Bill Beez

https://www.blm.gov/visit/beaver-dam-wash-national-conservation-area https://www.usgs.gov/centers/southwest-biological-science-center/science/eastern-joshua-trees-and-their-sole-pollinators https://www.npr.org/2008/02/04/17628032/outlook-bleak-for-joshua-trees. https://www.fs.usda.gov/rm/pubs_other/rmrs_2011_cole_k001.pdf

‘Eastern’ Joshua Tree, Yucca jaegeriana; Beaver Dam Wash Natural Conservation Area, Utah. These yuccas developed a symbiotic relationship with the now-extinct giant (9 ft) sloth to disperse their seeds. It is pollinated by a moth the size of a rice grain.
#Photography #JoshuaTree #Mohave

2017 at the Texas State Sandfestival. Sculpture by Joris Kivits, “Sketchbook”. http://www.joriskivits.nl/www.joriskivits.nl/Homepage.html https://www.texassandfest.org

Going through the old shots. This was taken in 2017 at the Texas State SandFest. Sculpture by Joris Kivits, “Sketchbook”. See alt for url's
#Photography #SandFest #TexasSandFest #SandSculpture #JorisKivits #Faces #B&W

Looks like it’s going to be a good Joshua Tree bloom this year; at least in the northeast corner of it’s range. Mohave County,Az
Yucca Brevifolia, ssp Jaegeriana
#Photography #JoshuaTree #Mojave

Skeleton on a mountain bike riding out of a coffin.

Mountain Biking out of the box.
#MountainBiking #Skeleton #RoadsideAttraction #Coffin
Near Revenant trailhead, Washington County, Ut.

I have a friend who does his post processing in the middle of the night; quite often with CCR playing.

Full moon rising behind a hill. Orion visible, sirius just above the horizon. Canon R8, 20second exposure @ f4 & iso400

Full moon rising.
#Photography #Moon #Clouds #Orion #Nightsky #Fullmoon #Moonrise. Postprocessing in Affinity and J. Ritson macros.

A better explanation than what I could find.

Thanks for the explanation of what they are called. Moon sun dogs just didn’t sound right.

I wish that had happened. It's been a dry winter.

Is that the aps-c version?

Good question.

11mm TTArtisan lens on a Canon R8. 30 second exposure, iso500, f4

Lunar Parhelia. Snow Canyon State Park, Ut, USA. Full moon on Feb 01, 2026
#Photography #Parhelia #Weather #Clouds #Moonrise #Astrophotography #TTartisan #SnowCanyon

Wikipedia’s 25th birthday proves the power of free speech If the global encyclopedia is going to thrive for the next 25 years, we must maintain and expand First Amendment protections

Today, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of @wikipedia.org, which for a quarter of a century has been collaboratively built by unpaid strangers on the internet.

Elevation: 5,702 Feet

Twin Point | Dark Sky View, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument


#NPS #NationalParkService #GrandCanyon-Parashant

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www.willseygeology.com also has a youtube channel.

Red is iron oxide. 5 million years of water erosion.

There are both, this is about on the boundary between the two.

Red Reef.

Red Cliffs National Recreation Area; Utah, USA.
#Photography #RedRock #RedCliffs #NavajoSandstone #Utah #Hiking #SlotCanyon

Beautiful lit tree in Holladay, Utah.

#ChristmasLights
#HolidayLights

Saquaro Cactus; this could be up to 175 years old. Saguaro National Park, Arizona, USA.
#Photography #Cactus #Saguaro #Arizona #Sonoran

Christmas over Lake Havasu from the London Bridge
#Photography #NightPhotography #Night #Xmas #XmasLights #Havasu #LondonBridge

the evesdrop

This is the geo map for the county. From the Great Unconformity on up. geology.utah.gov/map-pub/maps...

The sand in the Navajo started as granite in the Appalachians.

The Navajo has quite a story to tell.

Curves and arabesques in the Navajo sandstone. Snow Canyon State Park, UT.
#Photography #Geology #SnowCanyon #SedimentaryPetrology #NavajoSS #XBedding

Alpenglow on the Pine Valley Mountains, Utah, USA. Not strictly alpenglow because this is looking north not east.
#Photography #Utah #PineValley #AlpenGlow #Sunsets #Clouds #Goldenhour

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Night of 11/11/2025 Aurora over the Beaver Dam Mountains in northern Arizona. Bright red aurora with some green at the horizon. A few clouds lit by city lights from the other side of the hill.

Night of 11/11/25. As the show was winding down. More to the east than the north. Some city lights on the right side.
#Photography #Astronomy #Skies #Aurora #Arizona