Independence Monument

Independence MonumentIndependence Monument is one of a thousand features in Colorado National Monument. It lies in the far west of the state of Colorado, but in the far east of the massive Colorado Plateau which carries the water of the Colorado River through Utah and Northern Arizona. The view here is from Rim Rock Drive across the Grand Valley of the Colorado to Book Cliffs. .

Significant also are specific remedial and medicinal qualities many associate with this member of the myrtle family of plants

on a dusty road in central India I came across this  dainty new flower just awakening to an old world environment

In the middle of a long dry spell a depleted lioness seeks new heights in the refreshment of a Tanzanian forest

The lands adjacent to the Tidal Basin along the Potomac River in Washington D

Most all melaleuca are endemic to Australia and many are treasured for their paperbark trunks and unique foliage

Nature's magnificence in the the great state is no different

Cuernos del Paine is the center-point of Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonian Chile and the southern reaches of the continental Andes Range

pine and cypress reach toward the heavens and shade grateful receivers

Arizona is settled in between mesmerizing red rock monuments of every size and proportion

The Central Rocky Mountains loom over wheat fields of southern Idaho

Some 200 kilometers in length it hosts a great variety of flora and fauna along with human history and is a honored by being recognized as a World Heritage site

Naturalist photographer Greg Lawson’s California image collection conjures up just such a possibility with page after page of Golden State imagery featuring flora and fauna along with landscapes and seascapes with little visible impact by the footprint of man