Zion National Park This short but beautiful trail is located in the middle of Zion National Park in Utah I love National Parks, but I hate the crowds. I’m sure you can relate. There is a reason why these places are popular, they are our nation’s natural treasures. However, enjoying the quiet beauty of these natural places can […]
Common Eider – IUCN Conservation Status: Near Threatened Mature male common eiders have an orangish-yellow wedge-shaped bill The common eider is not as common as the name suggests. Common eider are considered a large sea duck, occupying Arctic coastline in North America, Greenland, Northern Europe, and parts of Russia. Their breeding areas are farther north than their […]
Olympic National Park This is the only temperate rainforest in the northern hemisphere This is the only temperate rainforest in the northern hemisphere. Olympic National Park sits within the Olympic Peninsula, which is in the northwest corner of Washington. The area this photograph was taken is called Quinault. Check out our gallery this month to […]
Wai’ānapanapa State Park The Road to Hana is known for its iconic winding road that takes you along the eastern and southern coasts of Maui To take this photo, we had to get up early and set off on the Road to Hana Drive on the island of Maui in Hawai’i. The Road to Hana […]
Olympic National Park This is the only temperate rainforest in the northern hemisphere Lake Quinault sits at the southern perimeter of Olympic National Park in Washington. This lake sits adjacent to a temperate rain forest. This is the only temperate rainforest in the northern hemisphere. In fact, Lake Quinault gets an average of 131 inches […]
Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park Two of the world’s most active volcanoes are in the park, Kīlauea and Mauna Loa When going for a hike, you normally aren’t thinking about the formation of the land that you are walking on, but that is exactly the case when you hike in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. The very […]
White Sands National Park The White Sands dune field is made up of 4.5 billion tons of gypsum White Sands National Park was one of the weirdest places I’ve ever seen. The White Sands dune field is made up of 4.5 billion tons of gypsum. Yes, that’s gypsum like the sheetrock in your walls. That […]
White Mountain National Forest Matt and I were intending to do the Triple Bond hike, where we would end up doing five summits in one day This photo comes from one of my favorite hiking trips of all time. Matt and I were intending to do the Triple Bond hike, where we would end up […]
Royal Tern – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern Some of the species of shorebirds that could be seen there, included skimmers, willets, ibis, cranes, gulls, terns, sandpipers, and more I had never seen so many birds in my life when I took the photo of this royal tern. My wife and I were staying on […]
Phainopepla – IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern It was here that I saw the phainopepla fly overhead and land in a tree I was so excited to spot this bird while at Saguaro National Park in Arizona. I was traveling there with Matt and Nick. One of my main aspirations for the trip was to […]