I can't believe it, but I got a last minute permit to visit The Wave in Arizona. It's a 3.2 mile one way hike from a sketchy dirt road in Utah and it was totally worth it! #thewave #arizona #outdoors #nature #landscape #goldenhour #rocks #sandstone #reflection

A view of the trees and mountains near Tibble Fork in the Uinta National Forest near Lehi, Utah. #trees #foliage #mountains #landscape #utah #uintanationalforest #utahcounty

Grizzly bear eating sedge at Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary in British Columbia, Canada. #grizzly #bear #grizzlybear #canada #khutzeymateen #KhutzeymateenGrizzlyBearSanctuary #britishcolumbia #bc #animal #nature #wildlife

Belted Kingfisher in a tree in Sandy, Utah. #kingfisher #beltedkingfisher #bird #nature #wildlife #sandy #utah

#scapefriday A scene from along the Fairyland loop in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. #brycecanyon #utah #landscape #nationalpark #park #mighty5 #outdoors #natural #hiking #bryce

Fall foliage near Brian Head, Utah. #forestfriday #trees #fallfoliage #aspens #grove #fallcolors #yellow

Blondie and two of her cubs clamming in the mud flats at Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary in British Columbia, Canada. #bear #grizzlybear #grizzly #Khutzeymateen #clamming #bears #grizzlies #grizzlybears #nature #wildlife #outdoors #canada #britishcolumbia

A grizzly bear cub shaking off some water at Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary in British Columbia, Canada. #bear #grizzly #grizzlybear #cub #bearcub #grizzlycub #Khutzeymateen #britishcolumbia #canada #animal #wildlife #nature

'Scape Friday - Milky Way and a meteor at Salt Point State Park in Sonoma County, California. #scapefriday #saltpoint #milkyway #night #nightphotography #sonomacounty #California #nature #stars #galaxy

A grizzly bear clamming on the shore at the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary in British Columbia. #Khutzeymateen #bear #grizzly #grizzlybear #animal #nature #wildlife #Khutzeymateengrizzlygearsanctuary #clamming

'Scape Friday - Sea stack at Wilder Ranch State Park near Santa Cruz, California. #scapefriday #landscape #seastack #coast #califonria #rock #rockycoast #coastline

A pigeon guillemot calling out to other birds at Fern Grotto Beach in Wilder Ranch State Park near Santa Cruz, California. #bird #birds #pigeonguillemot #guillemot #wilderranch #wilderranchstatepark #santacruz #ferngrotto #rocks #nature #wildlife

An adult black oystercatcher feeding a juvenile at Wilder Ranch State Park near Santa Cruz, California. #oystercatcher #blackoystercatcher #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #eating #wilderranch #california #santacruz

Forest Friday - Redwoods at the Fall Creek Unit of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park near Felton, California three years after the CZU fire. #forest #forestfriday #trees #redwood #redwoodtrees #redwoodforest #nature #outdoors #hiking

Milky Way through the clouds at Lanes Island Nature Preserve in Vinalhaven, Maine. @nature.org #milkyway #night #stars #blendedphoto #island #afterdark #nightscape #landscape #outdoors #galazy #clouds

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Wildlife Wednesday - An Atlantic Puffin flying over Seal Island, Maine. #puffin #atlanticpuffin #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifewednesday #sealisland #maine #mainetheway #vinalhaven

Milky Way over the Atlantic Ocean at Lanes Island Nature Preserve in VInalhaven, Maine. @nature.org #vinalhaven #lanesisland #maine #mainetheway #milkyway #night #stars #outdoors #afterdark #natureconservancy #nature.org

An Arctic Tern flying in front of Matinicus Rock in Maine. #tern #arctictern #flying #bird #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #nature #matinicusrock #maine #mainetheway

An Atlantic Puffin swimming in the water near Matinicus Rock, Maine #puffin #atlanticpuffin #bird #nature #swimming #maine #mainetheway

A black oystercatcher sharing food with its offspring at Wilder Ranch State Park near Santa Cruz, California. #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #oystercatcher #blackoystercatcher #feeding #eating #wilderranch

A common merganser stretching its wings in a pond on Vinalhaven, Maine #merganser #commonmerganser #duck #bird #wildlife #nature #vinalhaven #maine

#Scape Friday. State Beach in Vinalhaven, Maine with an island with an abandoned house in the background. #maine #mainetheway #beach #vinalhaven #landscape #scapefriday #cloudy

Lupine on the beach at Lanes Island, Vinalhaven, Maine. #maine #mainetheway #lupine #wildflower #flower #flowers #vinalhaven #atlantic #shore

Sea otters tussling in Elkhorn Slough near Moss Landing, California. #california #seaotter #seaotters #otter #otters #animals #wildlife #outddoors #elkhornslough

Marshall Point Lighthouse around sunrise in Port Clyde, Maine. #lighthouse #marshallpint #maine #portclyde #sunrise #atlantic #coast #coastalmaine #forrestgump

#Scape Friday. The Milky Way along the edge of Highway 1 near Point Sur Lighthouse in California. #milkyway #night #california #landscape #pacific #ocean #pacificocean #scapefriday #scape

Milky Way over the Bixby Bridge near Big Sur, California. #milkyway #night #stars #nightsky #dark #darkness #bixbybridge #centralcoast #califonria #bigsur #coast

Corn prior to being packed for sale in Brentwood, California. #corn #food #fresh

Sea otter swimming in Elkhorn Slough near Moss Landing, California. #otter #seaotter #elkhornslough #mosslanding #california #animal #wildlife #nature

Black oystercartcher and her chick foraging for food on a rock at Wilder Ranch State Park near Santa Cruz, California. #bird #birds #blackoystercatcher #oystercatcher #santacruz #wilderranch #wilderranchstatepark #nature #wildlfie

Stars over Haleakalā on Maui, Hawai'i #hawaii #Haleakalā #stars #night #astro #mountain #observatory

Waterfall Wednesday - Douglas Falls near Thomas, WV. #westvirginia #waterfall #waterfallwednesday #douglasfalls #wv #blackwaterriver

Shinjuku gate in Tokyo, Japan #shinjuku #tokyo #japan #urban #cityscape #streetphotography #blackandwhite #monochrome

Japanese Macaque mother feeding their child at Jigokudani Yaen-Koen near Osaka, Japan. #japan #snowmonkey #macaque #JigokudaniYaen-Koen #wildlife #animal #nature #feeding

Sumo Wrestling championship at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. #sumo #wrestling #sumowrestling #tokyo #japan #sports

Waterfall Wednesday - Mill Creek Falls of Kumbrabow in Kumbrabow State Forest in West Virginia. #waterfall #waterfallwednesday #millcreek #millcreekfalls #kumbrabow #kumbrabowstateforest #westvirginia

'scape (from America) Friday. The Tsukji-Ohashi Bridge over the Sumida River in Tokyo, Japan at night. #bridge #escapefromamerica #tokyo #japan #night #city #cityscape #urban

Waterfall Wednesday - Big Run Falls in West Virginia. #waterfall #waterfallwednesday #bigrun #bigrunfalls #westvirginia #wv

A cardinal feeding her fledgling in Washington Grove, Maryland. #cardinal #femalebird #femalecardinal #bird #birds #feeding #nature #wildlife #washingtongrove #maryland

Macro Monday - Tidytips on the bluffs above the Pacific Ocean at Mori Point in Pacifica, California. #tidytips #macro #macromonday #pacifica #flowers #flower #wildflower #wildflowers #daisy

Milky Way over Partington Cove along the Central Coast of California. #milkyway #bigsur #california #night #astrophotography #afterdark #ocean

California Gilia at Henry Coe State Park near Morgan Hill, California. #gilia #flower #wildflower #henrycoestatepark #califonria #californiagilia #flowers #wildflowers

Wildlife Wednesday - Elephant Seals on the beach at Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County, California. #wildlife #wildlifewednesday #seals #seal #elephantseal #elephantseals #sealpup #nursing #maleseal #animal #animals #anonuevo

Wildlife Wednesday. A goldeneye opening his wings in Elkhorn Slough near Moss Landing, California. #bird #birds #wildlife #wildlifewednesday #wings #openwings #goldeneye #elkhornslough #mosslanding

'Scape Friday - Flowers on a hillside at Máyyan 'Ooyákma - Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve near San Jose, California. #scapefriday #friday #flowers #wildlfowers #mayyanooyakma #coyoteridge #openspaceauthority #openspace #flower #tidytips

A Western Tiger Swallowtail pollinating a Blue Dick at Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve near San Jose, California. #butterfly #wildlife #nature #westerntigerswallowtail #swallotwail #flower #wildflower #bluedick

Blue-grey gnatchatcher in a tree at Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Reserve in Oklahoma. #iklahoma #blue-greygnatchatcher #bird #nature #wildlife

Macro Monday - A crimson columbine at Lassen Volcanic National Park in California. #flower #crimsoncolumbine #red #yellow #closeup #macro #macromonday

This diamond ring during the total eclipse on April 8, 2024 in Russellville, Arkansas. #eclipse #totalelcipse #solareclipse