A woman jokingly hugs an oddly shaped rock in Death Valley National Park, making it look like she’s squeezed the rock so hard that’s it’s shaped like an hour glass.

A tiny log cabin shelter in the Hoh River Valley in Olympic National Park, Washington, stands partially smashed by a huge tree that fell in the forest.

Water cascades lightly down a layered rock slope into a swirl of the current at the bottom, making it look like a small whirlpool. On a dry portion of the rocky slope, a small cluster of yellow flowers grows, leaning gently toward the water.

A barred owl perches on a branch, glancing over its side toward the camera.

A great horned owl with big golden eyes perches on a tree limb, looking directly at the camera.

A young buck deer stands on a beach in Washington, looking at the camera with the ocean surf behind.

A cedar/juniper branch with berries attached grows in a forest.

A red shouldered hawk perches high in a tree.

An injured but overall healthy crow waits in a pet carrier on a blue towels as he rides to a veterinarian.

An old computer monitor has washed up on a white sand beach. Discarded and covered in algae, it shows the desire to both get away from tech and clean up the impact it has.

A stream in the Smoky Mountains tumbles over moss-covered rocks and a small tree sprouts from the rock nearby.

A woman stands on a vista in the mountains of Glacier National Park, Montana, with a view of an expansive valley, lakes, and mountain geological stripping below.