"Rock Quad" - Lower left corner: Mesa Arch, Utah. Lower right hand corner: Delicate Arch. Upper right hand picture: Internal view at Mesa Arch, of Washer Woman Rock Formation. Upper left hand picture: Unknown arch on Devil's Garden Trail.

"Little Sahara in Utah" - Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, located between Mount Carmel Junction and Kanab, Utah, south and west of U.S. Highway 89 in Southwestern Utah.

"Giant Arrow" - Wizard Island and Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. A rare moment showing total reflection of the mountain chain surrounding this approximately 26 mile in diameter lake - the 7th deepest inland lake in the world at 1,932 feet.

Yosemite National Park. In background we find Halfdome (a granite dome), a haven for rock climbers and the subject of Ansel Adams' world famous photograph entitled "Moon and Halfdome" (1960).

Note: The following series of four before-and-after shots is to demonstrate the difference between what is referred to as a "machine print" and a "custom color photograph." The exhibited corrections were done by your blog host, in collaboration with noted photographic technician Mr. Doug Knoll of Tucson, former owner of a custom color laboratory and veteran employee of Kodak. - ed.

"Hang on Blog Host, Hang On" - Taken while hanging off a cliff at Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

Panoramic view of Canyonlands National Park.

"Fortuitous Shadow" - Lucky darkened middle ground created by passing cloud over the butte. In foreground we see what is referred to as the "Washer Woman." This vivid tableaux is seen through Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah. (Fortuitous shadow reversed on the image below, between the Washer Woman and the butte . - ed.)

"American Fuji Dream" - Windy puffies hiding a potential eruption. Mount Hood, Oregon.

"Three Horses of a Different Color and a Man Who Needs a Cigarette"

"1 Point Opened, 1 Point Obscured" - Teal green ripples marking time's beats like a metronome.

"Golden Reflection on Majestic Stone" - Snow and cloud quite alone.