Experimental image. Found this wind farm near the border of Utah and Nevada. A panorama set was required to capture all off the wind turbines, but it was a windy day and they were all spinning rapidly. Shot the panorama set as quickly as possible, using about 60-70% overlap between frames so I could fine-tune where each image in the set was stitched to the next. Click to see a larger version.
You never know what you will find on the back roads. I was traveling through farm country in Wyoming when something caught my eye – a mobile SAM (surface to air missile) launcher! Next to it was a radar and I found a sign saying it was a U.S. Air Force installation. But something about the missile launcher didn’t look right. I got a closer look and realized it was not real. It was a mock-up of a Russian SA-6 missile launcher. Then I realized what I was looking at – a training setup for “Wild Weasel” pilots. “Wild Weasel” is the name for aircraft that are designed to destroy enemy anti-aircraft missiles and guns. Anyway it was a geeky thrill for me, and another reason why I always try to take the back roads instead of the interstates on my journeys.
The mock-up missile launcher.
The radar is on the left, the missile launcher on the right, and it looks like a farmer’s tractor is parked in the middle.
Close up photo of an abandoned farmhouse and barn near Four Corners, Wyoming.
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Abandoned farm near Four Corners, Wyoming.
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Prairie dogs at Devils Tower, Wyoming.
Devils Tower, Wyoming. I hiked all the way around the tower on a beautiful fall afternoon, so more shots are coming. 🙂
Another day, another lake, another reflection…
A chilly autumn morning at Hauser Lake near Helena, Montana.
I was walking along a ridgeline in the John Long Mountains of western Montana, trying to get a good view of a valley, when I realized that I was not alone…
Late morning on a cloudy autumn day, looking across Idaho farm land towards the Grand Tetons.
Watching the world go by on a fall afternoon – Palisades Reservoir, Idaho.
Roaming around the border of Wyoming and Idaho on a stormy October morning, doing a bit of stormchasing…
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The world famous Great Puddle of Yellowstone! Yards wide! Inches deep! Once again I trek into the wilderness to bring you the wonders of the natural world!
The view from Black Pine Road in western Montana – looking south towards the Anaconda Mountains on a cloudy, windy fall afternoon. Panorama created from six exposures. (And it was not easy getting six steady shots with the wind blasting across this open ranch land!)
