snow (9)Vibrant red and gold aspen leaves after a fresh snowfall, Webster Flat, Utah.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/aspens_snow-8.jpgaspens_snow (8)Webster Flat, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/aspens_snow-7.jpgaspens_snow (7)Colorful aspens among snow-covered firs on the south slopes of the Markagunt Plateau, looking south toward Kolob Terrace and Zion National Park.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/aspens_snow-6.jpgaspens_snow (6)Colorful aspens among snow-covered firs on the south slopes of the Markagunt Plateau, looking south toward Kolob Terrace and Zion National Park.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/aspens_snow-5.jpgaspens_snow (5)Webster Flat, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/aspens_snow-4.jpgaspens_snow (4)Markagunt Plateau, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/aspens_snow-3.jpgaspens_snow (3)Markagunt Plateau, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/aspens_snow-2.jpgaspens_snow (2)Two golden aspens surrounded by snowy conifers, Cedar Canyon, Utah.2018-10-23T19:54:58+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2018/05/12/another-hidden-utah-gem-pine-park/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pine_park_white_rock.jpgpine_park_white_rockPine Park, Dixie National Forest, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pine_park_lupine_2.jpgpine_park_lupine_2Lupine, Pine Park, Dixie National Forest, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pine_park_claret_cup_cactus.jpgpine_park_claret_cup_cactusA claret cup cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus) in full bloom., Pine Park, Dixie National Forest, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pine_park_bitterroot.jpgpine_park_bitterrootBitterroot (Lewisia rediviva), Pine Park, Dixie National Forest, Utah https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pine_park_rock_chute.jpgpine_park_rock_chutePine Park, Dixie National Forest, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pine_park_lupine.jpgpine_park_lupineLupines, Pine Park, Dixie National Forest, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pine_park_dusk.jpgpine_park_duskPine Park, Dixie National Forest, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pine_park_sunset_lupine.jpgpine_park_sunset_lupineLupine, Pine Park, Dixie National Forest, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pine_park_sunset_light.jpgpine_park_sunset_lightPine Park, Dixie National Forest, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pine_park_panorama.jpgpine_park_panoramaPine Park, Dixie National Forest, Utah2018-06-06T03:04:54+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2018/04/23/slots-of-fun-in-cottonwood-canyon/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/willis_creek_slot_canyon_1.jpgwillis_creek_slot_canyon_1Narrows section of Willis Creek Canyonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/willis_creek_slot_canyon_2.jpgwillis_creek_slot_canyon_2Narrows section of Willis Creek Canyonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/willis_creek_slot_canyon_3.jpgwillis_creek_slot_canyon_3Narrows section of Willis Creek Canyonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/orion_stars_zodiacal_light.jpgorion_stars_zodiacal_lightThree landmarks of the winter night sky, Sirius (left), Orion (center, in flashlight beam), and the Pleiades (right) make their way towards the western horizon, where the bright band of the zodiacal light juts into the sky. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/kodachrome_utah_sunset.jpgkodachrome_utah_sunsetSunset overlooking Kodachrome Basinhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cottonwood_canyon_rocks.jpgcottonwood_canyon_rocksVaricolored rocks of the Carmel and Entrada Formations line the road near the Cottonwood Canyon Narrows trailhead. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/orangetip_cottonwood_canyon.jpgorangetip_cottonwood_canyonA orangetip butterfly enjoys the wild mustard buffet in the Cottonwood Canyon Narrows. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/desert_paintbrush_yellow_rock.jpgdesert_paintbrush_yellow_rockDesert Paintbrush (Castilleja chromosa) growing in deep sand.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/yellow_rock_1.jpgyellow_rock_1Multicolored Navajo Sandstone at Yellow Rock, Cottonwood Canyon, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/yellow_rock_2.jpgyellow_rock_2Multicolored Navajo Sandstone at Yellow Rock, Cottonwood Canyon, Utah2018-06-06T03:01:19+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2018/04/08/pyroclastic-pixels-goes-to-italy/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/manarola_train_station.jpgmanarola_train_stationThe train station servinghttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cinque_terre_punta_mesco.jpgcinque_terre_punta_mescoA panoramic view of the Cinque Terre from Punta Mesco along the coastal trail between Monterosso and Levanto.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/leavanto_from_trail.jpgleavanto_from_trailThe town of Levanto, just north of the Cinque Terre and the start of our hike to Punta Mescohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/agave_waves_sea.jpgagave_waves_seaAgave and cacti grace the slopes of the Cinque Terre. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cinque_terre_coastline_1.jpgcinque_terre_coastline_1Looking southeast along the Cinque Terre coast from the coastal trail between Vernazza and Monterosso. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/vernazza_harbor_2.jpgvernazza_harbor_2A view of colorful Vernazza from high above the Harbor. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/vernazza_harbor_1.jpgvernazza_harbor_1A view of colorful Vernazza from high above the Harbor. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/vernazza_from_trail.jpgvernazza_from_trailThe village of Vernazza occupies rocky cliffs and ravines along the Ligurian Coast of Italy. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/trail_view_corniglia.jpgtrail_view_cornigliaA damp hike through terraced vineyards on the “high trail” between Manarola and Corniglia.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/manarola_street_night.jpgmanarola_street_nightThe streets of Manarola at night. 2018-04-09T18:45:02+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2018/01/20/gold-butte-national-monument-in-pictures/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_5483.jpgDSC_5483Bright pink spines of a California Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus)https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_5528.jpgDSC_5528Gold Butte National Monument, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_5548_stitch.jpgDSC_5548_stitchLate-afternoon view from a ridge overlooking Whitney Pocket, Gold Butte National Monument. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_5572.jpgDSC_5572Many of the ridges and mountains in the Gold Butte area consist of Paleozoic limestones. Fossils, such as the brachiopods seen here, are a dime a dozen.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_5585.jpgDSC_5585Gold Butte National Monument, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_5600_stitch.jpgDSC_5600_stitchA beautiful view from our camp just after sunset, looking north towards the Virgin Mountainshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_5636.jpgDSC_5636Gold Butte National Monument, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_5640.jpgDSC_5640Gold Butte National Monument, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_5680.jpgDSC_5680A tiny fishhook cactus (Mammillaria tetrancistra) growing in rockshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_5698.jpgDSC_5698The Aztec Sandstone in this area is without a doubt the most colorful rock formation I've ever seen.2018-01-23T03:55:46+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2017/11/07/the-many-faces-of-limestone/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/notch_peak_star_trails1.jpgnotch_peak_star_trailsAutumn star trails over Notch Peak, House Range, Utah. The mountains are lit by the light of a first quarter moon. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lehman_creek_ice1.jpglehman_creek_iceEarly-season ice accumulation along Lehman Creek, Great Basin National Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lehman_caves_41.jpglehman_caves_4Stalactites, stalagmites, draperies, shields, and other speleothems (cave formations) abound in Lehman Caves, Great Basin National Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lehman_caves_31.jpglehman_caves_3Baby stalactites on the ceiling of Lehman Caves trace out fracture patterns in the Pole Canyon Limestone, Great Basin National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lehman_caves_21.jpglehman_caves_2Bizarre and grotesque cave formations in Lehman Caves, Great Basin National Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lehman_caves_11.jpglehman_caves_1Lehman Caves, Great Basin National Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/house_range_panorama1.jpghouse_range_panoramaThe House Range and Notch Peak (right of center) at sunset, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/great_basin_bristecone_pine.jpggreat_basin_bristecone_pineAdmiring a several thousand-year-old Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) in Great Basin National Park, Nevada2017-11-08T01:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2017/05/21/desert-in-bloom/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/golden_prickly_pear_pink_flowers.jpggolden_prickly_pear_pink_flowersElectric pink flowers of the Golden Prickly Pear (Opuntia aurea), Washington County, Utah. I realize that it looks like I jacked up the saturation on this photo, but the vibrancy of these flowers is truly that stunning, almost tropical in nature. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/engelmanns_hedgehog_flowers.jpgengelmanns_hedgehog_flowersEngelmann's Hedgehog (Echinocereus engelmannii), Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/desert_prickly_pear_red_yellow.jpgdesert_prickly_pear_red_yellowRed and yellow flowers of the Desert Prickly Pear (Opuntia phaeacantha), Washington County, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/desert_prickly_pear_pink.jpgdesert_prickly_pear_pinkA stately row of pink Desert Prickly Pear (Opuntia phaeacantha) flowers, Washington County, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mojave_prickly_pear.jpgmojave_prickly_pearMojave Prickly Pear (Opuntia Erinacea), Beaver County, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/mariposa_lily_flower.jpgmariposa_lily_flowerStraggling Mariposa Lily (Calochortus flexuosus), Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/golden_prickly_pear_flower.jpggolden_prickly_pear_flowerGolden Prickly Pear (Opuntia Aurea), Pipe Spring National Monument, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/desert_prickly_pear_orange_flowers.jpgdesert_prickly_pear_orange_flowersBeautiful orange flowers of the Desert Prickly Pear (Opuntia Phaeacantha), Pipe Spring National Monument, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/desert_four_clock.jpgdesert_four_clockDesert Four-O'Clock (Mirabilis multiflora), Pipe Spring National Monument, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/claret_cup_cactus.jpgclaret_cup_cactusClaret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus) flower, San Francsisco Mountains, Utah2017-05-27T18:39:42+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2017/05/13/the-heart-of-utah-capitol-reef-national-park/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/capitol_reef_waterpocket_fold.jpgcapitol_reef_waterpocket_foldLooking east across the Waterpocket Fold toward the Henry Mountains, the last mountain range in the lower 48 to be mapped and named, and their high point: 11,522′ Mt. Ellen.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/capitol_reef_sunset_moon.jpgcapitol_reef_sunset_moonCapitol Reef National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/capitol_reef_sunset_3.jpgcapitol_reef_sunset_3Hiking among crumbling cliffs of Wingate Sandstone, Capitol Reef National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/capitol_reef_sunset_2.jpgcapitol_reef_sunset_2Capitol Reef National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/capitol_reef_sunset_1.jpgcapitol_reef_sunset_1Late afternoon scene along the Chimney Rock Trail, Capitol Reef National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/capitol_reef_sandstone_2.jpgcapitol_reef_sandstone_2Capitol Reef National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/capitol_reef_sandstone_1.jpgcapitol_reef_sandstone_1Capitol Reef National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/capitol_reef_petroglyphs.jpgcapitol_reef_petroglyphsBighorn sheep petrogylphs along the Fremont River, Capitol Reef National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/capitol_reef_hoodoo_2.jpgcapitol_reef_hoodoo_2Hoodoo, Capitol Reef National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/capitol_reef_hoodoo_1.jpgcapitol_reef_hoodoo_1Hoodoo, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah2017-05-19T04:07:26+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2017/04/23/coyote-gulch-in-pictures/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hurricane_wash_cliffs.jpghurricane_wash_cliffsHurricane Wash, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/coyote_gulch_star_trails.jpgcoyote_gulch_star_trailsCoyote Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/stevens_arch_escalante_2.jpgstevens_arch_escalante_2Stevens Arch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/stephens_arch_escalante_1.jpgstephens_arch_escalante_1Stevens Arch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/lower_coyote_gulch_2_lake_powell.jpglower_coyote_gulch_2_lake_powellCoyote Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/lower_coyote_gulch.jpglower_coyote_gulchCoyote Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/jacob_hamblin_arch_alcove.jpgjacob_hamblin_arch_alcoveJacob Hamblin Arch, Coyote Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/jacob_hamblin_arch_1.jpgjacob_hamblin_arch_1Jacob Hamblin Arch, Coyote Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hurricane_wash_sign.jpghurricane_wash_signHurricane Wash, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hurricane_wash_route.jpghurricane_wash_routeHurricane Wash, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah2017-04-25T05:36:56+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2017/04/10/colorful-geology-at-valley-of-fire-state-park/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/valley_of_fire_wave_1.jpgvalley_of_fire_wave_1A feature known as the “Fire Wave,” Valley of Fire State Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/valley_of_fire_sunset.jpgvalley_of_fire_sunsetSunset from the Old Arrowhead Road in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/valley_of_fire_compaction_bands.jpgvalley_of_fire_compaction_bandsCompaction bands in multi-colored Aztec Sandstone, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/valley_of_fire_compaction_bands-2.jpgvalley_of_fire_compaction_bands (2)Compaction bands in multi-colored Aztec Sandstone, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/valley_of_fire_colors_2.jpgvalley_of_fire_colors_2A layer-cake of spectacular colors in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/valley_of_fire_colors.jpgvalley_of_fire_colorsVibrant colors in the Aztec Sandstone in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada2017-04-19T04:06:23+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2017/03/14/sunset-to-sunrise-at-bryce-canyon/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bryce_tower_bridge_trail_2.jpgbryce_tower_bridge_trail_2A scraggly Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) between residual snow patches along the trail to Tower Bridge, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bryce_tower_bridge_trail.jpgbryce_tower_bridge_trailLate afternoon sun illuminates hoodoos, fins, and walls along the trail to Tower Bridge at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bryce_thors_hammer_star_trails.jpgbryce_thors_hammer_star_trailstar trails above Thor’s Hammer, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bryce_sunrise_tree.jpgbryce_sunrise_treeA famous and tenacious Limber Pine (Pinus flexilus) at Sunrise Point observes yet another sunrise, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bryce_powell_sunset.jpgbryce_powell_sunsetA classic Bryce view at sunset: looking northeast towards Powell Point (10,188′) and the Aquarius Plateauhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bryce_hoodoo_orion.jpgbryce_hoodoo_orionThe constellation Orion hovers over the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bryce_canyon_sunrise.jpgbryce_canyon_sunriseThe crowds assemble for sunrise at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bryce_canyon_powell_moonrise.jpgbryce_canyon_powell_moonriseThe full moon rising over Powell Point and the Sinking Ship, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bryce_canyon_hoodoo_sunrise_2.jpgbryce_canyon_hoodoo_sunrise_2Sunrise light illuminates rock formations at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bryce_canyon_hoodoo_sunrise.jpgbryce_canyon_hoodoo_sunriseHoodoos at sunrise, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah2017-08-04T03:20:42+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/contact/2017-02-09T03:31:12+00:00weekly0.6https://zschierlphotography.com/2016/10/24/a-hidden-geologic-gem-ashdown-gorge/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ashdown_gorge_water_2.jpgashdown_gorge_water_2Ashdown Creek, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ashdown_gorge_summer_water.jpgashdown_gorge_summer_waterAshdown Creek, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ashdown_gorge_ripples_rock.jpgashdown_gorge_ripples_rockStraight Cliffs Formation ripple marks, Ashdown Creek, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ashdown_gorge_narrows_1.jpgashdown_gorge_narrows_1Beautiful colors in a narrow section of Ashdown Gorge., Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ashdown_gorge_flanigan_arch.jpgashdown_gorge_flanigan_archFlanigan Arch, Ashdown Gorge, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ashdown_gorge_alcove_2.jpgashdown_gorge_alcove_2Inside a spectacular alcove along Ashdown Creek, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ashdown_gorge_alcove_1.jpgashdown_gorge_alcove_1Inside a spectacular alcove along Ashdown Creek, Utah2016-10-25T04:47:40+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2016/10/10/fall-color-in-southern-utah/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/rattlesnake_creek_aspens.jpgrattlesnake_creek_aspensA beautiful grove of aspens on the Rattlesnake Creek Trail near Brian Head, UT.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/markagunt_aspens_2.jpgmarkagunt_aspens_2Aspens, Markagunt Plateau, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/markagunt_aspens_1.jpgmarkagunt_aspens_1Aspens, Markagunt Plateau, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/hancoc_peak_aspens.jpghancoc_peak_aspensGolden aspens coat the flanks of Hancock Peak, a small cinder cone on the Markagunt Plateau., Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/duck_creek_red_aspens.jpgduck_creek_red_aspensAspens, Duck Creek, UThttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/brian_head_fall_color.jpgbrian_head_fall_colorA ridge coated in aspens near Brian Head, UT begins to turn color in the early fall. The view from the Markagunt Plateau, is truly expansive; in the background are ranges and valleys in the Great Basin of western Utah, and on a clear day one can clearly see Wheeler Peak in eastern Nevada https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/aspens_lava_markagunt_1.jpgaspens_lava_markagunt_1Aspens and lava flows, Markagunt Plateau, Dixie National Forest, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/aspens_lava_markagunt.jpgaspens_lava_markaguntAspens and lava flows, Markagunt Plateau, UT2016-10-11T02:07:01+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2016/06/26/escape-to-the-snake-range-great-basin-national-park/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/wheeler_peak_summit_panorama.jpgwheeler_peak_summit_panoramaLooking north along the Snake Range from the summit of Wheeler Peak (13,065') on a beautiful June dayhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/wheeler_peak_sunset.jpgwheeler_peak_sunsetWheeler Peak, Great Basin National Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/wheeler_peak_sky_pilot.jpgwheeler_peak_sky_pilotSky pilot (Polemonium viscosum) in a glacial cirque beneath Wheeler Peak, Great Basin National Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/wheeler_peak_full_moon_stella_lake.jpgwheeler_peak_full_moon_stella_lakeLight from the rising full moon illuminates Wheeler Peak and Stella Lake, Great Basin National Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/swallowtail_red_columbine.jpgswallowtail_red_columbineA Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) feeds from a crimson columbine (Aquilegia formosa) along Baker Creek, Great Basin National Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/great_basin_full_moon_landscape1.jpggreat_basin_full_moon_landscapeFull Moon sky over Wheeler Peak, Great Basin National Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/great_basin_bristlecone_pine.jpggreat_basin_bristlecone_pineA twisted and contorted Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) on the slopes of Wheeler Peak, Great Basin National Park, Nevadahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/great_basin_full_moon_landscape.jpggreat_basin_full_moon_landscapeWheeler Peak by full moonlight, Great Basin National Park, Nevada2016-06-28T04:22:28+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2016/04/22/rocks-and-muskrats-of-the-rockies/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rocky_mountain_muskrats_2.jpgrocky_mountain_muskrats_2Muskrat, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rocky_mountain_muskrats.jpgrocky_mountain_muskratsMuskrat, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rocky_mountain_muskrat.jpgrocky_mountain_muskratMuskrat, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/pasqueflower_rocky_mountain_nationalpark.jpgpasqueflower_rocky_mountain_nationalparkEarly blooming pasqueflower in Moraine Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/longs_peak_clouds.jpglongs_peak_cloudsLongs Peak shrouded in a late-season storm, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lily_lake_beaver_dam.jpglily_lake_beaver_damLily Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fall_river_meanders.jpgfall_river_meandersMeander on the Fall River, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/estes_park_rock_shop.jpgestes_park_rock_shop2016-04-27T04:07:30+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2016/04/07/a-sandstone-wonderland-snow-canyon-state-park/2016-04-11T04:38:01+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2016/02/08/giants-of-the-deserts/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/saguaro_rib.jpgsaguaro_ribsA "young" saguaro mimics one who has seen better days, Saguaro National Park, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/saguaro_sunset.jpgsaguaro_sunsetSunset from the Gould Mine Trail in Saguaro National Park. On the horizon is Kitt Peak, home to one of the largest astronomical observatories in the United Stateshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/joshua_tree_sunset_3.jpgjoshua_tree_sunset_3A spectacular winter sunset at Joshua Tree National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/joshua_tree_sunset_2.jpgjoshua_tree_sunset_2A spectacular winter sunset at Joshua Tree National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/joshua_tree_sunset.jpgjoshua_tree_sunsetSunset colors illuminate the landscape at Joshua Tree National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/joshua_tree_star_trails.jpgjoshua_tree_star_trailsStar trails and high clouds from Jumbo Rocks Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/joshua_tree_moon.jpgJoshua_tree_moonA nearly full moon, Joshua Tree National Park, California2016-07-06T08:04:49+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2016/01/29/into-the-valley-of-death-part-3-canyon-combing/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/titus_canyon_breccia.jpgtitus_canyon_brecciaTitus Canyon, Death Valley National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/titus_canyon.jpgtitus_canyonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mosiac_canyon_breccia_2.jpgmosiac_canyon_breccia_2Breccia fills a depression carved into the polished marble walls of lower Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mosaic_canyon_sunlight.jpgmosaic_canyon_sunlighthttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mosaic_canyon_patterns.jpgmosaic_canyon_patternsMosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mosaic_canyon_pano.jpgmosaic_canyon_panoMosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mosaic_canyon_colors.jpgmosaic_canyon_colorshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mosaic_canyon_breccia_1.jpgmosaic_canyon_breccia_1Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mosaic_canyon_breccia.jpgmosaic_canyon_brecciaMosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/gower_sulch_sunset.jpggower_gulch_sunsetGower Gulch, Death Valley National Park, California2016-02-12T23:04:43+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2016/01/14/into-the-valley-of-death-part-2-ventifacts-and-dunes/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sand_ripples_death_valley.jpgsand_ripples_death_valleyRipples in the sand, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dunes_at_night_death_valley.jpgdunes_at_night_death_valleyA clear winter night in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park., Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dune_mudcracks_death_valley.jpgdune_mudcracks_death_valleyMudcracks in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ventifact_self_portrait.jpgventifact_self_portraitYours truly atop a large roadside ventifacthttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ventifact_ridge_4.jpgventifact_ridge_4Ventifact Ridge, Death Valley National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ventifact_ridge_3.jpgventifact_ridge_3Ventifact Ridge, Death Valley National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ventifact_ridge_2.jpgventifact_ridge_2Ventifact Ridge, Death Valley National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ventifact_ridge_1.jpgventifact_ridge_1Ventifact Ridge, Death Valley National Park, California2016-01-28T04:44:27+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2016/01/08/into-the-valley-of-death-part-1/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dantesviewpano1.jpgDantesViewPanoDeath Valley and Badwater Basin seen from Dante’s View, over 5,500 feet above the valley floor, Death Valley National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ubehebe_crater_pano.jpgubehebe_crater_panoUbehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/manly_beacon_hiker_moon.jpgmanly_beacon_hiker_moonLate afternoon light on Manly Beacon, Death Valley National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/devils_golf_course_salt.jpgdevils_golf_course_saltDevil’s Golf Course, Death Valley National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/devils_golf_course.jpgdevils_golf_courseDevil’s Golf Course, Death Valley National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/death_valley_salt.jpgdeath_valley_saltSalt formations at Badwater, Death Valley National Park, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/zabriskie_point_sunset.jpgzabriskie_point_sunsetSunset at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California2016-01-15T19:21:16+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2015/11/29/earth-wind-snow/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/horsetooth_trees_snow.jpghorsetooth_trees_snowSnowy trails and trees along Horsetooth Reservoirhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/horsetooth_shrub_ice.jpghorsetooth_shrub_iceIce accumulation on shrubs after a recent winter stormhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/horsetooth_rotary_panorama_snow.jpghorsetooth_rotary_panorama_snowHorsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/horsetooth_grass_ice.jpghorsetooth_grass_iceIce accumulation on dry grass bladeshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/horsetooth_boulder_snow.jpghorsetooth_boulder_snowHorsetooth Reservoir, Fort Collins, Colorado2015-12-04T21:01:24+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2015/10/23/summer-fades-winter-enters/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/alluvial_fan_aspens1.jpgalluvial_fan_aspensAspens along the lower Roaring River, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/stoplight_aspens.jpgstoplight_aspensRed, yellow, and green aspens in Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/poison_ivy_color.jpgpoison_ivy_colorAspens aren't the only plant that change color in the fall! Poison ivy (Toxicodendron rydbergii) can often have colors to match. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pennock_pass_aspens_2.jpgpennock_pass_aspens_2Pennock Pass, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pennock_pass_aspens.jpgpennock_pass_aspensPennock Pass, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fallen_leaves_trail.jpgfallen_leaves_trailFallen leaves litter a trail in Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/alluvial_fan_aspens.jpgalluvial_fan_aspensAspens along the lower Roaring River, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado2015-11-07T07:01:25+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2015/03/01/greyrock-trail-loop-poudre-canyon-colorado/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/greyrock_meadow.jpggreyrock_meadowGreyrock Meadow, Poudre River Canyon, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/down_tree_grey_rock_trail.jpgdown_tree_grey_rock_trailA large recently downed Ponderosa Pine on the Greyrock Meadow Trail. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/poudre_canyon_sunset_2.jpgpoudre_canyon_sunset_2Sunset above Poudre Canyon, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/poudre_canyon_sunset_1.jpgpoudre_canyon_sunset_1Sunset above Poudre Canyon, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/greyrock_poudre_canyon.jpggreyrock_poudre_canyonGreyrock Mountain and Greyrock Meadows2015-03-04T21:01:48+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2015/02/15/fun-in-the-fort-collins-foothills/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/quartz_vein.jpgquartz_veinQuartz vein intruding into Precambrian mica schist high in the foothills west of Fort Collins. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fountain_formation_crossbeds.jpgfountain_formation_crossbedsColorful cross beds in the Pennsylvanian Fountain Formationhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/eagles_nest_poudre.jpgeagles_nest_poudreEagles Nest Rock and the North Fork of the Cache la Poudre Riverhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mahoney_park_bobcat_ridge.jpgmahoney_park_bobcat_ridgeMahoney Park, Bobcat Ridge Natural Areahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/horsetooth_rock_1.jpghorsetooth_rock_1Horsetooth Rock, Larimer County, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fort_collins_foothills.jpgfort_collins_foothillsOverlooking Fort Collins just before sunset from above Horsetooth Reservoirhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/foothills_prairie_dog.jpgfoothills_prairie_dogBlack-tailed prairie dog, Coyote Ridge Natural Area, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/foothills_mule_deer.jpgfoothills_mule_deerMule Deer, Maxwell Natural Areahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/devils_backbone.jpgdevils_backboneDevils Backbone, a nearly vertical hogback of Dakota Sandstone south of Fort Collins. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/coyote_ridge_lichen_rocks.jpgcoyote_ridge_lichen_rocksColorful lichens coating sandstone ledges of the Dakota Group, Coyote Ridge Natural Area, Colorado2015-02-28T23:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2015/01/03/top-10-from-2014/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/skagit_tulips.jpgskagit_tulipsTulip Fields at Sunset, Skagit Valley Tulip Festivalhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/rocky_mountain_aspen.jpgrocky_mountain_aspenWaving Aspen and Grass, Rocky Mountain National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hole_wall_rialto.jpghole_wall_rialtoPanorama from Hole-in-the-Wall, Rialto Beach, Olympic National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/anemone_olympic.jpganemone_olympicGiant Green Anemone, Olympic National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/yellowstone_bison.jpgyellowstone_bisonAmerican Bison, Yellowstone National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/black_canyon_exclamation_point.jpgblack_canyon_exclamation_pointExclamation Point, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ice_lake_panorama.jpgice_lake_panoramaIce Lake, San Juan Mountains, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/ice_lake_wildflowers.jpgice_lake_wildflowersWildflowers at Ice Lake, San Juan Mountains, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/escalante_star_trails1.jpgEscalante_Star_TrailsStar Trails from Escalante Canyon, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hurricane_ridge_mw_airglow.jpghurricane_ridge_mw_airglowMilky Way, Airglow, and Seattle light pollution from Hurrican Ridge, Olympic National Park2015-01-08T04:04:42+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2014/12/16/a-sheep-a-sheep-my-kingdom-for-a-sheep/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/big_thompson_bighorn_sheep_4.jpgbig_thompson_bighorn_sheep_4https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/big_thompson_bighorn_sheep_3.jpgbig_thompson_bighorn_sheep_3Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Big Thompson Canyon, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/big_thompson_bighorn_sheep_2.jpgbig_thompson_bighorn_sheep_2Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Big Thompson Canyon, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/big_thompson_bighorn_sheep_1.jpgbig_thompson_bighorn_sheep_1Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado2014-12-17T05:16:41+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2014/12/07/petrified-forests-of-stone/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/petrified_wood_large_pedestal.jpgpetrified_wood_large_pedestalPetrified Forest National Park, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/petrified_wood_in_chinle1.jpgpetrified_wood_in_chinlePetrified Forest National Park, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/petrified_wood_wash.jpgpetrified_wood_washPetrified Forest National Park, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/petrified_wood_sunset_1.jpgpetrified_wood_sunset_1Petrified Forest National Park, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/petrified_wood_pedestals.jpgpetrified_wood_pedestalsPetrified Forest National Park, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/jasper_forest_sunset.jpgjasper_forest_sunsetOverlooking the Jasper Forest, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/jasper_forest_petrified_wood.jpgjasper_forest_petrified_woodPetrified Forest National Park, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/grasshopper_petrified_forest.jpggrasshopper_petrified_forestPetrified Forest National Park, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/colorful_petrified_log.jpgcolorful_petrified_logPetrified Forest National Park, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/colored_petrified_wood.jpgcolored_petrified_woodPetrified Forest National Park, Arizona2014-12-15T19:24:12+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2014/11/19/2015-photography-calendars-now-available/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_2540.jpg2015_wall_calendars2014-11-25T00:40:24+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2014/11/17/photographing-the-night-sky-from-colorado/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/escalante_star_trails.jpgEscalante_Star_TrailsStar Trails over Escalante Canyon, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_2078-copy_ind1.jpgTotal_lunar_eclipse_2014Total lunar eclipse on October 8 2014, as seen from Fort Collins, COhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_3596.jpgMilky_Way_CloseupClose-up of the center of the MIlky Way Galaxy. Several star clusters and emission nebulae (pink), popularly known as stellar nurserys, are visible in this 1-minute exposure.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/deep_sky_collage.jpgDeep_Sky_CollageImages of galaxies and nebulae obtained through telescopeshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_2078-copy_ind.jpgLunar_Eclipse_2014Total lunar eclipse on October 8 2014, as seen from Fort Collins, COhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/calendar-4-copy.jpgcalendar-4 copyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/milkywaypano.jpgMilky_Way_PanoramaThe Milky Way spans the sky from horizon to horizon as seen from near Delta, Colorado. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/calendar-3.jpgcalendar-3https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/calendar-2.jpgcalendar-2https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/calendar.jpg2015_Calendar2020-05-24T20:05:29+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2014/11/01/panoramas-from-colorados-peaks/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_6587_stitch.jpgMt_Elbert_PanoramaPanorama from the summit of Mt. Elbert, Sawatch Range, 14,440' (highest point in Rocky Mountains)https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_3326_stitch-edit.jpgCourthouse_Mountain_PanoramaPanorama from the summit of Courthouse Mountain, San Juan Mountains, 12,152'https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_6069_stitch.jpgCrag_Crest_PanoramaCrag Crest, Grand Mesa, 11,189'https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_4872_stitch.jpgMount_Shavano_PanoromaPanorama from the summit of Mt. Shavano, Sawatch Range, 14,236'https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_1294.jpgNorth_Baldy_PanoramaNorth Baldy Peak, West Elk Mountains, 12,850'https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_0247_stitch.jpgTwin_Peaks_PanoramaPanorama from the summit of Twin Peaks, San Juan Mountains, 10,798'https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_2380_stitch.jpgMt_McConnel_PanoramaMt. McConnel, 8,008'https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc_1757_stitch.jpgMt_Sneffels_PanoramaPanorama from the summit of Mt Sneffels, San Juan Mountains, 14,158'2014-11-04T21:00:50+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2014/10/17/the-grand-old-rocky-mountains/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_2057.jpgMoraine_Park_SunsetSunset and Moon from Moraine Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_1870_stitch1.jpgBierstadt_Lake_Panorama_2Continental Divide from Bierstadt Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_2263.jpgElk_Cow_CalfElk, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_2148.jpgChasm_Lake_Longs_PeakThe Ships Prow (left) and Longs Peak (14,259', right) tower above Chasm Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_1960.jpgLoch_Vale_Rocky_MountainLoch Vale, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_2315.jpgRocky_Mountain_AspenAspen and grass waving in the wind in Horseshoe Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_1896.jpgFall_Color_Bear_Lake_RoadFall colors along Bear Lake Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_1870_stitch.jpgBierstadt_Lake_PanoramaClounds linger over the Continental Divide as seen from Bierstadt Lake2014-10-20T04:23:36+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2014/08/27/speechless-in-the-san-juans-a-day-at-ice-lake/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_0821.jpgGolden_Horn_ReflectionGolden Horn (13,769) reflected in Ice Lake, San Juan Mountains, Colorado https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_0873.jpgLower_Ice_Lake_BasinSome of the views on the way up to Ice Lake. Here Lower Ice Lake Basinhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_0801.jpgIce_Lake_ColumbineHey look! Colorado's state flower, the Rocky Mountain Columbine!https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_0761_stitch.jpgIce_Lake_Basin_PanoramaIce Lake Basin, San Juan Mountains, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_07411.jpgIce_Lake_Basin_ReflectionLate afternoon clouds reflected in a small pond in Ice Lake Basinhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_0753.jpgIce_Lake_BasinIce Lake (blue) and unnamed lake (green) with U.S. Grant Peak (13,767') towering overhead.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_0741.jpgDSC_0741https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_0724.jpgVermillion_Peak_lakeUnnamed lake below Vermillion Peak (13,894')https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_0679.jpgIce_Lake_PaintbrushOne of many colors of Paintbrush found in Ice Lake Basin. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_0825_stitch-2.jpgIce_Lake_panoramaIce Lake reflecting Vermillion Peak and Pilot Knob2014-08-28T15:43:56+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2014/08/21/so-long-to-the-pacific-northwest/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc_6920.jpgNooksack_River_SalmonA spawning pink salmon on the South Fork of the Nooksack River takes its final breaths. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_0129.jpgPalouse_Hills_SunsetSunset across the Palouse Hills outside of Pullman, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_9947.jpgSalt_Creek_Low_TIdeLow tide at Salt Creek Recreation Area on the Olympic Peninsula.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_9308.jpgRed_Rock_Crab_WhidbeyA common coastline critter in the NW: the red rock crab.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_9245.jpgSlug_Climbing_StairsI call this piece "Slug Climbing Stairs" https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_9213.jpgNooksack_CascadeHard to hike very far in the NW without coming across spectacular cascades such as this one near Glacier, WA. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_9161.jpgGoat_Hovander_ParkCurious goats at Hovander Park in Ferndale, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_9083.jpgKamiak_Butte_FlowersMule's Ears on Kamiak Butte in Eastern Washington. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc_8960.jpgSkagit_TulipsAt the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 2014-08-25T16:39:37+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2014/07/24/how-to-see-yellowstone-in-just-9-hours/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/yellowstone_blue_spring.jpgyellowstone_blue_springA intensely colored hot spring in Yellowstone's Norris Geyser Basin.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/yellowstone_bison_reflection.jpgyellowstone_bison_reflectionA solitary bison wanders along a pool filled with late-season snowmelt. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/old_faithful_observation_point.jpgold_faithful_observation_pointAn eruption of Old Faithful is observed by hundreds of visitors. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/yellowstone_grizzly_and_cub.jpgyellowstone_grizzly_and_cubA mother grizzly and cub hanging out just a few hundred yards from Old Faithful. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/old_faithful_observation_point.jpgold_faithful_observation_pointhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/grand_prismatic_terraces.jpggrand_prismatic_terracesTerraces of ??? surround Grand Prismatic Spring.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/grand_prismatic_colors.jpggrand_prismatic_colorsGrand Prismatic Spring is hard to get a good view of unless you own a small bi-plane or hovercraft. From the boardwalk you can just barely make out the rainbow of colors in the main pool. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/beehive_geyser_observation_point.jpgbeehive_geyser_observation_pointAn eruption of Beehive Geyser from Observation Point.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/clepsydra_geyser_sunset.jpgclepsydra_geyser_sunsetClepsydra Geyser erupts nearly around-the-clock. 2014-07-25T01:22:46+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2014/04/14/capturing-cosmic-dust-with-a-camera-the-zodiacal-light/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sji_panorama_annotated.jpgSJI_Panorama_Annotatedhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sji_panorama_small.jpgSanJuanIsland_NightSky_PanoramaNight sky looking west across the Haro Strait from San Juan Island.2014-04-15T00:44:48+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2014/03/10/snails-of-a-different-color/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_8371.jpgDSC_8371https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_8337.jpgDSC_8337https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_8443.jpgDSC_8443https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_8378.jpgDSC_8378Frilled Dogwinkles, Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_8370.jpgDSC_8370https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_8355.jpgDSC_8355https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_8316.jpgDSC_8316https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_8294.jpgDSC_8294https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc_8284.jpgDSC_82842014-03-11T04:43:37+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2014/02/06/a-photographic-journey-down-chuckanut-drive/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_7843.jpgChuckanut Bay Rock FormationsSome of the intriguing and bizarre rock formations along the Chuckanut Beach Walk. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/samishsunset.jpgSamish Overlook SunsetSunset from Samish Overlook, nearly 1300 feet directly above Chuckanut Drive. The tops of a few of the San Juan Mountains are visible protruding above the fog.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_7985.jpgPadilla Bay Bald EagleA bald eagle sits in a tree at the Padilla Bay National Estaurine Reservehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_7964.jpgChuckanut Sun RaysChuckanut Drive, south of Bellingham, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_8101.jpgDSC_8101Chuckanut Bay, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_7790.jpgDSC_7790https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_7894.jpgDSC_7894Chuckanut Bay, Washington2014-03-19T17:51:43+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/02/20/more-than-50-shades-of-gray-a-cloudy-winter-in-bellingham/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/twinsisterspano.jpgTwin_Sisters_PanoThe Twin Sisters in the Cascade Range, just east of Bellinghamhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/samishoverlook1.jpgSamish_OverlookLooking down onto the clouds and fog from Samish Overlook. Oftentimes the best way to get out of the clouds is simply to hike above them!https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/falls2.jpgAustin_Creek_FallsAustin Creek Fallshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/chuckanutbay.jpgChuckanut_Bay_SunsetSunset at low tide in Chuckanut Bayhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cedarlake.jpgCedar_LakeCedar Lake after a rare low-altitude snowfallhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/baker2.jpgBaker2When it's sunny, the Chuckanut Mountains just south of Bellingham provide excellent views of a snow-capped Mt. Baker.2014-02-05T22:10:38+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2014/01/31/top-10-images-from-2013/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/snake_3.jpgSnake-3Snake eats snake, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_3939.jpgDSC_3939https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/pg_monarch.jpgPG_Monarchhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/blood_star.jpgBlood_StarBlood Star, Olympic Peninsula, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_7109.jpgDSC_7109https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_0195.jpgDSC_0195Mt. Baker from the Chuckanut Mountains near Bellinghamhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ouray_ice.jpgOUray_ICEOuray, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ggbfog1.jpgGGBFog1Golden Gate Bridgehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/collared_lizard.jpgCollared_Lizardhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/blca_supermoon.jpgBLCA_SupermoonGunnison Point, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado2014-02-07T20:12:11+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/12/14/airglow-denizen-of-the-dark-sky/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/milkyway11.jpgMIlkyWaySummer Milky Way, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_36051.jpgLagoon_NebulaLagoon Nebula (M8)https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_2917.jpgDSC_29172014-02-10T15:46:42+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/11/09/larch-hunting-in-the-north-cascades/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc_7006.jpgDSC_7006Mountain Goat, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Foresthttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc_7185.jpgDSC_7185https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc_7168.jpgDSC_7168Washington Pass, North Cascades Highwayhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc_7159.jpgDSC_7159Washington Pass, North Cascades Highwayhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc_7119.jpgDSC_7119Larch, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Foresthttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc_7109.jpgDSC_7109Okanogan-Wenatchee National Foresthttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc_7053.jpgDSC_7053Okanogan-Wenatchee National Foresthttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc_7018.jpgDSC_7018Okanogan-Wenatchee National Foresthttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc_7015.jpgDSC_7015Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest2013-11-10T00:59:54+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2010/12/26/winter-returns/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bwpeaks1_edited-1.jpgSan Francisco Peaks2013-10-23T04:24:14+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2010/12/27/fleeting-waterfalls/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/zionpano1.jpgZionPano1Hazy view out into Zion Canyon from Weeping Rockhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/waterfall1.jpgWaterfall1Waterfalls along Hidden Canyon Trailhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/runoff1.jpgRunoff1Runoff alongt he Hidden Canyon Trailhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sinawava1.jpgSinawava2013-10-23T04:23:53+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2010/12/28/tendrils/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/manzanita1.jpgManzanitaManzanita bush, Sedona, AZ2013-10-23T04:22:48+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/01/03/winter-in-the-desert/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/agave.jpgAgaveAn agave plants after a desert snowstormhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/trail1.jpgJT_Trail_1Winter Scenes along the Jim Thompson Trail, Sedona, AZ2013-10-23T04:21:15+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/01/11/traces-of-the-sinagua-the-v-v-petroglyph-site/2013-10-23T04:20:48+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/01/26/red-rock-crossing/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cathedralrocksharp.jpgCathedral_RockCathedral Rock from Red Rock Crossing, Sedona, AZ2013-10-23T04:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/04/04/a-visit-to-aoraki/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/muellerhutdawn.jpgMuellerHutDawnMueller Hut and Mt. Setson at dawn.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mtcookvalley.jpgMtCookValleyView from the Mueller Hut route looking back down the valley. The campground where we stayed is just left of center. Mt. Cook Village is the cluster of buildings at the base of the greenery on the right. Lake Pukaki just visible on the horizon.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/trail1.jpgTrail1The "trail" about 0.5 km east of Mueller Huthttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/setson1.jpgSetson1Mt. Setson at sunrise from the campground.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/muellerhut1.jpgMuellerHut1A view of Mueller Hut from Mt. Ollivier. Mt. Cook partially hidden by clouds at upper right.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mtcookgroup.jpgMtCookGroupThe whole crew on the hut deck at sunsethttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/cooksunset.jpgCookSunsetThe summit of Mt. Cook at sunsethttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/cook1.jpgCook1Mt. Cook with the terminus of the Hooker Glacier just below it. 2013-10-23T04:12:54+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/05/12/the-bioluminescent-bay-of-islands/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/islandpano.jpgIslandPanoPanorama from the summit of Waewaetorea Islandhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dsc_7187.jpgDSC_7187Onboard the Rockhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dsc_7181.jpgDSC_7181The delicious innards of the humble kinahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dsc_7173.jpgDSC_7173Approaching the Rockhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dsc_7140.jpgDSC_7140https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dsc_7077.jpgDSC_7077View from the back of the boat at sunsethttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/beachpano.jpgBeachPanoBeach on Waewaetorea Island2016-05-30T02:23:42+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/05/20/sleeping-with-the-spiders/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dsc_7529.jpgDSC_7529https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dsc_7511.jpgDSC_7511Saltation in action!https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dsc_7487.jpgDSC_7487Wharariki Beach and Duneshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/harwoodhole.jpgHarwoodHole10 frame composite image of Harwood's Holehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/opararabw.jpgOpararaBwOparara Archhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/moriagatearch.jpgMoriaGateArchThe Oparara River flowing through Moria Gate Arch2013-10-23T04:08:28+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/05/27/sunset-at-st-clair-beach/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/treebw.jpgTreeBWAspiring driftwood...https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/stclair2.jpgStClair2St. Clair Beach. 1.5" exposure, graduated neutral density filterhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/stclair.jpgStClairSt. Clair at dusk. I could totally get used to this whole living near the beach thing...https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/jetty2.jpgPier2Remains of old pier at St. Clair Beach, Dunedinhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/jetty1.jpgJetty1The pier...again2013-10-23T04:07:31+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/07/07/down-the-staircase/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc_8064_edited-1.jpgDSC_8064Peakaboo Trail, Bryce Canyon National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/horseshoebend_edited-1.jpgHorseshoeBend2Horseshoe Bend, Glen Canyon, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/toadstools.jpgToadstoolsThe Toadstools, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monumenthttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc_8326.jpgDSC_8326Close up of one of the toadstools. The underlying Entrada Formation is easily erodable and protected by boulders of the harder Dakota Sandstone that have moved downslopehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc_8314.jpgDSC_8314Toadstool. Zach for scale.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc_8298.jpgDSC_8298Milky Way from Rainbow Point, Bryce Canyon National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/pedastal.jpgPedastalhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/toadpano.jpgToadPanoThe Toadstools, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monumenthttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/glencanyondam.jpgGlenCanyonDamGlen Canyon Dam, Colorado Riverhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/horseshoebend.jpgHorseshoeBendHorseshoe Bend of the Colorado River2013-10-23T04:01:53+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/07/24/geology-research-in-paradise/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/v08155020.jpgV08155020https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc_8892_edited-1.jpgDSC_8892Younger lava flows pour into a channel formed by the collapse of an old lava tubehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc_8785_edited-1.jpgDSC_8785_edited-1A typical scene in the field. This is a channel within a large lava flow thought to be analogous to some of the channels we see on Mars. On a side note, I never thought it was possible to completely destroy a perfectly good pair of hikin boots in just four days. Hawaii's infamous "a'a" lave like this proved me very wrong.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc_8571.jpgDSC_8571https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/signs.jpgSignsWhen you see signs like this, you know you're having fun!https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_2569.jpgIMG_2569https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_2553_edited-1.jpgIMG_2553Kilauea lava flows, circa 2008https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc_8967.jpgDSC_8967Hawaii in a nutshell: palm trees growing out of historic lava flowshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/maunaloapano.jpgMaunaLoaPanohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc_8933.jpgDSC_8933When you see signs like this, you know you're having fun!2013-10-23T04:00:17+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/10/07/back-to-the-northwest-the-land-of-homework-and-geology/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/izeebw.jpgIzeeBWCommunity Hall in Izee, ORhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/paintedhills.jpgPaintedHillsPainted Hills, John Day Fossil Beds National Monumenthttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/smithrocks.jpgSmithRocksSmith Rocks State Park, Oregon. A rock climbers paradise and caldera of an ancient supervolcano.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dsc_0503_edited-1.jpgDSC_0503_edited-1Dogs apparently like chasing flying moustaches...who knew?!https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/untitled_panorama1.jpgUntitled_Panorama1Mescall Overlook, John Day Valley, ORhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/psogdenview.jpgPSOgdenViewUS 97 Bridge over the Crooked River, near Bend, ORhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dsc_0631.jpgDSC_0631My big fossil find of the weekend: ammonites native to Asia plastered onto North America via plate tectonics.2013-10-23T03:58:48+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/10/23/fall-in-walla2/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/windpanosmall1.jpgWindPanoSmallhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/multicoloredleaves.jpgMulticoloredLeaveshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/windpanosmall.jpgWindPanoSmallhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dsc_0161-1_edited-1.jpgBirdOnWheat2013-10-23T03:57:55+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/12/21/el-canon-del-colorado/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/watchtower1.jpgDesert_View_WatchtowerWatchtower at Desert Viewhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/volcanicfieldpano.jpgVolcanicFieldPanohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/shoshone1.jpgShoshone_PointMid-afternoon panorama from Shoshone Pointhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/raven1.jpgRaven_1A raven surveys the canyon from Hermit's Resthttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/matherpoint.jpgMather_PointThe hordes gather at Mather Pointhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/desertviewsunset1.jpgDesert_View_SunsetLooking west from Desert View as the last rays of sunlight stream into the canyon2013-10-23T03:57:11+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2012/11/29/sleepy-seals-and-sea-lions/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_9745.jpgLion2Sea lions behave much like a viscous fluid, they take the shape of their surroundings. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sleepylions2.jpgLion1https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_9724_edited-1.jpgLion4https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_9710_edited-1.jpgLion4Don't let his (?) passive appearance fool you...just moments later this sea lion was actively trying to bite off a rivals head!https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sleepylion1.jpgLion5Can't...keep...eyes....open...https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_9671_edited-1.jpgSeal1https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_9656_edited-1.jpgSeal2Seal? Or sausage?2013-10-23T03:53:50+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2012/12/05/the-less-white-one-mt-baker-and-the-ever-shrinking-easton-glacier/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/meltwater.jpgMeltwaterhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/railgrade_1.jpgRailgrade_1Easton Glacier moraine, Mt. Baker, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/easton_melt.jpgEaston_Meltthe Easton Glacier, Mt. Baker, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/easton2.jpgEaston2https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/eastontrough.jpgEastonTroughhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bakermoraine.jpgBakerMoraineMt. Baker and the Easton Glacier, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bakercap.jpgBakerCap2013-10-23T03:52:54+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/01/11/honeycomb-weathering-from-the-desert-to-the-sea/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/caretafoni.jpgCapitol Reef National ParkLarger scale cavernous weathering features in Capitol Reef National Park, Utahhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/honeycomb6.jpgHoneycomb_weathering_closeup1Honeycomb weathering, Teddy Bear Cove, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/honeycomb5.jpgHoneycomb_weathering_closeup2Honeycomb weathering, Teddy Bear Cove, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/honeycomb4.jpgHoneycomb_weathering_4Honeycomb weathering, Teddy Bear Cove, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/honeycomb3.jpgHoneycomb_weathering_3Honeycomb weathering, Teddy Bear Cove, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/honeycomb2.jpgHoneycomb_weathering_2Honeycomb weathering, Teddy Bear Cove, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/honeycomb1.jpgHoneycomb_weatheringHoneycomb weathering, Teddy Bear Cove, WA2024-01-10T03:16:07+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/03/02/a-belated-top-12-from-2012/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/archblog.jpgArchBloghttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/palousefallsblack.jpgPalouseFallsBlackhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/reflectionaa.jpgReflectionAAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc_9724_edited-1.jpgDSC_9724Sea lions, Monterey, CAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dsc_8001_edited-1.jpgDSC_8001_edited-1San Francisco Peaks, Arizonahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/composite1.jpgComposite1https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/anemonesblog.jpgAnemonesBLoghttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/transit3.jpgTransitTransit of Venus, June 2012https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/larrabee2.jpgLarrabee2https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/grsa_aa.jpgGRSA_AASunset over the Great Sand Dunes. Note the sunlight catching the thin layer of sand being blown across the surface, no more than a few inches above the ground. Saltation in action!2013-10-21T19:21:21+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/04/04/the-golden-gate-bridge/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bonita1.jpgBonita1Point Bonita Lighthouse, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bridge_vertical1.jpgBridge_Vertical1Golden Gate Bridge from Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Californiahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/welcome.jpgShip_Golden_GateGolden Gate Bridge in foghttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fortpointsmall.jpgFort_Point_SmallUnder the Bridge: the remains of Fort Point, built in 1853 to secure San Francisco Bay from enemy attack.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ggbfog1-1.jpgGolden_Gate_FogThis is the kind of photo that results from being in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. I spent the previous half-hour thinking the conditions couldn't possible get any better. They did. 2013-10-21T19:19:45+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/04/21/starfish-starfish-everywhere/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/vertical_starfish.jpgVertical_starfishI have no idea what this starfish is trying to accomplish...https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/starfish_group.jpgStarfish_GroupIf there was a Starfish University, this photo would be on the cover of the brochure. Yay diversity!https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/starfish_field.jpgStarfish_fieldhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/starfish_closeup.jpgStarfish_closeuphttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pycnopodia.jpgpycnopodiaPycnopodia helianthoideshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/leather_star.jpgleather_starDermasterias imbricatahttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/37154443.jpg371544432013-10-21T19:18:49+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/05/11/an-ode-to-waterfalls-or-why-im-never-moving-to-delaware/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/grandfalls_whirlpool.jpgGrandFalls_Whirlpoolhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/havasuhorizontalcolor.jpgHavasu Fallshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/falls2.jpgFalls2https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/uppercalfcreekfalls.jpgUpperCalfCreekFallshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/nicholsfalls1.jpgNicholsFalls1https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/nooksackfalls-1.jpgNooksackFalls-1Nooksack Falls2013-10-21T19:17:41+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/05/16/mt-shuksan-in-high-resolution/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/shuksan_vertical1.jpgShuksan_Vertical_Crophttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/shuksan_final_web.jpgShuksan_Final_WEBGigaPan of Mt. Shuksan 2013-10-21T19:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/09/18/a-serpentine-spectacle/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/snakes1.jpgSnake_Grasshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/snake2.jpgSnake2https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/snake_4.jpgSnake_4https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/snake_3.jpgSnake_32013-10-21T17:28:08+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/06/04/new-life-for-the-elwah/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/elwahdam.jpgElwah_DamFormer Elwah Dam site, Olympic National Park, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/olympic_clouds_bw.jpgOlympic_clouds_BWEarly morning fog, Olympic National Park, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/elwah_sunset.jpgElwah_SunsetOlympic National Park, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/zach_w_stump.jpgZach_w_stumphttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stumps2.jpgstumps2https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/stumps1.jpgstumps1Cedar stumps, former Lake Aldwell, Olympic National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/orange_water.jpgorange_waterFormer Lake Aldwell, Olympic National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mills_pano.jpgMills_panohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/water_comparison.jpgwater_comparison2013-10-18T15:53:45+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/08/04/and-the-thunder-rolls-the-southwestern-monsoon/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/elbertclouds.jpgElbert_Cloudshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lightning_short.gifLightning_ShortStorm over the West Elk Range, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/small_stormpano.jpgsmall_stormpanohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lightning1.jpgLightning1https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lightning_bigdipper.jpgLightning_BigDipperThe crest of a large thunderhead stops just shy of the Big Dipperhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/blca_lightning.jpgLightningA 1-minute exposure captures several complex lightning bolts during a storm over Western Colorado on July 7th.2013-10-18T15:52:20+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/08/09/from-the-san-juans-to-the-san-juans/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ferry_rock.jpgFerry_Rockhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/descending_sneffels.jpgDescending_Sneffelshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_3863_edited-1.jpgDSC_3863_edited-1https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/blood_star.jpgBlood_Starhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/red-mountain_flowers.jpgRed Mountain_FLowersRed Mountain, San Juan Mountains, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/glacial_grooves.jpgGlacial_groovesGlacial striations, San Juan Mountains, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/paragliding1.jpgParagliding1https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/deceptionpass_olympics.jpgDeceptionPass_Olympics2013-10-18T15:51:36+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/08/19/a-little-southern-utah-in-western-colorado-the-dominguez-canyon-wilderness/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dominguez_canyon_petroglyphs.jpgDominguez_Canyon_PetroglyphsPetroglyphs, Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/flash_flood.jpgFlash_FloodFlash Flood, Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dominguez_rocks_bw.jpgDominguez_Rocks_BWWindswept rocks, Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_4515_edited-1.jpgDSC_4515_edited-1Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dominguez_canyon_bridge.jpgDominguez_Canyon_BridgeDominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/collared_lizard.jpgCollared_LizardCollared Lizard, Dominguez–Escalante National Conservation Area, Colorado2013-10-18T15:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/09/01/boulders-to-bullion-a-tour-through-the-mayflower-gold-mill/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/lucky_1.jpgLucky_1https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/arrastra_basin.jpgArrastra_Basinhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/mill_1.jpgMill_1https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/gold_balls.jpgGold_Ballshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/drill_bits.jpgDrill_Bitshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/debris_11.jpgDebrishttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/spiral_classifier_1.jpgSpiral_Classifierhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/iron_balls-1.jpgIron_Ballshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/crusher_11.jpgCrusher2013-10-18T15:49:10+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/10/14/rails-vanquished-rails-reclaimed-hiking-the-iron-goat-trail/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/decayingshed.jpgDecaying_SnowShedhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/tunnel_w_leaves.jpgWindy_Point_Rockfallhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/windypointtunnel.jpgWindy_Point_Tunnelhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/windypointmoss.jpgWindy_Point_Mosshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/snowshed1.jpgIron_Goat_Concrete_Snowshedhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/plantssnowshed.jpgPlantsSnowshedhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/irongoatlogo.jpgIron_Goat_Logohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/graffiti.jpgGraffiti_Snowshed2013-10-15T15:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2012/07/14/mountains-of-sand/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/outcrop.jpgOutcropA rare outcrop of sand reveals the layering that underlies the sand duneshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/moondune.jpgMoonDunehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dunepanolarge.jpgDunePanoLargehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sunset7bw.jpgSunset7BWGreat Sand Dunes National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sunset6.jpgSunset6Walking along the dune crests at sunset.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sunset5.jpgSunset5Great Sand Dunes National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sunset4.jpgSunset4Looking north towards the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at sunset.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sunset3.jpgSunset3Great Sand Dunes National Park, Coloradohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sandavalanches.jpgSandAvalanchesA series of 1-m scale sand avalanches slide down a steep slipfacehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sunset2bw.jpgSunset2BWGreat Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado2013-03-02T06:09:36+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/01/22/monterey-california-famous-for-the-coast-famous-for-the-cheese/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/jackspeaksign.jpgJacks_Peak_SignThe Signhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ordpathway1.jpgOrd_Beach_BoardwalkA boardwalk snakes through a field of invasive ice plant at Fort Ord Dunes State Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/loverspointclouds.jpgLovers_Point_CloudsWispy cirrus clouds hover above Lover's Point in Monterey, CAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ordbeach12.jpgOrd_BeachSunset at Fort Ord Dunes State Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lobospano1.jpgPoint_Lobos_PanoLooking south along the California coast from Point Lobos State Reservehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_9973-edit1.jpgClouds_Monterey_BayStorm brewing over Monterey Bayhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_9530.jpgCarmel_Beach_SunsetSunset at Carmel Beachhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_9512.jpgSunset_colors_beachSunset at Carmel Beachhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_9458.jpgCypress_Point_LobosOne of only two remaning groves of Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) trees on Earth, Point Lobos State Reservehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/carmelbeachpano.jpgCarmel_Beach_PanoramaThe hoards enjoy a beautiful winter sunset from Carmel Beach2013-01-24T01:07:35+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2012/05/13/a-glacier-a-waterfall-and-a-kayak-walk-into-a-bar-the-story-of-palouse-falls/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rocks_falls.jpgRocks_FallsRock formations near the brink of the fallshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/palouseriver.jpgPalouseRiverThe Palouse River just upstream of the fallshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/palousepano3.jpgPalousePano3https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/palousepano2.jpgPalousePano2https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/palousepano1.jpgPalousePano1https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fall_springpano.jpgFall_SpringPanoPalouse Falls in May (left) and September (right).2013-01-19T21:03:43+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2012/09/23/on-the-road-again/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc_8461_edited-1.jpgDSC_8461_edited-1Sunset over Bellingham Bay, Washingtonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/bumpasshellpano.jpgBumpassHellPanoBumpass Hell thermal area, Lassen Volcanic National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/halfdome.jpgHalfDomeYosemite Valley and Half Domehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc_8075.jpgDSC_8075Tenaya Lake, Yosemite National Parkhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc_8061.jpgDSC_8061Tufa towers on the shores of Mono Lake, CAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc_8001_edited-1.jpgDSC_8001_edited-1Sunset over the San Francisco Peaks, Flagstaff, AZhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dampano.jpgDamPanohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc_7859_edited-1.jpgMohave_Point_ViewGrand Canyon from Mohave Point2013-01-14T21:39:57+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2013/01/06/the-spectacular-san-juans-a-trip-to-yankee-boy-basin/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wrightlake-pano22.jpgWrightLake Pano2Panoramic View of Wright's Lake. Gilpin Peak and rock glacier at left, Mt. Sneffels at right.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/yankeeboydownpano.jpgYankeeBoyDownPanoYanke Boy Basinhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/yankeeboy2.jpgYankeeBoy2Taking in the sceneryhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/yankeeboy1.jpgYankeeBoy1Trail headed up to Wright's Lakehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/waterfall2.jpgWaterfall2https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/shelfroad.jpgShelfRoadSection of shelf road cut into cliff heading back down towards Ouray from Yankee Boy Basinhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/shaft1.jpgShaft1https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/flower1.jpgFlower12013-01-11T20:02:23+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2012/11/03/heres-your-sign/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_9749.jpgDSC_9749If you get this one, you have good taste in literature. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_9259_edited-1.jpgDSC_9259https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_7508_edited-1.jpgDSC_7508Snow-Cap Drive-In, Seligman, AZhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_8338_edited-1.jpgDSC_8338You'd think they could have put a little more space between those two signs... Bainbridge Island, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_2033_edited-1.jpgDSC_2033Now if only it had cookies in it... Umatilla National Forest, Oregonhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_3239.jpgDSC_3239Colorado Gator Farm, Mosca, COhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_7002.jpgIMG_7002No, rocks don't kill fish, people kill fish. Tasty, tasty fish. Bellingham, WAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_0503_edited-1.jpgDSC_0503Peter Skeen Ogden Overlook, near Bend, ORhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shake.jpgShakeThe happiest cow you'll ever see. Wanaka, New Zealandhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_3191_edited-1.jpgDSC_3191Want to scare the bears (and other human beings) away? Just sing this song! Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington2012-11-03T22:59:10+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2012/10/27/larrabee-state-park-in-photos/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/starfish1.jpgstarfish1Danger lurks beneath the rocks...2012-10-28T21:44:36+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2012/07/30/the-worlds-most-spectacular-meeting-of-land-and-sea-big-sur-california/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/seaotter1.jpgSeaOtter1Sea otter in Monterey Bay willing to work for his/her afternoon snack. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/partingtonpano.jpgPartingtonPanoPartington Cove, Big Sur, CAhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mcway1.jpgMcWay1McWay Falls, BIg Surhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/jellyfish1.jpgJellyfish1Aquarium-bound jellyfish. We saw a bunch of these in the ocean from a pier in Monterey. Makes me never want to go in the ocean again. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dsc_7009.jpgDSC_7009Coast Redwood trees in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. Girlfriend for scale and overall scene beautification purposes. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bigsurpano1.jpgBigSurPano1Big Sur coast from Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park2012-07-31T11:29:02+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2012/07/19/rocky-mountain-high-literally/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/panosouth.jpgPanoSouthView to the south along the Sawatch Range from Mt. Elbert. 14,000 foot peaks and other notable summits are labeled.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/panonorth.jpgPanoNorthView to the north from Mt. Elbert. The mutiple peaks of Mt. Massive are at right. The prominent ridgeline in front of Mt. Massive is the ridge followed by the Mt. Elbert trail. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/treeline.jpgTreelineBreaking out of the trees at 11,500 feet...still 3,000 to go!https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/summitview.jpgSummitView...and then the true summit finally comes into view.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/summit1.jpgSummit1]14,433 feet!https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/pika1.jpgPika1One of the few inhabitants of the upper mountain, the American Pika is a small, elusive rodent that call the scree slopes its home. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mtelbert.jpgMtElberthttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/falsesummit2.jpgFalseSummit2Skirting around the edge of false summit #1, false summite #2 comes into view. https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/falsesummit1.jpgFalseSummit1Nearing the first of the false summits. This one is particularly nasty since it is in plain view from the beginning of the trail.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dawnattrailhead.jpgDawnatTrailheadVenus and Jupiter in the pre-dawn sky at the trailhead2012-07-19T23:37:49+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2012/07/14/pile-o-marmots/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/marmot1.jpgMarmot1Another marmot doing its best to blend in with the lichen...https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/marmots1.jpgMarmots1I didn't even see the two below until after I had taken the picture. Only a fool would attack a burrow being defended by three of these vicious rodents. 2012-07-15T06:46:33+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2012/06/28/where-the-rivers-run-orange-remnants-of-a-colorado-silver-rush/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ouray.jpgOurayOuray, Colorado: founded as a mining town in 1876 and the self-proclaimed "Switzerland of America" https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/bridgefrombelow.jpgBridgefromBelowSketchy bridge from the bottom of Corkscrew Gulchhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_5751.jpgDSC_5751Acid mine drainage along a creek near Red Mountainhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/yankeegirl1.jpgYankeeGirl1The main shaft of the Yankee Girl Mine, one of the most productive of the area's silver mineshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/nationalpano.jpgNationalPanoThe National Belle Mine overlooks the former site of Red Mountain Townhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ironton2.jpgIronton2https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_5767.jpgDSC_5767Remnant buildings and tailings from the Guston Minehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_5738.jpgDSC_5738Ouray County Road 31 heads into the mining districthttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/coloradoboy.jpgColoradoBoyMainframe of the Colorado Boy Minehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/bridge2.jpgBridge2A closer and more detailed view of the sketchiness2012-06-30T04:59:13+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2012/06/18/obituary-for-a-dslr/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_3287.jpgDSC_3287The south face of Courthouse Mountain, composed of layer upon layer of volcanic tuff and breccia.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/finalshot.jpgFinalShotThe final shot...https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/courthousepano_l.jpgCourthousePano_LPanoramic View from Courthouse Mountain, looking east into West Fork Cimarron River valley. Chimney Rock and Silverjack Reservour visible at left, Precipice Peak at right.https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/precipicepeak.jpgPrecipicePeakThe perilous promontory of Precipice Peakhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_3358.jpgDSC_3358Courthouse Mountain Trailhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/summit1.jpgSummit1The last photo with a human being in it...https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/courthousepano_r.jpgCourthousePano_RView from Courthouse Mountain looking south and west towards San Juan Mountains. 2012-06-20T19:31:15+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2012/05/09/the-sword-of-orion/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/orionnebula.pngOrionNebulaOrion Nebula, composite of three B&W images taken in R, G, and B filters, SBIG 11000XM CCD Camera, Celestron C14, processed in IRAF, stacked using Photoshop Elements2012-05-10T06:21:09+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2012/04/25/in-which-zeus-makes-a-brief-visit-to-walla-walla/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/composite4.jpgLightning3Stack of two 5" images, f/7.1, ISO 200https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/lightning1.jpgLightning15", f/10, ISO 400https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/composite2.jpgLightning3Stack of two 5" exposures, f/10, ISO 200https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/composite1.jpgLightning2Stack of four 5" exposures, f/10, ISO 2002012-04-25T20:32:49+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2012/04/01/a-crater-lake-comparison/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/crlapanosummer.jpgCRLAPanoSummerCrater Lake Panorama, July 2010https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc_2346.jpgDSC_2346Crater Lake Lodge, sans 30' snow driftshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/lodgewinter.jpgLodgeWinterWinter snows envelop the Crater Lake Lodgehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/crlawinter.jpgCRLAWinterCrater Lake Panorama, March 2012https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/crlasnow.jpgCRLASnowWinter snow accumulation at Crater Lake National Park2012-04-04T02:44:02+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/12/09/whitman-wonderland/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/snowpanohjt.jpgSnowPano2https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/occupy.jpgOccupyThe Occupy Whitman camp looking a little....er...."unoccupied" after the freezing fog moved thoughhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dsc_1021_edited-1.jpgDSC_1021https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/snowpano1.jpgSnowPano1A white Whitman from the roof of the Hall of Sciencehttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/memorial.jpgMemorialMemorial Hallhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/frostcloseup.jpgFrostCloseuphttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/frost1.jpgFrost1Hoarfrost encapsulates a net on a soccer goalhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ducks1.jpgDucks12011-12-24T04:07:26+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/09/16/great-basin-thunderstorm/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/greatbasinstorm.jpgGreatBasinStormSummer storm west of Great Basin National Park, Nevada2011-09-16T21:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/05/06/the-best-day-hike-in-the-world/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/whitgeo.jpgWhitGeoRepresent!!!https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tongariropano1.jpgTongariro_South_Crater_PanoPanorama of South Crater between Mt. Ngauruhoe and Mt. Tongarirohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/taranaki.jpgTaranaki_MtA distant, hazy view of Mt. Taranaki (all the way on the west coast of the North Island) from the summit of Mt. Tongarirohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/emerald-lakes.jpgEmerald LakesEmerald Lakes on the Tongariro Alpine Crossinghttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dsc_7317.jpgTrail_SignTrail Junction on the Tongariro Alpine Crossinghttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dsc_7306.jpgRed_CraterEarly season snow on Ngauruhoe, as seen from Red Craterhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dsc_7277.jpgDSC_7277Layered, hydrothermally altered volcanic deposits dot the foreground, Mt. Ngarahoe visible in the background from Mt. Tongarirohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dsc_7275.jpgNeedle_IceNeedle ice on Mt. Tongarirohttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dsc_7247.jpgDevils_StaircaseDevil's Staircase, Tongariro Alpine Crossinghttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dsc_7245.jpgDowntrail_viewTrekking across Mordor...2011-05-06T07:42:29+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.com/2011/02/04/a-day-at-soldier-pass/https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/tallpano.jpgFractureLarge rock fractures in the Schnebly Hill Formation https://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/geocachetree.jpgJuniper_Tree_PoolsJuniper Tree near the Seven Sacred Poolshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/devilsdiningroom.jpgDevil's_KitchenDevil's Kitchen, a sinkhole just off the Soldier Pass Trailhttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/crack1.jpgArches_2Inside the Soldier Pass Archeshttps://zschierlphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cavebw.jpgArches_1Relaxing in the Soldier Pass Arches2011-02-05T05:06:11+00:00monthlyhttps://zschierlphotography.comdaily1.02024-11-18T06:09:39+00:00