A ribbon of cloud draped across a glacial valley in the Rudyerd Bay area while sunlight sparkles on the water.

Clouds, evergreens and a mountain dome in the Rudyerd Bay area.

Ocean and evergreens in a scene reminiscent of Yosemite Valley.

NOAA Ship RAINIER survey launch headed out for a day's work in the Rudyerd Bay area. What a great place to work.

How beautiful can it get? Mountains, clouds, evergreens and waterways.

Labyrinthine waterways dissecting the mountains of SE Alaska.

Labyrinthine waterways dissecting the mountains of SE Alaska.

Labyrinthine waterways dissecting the mountains of SE Alaska.

NOAA Ship RAINIER survey launch and RHIB returning to ship at end of day's work in the Rudyerd Bay area.

Mist-draped cliffs in the Rudyerd Bay.

Sprinkles of snow dot precipitous cliffs.

A maritime Yosemite in Rudyerd Bay.

Magnificent scenery in Rudyerd Bay.

Magnificent scenery in Rudyerd Bay.

Precipitous cliffs in Rudyerd Bay.

Sandy Hook Lighthouse.

Bodie Island Lighthouse.

El Moro Castle guarding the entrance to San Juan Harbor.

The Statue of Liberty at sunset holding the torch of freedom aloft.

Sunset as seen by a lightkeeper from a Bilby tower.

Incredible detail obtained with infrared film. The west end of Santa Rosa Island looking to the east. In: A Report on Airplane Photographic Tests of Lenses, Film and Filters for Oblique Photography Suitable for Mapping Purposes. OSRD Report No. 6102. Call No. 526.96 A25.

Santa Rosa and San Miguel Islands during tests of infrared panchromatic film. In: A Report on Airplane Photographic Tests of Lenses, Film and Filters for Oblique Photography Suitable for Mapping Purposes. OSRD Report No. 6102. Call No. 526.96 A25.

Anacapa Island with southern California coastline in distance as photographed during tests of infrared film. In: A Report on Airplane Photographic Tests of Lenses, Film and Filters for Oblique Photography Suitable for Mapping Purposes. OSRD Report No. 6102. Call No. 526.96 A25.

Anacapa Island, Santa Cruz Island, and Santa Rosa Island in the distance as photographed during tests of infrared film. In: A Report on Airplane Photographic Tests of Lenses, Film and Filters for Oblique Photography Suitable for Mapping Purposes. OSRD Report No. 6102. Call No. 526.96 A25.

Chicago near the end of WW II.

Eskimo girl and baby on Bering Sea Island.

Bering Sea village scene.

Bering Sea village scene.

Eskimo girl visiting the C&GS ship EXPLORER, probably at St. Paul Island.

The pier at St. Paul Island?

Aleutian volcano in late summer.

Interior of Russian Orthodox Church at Dutch Harbor.

Russian Orthodox Church at Dutch Harbor.

Beach and surf scene on a rocky shore.

Beach, surf, and palm trees.

Palm trees, flowers, mountains, and a stand of mangrove in a placid bay.

Magrove roots provide habitat for numerous marine animals.

A rocky lava shoreline.

A rocky lava shoreline.

A rocky lava shoreline with a tree in silhouette.

A rocky shoreline.

Shore bird and lava rocks at the interface of land and sea.

Boogey border getting it on.

A rocky lava shoreline with a tree in silhouette.

Lava boulders and enclosed Hawaiian fish pond - early form of aquaculture.

Time for a dip in an enclosed fish pond.

Kaheawa wind energy site on the west end of Maui. 30MW of clean renewable energy.

Hanauma Bay, Oahu

Hanauma Bay, Oahu

Swimming at sunset.