USA, Arizona, Monument Valley, A hot air balloon flying during Balloon Festival in the Navajo Tribal Park.

USA, Arizona, Monument Valley, A hot air balloon flying over Elephant Butte during the Balloon Festival in the Navajo Tribal Park

USA, Arizona, Monument Valley, Two hot air balloons fly in front of the Three Sisters in the Monument Valley Balloon Festival in Navajo Tribal Park.

USA, Arizona, Monument Valley, Hot air balloons in the Monument Valley Balloon Festival in the Navajo Tribal Park. In the forground is a dead juniper snag.

USA, Arizona, Monument Valley, Hot air balloons in the Monument Valley Balloon Festival in the Navajo Tribal Park.

USA, Arizona, Monument Valley, Hot air balloons in the Monument Valley Balloon Festival in the Navajo Tribal Park. Rain God Mesa is in the background.

USA, Utah, Canyonlands National Park, Rafting through the Gates of Ladore on the Green River.

USA, Colorado, Dinosaur National Monument, Rafting through the Gates of Ladore on the Green River.

USA, Utah, Canyonlands National Park, A 33' S-rig raft navigates through the Big Drop II rapid in Cataract Canyon on the Colorado River. Flow level was 51,000 cfs.

USA, Utah, Canyonlands National Park, An 18' rowing raft navigates through the Big Drop II rapid in Cataract Canyon on the Colorado River. Flow level was 51,000 cfs.

USA, Utah, Canyonlands National Park, An 18' rowing raft navigates through the Big Drop II rapid in Cataract Canyon on the Colorado River. Flow level was 51,000 cfs.

Guyana, Demerara-Mahaica Region, Georgetown, Lotus flower bud, Nelumbo nucifera, in the Botanical Gardens. The lotus flower comes originally from India and is considered sacred to the Hindus and Buddh...