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America's national parks

Every park in the system, and the state parks that deserve to be. Start with the one you camped in as a kid.

855 places
Alabama Hills Mobius Arch
Alabama Hills Mobius Arch
in the high desert below Mount Whitney
Alabama Hills Mobius Arch
— — a window the wind cut for the mountain.
Alcatraz Island
in San Francisco Bay, just off the Embarcadero
Alcatraz Island
— — a mile and a quarter of cold water, and the city right there.
Amboy Crater
out in the eastern Mojave, on old Route 66
Amboy Crater
— — the shape a fire left in the desert.
American crocodile Florida Bay
in the mangrove shallows of Florida Bay, at the southern tip of the Everglades
American crocodile Florida Bay
— — the older animal, the quieter one.
Anacapa Arch Rock
off the eastern tip of Anacapa Island, eleven miles out from Oxnard
Anacapa Arch Rock
— — a window the sea cut for itself.
Anclote Key lighthouse
on a barrier island three miles off Tarpon Springs, on Florida's Gulf coast
Anclote Key lighthouse
— — a tall iron skeleton holding a light over the Gulf.
Angostura Reservoir
in the southern Black Hills, south of Hot Springs
Angostura Reservoir
— — prairie sandstone and a warm lake.
Ann Arbor Nichols Arboretum
the University of Michigan's 123 acres along the Huron River
Ann Arbor Nichols Arboretum
— — the first week the peonies open.
Antelope Canyon Lower
on the Navajo Nation, just east of Page, Arizona
Antelope Canyon Lower
— the canyon you climb down into.
Antelope Canyon Upper
on the Navajo Nation, just east of Page, Arizona
Antelope Canyon Upper
— the moment light reaches the floor.
Antelope Valley Poppies
in the Mojave foothills north of Los Angeles
Antelope Valley Poppies
— — the colour the desert keeps for two weeks each spring.
Anza-Borrego Superbloom
in the desert east of San Diego
Anza-Borrego Superbloom
— — the spring the desert pays the rain back.
Apache Lake
along the Apache Trail, northeast of Phoenix
Apache Lake
— a long blue held between desert ridges.
Apache Trail
east of Phoenix, through the Superstitions
Apache Trail
— the road the dam built, slowly going back to dust.
Apgar Village pier on Lake McDonald
at the foot of Lake McDonald, just inside Glacier National Park's west entrance
Apgar Village pier on Lake McDonald
— the long water that looks back at the peaks.
Aravaipa Canyon
in southeastern Arizona, between the Galiuro and Santa Teresa mountains
Aravaipa Canyon
— a desert creek that never goes dry.
Atlantis Space Shuttle exhibit
at Kennedy Space Center, on Merritt Island on Florida's Space Coast
Atlantis Space Shuttle exhibit
— — the orbiter, payload doors open, frozen in the climb.
Atsion Lake
in the Pine Barrens, on the Mullica River
Atsion Lake
— — the tea-coloured water the cedars made.
Au Sable Light Station
on the Lake Superior shore inside Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Au Sable Light Station
— — the white tower above a shipwreck coast.
Avenue of the Giants
in California's far-north redwood country, along the old US-101
Avenue of the Giants
— the cathedral the road runs through.
Badlands prairie dog town
along Sage Creek Rim Road in the northwest corner of Badlands National Park
Badlands prairie dog town
— — a thousand small heads above the grass, watching the same hawk.
Badlands Sage Creek Wilderness
the open-country half of Badlands National Park, west of the Pinnacles
Badlands Sage Creek Wilderness
— — a country with no fences and a wind that moves the grass like water.
Badwater Basin
in Death Valley, the lowest ground in North America
Badwater Basin
— — the white the last sea left behind.
Baker Lake high cirque
in the Snake Range, below Wheeler Peak
Baker Lake high cirque
— — the tarn the glacier left behind.
Bald eagle on Lake Texoma
on the Red River between Texas and Oklahoma
Bald eagle on Lake Texoma
— — the white head against the winter water.
Bartlett Lake
in the Tonto National Forest, northeast of Phoenix
Bartlett Lake
— a desert reservoir the saguaro come down to drink.
Bear Creek Lake State Park
inside Cumberland State Forest, west of Richmond
Bear Creek Lake State Park
— the small lake the forest grew up around.
Bearfence Mountain rock scramble
on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah, south of Big Meadows
Bearfence Mountain rock scramble
— the short hard mile with the long open top.
Beaver Sand Dunes State Park
in the Oklahoma Panhandle, just north of the town of Beaver
Beaver Sand Dunes State Park
— — the wind keeps redrawing the ridge.
Big Bend National Park night sky
in far West Texas, four hours from the nearest city
Big Bend National Park night sky
— — the darkest sky in the lower forty-eight.
Big Meadows
high on Skyline Drive in the Blue Ridge
Big Meadows
— — the field the mountain forgot to grow over.
Black Hills autumn aspen
across the Black Hills of western South Dakota
Black Hills autumn aspen
— — the week the ponderosa borrows gold from the aspen.
Black River Falls Sandstone
on the Black River, west of Bessemer in the Upper Peninsula
Black River Falls Sandstone
— — the river working a sandstone shelf, one ledge at a time.
Block Island Rodman's Hollow
on the south end of Block Island, off Cooneymus Road
Block Island Rodman's Hollow
— — a glacial bowl the island chose to keep.
Blue Heron Bridge dive site
in Lake Worth Lagoon, between Riviera Beach and Singer Island
Blue Heron Bridge dive site
— — the small lives the bridge keeps quiet.
Bodie Ghost Town
high in the Bodie Hills, above Mono Lake
Bodie Ghost Town
— — silver wood the desert is still polishing.
Bok Tower Gardens carillon
on Iron Mountain above Lake Wales, central Florida
Bok Tower Gardens carillon
— — bells walking down the ridge at three.
Bottomless Lakes State Park
in the Pecos River valley, east of Roswell
Bottomless Lakes State Park
— — water that goes a long way down.
Box Butte Reservoir
in the Niobrara valley, northwest Nebraska
Box Butte Reservoir
— — a long lake the prairie almost hides.
Brainerd Paul Bunyan Land
just east of Brainerd, in the Minnesota lake country
Brainerd Paul Bunyan Land
— — a giant who has greeted children by name since 1950.
Breaks Interstate Park canyon
on the Virginia–Kentucky line, in the Cumberlands
Breaks Interstate Park canyon
— — the gorge the river spent a million years cutting.
Bridalveil Fall
in Yosemite Valley, on the south wall just past Tunnel View
Bridalveil Fall
— — the water the wind takes sideways.
Broken Bow Lake
in the Ouachita pine forest of southeast Oklahoma
Broken Bow Lake
— — the green that comes from cold spring water and pine.
Brooklyn Bridge Park promenade
along the Brooklyn waterfront, beneath the Brooklyn Heights bluff
Brooklyn Bridge Park promenade
— — the city held at the length of a slow walk.
Brownsville Palmito Ranch Battlefield
on the Rio Grande flats east of Brownsville
Brownsville Palmito Ranch Battlefield
— — the last shots of a war already ended.
Buffalo Bayou Park
the bayou corridor west of downtown Houston
Buffalo Bayou Park
— — a slow brown river the city forgot to pave.
Buffalo Gap National Grassland
on the prairie skirts of the Black Hills and the Badlands
Buffalo Gap National Grassland
— — mixed-grass country, all the way to the curve.
Bullion Butte
in the Little Missouri grasslands, south of Medora
Bullion Butte
— — a flat-topped horizon the prairie keeps coming back to.
Bumpass Hell
in the high country of Lassen Volcanic National Park
Bumpass Hell
— — the floor of a mountain that hasn't cooled yet.
Burney Falls
in northern California, on the edge of the Cascades
Burney Falls
— — a wall the water comes through, not over.
Byron Glacier trail
in Chugach National Forest, off Portage Glacier Road
Byron Glacier trail
— — the cold the glacier sends down the creek.
Calico Ghost Town
in the Mojave, northeast of Barstow
Calico Ghost Town
— — the colour the silver left behind.
Calvert Cliffs fossil beach
on the western shore of the Chesapeake, south of Prince Frederick
Calvert Cliffs fossil beach
— — the bay edge where the Miocene keeps washing up.
Canyon Lake
on the Salt River, east of Phoenix
Canyon Lake
— — the desert holding a long blue ribbon.
Cape San Blas dune
on the Forgotten Coast, between Apalachicola and Port St. Joe
Cape San Blas dune
— — a white dune the gulf keeps moving.
Carlsbad Caverns King's Palace
830 feet below the Chihuahuan Desert in southeastern New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns King's Palace
— — a chamber the slow water carved and left lit.
Carrizo Plain Superbloom
in southeastern San Luis Obispo County, between the Temblor and Caliente ranges
Carrizo Plain Superbloom
— the spring the rain remembered.
Cascade Mountain
in the Adirondack High Peaks, between Lake Placid and Keene
Cascade Mountain
— — the summit that opens all at once.
Castle Crags
south of Mount Shasta, above the Sacramento River
Castle Crags
— granite the rest of the mountain left behind.
Castle Geyser
in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone
Castle Geyser
— — a cone the water has been building for centuries.
Catalina State Park
in the foothills north of Tucson
Catalina State Park
— — saguaros in their thousands at the foot of the range.
Cathedral Rocks
in Yosemite Valley, across from El Capitan
Cathedral Rocks
— — three towers where the late light lands.
Cave Lake State Park
in the Schell Creek Range, east of Ely, Nevada
Cave Lake State Park
— — a small lake the desert hides on purpose.
Chancellorsville Battlefield
in the Wilderness west of Fredericksburg, on the old Plank Road
Chancellorsville Battlefield
— — the field where the perfect battle cost the man who won it.
Cheyenne Bottoms wetland
in the Great Bend lowlands of central Kansas
Cheyenne Bottoms wetland
— — the marsh the whole continent stops at.
Citadel Pueblo Wupatki
on a limestone knoll north of Flagstaff
Citadel Pueblo Wupatki
— — the village the high ground kept.
Citi Field
in Flushing, Queens, on the eastern edge of the city
Citi Field
— — a brick rotunda holding a number nobody else wears.
City of Rocks State Park
in the Chihuahuan Desert between Silver City and Deming
City of Rocks State Park
— — a town of stone that has been standing there alone.
Clarks Fork Canyon
north of Cody, below the Beartooth Plateau
Clarks Fork Canyon
— — a river that cut itself a thousand feet down.
Clyde Butcher gallery Big Cypress
on the Tamiami Trail, deep in Big Cypress Preserve
Clyde Butcher gallery Big Cypress
— — a small room that holds a very large swamp.
Colorado River below Hoover Dam
below Hoover Dam, where Black Canyon begins
Colorado River below Hoover Dam
— — the cold green that comes out from under the dam.
Conchas Lake State Park
on the Canadian River, east of Las Vegas, New Mexico
Conchas Lake State Park
— — a long blue cut through short-grass country.
Convict Lake
south of Mammoth Lakes, in the eastern Sierra
Convict Lake
— still water that holds the mountain twice.
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary boardwalk
in the western Everglades, east of Naples
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary boardwalk
— — the cypress that stood through every century.
Coronado Trail
the mountain road from Clifton to Springerville
Coronado Trail
— — a hundred and twenty miles of slow curves and pine.
Craig Lake State Park
deep in Baraga County, west of Marquette
Craig Lake State Park
— — the park you have to want to find.
Crater Lake
in southern Oregon's Cascade Range, inside a collapsed volcano
Crater Lake
— — a blue with nothing else to compare to.
Crystal Cove
on the Newport Coast, between Corona del Mar and Laguna Beach
Crystal Cove
— the long light before the cottages turn on.
Crystal Crag
above Lake George, in the eastern Sierra
Crystal Crag
— a vein of light in the granite.
Crystal River manatee swim
in Kings Bay, on Florida's Gulf coast in Citrus County
Crystal River manatee swim
— — the slow grey shape rising under the kayak.
Dante's View Twilight
high above Death Valley, on the Black Mountains rim
Dante's View Twilight
— the half-hour the basin holds the blue.
Davis Mountains Skyline Drive
the seventy-five mile loop above Fort Davis
Davis Mountains Skyline Drive
— — a sky island the desert holds up to the light.
Devils Postpile
in the Sierra Nevada, near Mammoth Lakes
Devils Postpile
— the columns the glacier polished from above.
Devils Tower
in northeastern Wyoming, on the western edge of the Black Hills
Devils Tower
— — a column the prairie remembered out of the ground.
Donner Lake
just below Donner Pass, west of Truckee
Donner Lake
— — the summer lake at the foot of the hardest winter.
Edison Botanic Caloosahatchee
on the Caloosahatchee, in Fort Myers
Edison Botanic Caloosahatchee
— — a banyan that grew into a room.
Effigy Mounds National Monument bear effigy
in the North Unit, near the bluff edge above the Mississippi
Effigy Mounds National Monument bear effigy
— — a bear the size of a barn, walking slow through the oaks.
Egmont Key lighthouse
at the mouth of Tampa Bay, reachable only by boat
Egmont Key lighthouse
— — the last white tower before the Gulf.
El Capitan Dawn
in Yosemite Valley, above the meadow
El Capitan Dawn
— the first light on three thousand feet of granite.
El Morro Inscription Rock
between Grants and the Zuni Pueblo, off NM-53
El Morro Inscription Rock
— — the rock that kept everyone's signature.
Ellery Lake
east of Tioga Pass, high above Mono Lake
Ellery Lake
— a held blue at the edge of the pass.
Emerald Bay Lake Tahoe
on the southwest shore of Lake Tahoe
Emerald Bay Lake Tahoe
— — the green the blue makes room for.
Enchanted Rock summit view
on the bare granite cap above the Hill Country
Enchanted Rock summit view
— — Hill Country runs out in every direction.
Falcon Lake international reservoir
on the Rio Grande, south of Zapata
Falcon Lake international reservoir
— — one lake, two countries, one river under it.
Father Hennepin State Park
on the southeast shore of Mille Lacs Lake, near Isle
Father Hennepin State Park
— — the long shoreline a French priest noted in 1680.
Fern Canyon
on the redwood coast, just back from Gold Bluffs Beach
Fern Canyon
— — the corridor the ferns took back.
First Landing State Park
on the Chesapeake at the tip of Virginia Beach
First Landing State Park
— — the shore the colonists saw first.
Fonts Point
at the rim of the Borrego Badlands, east of San Diego
Fonts Point
— the half-hour the badlands turn to gold.
Fort Pierre National Grassland
south of the Missouri at Pierre, on the open mid-grass prairie
Fort Pierre National Grassland
— — a sky that does most of the work.
Fort Worth Botanic Garden Japanese garden
inside the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, off University Drive
Fort Worth Botanic Garden Japanese garden
— — a quiet room cut out of a Texas city.
Franklin Mountains State Park El Paso
rising straight out of El Paso, on the Texas–New Mexico line
Franklin Mountains State Park El Paso
— — a desert range a city built itself around.
Fredericksburg Sunken Road
below Marye's Heights, west of downtown Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Sunken Road
— — a stone wall that held a December afternoon.
Fremont Peak
in the Wind River Range, west-central Wyoming
Fremont Peak
— — a granite tooth above the lake country.
Frontenac State Park bluff
on a Mississippi bluff above Lake Pepin
Frontenac State Park bluff
— — the ridge the hawks ride south on.
Frozen Head State Park
in the Cumberland Mountains, above Wartburg, Tennessee
Frozen Head State Park
— — the ridge where the Barkley runners disappear.
Garfield Peak summit
above the south rim of Crater Lake, in the southern Oregon Cascades
Garfield Peak summit
— — the blue the caldera holds.
Garrapata Coast
south of Carmel, where Highway 1 turns into Big Sur
Garrapata Coast
— the coast the fog keeps remembering.
Gatorland Orlando entrance
on South Orange Blossom Trail, between Orlando and Kissimmee
Gatorland Orlando entrance
— — a roadside jaw that has stood since 1962.
General Sherman Tree
in the Giant Forest, high in the southern Sierra
General Sherman Tree
— two thousand winters in one trunk.
Ginnie Springs cave diver
on the Santa Fe River near High Springs, north-central Florida
Ginnie Springs cave diver
— — water so clear the diver casts a shadow on the limestone floor.
Glacial Lakes State Park
on the prairie coteau south of Starbuck, Minnesota
Glacial Lakes State Park
— — the kettles the ice left behind.
Glacier Peak
deep in the North Cascades, east of Darrington
Glacier Peak
— — the volcano almost no road can see.
Glacier Point Panorama Sunset
on the south rim of Yosemite Valley
Glacier Point Panorama Sunset
— the pink the granite keeps after the sun is gone.
Glass Beach Fort Bragg
on the Mendocino coast, north of Fort Bragg
Glass Beach Fort Bragg
— — polished glass where the dump used to be.
Glendo Reservoir
on the North Platte River, southeastern Wyoming
Glendo Reservoir
— — a long blue patience above the dam.
Golden Gate Bridge from Marin
on the headlands, eye-level with the towers
Golden Gate Bridge from Marin
— the orange the fog can't take.
Gooseberry Falls Lower Falls
on Minnesota's North Shore, below Highway 61
Gooseberry Falls Lower Falls
— — the last drop before the river meets the lake.
Gooseberry Falls Middle Falls
just below the visitor center on Minnesota's North Shore
Gooseberry Falls Middle Falls
— — the picture every North Shore drive stops for.
Grand River National Grassland
in the far northwest of South Dakota, near Lemmon and the North Dakota line
Grand River National Grassland
— — sage, bone, and a long west wind.
Grand Teton
in northwestern Wyoming, above the floor of Jackson Hole
Grand Teton
— — a range that starts at the valley.
Grayton Beach State Park
on Florida's Emerald Coast, west of Seaside
Grayton Beach State Park
— the sand the gulf keeps clean.
Green-Wood Cemetery Gothic gate
at 25th Street and Fifth Avenue in Brooklyn
Green-Wood Cemetery Gothic gate
— — a brownstone gatehouse with parakeets in the spires.
Griffith Observatory
above Los Angeles, on the south slope of Mount Hollywood
Griffith Observatory
— the dome that holds two skies.
Half Dome Glacier Point
on the south rim of Yosemite Valley
Half Dome Glacier Point
— the face the day leaves last.
Hearst Castle
above the Pacific Coast Highway, halfway to Big Sur
Hearst Castle
— — the two white towers a fortune kept above the sea.
Hebgen Lake
on the Madison, just outside Yellowstone
Hebgen Lake
— — the lake the earthquake rearranged.
Henderson Beach State Park Destin
at the east edge of Destin on Florida's Emerald Coast
Henderson Beach State Park Destin
— sugar sand and thirty-foot dunes.
Hiawatha National Forest
in Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula, between three Great Lakes
Hiawatha National Forest
— — the forest the lakes wrap around.
High Knob Recreation Area
in the Jefferson National Forest, above Norton
High Knob Recreation Area
— — the tower the clouds come up to meet.
Highlands Hammock State Park
in central Florida, just west of Sebring
Highlands Hammock State Park
— old oaks holding their shade.
Highway 95 Lake Havasu
the lakeside run of Arizona 95 through Lake Havasu City
Highway 95 Lake Havasu
— — the desert road that keeps the lake on one shoulder.
Hillsborough River State Park
northeast of Tampa, off U.S. 301
Hillsborough River State Park
— the only rapids in Florida.
Hollywood Sign
on Mount Lee, looking south over Los Angeles
Hollywood Sign
— — a hand-painted billboard the city forgot to take down.
Hoover Dam
in Black Canyon, where Nevada meets Arizona
Hoover Dam
— a wall of concrete holding back a desert sea.
Hoover Dam Arizona side
the Arizona abutment of the dam in Black Canyon on the Colorado River
Hoover Dam Arizona side
— — the wall the river agreed to stand still against.
Hope Valley Autumn
high in the Sierra, south of Lake Tahoe
Hope Valley Autumn
— — the week the aspens take the valley.
Ichetucknee Springs tubing
in the limestone country of north-central Florida
Ichetucknee Springs tubing
— — a river that runs the same temperature all year.
Ijams Nature Center Quarry
on the south bank of the Tennessee River, in south Knoxville
Ijams Nature Center Quarry
— — the quarry the marble forgot it was.
Indian Canyons Palm Springs
south of Palm Springs, at the foot of the San Jacintos
Indian Canyons Palm Springs
— the green the desert keeps to itself.
Isle Royale
an island park in Lake Superior, off Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Isle Royale
— the quiet of a place you have to want to reach.
Jerome open pit
below the town, on the south face of Cleopatra Hill
Jerome open pit
— — a hole the size of a small valley.
JN Ding Darling NWR roseate spoonbill
on Sanibel Island, off Fort Myers
JN Ding Darling NWR roseate spoonbill
— — the pink the mangrove water leaves behind.
Johns Hopkins Glacier inlet
at the head of Johns Hopkins Inlet, in Glacier Bay National Park
Johns Hopkins Glacier inlet
— — the blue the ice keeps for itself.
Jones Beach West End
on the Atlantic side of Long Island's outer barrier beach
Jones Beach West End
— — the wide quiet end of a famous beach.
Joshua Tree Forest Burning Sky
in the Mojave, east of Los Angeles
Joshua Tree Forest Burning Sky
— the sky burns down to silhouettes.
Kantishna gold rush ruins
at the end of the Denali Park Road, ninety-two miles in
Kantishna gold rush ruins
— — a boomtown the tundra is quietly taking back.
Kelly warm springs
in the Gros Ventre valley, east of the Tetons
Kelly warm springs
— — the steam rising where the snow won't hold.
Kelso Dunes
in the eastern Mojave, off Kelbaker Road
Kelso Dunes
— — a low hum when the slope gives way.
Keys View Joshua Tree
on the crest of the Little San Bernardino Mountains, above the Coachella Valley
Keys View Joshua Tree
— — the long look, all of it at once.
Killens Pond State Park
in Kent County, south of Felton
Killens Pond State Park
— — a millpond the woods grew back around.
Klamath Basin Waterfowl
near the Oregon line in California's high northeast
Klamath Basin Waterfowl
— — the morning the marsh takes flight.
Klamath River Mouth
where the redwoods meet the Pacific
Klamath River Mouth
— the river finally giving itself to the sea.
Klyde Warren Park
above the freeway, between the Arts District and Uptown Dallas
Klyde Warren Park
— — a park where a road used to be.
La Jolla Cove
on the southern California coast, north of San Diego
La Jolla Cove
— the green the kelp gives the water.
Lahontan Reservoir
on the Carson River between Fallon and Silver Springs
Lahontan Reservoir
— — a long blue line laid across the sage.
Lake Anna State Park
on the north shore of the lake, in Spotsylvania County
Lake Anna State Park
— — a wide green water with a long memory.
Lake Compounce
in central Connecticut, at the foot of the Bristol hills
Lake Compounce
— — the coaster that runs through the trees.
Lake Eola swan boats Orlando
in downtown Orlando, ringed by the city skyline
Lake Eola swan boats Orlando
— — a quiet lap around the fountain at dusk.
Lake McConaughy
in western Nebraska, north of Ogallala
Lake McConaughy
— — a long blue inland sea on the high plains.
Lake Mead Boulder Beach
on the Nevada side of Lake Mead, just east of Boulder City
Lake Mead Boulder Beach
— — the old waterline, written on the rock.
Lake Metigoshe
in the Turtle Mountains, on the Manitoba line
Lake Metigoshe
— — a forest the prairie wasn't supposed to have.
Lake Mille Lacs
in central Minnesota, two hours north of the Twin Cities
Lake Mille Lacs
— the lake the wind never quite leaves alone.
Lake Sabrina
high in the Eastern Sierra, above Bishop
Lake Sabrina
— — the week the canyon goes gold.
Lake Shasta
north of Redding, at the top of the Sacramento Valley
Lake Shasta
— the lake the four rivers became.
Lake Superior Maritime Museum
in Canal Park at the Duluth shipping canal
Lake Superior Maritime Museum
— the room where the lakers come and go.
Lake Vermilion
in the Arrowhead of northern Minnesota, west of Ely
Lake Vermilion
— — the long water, broken into islands.
Lake Waramaug
in the Litchfield Hills, near the village of New Preston
Lake Waramaug
— — a long quiet lake the road keeps circling back to.
Lake Winnibigoshish
in the Chippewa National Forest, north-central Minnesota
Lake Winnibigoshish
— — a wide water, walleye dark.
Lassen Peak
in California's volcanic north, where the Cascades end
Lassen Peak
— a slow fire, sleeping under snow.
Laurel Falls
in the Smokies, off Little River Road west of Sugarlands
Laurel Falls
— — the waterfall the trail was paved to reach.
Lava Beds
on the high desert of northeast California, near the Oregon line
Lava Beds
— — the dark you can walk into.
Lettuce Lake Park Tampa
on the Hillsborough River, northeast of Tampa
Lettuce Lake Park Tampa
— — the cypress swamp where the river slows.
Lewis and Clark Lake
on the Missouri, where South Dakota meets Nebraska
Lewis and Clark Lake
— — the river, taught to wait.
Lido Beach Sarasota
on the Gulf, west of Sarasota across the bay
Lido Beach Sarasota
— — the quiet beach across the causeway from St. Armands.
Lincoln State Park
in Spencer County, beside the Lincoln Boyhood memorial
Lincoln State Park
— — the woods the family worked and walked.
Living Desert State Park
on the Ocotillo Hills above Carlsbad, in the Chihuahuan Desert of southeastern New Mexico
Living Desert State Park
— — a desert that lets you walk through its own field guide.
Locust Point Latrobe Park
on the Baltimore peninsula, near Fort McHenry
Locust Point Latrobe Park
— — a small green square that holds its block.
Lomaki Pueblo Wupatki
in the high desert north of Flagstaff, at Wupatki
Lomaki Pueblo Wupatki
— a small house left standing in the wind.
Lone Star Geyser
in Yellowstone's backcountry, south of Old Faithful
Lone Star Geyser
— — a cone that keeps its own clock.
Longs Peak
in Rocky Mountain National Park, north of Estes Park
Longs Peak
— — the mountain Enos Mills climbed at fifteen.
Looe Key coral reef divers
off Big Pine Key, in the lower Florida Keys
Looe Key coral reef divers
— — the shallow reef the divers come back for.
Lookout Studio
on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, west of Bright Angel Lodge
Lookout Studio
— — a small stone room built to disappear into the cliff.
Loop Road Big Cypress cypress dome
south of the Tamiami Trail, in Big Cypress National Preserve
Loop Road Big Cypress cypress dome
— — a cypress dome standing in slow water.
Lost Coast
north of Mendocino, where Highway 1 turns inland
Lost Coast
— the coast the highway let go.
Loxahatchee NWR cypress swamp
the northern edge of the Everglades, west of Boynton Beach
Loxahatchee NWR cypress swamp
— — the green that holds the water still.
Maclay Gardens azalea spring
on the north side of Tallahassee, above Lake Hall
Maclay Gardens azalea spring
— — the week the woods turn pink and white.
Madera Canyon
in the Santa Rita Mountains, south of Tucson
Madera Canyon
— — the canyon the birds come to from two continents.
Magnetic Rock trail
at the end of the Gunflint Trail, on the Boundary Waters edge
Magnetic Rock trail
— — the stone that turns the needle.
Manassas National Battlefield
in Prince William County, thirty miles southwest of Washington
Manassas National Battlefield
— — the field that ended the idea of a short war.
Many Glacier Hotel on Swiftcurrent Lake
on the east shore of Swiftcurrent Lake, in Glacier National Park
Many Glacier Hotel on Swiftcurrent Lake
— — a Swiss chalet that walked across an ocean.
Marble Canyon
where the Colorado River turns south and begins the Grand Canyon
Marble Canyon
— — the first cut of the river into the rock.
Marine on St Croix
on the St. Croix River, about forty miles northeast of the Twin Cities
Marine on St Croix
— — the village the river kept small.
Marlette Lake high cirque
above the east shore of Lake Tahoe, in the Carson Range
Marlette Lake high cirque
— — the lake that feeds the capital.
Matthaei Botanical Gardens
east of Ann Arbor, on Dixboro Road
Matthaei Botanical Gardens
— — a long greenhouse and a longer prairie.
Mavericks Half Moon Bay
a half mile off Pillar Point, south of San Francisco
Mavericks Half Moon Bay
— the cold blue wall the winter Pacific builds.
McCarthy historic main street
at the foot of the Wrangell-St. Elias range, end of the road
McCarthy historic main street
— — a town the century forgot to take with it.
McWay Falls
on the Big Sur coast, thirty-seven miles south of Carmel
McWay Falls
— — a thread of water into a turquoise cove.
Mendocino Headlands
north of San Francisco, where Highway 1 meets the sea
Mendocino Headlands
— a meadow that ends in sea arches.
Mesquite Flat Dunes
in Death Valley, just past Stovepipe Wells
Mesquite Flat Dunes
— — what the wind leaves by morning.
Minarets Mammoth
west of Mammoth Mountain, in the Ansel Adams Wilderness
Minarets Mammoth
— — the ridge the sun saves for last.
Mirror Lake
in Tenaya Canyon, at the foot of Half Dome
Mirror Lake
— half the mountain, again, on the water.
Misquamicut Beach
on the south coast of Westerly
Misquamicut Beach
— — the long open sand the state leaves alone.
Mission Espada aqueduct
south of San Antonio, where the acequia crosses Piedras Creek
Mission Espada aqueduct
— — water still moving the way the friars set it in 1745.
Mission San Juan Bautista
east of Monterey Bay, on the old El Camino Real
Mission San Juan Bautista
— — the long arcade the afternoon never quite leaves.
Mitchell Caverns
in the Providence Mountains, deep in the Mojave
Mitchell Caverns
— — the eyes of the mountain, half open.
Mono Lake Tufa
east of Yosemite, on the dry side of the Sierra
Mono Lake Tufa
— — the towers the lake left behind.
Monterey Bay Sea Otters
on California's central coast, between Santa Cruz and Monterey
Monterey Bay Sea Otters
— — a small body asleep, anchored in the kelp.
Mooney Falls
in Havasu Canyon, on the Havasupai Reservation
Mooney Falls
— — the turquoise the canyon keeps to itself.
Morning Glory Pool
at the far end of the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone
Morning Glory Pool
— — the colour of a flower that got cooler the longer you looked.
Moro Rock Dusk
above the Kaweah Canyon in Sequoia, on the western slope of the southern Sierra
Moro Rock Dusk
— the last light the Sierras hold.
Mossbrae Falls
in northern California, in the upper Sacramento canyon
Mossbrae Falls
— — water arriving sideways through the moss.
Mount Healy Overlook
above the park entrance, in Denali National Park
Mount Healy Overlook
— — the first place the park opens its hand.
Mount Rushmore
in the Black Hills of South Dakota, southwest of Rapid City
Mount Rushmore
— — four faces, half a mountain, full afternoon light.
Mount Rushmore winter snow
in the Black Hills, above Keystone
Mount Rushmore winter snow
— — the four faces under a quiet weight of white.
Mount Scott summit overlook
in the Wichita Mountains, west of Lawton
Mount Scott summit overlook
— — the granite the prairie wears as a crown.
Mount Shasta
at the south end of the Cascade Range, in far northern California
Mount Shasta
— — a mountain you watch arrive for an hour.
Mount Washington
in the central Oregon Cascades, between Santiam and McKenzie passes
Mount Washington
— — the worn-down tooth of an older mountain.
Mount Whitney Lone Pine
in the eastern Sierra, above the Owens Valley
Mount Whitney Lone Pine
— — the wall the morning finds first.
NASA Johnson rocket park
on the grounds of Johnson Space Center, south of Houston
NASA Johnson rocket park
— — the engines that left the planet, set down on grass.
NASA Johnson Space Center Saturn V
inside a long building at Johnson Space Center, south of Houston
NASA Johnson Space Center Saturn V
— — three hundred and sixty-three feet, lying on its side.
Natural Bridge of Virginia
in Rockbridge County, where US Route 11 crosses Cedar Creek
Natural Bridge of Virginia
— — the arch the creek cut, two hundred and fifteen feet up.
Natural Bridges Santa Cruz
at the western edge of Santa Cruz, where West Cliff Drive ends
Natural Bridges Santa Cruz
— the last of three arches the sea left standing.
New Market Battlefield
in the Shenandoah Valley, beside I-81 at New Market
New Market Battlefield
— — the field where the cadets lost their shoes in the mud.
North Manitou Island
off the Leelanau Peninsula, in Lake Michigan
North Manitou Island
— — an island the mainland forgets by evening.
North Sister
the oldest of the Three Sisters, west of Bend
North Sister
— — the one the glaciers wore down first.
Oak Creek Canyon overlook
above the switchbacks on Highway 89A, between Flagstaff and Sedona
Oak Creek Canyon overlook
— — the red canyon the road falls into.
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse
at the Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Huron meets Lake Michigan
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse
— — the keeper's tower the bridge made quiet.
Old Mission Point Lighthouse
at the tip of Old Mission Peninsula, sitting on the 45th parallel
Old Mission Point Lighthouse
— — a small white schoolhouse halfway to the pole.
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
above the mouth of San Diego harbour
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
— the light no fog could reach.
Olmsted Point Granite
on the Tioga Road, above Tenaya Lake
Olmsted Point Granite
— the rock that remembers the ice.
Organ Mountains Soledad Canyon
the west side of the Organ Mountains, east of Las Cruces
Organ Mountains Soledad Canyon
— — granite needles cut against a Chihuahuan sky.
Padre Island National Seashore dune
south of Corpus Christi, between the Gulf and the Laguna Madre
Padre Island National Seashore dune
— the line the wind keeps redrawing.
Padre Island sea turtle Kemps Ridley
on the beach at Padre Island National Seashore
Padre Island sea turtle Kemps Ridley
— the smallest sea turtle, walking home.
Palo Duro Canyon Lighthouse Rock
deep inside Palo Duro Canyon, south of Amarillo
Palo Duro Canyon Lighthouse Rock
— a tower the river forgot to take down.
Palo Duro Goodnight ranch
on the floor of Palo Duro Canyon, in the Texas Panhandle
Palo Duro Goodnight ranch
— — where the first ranch in the Panhandle was set.
Pawnee Rock State Historic Site
above the Arkansas River bend in central Kansas
Pawnee Rock State Historic Site
— — the rock the Santa Fe Trail counted by.
Pedernales Falls layered limestone
in the Texas Hill Country, west of Austin
Pedernales Falls layered limestone
— — a river the limestone refuses to let run straight.
Pen Park
on the Rivanna River, northeast of downtown Charlottesville
Pen Park
— — the long city afternoon, before the river turns.
Pere Marquette Beach Muskegon
at the channel of Muskegon Lake on Lake Michigan
Pere Marquette Beach Muskegon
— — the red light at the end of the pier.
Pfeiffer Beach Keyhole Arch
on the Big Sur coast, twenty-seven miles south of Carmel
Pfeiffer Beach Keyhole Arch
— — the keyhole the winter sun finds.
Philpott Lake
in the Blue Ridge foothills of southern Virginia
Philpott Lake
— — a long quiet reservoir, held between wooded ridges.
Photographers Point
in the Wind River Range, above Pinedale
Photographers Point
— — the basin the trail finally shows you.
Picketpost Mountain
near Superior, east of Phoenix on US-60
Picketpost Mountain
— — the rock the road bends around.
Pictured Rocks Grand Sable Dunes
on the eastern Pictured Rocks shore, above Lake Superior
Pictured Rocks Grand Sable Dunes
— — sand the lake left behind.
Pictured Rocks Miner's Castle
on the Lake Superior shore east of Munising, Michigan
Pictured Rocks Miner's Castle
— — the turret the lake took back.
Pictured Rocks Spray Falls
on the Lake Superior cliffs east of Munising
Pictured Rocks Spray Falls
— — the creek that walks off the edge into the lake.
Piedras Blancas Light
on California's Central Coast, six miles north of San Simeon
Piedras Blancas Light
— — the same light, every night since 1875.
Pigeon Point Light
on California's San Mateo coast, five miles south of Pescadero
Pigeon Point Light
— — named for the ship that wrecked here.
Pinnacles Condors
above the High Peaks of central California
Pinnacles Condors
— — the bird that came back from twenty-two.
Pinnacles Rock Spires
in central California, in the southern Gabilan Range
Pinnacles Rock Spires
— — the volcano the fault carried north.
Pioneer Plaza longhorn sculptures
in downtown Dallas, beside the Pioneer Cemetery
Pioneer Plaza longhorn sculptures
— — a cattle drive cast in bronze, still moving.
Point Arena Lighthouse
on the Mendocino coast, where the San Andreas comes ashore
Point Arena Lighthouse
— — the tower the 1906 quake brought down.
Point Bonita Lighthouse
at the north shoulder of the Golden Gate
Point Bonita Lighthouse
— — the only lighthouse you reach by suspension bridge.
Point Cabrillo Light
on the Mendocino headland, between Mendocino and Fort Bragg
Point Cabrillo Light
— — the small white house keeping watch since 1909.
Point Dume Malibu
on the Malibu coast, where the cove drops below the bluff
Point Dume Malibu
— — a volcanic point above the open Pacific.
Point Lobos
south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, where the cypress meet the granite
Point Lobos
— — the cypress that grows only here.
Point Reyes Headland
on the Marin County coast, where the peninsula reaches west into the Pacific
Point Reyes Headland
— — the windward edge of the continent.
Point Reyes Lighthouse
at the western tip of the Point Reyes peninsula, in Marin County
Point Reyes Lighthouse
— — the lamp at the bottom of 308 stairs.
Point Reyes Tule Elk
on the bluffs of Tomales Point, north of San Francisco
Point Reyes Tule Elk
— the bugle that carries across the fog.
Point Sur Light Station
on a volcanic rock off Highway 1, south of Carmel
Point Sur Light Station
— the light kept on a rock above the swell.
Porcupine Mountains escarpment
in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula, above Lake Superior
Porcupine Mountains escarpment
— — the long basalt spine the glaciers left standing.
Port Aransas jetty
on the south side of the Aransas Pass channel, Mustang Island
Port Aransas jetty
— — the granite line the gulf can't quite take back.
Prospect Park Long Meadow
in the middle of Brooklyn, running a mile through Prospect Park
Prospect Park Long Meadow
— — the longest open lawn in any American park.
Racetrack Playa
on a dry lake bed deep in Death Valley
Racetrack Playa
— the rocks that move when no one is watching.
Rae Lakes
high in the Sierra Nevada, in Kings Canyon
Rae Lakes
— the lakes the granite holds in its hand.
Rainbow Basin
north of Barstow, in the Mojave
Rainbow Basin
— — the colour the layers keep.
Ramsey Canyon
in the Huachuca Mountains of southeast Arizona, above Sierra Vista
Ramsey Canyon
— — a canyon the hummingbirds turn for.
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
on the western edge of Reno, against the Sierra
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
— — the meadow under a thousand balloons before dawn.
Red Rock Canyon State Park
off Highway 14, where the Mojave climbs into the El Pasos
Red Rock Canyon State Park
— — what the wind left of the cliff.
Red Rock State Park
along Oak Creek, southwest of Sedona
Red Rock State Park
— — the quiet side of the red rocks.
Redden State Forest
in central Sussex County, north of Georgetown
Redden State Forest
— — a long stand of loblolly pine and the road that goes through it.
Rocky Gap Lake Habeeb
in the Allegheny ridges east of Cumberland
Rocky Gap Lake Habeeb
— — the small lake between two mountains.
Roma Bluffs Rio Grande overlook
on the Texas side of the Rio Grande, across from Ciudad Miguel Alemán
Roma Bluffs Rio Grande overlook
— — the river holding its breath between two countries.
Roosevelt Lake
in the Tonto Basin, northeast of Phoenix
Roosevelt Lake
— — the desert holding a long blue mirror.
Royal Gorge Bridge
in central Colorado, west of Cañon City
Royal Gorge Bridge
— — a thread of road, a long way down to the river.
Sabino Canyon
in the Santa Catalina Mountains, above Tucson
Sabino Canyon
— — a desert creek that runs through saguaros.
Saguaro Lake
on the Salt River, northeast of Mesa
Saguaro Lake
— — a green river held between desert walls.
Salinas Pueblo Missions Abo
in the Estancia Basin, south of Mountainair
Salinas Pueblo Missions Abo
— — red sandstone walls the wind still moves through.
Salinas Pueblo Missions Quarai
central New Mexico, eight miles north of Mountainair
Salinas Pueblo Missions Quarai
— — red sandstone the desert kept upright.
Salmon Ruins great house
on the San Juan River, just east of Bloomfield
Salmon Ruins great house
— — a Chacoan great house the river kept watch over.
Sam Houston statue Hermann Park
at the north gate of Hermann Park in Houston
Sam Houston statue Hermann Park
— — a general on horseback, pointing east toward San Jacinto.
Sandhill cranes at Whitewater Draw
in the Sulphur Springs Valley, southeast of Tombstone
Sandhill cranes at Whitewater Draw
— ten thousand wings, one cold morning.
Sandia Peak tramway summit
above Albuquerque, on the crest of the Sandias
Sandia Peak tramway summit
— — the watermelon hour, written in granite.
Santa Ana NWR wetland
on the Rio Grande in the Lower Valley, south of Alamo, Texas
Santa Ana NWR wetland
— — the last thornforest, holding still.
Sardis Lake
in north Mississippi, between Sardis and Oxford
Sardis Lake
— — the lake the Corps put down between two ridges.
Savage River Reservoir
in the western Maryland highlands, near Bloomington
Savage River Reservoir
— — the held water above the loudest river in the East.
Seminoe Reservoir
north of Sinclair, where the North Platte cuts the Seminoe Mountains
Seminoe Reservoir
— — red rock holding a long blue lake.
Sheyenne National Grassland tallgrass
in the sandhill prairie east of Lisbon
Sheyenne National Grassland tallgrass
— — the grass that remembers the buffalo.
Ship Island Fort Massachusetts
on West Ship Island, twelve miles off the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Ship Island Fort Massachusetts
— — brick the salt has been working on since 1866.
Shoshone National Forest
east of Yellowstone, along the spine of the Absarokas
Shoshone National Forest
— — the first forest the country ever set aside.
Silver Springs head spring
at the source of the Silver River, east of Ocala
Silver Springs head spring
— — a hole in the floor of Florida, pouring blue.
Skull Rock Joshua Tree
along Park Boulevard, deep in Joshua Tree
Skull Rock Joshua Tree
— the granite the rainwater taught to look back.
Smith River
in California's northwest corner, just below the Oregon line
Smith River
— water the colour of clean glass.
Snake River Canyon south of Jackson
below Hoback Junction, where the river turns toward Alpine
Snake River Canyon south of Jackson
— — the green water that won't sit still.
Solitario uplift Big Bend Ranch
deep in Big Bend Ranch, west of the Rio Grande
Solitario uplift Big Bend Ranch
— — a ring the desert drew around itself.
Sombrero Reef snorkel
about three and a half miles south of Marathon, in the Florida Keys
Sombrero Reef snorkel
— — the reef the lighthouse keeps an eye on.
Soudan Mine 27th level
half a mile under the Vermilion Iron Range
Soudan Mine 27th level
— — the deepest dark in Minnesota, kept on purpose.
Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield
in Spotsylvania County, southeast of the Wilderness
Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield
— — the oak the bullets cut down at the Bloody Angle.
Spruce Run Reservoir
in the Hunterdon hills, west of Clinton
Spruce Run Reservoir
— — a lake the farms agreed to let happen.
St. Marks NWR Lighthouse
at the end of Lighthouse Road in St. Marks Refuge, south of Tallahassee
St. Marks NWR Lighthouse
— — the oldest light still standing on the Gulf.
Stephen Foster State Park Suwannee
on the Suwannee River at White Springs, in North Florida
Stephen Foster State Park Suwannee
— — a bell tower over a slow brown river.
Stony Man Mountain summit
in Shenandoah National Park, off Skyline Drive at milepost 41.7
Stony Man Mountain summit
— — a profile the ridge wears like a face turned up.
Stout Grove
deep in Jedediah Smith Redwoods, on California's far north coast
Stout Grove
— — where the cathedral is older than the country.
Sue-meg State Park
on the Humboldt coast, a few miles north of Trinidad
Sue-meg State Park
— — the park that took its old name back.
Sugarite Canyon State Park
on the Colorado line, above Raton
Sugarite Canyon State Park
— — a coal town the meadow took back.
Sunsphere
in downtown Knoxville, above World's Fair Park
Sunsphere
— the gold ball left from the fair.
Sunspot Solar Observatory
high on Sacramento Peak in the southern New Mexico mountains, above Cloudcroft
Sunspot Solar Observatory
— — a white tower built to watch the sun.
Sutro Baths
at Lands End on the western edge of San Francisco
Sutro Baths
— — concrete pools the sea finally took back.
Sutter's Mill
in Coloma, on the South Fork of the American River
Sutter's Mill
— — the morning that rerouted the country.
Suwannee River Big Shoals
north Florida, east of White Springs
Suwannee River Big Shoals
— — the one place in Florida the river actually drops.
Suwannee River canoe
north Florida, the long blackwater run to the Gulf
Suwannee River canoe
— — a boat, a tea-coloured river, and time enough to follow it.
Sylvan Lake granite shoreline
in Custer State Park, at the top of Needles Highway
Sylvan Lake granite shoreline
— — a small lake the granite seems to be holding in cupped hands.
Taft Point
on the south rim of Yosemite Valley, west of Glacier Point
Taft Point
— — the fissures the granite keeps open.
Tall Trees Grove Fog
deep in Redwood National Park, off Bald Hills Road
Tall Trees Grove Fog
— — the fog the redwoods drink before the sun finds them.
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
the Flint Hills of Chase County, Kansas, north of Strong City
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
— — the last big piece of the ocean of grass.
Temperance River gorge
on the North Shore of Lake Superior, between Tofte and Schroeder
Temperance River gorge
— — the river that runs straight to the lake without rest.
Tenaya Lake
along Tioga Road, high in the Yosemite backcountry
Tenaya Lake
— — the cold blue the glacier left.
Tent Rocks slot canyon
on Pueblo de Cochiti land, an hour southwest of Santa Fe
Tent Rocks slot canyon
— — the narrow place that opens to sky.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
in the North Dakota badlands above the Little Missouri
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
— the country that made the president.
Three Fingered Jack
in the Oregon Cascades, on the Mt Jefferson Wilderness boundary
Three Fingered Jack
— — the eroded heart of an old volcano.
Three Sisters Springs manatees
in Crystal River, on Florida's Nature Coast north of Tampa
Three Sisters Springs manatees
— — the warm pool the river runs to in winter.
Titcomb Basin
deep in the Wind River Range, Bridger-Teton National Forest
Titcomb Basin
— — the alpine the long walk in earns.
Tongue River Canyon
in the Bighorn National Forest, west of Dayton
Tongue River Canyon
— — limestone walls cut by a small river with a long temper.
Topsail Hill Preserve
on the 30A corridor in south Walton County, Florida
Topsail Hill Preserve
— — the tall white dune the road forgot.
Torrey Pines
on the sandstone bluffs above La Jolla
Torrey Pines
— — a pine that grows here and one island over.
Traverse City Cherry Festival
the first full week of July on the West Bay waterfront
Traverse City Cherry Festival
— — the week the bay belongs to the cherry.
Trinity Alps
in the Klamath Mountains, west of the Sacramento Valley
Trinity Alps
— — a range that keeps its own quiet.
Tumacacori mission
in the Santa Cruz River valley south of Tucson
Tumacacori mission
— — the white wall the desert keeps.
Tunnel Log Sequoia
in Sequoia National Park, on the Crescent Meadow Road in the Giant Forest
Tunnel Log Sequoia
— — the tree the road kept driving through.
Tunnel Park Holland
on Lake Michigan, just north of Holland
Tunnel Park Holland
— the dune you walk through to find the lake.
Tunnel View Yosemite
at the east portal of the Wawona Tunnel on State Route 41, above Yosemite Valley
Tunnel View Yosemite
— — the valley the road opens onto.
Tuolumne Meadows Summer
in Yosemite's high country, along the upper Tuolumne River below Tioga Pass
Tuolumne Meadows Summer
— — the meadow the snow leaves for July.
USS Spiegel Grove wreck
six miles off Key Largo, on the sand at the edge of the reef
USS Spiegel Grove wreck
— — a grey ship the sea finally claimed.
Vedauwoo climbing crags
east of Laramie, in the Medicine Bow National Forest
Vedauwoo climbing crags
— — granite that bites back.
Vernal Fall Mist Trail
in Yosemite Valley, the granite stairway up the Merced River
Vernal Fall Mist Trail
— — the trail that walks you straight through a waterfall.
Vikingsholm
above Emerald Bay on the west shore of Lake Tahoe
Vikingsholm
— — the house with a meadow on its roof.
Voyageurs Ellsworth Rock Gardens
on the north shore of Kabetogama Lake, in Voyageurs National Park
Voyageurs Ellsworth Rock Gardens
— a quiet man's twenty-year garden, kept by a park.
Voyageurs Kabetogama Lake
on the southern edge of Voyageurs National Park, near Ash River
Voyageurs Kabetogama Lake
— twenty-five thousand acres of open water and held quiet.
Wakulla Springs lodge
at the headspring inside Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, south of Tallahassee
Wakulla Springs lodge
— — a Spanish-style lodge above a green spring.
Wakulla Springs riverboat
on the Wakulla River, leaving the headspring dock inside the state park
Wakulla Springs riverboat
— — the slow boat past the cypress and the gators.
Walnut Canyon NM
east of Flagstaff, on the southern Colorado Plateau
Walnut Canyon NM
— — small rooms in the wall of a canyon.
Warren Dunes State Park
on Lake Michigan, in the southwest corner of the state
Warren Dunes State Park
— the dune you climb until the lake opens flat.
Wekiwa Springs head spring
in Apopka, just north of Orlando
Wekiwa Springs head spring
— — the clear bowl the river starts in.
Wheeler Peak
in the Sangre de Cristo range, above Taos
Wheeler Peak
— — the roof of New Mexico, in thin air.
Wheeler Peak summit cirque
high in the Snake Range, eastern Nevada
Wheeler Peak summit cirque
— — the bowl the glacier left behind.
Whirlpool State Park
three miles below Niagara Falls, on the American side of the gorge
Whirlpool State Park
— the green water that turns on itself.
White Rock Lake Bath House Cultural Center
on the east shore of White Rock Lake, east of downtown Dallas
White Rock Lake Bath House Cultural Center
— — art moderne white, holding the lake's morning light.
White Sands National Park
in the Tularosa Basin of southern New Mexico
White Sands National Park
— — a desert the colour of cold milk.
Wichita Falls falls park
on the Wichita River in Lucy Park, north Texas near the Oklahoma line
Wichita Falls falls park
— — the river that named the city, given back its falls.
Wild Horse Reservoir
in the high desert of Elko County, northern Nevada
Wild Horse Reservoir
— — the lake the long road delivers.
Williams Route 66
on the Colorado Plateau, an hour south of the Grand Canyon
Williams Route 66
— — the last town the interstate let go of.
Wilson Lake
off I-70 in the Smoky Hills, between Salina and Hays
Wilson Lake
— — the clearest blue the prairie keeps.
Wind Cave National Park
in the southern Black Hills of South Dakota
Wind Cave National Park
— — a calcite honeycomb under the prairie.
Wupatki Pueblo
on the open basin northeast of Flagstaff
Wupatki Pueblo
— — a hundred rooms the wind still moves through.
York River State Park bluffs
where Taskinas Creek meets the York River, east of Williamsburg
York River State Park bluffs
— — Miocene shell beds under a roof of loblolly pine.
Yosemite Falls Spring
on the north wall of Yosemite Valley, in the Sierra Nevada
Yosemite Falls Spring
— — what the snowpack does on the way down.
Yosemite Valley
in the Sierra Nevada, the heart of Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley
— — the morning the granite turned gold and stayed.
Yuma Territorial Prison
on the bluff above the Colorado River at Yuma
Yuma Territorial Prison
— — adobe and iron, and the river beneath both.
Zabriskie Point Sunrise
on the eastern wall of Death Valley, just southeast of Furnace Creek
Zabriskie Point Sunrise
— — the first ten minutes of the desert day.
Artists Palette
in Death Valley, between Furnace Creek and Badwater Basin
Artists Palette
— the colours the desert keeps for the late light.
Badlands National Park pinnacles
along the Badlands Wall, west of Cedar Pass
Badlands National Park pinnacles
— — the spires the prairie weathered down to.
Beaver Falls
deep in Havasu Canyon, below Mooney Falls
Beaver Falls
— — the blue the limestone keeps giving back.
Cave River Valley Park
in the karst country of southern Indiana
Cave River Valley Park
— — where the river goes underground for a while.
Chimney Park hoodoos
in the Little Missouri Badlands of western North Dakota
Chimney Park hoodoos
— — soft clay columns the wind is slowly taking back.
Cholla Cactus Garden
in Joshua Tree, where two deserts meet.
Cholla Cactus Garden
— — light caught in a field of spines.
El Matador Beach Malibu
on the Malibu coast, west of Point Dume
El Matador Beach Malibu
— — the hour the light gets caught in the rock.
Gold Bluffs Beach
on the redwood coast, north of Orick
Gold Bluffs Beach
— the morning the elk come down to the sea.
Grand Rapids Ah-Nab-Awen Park
on the west bank of the Grand River, downtown Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Ah-Nab-Awen Park
— — a resting place, named in the old language.
Independence Texas Sam Houston home
in Washington County, in the Brenham countryside
Independence Texas Sam Houston home
— — the small town that held the Houston family quiet.
Ione Valley sage flats
in Nye County, central Nevada, west of the Shoshone Range
Ione Valley sage flats
— — sage as far as the road carries.
Iron Creek Lake
in the northern Black Hills, above Spearfish Canyon
Iron Creek Lake
— — a quiet pond the spruce keep to themselves.
Jemez Springs Soda Dam
along NM Highway 4 north of Jemez Springs village
Jemez Springs Soda Dam
— the river the mountain built a wall around.
Joe Wheeler State Park
on the Tennessee River, where it widens into Wheeler Lake in north Alabama
Joe Wheeler State Park
— — the river the dam slowed into a lake.
Joshua Tree Forest
in the high Mojave, where two deserts meet
Joshua Tree Forest
— a forest with the spaces left in.
Lake Sumner State Park
on the Pecos River north of Fort Sumner
Lake Sumner State Park
— a slow blue spread across the eastern plains.
Little Lakes Valley
in the Eastern Sierra, above Rock Creek
Little Lakes Valley
— a row of small lakes the glacier set down.
McKinney Falls State Park lower falls
on Onion Creek, in southeast Austin
McKinney Falls State Park lower falls
— — limestone the creek has been polishing for a long time.
Mingus Mountain
above Jerome, in the Black Hills of central Arizona
Mingus Mountain
— the mountain that watches the Verde Valley.
Mogollon Rim
the long edge of the Colorado Plateau across central Arizona
Mogollon Rim
— the cliff that cuts the state in two.
Monitor Valley big sky
in central Nevada, between the Toquima and Monitor ranges
Monitor Valley big sky
— — the sky doing all the talking.
Overton Park Old Forest
in midtown Memphis, the surviving woods inside Overton Park
Overton Park Old Forest
— — the forest the highway didn't get.
Pickwick Lake
in the northeast corner of Mississippi, where three states meet
Pickwick Lake
— — a river held still against the Tennessee line.
Pickwick Reservoir
behind Pickwick Landing Dam on the Tennessee River
Pickwick Reservoir
— — a working river, paused.
Pictured Rocks Bridalveil Falls
in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, on the cliff face east of Miners Beach
Pictured Rocks Bridalveil Falls
— — a ribbon the lake can almost reach.
Roman Nose State Park canyon
in the gypsum hills of west-central Oklahoma
Roman Nose State Park canyon
— — a green canyon the spring keeps cold.
Sea Center Texas Sea turtle hatchery
in Lake Jackson, on the upper Texas Gulf Coast
Sea Center Texas Sea turtle hatchery
— — a Gulf in small rooms, lit from above.
Sheridan Lake
in the Black Hills, west of Rapid City
Sheridan Lake
— the green the pines leave on the water.
the sequoia canopy
high above the Giant Forest
the sequoia canopy
— — a second forest, growing on the shoulders of the first.
Tower Hill
the high ground above the Brandywine in Wilmington
Tower Hill
— a stone tower the city kept building up to.
Wild Horse Mesa
on the high plateau north of Taos
Wild Horse Mesa
— — the sage that holds the wind.
Zumwalt Meadow Kings Canyon
on the floor of Kings Canyon, at the upper end of Highway 180
Zumwalt Meadow Kings Canyon
— — a meadow the road just barely reaches.
a Kaibab squirrel on the North Rim
Arizona · United States
a Kaibab squirrel on the North Rim
a massive giant sequoia base in
California · United States
a massive giant sequoia base in
a Mexican spotted owl
Utah · United States
a Mexican spotted owl
a North Canyon waterfall
Arizona · United States
a North Canyon waterfall
a northern goshawk
Arizona · United States
a northern goshawk
a rock squirrel on the Grand
Arizona · United States
a rock squirrel on the Grand
a Rocky Mountain spring
Colorado · United States
a Rocky Mountain spring
a yellow-bellied marmot on
Colorado · United States
a yellow-bellied marmot on
a Zion monsoon thunderstorm
Utah · United States
a Zion monsoon thunderstorm
a Zion rainbow after
Utah · United States
a Zion rainbow after
a Zion spring waterfall
Utah · United States
a Zion spring waterfall
a Zion winter ice cone
Utah · United States
a Zion winter ice cone
Alberta Falls
Colorado · United States
Alberta Falls
American Dipper on a
Colorado · United States
American Dipper on a
Anasazi ancestral Puebloan pictograph
Utah · United States
Anasazi ancestral Puebloan pictograph
Ancestral Puebloan cliff granary
Arizona · United States
Ancestral Puebloan cliff granary
Angels Landing Refrigerator Canyon
Utah · United States
Angels Landing Refrigerator Canyon
Avalanche Creek gorge
Montana · United States
Avalanche Creek gorge
Avalanche Lake
Montana · United States
Avalanche Lake
bald eagle over Lake
Montana · United States
bald eagle over Lake
Baring Falls
Montana · United States
Baring Falls
Basket Dome granite face rounding
California · United States
Basket Dome granite face rounding
Bear Lake
Colorado · United States
Bear Lake
Bear Lake
Colorado · United States
Bear Lake
bighorn sheep on Going-to-the-Sun
Montana · United States
bighorn sheep on Going-to-the-Sun
Bird Woman Falls plunging
Montana · United States
Bird Woman Falls plunging
black bear
Montana · United States
black bear
Bluebird Lake
Colorado · United States
Bluebird Lake
Bridalveil Fall
California · United States
Bridalveil Fall
Bridalveil Fall
California · United States
Bridalveil Fall
Bright Angel Lodge
Arizona · United States
Bright Angel Lodge
Calypso Cascades
Colorado · United States
Calypso Cascades
Cascade Falls tumbling
Colorado · United States
Cascade Falls tumbling
Cathedral Peak
California · United States
Cathedral Peak
Chasm Falls
Colorado · United States
Chasm Falls
Checkerboard Mesa cross-hatched sandstone
Utah · United States
Checkerboard Mesa cross-hatched sandstone
Colorado River
Arizona · United States
Colorado River
Colorado River
Arizona · United States
Colorado River
Colorado River entering Cataract
Arizona · United States
Colorado River entering Cataract
Colorado River raft running
Arizona · United States
Colorado River raft running
Copeland Falls
Colorado · United States
Copeland Falls
Dawson Pass Trail in
Montana · United States
Dawson Pass Trail in
Deer Creek Falls along the Colorado
Arizona · United States
Deer Creek Falls along the Colorado
desert bighorn sheep on
Utah · United States
desert bighorn sheep on
Dewey Point on the Pohono Trail
California · United States
Dewey Point on the Pohono Trail
Dream Lake
Colorado · United States
Dream Lake
East Rim Trail panorama
Utah · United States
East Rim Trail panorama
East Zion Canyon Overlook
Utah · United States
East Zion Canyon Overlook
East Zion east entrance
Utah · United States
East Zion east entrance
East Zion Many Pools Trail
Utah · United States
East Zion Many Pools Trail
East Zion Petrified Forest
Utah · United States
East Zion Petrified Forest
East Zion Pine Creek
Utah · United States
East Zion Pine Creek
East Zion White Cliffs
Utah · United States
East Zion White Cliffs
El Capitan
California · United States
El Capitan
El Capitan
California · United States
El Capitan
El Capitan
California · United States
El Capitan
El Capitan along the
California · United States
El Capitan along the
El Capitan along the Dawn Wall
California · United States
El Capitan along the Dawn Wall
El Capitan dusted
California · United States
El Capitan dusted
El Capitan seen
California · United States
El Capitan seen
El Capitan seen
California · United States
El Capitan seen
El Capitan towering
California · United States
El Capitan towering
El Capitan tracing the
California · United States
El Capitan tracing the
elk grazing
Arizona · United States
elk grazing
elk wandering
Colorado · United States
elk wandering
Elves Chasm spring along the Colorado
Arizona · United States
Elves Chasm spring along the Colorado
Emerald Lake
Colorado · United States
Emerald Lake
Estes Park town
Colorado · United States
Estes Park town
Florence Falls hidden in
Montana · United States
Florence Falls hidden in
Forest Canyon Overlook on
Colorado · United States
Forest Canyon Overlook on
Glacier Falls
Colorado · United States
Glacier Falls
Glacier National Park
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park alpenglow
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park alpenglow
Glacier National Park autumn
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park autumn
Glacier National Park autumn
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park autumn
Glacier National Park Clark's
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park Clark's
Glacier National Park climate
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park climate
Glacier National Park cross-country
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park cross-country
Glacier National Park dawn
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park dawn
Glacier National Park Garden
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park Garden
Glacier National Park Going-to-the-Sun
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park Going-to-the-Sun
Glacier National Park great
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park great
Glacier National Park grizzly
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park grizzly
Glacier National Park harlequin
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park harlequin
Glacier National Park Lake
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park Lake
Glacier National Park Mistakis
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park Mistakis
Glacier National Park mountain
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park mountain
Glacier National Park mountain
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park mountain
Glacier National Park Native
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park Native
Glacier National Park spring
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park spring
Glacier National Park summer
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park summer
Glacier National Park winter
Montana · United States
Glacier National Park winter
Glacier Point
California · United States
Glacier Point
Glacier Point
California · United States
Glacier Point
Glacier Point
California · United States
Glacier Point
Glacier Point
California · United States
Glacier Point
Glacier Point
California · United States
Glacier Point
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Montana · United States
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Montana · United States
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Montana · United States
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Montana · United States
Going-to-the-Sun Road
Going-to-the-Sun Road along the
Montana · United States
Going-to-the-Sun Road along the
Going-to-the-Sun Road overlooking Wild
Montana · United States
Going-to-the-Sun Road overlooking Wild
Grand Canyon
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon Battleship Mesa rising
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Battleship Mesa rising
Grand Canyon Bell Rock formation set
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Bell Rock formation set
Grand Canyon Brahma Temple peak
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Brahma Temple peak
Grand Canyon Bright Angel
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Bright Angel
Grand Canyon Bright Angel Shale red
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Bright Angel Shale red
Grand Canyon California Condor
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon California Condor
Grand Canyon Colorado River winding
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Colorado River winding
Grand Canyon dark sky park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon dark sky park
Grand Canyon Desert View
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Desert View
Grand Canyon Desert View
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Desert View
Grand Canyon east rim
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon east rim
Grand Canyon Esplanade Sandstone
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Esplanade Sandstone
Grand Canyon Havasu Falls
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Havasu Falls
Grand Canyon Hermit Formation
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Hermit Formation
Grand Canyon inner canyon
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon inner canyon
Grand Canyon Inner Gorge Schist and
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Inner Gorge Schist and
Grand Canyon Kaibab Limestone rim crowning
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Kaibab Limestone rim crowning
Grand Canyon Lipan Point
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Lipan Point
Grand Canyon Mather Point
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Mather Point
Grand Canyon Muav Limestone
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Muav Limestone
Grand Canyon mule train descending the
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon mule train descending the
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon North Rim
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon North Rim
Grand Canyon North Rim
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon North Rim
Grand Canyon North Rim
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon North Rim
Grand Canyon North Rim
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon North Rim
Grand Canyon North Rim aspen forest
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon North Rim aspen forest
Grand Canyon North Rim Cape Final
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon North Rim Cape Final
Grand Canyon North Rim Tipoff Point
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon North Rim Tipoff Point
Grand Canyon panoramic vista
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon panoramic vista
Grand Canyon Redwall Limestone band cutting
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Redwall Limestone band cutting
Grand Canyon rim
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon rim
Grand Canyon rim
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon rim
Grand Canyon Supai Group strata stacked
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Supai Group strata stacked
Grand Canyon Tapeats Sandstone basement
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Tapeats Sandstone basement
Grand Canyon Vishnu Schist ancient basement
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Vishnu Schist ancient basement
Grand Canyon Vishnu Temple
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Vishnu Temple
Grand Canyon Wotans Throne
Arizona · United States
Grand Canyon Wotans Throne
Hallett Peak signature pyramid
Colorado · United States
Hallett Peak signature pyramid
Havasu Falls against its red sandstone
Arizona · United States
Havasu Falls against its red sandstone
Havasu Falls and Navajo Falls in
Arizona · United States
Havasu Falls and Navajo Falls in
Hetch Hetchy
California · United States
Hetch Hetchy
Hetch Hetchy
California · United States
Hetch Hetchy
Hetch Hetchy
California · United States
Hetch Hetchy
Hetch Hetchy
California · United States
Hetch Hetchy
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
California · United States
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
Hidden Canyon Trail ledge
Utah · United States
Hidden Canyon Trail ledge
Hidden Canyon water seep
Utah · United States
Hidden Canyon water seep
Highline Trail Granite Park
Montana · United States
Highline Trail Granite Park
Highline Trail Haystack Pass
Montana · United States
Highline Trail Haystack Pass
Horseshoe Park
Colorado · United States
Horseshoe Park
Horsetail Fall
California · United States
Horsetail Fall
Iceberg Lake Trail panorama
Montana · United States
Iceberg Lake Trail panorama
Illilouette Fall
California · United States
Illilouette Fall
Inner Canyon Bright Angel
Arizona · United States
Inner Canyon Bright Angel
Inner Canyon Bright Angel
Arizona · United States
Inner Canyon Bright Angel
Inner Canyon Indian Garden oasis
Arizona · United States
Inner Canyon Indian Garden oasis
Inner Canyon mule train descending the
Arizona · United States
Inner Canyon mule train descending the
Inner Canyon Silver Bridge
Arizona · United States
Inner Canyon Silver Bridge
Kolob Arch
Utah · United States
Kolob Arch
La Verkin Creek in
Utah · United States
La Verkin Creek in
Lake McDonald
Montana · United States
Lake McDonald
Lake McDonald
Montana · United States
Lake McDonald
Lake McDonald
Montana · United States
Lake McDonald
Lake McDonald
Montana · United States
Lake McDonald
Lake McDonald
Montana · United States
Lake McDonald
Lake McDonald Lodge
Montana · United States
Lake McDonald Lodge
Lake McDonald reflecting the
Montana · United States
Lake McDonald reflecting the
Lembert Dome
California · United States
Lembert Dome
Lembert Dome granite
California · United States
Lembert Dome granite
Logan Pass
Montana · United States
Logan Pass
Logan Pass
Montana · United States
Logan Pass
Lower Emerald Pool in
Utah · United States
Lower Emerald Pool in
Many Glacier
Montana · United States
Many Glacier
Many Glacier
Montana · United States
Many Glacier
Many Glacier
Montana · United States
Many Glacier
Many Glacier
Montana · United States
Many Glacier
Many Glacier Cracker Lake
Montana · United States
Many Glacier Cracker Lake
Many Glacier Grinnell Glacier
Montana · United States
Many Glacier Grinnell Glacier
Many Glacier Hotel
Montana · United States
Many Glacier Hotel
Many Glacier Iceberg Lake
Montana · United States
Many Glacier Iceberg Lake
Many Glacier moose wading
Montana · United States
Many Glacier moose wading
Many Glacier Salamander Glacier
Montana · United States
Many Glacier Salamander Glacier
McDonald Falls cascade in
Montana · United States
McDonald Falls cascade in
Middle Emerald Pool cascade
Utah · United States
Middle Emerald Pool cascade
Mills Lake
Colorado · United States
Mills Lake
Milner Pass on Trail
Colorado · United States
Milner Pass on Trail
Mistakis
Montana · United States
Mistakis
moose
Montana · United States
moose
Moraine Park
Colorado · United States
Moraine Park
Mount Moroni isolated peak
Utah · United States
Mount Moroni isolated peak
mountain goat
Montana · United States
mountain goat
mountain goat on Logan
Montana · United States
mountain goat on Logan
Mystery Falls on the
Utah · United States
Mystery Falls on the
Nankoweap Granaries
Arizona · United States
Nankoweap Granaries
Nevada Fall
California · United States
Nevada Fall
North St Vrain Creek
Colorado · United States
North St Vrain Creek
Nymph Lake covered
Colorado · United States
Nymph Lake covered
Observation Point
Utah · United States
Observation Point
Ouzel Falls
Colorado · United States
Ouzel Falls
Pa'rus Trail bike path
Utah · United States
Pa'rus Trail bike path
Phantom Ranch oasis
Arizona · United States
Phantom Ranch oasis
Pine Creek Falls in
Utah · United States
Pine Creek Falls in
Pothole Dome
California · United States
Pothole Dome
Rainbow Curve on Trail
Colorado · United States
Rainbow Curve on Trail
Redwall Cavern's massive arch
Arizona · United States
Redwall Cavern's massive arch
Ribbon Fall
California · United States
Ribbon Fall
Ribbon Falls
Colorado · United States
Ribbon Falls
Rock Cut on Trail
Colorado · United States
Rock Cut on Trail
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado · United States
Rocky Mountain National Park
Running Eagle Falls Trick
Montana · United States
Running Eagle Falls Trick
Salish-Kootenai west-side ancestral homeland
Montana · United States
Salish-Kootenai west-side ancestral homeland
Salt Spring Canyon
Arizona · United States
Salt Spring Canyon
Sandbeach Lake
Colorado · United States
Sandbeach Lake
Sentinel Dome
California · United States
Sentinel Dome
Sentinel Mountain
Utah · United States
Sentinel Mountain
Skeleton Point on the South Kaibab
Arizona · United States
Skeleton Point on the South Kaibab
Sky Pond
Colorado · United States
Sky Pond
Springdale gateway town
Utah · United States
Springdale gateway town
Springdale Virgin River bridge
Utah · United States
Springdale Virgin River bridge
St Mary Falls
Montana · United States
St Mary Falls
Tapeats Creek along the Colorado River
Arizona · United States
Tapeats Creek along the Colorado River
Taylor Creek Middle Fork
Utah · United States
Taylor Creek Middle Fork
Tenaya Lake
California · United States
Tenaya Lake
Tenaya Lake
California · United States
Tenaya Lake
Tenaya Lake reflecting Cathedral
California · United States
Tenaya Lake reflecting Cathedral
the Alpine Visitor Center
Colorado · United States
the Alpine Visitor Center
the Bachelor and Three Graces grove
California · United States
the Bachelor and Three Graces grove
the Beatty Point overlook
Utah · United States
the Beatty Point overlook
the Big Thompson River
Colorado · United States
the Big Thompson River
the Bright Angel Trail
Arizona · United States
the Bright Angel Trail
the California Tunnel Tree
California · United States
the California Tunnel Tree
the Cedar Ridge view
Arizona · United States
the Cedar Ridge view
the Colorado River along Marble Canyon
Arizona · United States
the Colorado River along Marble Canyon
the Continental Divide in
Colorado · United States
the Continental Divide in
the Continental Divide in
Colorado · United States
the Continental Divide in
the Court of the
Utah · United States
the Court of the
the Court of the
Utah · United States
the Court of the
the Diamond on Longs
Colorado · United States
the Diamond on Longs
the East Temple peak
Utah · United States
the East Temple peak
the Emerald Pool Trail
Utah · United States
the Emerald Pool Trail
the Estes Park gateway
Colorado · United States
the Estes Park gateway
the Faithful Couple twin-trunk
California · United States
the Faithful Couple twin-trunk
the Fallen Monarch sequoia
California · United States
the Fallen Monarch sequoia
the Grizzly Giant ancient sequoia in
California · United States
the Grizzly Giant ancient sequoia in
the Havasupai reservation village
Arizona · United States
the Havasupai reservation village
the historic Train Station
Arizona · United States
the historic Train Station
the historic Zion-Mount Carmel
Utah · United States
the historic Zion-Mount Carmel
the Indian Garden waterfall
Arizona · United States
the Indian Garden waterfall
the Keyhole Route final
Colorado · United States
the Keyhole Route final
the Lee Pass trailhead
Utah · United States
the Lee Pass trailhead
the Loch Vale alpine
Colorado · United States
the Loch Vale alpine
the Lower Yosemite Fall
California · United States
the Lower Yosemite Fall
the Mile and a Half Resthouse
Arizona · United States
the Mile and a Half Resthouse
the Mount Carmel Highway
Utah · United States
the Mount Carmel Highway
The Narrows
Utah · United States
The Narrows
The Narrows
Utah · United States
The Narrows
the Old Ute Trail
Colorado · United States
the Old Ute Trail
the Rocky Mountain alpine
Colorado · United States
the Rocky Mountain alpine
the Sentinel Slide ancient
Utah · United States
the Sentinel Slide ancient
the Southern Paiute ancestral
Utah · United States
the Southern Paiute ancestral
the Three Mile Resthouse on the
Arizona · United States
the Three Mile Resthouse on the
the Tipoff Point on the South
Arizona · United States
the Tipoff Point on the South
the Towers of the
Utah · United States
the Towers of the
the Trail of the Cedars
Montana · United States
the Trail of the Cedars
the Upper Yosemite Fall
California · United States
the Upper Yosemite Fall
the Ute and Arapaho
Colorado · United States
the Ute and Arapaho
the West Temple peak
Utah · United States
the West Temple peak
the Zion Narrows
Utah · United States
the Zion Narrows
Thunder Lake
Colorado · United States
Thunder Lake
Timber Top Mountain in
Utah · United States
Timber Top Mountain in
Timberline Falls on the
Colorado · United States
Timberline Falls on the
Tioga Pass
California · United States
Tioga Pass
Tioga Pass
California · United States
Tioga Pass
Tioga Pass
California · United States
Tioga Pass
Tioga Pass beneath Mount Dana
California · United States
Tioga Pass beneath Mount Dana
Tioga Pass winding
California · United States
Tioga Pass winding
Trail Ridge Road
Colorado · United States
Trail Ridge Road
Trail Ridge Road
Colorado · United States
Trail Ridge Road
Trail Ridge Road
Colorado · United States
Trail Ridge Road
Trail Ridge Road in
Colorado · United States
Trail Ridge Road in
Tuolumne Meadows
California · United States
Tuolumne Meadows
Tuolumne Meadows
California · United States
Tuolumne Meadows
Tuolumne Meadows
California · United States
Tuolumne Meadows
Tuolumne Meadows
California · United States
Tuolumne Meadows
Tuolumne Meadows
California · United States
Tuolumne Meadows
Tuolumne Meadows
California · United States
Tuolumne Meadows
Tuolumne Meadows Soda Springs
California · United States
Tuolumne Meadows Soda Springs
Tuolumne Meadows under a
California · United States
Tuolumne Meadows under a
Tusayan Pueblo
Arizona · United States
Tusayan Pueblo
Two Medicine
Montana · United States
Two Medicine
Two Medicine Aster Falls
Montana · United States
Two Medicine Aster Falls
Two Medicine Running Eagle
Montana · United States
Two Medicine Running Eagle
Upper Emerald Pool cliff
Utah · United States
Upper Emerald Pool cliff
Upper Two Medicine Lake
Montana · United States
Upper Two Medicine Lake
Vasey's Paradise spring waterfall
Arizona · United States
Vasey's Paradise spring waterfall
Vernal Fall
California · United States
Vernal Fall
Vernal Fall dropping 317 feet along
California · United States
Vernal Fall dropping 317 feet along
Virginia Falls cascade in
Montana · United States
Virginia Falls cascade in
Washburn Point
California · United States
Washburn Point
Wawona Point overlook
California · United States
Wawona Point overlook
Yosemite Ahwahneechee basket weaving
California · United States
Yosemite Ahwahneechee basket weaving
Yosemite bald eagle on the Merced
California · United States
Yosemite bald eagle on the Merced
Yosemite Cathedral Lakes glacial
California · United States
Yosemite Cathedral Lakes glacial
Yosemite Clouds Rest summit
California · United States
Yosemite Clouds Rest summit
Yosemite dipper bird on a Merced
California · United States
Yosemite dipper bird on a Merced
Yosemite El Capitan big-wall
California · United States
Yosemite El Capitan big-wall
Yosemite Falls
California · United States
Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Falls
California · United States
Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Falls
California · United States
Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Falls
California · United States
Yosemite Falls
Yosemite Falls plunging 2425
California · United States
Yosemite Falls plunging 2425
Yosemite glacial erratic boulder
California · United States
Yosemite glacial erratic boulder
Yosemite glacial moraine ridge
California · United States
Yosemite glacial moraine ridge
Yosemite glacial polish on granite
California · United States
Yosemite glacial polish on granite
Yosemite granite exfoliation dome
California · United States
Yosemite granite exfoliation dome
Yosemite granite joint cracks
California · United States
Yosemite granite joint cracks
Yosemite Half Dome silhouette
California · United States
Yosemite Half Dome silhouette
Yosemite hanging valley waterfall
California · United States
Yosemite hanging valley waterfall
Yosemite high country alpine tundra
California · United States
Yosemite high country alpine tundra
Yosemite Horsetail Firefall
California · United States
Yosemite Horsetail Firefall
Yosemite John Muir wilderness
California · United States
Yosemite John Muir wilderness
Yosemite Mariposa Grove sequoia
California · United States
Yosemite Mariposa Grove sequoia
Yosemite marmot on Tioga granite
California · United States
Yosemite marmot on Tioga granite
Yosemite Mount Lyell
California · United States
Yosemite Mount Lyell
Yosemite mountain chickadee
California · United States
Yosemite mountain chickadee
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
California · United States
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite peregrine falcon on
California · United States
Yosemite peregrine falcon on
Yosemite Sierra Nevada bighorn
California · United States
Yosemite Sierra Nevada bighorn
Yosemite Steller's jay
California · United States
Yosemite Steller's jay
Yosemite Tunnel View
California · United States
Yosemite Tunnel View
Yosemite Valley autumn dogwood
California · United States
Yosemite Valley autumn dogwood
Yosemite Valley Horsetail Fall
California · United States
Yosemite Valley Horsetail Fall
Yosemite Valley spring redbud
California · United States
Yosemite Valley spring redbud
Yosemite Valley spring waterfall
California · United States
Yosemite Valley spring waterfall
Yosemite Valley winter snow
California · United States
Yosemite Valley winter snow
Yosemite Valley winter wonderland
California · United States
Yosemite Valley winter wonderland
Ypsilon Mountain
Colorado · United States
Ypsilon Mountain
Zion alpenglow on the
Utah · United States
Zion alpenglow on the
Zion Angels Landing in
Utah · United States
Zion Angels Landing in
Zion Angels Landing spine
Utah · United States
Zion Angels Landing spine
Zion autumn aspens
Utah · United States
Zion autumn aspens
Zion autumn cottonwoods turning
Utah · United States
Zion autumn cottonwoods turning
Zion autumn maples turning
Utah · United States
Zion autumn maples turning
Zion canyon carved by
Utah · United States
Zion canyon carved by
Zion canyon wren singing
Utah · United States
Zion canyon wren singing
Zion Carmel Formation
Utah · United States
Zion Carmel Formation
Zion Checkerboard Mesa beneath
Utah · United States
Zion Checkerboard Mesa beneath
Zion Chinle Formation in
Utah · United States
Zion Chinle Formation in
Zion dawn fog drifting
Utah · United States
Zion dawn fog drifting
Zion Emerald Pools cascading
Utah · United States
Zion Emerald Pools cascading
Zion hoodoo formation standing
Utah · United States
Zion hoodoo formation standing
Zion Human History Museum
Utah · United States
Zion Human History Museum
Zion Kayenta Formation red
Utah · United States
Zion Kayenta Formation red
Zion Moenave Formation in
Utah · United States
Zion Moenave Formation in
Zion Moenkopi Formation in
Utah · United States
Zion Moenkopi Formation in
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Utah · United States
Zion National Park
Zion the Watchman
Utah · United States
Zion the Watchman
Zion's ancestral Mukuntuweap
Utah · United States
Zion's ancestral Mukuntuweap

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