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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 20/09/2026

Last week I did a 7-day, ~60 mile solo backpack trek through the Eastern #Sierra in #California, through parts of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. I couldn't resist all the reflection shots along the way! See my trip report and more pics here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/east...

Dawn light over The Miter in the Sierra Nevada, California.

The morning sun pokes over a jagged ridgeline in Miter Basin in the Sierra Nevada, California.

A perfect reflection of rugged peaks on a calm morning in the Sierra Nevada, California.

The Milky Way over Center Peak in the Sierra Nevada, California.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 27/08/2026

A massive #lightning bolt snakes across the sky above the Sneffels Range, eventually striking the summit of Dallas Peak. #SanJuanMountains #Colorado. This was my first time using the "pre-capture" feature on the very first day using my new Sony A7R6. Works like a charm! 😁

A massive lighting bolt snakes across the sky above the Sneffels Range, eventually striking the summit of Dallas Peak. San Juan Mountains, Colorado.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 24/08/2026

The #PacificNorthwest is a majestic part of the world, with its dark forests, glacier-clad volcanoes, and emerald rivers. This summer I spent 2 months road tripping through the #Cascades of California, #Oregon, and #Washington! See all the photos here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/2-mo...

Evening light on Mount Baker (10,784 ft) in the Washington Cascades.

North Fork Sauk Falls in the central Washington Cascades

A panoramic view of the setting sun shining on Mount Hood (11,250 ft) as seen from a high spur. Oregon.

Sunbeams shine over Copper Lake, as seen from the summit of Vesper Peak in the Washington Cascades.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 10/04/2026

The warm glow of pre-sunrise illuminates jagged sandstone needles, reflected in a slickrock pothole. #Canyonlands National Park, #Utah.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 08/04/2026

Black and white peaks from the #Haute-Alps in #France this last January. One of my favorite modes of photography is riding around on my snowboard with a telephoto lens! Double the fun. More photos from our trip here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/larc... #MountainPhotography #BlackAndWhite

Rocher Bouchard (2,900 m) as seen from the snow-smothered slopes of Serre Chevalier after a big snowstorm, France.

Pic de Rochebrune (3,320 m / 10,890 ft) in the Haute-Alps, France.

Mount Chaberton in France (3,131 m / 10,272 ft) rises above the clouds.

Barre des Écrins (4,102 m / 13,458 ft) is the highest peak of the Massif des Écrins and the most southerly alpine peak in Europe that is higher than 4,000 meters.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 27/02/2026

Some color photos from the Swiss Alps last month. I was putting my telephoto lens to good use there! See lots more photos on my blog post: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/swis... #Switzerland #Alps #MountainPhotography

Sunrise light illuminates the mountains as a January snowstorm lifts in Switzerland.

Pink sunset light illuminates the peak of Blinnenhorn (3,374 m), as seen from Fiescheralp, Switzerland.

Pastel sunset sky colors and wispy clouds around the sharp tooth of Petit Muveran (2,810 m) in Switzerland.

Abstract patterns of ice and snow of the Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 25/02/2026

Some black and white photos from the Swiss Alps last month after a January snowstorm dumped nearly a meter of fresh powder over the mountains. See lots more photos from my wintery week in #Switzerland here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/swis... #Alps #MountainPhotography

Late afternoon light on Bortelhorn (3,193 m), in the Swiss Alps.

Bietschhorn (3,934 m) as seen from afar, surrounded by rugged peaks and wispy clouds. Switzerland.

The Weisshorn (4,505 m) is one of the most prominent peaks in this region of the Swiss Alps, standing tall above the Rhône valley.

Morning light after a snowstorm in Valais, Switzerland.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 01/12/2025

Clouds clear off of Mount #Sneffels on a glorious bluebird morning today after a snowstorm at the start of December. #SanJuanMountains, #Colorado Winter is finally here!!! ❄️☃️

Snowstorm clouds clear off of Mount Sneffels at the start of December.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 30/11/2025

Morning light on the convoluted sandstone terrain of the #canyonlands of southern #Utah on a chilly November morning. More photos here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/betw...

Morning light on the convoluted sandstone terrain in the canyonlands of southern Utah.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 26/09/2025

Walking through a grove of golden quaking #aspens is one of nature's most beautiful experiences, like entering a natural cathedral with sacred light. See my gallery of #Colorado #fallcolors photos here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/autu...

Aspen forest in the fog - September, Colorado.

Rich sunset light filters through the aspens near Marble, Colorado.

Golden aspen leaves flutter to the ground on a breezy day at the tail end of autumn in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado

Golden light in golden aspens deep in the West Elk Wilderness, Colorado.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 17/09/2025

In early September we had to retreat unexpectedly from a backpack trip in the #WindRiverRange of #Wyoming due to #wildfire smoke from the nearby #DollarLakeFire. Check out more photos and stories from this unique and surreal trek here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/smok...

Sunset light on Fremont Peak reflected in Island Lake in the Wind River Range, Wyoming.

A smoky sunset reflection in Titcomb Basin in the Wind River Range, Wyoming.

Pyrocumulus clouds from the Dollar Lake Wildfire waft in the sky above Elklund Lake, Wind River Range, Wyoming, September 2025.

The moon shines through pine trees and a wildfire smoke filled sky.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 07/08/2025

Here's another batch of photos from a two-week trek through the #Écrins National Park in the French #Alps last month. These are some of the most idyllic mountains I've ever visited! Lots more here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/trek... #mountainphotography #ecrins #frenchalps

La Meije reflects in Lac du Goléon at sunrise. France.

Giant Yellow Gentian wildflowers (Gentiana lutea), with the glaciated peak of La Meije behind.

Mont Pelvoux rises behind a thick patch of cottongrass (Eriophorum) in the French Alps.

Roche Méane (3,712 m / 12,178 ft) reflects in Lac du Pavé after sunset. French Alps.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 01/08/2025

This July we did a two-week trek ( #GR54 ) around the Parc National des #Écrins in the French Alps, staying in alpine huts and villages along the way. This was our longest trek yet in the #Alps; check out the full trip report here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/trek... #mountainphotography

Wildflowers atop le Signal de la Grave, with a spectacular view of La Meije (3,983 m / 13,068 ft) in the French Alps.

Mont Pelvoux (3,946 m / 12,946 ft) reflects in a creek at sunrise. The historic Refuge Tucket is visible to the left. Parc National des Écrins, France.

The jagged peaks of Roche Méane (3,712 m / 12,178 ft) reflect in Lac du Pavé at sunrise in Parc National des Écrins, France.

A glacier-fed brilliant turquoise creek meanders through a meadow with several waterfalls in Écrins National Park in France.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 11/06/2025

In early June the aspen forests on the flanks of La Sal Mountains above #Moab, #Utah are bursting with greenery, wildflowers, and birdsong.

Yellow wildflowers and vibrant greenery in a lush aspen forest in La Sal Mountains, Utah.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 31/05/2025

A couple sunsets overlooking the ancient seabed landscapes in the #canyonlands near #Moab, #Utah this last weekend.

A glowing sunset over a remote canyon near the Colorado River and the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

Sunset light on the intricate topography west of Moab, Utah, as seen from the Anticline Overlook. The Colorado River flows through the canyon on the left, and Arches National Park is visible on the far distant right horizon.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 12/05/2025

This is the time of year I start thinking about camping on top of mountains! May and June can offer windows of opportunity between the avalanche danger of winter and lightning danger of summer. Here's a couple epic high camps in the #moonlight above 13,000 ft. in the #SanJuanMountains, #Colorado.

Moonrise light and stars at a 13,200 ft. high camp in the Sneffels Range, San Juan Mountains, Colorado.

Moonrise light on Gladstone Peak, as seen from a high camp on a 13,400 foot ridge of Mount Wilson in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 01/05/2025

The sun rises behind Wetterhorn Peak and Uncompahgre Peak, two 14ers in the San Juan Mountains, #Colorado. #14ers #MountainPhotography #SanJuanMountains

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 12/04/2025

Last week we hiked the wonderful 38-mile #TransCatalinaTrail across #CatalinaIsland, off the coast of southern #California. We did this 12 years ago, but this time was even more beautiful and memorable. Check out my photos and journal from the trek here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/tran...

Sunset light shines in the cacti at the beach at Little Harbor on the west coast of Catalina Island.

Coastal fog and drizzle up in the mountains of Catalina Island.

A view of the rugged western coastline of Catalina Island on a gorgeous blue sky day in early April.

Beautiful sunset light pours over the coastline of Catalina Island near Parsons Landing.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 20/03/2025

Glorious sunrise light and rugged volcanic peaks high above the Sonoran Desert in western #Arizona. The haze was from a wildfire near #Yuma but made for a lovely atmosphere in the morning light. #landscapephotography #mountainphotography

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 18/03/2025

Looking forward to doing this again soon! Here's some pics from the wonderful 45-mile #TransCatalinaTrail on #CatalinaIsland in #California, from 12 years ago. I wonder if it has changed much since then? See more pics and my original trip report here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/tran...

Postcard view of the town of Avalon at sunset. Catalina Island, California.

A hiker above the blue water of Little Harbor on Catalina Island, California.

The sun peaks out from under the clouds at sunset overlooking the beach at Parsons Landing on Catalina Island, California.

Sunset over the Pacific Ocean, as seen from the top of Catalina Island near the Blackjack campground, California.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 12/03/2025

Whenever I'm in the lights and bustle of Las Vegas I usually catch myself gazing towards the mountains in the distance, wishing I was out there instead. It took me years to realize #LasVegas #Nevada is actually a great base for outdoors lovers. Here's a beautiful sunrise at #RedRockCanyon.

Awesome sunrise light on the sandstone mountains at Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 05/03/2025

There are many wild, rugged, and seldom-visited mountain ranges in the #Mojave Desert, making it a prime area for exploratory missions. Here's a small collection of photos from a memorable 3-week trip in March 2019. See the whole trip report here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/moja...

A spectacular sunrise over the Turtle Mountains in the Mojave Desert of California, with wildflowers in the foreground.

A spectacular double rainbow over the Pinto Valley in the Pinto Valley Wilderness of Nevada.

Sunset over Lake Mead reservoir in the Mojave Desert near Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dusk glow on Cathedral Rock in the Black Mountains of Arizona, framed by cholla cactus.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 28/02/2025

Where would you rather spend the night? Two February evenings both in the mountains above #Ouray, #Colorado.

Dusk at the Mount Hayden Backcountry Lodge smothered in snow high in the San Juan Mountains near Ouray, Colorado.

A yellow tent perched on a high ridge in the mountains above the town lights of Ouray, Colorado in the winter.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 27/02/2025

Some photos from the #Mojave and #Sonoran deserts a couple Februaries ago. My wife caught Valley Fever out there and was laid out for 3 months afterwards with flesh-eating fungus in her lungs. We watched "The Last of Us" while she recovered. 😵 More pics: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/febr...

Sunset light on a striking spire in the Kofa Mountains of Arizona.

An ocotillo plant and sunset light at the rugged Stepladder Mountains in the Mojave Desert of California.

Stars over the Kofa Mountains of western Arizona. The landscape is illuminated solely by starlight, visible only with the camera's long exposure.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 23/02/2025

I wonder what it would have been like to live in a generation with boundless optimism about the future. How do we find personal peace and growth in a society in decline? I've always turned to wilderness for solace, but is that just temporary escapism? Perhaps, but it's still mandatory for my sanity.

The Green River flows through a big river bend below the White Rim of Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 15/02/2025

Moonlit mountains and the last colors of sunset, as seen from the summit of Mt. Elbert, the tallest mountain in #Colorado at 14,440 feet, Sawatch Range, February. I spent three hours relaxing on the snowy summit on this calm winter night before I made my way down under the #moonlight.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 13/02/2025

A wide-angle and a telephoto view of sandstone formations near #Moab #Utah illuminated by an intense glow light from a fiery sunset sky behind me.

Awesome sandstone formations near Moab, Utah illuminated by intense dusk glow and blazing sunset clouds, with La Sal Mountains in the background.

Sandstone fins and Mount Tukuhnikivatz (12,482 ft) in La Sal Mountains illuminated by warm dusk glow near Moab, Utah.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 09/02/2025

A blazing sunrise above a sandstone arch near #Moab, #Utah last week during a two-night backpack trip. Always nice to camp on slickrock and spend time in the vast and wild landscapes of the Colorado Plateau. More pics here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/colo...

A blazing sunrise above an arch near Moab, Utah.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 06/02/2025

I mostly shot b&w photos during my January in the French Alps, but here are a few color ones. See the whole collection of 45 photos along with my trip report here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/janu... #FrenchAlps #France #mountains #mountainphotography #ValThorens

The lights of Val Thorens as dusk glow illuminates the mountain of Auguille de Péclet above. At 2,300 m / 7,545 ft elevation, Val Thorens is the highest ski resort town in France.

Pointe Percée (2,750 m / 9022 ft) rises above the clouds at sunset in the French Alps in January.

Sunset light behind the rugged snowy mountains of Grand Pic de la Lauzière in the Alps of France, January.

The moon sets behind Pointe de la Terrasse in the Tarentaise valley of the French Alps, January.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 05/02/2025

Bonjour! I recently returned home after spending the month of January in the French Alps! What magnificent mountains, especially smothered in snow. I just posted my gallery of photos, check them out! www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/janu... #France #FrenchAlps #mountains #mountainphotography

Snow-smothered peaks of Aiguille de la Grande Moendaz with Le Bellachat in the background. French Alps, January.

Light and shadows on the snowy mountain of Pic du Mas de la Grave in the French Alps, January.

Mont Blanc (4,806 m / 15,766 ft) rises above the cloud-filled Tarentaise valley, as seen from the ski area of Tignes in the French Alps, January.

A wave cloud above the rugged southeast face of Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc, 4,806 m / 15,766 ft) as seen from the Courmayeur ski area, Italy.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 31/01/2025

A different sort of New Years night spectacle on a flight from Colorado to Europe a month ago. #auroras #northernlights

Northern lights in the sky as seen from a commercial airplane window in January somewhere over Greenland.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 30/12/2024

I've got the Alps on my mind! I posted a gallery of 34 #blackandwhite photos from last winter in #Tyrol, #Austria, check 'em out here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/wint... #mountains #mountainphotography

The pyramidal peak of Hornspitze (2650 m) emerges from the clouds at Hintertux, Austria.

Clouds drift below Reichenspitze (3,303 m) in the Alps of Tyrol, Austria.

Light and shadows on some dreamy couloirs on Pezid (2,770 m) at the Serfaus ski area in Austria.

Skiing powder in a dreamlike winter landscape at Serfaus, Austria.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 23/12/2024

A classic postcard view of #Zermatt with the #Matterhorn towering above at dawn on a cold November morning in #Switzerland. #mountains #mountainphotography

The mighty peak of the Matterhorn looms over the town of Zermatt on a snowy November morning before sunrise, Switzerland.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 18/12/2024

A typical windy and moody day in #TorresDelPaine National Park in #Chile, #Patagonia in December, 2007. I was surprised this photo even came out, with my wooden 4x5 film camera getting tossed in the wind like a sail. #mountains #mountainphotography #landscapephotography

White capped wind-driven waves in the turquoise waters of Lago Pehoe in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile on a typically windy and stormy day in December.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 16/12/2024

The lights of #Grindelwald shine in the winter fog, while #Wetterhorn (3692m) towers above in the moonlight. To give a sense of the mind-bending scale in this part of the #Alps in #Switzerland, this here is a vertical rise of over 2,650m (~8,700 feet) above town! #mountains #mountainphotography

The lights of the town of Grindelwald shine in the fog, while the snowy mountain of Wetterhorn (3692m) towers above in the moonlight, December.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 15/12/2024

Las Torres reflect in the #moonlight on a rare calm night at #TorresDelPaine, #Chile, #Patagonia, December 2011. From left to right, the three spires are Torre Sur De Agostini (2850m), Torre Central (2800m), and Torre Norte Monzino (2600m). #mountains #mountainphotography #landscapephotography

The three vertical spires of Las Torres reflect in an alpine lake under the moonlight in Torres Del Paine, Chile, Patagonia.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 14/12/2024

Here's a blue sky for Bluesky. Cimon della Pala rises over Passo Rolle in December in the #Dolomites of #Italy. This was taken shortly after the photo I posted a few days ago. Everything had been hidden in the clouds and then - poof - the clouds just evaporated! #mountains #mountainphotography

The snow-smothered jagged peak of Cimon della Pala rises over Passo Rolle in December in the Dolomites of Italy.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 11/12/2024

Hot and cold aspens. One photo from this last September, the other from yesterday morning on #GrandMesa, #Colorado. #naturephotography

Two photos of aspens: one with fiery orange and red autumn leaves, and one with winter frost.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 09/12/2024

Three crescent moons setting behind three snowy peaks. I enjoy occasionally playing this astronomical game of being in the right place at the right time to align #moon and #mountains. Of course, no AI and no digital pasting/moving - that would be no fun! #mountainphotography #colorado #utah

The crescent moon sets behind Uncompahgre Peak (14,309 ft.), the tallest mountain in the San Juans and the sixth highest 14er in Colorado. Mercury is visible to the right of the peak.

Crescent moon sets behind Wilson Peak (14,016 ft.) with a purple dusk sky in early December. San Juan Mountains, Colorado.

Crescent moon sets behind Mount Timpanogos - December. Wasatch Range, Utah.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 07/12/2024

10 years ago I was sitting on a beach in #Thailand. It was a spontaneous detour after trekking in the Himalaya in Nepal for over a month, and it sure felt sweet to bask in the warmth, swim, and kayak. 🌴 🍹 Lots more pics from this trip here: www.mountainphotography.com/gallery/isla...

A fiery sunset over the limestone karsts of Railay beach, Thailand.

Sunset clouds above Tup Island, Thailand.

Rainbow above tropical waters at Ko Kradan, Thailand.

A big cottonball cloud over Ko Muk, as seen from Ko Kradan, Thailand.

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Jack Brauer 🏔️📷 @jackbrauer.mountainphotography.com · 06/12/2024

Until I have new photos to share, I guess I'll keep posting some oldies! Here's a few from a December trip to #WhiteSands #NationalPark in #NewMexico back when you were allowed to camp in the #dunes. The way the white dunes catch the light is 🤌 #landscapephotography #whitesandsnationalpark

The sun sets behind the dunes of White Sands National Park in New Mexico.

Sunrise light shines pink colors on the white sand dune ripples in White Sands National Park in New Mexico.

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