Denali / Mount McKinley Summit

The Pilot told me he had been flying the mountain for 5 years and had never experienced as clear a day as this.

I believe it should be called Denali. No man's name could describe the vastness of Alaska, or this "Mon-tane''.







Image of Denali / Mount McKinley Summit Denali National Park, Alaska

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denali 

Saint Peter's Basilica

 














Image inside Saint Peter's Basilica, Alter, Tomb of Saint Peter. Vatican City, Rome

Saint Mary Lake, Glacier National Park

First September dusting of snow over Mount Clements and Wild Goose Island.

Trinity Site

In the New Mexico desert stands this simple sign insufficiently warning the world of human conditions. Complacency, greed, arrogance, and a closed mind to other Religions are not the friend of your grandchildren.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_(nuclear_test) 

Nelumbo Nucifera

This is a plant growing in my pond. As invasive as it is beautiful, it grows in as much as 8 foot of water here, so it's not good for most ponds. There is a legend that mentions The Buddha emerging from the Ganges upon its leaf.

Crowfoot Mountain and Bow Lake, Canadian Rockies

 In recent years, I've been thinking that, the admiration of beauty can nearly equal, that in the vista.  

Image of Crowfoot Mountain and Bow Lake from Ice Fields Parkway Near Banff, Alberta

Saguaro National Park, The Circle of Life

Though ages old, improvement upon this basic message has been illusive. Remarkably simple, particularly attractive where the end meets the beginning, all questions meet with all answers.

Sistine Chapel

 This is the most crowded place I have ever been in my life. I was being shoved forward, backward, left and right all at the same time while trying to take a 1/4 of a second film exposure with a Mamiya 6 in very dim light. Old paintings are kept in the least light possible, and the lights are turned off at night. Flash is not permitted, as light fades the pigment.

There are so many people that want to get into this awesome room, and so little time. This is the best I could do.

There is such a great story told here. If you can hear God speak, you will hear Him in this room.

 Image of ceiling in The Pope's Chapel, The Sistine Chapel, Vatican City Rome, Italy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel 

May the sea be your shelter and the stars be your light.

High atop a sea cliff overlooking the ocean, this prayer is cemented to a small stone.

It is believed by some Island cultures that ancestors are reincarnated into fishes of the sea.

Along the Alaska Highway

On a early morning, in a misty drizzling rain I happened upon this crystal clear lake backed by high mountains. In the early morning light, the sound of children giggling in the distance pierced the silence. "It's a dream," I told myself, "nothing is this good". I turned to see two figures in the mist coming towards me, laughing, talking in a quiet tone. With an absence of fear, for such a secluded place, two young native ladies approached, and gave the me the most beautiful smile I have ever seen. As they passed me, I asked "Where ya goin?" one replied, "Picking berries",as they continued walking along the lake shore until out of sight... "They're spirits." I thought.

Navajo Night Way Prayer

Uncommon wisdom is prevalent in indigenous peoples. The Navajo Night Way Prayer is like rain on the desert ground.

A long awaited messenger and a desperate heart unite. The Great Spirit chants from His lofty Heights and His son from the earth.

Pacific Ocean

Sunset near summit of Haleakala Crater  
 Maui,Hi 

Mitten Rocks , Monument Valley

In the moonlight, from the public campground.

Sinagua petro glyphs

Messages from long ago inscribe in stone the circle of life, depicting the first peoples emergence from the under world, on there journey to the four corners of the earth, to find their rightful place. The panels have been well preserved here on private land, yet others have not been so fortunate, as vandalism is destroying these treasures.

Image of Sinagua Petroglyphs, V BAR V Ranch Petroglyph Site Near Sedona AZ