Mountains

Aerial view of the Copper River Delta, Alaska

Aerial view of Coastal Alaska south of Cordova

The unreal spectacle of Garibaldi Lake in British Columbia, with the shadows and reflections of clouds and mountains mingling on the water's glacial waters.

Beautiful mountains in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska

Lenticular clouds over Mount Shasta, from the Lower Klamath NWR, California

A photographer looks out over the dry Lower Klamath NWR, California, with Mount Shasta in the distance

A fine campsite near Mount Gurr Lake, looking south into the high peaks of the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) perched atop a broken-topped old Douglas-fir, with 10,000 ft. Nusatsum Mtn. in the background. Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Mountain on the Lost Coast, near Yakataga, Alaska

Mount Shasta, California

Forested wilderness and peaks in Banff NP, Canadian Rockies.

Late light on peaks in the Bow Valley from Moose Meadows, Banff NP, Canadian Rockies.

Aerial view of snowy peaks in the Chugach Mountain Range, South of Anchorage Alaska

Early morning reflections in Moraine Lake, Valley of the Ten Peaks, Banff NP, Canadian Rockies.

Dusk over the Hiamalayas near Hemis, Ladakh, India

The Zanskar River near its confluence with the Indus at Nimmu, Ladakh, India

Stok Kangri (20,187 ft., 6,153 m) from Saboo village, Ladakh, India

Abandoned building on Rohtang Pass (13,054 ft., 3,979 m), Manali, India

The gorgeous, stark, forboding, and harsh landscape of Hemis High Altitude National Park, at almost 14,000 with extremely intense sun, Leh, Ladakh, India. One of the most unforgettable places I've ever seen.

Autumn colors in the stark landscape of Hemis High Altitude National Park, Ladakh, India

Tourists ride ATVs near a convoy of Indian Army trucks at Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Stupa and the Himalayas, Leh, Ladakh, India

Sunrise over the Himalayas, Ladakh, India

Tourist buses ply the sketchy, icy road at the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The summits in the background are about 18,00 feet.

Horses in the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The horses are used to give rides to Indian tourists. Low paid workers, often foreign immigrants, lead them up and down the mountain every morning and night from areas where they eat and sleep up to the summit where the tourists are.

The beautiful Indus River near Leh, Ladakh, India

Horses in the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The horses are used to give rides to Indian tourists. Low paid workers, often foreign immigrants, lead them up and down the mountain every morning and night from areas where they eat and sleep up to the summit where the tourists are.

The Zanskar river near Nimmu where the river meets the Indus, Ladakh, India

Stupa near Hemis Gompa, Ladakh, India

Phyang Gompa, Leh, Ladakh, India

Paraglider over old-growth forest in the Solang Valley , Manali, India

High aerial view of the Himalayas near Manali, India

Indian tourists play at Snow Point on the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

The gorgeous Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Indian tourists hike and take photos atop Rohtang Pass (13,054 ft., 3,979 m), Manali, India

Himalayan desert near Karu, Ladakh, India

The way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Imposing snowy 18,000 foot peaks in the Par Panjal Range, from Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Boulders in a creek on Khardung La, Leh, Ladakh, India

Unidentified 18,000 foot summits in the Par Panjal Range, from Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

The highest road in the world, treacherous Khardung La, Leh, Ladakh, India

The gorgeous Solang Valley, Manali, India

View of the Indus River Valley and Stok Kangri (20,187 ft, 6,153 m) from Spituk Gompa, Leh, Ladakh, India

Boys stickfighting in Saboo village, Ladakh, India

Night view of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. In the distant left is the mountaintop Savitiri temple.

Stupas against a golden mountain face near Phyang Gompa, Phyang, Ladakh, India

Horses in the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The horses are used to give rides to Indian tourists. Low paid workers, often foreign immigrants, lead them up and down the mountain every morning and night from areas where they eat and sleep up to the summit where the tourists are.

Horse in the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India. The horses are used to give rides to Indian tourists. Low paid workers, often foreign immigrants, lead them up and down the mountain every morning and night from areas where they eat and sleep up to the summit where the tourists are.

The Zanskar river near Nimmu where the river meets the Indus, Ladakh, India

Classic Western scenery in Eastern Oregon near John Day

Broken Top seen through old-growth mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) in the meadows around the Green Lakes, Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon Cascades

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon

A hiker on the cloudy summit of Spencers Butte, Eugene, Oregon.

Beautiful winter scene on Mount Pisgah, in the Willamette Valley near Eugene, Oregon

The distinctive papery bark of an ancient Alaska Yellow Cedar tree, growing at 5,000 feet on Echo Mountain, Old Cascades, Oregon. The tree, 6 or 7 feet wide, is likely 700-1000 years old.

Double rainbow over the Huaripampa Valley, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

A wintery scene on top of Mary's Peak, highest point in the Oreon Coast Range at 4,100 feet, Oregon Coast

A campsite above Fuji Mountain at Sunset, overlooking the Waldo Wilderness and the Fuji Mountain roadless area, Oregon Cascades.

Cactus high in the Cordillera Negra (Black Mountains) at 5,100 mt. (15,500 ft.), near Huaraz, Peru.

Road leading to the summit of Marys Peak, highest mountain in the Oregon Coast Range.

Farms and parkland in the Catskills, New York

Horses graze near Sisters, Oregon, with the Three Sisters in the background

Winter scene along the shores of sparkling blue Odell Lake, with Diamond Peak in the background. Willamette Pass, Oregon Cascades.

Stormclouds rolling in over the high Cascades, with Mt. Washington to the left, and a distant Mt. Jefferson to the right, Oregon Cascades

Clearcuts near a waterway, with a clearcut mountain in the distance. Willamette National Forest, Oregon.

Rare coastal subalpine ecosystem on the summit of Marys Peak, highest mountain in the Oregon Coast Range.

Dramatic winter spectacle of Moon Point in the Umpqua National Forest, Oregon.

Sunset from Fuji Mountain, Oregon Cascades.

A family rests at a dramatic overlook of the Emmons Glacier and the hulking mass of Mt. Rainier, Washington, highest peak in the Cascades at 14,410 feet.

The beautiful alpine scenery of Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington.

Misty subalpine forest near Reflection Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Winter snow on unbroken wild secondary forest near Beaverkill in the Catskills, New York

Wide view of 5,025 mt. (16,500 ft.) Pucaraju, in the Huaripampa Valley, Cordillera Blanca, Peru.

Hikers stand on the summit of Spencers Butte overlooking Eugene, Oregon.

People walk on a trail in Mount Pisgah, Willamette Valley, Oregon

Vista from Tam MacArthur Rim, Oregon Cascades.

Hikers stroll along Hurricane Ridge, Olympic Peninsula, Washington.

Purple silhouette of the symmetrical cinder cone of Black Butte at sunset, from Tam MacArthur Rim, Oregon Cascades.

A hiker along the Klahhane Ridge Trail, Olympic Rainforest, Washington.

Light rays in forest at the Beech Mountain Preserve, Catskills, New York

Wilderness vista in Sam's Point Preserve, Shawangunks, New York

Farms and parkland in the Catskills, New York

Pastel hues of the Rockies near dusk. Banff NP, Canadian Rockies.

Sunrays over 3,505 mt. (11,500 ft.) Mt. Kitchener, Jasper NP, Canadian Rockies.

The Black Tusk from Panorama Point, Garibaldi Park, British Columbia.