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Staying at the William Allen White cabin at Rocky Mountain you could almost think you were living in the early 20th century. Built in 1887, it was the summer home for the famous Kansas newspaper editor and writer. In present day form it had a few modern conveniences—running…

Moraine Park, July 28, 2016  (Click to enlarge photos) One evening, I think as I was going to eat dinner out on the front porch at the Rocky cabin, I see this amazing scene across the Moraine Park meadow. I mentioned before the atmosphere…

A female moose We’re back home after an extended trip from the mountains to the high desert. I’ll post a few updates from Rocky, Colorado and New Mexico over the next few days. Ann arrived at Rocky on Monday, Aug. 1, via the Estes…

Double rainbow over Moraine Park. (Click on images to enlarge)   Monday The atmosphere is changing constantly at Rocky providing sublime to spectacular landscapes. As the late afternoon rain continued Sunday, the sun peaked through some clouds. Going down the hill to check on…

Saturday Thursday night (or rather 1:00 a.m. Friday morning) was completely overcast at the cabin. Driving up to the Tundra Communities trail I wasn’t sure if I’d see any sky. I was hoping at 12,000 feet in altitude at the trail I would maybe be above the clouds,…

Thursday Small, fat, furry animals are irresistible to humans and this photographer. Me and many visitors saw this very cute marmot crawling around the rocks at the Tundra Communities trail Thursday morning. The yellow-bellied marmots live in the alpine ecosystem, in this case at over 12,000 feet. So…

July 27, Wednesday I’m here at Rocky Mountain National Park for the next week for their 2nd annual Night Sky Festival. The rangers invited me back to give a talk and a night sky photography workshop. It’s a chance to come back to the park where I was…

The Big Dipper pointing to the north star Polaris in the Little Dipper. (Click on images to enlarge). April 3 I’m back home after the incredible experience of working at Chaco for a whole month. Thanks to all the rangers, volunteers and staff for…

Cliff at work at Pueblo del Arroyo, an airplane trail intruding on the photo. (Click to enlarge photo) March 29, Tuesday I’ve gotten to know Cliff and Jane, a very nice couple from northern California, who have been volunteers at Chaco for several years.…

Dramatic clouds over Fajada Butte. The environment around Chaco Canyon is fairly stunning on its own. During the day I often do scouting trips to the various sites or small hikes to check out locations that would make good photos at night. Sometimes the…