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  • A Misty Minnesota Morning

    A Misty Minnesota Morning

    The fall foliage emerges from the morning mist in this autumn image from rural Minnesota.

  • Bear Lake Overlook

    Bear Lake Overlook

    The fall colors are beginning to pop on a misty morning near the shores of Bear Lake along the Superior Hiking Trail in the Iron Range region of northeastern Minnesota.

  • The Bear and the Bean

    The Bear and the Bean

    Bear Lake (foreground) and Bean Lake are shrouded in mist during a morning hike along the Superior Hiking Trail near Tettegouche State Park in Northeastern Minnesota.

  • The Prairie Wind Blows

    The Prairie Wind Blows

    A single windmill stands as a sentinal while an early autumn storm sweeps across the western Nebraska prairie.

  • Morning Mist at Lizard Lake

    Morning Mist at Lizard Lake

    As the early morning fog begins to lift, the glassy surface of Lizard Lake reflects the surrounding scenery along the trail to the Crystal Mill near Marble, Colorado.

  • Starry Ceiling

    Starry Ceiling

    The Frank Schott Stone Barn may be missing it's roof, but Mother Nature's ceiling is far more interesting.

  • Early Morning Light

    Early Morning Light

    Just before dawn the Milky Way begins its descent behind the historic Frank Schott stone barn in rural western Minnesota.

  • Friday Morning, 3 A.M.

    Friday Morning, 3 A.M.

    The core of the Milky Way rises above the historic Frank Schott Stone Barn in far western Minnesota on an early May morning.

  • Nerstrand Nights

    Nerstrand Nights

    Backed by the Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, Valley Grove Church sits in one of the darkest parts of southern Minnesota, creating the perfect foreground for a night of Milky Way astrophotography.

  • Going Home

    Going Home

    A pair of cattle head to the barn as the afternoon light begins to fade in front of Devil's Tower National Monument.

  • Lost in Time

    Lost in Time

    An abandoned barn sits beneath Bear Butte on the windswept prairie of western South Dakota.

  • Golden Tower

    Golden Tower

    The setting sun lights up Devil's Tower in shades of gold.

  • Abandoned

    Abandoned

    An old grain elevator and a rusted truck are all that survive in this windswept ghost town on the South Dakota prairie.

  • On the Fence Line

    On the Fence Line

    The fence around the T.A. Moultan barn is barely visible beneath the deep snow of the late winter in western Wyoming.

  • Alone in the Snow

    Alone in the Snow

    With the Grand Teton range obscured by low-hanging clouds, the T.A. Moulton barn appears to be alone on the frozen tundra of western Wyoming.

  • Winter Afternoon

    Winter Afternoon

    The T.A. Moulton barn glows in the late afternoon light on a cold winter day in Grand Teton National Park.

  • Clearing Skies

    Clearing Skies

    The setting sun bestows a golden glow on the mighty Grand Tetons behind the John Moulton barn along Mormon Row in western Wyoming.

  • After the Storm

    After the Storm

    As the morning clouds begin to move northward, the Grand Tetons appear behind the John Moulton barn on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park on a frigid winter afternoon.

  • December

    December

  • October

    October

  • April

    April

  • November

    November

  • July

    July

  • Along the Caribou Trail

    Along the Caribou Trail

    A passing storm contrasts with the changing fall colors along the Caribou Trail near Lutsen on the Iron Range in Northern Minnesota.

  • Color Above and Color Below

    Color Above and Color Below

    A rainbow above the St. Louis River in Jay Cooke State Park complements the changing colors of the foliage below.

  • View from Oberg Mountain - 2020

    View from Oberg Mountain - 2020

    Classic view of the Sawtooth Mountains on the Iron Range of Northern Minnesota as autumn cooling creates a painter's palette of yellows, oranges, and reds.

  • A Lonely Night in the Country

    A Lonely Night in the Country

    The Milky Way rises in one of darkest parts of Western Minnesota behind the ruins of Frank Schott's stone barn.

  • Stone Barn Ruins

    Stone Barn Ruins

    The remnants of Frank Schott's stone barn beneath a starry spring sky.

  • Shadows of the Past

    Shadows of the Past

    The Frank Schott Stone Barn silhouetted beneath the Milky Way.

  • August

    August

  • After the Storm

    After the Storm

    A double rainbow appears after a late summer thunderstorm in rural Minnesota.

  • Green Waves under the Starry Sky

    Green Waves under the Starry Sky

    The August Milky Way rises over a Wisconsin corn field.

  • Autumn Arrives in the Sawtooth Mountains

    Autumn Arrives in the Sawtooth Mountains

    The fall foliage is in full color in this view of the Sawtooth Mountains along the North Shore of Lake Superior from Oberg Mountain near Lutsen.

  • The North Shore at Dawn

    The North Shore at Dawn

    The calm waters of Lake Superior take on a pink glow as the summer sun begins to rise behind the cliffs of Split Rock Lighthouse State Park in Northern Minnesota.

  • Lighting the House -- Sunrise at Split Rock

    Lighting the House -- Sunrise at Split Rock

    The rising sun climbs the cliffs of Lake Superior on a clear summer morning.

  • The Coast is Clear

    The Coast is Clear

    30 seconds later, the curves are empty as the cars have moved on.

  • Get in Line

    Get in Line

    Three cars aligned on the famous crooked road at the end of the Door County peninsula near Green Bay, Wisconsin.

  • Fall Foliage in Northern Minnesota

    Fall Foliage in Northern Minnesota

    A panoramic view from Oberg Mountain along the Superior Hiking Trail near Tofte and Lutsen on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota.

  • Autumn on the Range

    Autumn on the Range

    Peak fall colors along the Caribou Trail in the Iron Range in Northern Minnesota.

  • Pot of Gold at the End of the ... Milky Way?

    Pot of Gold at the End of the ... Milky Way?

    The security lights at this Western Wisconsin farm give a golden glow to the barn beneath the Milky Way galaxy.

  • Two If By Sea ...

    Two If By Sea ...

    The Milky Way is reflected in the calm water of a rural lake in Western Minnesota.

  • One If By Land ...

    One If By Land ...

    The Milky Way and Mars rising over a country road in Western Minnesota.

  • Superior Glass

    Superior Glass

    The Milky Way reflected in the calm water of Lake Superior at Split Rock State Park on the North Shore in Minnesota.

  • Milky Way at Dawn

    Milky Way at Dawn

    A view of the Milky Way an hour before sunrise over the St. Croix River on the Minnesota/Wisconsin border.

  • Rural Aurora

    Rural Aurora

    The Northern Lights dance above a farmer's field in rural Minnesota.

  • Tunnel of Color

    Tunnel of Color

    The autumn trees form colorful tunnel over this rural Minnesota road.

  • Autumn Arrives

    Autumn Arrives

    A bend in the road highlights the changing colors in the Superior National Forest in Northern Minnesota as summer turns to fall.

  • The Last Cast

    The Last Cast

    As the sun sets in rural Minnesota, these bass fishermen cast their lines a final time before heading to shore.

  • Starry Night at the Sinking Barn

    Starry Night at the Sinking Barn

    Star trails fill the northern sky above the sinking red barn of Zimmerman.

  • Dance Beneath the Diamond Sky

    Dance Beneath the Diamond Sky

    Lake Superior roars below as the Milky Way shines above in this image from Split Rock State Park in Northern Minnesoat.

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