Frozen Rain

Frozen raindrops create a jewel-like appearance on fallen aspen leaves on a cold autumn morning

Ladybugs

A swarm of Ladybugs (aka. Lady Beetles, Ladybird Beetles) in Pike National Forest, Colorado. In this case Convergent Lady Beetles (Hippodamia convergens), native to Colorado,gather on rocks and vegetation in late summer and early fall for overwintering purposes.

Ladybugs

A swarm of Ladybugs (aka. Lady Beetles, Ladybird Beetles) in Pike National Forest, Colorado. In this case Convergent Lady Beetles (Hippodamia convergens), native to Colorado,gather on rocks and vegetation in late summer and early fall for overwintering purposes.

Ice bubbles

A small ice pillar is anchored to a cave floor by a sheet of icy bubbles in Rifle Gap, Colorado, USA

Slot Canyon

Lower Antelope Canyon is a spectacular water and wind carved sandstone slot canyon near Page, Arizona

Slot Canyon

Lower Antelope Canyon is a spectacular water and wind carved sandstone slot canyon near Page, Arizona

Slot Canyon

Lower Antelope Canyon is beautifully sculpted sandstone slot canyon in Arizona

Slot Canyon

Lower Antelope Canyon is a spectacular water and wind carved sandstone slot canyon near Page, Arizona

Sandstone arches

Three golden sandstone arches form a triple alcove formation in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA

Eroded sandstone

A 6 inch wide crack in a sandstone stream bed allows the Left Fork of North Creek in Zion National Park to continue its course downstream on its way to the Virgin River confluence.

Spring flowering tree

A flowering tree provides a colorful backdrop for an Aspen Tree (Populus tremuloides) along Gore Creek in Vail, Colorado

Red Maple in autumn

Colorful Red Maple trees (Acer rubrum) at the height of the autumn change in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Moon Jelly

Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) floating gently by in an aquarium

Ice Pillar

An ice pillar in a limestone cave displays the typical blue coloration caused by differential sunlight penetration on a winter morning in Colorado

Ice Pillars

An ice pillar in a limestone cave displays the typical blue coloration caused by differential sunlight penetration on a winter morning in Colorado

Sandstone cave

Flowing sandstone lines decorate a cavern wall in southern Utah

Sandstone Face

Sandstone contortion on a canyon wall in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

Sandstone layers

Sandstone striations highlight the unique rock formations of White Pocket in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument of Arizona

Sandstone colors

Reflected sunlight reaches a small alcove of colorful sandstone intrusions in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument of Arizona

Sandstone arch in cave

A sandstone cave with a delicate arch carved by wind and rain in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

Aspen leaf

A fallen aspen leaf rests on a log after a rainstorm in Pike NF, Colorado

Ice Lace

Freezing temperatures create icy jewels alongside the South Platte River in Colorado

Rock Ear

A small arch can be seen through an eroded tafoni window in a sandstone wall in the Waterpocket Fold of Capitol Reef NP

Iced log

An ice encased log beside a high altitude stream in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of Colorado