Mark Gotchall

Racetrack Milky Way, Death Valley National Park, California The Racetrack, home of the wind driven rocks. Special conditions with water and ice on the playa move the rocks, which leave trails behind...

Bryce Canyon, Bryce Canyon National Park The sun had just risen, causing the light colored hoodoos to glow. Thor's Hammer is also in the image, but taken from a different perspective, which causes...

Christine Falls, on a foggy morning, in Mt Rainier National Park, Washington.  I was driving from Cougar Rock Campground to Paradise Lodge early one morning. There was no traffic on the road,...

Crater Lake Aurora 5, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon Aurora Borealis at Crater Lake. We do not normally see the Northern Lights as far south as Crater Lake however, a 30-year solar storm provided...

Crater Lake Sunrise, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon Panoramic image of a Crater Lake sunrise in late winter. I used snowshoes to travel over 1 mile to this spot, to catch the sunrise. Crater...

Cholla Glow, Joshua Tree National Park, California Sunrise at Cholla Garden in Joshua Tree National Park. The rising sun allowed me to create a sun star, and the backlight glow on the Cholla made...

Bunch Falls, Olympic National Park, Washington Bunch Falls in early spring on the south edge of Olympic National Park.The surrounding forest is dense and lush, with towering evergreens and ferns...

Cholla Sunrise, Joshua Tree National Park, California Sunrise at Cholla Garden in Joshua Tree National Park. The rising sun allowed me to create a sun star and the backlight glow on the Cholla made...

The Racetrack, Death Valley National Park, California The Racetrack was named due to the rocks that are moved by the wind. Special conditions with water and ice on the playa, in Death Valley...

Edith Creek, on a foggy morning, in Mt Rainier National Park, Washington On a fog-laden morning, Edith Creek winds quietly through the dense forest, shrouded in a soft, silvery mist...

Crater Lake Aurora, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon Aurora Borealis at Crater Lake. We do not normally see the Northern Lights as far south as Crater Lake however, a 30-year solar storm provided...

Crater Lake Star Trails, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon For this image, I stacked many long exposures, at Crater Lake, on top of each other to create the trailing stars. The single star in the...