North America

Alaska

A packraft, a boat light enough to be carried in a backpack, sits on the edge of Sanctuary River in Denali National Park, Alaska.

Arizona

Wendy readies a snowball for snowmageddon.

British Columbia

A cable car hangs overhead as a hiker adjusts his tent (photo by Brian Leukart)

Colorado

Spruce Tree House sits below a snow-covered cliff in Mesa Verde National Park.

Idaho

A hiker trudges up the mountains behind Copper Creek Lodge in Hells Canyon

Massachusetts

New Hampshire’s Cornish-Windsor Bridge, the longest two-span wooden covered bridge in the world.

Mexico

Mexicans watch fireworks explode in the sky above the Mérida Cathedral for Mexican Independence Day in Mérida, Mexico.

Nevada

A sign warns trespassers at the boundary of Area 51 as security officers in a truck keep watch from a ridge.

New Hampshire

Hikers catch a glimpse of the Lake of the Clouds Hut below Mount Washington’s summit.

Northern California

Kayakers paddle near White Gulch Beach in Tomales Bay, California.

Southern California

Hikers stop for a quick nap on the Trans-Catalina Trail on California’s Catalina Island.

Utah

Spruce Tree House sits below a snow-covered cliff in Mesa Verde National Park.

Washington

The Lady of the Lake pulls away from Prince Creek Beach on Washington’s Lake Chelan.

South America

Bolivia

A Bolivian woman looks out at the Andes Mountains surrounding the El Fuerte de Samaipata pre-Incan ruins in Bolivia.

Chile

Kilometers of fields of daisies in Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia.

Honduras

A couple looks at the horizon during magic hour in Utila, Honduras.

Europe

Czech Republic

Copper brew kettles sit in the Budweiser Budvar Brewery in České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

France

Omaha Beach, one of the main landing points of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France during World War II.

Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle can be seen from nearby Marienbrucke Bridge in Bavaria, Germany.

Iceland

Hank, Brian looking at Thorsmork Valley

Italy

View of Florence from the Piazzale Michelangelo

Netherlands

A fountain in the Paleis Het Loo gardens in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

Portugal

Wine ages in wooden barrels at Taylor’s Port Wine in Porto, Portugal. (photo by Brian Leukart)

Russia

A Russian man paints the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin on the Nerl River near Vladimir, Russia.

Spain

A pilgrim stops to rest and admire the view in the Spanish Pyrenees on the Camino de Santiago.

United Kingdom

Trafalgar Square in London

Africa

Botswana

A Darter models for the camera

South Africa

A barbed wire fence guards the prison on Robben Island near Cape Town, South Africa.

Middle East

Egypt

Colossi of Ramesses II flank the entrance to the Great Temple at Abu Simbel in Nubia, Egypt.

Israel

People swim at Ein Bokek’s public beach on the Dead Sea in the West Bank near Jerusalem, Israel.

Asia

Cambodia

The sun rises behind Angkor Wat early in the morning in Angkor, Cambodia.

China

A sculptured man with an umbrella stands at Occupy Central in Hong Kong.

India

A paraglider takes a tourist flying above the Arabian Sea in Varkala, India.

Japan

Manga characters overlook a busy street in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan.

Nepal

Hank looks out at the Himalayan Mountains next to a stupa near Namche Bazaar, Nepal.

Thailand

A woman makes an umbrella at the factory in Bor Sang near Chiang Mai

Vietnam

The “economic miracle” of capitalism has deeply infiltrated Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, where most own a motorized scooter.

Oceania

New Zealand South Island

A hiker looks at Cronin Glacier above Whitehorn Pass in Arthur’s Pass National Park, New Zealand.