Below are some of my favorite images which I suggest as fine art for home or office. Click any image to see more from that area:

Prayer flags express compassion at this monument to fallen climbers, at Annapurna South Base Camp (ABC, at 13,550 feet elevation), in late afternoon in the Annapurna Range of Nepal. Annapurna I (center right; 26,545 feet elevation) is the world’s 10th highest peak. Annapurna I was the first 8,000 meter peak to be climbed. Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal, of a French expedition, reached the summit on 3 June 1950. On the left, Annapurna South (also known as Annapurna Dakshin, or Moditse; 23,684 feet / 7219 meters) misleadingly appears higher due to proximity. (Panorama stitched from 2 images.) (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Above: By day hiking up 2000 feet from Gokyo village to the peak of Gokyo Ri (17,575 feet / 5357 meters elevation), I acquired this spectacular panorama of mountains, glaciers and lakes, in Sagarmatha National Park, in the Khumbu region of Nepal. Left of center in the background is Mount Everest, the highest peak on earth. At the base of Gokyo Ri is the Ngozumpa Glacier, the largest in Nepal, plus several Gokyo Lakes. (Panorama stitched from 5 images. On smaller monitors, scroll right to see the whole image, 1600 pixels wide.)

Above: Cerro Torre (left) and Cerro Fitz Roy (3405 meters / 11,170 feet). Los Glaciares National Park, El Chalten, ARGENTINA. (Panorama stitched from 2 images.) (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Above: I was fascinated by the Remarkable Rocks, which originally formed as a single granite monolith and became cracked and eroded by seashore weathering. Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, AUSTRALIA. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Fall storm over larch forest, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, CANADA.

Below Right: The Cordillera Huayhuash reflects in a small lake here at 15,000 feet. The peak on the right is Carnicero (19,550 feet / 5960 meters) and on the far left is Trapecio (18,550 feet / 5653 meters). PERU. (Published.) (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Below: A few minutes later, the sun rose a little higher and became yellower. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA. Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming) is part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem which extends across parts Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. (I stitched this panorama from 5 images):                     (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Above: Needles of larch trees turn a beautiful yellow in the fall alongside the spectacular Bugaboo Glacier, Bugaboo Provincial Park, British Columbia, CANADA. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Left: Sunrise, moonset, and stream near Refugio Los Cuernos, Torres del Paine National Park, CHILE. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

 
 

Left: We hike out of the Vikos Gorge (one of the world's deepest canyons in proportion to its width), beneath towering Timfi Massif, in Zagoria (see Greece Page 3). (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Above right: Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona, USA: The Heart of the Rocks Loop Trail (7 to 9 miles) makes a perfect day hike through the hoodoos here. 27 million years ago, huge volcanic eruptions laid down 2000 feet of ash and pumice in this area, which fused into a rock known as rhyolitic tuff.  Since then this rock has eroded into fascinating hoodoos, spires, and balanced rocks which lie above the surrounding desert grasslands at elevations between 5100 and 7800 feet. At Chiricahua, the Sonoran desert meets the Chihuahuan desert, and the Rocky Mountains meet Mexico's Sierra Madre, making one of the most biologically diverse areas in the northern hemisphere. While we drove the dirt road to nearby Portal, Arizona, Carol saw a mountain lion crossing the road! Other animals here include javelina, coatimundi, bears, skunks, and deer. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Above right: Dry grass beneath Cerro Fitz Roy, Los Glaciares National Park, ARGENTINA. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Above right: Glaciers cracked frequently and loudly from Paine Grande (10,006 feet elevation), as seen through the beech trees in the French Valley, Torres del Paine National Park, CHILE. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Below right: Sunrise on Chalten, "Peak of Fire", Los Glaciares National Park, ARGENTINA. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Left: The silhouettes of trekkers stand at 13,000 feet elevation, admiring the impressive mountain face of Fang (or Baraha Shikhar 25,088 feet / 7647 meters), in the Annapurna Range of Nepal.

Below: A farmer contemplates rice terraces near Kimche, along the trail to Annapurna Sanctuary in Nepal.

Below: Reflections of Banff National Park in a pond near Lake Louise, Alberta, CANADA (Published):        (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Left: Varlaam Monastery, founded on this pinnacle in 1517 AD. Meteora, GREECE. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Above right: The last light of sunset glow eerily on the Remarkable Rocks. Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, AUSTRALIA. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Left: Eureka Sand Dunes, near Death Valley, California.  (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Above right: Mount Astraka, GREECE, seen through a grape arbor, rises impressively above Micro Papingo village.
The influx of tourists can have a big impact on small villages. If you visit here, please respect the privacy of local residents and homes, and do not enter any private yards without permission. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Above right: Cathedral Peak reflected in lake. Yosemite National Park, California. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Left: Mount Jirishanca (20,000 feet) seen from a different angle at our Camp 5, at Lake Carhuacocha. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Above right: Waves on Kalalau Beach at sunset, Na Pali Coast, Kauai, USA.  (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Below right: SWITZERLAND: The Matterhorn (14,980 feet) at sunrise, as seen from Zermatt (5,300 feet). Zermatt is closed to automobile traffic to help preserve the village atmosphere. Published in Wilderness Travel 1992 Catalog of Adventures. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Above: Mountain goat, Bearhat Mountain, Hidden Lake. Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Left: Washington, USA: Mount Shuksan (North Cascades National Park), reflects in Picture Lake, which is located in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. (published in January/February 2002 Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club Outings) (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Left: My brother Dave climbs Mt. Hart above MacKinnon Pass, above the Milford Track, in Fiordland National Park, NEW ZEALAND . Mount Balloon (6080 feet elevation) pierces the clouds.  (Click the image to see more from the area.)

   Below right: Lake Gjende (3,240 feet, on left) and Lake Bessvatn (4,509 feet) seen from Besseggen Ridge, Jotunheim Mountains, NORWAY: (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Below: Crater Lake panorama from five images, Oregon, USA. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Regimental "hoodoos" (pinnacles eroded from soft rock). Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

  Below right: The Wave, Coyote Buttes, located on the Arizona side of Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area, which is public land managed by the United States BLM. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Above: A landscape of avalanche lilies & buttercups in Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington state, USA. [Published in 1996.] (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Left: Morning mists drift through the cinder cones in Haleakala Crater and often evaporate by mid-afternoon, on the Island of Maui, in the State of Hawaii. (Click the image to see more from the area.) 

    Below right: Havasu Falls (100 feet high) on Havasu Creek in Havasu Canyon, on the Havasupai Indian Reservation, Arizona. Havasupai means "people of the blue-green water." The beautiful color in the pools of Havasu Creek is caused by carbonate minerals settling to the bottom, turning it white, and acting as a reflector of the surrounding green and brown mossy cliffs plus the blue sky. This unique color combination creates a striking turquoise pool, and one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Left: Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, CANADA: (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Below right: Here on the Maple Pass Loop Trail, Carol walks on the border of North Cascades National Park, looking towards Lake Ann in Okanogan National Forest.  Lake Ann is a great side trip from the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail at Rainy Pass, Washington, USA. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Left: The Pulpit, 1959 feet above Lysefjord, NORWAY. (Published in Wilderness Travel 1998, 1996, & 1988 Catalog of Adventures. This image won "Honorable Mention, Photo Travel Division" in the Photographic Society of America Inter-Club Slide Competition, May 1988.) (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Left: Of volcanic origin, the colorful cliffs of the Na Pali Coast are now eroding into the ocean. Kauaia, State of Hawaii, USA (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Left: Badlands in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

PERU: Machu Picchu (panorama composited from 5 images). Spaniards passed in the river valley below but never discovered Machu Picchu, which is at 7870 feet elevation. In 1983, UNESCO listed the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu as a World Heritage Site. (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Below: Cerro Torre and Cerro Fitz Roy rise behind a silhouette of a lenga tree, in Los Glaciares National Park, ARGENTINA. (Panorama stitched from 2 images.) (Click the image to see more from the area.)

Above: Striking yellow algae in a tarn reflecting Les Dents des Veisivi, above the Arolla Valley, in the Valais (Wallis) Canton of Switzerland. On this day we hiked about 8 miles (2900 feet up, 3300 feet down) from Arolla to La Gouille, then we bused to our hotel in Les Haudères. (Panorama stitched from 2 images.)  Published in Ryder-Walker Alpine Adventures 2006 & 2007 "Inn to Inn Alpine Hiking Adventures" Catalog.

Left: The moon sets behind Annapurna South (also known as Annapurna Dakshin, or Moditse; 23,684 feet / 7219 meters) at sunrise, as seen from Annapurna South Base Camp (ABC, at 13,550 feet elevation), in the Himalaya of Nepal.

Mountainscapes

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Copyright 2007 by Tom Dempsey. Photographs or text may not be copied without permission.

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My Fine Art Gallery:  I suggest the following of my favorite images for display in your home or business:
Mountain Landscapes ~~ Water Landscapes ( Seascapes , Waterfalls , Rainbows , Rivers & Streams , Lakes , Weather ) ~~ Abstract Patterns ( Natural , Human ) ~~ City Landscapes ( Doors , Architecture , Artwork ) ~~ Animals ( Mammals , Birds , Reptiles , Fish , Insects) ~~ Flora ( Fall Colors , Trees , Plants , Flowers , Fungi & Lichen ) ~~ Desert Landscapes

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