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*Each photo is designed to bring warmth and beauty to any area of your business or home. **Second, the unframed canvas prints use a 1.5” stretched-canvas wooden frame, and comes complete with hanging material. ***Third, the canvas we use is of museum quality. ****Fourth, Every print comes with a one-year guarantee to insure quality. *****Fifth, Each canvas print comes with a written Certificate of Authenticity and is numbered and signed. ******Sixth, Your ordered prints come professionally packaged that allows for maximum protection.
“He Will Come in the Clouds”
(Rev 1:7)
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Eleven Mile Canyon, Colorado
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Imagine this stunning photo displayed in your home or office, adding warmth and character to any room. This was a special moment as I was awestruck by God’s incredible creation right in front of me. I had just entered Eleven-Mile Canyon, when I looked over my shoulder and this is the scene God had laid out before me. This is the perfect photograph for a church. I think it’s powerful and peaceful at the same time. God bless.
Snow in the Garden
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Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Have you ever been to Colorado Springs’, Garden of the Gods? No, well you need to come to the nicest city park in America. Upon moving back to the Springs after a forty-seven year hiatus, it was a real pleasure to have this beautiful park just across town. In the winter, the tourist go skiing in the mountains. So, the park is left to locals in the winter. Too bad because when it does snow here, this park puts on a beautiful, white cloak. This particular morning, I caught the sun’s rising rays streaming through the gap in the rocks.
“America’s Mountain”
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This is Pikes Peak
Located just west of Colorado Springs is the majestic, Pikes Peak. Stretching 14,115 into the sky, (the “Peak” as locals call it) is the perch from which Katharine Lee Bates wrote, “America the Beautiful.” After the 12-mile drive to its summit you’ll know she wrote one of America’s most beloved songs.
Snow-capped Pikes Peak, Colorado
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Colorado’s Gold Rush
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Victor Mines, Colorado
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In the 1890’s, history and gold collided on the back slopes of Pikes Peak. Almost immediately, Cripple Creek and Victor exploded with men, women, horses, mules, trains, bars, hotels and brothels. General stores sold shovels for as much as $50. During the “Pikes Pear or Bust Gold Rush” a great many people got rich but it was not to be for most miners. There were a few exceptions. Today’s gold mines have shaved off the mountains above and between Cripple Creek and Victor.
God’s Garden
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Garden of the Gods
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Yes, I know the official name is, “Garden of the Gods.” But, for me and my house, it’s “God’s Garden.” Surely, He spent a little extra time with this rock garden. As these spires reach toward the sky, I am amazed to see trees growing right in the rock itself. It is a testament to the hardiness of nature. “Where there is a will, there is a way.” As if that is not enough, do not be surprised to see Big Horn Sheep and Deer in the park along with the occasional bear that may cross your road. And, be sure to stop at the park’s Trading Post which serves up the best buffalo burger this side of the Mississippi. When I think of how much I spent just on film and processing while shooting God’s Garden, well, it makes me glad to have those photos and thankful God led us to this place.
“One of the 8th Wonders of Arizona” - Watson Lake
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Prescott, Arizona
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For me, the perfect climate can be found in Prescott, Arizona. At around five-thousand feet, this charming town will put a smile on your face and a skip in your step. Just north of town is the Granite Dells and at the center of the Dells is beautiful Watson Lake. The water is clear and the fishing is pretty good. There is a campground that overlooks the lake however, if you want to go swimming, sorry, no can do. However, I have witnessed many law breakers and none of them went to jail. So?
A Different Kind of Gold
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Eleven-Mile Canyon, Colorado
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Seasons change. In the Rockies, fall brings crisp air and the golden glow of aspen—sometimes covering a whole mountain, sometimes a single patch of aspen brightens the Colorado landscape. Take a drive through the Rockies this time of year and you will begin to see smoke coming from the chimneys of log cabins, the air feel light and crisp and everywhere you look - there’s gold! Aspen gold that is. From east to west and north to south, the Rockies are just one giant gold mine. If you go Aspen mining, you have to be quick because this gold only stays around for maybe a month (usually less). If you can’t make it to see these spectacular colors, this print is sure to satisfy the itch to go gold mining.
Those Were The Days
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Independence Pass, Colorado
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The promise of gold drew thousands into the mountains, seeking their fortunes. For Cripple Creek and Victor, two gold-mining towns on the backside of Pikes Peak, it all began with a fellow named Bob Womack. He was the first to discover gold in the region. But, before it was over, Bob was broke. Men like Winfred Scott Stratton amazed a fortune. Open pit mining continues to this day in the region.
Eleven-mile canyon is a Colorado gem. This roadbed was once used by steam locomotives. Today, there are three tunnels along the road (here are two of them). I first took this drive in 1967 and have loved it ever since. Even when we lived in places like Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Virginia and Arkansas, we had to come home to family every now and then. Karen greeted family, I on the other hand greeted Eleven-Mile Canyon. As you turn off Hwy 24, immediately to your right is Lake George. Go a little further, make another right and you enter the canyon. As you navigate the canyon, the South Platte River will be to your right, cross a bridge and it’s on your left. And so on, all the way to the dam and the end of this special canyon road.
Twin Tunnels
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Eleven-Mile Canyon, Colorado
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Traveling the Back Roads of Arkansas
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Arkansas Countryside
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Arkansas is the “Natural State”. And, nature takes center stage as one travels its back roads. But, just as prominent are the people you will meet. One day while driving the “backest “of the backroads, we came upon the tiny town of Strawberry. It is like a movie set, complete with a general store with a drink box and a couple of men sitting in cane shares that were leaned up against the wall. As much as we traveled the back roads, every person we met were just as friendly as kinfolk.
Western Barn
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This was the first official snowfall of the winter of ‘25. I could not wait to wake up Old Betsy, my Nikon D-800, and head for Garden of the Gods. I think the park begins just on the other side of the red rock in the background. The morning was perfect. The fence, the snow, the barn, the trees, the red rocks and the barn seemed to gladly fill the frame and pose for me. What a morning!
Alone in Red
Washington D.C.
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Moving to Springfield, Virginia in 2017, neither Karen nor I knew what to expect. We had never lived on the East Coast but we were looking forward to new challenges and opportunities. It was not long before we boarded our first train trip into DC. For this small-town-boy and his lovely wife, it was an adventure. There was so much to see and do in our new home. And, we were surrounded by history. We loved visiting places like Mt. Vernon, Ford’s Theater, the battlefield of Bull Run, Williamsburg, Appomattox and so on. And, then there was this cold, windy and snowy day we drove into DC. Old Betsy, Karen and I were like kids in a candy store. Here a photo, there a photo, photos everywhere. And, then we came to this fountain. It seemed we had waited hours to get this one photo. Nothing was staged. I had to wait for the right moment for this young person to be in perfect position.
As a daredevil myself, I have always appreciated that quality in other people. But, this fellow took it to a whole new level. We had received heavy rain and above DC, along the narrows adjacent to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, she was churning white water over boulders bigger than houses, not to mentions the uprooted trees being swept towards this person. It was a relief when they finally gave up and went home.
True Grit
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Potomac River
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Early Spring in the Shenandoah
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“X” Marks the Spot at Shenandoah National Park
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At the top of Virginia’s Bucket List was the region of the Shenandoah. The river, the mountains and the park were a part of my geography studies and as a result, it has always had a special place in my plans to visit. Even a dreary day could not dampen our hopes for capturing a great photo. All we had to do was follow our treasure map to the “X” and there it was - a great photograph.
Ozark Autumn
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Bella Vista, Arkansas
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Moving, yet again, 2019 was the year we relocated back to our beloved Arkansas. This is Loch Lomond in beautiful northwest Arkansas. It would be home for the next six years. If you love lake life, this is where you need to be.
The “Grand-Daddy of All Landscapes” - the Grand Canyon
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In 1973, I was a young, “whipper-snapper” in the Air Force, stationed at Luke AFB, Arizona. We lived in a small apartment in Goodyear, just outside of Phoenix. I will never forget driving to the base that first day. When we left Dallas, the day before, it was a cool 55 degrees. One day later, in Phoenix, it was 110. All I could think was, “What have I done?” I could have swapped assignments at the end of tech school. I could have taken my family to New England or California but no, I wanted a taste of the Old West and now I got it. And, it tasted HOT! They told me that on the weekends we could drive to Flagstaff where it was much, much cooler. But, I did not believe them, that is until we actually went…112 in the Valley of the Sun and 85 in Flag. I admit, things were looking brighter. Especially, the weekend we escaped to the Grand Canyon. Back then, I could drive right up to the very edge of the canyon. It took our breath away, I mean it literally took our breath away. It was astonishing and it still is. If you have never been - go. If you can not go - buy one of my Canvas Photos to hang on your wall so you do not have to go.
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