Environment
OIL BOOM – Williston, North Dakota- Bakken Formation
Roughneck Brian Waldner is covered in mud and oil while wrestling pipe on a True Company oil drilling rig outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
An oil drilling rig near homes and the Missouri River outside Williston, North Dakota, October 19, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Oil industry worker Chris Skinner relaxes in his accommodations at a man camp outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Roughnecks wrestle pipe on a True Company oil drilling rig outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Residential developments being constructed in Williston, North Dakota, October 19, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A True Company oil drilling rig outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
An oil head pump operates near a vacant house outside Williston, North Dakota, October 19, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A man camp for oil field workers outside Williston, North Dakota, October 19, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Roughnecks wrestle pipe on a True Company oil drilling rig outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Oil industry workers, Matt Jensen, left, and Chris Skinner relax in their accommodations at a man camp outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Oil industry worker Bobby Freestone enjoys a day off at a man camp outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Roughneck Mike Wipf logs the drilling on a True Company oil drilling rig outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A trailer park for oil field workers outside Williston, North Dakota, October 19, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Roughneck Brian Waldner is covered in mud and oil on a True Company oil drilling rig outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Residential developments being constructed in Williston, North Dakota, October 19, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
An oil drilling rig outside Williston, North Dakota, October 19, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Roughneck Brian Waldner breaks for a snack on a True Company oil drilling rig outside Watford, North Dakota, October 20, 2012. Thousands of people have flooded into North Dakota to work in state's oil drilling boom. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Wind Energy for NextEra Energy
10/14/12 Langdon 1 in North Dakota Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/16/12 Wilton site in North Dakota Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/11/12 Northern Colorado Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/10/12 Logan site outside Peetz Colorado Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/8/12 Limon 1 site in Colorado Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/30/2012 Evanston, Wyoming Site Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/9/12 Limon 2 site in Colorado Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/26/2012 Evanston, Wyoming Site Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/10/12 Logan site outside Peetz Colorado Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/9/12 Limon 2 site in Colorado Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/8/12 Limon 2 site in Colorado Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/26/2012 Evanston, Wyoming Site Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/16/12 Josh Rogers at the Wilton site in North Dakota Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/16/12 Wilton site in North Dakota Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/9/12 Limon 2 site in Colorado Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/26/2012. Evanston, Wyoming Site Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/21/12 Birds lift off at the Baldwin site in North Dakota Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/10/12 Logan site outside Peetz Colorado Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/10/12 Logan site outside Peetz Colorado Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/10/12 Logan site outside Peetz Colorado Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/10/12 Logan site outside Peetz Colorado Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/11/12 Northern Colorado site Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/30/2012. Evanston, Wyoming Site Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
10/26/2012 Evanston, Wyoming Site Photo by Jim Urquhart/NextEra Energy
North Merna Wildfire
A firefighting helicopter fills a bucket of water in heavy smoke from the North Merna wildfire in Sublette County Wyoming west of town of Pinedale in the Jim Bridger National Forest September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A firefighting helicopter flies in heavy smoke from the North Merna wildfire in Sublette County Wyoming west of town of Pinedale in the Jim Bridger National Forest September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A helicopter drops water near a cabin in the North Merna wildfire in Sublette County Wyoming west of town of Pinedale in the Jim Bridger National Forest September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A firefighting jet airplane drops retardant on the North Merna wildfire in Sublette County Wyoming west of town of Pinedale in the Jim Bridger National Forest September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A cabin engulfed in smoke near the North Merna wildfire in Sublette County Wyoming west of town of Pinedale in the Jim Bridger National Forest September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Ranchers and hunters make their away from the North Merna wildfire in Sublette County Wyoming west of town of Pinedale in the Jim Bridger National Forest September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Venus Transit
The planet venus makes a transit as a person watches the sun set over the Great Salt Lake outside Salt Lake City, Utah, June 5, 2012. Venus last made a visible pass in front of the sun in 2004 but will not make another visible transit until 2117. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
The planet Venus transits in front of the sun outside Salt Lake City, Utah, June 5, 2012. Venus last made a visible pass in front of the sun in 2004 but will not make another visible transit until 2117. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Josh Romney and his wife Amanda Romney watch the planet Venus transits in front of the sun outside Salt Lake City, Utah, June 5, 2012. Venus last made a visible pass in front of the sun in 2004 but will not make another visible transit until 2117. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
People watch as the planet Venus transits in front of the sun outside Salt Lake City, Utah, June 5, 2012. Venus last made a visible pass in front of the sun in 2004 but will not make another visible transit until 2117. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming
A helicopter drops water on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. Over 800 firefighters are working 15 hour shifts battling the fire that has exceeded 56,000 acres. Record fire danger and long stretches of red flag warning days have made it challenging to control. The crews are working and sleeping in close proximity to the fire in an effort to contain it. The blaze started on June 24, and is burning in dead and thick stands of timber and is currently 15 contained. Recently firefighting crews from as far away as Alaska have arrived to fight it. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Firefighter Alex Abols monitors fire on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Firefighter Tyler Monroe monitors the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A helicopter flies near the on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Firefighters work the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Firefighter Alex Abols monitors fire on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Firefighter Ryan Christian sits with his crew from Alaska before heading out to fight the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012 REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Trees smolder and burn on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Firefighter Jason Curry watches a burnout operation on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A helicopter drops water as firefighter Brandon Hampton watches the fire on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A firefighter watches a burnout operation on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A firefighter works a burnout operation on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Flames consume trees on the north flank of the Fontenelle Fire outside Big Piney, Wyoming, July 4, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Yellowstone National Park – June 2011
A night exposure of Old Faithful Geyser, the first geyser in the park to be named, erupting in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 23, 2011. Currently the geyser erupts approximately every 90 minutes. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A herd of bison swim across the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 21, 2011. On average over 3,000 bison live in the park.REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A grizzly bear and her cub in the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 24, 2011. Grizzly bears are most often found in the open spaces of the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Grizzly bear cubs play on snow in the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 24, 2011. Grizzly bears are most often found in the open spaces of the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A wolf walks with a set of elk legs in the Hayden Valley after killing an elk in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 20, 2011. Elk are the most common food of the wolves in the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A herd of bison graze in Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 20, 2011. On average over 3,000 bison live in the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A rainbow of light can be seen under the right conditions at the base of the 93 meter tall Yellowstone River Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 21, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A black bear roams near the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 24, 2011. Black bear are commonly sighted near the tree line. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
The view of the Absaroka Mountain Range of the north eastern stretch of park at sunrise in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A coyote hunts in a the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 20, 2011. Coyotes have slender faces, pointy ears, are much smaller than wolves but are often mis-identified as wolves by tourist in the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A coyote hunts in a the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 20, 2011. Coyotes have slender faces, pointy ears, are much smaller than wolves but are often mis-identified as wolves by tourist in the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
The Grand Prismatic Spring, the largest in the United States and third largest in the world, and it's colored bacteria and microbial mats in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
The Grand Prismatic Spring, the largest in the United States and third largest in the world, and it's colored bacteria and microbial mats in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A cinnamon black bear, a subspecies of the American black bear, runs between cars near Madsion in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 19, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Artist Jinsheng Song paints the Lower Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
The Shell Spring erupts in the Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 23, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
The sunrise is reflected in the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A bison emerges after swimming across the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 21, 2011. On average over 3,000 bison live in the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A black bear swims in Rainy Lake near Tower Fall in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 20, 2011. Black bear are commonly sighted near the tree line. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A black bear rubs itself against a tree near Rainy Lake near Tower Fall in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 24, 2011. Black bear are commonly sighted near the tree line. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Boulders deposited by a glacial icecap dot the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 23, 2011. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A wolf rolls in the snow in the Hayden Valley after killing and eating an elk in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 20, 2011. Elk are the most common food of the wolves in the park. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Arches and Canyonlands National Parks – Revisited
Mesa Arch at sunrise in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah, Sunday, April 17, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)
Stars streak past Balancing Rock in Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah, Friday, April 15, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)
Moonrise over Castle Valley outside Moab, Utah, Saturday, April 16, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)
Washer Woman Arch in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah, Sunday, April 17, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)
Stars streak past Turret Arch in Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah, Friday, April 15, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)
Washer Woman Arch in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah, Sunday, April 17, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)
Balancing Rock and the moon in Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah, Friday, April 15, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)
Moonrise over Castle Valley outside Moab, Utah, Saturday, April 16, 2011. (Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com)
Tim DeChristopher Trial
Environmental activist Hillary Hase marches in downtown Salt Lake City Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher, left, and defense attorney Ron Yengich leave the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City Monday, Feb. 28, 2011 on the opening day of his federal trial. DeChristopher is charged with bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for, costing angry oil men hundreds of thousands of dollars in higher bids for other parcels. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Environmental activist march past the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
People watch a march of environmental activists from an apartment in Salt Lake City Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. Hundreds of demonstrators showed up to march and support Tim DeChristopher on the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Supporters of Tim DeChristopher yell and cheer for him as he arrives at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, in Salt Lake City. Tim DeChristopher arrived for the opening day of his federal trial on charges of bidding up prices at an auction of land leases that he couldn't pay for. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)
Utah Fall
Mount Timpanogos near Sundance, Utah, Thursday, October 28, 2010. Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Mount Timpanogos from Deer Creek Reservoir, Utah, Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Mount Timpanogos from Deer Creek Reservoir, Utah, Tuesday, October 26, 2010. Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Wild Horse Round Up
Wild horses run as they are gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
A helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to herd horses into a coral during a wild horse gather in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to gather wild horses in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
Wild horses run as they are gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
A helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to gather wild horses in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
Carey McClellan of the Bureau of Land Management stands with his horse Q Ball as he scans the ridges for wild horses in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
Bureau of Land Management staff Carey McClellan, left, and Ben Noyes practice their roping during a slow in the action during a wild horse gather in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to herd horses into a coral during a wild horse gather in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Dusty Carpenter of the Bureau of Land Management guides a horse used to help gather wild horses in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
Wild horses in a coral after they were gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
Bureau of Land Management staff chase stragglers into a coral during a wild horse gather the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Ben Noyes of the Bureau of Land Management sorts wild horses after they were gathered in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (United States)
Bureau of Land Management staff Carey McClellan, left, and Ben Noyes close a coral after horses are captured during a wild horse gather in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Wild horses look out from a coral after being gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 7, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Wild horses look down from a ridge towards the corals as they are gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
A helicopter is used by the Bureau of Land Management to herd horses into a coral during a wild horse gather in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Wild horses run as they are gathered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Conger Mountains near Border, Utah, September 8, 2010. The BLM plans to round-up approximately 480 wild horses for placement in the BLM's adoption program or long-term pastures. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES)
Yellowstone National Park
The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park Friday, July 2, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Buffalo in Yellowstone National Park Friday, July 2, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park Friday, July 2, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
A coyote shakes off water while hunting in the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park Saturday, July 3, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park Friday, July 2, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
A black bear in Yellowstone National Park Saturday, July 3, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
A coyote hunting in the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park Saturday, July 3, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
The view from atop the 300 foot tall brink of the Lower Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park Sunday, July 4, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Buffalo in Yellowstone National Park Friday, July 2, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
A buffalo calf crosses the road in the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park Sunday, July 4, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
The Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park Sunday, July 4, 2010. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Bryce Canyon National Park
Thor's Hammer illuminated by the morning sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/20/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Hoodoos at sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Thor's Hammer illuminated by the morning sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/20/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Hoodoos at sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Thor's Hammer illuminated by the morning sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/20/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Sunset in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Thor's Hammer illuminated by the morning sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/20/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Thor's Hammer illuminated by the morning sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/20/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Thor's Hammer illuminated by the morning sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/20/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Hoodoos at sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Hoodoos near evening in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Hoodoos at sunrise in Bryce Canyon National Park. 06/19/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Salt Lake City – Chevron Oil Spill- saving waterfowl and other birds
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - Jenni Mowrey of Hogle Zoo holds a baby duck covered in oil as she prepares to wash it Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10
im Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - An oil soaked goose is rinsed by Jill Cox, left, and Cindy Segneri Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - Two oil soaked ducklings are cleaned by Trina Cysingley, left, and Kalyn McKenzie Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - An oil soaked goose is rinsed by Jill Cox, left, and Cindy Segneri Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune - An oil soaked goose is washed by Cindy Segneri Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Dawn Neptune of Hogle Zoo dries a gosling Saturday, June 12, 2010 at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Dozens of waterfowl are being cleaned of oil and treated for injuries at the zoo as a result of the oil spill. 6/12/10
Corralled Wild Horses
Wild Horses at the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) wild horse corral outside Salt Lake City, Utah. 5/13/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Wild Horses at the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) wild horse corral outside Salt Lake City, Utah. 5/13/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Wild Horses at the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) wild horse corral outside Salt Lake City, Utah. 5/13/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Wild Horses at the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) wild horse corral outside Salt Lake City, Utah. 5/13/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Wild Horses at the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) wild horse corral outside Salt Lake City, Utah. 5/13/2010 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Canyonlands National Park
Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - Sunrise at Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/13/2010
Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - Sunrise at Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/13/2010
Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - The La Sal Mountains and Shafer Canyon in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/13/2010
Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - The La Sal Mountains and Shafer Canyon in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/13/2010
Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - The Green River from Island in the Sky in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/13/2010
Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - The Needles from Grand View Point atop the Island in the Sky in Canyonlands National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/13/2010
Arches National Park
Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - Delicate Arch in Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/12/2010
Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - Turret Arch through the North Window in Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/12/2010
Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - The La Sal mountains and the Fiery Furnace in Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/12/2010
Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - Turret Arch through the North Window in Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/12/2010
Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - Delicate Arch in Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/12/2010
Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com - The Organ and the Three Gossips reflected in a pool of water in Arches National Park outside Moab, Utah. 3/12/2010
Navajo Nation Sunrise
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune The sun rises over the sandstone cliffs of the Utah Navajo Indian Reservation Tuesday, January 5 2010 outside Bluff, Utah. 1/5/10
Wasatch Front Inversion
The Wasatch Mountains are clear above the inversion and smog that hangs over the valley and the Salt Lake City & County building Friday, January 23, 2008 in Salt Lake City. The inversion is expected to improve over the weekend. Jim Urquhart/The Salt Lake Tribune; 01/23/09
Mount Rainier
Mt. Rainier outside Seattle Washington in the morning. 12/23/2009- Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
The Snake River from the Air
Molokai, Hawaii
3,000 foot tall sea cliffs on Molokai, Hawaii. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Molokai, Hawaii. Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Haleakala Volcanic Crater- Maui-Hawaii
360 degree panoramic of sunrise atop 10,023 foot Haleakala Volcano Crater on the Island of Maui- Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Sunrise atop 10,023 foot Haleakala Volcano Crater on the Island of Maui- Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Sunrise atop 10,023 foot Haleakala Volcano Crater on the Island of Maui- Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Sunrise atop 10,023 foot Haleakala Volcano Crater on the Island of Maui- Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
The observatories in the clouds at sunrise atop 10,023 foot Haleakala Volcano Crater on the Island of Maui- Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
The observatories atop 10,023 foot Haleakala Volcano Crater on the Island of Maui- Photo by Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Fall fishing
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune A cutthroat trout on the end of the line is reeled in Tuesday, October 20 2009 at Strawberry Reservoir outside Heber. As the surface water cools in the fall, bass fishing techniques can be employed with success to fish the shallows. 10/20/09
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune Dick Taylor of Holladay navigates the shallow bays Tuesday, October 20 2009 at Strawberry Reservoir outside Heber. As the surface water cools in the fall, bass fishing techniques can be employed with success to fish the shallows. 10/20/09
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune A cutthroat trout on the end of the line is reeled in Tuesday, October 20 2009 at Strawberry Reservoir outside Heber. As the surface water cools in the fall, bass fishing techniques can be employed with success to fish the shallows. 10/20/09
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune George Sommer of West Jordan fishes a shallow bay Tuesday, October 20 2009 at Strawberry Reservoir outside Heber. As the surface water cools in the fall, bass fishing techniques can be employed with success to fish the shallows. 10/20/09
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune A cutthroat trout on the end of the line is netted by George Sommer of West Jordan Tuesday, October 20 2009 at Strawberry Reservoir outside Heber. As the surface water cools in the fall, bass fishing techniques can be employed with success to fish the shallows. 10/20/09
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune A cutthroat trout on the end of the line is reeled in Tuesday, October 20 2009 at Strawberry Reservoir outside Heber. As the surface water cools in the fall, bass fishing techniques can be employed with success to fish the shallows. 10/20/09
Bald Eagle Fishing
Jim Urquhart | The Salt Lake Tribune A bald eagle flys from ridge to ridge Tuesday, October 20 2009 at Strawberry Reservoir outside Heber. As the surface water cools in the fall, bass fishing techniques can be employed with success to fish the shallows. 10/20/09