Gold-leafed cottonwood trees line the banks of the Virgin River in the Narrows. (Zion National Park, Utah)
A red-tailed hawk darting over the grasslands at the Nisqually River Delta in pursuit of mice. (Lacey, Washington)
Jagged black lava rock juts out of the Kona blue surf as the sky opens up during sunrise. (Hamakua Coast, Hawaii)
