Nature Photography Challenge

The photos I put on Face Book as part of this challenge:

The Monarch Butterfly. My favorite image: the symbol of transformation.

Monarch Butterfly–my favorite image.

Sunset in the Grand Tetons--a place of many spiritual settings.

Sunset in the Grand Tetons

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Black Bear near Grand Marais, MN

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The road to Monument Valley

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Wauweap Marina and Lake Powell near Page, AZ

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White Sands National Monument. New Mexico.

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Arches National Park, Moab, Utah.

 

New Photos from White Sands National Monument

 

 

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Anytime I am in the region, I go out of my way to visit White Sands National Monument. These photos are from late December of 2014. We were on our way to the Sonoran Desert for the winter.

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White Sands National Monument

Some recent photos from one of my new favorite places:

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The White Sands National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located about 25 km southwest of Alamogordo in western Otero County and northeastern Doña Ana County in the state of New Mexico, at an elevation of 4235 feet.