Mountains

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.

Autumn color in the Himalayas, Leh, Ladakh, India

Clear autumn day on the way up Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

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

Indus River valley and Nimmu village, Ladakh, India

Distant view of Shanti Stupa and Stok Kangri, Leh, Ladakh, India

Broken glass dumped on the Himalayan plain at 12,500 feet near Nimmu, Ladakh, India

The beautiful Himalayas near Palchan on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Lovely rocky alpine meadows on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Purple mountains majesty of the Himalayas near Stok, Ladakh, India

Setting sun on a meadow on Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

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

Road marker at 11,500 ft. near Nimmu, Ladakh, India

Beautiful view of the Indus River Valley and the Himalayas in autumn near Choglamsar, Ladakh, India

Splendid farmland near Banseli village, Rajasthan, India

Late afternoon light on the Himalayas in Leh, Ladakh, India

Spituk Gompa and Stok Kangri (20,187 ft, 6,153 m), Leh, Ladakh, India

Rugged landscape of the Himalayas on the way to Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Indus River Valley in Autumn near Stok, Ladakh, India

Himalayan desert near Karu, Ladakh, India

Glaciers in the Himalayas south of Leh, Ladakh, India

Wild mountain weasel (Mustela altaica) along the Indus River, Leh, Ladakh, India

The gorgeous mosaic of rocks and farms surrounding Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India

Icy road near the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, 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.

Prayer flags in Saboo Village with a view of Stok Kangri, Ladakh, India

Stupa at the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

Indian tourists paragliding in the Solang Valley, Manali, India

The lovely Himachali architecture of Vashisht, Manali, India

Woodlands along the Indus River near Leh, Ladakh, India

Morning clouds over the Himalayas from 30,000 feet, south of Leh, Ladakh, India

pagoda-like structure at Spituk Gompa, Leh, Ladakh, India

Stone wall in the Himalayan desert near Karu, Ladakh, India

Autumn barley harvest in Leh, Ladakh, India

Rain clouds over the Himalayas in Autumn near Manali, India

Rugged brown slopes of the Himalayas at sunrise, south of Leh, Ladakh, India

Autumn colors in the Himalayas near Matho village, Ladakh, India

Rain clouds over the Himalayas in Autumn near Manali, India

Himalayan desert near Karu, Ladakh, India

Dusk over the Beas River Valley near Palchan, Manali, India

Himalayas near Taroo, Ladakh, India

Misty morning along the Indus River near Hemis, Ladakh, 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.

Fresh snow on 18,000 foot peaks in the Par Panjal Range, from the summit of Rohtang Pass, Manali, India

The gorgeous Solang Valley, 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.

Power lines along the NH-1 highway in the Himalayas near Nimmu, Ladakh, India

Mount Shasta, California

Aerial view of the Chugach Mountains south of Anchorage, Alaska

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

Mount Gurr Lake and the upper Clayton Creek Valley, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Morning reflections in Banff NP, Canadian Rockies.

View from the Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Park, British Columbia.

Beautiful Mount Shasta from downtown Weed, California.

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

Reflections in unknown lake, Jasper NP, Canadian Rockies

Aerial view of the Alaska coast south of the Copper River Delta

Unnamed snopeak at dusk. Singing Pass, Garibladi Park, British Columbia.

Wide view of Peyto Lake, Banff NP, Canadian Rockies.

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

Magnificent view from the Bow Valley Parkway, Banff NP, Canadian Rockies.

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

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

Stupendous Mountain, Bella Coola River, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Sunset over Mount Shasta, from the Tule Lake NWR, California

Beautiful mountains on the Icefields Parkway in Banff, Canadian Rockies

Mama and baby mountain goats making their way up a slope near North Molar Pass, Banff NP, Canadian Rockies.

Mount Rundle from the Vermillion Lakes, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies.

An unnamed peak in the wilderness of Singing Pass, Garibaldi Park, British Columbia

Bering and Stellar Glaciers (?), Alaska

A dusting of snow around Peyto Lake, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies.

Unknown peak in the Bella Coola Valley, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

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

Early morning sunlight breaking through on cloudy peaks around Peyto Lake, Banff, Canadian Rockies

Summer scene along the icy Copper River, Alaska

Dusk along the Coast of British Columbia near North Vancouver.

Summer scene along the icy Copper River, Alaska

Beautiful mountains in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska

Mama and baby mountain goats making their way up a slope near North Molar Pass, Banff NP, Canadian Rockies.

Telephoto view of Mount Shasta, from the Lower Klamath NWR, California

Looking south to Mount Dome, Lower Klamath NWR, California