![2NC Mountains 2](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2NC-Mountains-Lo-2/3243780027.jpg)
Great Smoky Mountains North Carolina Elk
One of the grand elk of the Cataloochee Valley on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee. Eliminated from the area in the 1700's, elk were reintroduced in 2001 and now have a thriving herd.
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Cedar Rock Falls in Autumn
One of the many waterfalls in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Cedar Rock Falls is not a large waterfall, but it is a picturesque one in the Pisgah National Forest.
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Sunflower Field First Light
A sunflower field in South Carolina at the first sign of the day's light.
![Rainbow Falls Winter 16](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Rainbow-Falls-Winter-Lo-16/4031945485.jpg)
Frozen Creek
Downstream from Rainbow Falls in the Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina on a frigid winter's day in January.
![Homepage Mar 2014-Landscape 1](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Homepage-Mar-2014-Landscape11/2692852970.jpg)
Aspen Maroon Bells
The beautiful and majestic Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, both over 14,000 ft tall, make up the Maroon Bells between Aspen and Snowmass, Colorado.
![2NC Mountains 6
2013-10-27](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2NC-Mountains-Lo-6/239723797.jpg)
Mountain Falls
Spectacular 150-ft tall Rainbow Falls in autumn. It's one of the most impressive falls in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains.
![Aspen 104
2013](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Aspen-Lo-104/250546907.jpg)
Mountain Aspen
Every year in the fall, Colorado is transformed into shimmering gold from its signature aspen trees.
![Rainbow Falls Winter 10](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Rainbow-Falls-Winter-Lo-10/3744893878.jpg)
Frozen
Downstream from Rainbow Falls in the Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina on a frigid winter's day in January.
![Blue Ridge Lo-13
2015-6-13](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Blue-Ridge-Lo-13/2015685490.jpg)
Heaven's Rays
Fog and storm clouds break over Craggy Gardens' mountain laurel on an unusually cold mountain summer day along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
![2Aspen 45
2014](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2Aspen-Lo-6/3376882401.jpg)
Aspen Colorado Moose
A bull moose in Maroon Lake, Colorado. The sun is just rising and hitting the water, transforming this to a magical scene.
![Blue Ridge - 5
2015-6-13](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Blue-Ridge-Lo-5/3050337605.jpg)
Orange Blossom Summer
Flame azaleas light up the side of Roan Mountain in summer along the border of North Carolina and Tennessee.
![Sedona Lo-108
2015-9-11](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Sedona-Lo-108/2660804981.jpg)
Arizona Mountain Red Rock Panorama
A wide expanse of Sedona's famous red rocks along a mountain road.
![2Aspen 26
2014](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2Aspen-Lo-4/1710592244.jpg)
Aspen Reflections
The beautiful and majestic Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, both over 14,000 ft tall, make up the Maroon Bells between Aspen and Snowmass, Colorado. Here the reflective lake is the highlight.
![BRP Fall15 Lo-22015-10-11 Blue Ridge Parkway - Grandfather Mtn](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/BRP-Fall15-Lo-2/494427392.jpg)
Fall Colors at Linn Cove Viaduct
Bright fall colors starkly contrast the overcast sky at the Linn Cove Viaduct of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
![Rainbow Falls Winter 18
2014](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Rainbow-Falls-Winter-Lo-18/4118847538.jpg)
Beautiful Chill
A clear and frigid winter's day after a snowstorm the day before in the Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina.
![NC Mtns 2 75
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Turtleback Falls Color 1
Located in the Nantahala National Forest of western North Carolina, Turtleback Falls is a popular "swimming hole" in the summer but is beautiful and serene in fall.
![Aspen 99
2013](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Aspen-Lo-99/4118184918.jpg)
Colorado Aspen
Every year in the fall, Colorado is transformed into shimmering gold from its signature aspen trees.
![Rainbow Falls Winter 1
2014](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Rainbow-Falls-Winter-Lo-1/1516139613.jpg)
Rainbow Falls in Winter 1
This is a spectacular 150-ft tall waterfall and one of the most impressive in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. This was taken on a very frigid winter's day just after a snowstorm the day before.
![Blue Ridge - 2
2015-6-13](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Blue-Ridge-Lo-2/4221586665.jpg)
Blue Ridge Mountain Morning Magic
The sun rises over Beacon Heights along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina in summer.
![NC Mtns 2 - 21
2013](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2NC-Mountains-Lo-1/2231950317.jpg)
North Carolina Elk in the Cataloochee Valley
One of the elk of the Cataloochee Valley on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee. Eliminated from the area in the 1700's, elk were reintroduced in 2001 and now have a thriving herd.
![Craggy - Roan Lo-20
2016-6-10 Craggy Gardens - Roan Mtn](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Craggy-Roan-Lo-20/1299114236.jpg)
Summer Sunset Over Roan Mountain
The sun sets on a June day over Roan Mountain between North Carolina and Tennessee
![2Aspen 28
2014-9-10](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2Aspen-Lo-5/3091664470.jpg)
Maroon Bells Surround
The beautiful and majestic Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, both over 14,000 ft tall, make up the Maroon Bells between Aspen and Snowmass, Colorado. This is an extreme wide angle view, with the reflective lake taking center stage and cradled by the surrounding forest and mountains.
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Lush Vinales Valley in Cuba
Western Cuba's Vinales Valley is encircled by mountains housing a lush valley that is home to much of Cuba's tobacco cultivation. It is also growing more attractive to climbers who take advantage of the unique and striking mogotes - the tall, rounded limestone structures rising abruptly from the valley plains.
![NC Mtns 2 - 76
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Turtleback Falls Color 2
Located in the Nantahala National Forest of western North Carolina, Turtleback Falls is a popular "swimming hole" in the summer but is beautiful and serene in fall.
![Sedona Lo-133
2015-9-11](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Sedona-Lo-133/3211006819.jpg)
Sunrise at Horseshoe Bend Panorama
The famous horseshoe-shaped meandering of the Colorado River in northern Arizona at sunrise.
![Rainbow Falls Winter 3
2014-1-30](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Rainbow-Falls-Winter-Lo-3/120986647.jpg)
Rainbow Falls in Winter 2
This is a spectacular 150-ft tall waterfall and one of the most impressive in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. This was taken on a very frigid winter's day just after a snowstorm the day before.
![Sunflowers 1st 3](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Sunflowers-1st-Lo-3/762019230.jpg)
Sunflower Field Sun Rays
A sunflower field in South Carolina as the sun peaks above the horizon to shine the day's first rays of sunshine.
![Sedona Lo-118
2015-9-11](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Sedona-Lo-118/489096340.jpg)
Rusty Red of Sedona
One of the large rock formations along Schnebly Hill Road, a high mountain road in Sedona, Arizona
![Blue Ridge - 30
2015-6-30](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Blue-Ridge-Lo-30/1525381957.jpg)
Summer Mountain Laurel
Mountain laurel blooms along the Blue Ridge Parkway in the North Carolina mountains.
![Blue Ridge - 19
2014-10-12](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Blue-Ridge-Lo-19/3426510099.jpg)
Blue Ridge Reflections
Fall colors reflect in a still pond in the North Carolina mountains on a chilly fall day.
![Blue Ridge II Lo-9
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Summer Mountain Stream
A small mountain waterfall makes its way through a few late rhododendrons along North Carolina's Tanawha Trail.
![Blue Ridge - 37
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Deep Green in the Blue Ridge
Summer green of all shades in the many mountain layers along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
![Blue Ridge Lo-6
2015-6-13](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Blue-Ridge-Lo-6/3366603681.jpg)
Orange Blossom Summer II
Flame azaleas light up the side of Roan Mountain in summer along the border of North Carolina and Tennessee.
![Blue Ridge II Lo-18
2015-10-27](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Blue-Ridge-II-Lo-18/1437581823.jpg)
Upper Creek Falls Summer
This is a beautiful North Carolina waterfall in the Pisgah National Forest with an almost vertical 50 ft drop.
![Rainbow Falls Winter 14
2014-1-30](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Rainbow-Falls-Winter-Lo-14/1824966255.jpg)
Rainbow Falls in Winter 3
This is a spectacular 150-ft tall waterfall and one of the most impressive in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. This was taken on a very frigid winter's day just after a snowstorm the day before.
![NC Mountains 1
2013-10-13](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/NC-Mountains-Lo-1/2231802348.jpg)
Cullasaja Falls Autumn
Cullasaja is a long and cascading fall 200 feet in height in the Nantahala Forest of North Carolina. It is gorgeous when the water level is up but is a very dangerous waterfall to photograph.
![Blue Ridge Lo-31
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Summer Mountain Laurel II
Mountain laurel blooms along the Blue Ridge Parkway in the North Carolina mountains.
![Blue Ridge II - 13
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Hike to Upper Creek Falls
A small waterfall encountered on the way to Upper Creek Falls in the Pisgah National Forest of North Carolina.
![NC Mountains - 2
2013-10-13](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/NC-Mountains-Lo-2/2655942303.jpg)
Fall at Quarry Falls
A swirling pool of water at Quarry Falls in the Nantahala National Forest of western North Carolina.
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Red and White Sedona Peaks
Overlooking the city of Sedona, Arizona from a vista high in the mountains between red and white sandstone peaks.
![Blue Ridge - 3
2015-6-13](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Blue-Ridge-Lo-3/3596883594.jpg)
Blue Ridge Morning Vista
The sun rises over Beacon Heights along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina in summer.
![BRP Fall15 Lo-5
2015-10-11 Blue Ridge Parkway - Grandfather Mtn](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/BRP-Fall15-Lo-5/2272954056.jpg)
Fog and Foliage in the Blue Ridge
Low fog rises above the colorful hills along the Blue Ridge Parkway of North Carolina.
![Sedona Lo-120
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Mountain Red and Green
Trees along one of the multi-layered red sandstone formations on Sedona's high mountain Schnebly Hill Road.
![Sedona Lo-122
2015-9-11](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Sedona-Lo-122/4033986076.jpg)
Multi-Colored Mountain Hues
The many colors making up the rocky sandstone landscape of Sedona, Arizona.
![NC Mountains - 4
2013-10-13](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/NC-Mountains-Lo-4/2833229945.jpg)
Cascades of Glen Falls in Autumn
Rushing cascades run across several levels at these falls in western North Carolina.
![Blue Ridge Lo-33
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Summer Mountain Laurel III
Mountain laurel blooms along the Blue Ridge Parkway in the North Carolina mountains.
![Sedona Lo-134
2015-9-11](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Sedona-Lo-134/3521498334.jpg)
Sunrise at Horseshoe Bend
The famous horseshoe-shaped meandering of the Colorado River in northern Arizona at sunrise.
![Craggy - Roan Lo-4
2016-6-10 Craggy Gardens - Roan Mtn](http://www.kaleidoscopephotos.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/Craggy-Roan-Lo-4/203823468.jpg)
Rhododendron Overlook
Rhododendrons overlooking a hill near the Craggy Gardens of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina