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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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