Every year in mid-July, Sunflowers grow to heights that often exceed 10 feet. In Poolesville, Maryland, just a short drive from Washington, D.C., the McKee Beshers state park is home to acres and acres of these bright and colorful flowers.

In the early 1900's, the rough and lawless town of Nelson was home to the Techatticup mine. Today, the mine is closed, the population has moved away, and all that remains is the crumbling infrastructure of once rowdy, wild west town.

One of the crown jewels in America's National Park Service, Yosemite National Park spans over 1,200 square miles featuring meadows and valleys, mountains and cliffs, giant sequoia trees, and a large wildlife population.

You could fit the entire state of Texas into Alaska- twice! (You could fit the state of Rhode Island into Alaska a whopping 423 times!) It's bigger than Texas, California, and Montana...combined. It also photographs BIG.

55 miles northeast of the Las Vegas strip is the Valley of Fire State Park. The park is home to red sandstone formations, and a variety of wildlife. (Including the rarely seen desert bighorn sheep captured in the photos in this gallery.)

Bordering the states of Maryland and Virginia, just west of Washington, D.C., is Great Falls Park. This section of the Potomac is full of waterfalls as the river builds up speed through steep rocks and a narrow gorge.