Kirkendall-Spring / Larch trees in autumn colour at Larch Lake in the Chiwaukum Mountain Range of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, USA, October 2009

Kirkendall-Spring / Larch trees (Larix) in autumn colour at Larch Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Washington, USA, October 2009

Kirkendall-Spring / Prusik Peak and a small tarn near Prusik Pass in the Enchantment Lakes area, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, USA. October 2015.

Kirkendall-Spring / Western larch needles (Larix occidentalis) needles floating on surface of tarn, Enchantment Lakes area, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, USA.

Kirkendall-Spring / Western larch needles (Larix occidentalis) floating on surface of tarn, Enchantment Lakes area, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, USA.

Floris van Breugel / Overcoat Peak (left) and Chimney Peak (right) in the Alpine Lakes wilderness of the Cascades in Washington, USA.

Floris van Breugel / Subalpine flowers including Lupins in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the Cascades with Chimney Peak in the distance, Washington, USA. Composed of several stacked images. August 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Autumn colors of plants showing through an early winter snowfall in Alpine Lakes wilderness, with Kalteen Peak and Gem Lake, Washington, USA, October 2013.

Floris van Breugel / Dawn high in the Cascades overlooking the fog filled river valleys below, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, USA, August 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Subalpine larches (Larix lyallii) in snow, below Prusik Peak in Enchantment Lakes region, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, central Cascade range, Washington, USA

Floris van Breugel / The milky way over alpine lake in the Cascades, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, August.

Floris van Breugel / Backcountry waterfall in Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Cascade mountains, Washington, USA. August

Floris van Breugel / Enchantment Lakes in early winter snow with Larch trees bearing autumn leaves, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Central Cascade range, Washington, USA, November 2011.

Floris van Breugel / Alpine lake, with magnificent mountain views deep Cascade mountains, Washington's Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, USA. August 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Sunrise at remote alpine lake basin, Cascade mountains, Washington's Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, USA, August 2012.

Kirkendall-Spring / Larch trees in autumn colour at Larch Lake in the Chiwaukum Mountain Range of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, USA, October 2009

Kirkendall-Spring / Colchuck Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, USA, July 2009

Kirkendall-Spring / Hiker looking down on Colchuck Lake from Aasgard Pass in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, USA, July 2009. Model released

Kirkendall-Spring / Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) in forest, Colchuck Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, USA, July

Floris van Breugel / Dawn over Merriam Peak in the Royce Lakes region of the John Muir Wilderness Area, with reflections in the alpine lake, California, USA. September 2009

Kirkendall-Spring / Hiker at Colchuck Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Washington, USA, July 2009, model released

Kirkendall-Spring / Larch trees (Larix) in autumn colour at Larch Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Washington, USA, October 2009

Kirkendall-Spring / Larch trees (Larix) in autumn colour at Larch Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Washington, USA, October 2009

Kirkendall-Spring / Larch trees (Larix) in autumn colour at Larch Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Washington, USA, October 2009

Kirkendall-Spring / Hiker on the trail to Aasgard Pass with Colchuck Lake seen below, Alpine Lakes Wilderness. Washington, USA, July 2009, model released

Steven Kazlowski / Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) perched on rock, Upper Enchantments Lake Basin, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Cascade Range, Washington, Summer

Steven Kazlowski / Upper Enchantment Lakes Basin at dawn with Prusik Peak (left) and The Temple in the distance, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Cascade Range, Washington, August 2008

Steven Kazlowski / Upper Enchantments Lake Basin, more than 7,000 feet above sea level, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Cascade Range, Washington, August 2008

Steven Kazlowski / Silhouetted view of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area from Asgaard Pass, in the Upper Enchantments Lake Basin, more than 7,000 feet above sea level, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Cascade Range, W...

Steven Kazlowski / Upper Enchantment Lakes Basin at dawn with Prusik Peak (left) and The Temple in the distance, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Cascade Range, Washington, August 2008

Steven Kazlowski / Alpine wildflowers, Oval-leaf buckwheat (Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale) along a trail in late summer, Upper Enchantments Lake Basin, more than 7,000 feet above sea level, Alpine Lakes Wilderness,...

Steven Kazlowski / Little Annapurna peak and the Upper Enchantments Lake Basin, more than 7,000 feet above sea level, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Cascade Range, Washington, Summer, Augus...

Steven Kazlowski / Cluster of alpine wildflowers, probably Golden fleabane {Erigeron aureus}, Upper Enchantments Lake Basin, more than 7,000 feet above sea level, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Fo...

Steven Kazlowski / Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) foraging, Upper Enchantments Lake Basin, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Cascade Range, Washington, Summer

Steven Kazlowski / Landscape view of the Upper Enchantments Lake Basin in summertime, more than 7,000 feet above sea level, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Cascade Range, Washington, August...

Steven Kazlowski / Little Annapurna peak and the Upper Enchantments Lake Basin, more than 7,000 feet above sea level, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Cascade Range, Washington, Summer, Augus...

Steven Kazlowski / Cluster of alpine wildflowers along a trail, Upper Enchantments Lake Basin, more than 7,000 feet, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Cascade Range, Washington, Summer

Steven Kazlowski / Grasshopper camouflaged amongst speckled granite and colorful lichens, looking for food, Upper Enchantments Lake Basin, more than 7,000 feet above sea level, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Okanogan-Wenatche...

Kirkendall-Spring / Western larch in bright autumn colour in the Enchantment Lakes Region of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, USA

Kevin Schafer / Subalpine Larch (Larix lyallii) trees in fall, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

Roberto Rinaldi / Trekking routes sign in Cradle Mountain National Park, part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Tasmania, Australia.

Kevin Schafer / Prusik Peak reflected in Gnome Tarn, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington