The magic world of Joshua Tree NP

As soon as I knew I would be in Southern California this summer, I decided to visit Joshua Tree National Park. From the first time that I saw those peculiar trees and funny shaped rocks many years ago, I knew I wanted to visit it one day. Arriving in the early afternoon, I first drove around all major sights before making the final decision where to be for the sunset.

Photobomb! :)






Cholla Cactus Garden:






Panorama from the Keys View with Salton Sea in the background:



Skull Rock:


Giants Marbles:



Just before sunset:



Waiting for the sunrise:








Oh yes, I will return.

You can see more photos in the gallery here.

America's national parks

As some of you probably know, I spent three weeks in August in the USA. Partly for work - meeting my employers and coworkers at the SmugMug retreat in Jackson Hole - and partly for pleasure, the whole trip was all about photography and visiting (mostly) national parks. Starting in San Francisco, I made my way to Yosemite and then across Nevada to Jackson Hole, Wyoming where I spent a week working and sightseeing Grant Teton and Yellowstone national parks. The last 9 days were a crazy landscape photography tour of Washington and Oregon states with my friend Ron. Check out his gorgeous photos! More about the crazy adventures with him - like getting up at ungodly hours for the sunrise every single day AND being rewarded with great light - in the next posts. :)

While I'm far from having my photos selected and post-processed, here are a few teasers:

Sunrise in the Grand Teton NP:


Rolling hils of the Palouse:


The Palouse:


Reflection of Mt. Rainier in Tipsoo Lake at sunrise:


Mt. Rainier and wild flowers:


Crazy sunset colors at Ruby Beach:


Be patient! Or check my galleries occasionally to see if there are any new uploads. ;)