Garage Vancouver large image of a transitional garage

Mid-sized elegant attached three-car garage photo

Large Garage Large, conventional, detached two-car garage design

Traditional Garage Philadelphia Garage - mid-sized traditional detached two-car garage idea

I'm forever drawn to places where the Earth's geologic past has been thrust up from the mantle and opened like a crusty, craggy history book for all to read. The act of simply touching a rock formation that is hundreds of millions of years in the making and simultaneously connecting with the continent's primeval origins is both sacred and profound. Every layer of rock tells a story of its own. Against these accumulated histories, our mayfly existences barely register. Rock City at Coopers Rock State Forest is one of those very special places where the Earth has revealed her deepest secrets. The Pottsville Formation that underlies this part of Central Appalachia is estimated to be 300 hundred million years old. The massive slabs in the photos above are Connoquenessing sandstone, an erosion-resistant sedimentary rock that evokes the incredible drama of Earth's formation wherever it breaks through the crust.

" Cliff dives in Utah " //© Parker Sheppard

Music: © Maiah Manser - With A Smile

Looking down into Deadman Canyon from Moraine Ridge

Mt Whitney, California

1989

Baker Canyon

I have some fears, but thankfully heights and suspension bridges are not one of them. This one was way up there.

Slopes

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My Time for a Getaway in Jasper National Park by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A setting looking to the southeast while taking in views on one of the many trails in Maligne Canyon. The view is looking downstream to the Fifth Bridge in Jasper National Park. I liked the setting with the river flowing by with the forest all around and decided to use it as a leading line into the image. The rest of the composition was aligning myself to the river but also finding some high ground to include the more distant peaks and ridges of the Trident Range. I felt the latter added a balance to complement the image.

Damp, cool, and overcast are the prevailing themes of this year's fall season. But even on the darkest of days, nature's inner light cannot be denied. On days like this, as a photographer, I get the benefit of longer exposure shots, which make the colors of the fall forest all the more vivid, expressive, and moody. My early morning hike in Cheat River Canyon reminded me how mist, carotenoids, sandstone, and moss can cast a magical spell that brings joy even on the darkest days.