The sandstone at Arch Angel Falls seems to form distinct layers like the scales of a fish in Zion National Park, UT

The first yellow leaves begin to swirl in the water beneath the still green trees of summer in The Subway in Zion National Park.

The chute cuts through the Kayenta sandstone near The Subway in Zion National Park.

This geologic feature, known as "the crack", is a fissure line in the Kayenta sandstone near The Subway in Zion National Park.

Water spreads, fanning out in a photogenic cascade at Arch Angel Falls

We are all familiar with the famous images of The Subway formation - these pools are positioned at the photographers back.

A lesser known cascade located at the end of a series of chest deep pools behind the Subway in Zion National Park.

The canyon narrows as it recedes from the Subway formation in Zion National Park, UT

A man stands in the tunnel formation of the Subway - an explorer...a silhouette

The entrance to the Subway formation of Zion National Park

The stepped pools often unseen in the Subway formation of Zion National Park

The sharp straight edge of the foreground pool makes for an interesting leading line in a place with so many circular features

A classic backcountry scene of Zion National Park, UT

The glowing "tunnel" of The Subway in Zion National Park, UT

The water cuts a deep groove through the sandstone at The Crack in Zion National Park, Utah

Wahclella Falls pours out of a narrow canyon with undeniable force in Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.

The area surrounding Wahclella Falls in Oregon is incredibly lush - a Lost World of sorts

An uncommon view of fairy falls within the context of its surroundings in Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.

A strenuous uphill hike is required to reach this fall which is actually seems much larger in print than in real life. In Columbia River Gorge, Oregon.

An often overlooked view of Ruckel Creek in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon.

The old Crystal Mill powerhouse, located near the still existing Crystal township in central Colorado is a reminder of bygones. This relic, precariously perched over Crystal River once housed a compressor used for ore processing. Left behind as a reminder of the past, the Crystal Mill now begins to blend in with the Colorado wilderness.

An icy waterfall near Schofields Pass in Devil's Punchbowl near Marble, Colorado.

An uncommon sideview of Crystal Mill near Marble, Colorado

A wintry sunset filters light over the icy Taughannock Falls in Ithaca, NY

The more water, the more life thre is at iguazu Falls

Mist rises from the waters of Iguazu Falls

The flow of the Virgin River becomes an abstraction over time, creating ribbon-like patterns.

The Virgin River twists and flows through rocks both large and small in the Narrows of Zion National Park.

A small set of cascades in Left Fork North Creek in Zion National Park, UT.

An old piece of wood midstream on the common red sandstone of Zion National Park

Stepped red sandstone shelves form the cascades of Arch Angel Falls in the Left Fork North Creek of Zion National Park, UT