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Morning Fog, Victoria Heights, near Stanwood, Washington Sunlight seeped through gaps in the trees. Moving slowly around the pond, the fog felt like an animate presence, reshaping the light, then itself, and finally, under the rising sun, disappeared. #Washington #sunbeams #photography #nature

Desert Varnish, Escalante Canyon, Utah As I move through this vast corridor, my perception keeps shifting as reflected light curves through the canyon, highlighting these frescoed cliffs, both somber and lively.

Hug Point Beach, Oregon A calm sea and crystal-clear air followed an early autumn storm that announced the change of season with gales, rough seas, and heavy rainfall after a dry summer. Cirrocumulus clouds stretch across the deep blue sky #HugPoint #Oregon #PacificOcean #photography #nature

Fern Canyon, Gold Beach, California The ancestral Klamath River carved Fern Canyon, depositing gravel from nearby mountains. The canyon is named for several ancient fern varieties that grow on its 50-foot-high walls.

Scurfpea, Great Sand Dunes, San Luis Valley, Colorado I experienced the vast sand fields as a walking meditation. Traversing the undulating dunes, I watched them change, shifting into sinuous configurations. #GreatSandDunesNationalPark #Colorado #sanddunes #photography #nature #geology

Tidal Pool, Little Hunter's Beach, Acadia National Park, Maine A boulder held a small, oval pool of crystalline water that cradled a collection of stones. The reflected sun radiated light as if it emanated from within the pool. #AcadiaNationalPark #Maine #AtlanticOcean #photography #geology

Looking East from Harper's Corner, Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado As the storm moved east, a clearing sky lit the buttes. Below lay the convergence of rivers, mountains, and fault lines. #DinosaurNationalMonument #Colorado #GreenRiver #UnitaMountains #photography #nature #geology

Beach Stream, Low Tide, Gearhart, Oregon The low tide created a steep gradient across the flats, causing the stream to scour out tide pools and carve sharp-edged channels along its path. #GearhartOregon #Oregon #beaches #PacificOcean #PNW #photography #nature #geology

The Molar and Angel Arch, Salt Creek, Needles District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah These fantastical creations glow in the raking light of early morning, when the sun starkly outlines them while blue skylight fills the deep shadows. #CanyonlandsNationalPark #Utah #photography #nature #geology

Grottos, near Aspen, Colorado On this morning, now many years past, the cave evoked a fascinating contrast between its shadowed, somber walls and the animated arrangement of wood, water, and lit rocks. #Aspen #Colorado #Cave #Grottos #photography #nature #geology

Bristlecone Pines, Bryce Canyon, Utah The park’s eastern section is an undulating plateau where Great Basin bristlecone pines grow. Their trunks and branches gesture playfully, almost anthropomorphically. #BryceCanyonNationalPark #Utah #BristleconePine #photography #nature #landscape

Rain Shower, Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado One evening years ago, after the daily monsoon ritual of afternoon showers had dissipated, the setting sun side-lit the retreating clouds as a stray sweep of rain brushed Vagneur Mountain. #AspenColorado #Colorado #mountains #RainShowers #photography

Palmetto Gulch, beneath Engineer Pass, San Juan Mountains, Colorado I heard the bleating before I saw the herd. Hundreds of sheep stretched across a verdant alpine basin beneath one of Colorado's highest passes. #SanJuanMountains #colorado #mountains #sheep #photography #NaturePhotography

Wolf Lichen, Cut Timber, Paulina Lake, Oregon After the added moisture of an intense rain shower, the lichen swelled, its color intensified, and it shifted from gray-green to a rich chartreuse. #PaulinaLake #Oregon #lichen #photography #NaturePhotography #landscape #LandscapePhotography

Scoured Pocket, Buckskin Gulch Narrows, Arizona The slot canyon's subtle lighting lent this mysterious feature a radiant glow. #BuckskinGulch #Arizona #geography #canyons #photography #NaturePhotography #landforms #landscape #LandscapePhotography

Tuff Formation, Engelmann Spruce, Wheeler Geologic Area, Colorado Hidden in the recessed alcoves of dun-toned canyons near the treeline in southern Colorado’s La Garita Range are tableaus of rocks, trees, and moss. #WheelerGeologicArea #Colorado #mountains #photography #NaturePhotography

Bentonite Hills, Capitol Reef, Utah Outcrops of the Morrison Formation—laden with dinosaur bones and plant remains— are striped with colorful bands of gray-green, reddish-brown, and purple. #CapitolReefNationalPark #Utah #geography #desert #photography #nature #landforms #landscape

Pollen, Morning Light, Crater Lake from Merriam Point, Oregon Mid-morning in June several years ago, the still lake reflected clouds above its eastern horizon, but I was surprised to see floating sheets of pollen. #CraterLakeNationalPark #Oregon #pollen #caldera #photography #nature #landforms

Rushes, near Rose Blanche, Newfoundland, Canada In the brief calm of midsummer, this still pond became a black mirror, casting silhouettes of rushes against the dull-blue reflection of a fog-filled sky. #newfoundland #landscape #pondlife #botany #reflections

Spring Pools, White Pocket, Vermillion Plateau, Arizona This remote cluster of sandstone domes, located midway along the Arizona/Utah border, is an odd and entrancing geologic wonder. #Arizona #photography #landscapephotography #landscape #desert #geology #spring #sandstone #vermillioncliffs

Moss-Covered Branches, Lake Crescent, Olympic Peninsula, Washington #OlympicNationalPark #moss #LakeCrescent #WashingtonState #photography #landscape #rainforest

Dawn, North Rim, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado #blackcanyonofthegunnison #Colorado #canyon #photography #coloradolandscape #LandscapePhotography