The word environment conjurs many images, debates, and meanings. For Blog Action Day, I assumed that writing about the environment had a specific meaning, to save the environment. But as I reflected more on the topic, I wanted to focus instead on why you would want to save it in the first place. Although I have a long list of places in this world that I would like to visit, I believe that I have seen so many beautiful places, even some in my own backyard. It is this beauty that makes me passionate about words like "environment". So sit back, relax, and enjoy the photos (yes, I took them all!), and think about the beauty on Earth that you have experienced. (also from these photos I think you will realize how much I like the mountains!)
Lauterbrunnen Valley in the Berner Oberland of Switzerland
Along the Columbia River Gorge, on the Washington side
Looking up at Snowdonia, the tallest mountain in Wales and England (I've climbed it twice!)
The Matterhorn in the Valais region of Switzerland
Looking out over the Cascades in Washington
Reflections on a lake in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado
Gathering energy at a vortex near Sedona, Arizona
Mount Fitz Roy in Patagonia, Argentina
Looking down from the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland
Torres del Paine in Patagonia, Chile. I think this is the most beautiful photo I've ever taken...
