“Against the Wind,” from the photo stream of Paige Falk. Setting is Tahoe National Forest.

“Taktsang,” from the photo stream of aharol. Aharol’s description: One of the most famous Guempas of Bhutan – Taktsang. Wouldn’t want to get out the wrong door here…!

“Condoriri,” from the photo stream of JungleNomad. Jungle Nomad’s description: Campesina and llamas with Condoriri above, in Cordillera Real, Bolivia. He also has many of his Andean treks posted at myoutdoors.net under the user name “Poz.”

Follow the footprints, originally uploaded by Mark Griffith. “Follow the footprints” from the photo stream of Mark Griffith. Locale is the Kendall Peak Lakes Trail near Snoqualmie, Washington state.

talus 23, originally uploaded by shutterborg. “Talus 23” from the photo stream of Shutterborg. Locale is Anawangin, Zambales, the Philippines.

up top.jpg, originally uploaded by arctos_horriblis. “Up Top” from the photo stream of arctos_horriblis. Scene is the backcountry near Park City, Utah.

The Other El Capitan, originally uploaded by mrwsierra. The “Other El Capitan,” from the photo stream of mrwsierra. Local is the Guadalupe Mountains National Park in West Texas.

Abandoned Hotel, originally uploaded by jWt_foto. “Abandoned Hotel” from the photo stream of jWt foto. Setting is the Catskills in New York state.

tent in moonlight, originally uploaded by TroyMason. “tent in moonlight” from the photo stream of Troy Mason. The pic is a 30-second exposure with a headlamp lighting the tent. Locale is Duckabush River. Olympic National Park.