Acalanes Ridge Sunset No. 1

On the west side of the Concord Valley, about 30 miles (50 Km) northeast of San Francisco, Acalanes Ridge is a small oasis of oak trees and cattle-grazing fields amongst the growing suburbia. This photograph was used for the back cover of Junior Hot Cell's The Unfenced Land.

Print No. A98-15-7

Acalanes Ridge Sunset No. 2

This was taken from the same ridgeline as the image above. This photo is testimony to the philosophy of always watching your back while taking pictures, as I was focused on the last light shining on Mount Diablo when I noticed this lone oak tree behind me surrounded by a hole in the clouds.

Print No. A01-14-12

Fire in the Sky - Cape Royal

Taken from Cape Royal on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona. The shadow of Wotons Throne lies below the chaotic clouds catching the last rays of sunlight. The bubbling cloud forms at the base of the dying thunderhead are called cumulus mammatus and, in stronger storms than this, they can spawn tornadoes. The white speck above the clouds is a thin crescent Moon.

Print No. A97SW-34-2

More images of the Grand Canyon, Arizona

Deschutes Sunset

Taken from the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon, between Mount Jefferson (to the northwest) and Black Butte (to the southeast).

Print No. A99NW-18-1

Here is an image of Mount Jefferson and Black Butte from further to the southeast.

Cedar Mesa Sunset

Taken from Muley Point Overlook in southeast Utah. Distant thunderclouds cast shadows radiating away from the Sun which is now just below the horizon. In the foreground, the hummocky surface of the Cedar Mesa Sandstone reflects the dim twilight.

Print No. A97SW-29-4