Clifford Beshers

  • Round Valley in late winter, early spring.

    Pastures of pale yellow grass extend towards a snow covered mountain, the top of which is obscured by clouds.

  • Just because there are clouds passing by, doesn’t mean you can’t see what is going on.

    Wispy clouds partially block the view of a snowy mountaintop.

  • Sometimes the high desert is so bright, it pales. But when a storm comes through, it’s all shadows and howling.

    A burned out tree stands in the sagebrush, with high mountains in the background, dark clouds above.

  • Storms here often end to the east, when the desert pushes back, letting in a band of light.

    A dark hillside below, dark cloud layer above, wrap a horizontal line of fluffy clouds on mountains.

  • I love the geometry of granite.

    A snow covered granite mountainside shows interesting triangular shapes.

  • Another blood moon photo, perhaps slightly sharper. There were passing clouds that fuzzed up some images.

  • Last week’s lunar eclipse, the so-called “blood moon”.

  • A brave cloud has decided that the distinction between fog and clouds is artificial, and has decided to bridge the gap.

    A column of cloud connects a high, flat cloud layer with low one on a wide mountain range.

  • Mt Tom, 4:20PM. Or so I imagined.

    clouds coming off a large, triangular mountain make it look like the mountain is smoking.

  • A Great Blue Heron hunting in our creek.

    A tall heron stands in a shallow creek.

  • Mt Tom, lit by the full moon.

    A triangular mountain, covered with snow, clouds on the peak, lit by the full moon.

  • Wheeler Crest was looking like a snowglobe when the winds came up after fresh snow fell.

    Snow blows off a jagged mountain ridge, lit from behind by the sun.

  • Soft over sharp, pink over black and white.

    Soft pink clouds hover over a mountain range partially covered with snow.

  • The hidden road on the lonely mountain, only visible under certain conditions.

    A road switchbacks up a steep mountain face covered in snow. Only the outline is visible.

  • Hillsides always layer better with snow on them.

    A snow covered hill fills the foreground, while jagged mountain canyons fill the background.

  • The ridge on Mt Tom that forms the side of Elderberry Canyon.

    A sharp ridge , like a flint arrowhead, stands out from a canyon on a mountain top, covered in fresh snow.

  • Some days, you can see the waves in the mountains.

    A hill with snow drops from left to right, behind, higher overlapping mountain folds drop from right to left, looking a bit like ocean waves.

  • A view of the White Mountains, through the gap in the volcanic bluff on the valley floor, 10,000’ below.

    A curved bluff below and clouds above frame a remote mountain peak.

  • Welcome rain, pooling on the granite counter top I put outside. Every little bit helps here.

    A close-up of water pooling on polished stone.

  • Mt Tom from the valley floor, which is also covered in snow, which only happens once a year or so.

    A triangular snow-covered mountain rises above a high desert valley.

  • A closeup of Elderberry Canyon, a place I never expect to visit in person, though I see it regularly.

    A curving canyon sweeps down from a jagged mountaintop, covered in snow, dotted with pine trees.

  • A Mountain Bluebird sits on a barbed wire fence. They are busy creatures, and careful, and do not pose for long.

    A blue bird sits on a strip of barbed wire with desert sage behind.

  • Storm clouds brewing. I’m betting the white one will overcome the darkness.

    A long white cloud flows away from a mountain range while a dark, stormy cloud bank hovers above.

  • Pastel puffballs.

    Small grey clouds hover in front of a large wall of blue and darker grey clouds.

  • I’m enjoying unexpected light more than ever these days.

    A wisp of fog rising from the slope above the valley catches a beam of light when the valley is otherwise in shadow.

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