![Night Photography, Old Vehicles, Stars, Study Butte](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240502-study-butte-vehicles-26-edit-375x500.jpg)
Old Plymouth
An old Plymouth photographed along Road Runner Road in Study Butte, near Terlingua TX in the Spring of 2024.
![Solar Eclipse, Total Solar Eclipse](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/dsc00681-edit-500x333.jpg)
Total Solar Eclipse
A total solar eclipse occurred yesterday in Austin, TX, and it was visible across a large swath of the United States.
![Big Bend National Park, Butterweed, Focus Stacking, Grapevine Hills Trail, Texas Wildflowers](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230323-grapevine-hlils-flowers-d01-edit-500x333.jpg)
Butterweed Among Colored Rocks
Butterweed among colored rocks photographed along the grapevine hills trail in Big Bend National Park in the spring of 2023.
![Big Bend Bluebonnet, Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Texas Wildflowers](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230322-big-bend-bluebonnet-a01-edit-375x500.jpg)
Dew on a Big Bend Bluebonnet
Dew on a Big Bend Bluebonnet photographed early in the morning near Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend NP in the Spring of 2023.
![Big Bend National Park, Big Dipper, Dorgan House, Light Painting, Night Photography](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230322-bbnp-dorgan-house-25-edit-375x500.jpg)
The Big Dipper over Dorgan House
The Big Dipper (Ursa Major) above Dorgan House was photographed in Big Bend National park during the spring of 2023.
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Product Review: Dell Precision Mobile Workstation 5470
As a traveling photographer, the size, weight, and power of my laptop are important. The Dell Precision Mobile Workstation 5470 checks these boxes.
![Balanced Rock, Big Bend National Park, Milky Way, Night Photography, Stars](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230323-balanced-rock-mw-06-edit-333x500.jpg)
The Milky Way over Balanced Rock
The Milky Way over Balanced Rock along the Grapevine Hills Trail in Big Bend National Park, photographed in the spring of 2023.
![Balanced Rock, Big Bend National Park, Panorama, Panoramic, Starburst, Sunrise](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230323-balanced-rock-panorama-a31-hdr-pano-edit-500x210.jpg)
Balanced Rock Sunrise Panorama
This Balanced rock Sunrise Panorama was taken in Big Bend National Park during a recent visit to the area.
![Big Bend National Park, Light Painting, Night Photography](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/dsc01274-pano-edit-2-500x260.jpg)
Milky Way Over Dorgan House
I photographed the Milky Way Over Dorgan House during my visit to Big Bend National Park in the spring of 2023.
![Big Bend Ranch State Park, LE, La Cuesta River Access, Long Exposure, Long Exposure Photography, ND Filters, Silky Water, Time Lapse](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230320-bbrsp-la-cuesta-river-access-06-edit-333x500.jpg)
La Cuesta Sunset
La Cuesta is located in the Big Bend Ranch State Park about 14 miles west of Lajitas. It is one of the few river access points in the area.
![Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Grapevine Hills Trail, Texas Wildflowers](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230323-grapevine-hlils-flowers-b01-edit-500x375.jpg)
A Desert Marigold
A Desert Marigold photographed along the Grapevine Hills Trail in Big Bend National Park in the spring of 2023.
![Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Grapevine Hills Trail, Texas Wildflowers](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230323-grapevine-hlils-flowers-i01-edit-375x500.jpg)
Bluebonnets Among Marigolds
A Big Bend Bluebonnet among Marigolds photographed along the Grapevine Hills Trail in Big Bend National Park in the spring of 2023.
![Big Bend National Park, Light Painting, Night Photography](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/dsc01308-pano-edit-500x375.jpg)
Chihuahuan Desert Sunrise
A Chihuahuan Desert Sunrise as seen from the Dorgan House in Big Bend National Park during the Spring of 2023.
![Big Bend National Park, Chisos Mountain, Clouds, Fog, Snow](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230320-bbnp-chisos-in-the-fog-11-pano-edit-500x375.jpg)
Foggy Chisos Mountains
I photographed this foggy Chisos mountains during my first morning in Big Bend National Park during the spring of 2023.
![Big Bend Ranch State Park, Big Hill, Sunset](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230320-big-hill-sunset-a01-hdr-edit-500x333.jpg)
Sunset over the Rio Grande
This sunset over the Rio Grande was photographed near the big hill in the Big Bend Ranch State Park in the spring of 2023.
![Big Bend National Park, Lost Mine Trail](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230321-bbnp-lost-mine-trail-q01-hdr-pano-edit-500x281.jpg)
The Saddle at Lost Mine Trail
A panorama of The Saddle at Lost Mine Trail in Big Bend National Park, photographed in the Spring of 2023.
![Big Bend Bluebonnet, Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Texas Wildflowers](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230322-big-bend-bluebonnet-c01-edit-375x500.jpg)
Big Bend Bluebonnets
Big Bend Bluebonnets photographed near the Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park in the spring of 2023.
![Big Bend National Park, Mountains, Snow](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20230319-bbnp-chisos-sunset-t01-pano-edit-e1679590420312-500x281.jpg)
Snowy Chisos Mountains
I captured this panorama of the Snowy Chisos Mountains upon arrival in Big Bend National Park in the spring of 2023.
![Long Fulton Beach Dock](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20220226-fulton-beach-road-docks-010-edit-375x500.jpg)
Long Fulton Beach Dock
A long Fulton Beach dock located along Fulton Beach Road near Rockport, TX. Photographed in the winter of 2022.
![Whooping Crane with a Crab](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20220226-aransas-national-wildlife-refuge-0227-edit-500x375.jpg)
Whooping Crane with a Crab
A Whooping Crane with a Crab in its beak photographed in the winter of 2022 along the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.
![Fulton Beach Dock](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20220226-fulton-beach-road-docks-005-edit-500x375.jpg)
Fulton Beach Dock
This Fulton Beach Dock was damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Photographed during a misty day in the winter of 2022.
![Great Blue Heron Landing](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20220226-aransas-national-wildlife-refuge-0530-edit-500x333.jpg)
Great Blue Heron Landing
A Great Blue Heron landing on its nest in a rookery located in the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, photographed in the winter of 2022.
![Seawall at Alice Faye's Restaurant](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20220224-alice-fayes-restaurant-n-bar-010-edit-500x281.jpg)
Seawall at Alice Faye’s Restaurant
The seawall at Alice Faye’s Restaurant, along with the docks and restaurant structure were devastated by Hurricane Harvey 2017. Photographed in the winter of 2022.
![Night Photography, Old Faithful, Stars, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220125-yellowstone-np-old-faithful-night-009-edit-375x500.jpg)
Old Faithful Nighttime Eruption
An Old Faithful Nighttime Eruption photograph taken in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the winter of 2022.
![Pterospora andromedea Nutt., Upper Geyser Basin, Woodland Pinedrops, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220127-yellowstone-np-snowshoe-tour-016-edit-e1643927145867-333x500.jpg)
Dried Woodland Pinedrops
I photographed this Dried Woodland Pinedrops (Pterospora andromedea Nutt) while on a snowshoe hike along the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellwostone NP in the winter of 2022.
![Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220127-yellowstone-np-observation-point-078-edit-e1643589555104-500x375.jpg)
Old Faithful Through A Lensball
A photograph of Old Faithful through a Lensball taken during a trip to Yellowstone National Park in the winter of 2022.
![Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/01282022-yellowstone-np-mammoth-to-old-faithful-048-edit-500x375.jpg)
Snowy Bull Bison
A snowy bull bison walking along the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park. Photographed in the winter of 2022.
![Lone Star Trail, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park. Dead Flower](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220124-yellowstone-np-lone-star-trail-032-edit-375x500.jpg)
Lone Star Trail Scene
A snowy landscape along the Lone Star Trail in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. Photographed in the winter of 2022.
![Biscuit Basin, Starburst, Sunburst, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220126-yellowstone-np-mystic-falls-hike-114-pano-edit-500x375.jpg)
Biscuit Basin
A panorama of Biscuit Basin located just north of the Upper Geyser Basin, home of the Old Faithful Geyser, photographed in the winter of 2022.
![Mammoth Hot Springs, Palette Springs, Snow, Winter, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220122-yellowstone-np-mammoth-hot-springs-020-edit-375x500.jpg)
Palette Springs
A tree engulfed by Palette Springs in the Mammoth Hot Springs area of Yellowstone National Park, photographed in the winter of 2022.
![Miner's Home](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170928-gold-point-ghost-town-16-edit-375x500.jpg)
Miner’s Home
A miner’s home in the old mining town of Gold Point, Nevada. It was a thriving mining community in the early 1900s. Today it’s abandoned.
![Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/20180206-coyote-145-edit-500x333.jpg)
Old Faithful Coyote
A coyote walking around the Old Faithful geyser at Yellowstone National Park in the winter of 2018. I nicknamed it the “Old Faithful Coyote”.
![Big Bend Bluebonnet, Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Grapevine Hills Trail, Texas Wildflowers](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190402-grapevine-hills-flowers-ae01-edit-375x500.jpg)
Big Bend Bluebonnet Flower
A Big Bend Bluebonnet flower that i photographed along the Grapevine Hills Trail in Big Bend National Park in the spring of 2019.
![Heron Nest Builder](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200217-aransas-national-wildlife-refuge-1412-edit-500x375.jpg)
Heron Nest Builder
A Great Blue Heron bringing material to build a nest at a rookery housed within the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge near Rockport, TX.
![Biscuit Basin, Coyote, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200131-yellowstone-np-532-edit-e1641063281175-500x333.jpg)
Coyote Hunting
A coyote hunting in the snow along the Grand Loop Road near Obsidian Creek in Yellowstone National Park. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Blackfoot Daisy, Flowers, Focus Stacking, Melampodium Leucanthum, Texas Wildflowers](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200322-wmg-flowers-009-edit-375x500.jpg)
COVID-era Blackfoot Daisy
This COVID-era Blackfoot Daisy was photographed in Northwest Austin in the spring of 2020 prior to the virus spreading around the world.
![LE, Long Exposure, Long Exposure Photography, Pedernales Falls State Park, Silky Water, Time Lapse, Waterfall, spring](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200317-pedernales-falls-sp-54-edit-375x500.jpg)
Spring at Pedernales Falls
A spring at Pedernales Falls State Park near Austin, Texas. Photographed using long exposure techniques in the winter of 2020.
![Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200127-yellowstone-np-404-edit-375x500.jpg)
Yellowstone Bald Eagle
A Yellowstone Bald Eagle perched in a tree along the Firehole river near the Firehole Falls. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200129-yellowstone-np-083-pano-edit-500x298.jpg)
Tangled Creek Forest
The Tangled Creek Forest is located off of Grand Loop Road in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Whooping Crane Reflection](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200217-aransas-national-wildlife-refuge-0664-edit-375x500.jpg)
Whooping Crane Reflection
A Whooping Crane Reflection in a marsh along the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge near Rockport, TX. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Pier in the Fog](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200218-fulton-beach-road-piers-24-edit-500x333.jpg)
Pier in the Fog
A fishing pier in the fog along the Fulton Beach Road near Rockport, TX. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Sunset on Copano Bay](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200217-howard-murph-memorial-park-092-edit-500x333.jpg)
Sunset on Copano Bay
A colorful sunset on Copano Bay near Howard Murph Park in Rockport, Texas. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Great Blue Herons](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200217-aransas-national-wildlife-refuge-1527-edit-375x500.jpg)
Great Blue Herons
A pair of Great Blue Herons perched near a nest in the Aransas Wildlife Refuge near Rockport, TX. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Heart Spring, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200131-yellowstone-np-074-edit-500x375.jpg)
Heart Spring
Castle Geyser in the distance as seen from Heart Spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Great Blue Heron in Flight](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200217-aransas-national-wildlife-refuge-1454-edit-500x375.jpg)
Great Blue Heron in Flight
A Great Blue Heron in flight at a rookery housed within the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge near Rockport, TX. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Old Fulton Pier](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200218-fulton-beach-road-piers-18-edit-375x500.jpg)
Old Fulton Pier
A revisit to an old pier along Fulton Beach Road in Fulton, TX. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Blue Heron Landing](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200217-aransas-national-wildlife-refuge-1348-edit-500x375.jpg)
Blue Heron Landing
A Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) landing on its nest in a rookery on an island within the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge located near Rockport, TX. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Fulton Mansion](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200218-fulton-mansion-24-edit-375x500.jpg)
Fulton Mansion
The Fulton Mansion located along the Fulton Beach Road near Rockport, Texas. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Fishing Boats in Fulton Harbor](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200217-fulton-harbor-11-edit-500x375.jpg)
Fishing Boats in Fulton Harbor
Fishing boats in Fulton Harbor located near Rockport, TX. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200129-yellowstone-np-256-pano-edit-500x375.jpg)
Prismatic Bacterial Mats
The Grand Prismatic bacterial mats located within the Midway Geyser Basin of Yellowstone NP. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail, Lone Tree, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200129-yellowstone-np-188-pano-edit-500x333.jpg)
Lower Geyser Basin
A dead tree panorama photographed along the Paint Pot Nature Trail in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the winter of 2020.
![Gardiner, Old Yellowstone Trail, Pronghorn, Wildlife, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200201-yellowstone-np-328-edit-375x500.jpg)
Pronghorn
A pronghorn photographed near the Yellowstone River, along the Old Yellowstone Trail just north of Gardiner, Montana in the winter of 2020.
![](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200131-yellowstone-np-713-edit-500x333.jpg)
Posing Coyote
A posing Coyote along the Grand Loop Road near Obsidian Creek in Yellowstone National Park. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200130-yellowstone-np-525-edit-375x500.jpg)
Moody Castle Geyser
A moody Castle Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200129-yellowstone-np-130-edit-333x500.jpg)
Tangled Creek
Tangled Creek is located near the Firehole Canyon Road within the Yellowstone National Park. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200128-yellowstone-np-225-edit-333x500.jpg)
Bison
An American Bison photographed walking down the road in Yellowstone National Park during the winter of 2020.
![Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200130-yellowstone-np-535-edit-375x500.jpg)
Rainbow over Castle Geyser
A rainbow over Castle Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Backlit, Castle Geyser, Starburst, Sunburst, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200130-yellowstone-np-494-edit-375x500.jpg)
Backlit Castle Geyser
A backlit Castle Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Old Faithful, Reflection, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200129-yellowstone-np-300-edit-375x500.jpg)
Old Faithful Reflection
An Old Faithful reflection in a pool of water along the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![LE, Long Exposure, Long Exposure Photography, Night Photography, Old Faithful, Stars, Time Lapse, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200130-yellowstone-np-866-375x500.jpg)
Old Faithful at Night
Old Faithful at Night photographed in the winter of 2020 in the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park.
![Lensball, Northeast Entrance Road, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200201-yellowstone-np-204-edit-edit-e1580776888868-500x375.jpg)
Lensball
A photograph of a landscape in Yellowstone National Park along the Northeast Entrance Road, photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Grand Loop Road, Moose, Yellowstone National Park, Young Moose](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200201-yellowstone-np-407-edit-500x333.jpg)
Young Moose
A young moose photographed in the winter of 2020, on my way back from Cook City, along the NE Entrance Road in Yellowstone National Park.
![Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200131-yellowstone-np-112-edit-500x333.jpg)
Coyote
A Coyote photographed near the Old Faithful Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the Winter of 20202.
![Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200128-yellowstone-np-015-edit-500x305.jpg)
Lone Split Tree
A lone split tree along the Grand Loop Road in the Hayden Valley area of Yellowstone National Park. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Buscuit Basin, Joe Van Os Photo Safaris, Sapphire Pool, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200127-yellowstone-np-110-pano-edit-e1580430270625-500x304.jpg)
Sapphire Pool
Sapphire Pool is located in the Biscuit Basin of Yellowstone National Park. This photograph was taken in the winter of 2020.
![Birds, Dusky Grouse, Madison Campground, Wildlife, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200129-yellowstone-np-623e-375x500.jpg)
Dusky Grouse
A Dusky Grouse photographed near the Madison Campground in Yellowstone National Park in the Winter of 2020.
![Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200128-yellowstone-np-187-edit-500x375.jpg)
American Bison
An American Bison photographed in Yellowstone National Park, just north of the Grand Prismatic Springs along Highway 191.
![Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/01262020-grizzly-and-wolf-discovery-center-039-edit-375x500.jpg)
Nakina
Nakina is an Alaskan Grizzly Bear similar in size as her Yellowstone counterparts. She resides at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, MT.
![Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/01262020-grizzly-and-wolf-discovery-center-542-edit-e1580076823935-375x500.jpg)
Obsidian
Obsidian is a gray wolf housed in the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone, MT. Photographed in the winter of 2020.
![Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20180208-lamar-valley-728-edit-378x500.jpg)
Yellowstone American Bison
A Yellowstone American Bison photographed in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park in the winter of 2018.
![Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20180205-bald-eagle-098-edit-333x500.jpg)
Lamar Valley Bald Eagle
A Lamar Valley Bald Eagle photographed in Yellowstone NP in the winter of 2018. It was perched about 150 yards across the Madison River.
![Yellowstone National Park](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20180208-lamar-valley-466-edit-500x375.jpg)
Yellowstone Big Horn Sheep
A Big Horn Sheep photographed in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone NP in the winter of 2018. Big Horn Sheep are regulars in the area.
![Big Bend National Park, Santa Elena Canyon](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20191217-santa-elena-2-edit-375x500.jpg)
Santa Elena Canyon
Santa Elena Canyon is one of my favorite locations within the Big Bend National Park. The Canyon is one of BBNP’s geological marvels.
![Big Bend National Park, Chisos Mountain](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/20191217-chisos-mountains-ab2-edit-375x500.jpg)
The Road to The Chisos
The Road to the Chisos Basin is one of the most scenic roads in the Big Bend National Park. Changes in elevation are accompanied by changes in vegetation.
![Big Bend Ranch State Park, LE, La Cuesta, Long Exposure, Long Exposure Photography, ND Filters, Sunset, Time Lapse](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190402-la-cuesta-sunset-097-hdr-edit-500x333.jpg)
La Cuesta Sunset
La Cuesta is one of the few points along the Rio Grande with enough rocks to take interesting long-exposure photos.
![St. Dympna's Altar](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190522-saint-dympna-127-edit-500x375.jpg)
St. Dympna’s Altar
St. Dympna’s altar and window detail located in St. Dympna’s church in County Mayo, Ireland. St. Dympna was a martyr in the Catholic church.
![St. Dympna's Church](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190522-untitled-162-edit-500x375.jpg)
St. Dympna’s Church
St. Dympna’s Church, was part of my recent trip to Ireland. Although I was there to play golf, I took time to sight see and photograph.
![Diligence](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190517-buffalo-city-hall-103-375x500.jpg)
Diligence
Diligence is one of the four statues adoring the Buffalo City Hall building. They represent characteristics of good citizenship.
![Big Bend National Park, Hot Springs Trail, Sunrise](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190404-hot-springs-trail-overlook-205-hdr-edit-500x333.jpg)
Hot Springs Trail Overlook
The Hot Springs Trail Overlook is located near the Rio Grande Village in Big Bend National Park. A great hike with awesome vistas.
![Big Bend Ranch State Park, LE, La Cuesta, Long Exposure, Long Exposure Photography, ND Filters, Sunset, Time Lapse](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190402-la-cuesta-sunset-211-hdr-edit-500x333.jpg)
Rio Grande at Sunset
The Rio Grande at Sunset photographed from La Cuesta in the Big Bend Ranch State Park in the spring of 2019.
![Big Bend National Park, Ocotillo Field, Sunset, Sunset Colors](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190401-ocotillo-field-142-hdr-pano-edit-500x333.jpg)
Chihuahuan Desert Sunset
A Chihuahuan Desert Sunset taken along the main road on the western end of Big Bend National Park during my recent trip to the area.
![Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Grapevine Hills Trail, Texas Wildflowers](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190402-grapevine-hills-flowers-ai01-edit-500x375.jpg)
Desert Marigold
A Desert Marigold photographed along the Grapevine Hills Trail in Big Bend National Park. The flower was photographed during the spring of 2019.
![Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Hot Springs Trail, Texas Wildflowers](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190404-hot-springs-trail-flowers-038-edit-375x500.jpg)
Trans-Pecos Senna
A Trans-Pecos Senna photographed along the Hot Springs Trail in Big Bend National Park during the Spring of 2019.
![Balanced Rock, Big Bend National Park, Panorama, Panoramic, Sunrise](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190402-balanced-rock-sunrise-pano-500x281.jpg)
Balanced Rock Panorama
A panorama of Balanced Rock along the Grapevine Hills Trail in Big Bend National Park. Photographed in the spring of 2019.
![Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Grapevine Hills Trail, Texas Wildflowers](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190402-grapevine-hills-flowers-ah-375x500.jpg)
Another Big Bend Bluebonnet
Another Big Bend Bluebonnet photographed along the Grapevine Hills Trail in Big Bend National Park in the spring of 2019.
![Balanced Rock, Big Bend National Park, Panorama, Panoramic, Sunrise](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190402-balanced-rock-sunrise-375x500.jpg)
Sunrise on Balanced Rock
A sunrise on Balanced Rock in Big Bend NP. The sunrise during that moring was great and the light illuminating the rocks was awesome!
![Chihuahuan Flax, Focus Stacking, Linum vernale, Terlingua Creek, Texas Wildflowers, West Texas](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190403-terlingua-creek-flowers203-edit-500x375.jpg)
Chihuahuan Flax
A Chihuahuan Flax (Linum vernale) photographed along Terlingua Creek, North of Terlingua, using the focus stacking method.
![Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Sierra Del Chino, Texas Wildflowers](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190401-sierra-chino-flowers-015-edit-375x500.jpg)
Big Bend Bluebonnet
The Big Bend Bluebonnet is similar than the bluebonnets we have in the Austin area. The Big Bend variety has fewer leaves and grow much taller.
![Focus Stacking, Terlingua Creek, Texas Wildflowers, West Texas](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20190403-terlingua-creek-flowers011-edit-375x500.jpg)
Desert Marigold with Bee
A Desert Marigold with a bee photographed along Terlingua Creek in West Texas using the focus stack method.
![Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20180528-lbj-wfc-aj-final-375x500.jpg)
Brown-Eyed Susan
A Brown-Eyed Susan photographed at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in the spring of 2018 using the focus stacking method.
![Big Bend National Park, Dorgan House](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20171204-dorgan-house-night-34-375x500.jpg)
Dorgan House at Dusk
The Dorgan house at Dusk with Santa Elena Canyon in the background and the Milky Way overhead. Both located within the Big Bend National Park.
![Big Bend Ranch State Park, Crowtown Movie Set, Light Painting, Milky Way, Night Photography](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20180418-old-movie-set-mw-14-edit-375x500.jpg)
Crowtown Movie Set
The Milky Way over the Crowtown Movie Set in Big Bend Ranch State Park. Photographed in the Spring of 2018 using a light painting technique.
![Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Rock Rose, Texas Wildflowers](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20180725-lbj-wfc-ao01-edit-edit-edit-375x500.jpg)
Rock Rose Warning
A Rock Rose photographed at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin during the summer of 2018. Many rattlesnakes in the area. Beware!
![Balanced Rock, Big Bend National Park, Milky Way, Stars](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20180415-balanced-rock-milky-way-15-edit-375x500.jpg)
Milky Way over Balanced Rock
The Milky Way over Balanced Rock along the Grapevine Hills Trail in Big Bend National Park. Photographed in the spring of 2018.
![Allionia incarnata, Ernst Tinaja, Flowers, Pink Windmills, Trailing Allionia, Trailing Four O'Clock, Trailing Windmills](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20181115-ernst-tinaja-flowers-b01-edit-375x500.jpg)
Trailing Windmills
A pair of Trailing Windmills photographed in the fall of 2018 in the Earnst Tinaja area of Big Bend National Park.
![Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180725-lbj-wfc-ah01-edit-375x500.jpg)
Autumn Sage
Autumn Sage is a very popular landscape plant. It grows throughout the Southwest. Its flowers are edible!
![Ernst Tinaja, Gray Golden-Aster, Heterotheca Canescens, Texas Wildflowers](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20181115-ernst-tinaja-flowers-d-edit-edit-500x333.jpg)
Gray Golden Aster
A Gray Golden Aster (Heterotheca canescens) photographed during my trip to Big Bend National Park in the fall of 2018.
![Big Bend Ranch State Park, Rio Grande, Sunset, Sunset Colors](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20181112-rio-grande-sunset-01-hdr-pano-edit-500x281.jpg)
Rio Grande
A panoramic view of Mexico from the other side of the Rio Grande in Big Bend Ranch State Park. Photographed in the fall of 2018.
![Big Bend National Park, Ernst Tinaja, Panorama, Panoramic, Sunrise](https://tkahler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/20181115-ernst-tinaja-a01-hdr-pano-edit-500x375.jpg)
Sunrise on Ernst Tinaja
I really enjoy the trip up Old Ore Road, leading to Ernst Tinaja in Big Bend National Park. The road is rough but the hike to the Tinaja is easy.