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  • There is nothing like the California Coastline. That was evident here as I climbed high atop the cliffs in the Del Norte Redwoods State Park on a windy, hazy November afternoon. It just takes your breath away to stand in this spot in person!
    Del Norte Coast, Northern California
  • The Devil's Backbone juts out into the Pacific Ocean on the Southern Oregon Coast making a shallow protected cove and sandy beach. It seems that just about every mile along this coastline has jaw-dropping views and  rock formations (called sea stacks), even if the weather is just a little bit hazy, like this day was.
    Devil's Backbone, Oregon Coast
  • An amazing late afternoon on Ruby Beach on Washington's Olympic Peninsula during the golden hour, when the light is warm and radiant while the evening cools and colors can appear both warm and cool at the same time.
    Ruby Beach
  • Mangrove roots at dusk in Chokoluskee, Florida with the Ten Thousand Islands just beyond.
    Chokoloskee Mangroves
  • This purely wild coastline on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, is the meeting point where the Pacific Ocean joins the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
    Washington's Rocky Coast
  • The rocky coastline of Cape Flattery is located at the most extreme northwestern corner of the contiguous United States. Millennia of pounding waves, tides and erosion have sculpted the landscape into something from a fairytale.
    Sea Stacks of Cape Flattery
  • A breathtaking view of Cape Flattery and the Pacific Ocean in Washington's most extreme Northwest corner.
    Cape Flattery
  • Ancient monolithic sentinels of basalt and time, these wondrous sea stacks were photographed near the Pistol River on Oregon's southern coastline.
    Sea Stacks on the Oregon Coast
  • Change Creek flows down Mount Washington to the South Fork Snoqualmie River about 30 miles east of Seattle.
    Change Creek
  • Lake Wenatchee is a beautiful mountain lake within the Cascade Mountains which sits at an altitude of about 2000 feet above sea level. The lake is often full of salmon, and the forest surrounding the lake teams with wildlife.
    Lake Wenatchee
  • Spray Falls is a 300' cascading waterfall located near the north face of Mount Rainier at 5000' in elevation.
    Spray Falls
  • This beautiful, fast-moving stream flows down from the heights of West Tiger Mountain just east of Renton, Washington where it joins the Raging River about a half-mile downstream.
    West Tiger Mountain Stream
  • About 26 miles east of Seattle, the South Fork Snoqualmie River squeezes and thunders through rocky canyons and over the two spectacular waterfalls known as Twin Falls. This is the smaller upper falls after which the river continues for about a half mile to the 150-foot drop to the lower falls.
    Upper of the Twin Falls
  • Beautiful natural spring waterfall in North Florida.
    Natural Spring Waterfall
  • The lower of the two Twin Falls, this massive 150-foot cascade on the South Fork Snoqualmie River is located 35 miles east of Seattle, Wa.
    Twin Falls on the South Fork Snoqual..iver
  • The lower of the two Twin Falls, this massive 150-foot cascade on the South Fork Snoqualmie River is located 35 miles east of Seattle, Wa.
    Twin Falls on the South Fork Snoqual..iver
  • The Green River Gorge near Enumclaw, Washington photographed from a single-lane bridge spanning this very windy gorge.
    Green River Gorge
  • It was a rare morning where the temperature dipped a few degrees below freezing, and the frost on the ground looked a lot like snow in my car’s headlights. It was so worth it, as I was rewarded with the most stunning sunrise I’ve seen in a long time! Winter often offers interesting colors and hues with the first hints of light, but this was something special….. just pure beauty in all its glory!
    Dawn Over the Salt Marsh
  • A small stream accented with autumn snow on the eastern side of Mount Rainier.
    Mountain Stream
  • Silver Falls, one of the most spectacular and violent waterfalls to be seen on Mount Rainier.
    Silver Falls on Mount Rainier
  • Mixed media - photograph and digital painting
    Blue Heron Sunset
  • The upper part of Christine Falls on the southern side of Mount Rainier.
    Waterfall on Mount Rainier
  • A true infrared photograph of this majestic river on the Florida Panhandle.
    Apalachicola River
  • The Apalachicola River photographed from atop the bluffs in rural Liberty County, Florida.
    Apalachicola River
  • Early morning tranquility on the banks of the Santa Fe River in North-Central Florida with red filter applied.
    Santa Fe River
  • Limestone cliff with waterfall north of Lake City, Florida. I heard this waterfall long before I found it in the woods!
    Falling Creek Falls
  • Tiny waterfall photographed in Rainbow Springs State Park, Marion County, Fl.
    Rainbow Springs
  • Apalachicola River on the Florida Panhandle photographed from Torreya State Park.
    Apalachicola River
  • One of the best natural areas in all of Florida - Fisheating Creek. Completely rural with no signs of modern life - this is our favorite canoe trip for stepping back into time!
    Fisheating Creek
  • A beam of late afternoon sunlight hits this natural waterfall in an old hammock in North Florida.
    Falling Creek Falls
  • One of the best natural areas in all of Florida - Fisheating Creek in South-Central Florida. This creek is full of fish and alligators, and can only be accessed by canoe or kayak.
    Fisheating Creek
  • Waterfall photographed in Rainbow Springs State Park, Marion County, Fl.
    Natural Spring Waterfall
  • Dawn on the Myakka River in SW Florida.
    Dawn on the Myakka River
  • Ocean Pond at sunset - it was a beautiful evening for camping in the North Florida wilderness!
    Lone Cypress
  • Early morning tranquility on the banks of the Santa Fe River in North-Central Florida.
    Santa Fe River
  • This rare natural waterfall is found on the edge of the Osceola National Forest in Columbia County,  north of Lake City. This is just one of the many extraordinary sights to be seen in rural Florida!
    Falling Creek Falls
  • Sunset over Ocean Pond - deep in the Osceola National Forest.
    Sunset over Ocean Pond
  • Spectacular sunset over Lake June-in-Winter in Central Florida.
    Boathouse Sunset
  • A wonderful waterfall  from the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area in northern South Carolina.
    Mountain Bridge Waterfall
  • Cypress trees along the edge of a North Florida swamp.
    Cypress Swamp
  • Black & White image of driftwood and tree stumps on a rural beach on Cape San Blas, Florida.
    Timeless Florida Coast
  • Portrait of the beach on Sanibel Island.
    Land, Sea & Air
  • A perfect winter day on Captiva Island, Florida.
    Winter on Captiva Island
  • A distant thunderhead over the Gulf of Mexico at Mashes Sands in North Florida.
    Offshore Storm
  • Low tide at Mashes Sands on Florida's Gulf Coast. As part of the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge - it is protected from development.
    Mashes Sands
  • One of the most beautiful places in all of Florida - Cedar Key, at sunset.
    Boathouse on Cedar Key
  • Mashes Sands near the mouth of the Ochlockonee River in North Florida on the Gulf Coast.
    Clouds over Mashes Sands
  • A beautiful blue sky over Florida's St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge where the salt marshes and freshwater marshes meet.
    Clouds over St. Marks
  • A perfect day on Sanibel Island on Lighthouse Point.
    Sky, Sea, and Sand
  • Driftwood and tree stumps on a rural beach on Cape San Blas, Florida.
    Timeless Florida Coast
  • After waiting and then almost giving up due to the fog, the sun burned through enough of it for me to get this shot.
    Foggy Dawn and the Burning Sun
  • One of the most beautiful places in all of Florida - Cedar Key, at sunset.
    Sunset over Cedar Key
  • A wildly orange sunset over St. George Island on the Florida Panhandle. Even though the mosquitoes were awful and something big was buzzing around my head, the end result was  very worth it.
    Tangerine Sunset
  • A fantastic cloudscape at the beach in the evening. Nothing more beautiful than a sunset with an incoming storm on the beach!
    Mashes Sands Storm
  • Sea oats blowing in the wind of a chilly Atlantic breeze on Bald Head Island on one of North Carolina's most beautiful beaches.
    Sea Oats & Sunrise
  • A spectacular sunrise on the Atlantic coast on Bald Head Island, North Carolina.
    Sunrise on Bald Head Island
  • Another day ends beautifully with a dazzling sunset over Apalachicola Bay on the Florida Panhandle.
    All's Well That Ends Well.....
  • 180 degree/7 photo panorama on the inside of a Florida Panhandle sink hole. Look closely and you can see rare ferns and flowering orchids.
    Inside a Sinkhole Panorama
  • A spectacular view from the 34th floor in downtown Seattle overlooking the Puget Sound, Bainbridge Island and the Olympic Mountains.
    The Puget Sound
  • A spectacular view from the 34th floor in downtown Seattle overlooking the Puget Sound, Bainbridge Island and the Olympic Mountains.
    The Puget Sound
  • The MV Tacoma ferrying passengers and car back and forth between Seattle and Bainbridge Island.
    The Ferry, “MV Tacoma”
  • Seattle's Great Wheel, a ferris wheel on the waterfront.
    Seattle's Great Wheel
  • An adult Cuban treefrog actively hunting late at night for prey among the foliage in Fort Myers, Florida. These aggressive and voracious natives to Cuba, the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas are wreaking havoc among Florida's native species of treefrogs, and are outcompeting them in terms of resources and habitat.
    Cuban Treefrog
  • An adult Cuban treefrog actively hunting late at night for prey among the foliage in Fort Myers, Florida. These aggressive and voracious natives to Cuba, the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas are wreaking havoc among Florida's native species of treefrogs, and are outcompeting them in terms of resources and habitat.
    Cuban Treefrog
  • Great clouds of mist rise like smoke over the Bow River on a bitingly cold winter morning in Alberta's Banff National Park, the first established national park in Canada, and third in the world.
    Bow River, Banff National Park #3
  • Great clouds of mist rise like smoke over the Bow River on a bitingly cold winter morning in Alberta's Banff National Park, the first established national park in Canada, and third in the world.
    Bow River, Banff National Park #2
  • Great clouds of mist rise like smoke over the Bow River on a bitingly cold winter morning in Alberta's Banff National Park, the first established national park in Canada, and third in the world.
    Bow River, Banff National Park #1
  • Canada's British Columbia is absolutely beautiful in wintertime. This view of the Illecillewaet River looking eastward towards the incredible rocky peaks of Rogers Pass was taken on a bitterly cold January morning, just north of Revelstoke, BC.
    Illecillewaet River and the Mountain..Pass
  • Moose Meadows in Alberta's Banff National Park under a wonderfully bright, sunny sky on a very chilly Canadian January morning.
    Moose Meadows and the Canadian Rockies
  • The sun's first rays of light engulf the entire peak of Cascade Mountain on an extremely chilly morning in Banff National Park in mid-January. The temperatures hovered around -24°F/-31°C. The surrounding valley and forest edges showed some wolf sign in the snow and a few elk were seen off in the distance.
    At First Light - Banff's Cascade Mou..tain
  • As the vastness of the open Canadian prairies butt into the Rocky Mountains, vastly different habitats converge, resulting in an enormous amount of variety in both flora and fauna. Weather patterns are disrupted when open plains meet up with towering rocky towers of rock, which means more rainfall, resulting in mountain erosion giving minerals, shade and shelter that promotes the growth of thick rich forests that teem with wildlife. Such a place is seen here in Waterton Lakes National Park in southern Alberta, Canada on a spectacular summer sunset over a marsh.
    Where the Canadian Prairies Meet the..kies
  • Sofa Mountain in Alberta's Waterton Lakes National Park on a beautiful summer evening photographed from across Lower Waterton Lake.
    Lower Waterton Lake and Sofa Mountain 4
  • Sofa Mountain in Alberta's Waterton Lakes National Park on a beautiful summer evening photographed from across Lower Waterton Lake.
    Lower Waterton Lake and Sofa Mountain 3
  • Sofa Mountain in Alberta's Waterton Lakes National Park on a beautiful summer evening photographed from across Lower Waterton Lake.
    Lower Waterton Lake and Sofa Mountain 2
  • Sofa Mountain in Alberta's Waterton Lakes National Park on a beautiful summer evening photographed from across Lower Waterton Lake.
    Lower Waterton Lake and Sofa Mountain 1
  • Cameron Falls is a very famous, beautiful and serene waterfall in Waterton Lakes National Park in southern Alberta, Canada where Cameron Creek cascades over one-and-a-half billion year-old Precambrian bedrock.
    Cameron Falls
  • A coastal douglas fir forest trail winds its way up the hill near the cliffs of Fidalgo Island on Washington's Puget Sound.
    Anacortes Landscape-9.jpg
  • Deep Lake near the Green River Gorge is about 40 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington is particularly beautiful in the late afternoon. It also happens to be an amazing place for biodiversity. The woods around this lake are filled with all kinds of birds, especially during migration, and the astounding variety of wildflowers changes every time you visit. This image was taken during a rare early spring day when it wasn't raining.
    Deep Lake, Late Afternoon
  • Deep Lake near the Green River Gorge is about 40 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington is particularly beautiful in the late afternoon. It also happens to be an amazing place for biodiversity. The woods around this lake are filled with all kinds of birds, especially during migration, and the astounding variety of wildflowers changes every time you visit. This image was taken during a rare early spring day when it wasn't raining.
    Deep Lake, Late Afternoon
  • Deep Lake near the Green River Gorge is about 40 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington is particularly beautiful in the late afternoon. It also happens to be an amazing place for biodiversity. The woods around this lake are filled with all kinds of birds, especially during migration, and the astounding variety of wildflowers changes every time you visit. This image was taken during a rare early spring day when it wasn't raining.
    Deep Lake, Late Afternoon
  • Deep Lake near the Green River Gorge is about 40 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington is particularly beautiful in the late afternoon. It also happens to be an amazing place for biodiversity. The woods around this lake are filled with all kinds of birds, especially during migration, and the astounding variety of wildflowers changes every time you visit. This image was taken during a rare early spring day when it wasn't raining.
    Deep Lake, Late Afternoon
  • Deep Lake near the Green River Gorge is about 40 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington is particularly beautiful in the late afternoon. It also happens to be an amazing place for biodiversity. The woods around this lake are filled with all kinds of birds, especially during migration, and the astounding variety of wildflowers changes every time you visit. This image was taken during a rare early spring day when it wasn't raining. Just over the trees you can see the peak of Mount Rainier in the distance.
    Deep Lake, Late Afternoon
  • Deep Lake near the Green River Gorge is about 40 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington is particularly beautiful in the late afternoon. It also happens to be an amazing place for biodiversity. The woods around this lake are filled with all kinds of birds, especially during migration, and the astounding variety of wildflowers changes every time you visit. This image was taken during a rare early spring day when it wasn't raining. Just over the trees you can see the peak of Mount Rainier in the distance.
    Deep Lake, Late Afternoon
  • Sea stacks tower above the sitka spruce that line the Pacific coastline of Washington's Rialto Beach and Olympic National Park.
    Sea Stacks and Coastline at Rialto B..gton
  • This first lighthouse in the Pacific Northwest at the mouth of the Columbia River was recommended to be built in 1848, and be located at Cape Disappointment, Washington in what was then the Oregon Territory. It was finally constructed, then officially lit on October 15, 1856 where it served for over 150 years. In 2008, the automated red and white flashing light was finally deactivated. An observation deck has been built since then for the US Coast Guard to monitor traffic and bar conditions.
    Cape Disappointment Lighthouse
  • This first lighthouse in the Pacific Northwest at the mouth of the Columbia River was recommended to be built in 1848, and be located at Cape Disappointment, Washington in what was then the Oregon Territory. It was finally constructed, then officially lit on October 15, 1856 where it served for over 150 years. In 2008, the automated red and white flashing light was finally deactivated. An observation deck has been built since then for the US Coast Guard to monitor traffic and bar conditions.
    Cape Disappointment Lighthouse
  • One of the best things about the Pacific Northwest is the number of waterfalls. This one was found in a deep canyon in a sagebrush desert habitat in Central Washington while following Umtanum Creek that was so surprisingly lush and green, that it felt like I was in the wet Western Cascades!
    Umtanum Creek Waterfall
  • Ghost orchid habitat in the Fakahatchee Strand of Southwest Florida.
    Ghost Orchid Habitat in the Fakahatc..rand
  • Also sometimes called the purple sea star, this very common sea star and tidepool favorite is found all along the Pacific Northwest's rocky coastline. Ranging from bright orange to deep purple, they can reach a size of 16 inches, and live 20 years or more! These were spotted in a tidepool on Cannon Beach, Oregon.
    Ochre Sea Stars
  • A fantastically camouflaged western toad comes out from under cover on a rainy summer day on Washington's Rattlesnake Mountain.
    Western Toad
  • A Sitka spruce forest near Oregon's Cannon Beach on a rare sunny winter day. These gorgeous coastal forests stretch along most of the Pacific Northwest's Pacific coast and support a rich variety of wildlife.
    Sitka Spruce Forest
  • A Sitka spruce forest near Oregon's Cannon Beach on a rare sunny winter day. These gorgeous coastal forests stretch along most of the Pacific Northwest's Pacific coast.
    Sitka Spruce Forest
  • A Sitka spruce forest near Oregon's Cannon Beach on a rare sunny winter day. These gorgeous coastal forests stretch along most of the Pacific Northwest's Pacific coast.
    Sitka Spruce Forest
  • Tillamook Rock Lighthouse on Northern Oregon's Pacific Coastline.
    Tillamook Rock Lighthouse
  • A gorgeous winter day on Mount Spokane in Eastern Washington in late January. The forest is quiet, the drifts are deep, and the western hemlocks are frosted with fresh snow.
    Silent Forest in Winter
  • Wonderfully strange lighting and weather on Plummer Creek as it flows toward Chatcolet Lake in Northwestern Idaho on a very somber day.
    Plummer Creek in Stormy Weather
  • Despite it not actually being a crab, the completely harmless Atlantic horseshoe crab is an ancient marine arthropod more closely related to spiders and scorpions. Extremely common in Florida, this big female was in the shallows on the northern Gulf of Mexico on Bald Point, just outside of Ochlockonee Bay.
    Atlantic Horseshoe Crab
  • This very wary 7-8-foot adult American alligator is poised to launch itself out from under the cocoplum bushes if I wade any closer deep in the wilderness of the Big Cypress National Preserve in Southwest Florida. As part of the Northern Everglades watershed, this area is very rural, there is often no dry land for miles. No help either in case of an emergency.
    American Alligator in the Big Cypress
  • The Boca Grande Lighthouse on Florida's Gulf Coast on Gasparilla Island.
    Boca Grande Lighthouse
  • Old Port Boca Grande Lighthouse - Now a museum, this Gasparilla Island Lighthouse on Florida's West Coast is said to be haunted by not one, but two ghosts!
    Old Port Boca Grande Lighthouse
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