WhelpI Utah, it's been a great year. I visited over 15 National Parks in the surrounding area, camped out over 120 days, and explored one of the coolest places in the United States, the Colorado Plateau. I completed my contract with AmeriCorps VISTA and I moved to Moab to produce a video for the Colorado Plateau Dark Sky Cooperative. It's a public-private partnership that focuses on all things about the dark night sky. While I'm here temporarily looking for a more permanent gig, I figured I would share my favorite shots from this past year's trips.

Arches National Park

Self Portrait - North Window Self Portrait - Double Arch Delicate Arch Self Portrait - Delicate Arch at Night [Explored 4-15-13] Sunrise at Delicate Arch Point and Shoot [Explore 6-23-13] Super Moon and Turret Arch North Window Milky Way Fresh Snow at Delicate Arch [Explore 2013-12-10] North Window Sky Good Morning from Delicate Arch Balanced Rock and Petrified Dunes Winter Sunset Through the Windows Snowy Ring Arch

Antelope Canyon

Bears Ears National Monument

Procession Panel House of Fire Fish Mouth Cave Draw Sharpening Stont in Fishmouth Cave Handprint Negatives in Fishmouth Metate in Monarch Cave Comb Ridge North Panorama

Black Canyon of the Gunnison

The Gunnison Route Destination Exclamation Point The Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Bryce Canyon National Monument

Canyonlands National Park

Druid Arch Blog Banner Druid Arch Joint Trail tunnels Chester Park Overlook panorama Hiker Sunset Panorama

Capitol Reef National Park

The Castle Panorama The Tanks Milky Way Over Chimney Rock
Campground Stars Saddle Arch Evening Light at Halls Creek Overlook

Crack Canyon Wilderness

Tafoni Pass Mirror Valley Blemished Walls Bell Canyon Jump-off

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Star Dune Dunes Hiker Aurora Borealis Star Dune Sunrise Star Trails

Hovenweep National Monument

Hovenweep Castle Moonrise Hovenweep Castle at Night Landscape (2) Collared Lizard Front

Mesa Verde National Park

Mesa Verde Coyote View From Mug House Long House Alcolve Moonrise in Mesa Verde Long House Spruce Tree House Kiva Point Lookout and Milky Way Balcony House Star Trails Park Entrance Sunset Sunset Along the Park Road Hazy Shiprock from Park Point Cliff Palace Tower Sunset

Natural Bridges National Monument

Owachomo with Milky Way Kachina Bridge Hiker Kachina Bridge looking south White Canyon Hiker Horse Collar Ruins Sipapu Bridge Sipapu Bridge (2)

Saguaro National Park

The Mighty Saguaro Saguaro Sunrise Saguaro Silhouette Morning Moon Gila Woodpecker American Kestrel

San Juan River

Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park

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