Environment
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
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
Yellowstone National Park – The Lower Falls
The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park 08/29/2009 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
San Francisco-Golden Gate Bridge in the Fog
San Francisco- Golden Gate Bridge in the fog. 7/26/2009 Jim Urquhart/straylighteffect.com
The Grand Tetons
The Grand Tetons. Teton National Park outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 8/29/2009 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
The Grand Tetons. Teton National Park outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 8/29/2009 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
The Grand Tetons. Teton National Park outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 8/29/2009 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
The Grand Tetons. Teton National Park outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 8/29/2009 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Sea Lions
Sea Lions on a rock at the Sea Lion Cave on the Oregon Coast. 7/24/2009 Jim Urquhart/Straylighteffect.com
Moab Wildfire
Preston Ley of the Lone Peak Hotshots in Salt Lake City clears debris and battles the Slough 2 wildfire Wednesday, October 22, 2008 in Moab. Fire crews battled the Slough 2 wildfire in Matheson Wetlands Preserve on the west side of Moab throughout Wednesday. The blaze has consumed 450 acres and is expected to be contained on Friday. -- 10/22/08 (Jim Urquhart/The Salt Lake Tribune)
Preston Ley of the Lone Peak Hotshots in Salt Lake City clears debris and battles the Slough 2 wildfire Wednesday, October 22, 2008 in Moab. Fire crews battled the Slough 2 wildfire in Matheson Wetlands Preserve on the west side of Moab throughout Wednesday. The blaze has consumed 450 acres and is expected to be contained on Friday. -- 10/22/08 (Jim Urquhart/The Salt Lake Tribune)
Rainbow
A double rainbow courtesy an afternoon shower Wednesday, August 6, 2008 near Springville, Utah -- 8/06/08 (Jim Urquhart/The Salt Lake Tribune)
Wilderness Therapy
Teens and guides from Aspiro hike across the desert to Coyote Gulch and the Escalante River Thursday, July 31, 2008. Aspiro is an adventure therapy program for troubled teens. The group from Aspiro hiked five miles into Coyote Gulch and the Escalante River in the Glen Canyon Recreation Area where they were to spend about a week. -- 7/31/08 (Jim Urquhart/The Salt Lake Tribune)
Teens and guides from Aspiro hike across the desert to Coyote Gulch and the Escalante River Thursday, July 31, 2008. Aspiro is an adventure therapy program for troubled teens. The group from Aspiro hiked five miles into Coyote Gulch and the Escalante River in the Glen Canyon Recreation Area where they were to spend about a week. -- 7/31/08 (Jim Urquhart/The Salt Lake Tribune)
Aubriana Fumagali, 15, of Boca Raton, Florida, bottom, and Aspiro guide Stephanie Gardner wrestle in the mud at the bottom of Coyote Gulch Thursday, July 31, 2008. Aspiro is an adventure therapy program for troubled teens. The group from Aspiro hiked five miles into Coyote Gulch and the Escalante River in the Glen Canyon Recreation Area where they were to spend about a week. -- 7/31/08 (Jim Urquhart/The Salt Lake Tribune)
Aubriana Fumagali, 15, of Boca Raton, Florida, left, and Mary Baker, 15, of Washington DC., laugh while resting on a ledge at the bottom of Coyote Gulch Thursday, July 31, 2008. Aspiro is an adventure therapy program for troubled teens. The group from Aspiro hiked five miles into Coyote Gulch and the Escalante River in the Glen Canyon Recreation Area where they were to spend about a week. -- 7/31/08 (Jim Urquhart/The Salt Lake Tribune)
Aubriana Fumagali, 15, of Boca Raton, Florida, left, and Mary Baker, 15, of Washington DC., talk while resting on a ledge at the bottom of Coyote Gulch Thursday, July 31, 2008. Aspiro is an adventure therapy program for troubled teens. The group from Aspiro hiked five miles into Coyote Gulch and the Escalante River in the Glen Canyon Recreation Area where they were to spend about a week. -- 7/31/08 (Jim Urquhart/The Salt Lake Tribune)
Teens and guides from Aspiro hike across the desert to Coyote Gulch and the Escalante River Thursday, July 31, 2008. Aspiro is an adventure therapy program for troubled teens. The group from Aspiro hiked five miles into Coyote Gulch and the Escalante River in the Glen Canyon Recreation Area where they were to spend about a week. -- 7/31/08 (Jim Urquhart/The Salt Lake Tribune)
Milford Flat Fire
Cove Fort, UT. Weston Stoddard, 9, helps herd the family cattle away from the Milford Flat Fire in the Mineral Range south of Cove Fort, Utah. The wildfire consumed over 300,000 acres. 7/9/07 Jim Urquhart/Salt Lake Tribune
Snow goggles
Brandon Squires of Highland takes in the view at Brighton Ski Resort. Scores turned for the freshly fallen snow depsite the near zero temperatures. 12/7/05 Jim Urquhart/Sat Lake Tribune
Uranium Mining 2
Southeastern Utah, UT. Working in total darkness and only headlamps to guide him, Ron Wells drills to extract uranium from the Pandora Mine outside La Sal, Utah. 5/23/07 Jim Urquhart/Salt Lake Tribune
Uranium Mining 1
Southeastern, UT. Ron Wells, left and Seth Shumway, center and Jerry Conway use a probe to measure radiation in the ore walls containing uranium in the Pandora Mine outside La Sal, Utah. 5/23/07 Jim Urquhart/Salt Lake Tribune
Aerial Skier
2002 Olympic silver medalist Joe Pack launches off the triple jump Thursday at the Olympic Winter Park in Park City while training for the upcoming 2006 games. 12/15/05 Jim Urquhart/Salt Lake Tribune
Alta Torch Light
Fireworks light up the snowy skies over Alta during the New Year’s Torch Light Parade. Scores of skiiers traversed the slopes with flares as part of the annual tradition. 12/31/05 Jim Urquhart/Salt Lake Tribune
Avalanche Safety
Wasatch Powderbird guide Spencer Wheatley guides in a helicopter for a landing atop 10,500 foot Patsy Marley in Little Cottonwood Canyon during Powderbird’s Avalanche Safety Class 12/20/06 Jim Urquhart/Salt Lake Tribune
Lightning Storm
Lightning lights up the night sky north of Bluff, Utah. The light show was accompanied by several other thunderstorms that moved through the area. 7/19/06 Jim Urquhart/The Salt Lake Tribune
Monument Valley
Monument Valley National Monument. 7/20/06 Jim Urquhart/Salt Lake Tribune