SOL DUC FALLS // OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK / WASHINGTON
       
     
MT. EDITH CAVELL / ALBERTA / CANADA
       
     
CRYSTAL MILL // CRYSTAL / COLORADO
       
     
SMITH ROCK // SMOKE / OREGON
       
     
LOST GULCH LOOKOUT // BOULDER / COLORADO
       
     
MORMON ROW // JACKSON / WYOMING
       
     
LOWER YELLOWSTONE FALLS // YELLOWSTONE N.P. / WYOMING
       
     
SUNRISE // CLINGMAN'S DOME / NORTH CAROLINA
       
     
OBSERVATION POINT  // ZION / UTAH
       
     
SCHWABACHER'S LANDING // MOOSE / WYOMING
       
     
GRAND CANYON OF THE YELLOWSTONE // CANYON VILLAGE / WYOMING
       
     
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS // BRYSON CITY / NC
       
     
BLUE RIDGE // BRYSON CITY / NORTH CAROLINA
       
     
HILTON ROSE HALL // MONTEGO BAY / JAMAICA
       
     
WHEELER PEAK OVERLOOK // TAOS / NEW MEXICO
       
     
360 BRIDGE // AUSTIN / TEXAS
       
     
RIO GRANDE GORGE // TAOS / NEW MEXICO
       
     
GLACIER // VIEW
       
     
SOL DUC FALLS // OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK / WASHINGTON
       
     
SOL DUC FALLS // OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK / WASHINGTON

A SHORT HIKE FROM THE PARKING LOT OF SOL DUC FALLS REWARDS YOU WITH ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING SMALL WATERFALLS IN ALL OF NORTH AMERICA. THE SOL DUC RIVER GENTLY PASSES OVER A THREE-PRONGED SPLIT IN THE ROCKS TO CREATE THIS DRAMATIC SCENE.

MT. EDITH CAVELL / ALBERTA / CANADA
       
     
MT. EDITH CAVELL / ALBERTA / CANADA

THE MOST PROMINENT PEAK IN ALL OF ALBERTA IS ON FULL DISPLAY AS THE SUN SETS ON ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL CANADIAN SUMMER EVENING. NEARBY WILDFIRES ADDED A TOUCH OF HAZE BUT LUCKILY FOR ME THERE WERE NO ISSUES FOR THIS SHOT.

CRYSTAL MILL // CRYSTAL / COLORADO
       
     
CRYSTAL MILL // CRYSTAL / COLORADO

TUCKED FAR INTO THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, CRYSTAL MILL IS A POPULAR SPOT FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS DUE TO ITS UNIQUE LOCATION AND RUSTIC ARCHITECTURE. THERE IS A ROAD THAT CAN TAKE YOU THE 5 MILES FROM MARBLE TO THE MILL BUT IT IS EXTREMELY ROCKY AND ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY TRUE 4X4 VEHICLES.

SMITH ROCK // SMOKE / OREGON
       
     
SMITH ROCK // SMOKE / OREGON

DISTANT FIRES CREATED A DRAMATIC SUNSET OVER SMITH ROCK STATE PARK IN BEND, OREGON. SMITH ROCK IS A HOT SPOT FOR LOCAL ROCK CLIMBERS AND IF YOU ZOOM IN ON THE CENTER ROCK FORMATION OF THIS PHOTO YOU WILL SEE A FEW MAKING THEIR WAY DOWN BEFORE DARKNESS SETS IN.

LOST GULCH LOOKOUT // BOULDER / COLORADO
       
     
LOST GULCH LOOKOUT // BOULDER / COLORADO

A HOT AND HAZY SUMMER EVENING GAVE WAY TO AN ABSOLUTELY EPIC SUNSET IN THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES. A FEW SMOLDERING FIRES THAT WERE SURROUNDING THE AREA THREW UP ENOUGH SMOKE TO REALLY ACCENTUATE THE LAYERED LANDSCAPE.

MORMON ROW // JACKSON / WYOMING
       
     
MORMON ROW // JACKSON / WYOMING

PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN RANGES IN AMERICA, THE GRAND TETONS TOWER ABOVE THE SURROUNDING RIVER PLAINS.  EARLY SEASON SNOW STORMS MADE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE SUN TO COME OUT BUT WHEN YOU GET JUST A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT, THE COLORS REALLY BEGIN TO SHOW OFF.

LOWER YELLOWSTONE FALLS // YELLOWSTONE N.P. / WYOMING
       
     
LOWER YELLOWSTONE FALLS // YELLOWSTONE N.P. / WYOMING

THE VIEW OF LOWER YELLOWSTONE FALLS FROM LOOKOUT POINT. IT MAY NOT BE AS WELL KNOWN AS NIAGARA FALLS, BUT LOWER YELLOWSTONE FALLS IS OVER TWICE AS TALL AND IS THE LARGEST VOLUME WATERFALL IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

SUNRISE // CLINGMAN'S DOME / NORTH CAROLINA
       
     
SUNRISE // CLINGMAN'S DOME / NORTH CAROLINA

HAIRPIN TURNS PROVIDE YOUR BEST PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES ON THE DRIVE UP TO CLINGMAN’S DOME WITHIN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK. IF YOU TIME IT RIGHT YOU CAN CATCH THE SUN PAINTING THE PEAKS OF THE MOUNTAINS THAT ALL LOOK UP TO CLINGMAN’S DOME.

OBSERVATION POINT  // ZION / UTAH
       
     
OBSERVATION POINT // ZION / UTAH

Zion National Park is famous for the hair raising hike up Angel's Landing with its 1,000' sheer drops along a narrow path with no railing.  But if you opt for the Observation Point Trail hike, you will actually find yourself looking down upon Angel's Landing.  The climb is incredibly strenuous, but the views are worth all of the pain.

SCHWABACHER'S LANDING // MOOSE / WYOMING
       
     
SCHWABACHER'S LANDING // MOOSE / WYOMING

THE MAJESTIC GRAND TETONS IN ALL THEIR GLORY RISING ABOVE THE SNAKE RIVER AT SCHWABACHER'S LANDING.  SUNRISE IS THE BEST TIME TO SHOOT THE TETONS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY CLOUD COVER PREVENTED PICTURES OF FIRST LIGHT.  INSTEAD, THE SKIES CLEARED JUST AROUND 8:30 AM TO PROVIDE THIS VIEW.

GRAND CANYON OF THE YELLOWSTONE // CANYON VILLAGE / WYOMING
       
     
GRAND CANYON OF THE YELLOWSTONE // CANYON VILLAGE / WYOMING

OLD FAITHFUL MAY BE THE BIG NAME AND DRAW FOR YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, BUT THE CANYON CARVED BY THE YELLOWSTONE RIVER IS PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FEATURE OF THE PARK. STANDING ATOP LOWER FALLS, THE SHEER POWER OF THE 310' DROP IS SOMETHING YOU CAN'T DESCRIBE.  THE VIEWS ARE HARD TO DESCRIBE AS WELL, LUCKILY WE HAVE CAMERAS TO HELP WITH THAT.

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS // BRYSON CITY / NC
       
     
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS // BRYSON CITY / NC

THE SUN SETS ON A BEAUTIFUL EVENING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.  THE ROLLING MOUNTAINS PROVIDE AMPLE PLACES FOR THE SUN TO KISS THIS MAJESTIC LANDSCAPE.

BLUE RIDGE // BRYSON CITY / NORTH CAROLINA
       
     
BLUE RIDGE // BRYSON CITY / NORTH CAROLINA

SPECTACULAR LAYERS OF MOUNTAINS AWAIT YOU AT THE TOP OF CLINGMAN’S DOME IN THE HEART OF THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS. WITH SUCH INCREDIBLE 360° VIEWS, THIS POINT OF INTEREST IS A MUST SEE FOR ANYONE TRAVELING THROUGH THE REGION.

HILTON ROSE HALL // MONTEGO BAY / JAMAICA
       
     
HILTON ROSE HALL // MONTEGO BAY / JAMAICA

A CARIBBEAN SUNSET OVER THE FOURTH HOLE OF THE HILTON ROSE HALL RESORT GOLF COURSE.  

WHEELER PEAK OVERLOOK // TAOS / NEW MEXICO
       
     
WHEELER PEAK OVERLOOK // TAOS / NEW MEXICO

AS HIGHWAY 518 TWISTS AND TRAVERSES THE RUGGED ALPINE LANDSCAPE OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO YOU BEGIN TO WONDER WHERE THE OPEN VISTAS OF THE HIGH PLAINS WENT.  HOWEVER, YOU KEEP THE COURSE AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOU SUMMIT A HIGH MOUNTAIN PASS AND A VIEW LIKE THIS ONE OPENS UP TO REMIND YOU WHERE YOU ARE.

360 BRIDGE // AUSTIN / TEXAS
       
     
360 BRIDGE // AUSTIN / TEXAS

THE PENNYBACKER BRIDGE, LESS FORMALLY KNOWN AS THE 360 BRIDGE, SPANS THE COLORADO RIVER JUST WEST OF DOWNTOWN AUSTIN, TX.  THE ROCK OUTCROPPINGS TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BRIDGE PROVIDE THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE THE STEEL BRIDGE IN ALL ITS GLORY.

RIO GRANDE GORGE // TAOS / NEW MEXICO
       
     
RIO GRANDE GORGE // TAOS / NEW MEXICO

SPANNING THE 1300' WIDE AND 600' DEEP RIO GRANDE GORGE, THE GORGE BRIDGE IS AS FAMOUS AS IT IS IMPRESSIVE. IT CURRENTLY STANDS AS THE 7TH TALLEST BRIDGE IN THE U.S.A. AND HAS MORE MOVIE CREDITS THAN MOST ACTORS ON IMDB. 

GLACIER // VIEW
       
     
GLACIER // VIEW

THE QUINTESSENTIAL VIEW OF THE FRONT RANGE.  GLACIER VIEW TURNOUT ISN'T AS WELL KNOWN AS SNAKE RIVER OVERLOOK BUT IF YOU STOP HERE YOU WILL HAVE A TOTALLY UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE ENTIRE RANGE FROM A SOMEWHAT ELEVATED POSITION.