Channeling Autumn
Autumn leaves fill a depression in sandstone, Zion National Park, Utah.
Pine Needles and Seeds, California.
California. Pine needles and seedlings float upon a quiet pool in a stream, Yosemite National Park.
Maple and Oaks, Michigan
Maples turn a brilliant red in Autumn's hardwood forests on the Keewenaw Peninsula in Upper Michigan.
Shadows and Patterns
Mesquite Flat Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California.
Scarlet
Claret Cup blossoms, Echinocereus triglochidiatus, create a vibrant pattern of nature.
Fall Colors, Alaska
Fir bough and Tundra plants in Fall color, Alaska
Secrets within the Stone
An image within a cut piece of certain type of sandstone.
Buttressed Bristlecone Pine Tree
California. The thick roots form a buttress for these ancient trees that grow in poor shallow soil in the White Mountains, eastern California.
Autumn Reflection in the Merced River.
California, Yosemite National Park. Yellow ferns reflect in the calm waters of the Merced River in Autumn.
Phacelia in bloom, Death Valley.
USA, California. A now-drying ephemeral pool gave life to phacelia other desert plants during a super-bloom event in Death Valley National Park.
California Spring Wildflowers
California. Spring flowers bloom in the foothills near Carrizon National Monument.
Springing to Life
California, Sonoma. California Poppies, escholzia californica, burst into bloom.
Red Maple on Sandstone
Big-tooth maple leaf on Sandstone, Zion National Park, Utah.
Autumn Fern and Burned Trunk
California. A fern turned golden in autumn grows in contrast to the burned tree trunk behind it in Yosemite Valley.
Autumn Still Life
Autumn leaves and layers of sandstone, Zion National Park, Utah.
Blue and Gold Flow
A rushing river reflects the colors of Autumn.
Autumn on the Forest Floor
USA, Michigan, Keewenaw Peninsula. The forest floor of leaves, pine needles, lichens, and plants.
Sunset and Circular Hardpan formations, Death Valley.
California. A pattern of circular hardpan formations in the Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes at sunset. Death Valley National Park.
California. Reflections of sky and clouds in a pond of grasses and algae in Sonoma County.
Cheerful Meadow
USA, California. A meadow full of goldfields, lasthene californica, and purple owls clover, castilleja exserta, in Antelope Valley.
Dogwood Blossom Pattern, California.
California. A pattern of Dogwood Blossoms in Yosemite National Park.
Lily Pad and Seed
Alaska. A yellow pond lily pad and its seed stand out against the dark tannin-stained waters of the bog.
Standing Out
Alaska. Granite beach pebbles with a variation in color on George Island, Icy Straits area.
