There is something that lasts forever in those alone moments in the wilderness. Whether close to home on the ocean, in local mountains, or being lucky enough to travel to legendary locations, it feels personal.
Hikers climb the last few yards to the top of Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro in time to see the sun rise through the clouds.
Grazer, one of the famous Brooks River, Alaska bears snags a healthy salmon - one of dozens she will eat to fatten up before hibernating for the winter.
The tail of a Grey whale headed towards Baja dives off the coast of San Diego during the winter migration. Her tail reveals multiple encounters with engine rotors.
Sunlight peels away from a tent and the pinnacles leading to Mt. Whitney.
Autumn leaves cover the hillsides below the scorched remains of a forest in the fog, which burned a year prior in the deadly Cedar fire that swept through the Laguna Mountains of San Diego County.
Arches National Monument, late afternoon in the hall of Courthouse Towers.
Cottonwoods, aspens and oaks create a spectacular palette in the high altitude lakes of Little Lakes Valley near Mammoth.
A winter storm froze icicles sideways on Cuyamaca Peak.
Every year the harsh sands of Anza Borrego Desert are carpeted with colorful wildflowers in the spring.
A fire pours black smoke into a red sky across the hills behind Cal State San Marcos as helicopters attempt to get a handle on yet another out of control deadly fire in Southern California.
Rarefied Air
Hikers climb the last few yards to the top of Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro in time to see the sun rise through the clouds.
KATMAI FAT BEARS
Grazer, one of the famous Brooks River, Alaska bears snags a healthy salmon - one of dozens she will eat to fatten up before hibernating for the winter.
WHALE TAIL
The tail of a Grey whale headed towards Baja dives off the coast of San Diego during the winter migration. Her tail reveals multiple encounters with engine rotors.
Mt. Whitney
Sunlight peels away from a tent and the pinnacles leading to Mt. Whitney.
New Beginning
Autumn leaves cover the hillsides below the scorched remains of a forest in the fog, which burned a year prior in the deadly Cedar fire that swept through the Laguna Mountains of San Diego County.
TOWERING REFLECTION
Arches National Monument, late afternoon in the hall of Courthouse Towers.
SIERRA FALL COLORS
Cottonwoods, aspens and oaks create a spectacular palette in the high altitude lakes of Little Lakes Valley near Mammoth.
FROZEN IN PLACE
A winter storm froze icicles sideways on Cuyamaca Peak.
DESERT WILDFLOWERS
Every year the harsh sands of Anza Borrego Desert are carpeted with colorful wildflowers in the spring.
Red Sky at Night
A fire pours black smoke into a red sky across the hills behind Cal State San Marcos as helicopters attempt to get a handle on yet another out of control deadly fire in Southern California.