Landscapes are very often beautiful and dynamic, but photographs that do them justice are very rare, the camera records only a fraction of what your eye sees.

Colorado

The Rocky Mountain National Forest near Estes Park, Colorado is an incredible place to hike and see waterfalls and it is almost always cool.

A mountain lake reflecting the peaks around it

Mills Lake

A waterfall pouring over boulders

Trail from Glacier Basin to Mills Lake

A wide view of mountain ridges under clouds

Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Forest, CO (three pictures put together)

Pink-lit clouds over dark mountains at sunset

Estes Park, CO

A very wide panorama of mountain ridges

Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Forest, CO (five pictures put together)

Maui

Maui was one of the most colorful places I have ever been, and these pictures were taken in November!

Blue ocean and green hills along the coast of Maui

A rainbow over green fields in Maui

A waterfall in dark green jungle

A rainbow across a misty mountain valley

A rocky stream running through green hills

A rainbow in front of mist-covered mountains

Other places around the US

The lights of San Francisco at night

San Francisco, CA

Autumn trees reflected in a lake

Chimney Lakes, Roswell, GA