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  • Fog in the Valley

    Fog in the Valley

    Bridalveil Fall seems to fill Yosemite Valley with dense fog on a late March afternoon in this black and white image captured at the iconic Tunnel View overlook.

  • Snow Moon in Minneapolis

    Snow Moon in Minneapolis

    The February full moon makes an appearance among the downtown skyscrapers behind the Basilica of Saint Mary on a frigid winter evening in Minneapolis.

  • Morning Under the Bridge

    Morning Under the Bridge

    A view of Nicollet island and the Mississippi River from beneath the Hennepin Avenue Bridge just after sunrise.

  • Winter in St. Paul

    Winter in St. Paul

    All the barges are gone as the port of St. Paul prepares for winter under a pink December sunset.

  • Daybreak in Chicago

    Daybreak in Chicago

    The early morning sun lights up the Chicago skyline in the panoramic view from near the Adler Planetarium.

  • An Evening in Chicago

    An Evening in Chicago

    The Chicago skyline glitters on a cool November evening in this panoramic view from the Adler Planetarium.

  • The Loop Times Two

    The Loop Times Two

    A mirrored image of the Chicago skyline along Lakeshore Drive.

  • Morning Light

    Morning Light

    The rising sun lights up the Chicago skyline in this late autumn view from Navy Pier.

  • A Misty Minnesota Morning

    A Misty Minnesota Morning

    The fall foliage emerges from the morning mist in this autumn image from rural Minnesota.

  • Fall Colors at Holy Hill

    Fall Colors at Holy Hill

    The Holy Hill Basilica near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sits above a sea of changing color in this early November image.

  • Red is the Color

    Red is the Color

    The iconic Split Rock Lighthouse is framed by peak fall color on an early October afternoon along Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota.

  • Bear Lake Overlook

    Bear Lake Overlook

    The fall colors are beginning to pop on a misty morning near the shores of Bear Lake along the Superior Hiking Trail in the Iron Range region of northeastern Minnesota.

  • The Bear and the Bean

    The Bear and the Bean

    Bear Lake (foreground) and Bean Lake are shrouded in mist during a morning hike along the Superior Hiking Trail near Tettegouche State Park in Northeastern Minnesota.

  • The Prairie Wind Blows

    The Prairie Wind Blows

    A single windmill stands as a sentinal while an early autumn storm sweeps across the western Nebraska prairie.

  • Maroon Reflections

    Maroon Reflections

    The early morning sun paints the Bells in their signature color on a late September day in the Colorado Rockies.

  • Mountain Mirror

    Mountain Mirror

    The iconic Maroon Bells near Aspen, Colorado, are reflected in the calm waters of Maroon Lake on a late September morning.

  • Day Break at Maroon Lake

    Day Break at Maroon Lake

    The morning golden hour lights up the aspen trees as they begin their autumn transformation beneath the iconic Maroon Bells near Aspen, Colorado.

  • Panoramic View of the Crystal Mill

    Panoramic View of the Crystal Mill

    The green water of the Crystal River shines in the sun as the Aspens begin to turn to yellow in this panorama of the iconic Crystal Mill near Marble, Colorado.

  • Down By the Crystal River

    Down By the Crystal River

    The low water reveals colorful rocks in the Crystal River at the iconic Crystal Mill near Marble, Colorado.

  • September at Cottonwood Pass

    September at Cottonwood Pass

    Above the tree line, at 12,000 feet, the fall colors emerge in the grasslands at Cottonwood Pass high in the Colorado Rockies.

  • Marcellina Mountain

    Marcellina Mountain

    Marcellina Mountain towers above the changing Aspens along the Kebler Pass in Central Colorado on a late September afternoon.

  • Aquatennial 2021

    Aquatennial 2021

    Fireworks fill the sky above the historic Stone Arch Bridge over the Mississippi River as the city of Minneapolis celebrates the Aquatennial 2021.

  • Crescent on a Pyramid

    Crescent on a Pyramid

    The setting crescent moon hovers above the SPS Tower as Venus sits above the crown of the Capella Tower in downtown Minneapolis.

  • On a Cold December Evening

    On a Cold December Evening

    The crescent moon and the planet Venus near conjunction over the Minneapolis skyline on a cold December night.

  • Changing Colors at the Crystal Mill

    Changing Colors at the Crystal Mill

    The aspens are beginning to take on their annual golden hue in this image of the historic Crystal Mill near Marble, Colorado.

  • Pre-Dawn at the Maroon Bells

    Pre-Dawn at the Maroon Bells

    About an hour before sunrise the setting full moon lights the sky above Maroon Lake near Aspen, Colorado.

  • Riverside at the Crystal Mill

    Riverside at the Crystal Mill

    The tumbling water of the Crystal River once turned the waterwheel at this historic site near Marble, Colorado.

  • Morning Mist at Lizard Lake

    Morning Mist at Lizard Lake

    As the early morning fog begins to lift, the glassy surface of Lizard Lake reflects the surrounding scenery along the trail to the Crystal Mill near Marble, Colorado.

  • Surrounded by Green and Gold

    Surrounded by Green and Gold

    As the aspen trees begin their annual transformation from green to gold, the ancient logs of the historic Crystal Mill create an enticing color contrast.

  • September Morning

    September Morning

    The iconic Maroon Bells are reflected in Maroon Lake in this long exposure during the pre-dawn hours of a late September morning in the Colorado Rockies.

  • Dawn's Early Light

    Dawn's Early Light

    The rising sun begins to paint the peaks of the Maroon Bells near Aspen, Colorado.

  • A Tranquil Evening on the North Shore

    A Tranquil Evening on the North Shore

    Milky Way over Lake Superior Beach in Tettegouche State Park near Silver Bay, Minnesota.

  • Sea Stack Under a Starry Sky

    Sea Stack Under a Starry Sky

    The sea stack at Tettegouche State Park on Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota provides the foreground for this image of the summer Milky Way.

  • Red Rocks Under a Red Sky

    Red Rocks Under a Red Sky

    The setting sun lights the clouds of an incoming storm above the red rocks of the Bisti Badlands.

  • Red Mounds of Bisti

    Red Mounds of Bisti

    In the midst of the Bisti/De Na Zin wilderness, a pair of red mounds rises from the desert floor.

  • Sealed With a Kiss

    Sealed With a Kiss

    These hoodoos appear to be kissing as others turn their backs in another example of the surreal rock formations that fill the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness in northwestern New Mexico.

  • A Rainbow Appears

    A Rainbow Appears

    As the storm clouds pass by, the setting sun paints a rainbow above the painted rocks of the desert below.

  • Golden Desert

    Golden Desert

    The northern Bisti Badlands bathed in the golden light of the setting sun.

  • Under a Threatening Sky

    Under a Threatening Sky

    An approaching storm combines with the setting sun to create a contrast of color and light in the northern section of the Bisti Badlands.

  • First Glimpse

    First Glimpse

    After hiking nearly a mile from the nearest road, and seeing nothing but sand and desert scrub, you crest a hill and suddenly encounter the first collection of hoodoos in the seemingly surreal Valley of Dreams.

  • Pointing the Way

    Pointing the Way

    A solitary sand hoodoo points the way to the next collection of surreal formations along the Valley of Dreams trail in the Bisti Badlands of New Mexico.

  • The End of the Day

    The End of the Day

    The setting desert sun colors the fast-moving clouds in this long exposure near the Valley of Dreams trailhead in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness area of northwestern New Mexico.

  • Just Around the Corner

    Just Around the Corner

    Approaching the Alien Throne after an arduous hike through the desert in the Valley of Dreams.

  • Awaiting its Queen

    Awaiting its Queen

    The Alien Throne sits empty as the clouds zoom by on a windy morning in the Valley of Dreams.

  • Magic Mushroom

    Magic Mushroom

    Black and White rendition of one of the "mushrooms" along the Valley of Dreams trail in the Bisti Wilderness in northwestern New Mexico. This particular 'shroom is about 8 feet tall.

  • An Afternoon in Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah

    An Afternoon in Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah

    The early evening sun highlights the mushroom and brain-like rock formations of the Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness.

  • Mushroom Farm

    Mushroom Farm

    The desert floor suddenly turns into a surreal collection of mushroom shaped rock formations in the Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah section of the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness in northwestern New Mexico.

  • Alien Throne in Black and White

    Alien Throne in Black and White

    The Alien Throne rock formation in the Valley of Dreams rendered in black and white.

  • Valley of Dreams

    Valley of Dreams

    The Alien Throne is the centerpiece in this collection of rock formations in the Valley of Dreams section of the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness in northwestern New Mexico.

  • Brain Salad

    Brain Salad

    Rock formations resulting from millions of years of wind erosion resembling brains and mushrooms inhabit the Seussian wonderland of the Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah section of the Bisti/De-Na-Zin wilderness in the Four Corners region of New Mexico.

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    Down By the Crystal River
    September at Cottonwood Pass
    Marcellina Mountain