Taylor Highway, gravel road through pine forest only opens summer three months into 40 Mile goldfields area, E. Alaska, USA, North America

A hiker ascends the Modi Khola Valley to reach Annapurna Base Camp, 4130m, with Machhapuchhare, 6993m, in the background, Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Churches in Maramuresh (Maramures), Romania, Europe

Canada Glacier in Taylor Valley, Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Taylor Valley seen en route to the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Canada Glacier, Taylor Valley, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica

End of the Canada Glacier in Taylor Valley, close-up, Dry Valleys, Antarctica

Wild Willy's Hot Springs waits to sooth sore bodies. Owens River Valley, with the Eastern SIerra Nevada on the horizon.

A research canp sits on the shores of frozen Lake Bonney, in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica

Hot Creek Geological Site in the Owens River Valley, California.