"Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Springs, Yellowstone National Park: A particularly beautiful view of Minerva Terrace with her steam vapors rising."Side Note: This is one of my favorites! The yellow Sharpie was definitely the best choice."
Saturday, March 29, 2008
February 27, 2008
"Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Springs, Yellowstone National Park: A particularly beautiful view of Minerva Terrace with her steam vapors rising."
February 27, 2008
"Snow-Capped Tetons, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming: A buck and rail fence frames the foreground for a late spring view of the incomparable Tetons."
February 26, 2008
"Bull and Cow Elk (Wapiti): The magnificent antlers with six to seven points (or tines) on each side signify that the wapiti bull is in his prime. Wapiti cows suckle their newborn fawns 5 or 6 times a day, and weaning does not take place until the fawn is 3 months of age or older."
Friday, March 28, 2008
February 25, 2008
"Mt. Leconte- Altitude 6,593 feet- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Rising more than a mile above Gatlinburg at its base Mt. Leconte is known as the 'Tallest' peak in Eastern America. A number of trails lead to its summit, and it is the most climbed peak in the Smokies."
February 21, 2008
"Le Pont De Quebec, Bridge Quebec, Canada"Side note: This is one of the smoothest bus rides taken this winter. It was surprisingly nice, considering we had the young sort of 'punk-ass' bus driver and he was honking almost the entire way to school. I started the red marker on the shorts the person is wearing in the photo.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
February 20, 2008
"Sawtooth Mountain: Located near Ft. Davis, Texas. This is just one of the many scenic views on the way to Big Bend National Park. Utilizing several highways that describe a loop through the impressive Davis Mountains, the route is an easy way to absorb great quantities of scenery. During each fall and winter season hunters are attracted by plentiful mule deer and pronghorn antelope."
February 19, 2008
"Tonto National Monument. Roosevelt, AZ: 40-room upper ruins. Home to Salado Indians from 1300-1400 A.D."
February 19, 2008
"Tower Falls turns Tower Creek into a lacy cascade of liquid crystal, leaping between spires of rock near its junction with the Yellowstone river. In the northern portion of Yellowstone Park, it is accessible to visitors by a short hiking trail, and easily viewed from lookout points along the way."
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
February 19, 2008
"Rio Grande Valley, Where the Sun Spends the Winter: Beautiful palm-lined resacas such as this are seen in many areas of the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The work resaca means old river bed."
February 18, 2008
"Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada: The churning waters of the great Niagara plunge gracefully to the churning, boiling, turbulence of the Maid of the Mist Pool"
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