Rugged Collection (#26)

Canada, Alberta, Peter Lougheed PP. The jagged, snow-dappled Canadian Rockies contrast with the blue sky, in Peter Lougheed PP, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada

Peyto Lake with its water runoff from Peyto Glacier in Banff National Park, Canada

Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Moraine Lake

Milford Sound, New Zealand. The majestic fjords, waterfalls, and imposing mountaintops in Milford Sound national park. Mitre Peak in the background is the most famous landmark

New Zealand, Mt. Cook, highest peak at 3754m. at sunset, Maori name is Aorangi (Cloud Piercer)

Mt. Cook, aerial, highest peak in New Zealand, 3754 m. Maori name Aorangi, (Cloud Piercer)

Rock emerging from Lake Egirdir, Isparta, Turkey

Pakistan, N-W Frontier Province, Pir Panjal Mts. An aerial view reveals the jagged peaks of Pir Panjal Mountains, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan

Pakistan, N-W Frontier Province, Naltar Valley. Clouds rise above the jagged flank of Rakaposhi above the Naltar Valley, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan

Pakistan, N-W Frontier Province, Hindu Kush Mts. These jagged peaks are typical of the Hindu Kush, part of the Karakoram Himalaya, North-West Frontier Province in Pakistan

Asia, Nepal, Sagarmatha NP. Snow covers Tamserku Peak in Sagarmatha National Park, a World Heritage Site, in the Khumbu Himalaya in Nepal

Asia, Nepal, Sagarmatha NP. Last light catches Kwangde Peak in Sagarmatha NP, a World Heritage Site, Nepal

Asia, Nepal, Sagarmatha NP. Clouds swirl around Mt. Everest, Lotse and Nuptse in Sagarmatha National Park, a World Heritage Site, in Nepal

Asia, Nepal, Sagarmatha NP. Kwangde Peak, at 19, 721 feet, looks down on the village of Namche Bazaar in Sagarmatha National Park, a World Heritage Site, in Nepal

Asia, Nepal, Sagarmatha NP. Fierce winds whip snow off Mt. Everest, on the left, and Lotse and Nuptse in Sagarmatha National Park, a World Heritage Site, in Nepal

Asia, Nepal, Sagarmatha NP. Fierce winds cause snow plumes on Tawache Peak, part of Sagarmatha NP, a World Heritage Site, in Nepal

Asia, Nepal, Sagarmatha NP. Wispy sunrise clouds glance off Tawache Peak, Sagarmatha NP, a World Heritage Site, Nepal

Asia, Nepal. Mt. Pumori

Asia, Nepal. Ama Dablam

Asia, Nepal. Scenic

Asia, Bhutan. Taksang Dzong monastery is built into the rock and hangs on a precipitous cliff above the Paro valley

Mount Jhomolari, Jigme Dorji National Park, Bhutan

The Koh-i-Baba spur of the Hindu Kush Mountains rises between Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Bamian Valley. Rolling hills lead to the snow fields of the rugged Hindu Kush Mountains near Bamian Valley, Afghanistan

South Africa, Cape Town, Afternoon sun lights Camps Bay and Twelve Apostles mountains along Cape Peninsula

South Africa, Cape Town, Street lights of downtown skyline and Table Mountain, view from Signal Hill at evening twilight

South Africa, Cape Town, Downtown skyline and Table Mountain, view from Signal Hill

Namibia, Usakos, Orange light from campfire illuminates granite boulders near Spitzkoppe mountain below starry night sky in Namib Desert

Namibia, Usakos, Morning sun lights Spitzkoppe mountain in Namib Desert

Namibia, Fish River Canyon National Park, Setting sun lights deep and winding canyon walls of Fish River

Fish River Canyon, Namibia
Africa, Namibia, Fish River Canyon National Park, Cactus grows on rocky slopes above Fish River Canyon

Namibia, Etosha National Park. Cracked mud in dried water hole at edge of Etosha Pan

Africa, Namibia, Sossusvlei. Hot air ballooning over the rugged and dramatic landscape of the NamibRand Nature Reserve in Sossusvlei

Africa; Malawi; Mt Mulanje; Thuchila; View of rock peak at sunset from Elephant head

Africa, Madagascar. Road to Analamera Reserve

Jordan, Petra. Eroded pink sandstone formations hid the 3rd Century capital the Nabataean Arabs and lost Petra from the outside world for a thousand years

Egypt, Thebes. A lush, green alfalfa field at the feet of the Theban landmark Colossi of Memnon lies in stark contrast to the hilly arid limestone wilderness of the Valley of the Kings

Africa, Botswana, Makgadikgadi Pans. ATVs in desert

USA; Utah; Canyonlands National Park. View of Washer Woman and Mesa Arch at sunrise. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / Danita Delimont (RF)

USA, Utah, Dead Horse Point SP. Late light turns this rock wall red at Dead Horse Point above Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah

USA, Utah, Zion National Park. Mountain sunrise by the North Fork Virgin River, winter

Oar powered rafts turn into the Colorado River where it meets the Little Colorado River deep inside the Grand Canyon

Lupine flowers and rugged coastline along southern Oregon

Morning mist along Oregon coast near Nesika, Beach, Oregon

Jordan Stream in fall in Maines Acadia National Park. Sugar maple trees

Portland Head Light Lighthouse Maine

USA, California, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert palms

Costa Rica, cloud forest in mountains near La Paz, San Fernando Waterfall

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