Red ArmyFollowing necessary seasonal conditions in the Australian Outback, an occasional sighting may be had of an odd floral delight known as Sturt's Desert Pea. From ground level it appears to be an invading army, but is a welcome one when rains are adequate enough to insure its spreading color.

The town of Julian is a mountain retreat at about 4500 feet/1500 meters above the Pacific Coast and inland from the sea about 60 miles/100km

Tonto Natural Bridge is one of the largest naturally formed travertine bridges on earth and is a beautiful testimony to time and patience

Chile and Argentina share the Andes in the deep south of South America and this Chilean image is from those treasured borderlands

Jordan meanders until all of a sudden the first "Rose City" element comes into view

The immense canyons

Sedona's Cathedral Rock and other monuments viewed through native boughs

even Colorado

Zalophus is the classification identity that science has given to certain seals living in the Pacific region

Mother and calf pause for an elephant sized snack in Central Tanzania

Ranging from Colorado to Alaska these North American woolies are comfortable even in altitudes over two miles high

Varied vistas and penetrating trails provide fascinating insights at every turn

The much adored marsupials eat eucalyptus leaves exclusively and move slowly throughout their habitat which covers specific forests of eastern Australia