The arrival of a new year is always a time of anticipation, optimism, challenges, and resolves. I love the excitement of this time, as depicted in this photograph from the fireworks display last July 4th in Idaho Falls. I genuinely hope that for each of us, the new year will be the best one yet!

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The morning sun paints the desert floor, mountains, and sky with golden hues of light at sunrise in Red Rock Canyon, a picturesque location near Las Vegas, Nevada.

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A brief respite from the snowfall in the Devil’s Garden area of Arches National Park bestowed upon the landscape a celestial radiance. This scene serves as a reminder that light will always triumph over darkness, urging me to persistently pursue the light.

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Each new day presents a chance to refuel, begin anew, make changes, enhance oneself, and positively contribute to the world around me. This sentiment fills me as I bask in the morning light that illuminates the desert and mountains of Red Rock Canyon, Nevada.

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It was delightful to witness the clouds parting and the morning sunshine breaking through after a prior day of clouds and precipitation.. The lingering thin layer of snow from the storm enhanced the breathtaking beauty of the redrock formations within Arches National Park.

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