The summer of 2025 was not kind to one of the most recognized landscapes in America. The Dragon Bravo Fire, which was likely started by lightning on July 4, burned over 145,000 acres, including destroying the world-famous Grand Canyon Lodge and surrounding buildings. This shot is presented in recognition of all the people who worked…
A landscape which is the product of great expanses of time. Massive geologic forces— mountain building, molten magmas, and huge ice sheets—formed the landscape, while the persistent forces of erosion—water, wind, and waves—ever so slowly continue to shape what we see today. The view from Cadillac Mountain – Acadia National Park (Bar Harbor, Maine)
High alpine lakes capture the last remaining melting snow near Trail Ridge Road – Rocky Mountain National Park. I hear a song coming on reminding me he was born in his 27th year. (Grand Lake, Colorado)
Wouldn’t you just love to know the stories held within the walls of these rugged buildings? (Capulin, New Mexico)
I came across a quote from American poet Katherine Edelman when I was in high school and 50 years later it still inspires me: “To be curious is to be alive, to sense the wonder in things great and small.” The orchid-like Polygala paucifolia, aka Gaywings or Fringed polygala, is one of those small wonders…
It is the season for native prairie flowers in Wisconsin with many colorful wonders to appreciate. Ratibida pinnata or Yellow coneflower brings color and its sunny disposition to any landscape – Aldo Leopold Nature Center. (Monona, Wisconsin)
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 cluster of Monarda fistulosa, or wild bergamot, located at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center and is a staple of most Wisconsin prairie restorations. (Monona, Wisconsin)
A treasured member of the Orchid family, Cypripedium parviflorum, or Yellow Lady’s Slipper, makes a colorful appearance along the Holz Trail near Door County’s Europe Lake – Newport State Park. (Ellison Bay, Wisconsin)
The Pacific Northwest offers both temperate oceanic rainforest and warm-summer Mediterranean climates, making for beautiful hiking areas, like the remote Lower Dungeness Trail along the Dungeness River – Olympic National Forest. (Sequim, Washington)