Killer Whale Pod and Mount Baker

Killer Whale Pod and Mount Baker during the summer in Washington.

Coconut Tree Sprout

September 2017: Coconut Tree Sprout taking hold in the beach of Taunga. The smaller island of Ngau stands in the background. This is one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited.

Ngau Lagoon on Beautiful Day

Ngau Lagoon on Beautiful Day. Green mossy rocks are near shore along with plentiful soft sand. This is such a beautiful place.

Taunga Island Shade

Taunga Island Shade in the Vava'u island group of Tonga. The small island seen across the lagoon is Ngau. It's possible to walk between the two on soft sand. Driftwood and a green coverup are used to create a small bit of shade.

Ngau, A Tropical Tongan Island

September 2017 (second selection): Ngau, A Tropical Tongan Island. Crystal aquamarine waters, powdery sand, palm trees make this the perfect island paradise. This adventure can only be reached by sailboat.

Lost in Tonga, Don't Find Me

Lost in Tonga, Don't Find Me. I like it here on the most beautiful beach in the world.

Stick in the Sand

Stick in the Sand of Euakafa Beach. The blue shallow waters and distant island create a beautiful scene.

Fisherman and His Beloved Boat

Fisherman and His Beloved Boat. On a small uninhabited island, this fisher set up a camp to dry his squid and other fish he caught. He wades in the water in this photo preparing to go back out fishing.

Vava'u Orange Dusk

Vava'u Orange Dusk, kingdom of Tonga

Silver Sailboat in Blue Lagoon

Silver Sailboat in Blue Lagoon, Tonga

Tonga Landscape Seascape

Tonga Landscape Seascape: mixture of jungle, beach, ocean and distant islands.

Sunny South Beach Sunrise

Sunny South Beach Sunrise in the Sunshine State of Florida. This happy lifeguard station is green, pinkish red and white.

Beachy Head Landscape

Beachy Head Landscape with the shear white chalk cliffs and the Red Lighthouse.

Beachy Head Lighthouse

October 2016: Beachy Head Lighthouse stands below the high white cliffs of Beachy Head. The high cliffs make this red and white stripe lighthouse look small. Here I zoomed in to see the watery isolation of this sizeable tower.

Beachy Head Cottage at Sunrise

January 2017: Beachy Head Cottage at Sunrise. The white chalk cliffs of Beachy Head and wonderful pink morning clouds make a beautiful morning.

Bempton Cliffs Two Sea Arches

Bempton Cliffs Two Sea Arches: known as the premier bird sanctuary in the UK, these cliff house millions of birds. The cliffs themselves are spectacular. Two sea arches are seen here. Amazing!

Bamburgh beach and Rapeseed Field

Bamburgh beach and Rapeseed Field: This amazing glorious view of Bamburgh Castle has a wonderful yellow field of blossoms, flowers and the distant cold blue Atlantic Ocean.

Hamoa Beach Sand and Sunrise

Hamoa Beach Sand and Sunrise The day after a tremendous storm, Hamoa beach witnessed a gorgeous sunrise. The deserted beach has find soft sand and warm blue waters.

Hamoa Beach Sunrise

Hamoa Beach Sunrise Hana has the most beautiful sunrises. This photo of Hamoa beach shows off another one!

Peeling Bark

Peeling Bark from a Rainbow Eucalyptus Tree

Rainbow Eucalyptus Trees and Jungle

March 2015: Rainbow Eucalyptus Trees and Jungle in the Ke'anae Arboretum of Maui, Hawaii. These gentle giants of the forest kindly glow red, orange, green and brown. So peaceful and beautiful, they wait for discovery and touch.

Yucca on Maui Cliff

Yucca on Maui Cliff on the drive along the northern shore.

Coconut Trees and Creeping Vines

Coconut Trees and Creeping Vines struggle to take root in the black volcanic rock of Hawaii.

Akaka Falls

Akaka Falls on the Big Island

Hawaiian Tree Reaching for the Sky

Hawaiian Tree Reaching for the Sky I love how this jungle plant stretched high above the canopy and go into the golden sunshine.

Pololu Cliffs at Sunrise - Version 2

Pololu Cliffs at Sunrise Steep and impenetrable, the cliffs from Pololu Valley extend to Waipio Valley. Seen here at sunrise, they are majestic and scenic.

Orange Sun Rising over the Big Island of Hawaii

January 2015: Orange Sun Rising over the Big Island of Hawaii as seen from Pololu Overlook on the north Kohala coast. The steep island in the water is a bird sanctuary off the eastern coast.

Waipio Valley and Waterfall

Waipio Valley and Waterfall Palm trees and lush greenery everywhere amidst the backdrop of Hi'ilawe Waterfall

Hiking to the Source

Waipio Valley and Waterfall Palm trees and lush greenery everywhere amidst the backdrop of Hi'ilawe Waterfall

Hi'ilawe Waterfall and Towering Trees

Waipio Valley and Waterfall Palm trees and lush greenery everywhere amidst the backdrop of Hi'ilawe Waterfall

Hi'ilawe Stream and Waterfall

February 2015: Waipio Valley and Waterfall Palm trees and lush greenery everywhere amidst the backdrop of Hi'ilawe Waterfall

Woman sitting under Hi'ilawe Waterfall, Hawaii

Woman sitting under Hi'ilawe Waterfall, Hawaii Peaceful and serene in the beauty of nature

Hi'ilawe Waterfall and Boulder

Hi'ilawe Waterfall and Boulder While I visited, some smaller rocks fell into the water and the surrounding area. This is an unstable place. This particular boulder would have made a huge impact when it landed.

Hawaii Sunset

Hawaii Sunset Take over "A-Bay" as the orange ball sinks into the ocean.

Pacific Wave and Pier

Pacific Wave and Pier collide as the water moves through the pilings at San Simeon beach

Three Pilings and Pacific Ocean

Three Pilings and Pacific Ocean from San Simeon, California.

San Simeon Pier Pilings

San Simeon Pier Pilings on a sunny afternoon. The pilings stretch up at all angles. The water is ice cold.

Pine Tree Over Swampland

Pine Tree Over Swampland The Everglades around the Mahogany Hammock region his a wonderland of thin trees climbing out of the swampy grassland.

Road to Nowhere

February 2012: Road to Nowhere The old over-water freeway of the Florida Keys has some old bridges which now stand abandoned and crumbling.