A view from the top of the stairs at the Point Cabrillo Light Station near San Diego, CA.

The reflection of cottonwood trees in a small lake in northern New Mexico adds to the ambiance of a quiet, chilly morning.

The rising sun creates a silhouette of the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge near Apalachicola, FL.

The adobe buildings of the Taos Pueblo have been continuously inhabited for over 1,000 years, which means the ancestors of the native people who live here today occupied this area long before Columbus “discovered” America and Europe emerged from the Dark Ages. Today, about 150 Taos Indians live in the Pueblo, with another 2600 residing on the 100,000 acre reservation.

Two fishermen gather with their bird friends on the pier at St. Augustine Beach, FL.

The sun’s warmth felt good this morning after wandering through frost covered grasses in northern New Mexico.

San Geronimo church, at the center of Taos pueblo, is a relative newcomer here--built in the mid-19th century to replace the Spanish mission that was destroyed in 1847, when U.S. troops bombarded it as part of a campaign to quell a rebellion.

The escalator enclosures at the Indianapolis Museum of Art are given a decorative light treatment to complement the skylight above them.

Fall colors add to the beauty of the road between Taos, NM and Abiquiu.

A visitor wanders between steel boxes containing the names of lynching victims at the Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, AL.

Located in Moose, WY, and a part of Grand Teton National Park, the Cunningham cabin is a great example of what pioneer life was like in the 1800’s.

A lone tree stands guard against the fog in Yellowstone National Park.