JiuZhaiGou Valley, China

Sierra Nevada Mountains in late spring as the snow begins to melt at this elevation

tall Saguaro cactus towering over others in southern Arizona

a single blade of grass supporting 3 drops of rain

early morning at the top of Bryce Canyon

This beautiful moment was captured on Navajo's land in Arizona. With permission from the Native Americans, I visited their sacred and amazing canyons. It's a bit windy topside so there is a constant shower of sand pouring in. In just a few minutes, piles of this ultra-fine sand begin to build up on our shoulders, pockets, and equipment making the day-long adventure quite memorable. When the sun is at its highest, it illuminates some of these sand showers to appear as magnificent beams of light.

huge canopy over Japanese garden creating a perfect balance of shade and sun for comfort.

when a large mass of lava cools very slowly, it can create column-like fissures during it's cooling. then, over the years, water and ice push the columns apart and the outer pillars topple giving you a scene like this one. there's only a handful of places on earth where conditions were just right for these strange rock formations to form.