Thanks to our planet’s slightly tilted axis, temperatures fluctuate on the yearly orbit around the sun, as can be observed…

Moments before falling behind the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, the glowing red sun peeks through the smoky atmosphere…

Bridge ices before trail. One year ago today, we hiked to the top of Devil’s Bridge overlook just after a…

The last few sprigs of the autumn foliage’s color palette radiated through the branches of this coppice in Cades Cove…

As the fissure goes deeper, the further time unravels.

Tucked between silver-colored granite domes, just northeast of Yosemite Valley, is the basin of Tenaya Lake. The valley was formed…

From the surface, you would never know what beauty is hidden beneath.

Like the patterns of snowflakes, no two trees are identical. Each is a unique individual with it’s own details and…

I remember feeling reluctant to step out onto the lake’s rock-crusted beach, the sky was overcast, gray and a light…

The colors of autumn wash away in nature’s yearly cleanse cycle.

Despite the devastation caused by the recent wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, life will return to the…

The shadow of Yosemite Valley glides quietly along the surface of Half Dome as night sets in for the few…

For a desert region it’s amazing how much of the landscape is shaped by water. At the edge of Little…

The Emerald Pools Trail of Zion National Park will lead visitors through Heaps Canyon to a series of alcoves formed…

The cyclical nature of these forests necessitate that the old becomes part of the new; leaves, branches, and other organic…

From Glacier point, overlooking the Yosemite Valley, I observed the sunlight slowly creep it’s way through the granite walls, forming…

The moments pass and the memories will live on. I hope the best for Gatlinburg, TN and a rapid recovery…

Devastated to learn that at least 3 people have lost their lives and much of the city of Gatlinburg, TN…

Through the hazy and smoky atmosphere a beautiful set of crepuscular rays rain down from the late afternoon sun into…

On the western edge of the Sierra Nevadas and Kings Canyon National Park is arguably one of the deepest canyons…