Landscapes
Autumn in Buffalo National River forest, Lost Canyon near Harrison, Arkansas
Autumn in Buffalo National River forest, Lost Canyon near Harrison, Arkansas
Autumn leaves/colors, near Jasper, Arkansas, Ozark Mountains and country road
Trees changing color in November near Menard, Texas. Early morning with yucca and bluestem grass.
Trees changing color in November near Menard, Texas. Early morning with yucca and bluestem grass.
Balanced Rock at sunrise, Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Balanced Rock in the Grapevine Hills, Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Barn reflected in pond near Boxley, Arkansas, October, leaves on willows changing color to gold
Big Bend National Park at Santa Elena Canyon
Window in Chisos Basin at sunset, Big Bend National Park
Santa Elena Canyon on the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Aboriginal metates in limestone by the Rio Grande at Big Bend National Park
Boquillas del Carmen from Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Big Bend National Park in bloom; bluebonnets and prickly pear cactus
Big Bend National Park lightning storm, July
Balanced Rock in Big Bend National Park, Texas, July
Agave and Casa Grande Peak at sunrise, Big Bend National Park, Texas.
Sunset turns the rim of Boquillas Canyon at Big Bend National Park to a rosy pink color. The mountain is across the Rio Grande in Mexico, autumn
Big Bend wildflowers, Big Bend National Park, Texas
Mule Ears formation in Big Bend National Park, Texas at sunset with cactus in foreground,
Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA at night looking north from Cerro Castellan to the Chisos Mountains. White areas are volcanis tuff.
Ocotillo and the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas, July before sunrise
Prickly Pear Cactus and ocotillo near Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend Natl Park, Texas
Prickly pear cactus in bloom with "mule ears" formation in the background at Big Bend National Park, Texas
Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park, Chisos Mountains in background, Ocotillo plant in foreground, sunset
Block Creek Natural Area green house
Bluebonnets and other wildflowers in Texas hill country; spring
Boat rental and supplies available at Caddo Lake State Park in east Texas
Boat rental and supplies available at Caddo Lake State Park in east Texas
Boat rental and supplies available at Caddo Lake State Park in east Texas
Boulder at Castalon Peak in Big Bend National Park
Bridge on the Lampasas River near Lampasas, Texas, autumn
Bald Cypress and Spanish Moss on Caddo Lake, Texas at sunrise
Caddo Lake, Texas sunrise
Caddo Lake, Texas' largest natural lake, lined with ancient bald cypress trees hung with Spanish moss; lake filled with water lilies;
Water beads on water lily pads at Caddo Lake in east Texas. Baldcypress in background
Canoeing Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas, July
Caprock Canyons State Park, Texas
CCC overlook at Davis Mountains State Park
Cenizo in bloom, Big Bend National Park, Texas, July
Champion Live Oak on Live Oak Trail, Kleb Woods Nature Preserve near Houston
Chisos Mountains and Prickly Pear in Big Bend Natl. Park, Texas, July
View of west Texas desert in Big Bend National Park at sunset through the "Window" from the Chisos Mountain basin, November.
Chuck Wagon star trails, Block Creek Ranch, Texas
Art, Texas Methodist Church and bluebonnets east of Mason. Present church building dates from 1890.
Big Pond, Lake Copper Breaks State Park near Quanah, Texas, winter
Copper Breaks State Park, Quanah, Texas, autumn
Juniper on rocky outcropping, Copper Breaks State Park near Quanah, Texas, winter
Corral gate and Sangre de Christo Mountains, Co.
Cottonwood Trees (Populus deltoides), autumn, sunrise in Davis Mountains, west Texas
Cotton baled in the field and ready to be hauled to the gin, Texas panhandle, autumn
Creek in the Wichita Mts. National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma, autumn
Creek, McClelland Ranch, Texas
Cypress from within a cypress, Garner State Park, Leaky, Texas, Nov.
Cypress on the Frio River at Garner State Park, Leakey, Texas
Cypress trees and Spanish moss in Caddo Lake, Texas
Davis Mountains and agave in bloom, Texas, July
Davis Mountains at sunset; west Texas
Davis Mountains State Park visitor enjoying the view from CCC overlook.
Davis Mountains, Texas sunrise
Agaves in bloom, Davis Mountains, Tx
Driftwood on Boca Chica Beach near the mouth of the Rio Grande, south Texas gulf coast
Elizabethan Gardens at Manteo, North Carolina
elk antler on alkali flats in Colorado
Sunrise under the big pine at Alta Cima, El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Yellow lily in the cloud forest at El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Orchid (Prosthechea cochleata) growing on a dead tree in the cloud forest, Rancho Cielo, El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Caretaker's House at Rancho Cielo Research Station operated by University of Texas-Southmost, Cloud Forest in the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Burro and house in Cloud Forest at El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Stone fence and burro in Alta Cima, El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Tree laden with epiphytes in the cloud forest at El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Flowers blooming along the trail from Alta Cima to the mountains, El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Enchanted Rock Natural Area near Fredericksburg, Texas
Enchanted Rock Natural Area near Fredericksburg, Texas at sunset
entrance sign at Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center, Fort Davis, Texas
Fall Colors at Wichta Mts Natl Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma
Flowers on the Wild Seed Farm near Block Creek Natural Area, central Texas
Fog in the cloud forest at El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Fog lifting from the Rio Grande at Salineno, Texas at sunrise, early February.
Rock wall at old Fort Griffin, Albany, Texas.
Chimney and Christmas Cactus in historic Fort Griffin, Albany, Texas.
Full moon and agave
Full moon and blooming yucca
Full moon, mesquite and mistletoe, north Texas at sunset before Christmas eve.
Fulton Harbor, December
Garner State Park in autumn, Leaky, Texas
Bald Cypress changing to autumn color on the Frio River in Garner State Park, Texas
Goose Island State Park fishing pier before sunrise, winter, coastal Texas
Autumn ocotillo at the foot of El Capitan in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Hikers on Capitol Rock trail in Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas, September
Hiking trail at Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Hoak Ranch Spillover
Hoak Ranch Spillover
Hot Springs by the Rio Grande at Big Bend National Park, Texas
Hugh Ramsey Nature Park, a World Birding Center, in Harlingen, Texas on the Arroyo Colorado
Walking trial through mesquite and Mexican olive trees at Hugh Ramsey Nature Park in Harlingen, Texas. Park is part of the World Birding Center in south Texas and is located on the Arroyo Colorado
Hugh Ramsey Nature Park in Harlingen, Texas, Walking trail passes prickly pear cactus in bloom and mesquite trees. Park is part of the World Birding Center and is located on the Arroyo Colorado.
Hugh Ramsey Nature Park in Harlingen, Texas on the Arroyo Colorado. Palo Verde tree and prickly pear cactus in bloom; both are native plants.
Indian Lodge at Davis Mountains State Park, west Texas in Davis Mountains
Judge Roy Bean's court in the Jersey Lilly Saloon
Jersey Lily Saloon and Judge Roy Bean's court, Langtry, Texas.
Judge Roy Bean's court in the Jersey Lily Saloon.
Jersey Lily Saloon and Judge Roy Bean's court, Langtry, Texas.
An old windmill is still in use, sunrise and clouds at Kickapoo Caverns State Park near Bracketville, Texas. This one pumps water to sustain the area's wildlife.
Large stalagmite formations in Kickapoo Caverns can be seen during twice monthly tours guided by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employees. Seth Frerich helps light this scene for a photograph.
Large stalagmite formations in Kickapoo Caverns can be seen during twice monthly tours guided by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employees. Seth Frerich helps light this scene for a photograph.
Large stalagmite formations in Kickapoo Caverns can be seen during twice monthly tours guided by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department employees. Seth Frerich helps light this scene for a photograph.
Yucca on the bayside tour drive next to the Laguna Madre at Laguna Atascosa NWR, Texas
Prickly Pear Cactus and Spanish Dagger at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge east of Harlingen, Texas
Lake in afternoon, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma, June
Lake Mineral Wells State Park after sunset
Lake Mineral Wells State Park and rental boats at Trailways Trading Post.
Lake Mineral Wells State Park in autumn
Leaving Palo Duro Canyon, Texas after sunset, September
Lightning in Big Bend National Park, Texas, July
Copse of Liveoak (Querqus virginiana) growing an a mowed field, sunset, central Texas north of Fredericksburg, spring
Moon and Winter Cottonwood, Selman Ranch, Ok
Moonlight on pond, British Columbia, June
Mule Ears and Cenizo in bloom, Big Bend National Park, Texas, July
Mule Ears and ocotillo in Big Bend National Park, Texas, July
The "Mule Ears" volcanic formation just south of the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Verbina and Mexican Hat blooms brighten up the trailsides and attract a variety of butterflies at the NABA Butterfly Park in Mission, Texas. It the cool of evening when the butterflies have found refuge under leaves and on branches and bark, it's the flowers that stand out.
Verbina and Mist Flower brighten up the trails and attract a variety of butterflies at the NABA Butterfly Park in Mission, Texas
Tepeguaje, wild olive, and various grasses are part of the native plant landscaping mix at the North American Butterfly Association (NABA) Butterfly Park, Mission, Texas. In the background, a large "palapa" or thatch-roofed outdoor classroom is where school children or adults gather for classes on "landscaping for butterflies and birds", "identifying moth and butterfly caterpillars" and more.
The NABA butterfly park "palapa" or covered meeting area serves as an outdoor classroom for children and adults who attend special events and lectures at the park south of Mission, Texas.
At the North American Butterfly Association butterfly park, this archway is where your butterfly safari begins. The trailhead, office and parking lot are surrounded by acres of butterfly plants.
native flora at the Chichuhuan Desert Nature Center, Fort Davis, Texas
Needle rock and ocotillo, Big Bend National Park, Texas
Night fall at the chuck wagon
Ocotillo and canyon in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Oil wells in Lake Arrowhead at Wichita Falls, Texas, winter sunset
The Old Tunnel Bat Cave, formerly a railroad tunnel, near Fredericksburg, Texas. Over 300,000 bats roost here during the spring and summer months.
Huge live oak trees and nature trail at The Old Tunnel Bat Cave near Fredericks burg, Texas
The Old Tunnel Bat Cave, formerly a railroad tunnel, near Fredericksburg, Texas is a bat roost for over 300,000 Mexican Free-tailed Bats in the spring and summer
Oregon Inlet Bridge, near Nags Head, North Carolina, between Pamlico Sound and Atlantic Ocean
Overlook on Lake Mineral Wells at Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Overlook on Lake Mineral Wells at Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Overlook on Lake Mineral Wells at Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Oystering boats in Fulton Harbor, Texas
Ozark Mountain autumn color, Arkansas
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas after summer rains
The Lighthouse and Thunderstorm Clouds at Palo Duro Canyon State Park near Canyon, Texas, autumn, sunset
Parking and flowers at Block Creek B&B
Peace River near Quanah, Texas, a tributary of the Red River, NW Texas, January
Photographers at sunrise in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Prickly Pear Cactus, Big Bend National Park, Texas
Radio Telescopes at VLA, New Mexico
Rainbow and storm clouds seen from Mount Scott, Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma, June
Red barn at Block Creek B&B
Reflected color of leaves, Ozark Mountains, Arkansas, autumn
Resaca de la Palma at Resaca de la Palma World Birding Center near Brownsville, Texas. The waterway is an oxbow of the Rio Grande.
Sunrise on one of Brownsville's resacas (oxbow of the Rio Grande). Many residences and businesses enjoy a scenic location on a resaca. There are so many old river channels throughout the city it could be the Venice of Texas.
Sunrise on one of Brownsville's resacas (oxbow of the Rio Grande). Manyresidences and businesses in the city enjoy scenic locations like this. There are so many resacas in Brownsville it could easily qualify as the "Venice" of Texas.
Sunrise on one of Brownsville's resacas (oxbow of the Rio Grande). The old Fort Brown Hotel, surrounded by palms, is reflected in the still waters of this old river channel across from the University of Texas - Brownsville/Texas Southmost College in Brownsville.
Rio Grande at sunrise, Big Bend National Park, Texas
Rio Grande below Falcon Dam in s. Texas.
Rio Grande below Falcon Dam in s. Texas. Yucca in foreground at sunset
Rio Grande near Boquillas Canyon in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Rockport harbor with fishing and pleasure boats moored on a foggy day.
Rockport, Texas harbor at sunset, winter
Rockport, Texas sunset in January
The Roma World Birding Center, headquartered in a historic building on the Roma plaza.
Danny and Susan Hoehne of Harlingen headed through the brick archway to the birding platform at the Roma Bluffs World Birding Center on the Rio Grande in Roma, Texas
Sabal Palms at the National Audubon Society's Sabal Palm Sanctuary in Brownsville, Texas
Sabal Palms at the National Audubon Society's Sabal Palm Sanctuary in Brownsville, Texas
Sabal Palms in National Audubon Society's Sabal Palm Sanctuary near Brownsville, Texas. The sanctuary protects one of the last groves of Texas's only native palm.
Sabal Palms in National Audubon Society's Sabal Palm Sanctuary near Brownsville, Texas. The sanctuary protects one of the last groves of Texas's only native palm.
Leaves of a Sycamore tree on the bank of the Sabinal River near Utopia, Texas west of San Antonio. Sabinal mean "grove of cypress trees" because the river has many bald cypress along its course.
Shrimp boat heading to the Gulf on the Port of Brownsville ship channel at the jetty, sunset
Commercial Fishing Boat (Shrimper) from the Port of Brownsville in the Laguna Madre at sunset
Snow Squall over Rio Grande Valley, central New Mexico, December
South Padre Island World Birding Center
Star Trails and red bluffs, Texas
Stone arch and Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park, Texas, July
Sunbeam in aspens, Colorado
sunrise at Davis Mountains State Park, Texas
sunrise at Davis Mountains State Park, Texas
sunrise at Indian Lodge, davis mts. state park
Sunrise on cypress and Spanish moss in Caddo Lake, Texas
Sunrise, Texas hill country, with fog
Sunrise on cloud-filled valleys in the Ozark Mountains near Jasper, Arkansas, October
Telescope at McDonald Observatory, Davis Mountains, west Texas
Terlingua, Texas cemetary
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, N.D.
Touring Caddo Lake, Texas on paddle-wheel boat, Graceful Ghost
Trailway Trading Post at Lake Mineral Wells State Park, Mineral Wells, Texas
Tunnel near Boquillas canyon in Big Bend National Park, Texas, July
Turkey Creek pond
Visitor Center and Mist Flower at Estero Llano Grande, sunrise.
visitors enjoying sunrise at Indian Lodge, Davis Mountains State Park, Texas
Old, horse-drawn wagon with a load of flowers, lawn decoration at restaurant, Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Waterfall and autumn colors, northwest Ozark Mountains, Arkansas, October
Doe feeding on huisache leaves.
Wichita Mts. NWR, Oklahoma
Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Lawton, Oklahoma. Stream running brim full after spring rains and boulders on nearby hill.
Wild Seed Farms at Fredericksburg, Texas
Wild Seed Farms in Fredericksburg, Texas
Wildflowers on the Utopia highway; central Texas
Turkey Hollow house at Block Creek Natural Area
wildflowers and Chisos Mountains at Big Bend national park
Wildflowers on Dog Canyon Trail, Big Bend National Park, Texas
windfarm at sunrise
windmill and longhorns
Sunset and windmill in central New Mexico
Wind driven turbines near Snyder, Texas. "Wind Farm" generates electricity using wind power; sunset
Yucca in bloom, s. Texas
Yucca (Spanish Dagger) forest after sunset, s. Texas.
Yuccas and ghost-like clouds at sunset, South Texas
