A close-up, vertical photograph of a vibrant Indian Paintbrush wildflower in full bloom. The flower's bracts transition from a soft orange at the base to a fiery, saturated red at the spiky tips. It stands on a slender, reddish-maroon stem. In the soft-focus background, purple aster-like flowers with yellow centers and lush green foliage are bathed in warm, dappled sunlight, creating a shimmering "bokeh" effect.

Indian Paintbrush
July 2023

#Stunday #ECK #Utah #ArtInNature #Photography
#WestCoastKin #ParkCity #BloomScrolling #BlueUtah

An Indian Paintbrush wildflower with vibrant orange-red bracts and a deep red stem stands in the foreground, illuminated by golden moring sunlight. In the soft-focus background, purple asters and green meadow foliage are visible.

July 2023

Beautifuly backlit Indian Paintbrush. The early morning light reveals the structure of these wildflowers. Finding them on a mid-summer hike is always a highlight for the lens.
#WildflowerHour
#LandscapePhotography #PhotoSky #BlueUtah #NaturePhotography

A vertical sunset view of the Great Salt Lake take from Antelope Island. Rugged orange rocks and dry grass in the foreground lead to pink-tinted water and white salt flats. The sky is a gradient of blue, gold, and pink above dark mountain silhouettes.

​"The open space of the Great Salt Lake is a mirror to the soul." — Terry Tempest William

​Sunset over the salt flats.

#PhotographersOnBluesky
#BlueUtah #Landscape #Utah #Nature

A vertical photograph of a dramatic Kauai sunset over a rocky coastline. The sky is filled with thick, textured clouds illuminated in vibrant shades of deep orange and gold. The sun is low on the horizon, casting a bright yellow glimmer across the dark, rippling ocean water. In the foreground, white sea foam and waves crash against dark, jagged lava rocks, catching the warm orange light of the sky.

Dec 2025
From Poipu.

The sun sinks into the sea and light and waves become one.

​ #kauai #sunset #shoreline #ocean #photography #landscapephotography
#BlueUtah

A close-up, top-down view of a white Columbine flower in full bloom. The flower features five pointed outer petals and five rounded inner petals surrounding a vibrant cluster of bright yellow stamens in the center. The background is a soft, blurred mix of green foliage and a hint of purple flowers.

​"Nature is a vast terrain of freedom; it is where the soul finds its own rhythm among the wildflowers."
From Victor Hugo:

My picture from June 2025

#bloomscrolling #Utah
#Botany #Photography #Wildflowers #JuneBloom
#FlowersOfBluesky #BlueUtah

Two Canada geese standing on a grassy lawn in a backyard near a body of water. One goose is bent over, grazing on the grass, while the other stands tall as a sentry, watching the surroundings. The background features large landscape rocks, a wooden walkway, and dormant bushes under bright, clear sunlight.

March 9, 2026

Canada Geese are back! 🪿 Love watching these two take turns on sentry duty while the other grabs a snack. True partnership goals.

I can't help but think he's judging me.

#CanadaGeese #BirdWatching #WildlifePhotography #Utah #BackyardNature #BlueUtah

A vibrant cluster of red Scarlet Gilia flowers blooming on a Park City mountain trail. The petals have a unique mottled white texture, and the long, thin floral tubes are visible. The background shows a dreamy bokeh of green foliage and hints of purple wildflowers.

June, 2025

​High-elevation Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) showing off those speckled petals.
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#bloomscrolling #Utah
​ #Botany #ParkCityTrails #Wildflowers #JuneBloom
#FlowersOfBluesky #BlueUtah

A vibrant sunset over a rocky coastline. The bright sun hangs low in a clear, yellow-gold sky, casting a brilliant shimmering reflection across the ocean waves. In the foreground, dark volcanic rocks and lush green coastal plants are bathed in warm light, while white foam from breaking waves rolls toward the shore.

Dec 2025

"Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold."
— Robert Frost
From Nothing Gold Can Stay

#Photography #Sunset #Ocean
#SilentSunday #Kauai #BlueUtah ​#GoldenHour

#blueutah

A vibrant sunset over a rocky tropical coastline. The sun sits just above the horizon, casting a brilliant, blinding yellow glow that turns the ocean into a shimmering sheet of liquid gold. In the foreground, dark, jagged volcanic rocks are wet with spray, contrasting against the bright water. A lush green shrub with small budding flowers sits in the lower-left corner. The sky is filled with soft, scattered clouds tinted with hues of orange, gold, and pale violet.

Dec 7, 2022
Poipu Kauai

​"The sun, like a golden ball, was sinking into the sea, and the water was a sheet of gold."
— Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid

#sunsetreflection #blueutah #goldenhourphoto #oceanlovers #beachsunset

#Healthcare #HealthcareForAll #UtahPolitics #CostOfLiving #MedicalDebt #WorkingFamilies #BlueUtah

Fleebane
7/20/25

Unedited

#Fleabane
#Erigeron (the genus name)
#Wildflowers
#Utah #hiking #blueutah
#FlowerPhotography

Fuchsia colored paintbrush wildflowers with a couple of white Columbine flowers.

Indian Paintbrush
6/24/25

#wildflowers #Utah #hiking #BlueUtah

Yellow flower

Goat's Beard -
Tragopogon pratensis
Species

6/22/25

#wildflowers #Utah #hiking
#BlueUtah

White and yellow flower

Columbine
The mountain wildflowers are putting on a real show.
6/20/25

#wildflowers #columbine
#mountainflowers #utah
#BlueUtah

Sunlit orange and green flower

Indian Paintbrush
6/19/25

#IndianPaintbrush #Wildflowers #Flora
#FlowerPhotography
#NaturePhotography
#Utah #Hiking #BlueUtah

About 15 small blue wildflowers with yellow centers.

Blue Flax

6/11/25

#WildFlowers #Utah #Hiking
#BlueFlax #BlueUtah

A pink and yellow rose on green foliage.

Wild flowers
Nootka Rose
6/13/25

#wildflowers #NootkaRose
#rose #hiking #Utah
#BlueUtah

A floating red dock house on a lake with many orange kayaks ready to be rented. Surrounded by snowy mountains, green forests, and a blue sky with puffy white clouds.

Boat Rentals at Malign Lake, Alberta. Canada

6/4/25

#MalignLake #Alberta #Canada #mountans #clouds

#BlueUtah

Gray and white mushroom growing on a mountain trail.

Mushroom
What did I find today?
6/11/25

#Mushrooms #Fungi
#Mycology #MushroomPhotography
#FungiPhotography
#Forest #BlueUtah

Blue Beardtongue and yellow Arrowleaf wildflowers.

Penstemon tidestromii (Beardtongue) is endemic to the Wasatch Plateau in Utah.

6/10/25

#Penstemon #Arrowleaf
#Wildflowers #Utah
#MountainWildflowers
#BlueUtah

Moraine Lake
6/2/25

I still can't believe how beautiful this place is.

#MoraineLake #Alberta #Canada #GlacialLake
#BanffNationalPark
#CanadianRockies

#BlueUtah

Glacier National Park, Montana
5/31/2025

#GlacierNationalPark
#Montana #waterfall
#photography
#BlueUtah

A trail along a river with distant Canadian mountain in the background.

Somewhere Along the Icefields Parkway.
On the way to Jasper.

June 2nd, 2025

#Jasper #IcefieldsParkway
#Alberta #Canada
#BlueUtah

The sky is reflected in the green/blue glacial Lake Louise in Banff National Park.

Lake Louise.
June 2, 2025

My family drove to Lake Louise in the early 1950s, before I was born. I grew up looking at the black and white pictures that my dad took of their trip. I've always wanted to see it. Today, I finally did.

#LakeLouise #Banff #Canada #BucketList #Reflection #BlueUtah

Nice cornice hanging off that ridge.

June 2, 2025

#Banff #Alberta #glacier #cornice #MoraineLake #BlueUtah

A mountain trail through scrub oak, under a blue sky, bordered on both sides with yellow wildflowers.

May 25, 2025

Among the many reasons why people love trails, perhaps the most compelling, is that they offer something we all long for, which is the promise to faithfuly deliver us to where we need to be.
-Kevin Fedarko

#wildflowers
#MountainTrail
#BlueUtah

Not everyone finds beauty or solace in the desert, or understand those that do. That's a good thing.

#BlueUtah #desert #sunset

OK, It's time to take a minute to watch a baby moose feeding on tender new leaves in the rain.

5/5/2025

#moose #babymoose
#BlueUtah

A Sprinter van with an open sliding door sits under desert stars in front of the silhouette of a rocky ridgeline.

I went van camping in the desert a few weeks ago and sat up half the night with some old friends: Orion, Jupiter, Mars, and Pleiades.

#Boondocking #desert #StarryNight #BlueUtah