Feb 10, 2006
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Mount Superior from atop the Sunnyside lift at Alta Ski Area
Mount Superior
Feb 10, 2006
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Mount Superior from atop the Sunnyside lift at Alta Ski Area
Greeley Bowl
Feb 10, 2006
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Greeley Bowl from atop the Sunnyside Lift at Alta Ski Area
Primrose Path
Feb 11, 2006
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The upper portions of Primrose Path (my current favorite run) at Snowbird Ski Resort with one of the tram's towers standing tall above the skiing terrain
Carbonate Cliffs
Mar 3, 2006
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The drop-in atop one of the chutes in the Carbonate Cliffs area of Snowbird. If you're on the GadZoom chairlift, it's the cliff area on the right, about a third of the way up.
The Peruvian Cirque
Mar 3, 2006
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The Peruvian Cirque at Snowbird
An Upper Cirque Chute
Mar 3, 2006
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I decided to ski this 40 to 45-degree chute. Although it was steep, the snow conditions were surprisingly excellent, and it was wide enough to make it practical for me to ski. The snow was a bit firm, but very grippy and soft enough to make it a blast to ski.
Cirque Chute
Mar 3, 2006
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A bottom-up view of the chute I skied
The Upper Cirque
Mar 3, 2006
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A view of the Upper Cirque from further down. I skied the same run the person at the top of this photo is skiing.
The Upper Cirque
Mar 3, 2006
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The Upper Peruvian Cirque from below. Great Scott (Snowbird's classic proving ground) is the chute at the far left of the photo.
The Salt Lake Valley from Snowbird
Mar 5, 2006
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The Salt Lake valley (4,500 feet) from the top of the Little Cloud lift (10,830 feet) at Snowbird
The American Fork Twin Peaks
Mar 24, 2006
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The American Fork Twin Peaks from Hidden Peak at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Gad Valley from Hidden Peak
Mar 24, 2006
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The view into the Gad Valley from Hidden Peak at Snowbird Resort. The Knucklehead Traverse goes from left to right at the center of the photo.
Silver Fox and Primrose Path
Mar 24, 2006
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Upper Silver Fox (the right side of the face) and upper Primrose Path from Chip's Run at Snowbird Resort
Mount Superior
Mar 24, 2006
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Mount Superior stands tall above the Phone 1 Flats seen from the lower portions of upper Primrose Path at Snowbird Ski Resort
Silver Fox
Mar 24, 2006
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Silver Fox's chutes (left of center), North Chute (right of center) and Hanging Bowl, which sweeps from right to left underneath the large cliff in the top right center of the photo, from the Phone 1 Flats. These are some of Snowbird's more difficult lines.
North Chute
Mar 24, 2006
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North Chute (right), Silver Fox (center), and Primrose Path (the slope behind the steep face in the foreground of the photo) from the Phone 1 Flats at Snowbird Ski Resort.
North Chute and Silver Fox
Mar 24, 2006
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North Chute (right) and Silver Fox's chutes (left) from the Phone 1 Flats at Snowbird Ski Resort. Primrose Path is in the background, behind the steep face.
The Peruvian Gulch
Mar 24, 2006
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The view from Chip's Bypass of the difficult terrain (in the background) that feeds into the Peruvian Gulch from Hidden Peak at Snowbird Ski Resort.
Snowbird's Classic Terrain
Mar 24, 2006
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From left to right (in the background): Primrose Path/Silver Fox, North Chute, Hanging Bowl, Great Scott and the Upper Cirque from Chip's Bypass at Snowbird Ski Resort.
Mount Superior and Anderson's Hill
Mar 24, 2006
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Mount Superior (top left) rising tall above Snowbird from the top of Anderson's Hill.
Great Scott and the Upper Cirque
Mar 24, 2006
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Great Scott (center) and the Upper Cirque (right) from the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
Mount Baldy
Mar 24, 2006
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Mount Baldy from the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Peruvian Cirque
Mar 24, 2006
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The Peruvian Cirque from the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Gad Valley
Mar 24, 2006
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The Gad Valley from the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort. Boundary Bowl (center) and Thunder Bowl (rght) drop from the ridge in the middleground, with the Pfeifferhorn rising distinctly in the background, at left.
Mount Superior and the Cirque Traverse
Mar 24, 2006
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Mount Superior rises tall above a more tame section of the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Peruvian Cirque
Mar 24, 2006
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The Peruvian Cirque from the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Peruvian Cirque
Mar 24, 2006
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The Peruvian Cirque from the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Peruvian Gulch
Mar 24, 2006
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From left to right: Chip's Run, Primrose Path, Silver Fox, North Chute, Hanging Bowl, Great Scott and the Upper Cirque from the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Mar 24, 2006
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Little Cottonwood Canyon and the Salt Lake Valley from far along the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Peruvian Gulch
Mar 24, 2006
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The Peruvian Gulch and the Peruvian Cirque (right) from far along the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Peruvian Cirque
Mar 24, 2006
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The Peruvian Cirque from far along the Cirque Traverse at Snowbird Ski Resort
Little Cloud Bowl
Mar 24, 2006
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Little Cloud Bowl from the top of the Gad 2 chairlift at Snowbird Ski Resort. The Knucklhead Traverse is on the right side of this photo.
Regulator Johnson
Mar 24, 2006
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Regulator Johnson, the Little Cloud chairlift and Little Cloud Bowl (right) from the top of the Gad 2 chairlift at Snowbird Ski Resort
Anderson's Hill
Mar 24, 2006
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Anderson's Hill and the Tower 3 Chutes (top) from near the top of the Peruvian lift at Snowbird Ski Resort
Snowbird's Peruvian Gulch
Mar 27, 2006
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Snowbird's Peruvian Gulch from Little Cottonwood Canyon Road. Primrose Path, Silver Fox, North Chute, Hanging Bowl, Great Scott, Upper Cirque, Anderson's Hill, Dalton's Draw, Phone 3 Shot and Chip's Face are all clearly visible in the photo (generally from left to right, top to bottom) in this photo.
Snowbird Proper
Mar 27, 2006
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Snowbird's Peruvian Gulch from Little Cottonwood Canyon Road. Primrose Path, Silver Fox, North Chute, Hanging Bowl, Great Scott and Upper Cirque are clearly visible in the background of the photo. The corner of Anderson's Hill is visible in the middleground at the far right of the photo. Phone 3 Shot (hidden behind two of the pine trees in the foreground) and Chip's Face are visible at the bottom right corner of the photo.
The Lower Peruvian Cirque
Apr 2, 2006
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The wide-open terrain of the lower Peruvian Cirque covered in a thin layer of fresh powder snow
The Lower Peruvian Cirque
Apr 2, 2006
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The lower Peruvian Cirque from the Cirque Traverse
The Salt Lake Valley
Apr 2, 2006
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The Salt Lake Valley from Snowbird's Hidden Peak
The Twins
Apr 2, 2006
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The American Fork Twin Peaks from Snowbird's Hidden Peak
Great Scott and the Peruvian Cirque
Apr 2, 2006
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Great Scott and the Peruvian Cirque (background) from about one-third of the way down Great Scott at Snowbird Ski Resort
Great Scott
Apr 2, 2006
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The upper portions of some of Great Scott from atop the cirque (west) entrance to the chute
Great Scott
Apr 2, 2006
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Great Scott (center) and the Upper Cirque (right) from atop Naco's Knoll at Snowbird Ski Resort
Great Scott
Apr 2, 2006
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Great Scott (center) from atop Naco's Knoll at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Upper Cirque
Apr 2, 2006
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The steep chutes of the Upper Cirque from Naco's Knoll at Snowbird Ski Resort
Great Scott
Apr 2, 2006
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Great Scott from atop Naco's Knoll at Snowbird Ski Resort
Pipeline Bowl
Apr 20, 2006
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Pipeline Bowl below the American Fork Twin Peaks at Snowbird Ski Resort
Little Cloud Bowl
Apr 20, 2006
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Little Cloud Bowl in the background with Dr. Hip Shot in the middleground, at right. The groomed run sweeping in from the left was as icy as a skating rink on this day.
View from the Gad Valley
Apr 20, 2006
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The view from the Gad Valley of (from left to right) the Broad Forks Twin Peaks, Sunrise Peak and Dromedary Peak across the street (literally) from Snowbird Ski Resort
Mount Superior and the Peruvian Cirque
Apr 20, 2006
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Mount Superior and the Peruvian Cirque from atop one of the Jaws chutes at Snowbird Ski Resort
View from the Upper Cirque
Apr 20, 2006
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From left to right: the Broad Forks Twin Peaks, Sunrise Peak, Dromedary Peak and Mount Superior from atop one of the Jaws chutes at Snowbird Ski Resort
Mount Superior and the Peruvian Cirque
Apr 20, 2006
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Mount Superior and the Peruvian Cirque from atop one of the Jaws chutes at Snowbird Ski Resort
Great Scott and the Upper Cirque
Apr 20, 2006
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Great Scott (left of center), Jaws (to the right of Great Scott), and the rest of the Upper Cirque chutes from atop Naco's Knoll at Snowbird Ski Resort
View from Naco's Knoll
Apr 20, 2006
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Mount Superior (background), the tram's Tower 3, and the Lower Peruvian Cirque from atop Naco's Knoll at Snowbird Ski Resort
Great Scott
Apr 20, 2006
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Great Scott (right of center) with the second-to-last tram of the day ascending to Hidden Peak at Snowbird Ski Resort
The Gad Valley
Apr 20, 2006
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The Gad Valley from the parking lot at Snowbird Ski Resort. The runs at the bottom of the photo (lower Big Emma, Lowest Bassackwards) are the easiest runs on the frontside of Snowbird (besides the Chickadee beginner area). The Carbonate Cliffs area rises steeply in the middleground. The West Twin Peak (11,489 feet) rises above all else in the background.
Wilbere Bowl
Apr 20, 2006
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Wilbere Bowl rises steeply above Big Emma at Snowbird Ski Resort
Steep
Apr 20, 2006
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The steep, craggy peaks (Dromedary and Superior) across the street from Snowbird dwarf my car
Luxor Sphynx
May 7, 2006
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The massive sphynx outside of the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas
Le Faux Champs Elysees
May 7, 2006
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The fake Champs Elysees outside of the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino
The Strip
May 7, 2006
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The Monte Carlo and New York-New York (behind the remnants of the Boardwalk Hotel and Casino) from the Bellagio
Paris Las Vegas
May 7, 2006
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Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino from outside the Bellagio
The Strip
May 7, 2006
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The Las Vegas Strip from outside the Bellagio while the Bellagio fountains do their thing
Zion National Park
May 9, 2006
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Zion National Park
Zion National Park
May 9, 2006
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Zion National Park
Zion National Park
May 9, 2006
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Zion National Park
Zion National Park
May 9, 2006
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Zion National Park
Zion National Park
May 9, 2006
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Zion National Park
Zion National Park
May 9, 2006
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Zion National Park with the Great Arch in the background
The Great Arch at Zion National Park
May 9, 2006
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The Great Arch at Zion National Park
Zion National Park
May 9, 2006
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Zion National Park
The Colorado Rockies
May 25, 2006
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The San Juan Mountains from somewhere between Montrose and Ridgway, Colorado
Waterfall Along the Million Dollar Highway
May 25, 2006
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Some spring runoff falls hundreds of feet into the Uncompahgre River along the Million Dollar Highway south of Ouray, Colorado
The Red Mountains
May 25, 2006
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The Red Mountains from along the Million Dollar Highway (US 550) in Colorado
The Million Dollar Highway
May 25, 2006
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The view from the Million Dollar Highway in Colorado
The Million Dollar Highway
May 25, 2006
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The view from the Million Dollar Highway in Colorado
The San Juan Mountains
May 25, 2006
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The San Juan Mountains from the Million Dollar Highway in Colorado
The San Juan Mountains
May 25, 2006
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The San Juan Mountains from the Million Dollar Highway in Colorado
The Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde
May 26, 2006
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The Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde
The Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde
May 26, 2006
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The Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde
The Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde
May 26, 2006
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The Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde
A Kiva at the Cliff Palace
May 26, 2006
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A kiva at the Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde. Kivas were ceremonial gathering rooms. There's a vent, a fire pit, and a "sipapu" (the little hole at the bottom right of the photo) that represented a symbolic entrance to the underworld.
Building at the Cliff Palace
May 26, 2006
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A building at the Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde
A Cliff Palace Petroglyph
May 26, 2006
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An original Native American painting inside one of the buildings at the Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde
The Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde
May 26, 2006
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The Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde
Four Corners Monument
May 26, 2006
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The Four Corners Monument, which marks the only point in the USA common to four state borders--Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. I'm taking this photo from Arizona, I guess.
Four Corners Monument
May 26, 2006
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The Four Corners Monument, which marks the only point in the USA common to four state borders--Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. I'm taking this photo from Colorado, I think.
Four Corners Benchmark
May 26, 2006
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The Four Corners benchmark
Shiprock
May 26, 2006
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A rock formation called Shiprock in the middle of the desert near the Four Corners
Shiprock
May 26, 2006
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A rock formation called Shiprock in the middle of the desert near the Four Corners
Albuquerque Isotopes Game
May 27, 2006
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A sunset view of Sandia Peak from our seats at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Crazy Horse Memorial
Jun 17, 2006
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The Crazy Horse Memorial from the visitor's center
Crazy Horse Memorial
Jun 17, 2006
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The real Crazy Horse Memorial (background) with the scale model in the foreground. As you can tell, the real monument is not even remotely close to finished.
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Jun 17, 2006
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Jun 17, 2006
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Jun 17, 2006
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Jun 17, 2006
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial stands tall above the amphitheatre
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Jun 17, 2006
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
George Washington
Jun 17, 2006
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George Washington's memorial from below at Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Abraham Lincoln
Jun 17, 2006
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Abraham Lincoln's memorial from below at Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Jun 17, 2006
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial from below
Mount Rushmore from the Sculptor's Studio
Jun 17, 2006
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial seen through a window from inside the Sculptor's Studio building
Mount Rushmore Seen Through a Window
Jun 17, 2006
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Mount Rushmore seen through a window from inside the Sculptor's Studio building
Badlands National Park
Jun 17, 2006
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Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park
Jun 17, 2006
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Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park
Jun 17, 2006
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Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park
Jun 17, 2006
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Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park
Jun 17, 2006
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Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park
Jun 17, 2006
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Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park
Jun 17, 2006
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Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park
Jun 17, 2006
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Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park
Jun 17, 2006
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Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park
Jun 17, 2006
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Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park
Jun 17, 2006
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Badlands National Park
Custer State Park
Jun 18, 2006
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Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park, South Dakota
Custer State Park
Jun 18, 2006
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One of a few tight tunnels along the Needles Highway in Custer State Park, South Dakota
Buffalo
Jun 18, 2006
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A random buffalo walking alongside the road in Custer State Park
Lake Tahoe
Jul 21, 2006
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Lake Tahoe from Emerald Bay
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Jul 22, 2006
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Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California. Notice the milky gray color of the stream water in this photo. I've read that sulfide minerals and clay cause the stream to run that color.
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Jul 22, 2006
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Lassen Volcanic National Park from near the Bumpass Hell area (which was unfortunately closed due to excessive amounts of remaining snow)
Snow
Jul 22, 2006
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There was still a ton of snow left at the parking lot for the Lassen Peak trailhead
Lassen Peak
Jul 22, 2006
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Lassen Peak from its trailhead parking lot on the south side of the peak
Lassen Peak
Jul 22, 2006
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The northeastern (devastated) face of Lassen Peak
Lassen Peak
Jul 22, 2006
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The northeastern (devastated) face of Lassen Peak
Lassen Peak Devastation
Jul 22, 2006
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Lassen Peak behind placards describing the devastation caused by two volcanic eruptions in 1915 (the peak had erupted intermittently from 1914 to 1917)
Mount Shasta
Jul 22, 2006
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Mount Shasta (over 50 miles away) from CA route 89
Mount Shasta
Jul 22, 2006
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Mount Shasta (over 50 miles away) from CA route 89
Mount Shasta
Jul 22, 2006
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Mount Shasta from CA route 89
Mount Shasta
Jul 22, 2006
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Mount Shasta from the southeast from CA route 89
Mount Shasta
Jul 22, 2006
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Mount Shasta from the north on US highway 97
Crater Lake
Jul 23, 2006
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Crater Lake from the south rim
Crater Lake
Jul 23, 2006
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Crater Lake from the south rim
Crater Lake
Jul 23, 2006
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Crater Lake and Wizard Island
Crater Lake
Jul 23, 2006
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Crater Lake and Wizard Island
Wizard Island
Jul 23, 2006
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Wizard Island, which sticks out of the west side of Crater Lake, has a 100 foot deep crater at its pinnacle
Crater Lake
Jul 23, 2006
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Crater Lake from the southwest rim
Crater Lake
Jul 23, 2006
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Crater Lake and Wizard Island from the northwest rim
Crater Lake
Jul 23, 2006
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Crater Lake and Wizard Island from the northwest rim
The Pacific Ocean
Jul 23, 2006
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Brendan in the Pacific Ocean surf minutes before sunset. After about 3 hours of driving on a backwoods road over some of the most rugged terrain any of us had ever driven, we finally arrived at the Pacific Ocean.
The Oregon Coast at Sunset
Jul 23, 2006
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The Oregon coast south of Cape Sebastian
The Oregon Coast at Sunset
Jul 23, 2006
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The Oregon coast south of Cape Sebastian
The Oregon Coast at Sunset
Jul 23, 2006
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Looking back towards the Oregon Coast Highway from the beach
Sunset from the Oregon Coast
Jul 23, 2006
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The sun begins setting between Hunters Island and Cape Sebastian
The Oregon Coast at Sunset
Jul 23, 2006
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Right before the sun set, the Oregon coast took on a misty, eery, surreal quality
Sunset from the Oregon Coast
Jul 23, 2006
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The sun about one minute away from setting over the Pacific
Sunset Over the Pacific
Jul 23, 2006
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The sun setting over the Pacific Ocean
Tetons in the Clouds
Oct 21, 2006
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The Grand Teton hidden behind a shroud of clouds
The Tetons
Oct 21, 2006
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View towards the Grand Teton from between String and Jenny Lakes
The Tetons
Oct 21, 2006
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View towards the Grand Teton from between String and Jenny Lakes
The Tetons
Oct 21, 2006
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View towards the Grand Teton from between String and Jenny Lakes
The Tetons
Oct 21, 2006
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View towards the Grand Teton from the national park road
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Oct 21, 2006
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View towards Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River from Artist Point
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Oct 21, 2006
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View towards Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River from Artist Point
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Oct 21, 2006
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View towards Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River from Artist Point
The Grand Teton
Oct 22, 2006
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The Grand Teton from the national park road
The Grand Teton
Oct 22, 2006
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The Grand Teton from the road that leads to Jenny Lake
The Tetons from Jackson Lake
Oct 22, 2006
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The Tetons from the Jackson Lake dam
Mount Moran
Oct 22, 2006
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Mount Moran from the Jackson Lake dam
The Tetons
Oct 22, 2006
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The Tetons seen through a fence along US highway 191
The Grand Teton
Oct 22, 2006
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The Grand Teton seen from US highway 191 outside of Jackson, WY
The Grand Teton
Oct 22, 2006
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The Grand Teton seen from US highway 191 outside of Jackson, WY
The Grand Teton Through Sunglasses
Oct 22, 2006
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The Grand Teton seen from US highway 191 outside of Jackson, WY. I took this photo through my sunglasses to give it its unique tone and colors.
The Tetons
Oct 22, 2006
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The Tetons seen from US highway 191 outside of Jackson, WY
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