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Cold war USAF veteran. Grandparent. IT guy. Retired & enjoy traveling, hiking, birding, wildlife, photography (all photos are mine), offroading, chess, & technology. He/him.
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The granaries of "House on Fire" site in the South Fork of Mule Canyon, Cedar Mesa, San Juan County, Utah, USA #houseonfire #dwellings #redrock #photography #fire #granary #utah #mulecanyon #cedarmesa #granaries #ancientpuebloans #rockart #nativeamericans #canyon #sandstone #anasazi #ruins

Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada #gardens #trees #flowers #nature #butchartgardens #photography #naturephotography #parks #beauty #lushlandscapes #botanical #peacefulplaces #canada #victoria #zen

Sandfall in Upper Antelope Canyon, near Page, Arizona, USA #sandfall #nature #photography #arizona #travel #canyons #slotcanyon #navajo #page #redrock #hiking #LongExposure #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #TravelPhotography #AntelopeCanyon #DesertBeauty #SouthwestUSA #CanyonMagic

Wildflowers on the Shrine Ridge Trail, Colorado, USA #wildflowers #travel #colorado #nature #naturephotography #photography #mountains #flowers #hiking #trail #ShrineRidge #ShrinePass #ColoradoHikes #ColoradoWildflowers #RockyMountains #HikingColorado #ScenicColorado #ColorfulColorado #elevation

Kitesurfers on the waters off West Maui, Hawaii, USA #kitesurfing #kiteboarding #hawaii #maui #bluesky #greenwater #water #kites #action #photography #travel #sea #waves #beach #fun #nature #wind #wingfoil

Following a hiker on the dunes of White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA #nationalparks #whitesands #dunes #ripples #sand #NPS #hiking #hiker #sand #footprints #nature #naturephotography #LandscapePhotography #LandscapePhotography #travel #texture #patterns #desert

Reflections of mountains on the mirror-like surface of Lake Josephine, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA #nationalparks #glaciernationalpark #water #lakes #reflections #photography #naturephotography #travel #montana #mountains #lakejosephine

Sunrise on the mittens at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Arizona, USA #sunrise #sky #clouds #arizona #travel #monumentvalley #triballands #navajonation #Tse’Bii’Ndzisgaii #mittens #buttes #utah #sandstone

The sun sets behind one of the 230 ton radio telescope antennas of the Very Large Array (VLA) at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory near Socorro, New Mexico, USA. #astronomy #radioastronomy #antenna #sun #sunset #newmexico #nrao #vla #verylargearray #travel #photography #science #cosmos

Hiker under an alcove in the canyon of Wire Pass, Utah #travel #utah #alcove #hiker #hiking #redrock #canyons #wirepass #naturephotograpy #photography

Macro of the back of a poppy. #macro #macrophotography #flowers #poppies #nature #red #blooms #photography #closeup #naturephotography

Atlantic Puffin in Iceland #birds #birdphotography #puffins #iceland #flowers #travel #nature #naturephotography

This morning at the 26th Annual Balloon Festival launch in Valley of the Gods (part of Bears Ears National Monument), near Bluff, Utah. #balloonfestival #hotairballons #bluffutah #travel #redrock #Utah #photography #canon #southernutah

Antelope House cliff dwelling and kivas from the overlook along the North Rim Drive in Canyon de Chelly National Monument near Chinle, AZ, USA #antelopehouse #dwelling #southwest #chinle #arizona #canyondechelly #nps #nationalmonument #redrock #canyons #photography #anasazi #travel #cliffdwelling

Aurora Borealis over Fairbanks, Alaska, USA #aurora #auroraborealis #darksky #nightsky #fairbanks #alaska #photophography #naturephotography #solarwind #magneticfields #colors

Evening light on the hoodoos of Bryce Amphitheater, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA #travel #utah #NPS #nationalparks #BryceCanyon #hoodoos #redrock #evening #goldenhour #photography #naturephotography

View of the Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River from Artist Point, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA #travel #photography #naturephotography #yellowstone #artistpoint #NPS #nationalparks #rivers #waterfalls #canyons #wyoming

Evening at Victoria Harbor, British Columbia, Canada #travel #canada #britishcolumbia #bc #victoria #harbor #water #reflections #evening #bluehour #boats #longexposure #sky #photography

Blue hour view from Deadhorse Point State Park, near Moab, Utah, USA #bluehour #evening #deadhorsepoint #moab #utah #redrock #layers #mountains #photography #naturephotography

Storm waves breaking on the coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada #travel #canada #capebretonisland #storm #waves #novascotia #monochrome #weather #photography #naturephotography

The glowing red rock of Mesa Arch at sunrise; Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA #travel #utah #canyonlands #NPS #nationalparks #mountains #arches #red #mesaarch #sunrise #redrock #glow #photography #naturephotography #sandstone

Morning light on Longs Peak (14,259') in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA #longspeak #mountains #sunrise #clouds #travel #naturephotography #photography #nps #romo #rockymountains #colorado #nationalparks #peaks

Sunset at Second Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington state, USA #secondbeach #travel #naturephotography #photography #clouds #sky #NPS #nationalparks #sunset #beach #sunburst #ocean #seastacks #washington #olympicnationalpark #trees #reflections

Moss-covered tree at the Portland Japanese Garden, Portland, Oregon #travel #portland #oregon #trees #gardens #japanesegarden #photography #naturephotography #twisted

Winter hiking in Bryce Canyon National Park on a bluebird day #photography #naturephotography #hiking #travel #Utah #shadows #snow #NPS #nationalparks #BryceCanyon #bluebirdday #trees #trails

Reflections of Longs Peak in Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado #LongsPeak #RMNP #ROMO #Lakes #reflections #naturephotography #Travel #Colorado #flowers #mountains #14er #clouds #photography #rockymountains #NPS #nationalparks

A multilayered red rock wall is the background for kayakers on Lake Powell, Arizona #nature #kayaking #Travel #arizona #lakepowell #redrock #water #lakes #blue #red #photography #naturephotography #outdoors

A small waterfall cascade in the rock layers of Red Rock Canyon, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada #travel #canada #alberta #redrock #redrockcanyon #photography #nature #naturephotography #waterfall #water #nationalparks #watertonlakes

Moores, French Polynesia #travel #moorea #beach #water #ocean #frnchpolynesia #nature #palmtrees

Sunset on a California beach #Travel #California #beach #sunset #waves #photography #nature #ocean #sun

Sunset sky filtered by trees; Lamington National Park, Australia #travel #australia #lamington #sunset #sky #orange #landscape #trees #photography #naturephotography #nature

Dramatic clouds at sunset above the mountains of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado #travel #RMNP #colorado #clouds #sky #sunset #mountains #landscape #photography #nature #colorfulsky

Waves breaking on the rocky coast of eastern Australia at Broken Head Nature Reserve #ocean #waves #water #breaking #travel #australia #coast #blue #photography #landscape #brokenhead #nature #naturephotography

Sunrise at Sprague Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado #Travel #NPS #NationalParks #Sunrise #sky #clouds #nature #landscapephotography #lake #reflections #Colorado #RMNP

Mollymawk (Buller's albatross) captured near Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand #Travel #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #Molloymawk #Photography #NewZealand #Pelagic #Ocean #Waves #albatross #birdphotography #naturephotography #flight #birdsinflight #BIF #Blue

Aurora Borealis shot near Fairbanks, Alaska, USA #aurora #auroraborealis #nightsky #signs #darksky #Photography #northernlights #Fairbanks #Alaska #Travel #naturephotography #cosmicwonder

Sunset on a Maui beach... #Hawaii #Travel #Beach #Sunset #Sky #Photography #Maui

Sunset thunderstorm and lightning over Montrose, Colorado. Shot from the road to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado. #Photography #LandscapePhotography #Sky #Travel #NPS #NationalParks #naturephotography #Thunderstorm #Lightning #Weather #Montrose #Colorado #Sunset #Clouds

Fall reflections of the Maroon Bells on Crater Lake in Colorado. I got to do this hike on my 59th birthday. #Reflections #Colorado #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Hiking #MaroonBells #Mountains #Water #BlueSky

I have to post something first, so this is it. This is the Svöðufoss waterfall and is located on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland. Shot with iPhone 15 Pro (Live mode + long exposure). #Iceland #Travel #Photography #Waterfalls