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Hvitserkur is a basalt sea stack off the coast of Northern Iceland.

The view of Snowmass Canyon is dominated by the flat-topped Mount Daly of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. This 13,300 foot peak is the most prominent peak seen from Snowmass Village, and serves as a reminder of how close the small resort town is to one of the last truly wild places of Colorado.

The view from the top of Burnt Mountain. Accessed via a short hike from the Elk Camp chair at Snowmass Mountain, Burnt Mountain provides access to steep, wide open glades and beautiful views, while still staying inside the controlled terrain of the resort.

Ruins of Yellowcat Uranium Mining in Southern Utah. This building would have been used to load ore into waiting trucks below. Mining for uranium in the area began in the 1940's and was abandoned by the 1960's when supply far exceeded the demand.

A very long, very straight dirt road through a remote section of Southern Utah.

Last light on the La Sal Mountains of Southern Utah from a remote section of Arches National Park.

Miles approaches the final rappel of Lost and Found Canyon, and our last of 8 rappels in 8 hours and two canyons of Arches National Park. The kicker? We didn't see even a single person all day!

Looking out over Beef Basin from the Pistol Whipped climbing area of Indian Creek, Utah. Indian Creek boasts over a thousand routes that climbers from all over the world come to enjoy and many call it the best crack climbing area on Earth.

A large pool along the pothole trail of Canyonlands National Park's Needles District. Desert life thrives in unlikely places. Many creatures rely on these pools to drink from, and others live out their entire lives in the days or weeks after a storm. Tadpole and fairy shrimp lay eggs that can withstand drought conditions in a process called cryptobiosis, withstanding a loss of up to 92% of liquids. When rain falls again, the eggs 'rehydrate' and hatch to live out their lives in the newly formed pool.

Chesler Park of Canyonlands National Park, Needles District. This area is rich with history from early native people to cowboys and outlaws, and still hosts visitors of many backgrounds, now as part of the National Park Service.

Along the trail to Chesler Park in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park.

The winding road to the Maroon Bells passes through changing aspens. Even now, the leaves have begun to turn from that brightest gold into yellows and browns and fall from the trees. Winter is on its way.

Frosty Morning in Castle Creek Canyon near Aspen, Colorado.

Four restored buildings of the Ashcroft Townsite near Aspen, CO. Ashcroft was settled in 1880 after prospectors found nearby silver deposits and once held over 2000 residents. The town was short-lived when deposits proved more shallow than anticipated, and the silver market crashed in 1882. Few people stayed later than the mud 1880s.

Mount Hood reflected in Trillium Lake as two fisherman paddle across the water in a canoe. Part of the trail across the dam, also frequented by fisherman, can be seen in the bottom corner.

Sunrise on Electric Peak just outside the Northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park, Montana. Taken with my Galaxy S4.

The Yaquina Head Lighthouse immersed in fog. The lighthouse stands 93 feet tall, putting it's light 162 feet above the waters of the Pacific. It was built in 1873 and originally used a 1st-order Fresnel Lens with a 4-wick lard oil lamp. The lamp was replaced by electricity in 1933, and completely automated in 1966. The house is still lit every night to guide ships into Newport. Information courtesy of Bella Terra's "Northwest Lighthouses - Illustrated map and guide"

Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad's steam engine #25 gets ready to head back to the station in Garibaldi, Oregon from its current location in Rockaway Beach. The scenic train ride brings riders along the beautiful Oregon Coast and stops in Rockaway where they can get out and explore the town, beaches, and shops before heading back to Garibaldi.

Silhouette of a cairn on Crescent Beach in Ecola State Park, Oregon. The Crescent Moon and several sea stacks are also visible.

Waves splash over a rock during the last light of the day just offshore of Crescent Beach in Ecola State Park, Oregon. The view of the rock and Pacific Ocean comes from within a sea cave, carved out by the tides.

First light on Haystack Rock just after sunrise on a cool summer morning. The sea stack - a name given to rock or island that was once a part of, but now eroded from the mainland - is reflected in the wet sand on Cannon Beach as the tide recedes.

Sunset with the Crescent Moon from the Short Sands Beach in Oswald West State Park, Oregon. The orange light from the sunset is reflected in the shallow water among the rocks on the beach.

Seagull prints in the sand show where he landed on the beach, skidding the first few steps. In the background are several sea stacks located underneath Ecola Point in Ecola State Park, Oregon.

Outside hull of the shipwrecked Peter Iredale on the coast near Astoria, Oregon. The ship was sailing to the Columbia River channel from Mexico and encountered a storm on October 25th, 1906. The crew battled huge surges and strong winds in the last stretch past the Tillamook Lighthouse nearing the channel. Finally, she ran aground only four miles from her destination. Everyone on the crew (plus two stowaways) all survived and were commended for their efforts to save the ship. Most of the wreck was later salvaged and sold as scrap, but a large section of the hull remains buried in the sand.