Deserts
A soft orange glow makes its way into an abandoned trail tunnel in the Southern California desert.
A lone cloud stands watch in the sky over Goblin Valley State Park, UT
The sun makes it way into the Narrows for a much needed warming in Zion NP.
An Eastern Nevada road opens up into a barren landscape.
The sun flares out from behind Balanced Rock in Arches NP.
The setting sun sheds a soft light over this Utah landscape.
A view from one tunnel to another along an abandoned railroad in Southern California.
The setting sun hits a dune in the Algodones dunes at just the right angle to show off its stunning ripples.
The sun flares through the branches of a cholla in the Southern California desert.
A golden glow is cast on this pristine dune in the Algodones dunes.
A view from beneath the Goat Canyon Trestle in the Southern California desert.
Footseps dot the ridgeline as it snakes into the distance along this dune.
The setting sun provides a gentle glow to an undisturbed dune in the Algodones dune field..
The otherwise featureless section of this dune provides little aid in determining the scale.
The rocks of the Southern California desert glow softly as the sun sets.
This perfectly candid photo leaves the fate of the boogie boarder to the imagination of the viewer.
Snow remains on the northern facing slopes at the base of hoodoos in Bryce Canyon NP.
The setting sun lends its last light to the landscape around this abandoned railroad.
The Milky Way stands tall over Anza Borrego State Park, weeks before the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.
Three meteors streak through the sky during the 2021 Geminids shower over the Algodones dunes.
Mountains
The Grand Tetons rise above the foreground to catch what remains of the setting sun.
The greenery surrounding Mount Rainier shines on this perfectly clear day.
The setting sun provides a halo to this fog-covered hill in the Marin Headlands.
Forests
A foggy morning obscures the background of this young tree outside of Seqouia NP.
One of many waterfalls near Mount Rainier catches a small glimpse of sunlight.
Wind-blown Bristlecone Pines lean from thousands of years of exposure to the elements.
A small winter stream in the Yosemite Wilderness flows through the forest.
The temple of Angkor Wat is framed through a nearby forest in Cambodia.
The windows of a Singapore garden provide a soft light that allows these leaves to sparkle.
Fog rolls in after a night of lightning strikes outside of Seqouia NP.
This waxing gibbous moon shines betwween trees in Lassen Volcanics NP.
A double rainbow follows a rainstorm over this landscape in Taiwan.
A robin feeds its chick in the California Sierras.
A mountain goat claims its perch in the Olympic National Forest.
