Deeply saturated Fall colors surround the fast moving Little Stony Creek in western Virginia near Pembroke.

Thomas Jefferson described Falling Spring as "a remarkable cascade...falling over a rock about 200 feet to the valley below." Though it's closer to 80 feet, it's no less remarkable.

The 80-ffot drop of Falling Spring Falls cascades over a rock ledge and outcroppings.

Humpback Bridge spans 109 feet to cross Dunlap Creek near Covington, VA. Built in 1857, it is the oldest remaining covered bridge in the state of Virginia.

Little Stony Creek rushes through the cascades towards the New River in western Virginia near Pembroke.

Beartown State Park lies on the eastern summit of Droop Mountain in Greenbrier County West Virginia. Several miles of boardwalk meander through sandstone formations carved out of the mountainside.

The Hughes H-4 Hercules, also known as the Spruce Goose, commands the entire hangar at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon.

The Painted Hills are one of three units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in eastern Oregon near Mitchell. The colored layers not only show their differing materials, but they also contain fossils from 45 million to 5 million years ago.

Open circa 1905, Mabry Mill began operation as a gristmill before growing into a sawmill and blacksmith shop. It sits along the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd County, Virginia.

Beautiful late summer sunset over Chicago from Lake Michigan.

The popular Spur-Throated Grasshopper (Melanoplus Ponderosus) is one of the most common species of grasshopper in North America. This specific example was one of thousands hopping between late-Summer weeds at south-east Washington's Escure Ranch.

Borah Peak rises 12,662 feet to become Idaho's tallest peak. Growing one foot taller during a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in 1983, Borah offers a hike-able, but challenging, 3.5 mile, 5,262 foot ascent to a peak offering 100 mile views on clear days.

Haystack Rock rises 235 feet out of the Pacific Ocean at Cannon Beach, Oregon. Accessible by foot at low tide, its tidal pools are home to many intertidal animals and its soaring crags are a protected sanctuary for turns and puffins.