The Natural West
Began: Feb 01, 2010
Ended: Mar 15, 2010
Check out these fantastic landscapes of the American West! Thanks to all participants who submitted and voted on these images.
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Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park
by Aaron Merritt — Photo I took of the Grand Prismatic Spring while visiting Yellowstone National Park.
WINTER HOME~Trap Door Spider
TRAPDORIS ARACHNIDA GIGANTIS keeps an eye out for its potential evening meal. Mostly subsisting on small rodents and birds, they have been known to dart out and grab deer, coyotes, or the unsuspecting cross-country skier!
Feb 2010
a freak 2 day snow storm in February brought this in.... The poor birds kept diving into the snow on the bird feeder.
A Fine Fall Day in the Aspens - Floating Gold
This is one of the ground-level perspectives of the view that everyone stops for along the Peak to Peak Highway above Nederland CO each Fall.
A Fine Fall Day in the Aspens
This is the ground-level perspective of the view that everyone stops for along the Peak to Peak Highway above Nederland CO each Fall.
Isabel Lake - Indian Peaks Wilderness
A beautiful destination for a summer day hike close to Boulder.
Bristlecone Pine
Bristlecone Pine, North Loop Trail (10,000 ft.) Mt. Charleston area, Las Vegas, NV
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park
Photo I took of the Grand Prismatic Spring while visiting Yellowstone National Park.
Morning at Moraine Lake.
This photo was taken at first light at Moraine Lake, Banff National Park Canada.
Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
Photo of Delicate Arch, taken from the north side of the neighboring canyon, showing the many visitors.
Aspens, Kenosha Pass, Colorado
Late afternoon biking on the Colorado Trail at Kenosha Pass, Colorado
Calmness
Even thou its the rugged of the lava, the massive roar an clash of the Maui ocean there is still a Calmness at this spot!
Waimea Canyon
Hawaii's Grand Canyon, also has the wettest spot on earth! Averaging more than 426 inches of rain a year.
Afternoon Siesta in Stanley Basin
A quarter mile outside of Stanley Idaho, on a sunny February afternoon, the local elk herd takes a break. Not bothered by the proximity of the town or the road, they pose for the occasional photo in their high meadow paradise.
East River Near Gothic
At this point, the East River is but a mountain stream and presents an interesting contrast with the fall foliage, rocks, and the clouds in a blue sky.
Cabins on Ohio Pass Road
The weathered old cabins make for a stark and dramatic contrast with the fall foliage,
Ferns & Aspen
This was along the road near Horse Ranch Park west of Kebler Pass. The light filtered through the fall aspen leaves on the now yellow ferns was captivating.
Sunset over the Grand Canyon
A last minute capture of sunset over the western edge of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.
High Country Columbine
Gorgeous orange Columbine, found near Ward, Colorado. One of my personal favorites that truly depicts mountain living.
Southwestern SpottedOwl
Southwestern (or Mexican) Spotted Owl in lower Sabino Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains, near Tucson, AZ
Perfect Columbine
The trail to Mica Basin in the Zirkel Wilderness Area has always been a favorite. Annually I make the hike with the intention of capturing the perfect columbine photo for that year. This is from 2009.
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