Brief, quickly-passing, summer showers in the mountains of Utah overlooking Utah Lake.
Elevation 7,318 ft. GPS Coordinates: 40.24669, -111.92776
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In retrospect, standing on a mountain ridge that is over a mile above sea level is probably not the wisest thing to do. This is a view of a rainstorm over Utah Lake as seen from a remote wilderness mountain ridge near Utah Lake in Utah. After a long and precarious drive up the steep mountainside, I had to hike from there to get to the location where I shot this image.
As the rainstorm approached, I was somewhat relieved that there was no cloud to ground lightning strikes. I added the lightning bolt to this beautiful mountainous scene for image impact.
Elevation 7,318 ft. GPS Coordinates: 40.24669, -111.92776
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In August of 2023, ominous storm clouds blew across Valley County. They were the remnants of Hurricane Hilary that made their way from southern California up through Idaho. This scene was shot during this time at the northern end of Cascade Lake in Donnelly.
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Turkeys should look both ways before crossing the road... but I guess they are too dumb (I've always heard that they aren't very smart). :^)
Although wild turkeys are not native to Oregon, these large game birds were introduced in 1961. Their populations have grown sufficiently that hunting season for them now occurs both spring and fall with generous bag limits.
This is a scenery shot that I took in the Malheur National Forest. in Oregon While in that forest, I saw a large herd of Elk and heard wild horses. I also think that it was in this forest that I saw some wild turkeys... so I made this composite to recreate that scene by adding a couple of them.
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In this shot, I had stopped in the middle of a trail to investigate a possible campsite deep in the Malheur National Forest in Oregon. Despite researching possible spots to disperse camp for the night using several different navigational devices, I am never assured that I will find one before it grows dark deep in a forest Someone might already be camped in the spot I had driven to... or it turns is unsuitable because of trash, power lines overhead, etc.
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