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Deserted Fraser Park in Weippe, ID.

Gulls over the Santa Barbara Channel

Known as the largest geothermal area, Yellowstone offers a great perspective on the evolution of our planet and its life forms. Terrace formations from calcium carbonate deposition and dead trees were

A young Niahang sikh warrior

Sunrise in the Badlands.

A quiet street aglow in Siena, Italy decorated with flags of the "Oca" (goose) contrada in honor of the city's second annual Palio horse races.

Birth. Erosion uncovers alien-like creatures of stone in the badlands in New Mexico

On the beach in Sandpoint, ID.

The streets in the Croatian island of Ciovo at night.

While in Berlin with my husband, we visited the Holocaust Museum that was located in a park in the middle of the city.

Fountain at Bryan Park

The Journey. Right after a storm came over the badlands in New Mexico, the cloud formation seems to bring the rocks to life and take them along...

Hiking in Hell's Gate State Park

Hope Ranch Sunset By The Sea

Sunlight spots on the ocean of Hawaii

An overnight storm redecorated the park and its inhabitants in pure white and an unusually cold morning preserved their winter outfits. After seven days of restless endeavor, I was finally rewarded wi

Driving along Turnagain Arm we pulled over to watch a lone surfer riding the bore tide that regularly travels up the Arm from Cook Inlet

Kocatepe Mosque, the largest mosque in Ankara, Turkey.

Useless Bus Stop at Indian Canyon

Went to tour a concentration camp in the outskirts of Berlin. This gate with the words "Arbeit Macht Frei" written on it just stayed in my thoughts.

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

The streets in the Croatian island of Ciovo at night.

The streets in the Croatian island of Ciovo at night.

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© Laurel Bates.
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06.2011

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Dec. 1, 2011, 3:19 a.m.

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Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi

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