Land

Painted HIlls

These sandstone and clay badlands are colored by deeply embedded volcanic ash. They only cover about nine square miles, and it's a long drive to get there. But we enjoyed the silence of the morning as the hills showed off shades of orange, red and yellow.

Visions

Early morning clouds swirl in and out of the White River Valley, Mount Rainier National Park

Ridgelines Emerging

Mount Rainier National Park The silence of the morning; Song without words; Rhythm of the earth Attuned to my soul

Patterns in Snow and Ice

Southern Alps, New Zealand

Geometric Expression

Main Divide, Southern Alps, New Zealand Almost all New Zealand's highest peaks cluster along a 40 kilometer stretch of the Main Divide separating the Canterbury Plains from the Westland.

The Mountain Abides

Southern Alps, New Zealand

Seemingly Contented

On the shores of Lake Pukaki, approaching Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park.

Beginnings and Emdings

"And the sun and the moon sometimes argue over who will tuck me in at night. If you think I am having more fund than anyone on this planet, you are absolutely correct." --Hafez, 14th century Sufi poet and outspoken critic of hypocrisy