Alaska

Autumn Scenes

Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park

Acadia National Park, Maine

Memories of cool water and air of Maine will help offset hot summer days ahead.

The Bass Harbor Lighthouse is said to be the most photographed lighthouse in the US -- no wonder why.

Sunrise in Acadia Park, Maine

For those willing to wake up 4 am to be on top of the Cadillac Mountain (the highest point in eastern US coast) in the Acadia National Park in Maine, the reward is a view of majestic sunrise -- and they will be the first ones in the U.S. to catch glimpses of sunrise.

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Cascades Lake, Washington

The turquoise color of lake derives from erosion of rocks by glaciers. Near North Cascades National Park.

Mount Rainier, Washington

The Canadian Rockies

Athabasca Glacier/Columbia Icefield, Jasper National Park. Note the retreating glacier due to warming -- decades ago, the glacier covered the area where the road is now located.

Lake Peyto, Banff National Park, Canada

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

The Catskills Mountains, New York

West Virginia foliage

Foliage at the Lost Mountain area, West Virginia

The Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park