Cami and I drove to the trailhead at Mayflower Gulch in the Tenmile Range this week with the intention of camping and hiking Atlantic and Pacific peaks the following day, but it ended up raining all morning Tuesday. There were, however brief periods on Monday afternoon and night where the clouds broke and gave us some good views:
There's something about starry skies that can bring about a sense of awe and inspiration for me. The same goes for mountains. The infinite space and giant rock forms make us seem small...or make God seem big.
This acrylic painting was taken from multiple images of midnight photo shoots of the Milky Way and predawn images of the Grand Teton Mountain Range from northwestern Wyoming. In my opinion, the Tetons from near Jackson Hole are the most majestic and jagged peaks in the lower 48 states. I've wanted to paint them for a while, but have been focusing on summer trips and photography. A couple of rainy days in the mountains have kept us home giving me the opportunity to paint.
This time-lapse video is approximately 6 hours of painting time condensed into about 4 minutes:
I'm getting backed up on processing photos so this one will have no story. Just some pictures from our recent backpacking trip to a really cool place, the Holy Cross Wilderness:
