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…
Rugged and often forgotten landscapes exist throughout central Utah which contain many spectacular vistas – Ghost Rock View Area. (Green River, Utah)
A tradition since 1898, the oldest sailboat race in the United States arrives at Mackinac Island each mid-July. Racers celebrate after having just completed the 333 mile journey from Chicago. For the nearly 300 boats in the competition, the old Irish blessing seems appropriate, “May favorable winds be at your back”. (Mackinac Island, Michigan)
The Baptism River makes its way through Minnesota’s north woods on it’s way to Lake Superior. High Falls Trail – Tettegouche State Park. (Silver Bay, Minnesota)
Autumn leaves surround the North Shore Pavilion at Devil’s Lake State Park as seen from the West Bluff Trail. (Baraboo, Wisconsin)
Marquette Park and Lake Shore Drive on Mackinac Island with Lake Huron in the background . Note: Whether it’s spelled Mackinac, as in Island or Bridge, or Mackinaw, as in City, it’s pronounced the same way, with an “aw” at the end. (Mackinac Island, Michigan)
Home to the largest concentration of hoodoos on Earth, this geological wonderland is here today, gone tomorrow (at least in the geologic timeline of the universe). Rim Trail – Bryce Canyon National Park. (Bryce Canyon City, Utah)
A solitary American bison crosses the Little Missouri River looking to rejoin the herd which is feeding in a nearby pasture – Theodore Roosevelt National Park. (Medora, North Dakota)
Carving its way through the Colorado Plateau, the rugged path of the Green River as it approaches the confluence with the Colorado River as seen from Grand View Point – Canyonlands Natl Park. (Moab, Utah)