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Bryce Jenks
Photo Date:
01/10/2015
Ice stalactites in Guler Ice Caves, Washington.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
11/09/2013
Alvord Desert and Steens Mountain (9,734 ft).
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
04/18/2015
Sunset at the Green River Overlook a few miles from the False Kiva trailhead.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/02/2016
Mojave mound cactus (Echinocereus mojavensis) of Joshua Tree National Park.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
02/05/2014
Cerulean hues of the Little Colorado River at it's confluence with the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.
Calvin Perfall
Photo Date:
08/29/2016
Gladys Lake camp, where pieces fall from the night sky like some Aristotelian nightmare.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
08/22/2016
The most fearsome woodland creature in existence freshening up for future carnage at Willow Lake.
Tara Schatz
Photo Date:
04/10/2017
A view of Vermont's Lake Shaftsbury and one of the trail bridges from the beach in autumn.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date:
08/28/2016
A yet-unbloomed thistle on the Cow Creek Trail.
Ryan Lima
Photo Date:
05/20/2017
Two Guns Ghost Town is a great place to catch the colorful northern Arizona sunsets.
Aaron Goodwin
Photo Date:
06/17/2017
An unidentified mushroom brightens up Big Hill State Park in Tennessee.
Race Jones
Photo Date:
02/27/2014
General Sherman.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
01/02/2016
Surfer at Pacific City, Oregon.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
08/22/2014
An abundant patch of wildflowers at sunset in Paradise Park.
Kathleen Buenviaje
Photo Date:
04/16/2015
Sunrise on Reflection Canyon.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
03/22/2016
Clear water at Big Blue Spring on the Wacissa River.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
04/23/2015
Sunrise in the desert from Monument Valley.
Eric Guth
Photo Date:
09/28/2014
Mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) and Prusik Peak (8,000 ft) in the Enchantments.
Matthew Williams
Photo Date:
09/15/2014
Campsites along the beach at Clark Island are equipped with picnic tables and fire grates.
Brandon Cook
Photo Date:
07/09/2015
Standing on a boat looking toward Riomaggiore.
Kevin Murray
Photo Date:
06/26/2016
Alpine lakes and tarns opposite the Mont Blanc massif often yield tremendous reflections.