LouisianaEvening light colors a pond cypress in late October, Louisiana.

The Colorado River departs Lake Mead and meanders as a blue ribbon through the Black Mountains in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area

all the while

They thrive in watery habitats with varied salinities but given a choice seem to favor fresh water first

A young grizzly bear in the Alaska wilderness seems to live up to the name but not the reputation of the nursery rhyme bear

so you eat those thorns and show your little sister how it's done

The sphinx itself is considered among earth's oldest monumental elements and its diligent gaze has been scrutinizing visitors for some 4500 years

Evening light colors a pond cypress in late October

wild boars and elk roam here along with numerous bird varieties including herons and ducks around water and small small falcons overhead

The Central Rocky Mountains loom over wheat fields of southern Idaho

dubbed as The Senator was considered  one of the ten oldest trees on earth until it was destroyed by fire attributed to human misconduct

Clouds reveal various shades of possibility as they hover above the Great Salt Desert of the Central Iranian plateau

times are tough