Trident ValleyChannels formed by the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens fill with snowmelt during spring. 40 years after the eruption, regrowth in the Toutle River Valley has returned with vibrant greens.

The total solar eclipse of 2017 covered a large swath of the USA

Fog wraps like tentacles through the beautiful trees of the southern Oregon coast

New York is hugely popular

A 180 degree panorama captures beautiful sunset light spreads across these rocky cliffs in Central Oregon

But I did manage to get a few frames before the last of the color faded

A serenely calm morning greets the majestic Mt

Witnessing the event in Central Oregon was one of the truly great moments of my life

Rainier rises above a field of flowers on a bug-filled summer evening

And then I got lucky

A beautiful dawn under the oak trees of Oregon during the annual spring balsamroot bloom

Lava is seen pouring into the ocean through intense steam at the ocean entry of Kilauea on Hawaii

I was finally rewarded with the beautiful light and color that only a dawn at 10