The sun peaks through a break in the clouds lighting up the ancient city at Machu Picchu, Peru.

Maroon Bells showing off her best colors on crisp autumn afternoon. Aspen, Colorado

The sun rises through the portal of Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park, Utah.

An old relic is left from part of a silver mining operation in Colorado.

The prize of the Portland Japanese Garden, this Japanese Maple tree shows off her colorful autumn best on a foggy morning in Autumn.

The T.A. Moulton barn and majestic mountain peaks of the Teton Range are bathed with morning sunlight as a storm approaches. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

As I drove into Yosemite on this afternoon after a major snow storm, the park was shrouded in fog. Getting to the bend in the Merced River with a perfect view of El Capitan was easy as not many other people had bothered to come into the park under these conditions. But I knew there were clouds breaking to the west and if that continued something special could happen. Setting up my camera on the river’s edge, the towering granite peak was completely obscured by the mist. And then slowly, oh so slowly it began to clear. Now if only the sun could break through I hoped. And then it happened! First a sliver of light midway up slicing the face. And then a little more and a little more. A couple people had set up near me now as I was literally cheering on the light out loud. “C’mon, c’mon, you can do it……..YES!!!! Yeeeeeehaw” just as the light set the majestic rock face aglow as El Cap rose from the mist below.

The Virgin River leading to the Watchman in this classic scene from Zion National Park.

At this must stop place in the Canadian Rockies, the clouds lit up quite beautifully at sunrise with a perfect glass reflection on the waters of Moraine Lake.

The magnificent Angel Oak tree near Charleston, South Carolina. Located on Johns Island it is believed to be 500 years old. It stands 66 feet tall with branches that stretch 180 feet long. To understand the sheer size of this beauty, it produces shade covering 17,000 square feet!

An Anasazi Indian ruin with the best view in the house

Creeks converge at a unique rock feature in Glacier National Park.

Light from around the bend reflects through this tunnel-like feature called the Subway in the backcountry of Zion National Park.

The diamond ring at the end of totality for the 2018 North American Eclipse, photographed in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee

A terraced waterfall in the backcountry of Zion National Park in full autumn splendor.

This quintessential town on the Italian coast was evacuated for a winter storm when we arrived. No businesses were open and our AirBnB host failed to mention this to us. Sure it was drizzling a little bit and the clouds here looked ominous, but it seemed like an overreaction. Nevertheless we were happy to have this entire little town all to ourselves for a night.

A beautiful scene at sunset with the gondolas returning for the evening on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy.

Bruarfoss is my favorite waterfall in Iceland and it's not even close. The color of the glacial water is breathtaking and rock formation and cascades are very unique. Yet on my many trips, I had never witnessed a great sunset there until September 2019 when everything came together.

Seljalandsfoss is a popular waterfall and for good reason, just look at this view at sunset

If you want to have this classic fountain in Rome all to yourself, show up at 5 a.m. in the morning. The night before at 10 p.m. there was easily a thousand people vying for a spot to take their selfies.

Rainbow Falls in the peak of autumn colors. Watkins Glen, New York.