Delay VectorsAs a pilot, I'm never happy to be delayed. But it worked to my advantage on this night out shooting with friend David Thompson. Our inbound plane was 2 hours late, which allowed me to stay on location until the Milky Way lined up with this wild sandstone formation

Fog settles through the giant redwood trees of northern California

"The Tree" in the Japanese Garden in Portland before it became crushingly popular

which allowed me to stay on location until the Milky Way lined up with this wild sandstone formation

Ancient tufa formations still adorn the shores of Mono Lake

A hike in the Columbia River Gorge accidentally led to this area that I had never seen or heard of before

A grove of Aspens glows softly in evening light in the mountains of Colorado

and soaking

Jagged rocks rise from the desert as twilight descends

due to lack of funding this event was cancelled several years ago

A very long exposure during twilight shows fascinating foam patterns in eastern Washington

regrowth in the Toutle River Valley has returned with vibrant greens

The tail end of fall is a special time to visit the cascades of Oregon as the ground glows bright with discarded leaves