The Heart of Mordor

I made a solo hike out to the edge of a volcano. On a dark and moonless night, you could see the billowing yellow smoke - toxic sulfur dioxide - from miles away. After walking over the rough terrain of volcanic rock, I came to the rim and set eyes upon what lay within the caldera - a roiling lava lake that moved in waves and cackled like shattering glass as the ever-expanding rim eroded into it.

Milky Way Magenta

The Milky Way is painted magenta by a band of ionized atmosphere resulting from the aurora borealis

Dusk Orange

The Alabama Hills illuminated in an orange glow. The comet C2020/F3 NEOWISE can be seen in the background.

NEOWISE over Yosemite Valley

The comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE passes over the north rim of Yosemite Valley

Manarola

Dreamy pastel village on the Ligurian Coast

Guaita

The first tower of San Marino, sitting on the summit of Monte Titano

Johnston by Night

The Johnston Canyon Cave in Banff NP

Moonrise over Rundle

Viewed from Mt. Norquay hillside

Manor over Bow Rapids

Fairmont Banff

Two Jack and Rundle

Fireworks over Vermillion

The town of Banff, AB celebrates the Canada Day 150 celebrations

Snoqualmie Mist

Thundering Snoqualmie Falls

Mt St Helens

Just before moonset from the Johnston Ridge Observatory

Sundial Bridge

Redding, CA

Moonrise over Tufa

The calcium carbonate towers form only underwater - they are visible only due do to the reduced lake levels at Mono Lake.

Telluride

Silence of the Dunes

Star Dune backdropped by the Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Enlightment Hour

Backside of Wat Chai Watthanaram

Wololo

Wat Chaiwatthanaram, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Wat Chaiwatthanaram

Ayutthaya, Thailand

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Sailing out from East Railay

A neighboring longtail on my ride out from the Railay peninsula. These boats were ubiquitous transportation around the coast of the Andaman Sea.

Under the Alpine Sea

Steeped in fog at the Simelihorn, hoping for a glimpse of the Milky Way. The fuzzy lights in the distance are from the Mittellegi mountaineering hut which sits on the northeastern ridge of the famous Eiger mountain, and the Eigerwand railway station which is burrowed through the mountain itself.