Mountains & Valleys

The Gift

Aurora borealis, or northern night, at the Jokulsarlon glacial lagoon in Iceland.

Spirit of a storm

Afternoon storm at Mount Whitney in the eastern sierras of California

Mt. Shuksan

Late afternoon light on Mount Shuksan in the North Cascades

Schwabacher Landing

Morning at Schwabacker Landing in the Grand Tetons

Rainier Morning

Grass floats in Reflection Lakes at Mount Rainier national park

Lone Pine dawn

First light at Mt. Lone Pine in the Eastern Sierras in California

Calm Fire

A surreal hazy view of Mount Moran created by wildfires close to the Grand Tetons.

Fire on the mountain

A lenticular cloud lights up over Mount Rainier just as the sun goes down below the horizon

Lenticular Sunrise

A lenticular cloud lights up at sunrise at Mount Rainier national park

Nun and Kun

Nun-Kun massif as seen from Suru valley in Ladakh

Drang Drung

The Grand Drung glacier in Zanskar

Passage to the other side

The world's highest motor-able pass, Khardung La, is covered in summer snows.

Summer Passage

Snowbound Baralacha La, 4800m, in early June.

Maroon Bells spires

Autumn Explosion

Sunset at Dallas Divide in the fall

Autumn's Farewell

Sun pierces through storm clouds on a fall afternoon at Blackwater Falls state park in West Virginia

New River Dawn

Dawn at the New River Gorge

Uncompahgre Storm

Storm clouds roll in at the Uncompahgre wilderness with Mt. Sneffels looking over

Castles Morning

Overcast morning by The Castles at Ohio Pass.

Autumn Vista

Scrub oak and aspen in fall color on the way to Crested Butte.

Blue Ridge Dusk

Blue Ridge mountains at dusk in Shenandoah national park