860-292258 - Lac du Pontet (1955 m) with La Grave (Les Plus Beaux Villages de France) in the background and Les Terrasses hamlet (1767 m), upper Romanche valley, Villar-d'Arene, Hautes-Alpes, France

860-292259 - Lac du Pontet (1955 m) with La Meije (3983 m) in the background, upper Romanche valley, Villar-d'Arene, Hautes-Alpes, France

860-292132 - Lac Serpent (2448 m), Queyrellin ridge (2866 m) and Barre des ecrins (4102 m) in the background, upper Claree valley, Nevache, Hautes-Alpes, France

860-291982 - View over Lac du Retour with Mont Pourri in the background, Montvalezan, Haute-Tarentaise, Savoie, France

860-291502 - The summits of Brenta mountain range are reflected in Lago Nero. Brenta group in the Dolomites, part of UNESCO world heritage The Dolomites. Europe, Italy, Val Rendena

860-291500 - Ponta de Sorapis seen from Lago del Sorapis in the dolomites of the Veneto. These Dolomites are part of the UNESCO world heritage. Europe, Central Europe, Italy

860-289794 - Wild Alpine Newt male (Ichthyosaura alpestris), formerly (Triturus alpestris) and (Mesotriton alpestris). Lago Nero, mountain lake, 1739m. Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy.

860-290031 - Lac Sainte Anne, GR5 trail, PNR Queyras, Ceillac, Alpes, France

860-290195 - El Tatio geysers, San Pedro de Atacama, Atacama Desert, Chile

860-290030 - Lac Sainte Anne, GR5 trail, PNR Queyras, Ceillac, Alpes, France

860-290194 - El Tatio geysers, San Pedro de Atacama, Atacama Desert, Chile

860-290196 - El Tatio geysers, San Pedro de Atacama, Atacama Desert, Chile

860-290133 - Lac des Sagnes, mountain lake (1905 m) nestled in Haute Ubaye, Alpes de Haute Provence, France

860-289795 - Wild Alpine Newt male (Ichthyosaura alpestris), formerly (Triturus alpestris) and (Mesotriton alpestris). Lago Nero, mountain lake, 1739m. Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy.

860-288661 - Potron lake, Aiguilles d'Arves, Maurienne valley, Alps, France

860-287533 - Aiguilles d'Arves and Lake Guichard, Iron Cross Pass, Maurienne, Savoie, Alps, France

860-287656 - A hiker sitting on a rock contemplates the landscape at the edge of Lake Goleon (2438m) in the massif of Oisans with in the background the Meije (3983m) and the Rake (3809m), Ecrins National Park, Hautes-Alpes, France

860-287634 - Wooden cross on the shore of Lake Allos (2226 m), in the background the Tours du Lac, Haut-Verdon, Mercantour National Park, Alps, France

860-287543 - Lake Nino (1760m) on the GR 20, stage between the refuge of Manganu and the Col de Verghio or Castellu di Vergio, in the background the Capu a Chiostru, Capu ai Sorbi and Monte Rotondo (2622m) in the center, Haute-Corse, France

860-287637 - Lake Allos seen from the collar of the congested, in the background the refuge of Lake Allos dominated by Mount Pelat (3051m), Haut-Verdon, Mercantour National Park, Alps, France

860-287605 - Vallee de La Claree, the Long Lake (2387m) with in the background the Cerces massif (3093m), Nevache, Hautes-Alpes, France

860-287652 - A couple of hikers walk to Lake Goleon (2438m) in the Oisans massif, ecrins National Park, Hautes-Alpes, France

860-287638 - Lake Allos (2226 m) dominated by Mont Pelat (3051m), view from the Tours du Lac, Haut-Verdon, Mercantour National Park, Alps, France

860-287541 - Lake Nino (1760m), horses grazing the grass around the pozzines (small pond of water surrounded by grassy lawns), stage on the GR 20 between the refuge of Manganu and the Col de Verghio or Castellu di Vergio, Haute-Corse, La France

860-287540 - Lake Nino (1760m) stage on the GR 20 between the refuge of Manganu and the Col de Verghio or Castellu di Vergio, horses grazing the grass around the pozzines (small pools of water surrounded by grassy lawns), Haute-Corse, France

860-287542 - Lake Nino (1760m), horses grazing the grass around the pozzines (small pond of water surrounded by grassy lawns), stage on the GR 20 between the refuge of Manganu and the Col de Verghio or Castellu di Vergio, Haute-Corse, La France

860-287632 - Notre-Dame des Monts chapel of Lake Allos (2226 m), in the background the Tours du Lac, Haut-Verdon, Mercantour National Park, Alps, France

860-287635 - Wooden cross on the shore of Lake Allos (2226 m), in the background the Tours du Lac, Haut-Verdon, Mercantour National Park, Alps, France

832-379755 - Sunset on the mountain Großer Rachel in winter, spruces covered with snow and spruces dead by bark beetle infestation, Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

1225-915 - Huahu (Flower Lake), an important wetland area which supports a large array of biodiversity on the Tibetan plateau, Sichuan Province, China, Asia

832-150832 - Connemara landscape at sunrise, Roundstone, County Galway, Republic of Ireland, Europe

832-57414 - Cross country skiers on Feldberg mountain, southern Black Forest, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-57413 - Snow groomer, Feldberg mountain, southern Black Forest, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

1190-262 - Dolomites, italy. South tyrol. Area of the three chimneys,from left to right: small chimney 2857 m; big chimney 2999 m; western chimney 2973 m; reflecting in a small puddle of water

1190-263 - Dolomites, italy. South tyrol. Area of the three chimneys,from left to right: small chimney 2857 m; big chimney 2999 m; western chimney 2973 m; reflecting in a small puddle of water

817-255982 - Downes – Oliverian Brook Ski Trail This trail follows the old Swift River Railroad bed, which was an logging railroad in operation from 1906, 1916 This location is near the old St Johns Camp site in the White Brook drainage of Albany, New Hampshire USA

817-217567 - Dense Rain forest of Giant Heather trees Erica trimera, Erica kingaensis with lichen Usnea in Mobuku Valley 3500m in Rwenzori Mts Africa, East Africa, Uganda, Rwenzori, January 2009

817-217566 - The lower Bigo Bog with sedges and giant lobelias at 3700m in the Rwenzoris Background the Mugusu Valley with Mt Emin, right Mt Gessi and Bukurungu Pass Africa, East Africa, Uganda, Rwenzori, January 2009

817-217559 - Giant Lobelia Lobelia bequaertii in the high mountains of the Rwenzoris The Giant Lobelias of the Rwenzoris are especially adapted to the High level of UV radiation, humidity and nearly daily frost Africa, East Africa, Rwenzori, January 2009

817-217602 - The upper Kachope lake app 4300m The vegetation is altered by a devastating forest fire in the early 2000, Rwenzori Africa, East Africa, Uganda, Rwenzori, January 2009

817-217469 - The Mobuku Valley close to Guy Yeoman Hut with Mt Baker in the Background, Giant Lobelias in the foreground, Rwenzori Africa, East Africa, Uganda, Rwenzori, January 2009

817-217553 - Portal Peaks and Mobuku Valley with forest oh Giant Heather Trees Erica trimera, Erica kingaensis mit Bartflechten Usnea at 3500m in the Rwenzoris Africa, East Africa, Uganda, Rwenzori, January 2009

817-217560 - Giant Lobelia Lobelia bequaertii in the high mountains of the Rwenzoris The Giant Lobelias of the Rwenzoris are especially adapted to the High level of UV radiation, humidity and nearly daily frost Africa, East Africa, Rwenzori, January 2009

817-217562 - The lower Bigo Bog with sedges and giant lobelias at 3700m in the Rwenzoris Background the Mugusu valley with Mt Emin, right Mt Gessi and Bukurungu Pass Africa, East Africa, Uganda, Rwenzori, January 2009

817-217564 - The lower Bigo Bog with sedges and giant lobelias at 3700m in the Rwenzoris Background the Mugusu valley with Mt Emin, right Mt Gessi and Bukurungu Pass Africa, East Africa, Uganda, Rwenzori, January 2009