Sunrise on Brewster Flats
Sunrise over the 12,000-acre Brewster Flats, which extend out over a mile during low tide on Cape Cod, revealing sandbars, tide pools and oyster beds. (Brewster, Massachusetts)
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The Great Artist Painted this Sky
Stretching from horizon to horizon, the setting sun paints the sky of the high-desert Colorado Plateau. More than the senses of one person can behold. Rim Trail – Bryce Canyon National Park. (Bryce Canyon City, Utah)
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High Alpine Waterfalls in Glacier National Park
Ample summer rains supply the high alpine streams and waterfalls just east of the Continental Divide at Logan Pass – Glacier National Park. (St. Mary, Montana)
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Snow Mountains’ Lake Marie
The high-alpine Lake Marie nesteled in the Snowy Mountains, where harsh winters give way for a few months each year for regeneration – Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. (Centennial, Wyoming)
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Delicate Arch Stands for a Moment in Time
One of the most widely recognized symbols of the state of Utah, Delicate Arch stands 42 feet high and 32 feet wide, making it the largest free standing arch in Arches National Park. As with most geologic formations set in sedimetary rock, these arches are short lived. During our lifetime this arch should be fine,…
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The Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail where it traveres the North Carolina and Tennessee state line at Newfound Gap – Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (Bryson City, North Carolina)
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Alaska – Great Rivers and Mountains
Crossing scenic rivers and mountains, the Alaska Railroad between Anchorage and Denali travels up from sea level to within eyesight of the highest point in North America. (Wasilla, Alaska)
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The River that Became a Lake – Devil’s Lake State Park
The Baraboo Bluffs is a great study of geologic processes, from the formation of ancient quartzite, uplift of the Baraboo Range, significant river erosion and finally glacial sculpting and the deposit of terminal moraines, which resulted in the rerouting of the historic Wisconsin River, all of which created the setting for this view from the…
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Departing for British Columbia
Departing the Olympic Peninsula for Victoria, British Columbia, the M.V. Coho crosses the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the international waterway that connects the Pacific Ocean and the Salish Sea. (Port Angeles, Washington)
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Abandoned in New Mexico
Wouldn’t you just love to know the stories held within the walls of these rugged buildings? (Capulin, New Mexico)
