Garden of the Gods, 2025 -- These scenes stopped me mid-step with the beautiful, natural haze and colors.
In Colorado's Garden of the Gods, towering red sandstone formations rise sharply against a backdrop of verdant pine forests and distant mountain peaks -- a vivid testament to the earth's layered history and diverse beauty.
Centuries of wind, water, and time have sculpted the layered cliffs and formations of Painted Rock Interpretive Park into a natural canvas -- where every curve, crack, and color tells a story older than memory.
Framed by forests and shadowed by towering peaks, the wooden paths and roads remind us that we're only visitors in a much older, more powerful, natural world
Rising like ancient monuments, these rocky peaks carve the sky -- a rugged testament to Earth's untamed strength. They tell stories of time, pressure, and patience etched in stone and shadow.
In the heart of Navajo Nation, New Mexico, wind-swept, weathered trees and sun-scorched rocks paint a timeless landscape -- where earth, sky, and spirit meet in quiet resilience.
Bathed in golden light, delicate pink blooms unfold -- a quiet celebration of light, color, and the sun's gentle touch on the natural world.