Heaven's Gate

The Milky Way lined up perfectly with the Adventure Unlimited/Round Up Ranch welcome sign on August night

Birth of the Great River

Here at Lake Itasca, Minnesota a river of stars rises from the birthplace of the great Mississippi River

Pawnee Lake Milky Way -1

Pawnee Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness of Colorado made a great setting for Milky Way photos in July 2018

Pawnee Lake Milky Way - 2

Pawnee Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness of Colorado made a great setting for Milky Way photos in July 2018

Pawnee Lake Milky Way - 3

Pawnee Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness of Colorado made a great setting for Milky Way photos in July 2018

Space Rock

The rock formations of Vedauwoo State Park in Wyoming make for interesting compositions both day and night.

Ancient Tree and Stars

Star Filled Lake

The lake at Black Butte resort in central Oregon appears to be filled by a stream of stars!

Milky Way over Three Sisters

Taken from Black Butte, Oregon in late June, the galactic center hangs over the Three Sisters Peaks.

Waiting for You

As if Montana is not beautiful enough in the daylight, nightfall over Flathead Lake reveal more wonders!

Sky Valley Tack House

The Arkansas Valley outside Buena Vista, Colorado has some very dark skies as seen here above the Sky Valley Ranch tack house.

Cosmic Mushrooms

The Indian Paint Mines outside Calhan, Colorado are otherworldly, both day and night!

Turtle Rock Stars

The rock formations of Vedauwoo State Park in Wyoming make for interesting compositions both day and night.

Land of Goblins

Utah has some of the darkest skies around combined with amazing geological formations that make it a Mecca for night photographers. This was taken at Goblin Valley State Park, southwest of Green River, Utah.

The Sentinel

Utah has some of the darkest skies around combined with amazing geological formations that make it a Mecca for night photographers. This was taken at Goblin Valley State Park, southwest of Green River, Utah.

Haunted Hoodoos

Utah has some of the darkest skies around combined with amazing geological formations that make it a Mecca for night photographers. This was taken at Goblin Valley State Park, southwest of Green River, Utah.

Which One is Mars

Utah has some of the darkest skies around combined with amazing geological formations that make it a Mecca for night photographers. This was taken at Goblin Valley State Park, southwest of Green River, Utah. Mars is rising in the left hand corner over a landscape that could, itself, be Mars!

Loveland Pass Night - 1

There is a small, unnamed lake just above Loveland Pass where this shot was taken.

Loveland Pass Night - 2

There is a small, unnamed lake just above Loveland Pass where this shot was taken.

Loveland Pass Night - 3

There is a small, unnamed lake just above Loveland Pass where this shot was taken.

Summit Stars

The Milky Way rising from the summit of Mt. Evan, a Colorado 14er. Summit Lake is in the foreground

Mt. Evans Milky Way

The Milky Way rising from the summit of Mt. Evan, a Colorado 14er. Summit Lake is in the foreground

Dallas Divide Milky Way

After photographing the beautiful Dallas Divide fall colors in late September, I stuck around for a beautiful view of the Milky Way in a very dark sky!

Orion Nebula

Taken from my backyard in Colorado with a Nikon kit zoom lens at 300 mm

The Watcher

Taken at Dead Horse Point State Park in Utah with a crescent moon lighting the canyon and the Colorado River

Dead Horse Milky Way

The crescent moon provided foreground lighting of the Colorado River canyon near Moab, Utah.

Yucatan Beach

The Milky Way is so prominent in the dark skies over the Caribbean Sea off the coast of the Yucatan peninsula at Akumal, Mx

Cliffside

COMPOSITE - The Milky Way shines brightly from the cliffside Mayan ruins of Tulum, Mexico. Because the site is not open during the night, I had to composite the foreground picture with a Milky Way shot several miles up the beach. However, I used The Photographers Ephemeris iPhone app to correctly place the Milky Way where it would have appeared if I could have been there after dark.

COMPOSITE - The Milky Way shines brightly from the cliffside Mayan ruins of Tulum, Mexico. Because the site is not open during the night, I had to composite the foreground picture with a Milky Way shot several miles up the beach. However, I used The Photographers Ephemeris iPhone app to correctly place the Milky Way where it would have appeared if I could have been there after dark.