Adirondack Ducks
A family of ducks enjoy last light over Stillwater Reservoir in the Adirondack Mountains, New York

Adirondack Sunset
A pink sky over Stillwater Reservoir in the Adirondack Mountains, New York

Badlands
Colorful badlands below Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, California

Barrel Cactus
A flowering cactus in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California

Beavertall Cactus
A flowering cactus in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California

Bishop Peak
The tallest of the Morros rises over Laguna Lake in San Luis Obispo, California

Blue Dicks
A small purple wildflower in the San Gabriel Mountains, California

Bluff Trail
A path along the rugged coast in Montana de Oro State Park, California

Bush Sunflowers
Downtown Los Angeles beyond a bed of flowers on Sullivan Ridge in Topanga State Park, California

California Poppies
A patch of wild California poppies along Paradise Creek in Sequoia National Park, California

Carolina Cove
A popular cove with tide pools in Montana de Oro State Park, California

Cotacachi Volcano
An early morning view of a towering dormant volcano in Ecuador

Couple on Parker Mesa Overlook
A low cloud bank glows under the setting sun in Topanga State Park near Los Angeles, California

Dante’s View
Looking down at the lowest point in North America, Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, California

Delicate Arch
A stunning stone span in Arches National Park, Utah

Desert Five-spot
A vibrant purple flower photographed in Sidewinder Canyon in Death Valley National Park, California

East Topanga Fire Road
A hiking trail on a coastal ridge in Topanga State Park near Los Angeles, California

Eaton Canyon Falls
A waterfall in the San Gabriel Mountains near Pasadena, California

Escondido Falls
A shimmering waterfall in the Santa Monica Mountains in Malibu, California

Escondido Falls
Sunlight catches the tallest waterfall in the Santa Monica Mountains in Malibu, California

Fern Leaf Phacelia
A small violet wildflower in the San Gabriel Mountains, California

Fish Canyon Trail
A single track along a sylvan creek in the San Gabriel Mountains, California

Gaviota Wind Caves
Wind-carved sandstone in Gaviota State Park, California

Gazanias
A vibrant non-indigenous flower in the Santa Monica Mountains, California

Hungry Little Guy
A Black Swallowtail dines on some fennel in the Santa Monica Mountains, California

Icehouse Canyon
A hiker on a snow-covered trail in the San Gabriel Mountains, California

Laguna Beach Tower
A private stone tower on the sands in Laguna Beach, California

Laguna Lake
A colorful sunset over Laguna Lake in San Luis Obispo, California.

Lava Tube
Sunlight spills into a subterranean chamber in Mojave National Preserve, California

Leaving Hellhole Canyon
Hiking between tall ocotillo in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California

Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
A view of Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone from Uncle Tom’s Trail in Yellowstone National Park.

Madia
A yellow wildflower along Marble Falls Trail in Sequoia National Park, California

Marion Mountain Campground
Stoking the fire at Marion Mountain Campground in the San Jacinto Mountains, California

Matilija Poppies
A bush of wild poppies in the Sespe Wilderness, California

McWay Falls
A waterfall pouring into the Pacific in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, California

Mesa Arch
A pothole arch on the edge of the “Island in the Sky” in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Milkmaids
White wildflowers in the Santa Monica Mountains, California

Mojave Mound Cactus
A flowering cactus in Joshua Tree National Park, California

Mojave Mound Cactus
A flowering cactus in Joshua Tree National Park, California

Mojave Sunrise
A camper admires the start of a new day in Mojave National Preserve

Montana de Oro Bluffs
A point along the Bluff Trail in Montana de Oro State Park, California

Skyline Trail in Mount Rainier National Park
This photos was taken on a clear late-summer day in the Sunrise region of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington. Mount Rainier has more glaciers than any other peak in the lower 48, and you get a great view of them from Skyline Trail.

Nastertiums
A vibrant non-indigenous flower on Ennisbrook Trail in Montecito, California

Nojoqui Falls
A tucked-away waterfall near Goleta, California

Notch-Leaf Phacelia
A blooming desert wildflower in Joshua Tree National Park, California

Pacific Views from the Gaviota Wind Caves
Coastal sandstone pockets in Gaviota State Park, California

Panorama Trail
A view of Half Dome from Panorama Trail in Yosemite National Park, California

Phacelia
A ground level wildflower in the Verdugo Mountains, California

Pink Globe Lillies & Pretty Faces
A patch of wildflowers along Marble Falls Trail in Sequoia National Park, California

Purple Nightshade
Wildflowers on a bluff above the 101 Freeway in Gaviota State Park, California

Quarry Cove
A picnic area along the Bluff Trail in Montana de Oro State Park, California

Rock Pool
A relaxing swimming hole in Malibu Creek State Park, California

Seascape Trail
Seabirds along the bluff north of Vicente Point Lighthouse on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, California

Sidewinder Canyon
Exploring a natural bridge in a slot canyon in Death Valley National Park

South Hills
A hiker crosses serpentine hills near downtown San Luis Obispo, California

Space Alien or Jellyfish?
A far-out jellyfish at Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California

Spring Vetch
A blooming hillside near Circle X Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains, California

Stillwater Nightscape
A moon-light extended exposure over Stillwater Reservoir in the Adirondack Mountains, New York

Sunflower
A wild sunflower in Fish Canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains

Sunset at Parker Mesa Overlook
Gazing out at the Channel Islands beyond a low cloud bank at the foot of the Santa Monica Mountains in Topanga State Park near Los Angeles, California

Sunset on Parker Mesa Overlook
A vibrant sky ends the day in Topanga State Park near Los Angeles, California

Sunset Rock
A hiker on a granite dome in Sequoia National Park, California

Temescal Ridge Trail
A northbound hiking trail to Temescal Peak in Topanga State Park near Los Angeles, California

Tent-view Sunrise
The start of the day in Mojave National Preserve, California

The Slot
A precarious siltstone slab hanging over a ravine in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Trans-Catalina Trail
Looking down on the main trail across Santa Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California

Trebek Open Space
A view over Los Angeles from the Hollywood Hills in Trebek Open Space, California

Tunnel View
An inspiring view of El Capitan and Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite National Park, California

Upper Canyonback Ridge
Looking down the ridge trail in Westridge-Canyonback Wilderness Park in Los Angeles, California

Valencia Peak Trail
A trail that aims for the Pacific in Montana de Oro State Park, California

Vernal Fall
A Waterfall gushing behind the trees along the Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park, California

Vernal Fall Rainbow
A rainbow appearing at the base of Vernal Fall along the Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park, California

Vinca
A common wildflower on the floor of Fish Canyon in the Angeles National Forest, California

Yosemite Falls
A reflection of the tallest waterfall in North America on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California