Last rays of an autumn sunset reflecting off colorful boreal forest and pink clouds onto Beaver Station Lake south of Watersmeet within the Ottawa National Forest and Upper Peninsula of Michigan (USA MI Watersmeet)

Fireweed and Willow Lake and gorgeous evening light frames Mount Drum and Mount Wrangell within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (USA Alaska Copper Center)

Hikers and mountain bicyclers and tour bus riders of the rugged gravel Denali Park Road are often eye to eye with wild Dall Sheep near Polychrome Pass within Denali National Park (USA Alaska Denali Park)

Reflections of Denali or Mount McKinley and its forests in Wonder Lake within Denali National Park (USA Alaska Denali Park)

Reflections of snowy Denali or Mount McKinley and its forests in Wonder Lake within Denali National Park (USA Alaska Denali Park)

Seakayaker's view of Humpback whales bubble net feeding within the Lynn Canal near Auke Bay of the Pacific Ocean (USA Alaska Juneau)

Blue sky aerial view of Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge and the outlet of the Mendenhall River into Fritz Cove and Auke Bay of the Pacific Ocean (USA Alaska Juneau)

Ambitious hikers and ice climbers and float plane riders can enjoy blue sky views of remote snowy mountains and flowing rivers of ice from near the top of twelve miles long Mendenhall Glacier within Tongass National Forest (USA Alaska Juneau)

Cerulean skies frame the Juneau Icefield and its snowy mountains such as Amherst Peak within the Tongass National Forest (USA Alaska Juneau)

Ambitious hikers and ice climbers and float plane or helicopter riders will enjoy views of the twelve miles long Mendenhall Glacier within Tongass National Forest curving to meet Auke Bay and the Pacific Ocean (USA Alaska Juneau)

Cotton candy clouds embrace snowy Coast Mountains and Amherst Peak near Mendenhall Glacier within the Tongass National Forest (USA Alaska Juneau)

Holland America Zaandam ship cruises through dark waters through mist past a lonely fishing boat and a spectacular orange sunset over mountains within the Inside Passage of the Pacific Ocean between Ketchikan and Juneau Alaska (USA Alaska Ketchikan)

Under incredible cerulean blue skies and dazzling light, a talented youth swooshes a basketball with sun stars on Sports Deck Nine of the Holland America Zaandam cruise ship (USA Alaska Inside Passage near Ketchikan)

Granite mountains tower over remote blue lakes and streams within the rugged Misty Fiords National Monument (USA Alaska Ketchikan)

Rugged snow covered mountains and deep blue lakes and green marshlands within Misty Fiords National Monument (USA Alaska Ketchikan)

Granite mountains may rise three to four thousand feet over remote lakes or estuaries within the rugged Misty Fiords National Monument (USA Alaska Ketchikan)

Clouds and turbulent wash behind the Holland America Zaandam ship while cruising the inside passage north of Vancouver Canada (CAN BC Inside Passage Vancouver)

Holland America Zaandam cruise ship passengers on the way to Alaska enjoy a spectacular orange "midnight" sunset within the Inside Passage of British Columbia Canada (CAN BC Inside Passage Vancouver)

West Bluff Trail open "Wow" view of quartzite cliffs encircling Devils Lake within Devils Lake State Park (USA WI Baraboo)

Hiker's enjoy gorgeous autumn foliage and cliffs under moody skies along the West Bluff Trail within Devils Lake State Park (USA WI Baraboo)

A rain swollen Presque Isle River roars over Manido Falls north of South Boundary Road during autumn (USA MI Ontonagon)

Spectacular Takakkaw Falls springs from Daly Glacier near the Yoho River within Yoho National Park (Canada BC Field)

Hiker's view of the serpentine Johnston Creek and Johnston Canyon within Banff National Park (Canada Alberta Banff)