Wild — Scott Ball Photography

Scott Ball Photography

A deep blue alpine tarn below granite rock, with successive mountain ridges receding into the distance under clear morning light.

Alpine tarn, North Cascades, Washington

A vertical view up a rocky drainage lined with bright red and orange autumn brush, leading to a rugged summit above.

Autumn color, North Cascades, Washington

A backpacker carrying a heavy pack looks toward the camera on a rocky switchback, with a second hiker small in the distance above.

On the climb, North Cascades, Washington

A glacial valley framed by steep walls in blue atmospheric haze, with a snow-capped peak on the horizon.

Glacial valley, North Cascades, Washington

A lone backpacker walks a rising diagonal trail across a steep hillside covered in red and gold alpine vegetation.

Ridge traverse, North Cascades, Washington

Group of six hikers standing on rocky terrain with mountains in the background, some carrying trekking poles and backpacks.

Atop Lizard Head plateau, Wyoming

Cottonwood campground, Joshua Tree

Cottonwood Campground, Joshua Tree

Cirque of the Towers, Wyoming

Cirque of the Towers, Wyoming

Wind River Range, Wyoming

Wind River Range, Wyoming

Lizard Head Peak, Wyoming

Lizard Head Peak, WY

Approaching Lizard Head Plateau, Wyoming

Approaching Lizard Head Plateau, Wyoming

Lakeside campsite, Meeks Lake, Wyoming

Meeks Lake, Wyoming

Person sitting on rocky ledge overlooking misty mountain range.

Pemigewassit Wilderness, NH

Wildflowers and grasses in a sunlit meadow with blurred forest background.

Boulder Pass, Glacier NP, Montana

Mountain reflected in a calm lake under a clear blue sky.

Rae Lakes, SEKI, California

Two camping tents, one green and one orange, set up in front of a rocky mountain landscape with scattered trees.

Boulder Pass campground, Glacier NP, Montana

Hiker with red backpack on lush mountain trail, surrounded by dense green vegetation and rocky peaks under a blue sky.

Glacier National Park, Montana

Mountain landscape with evergreen trees, wildflowers, and a glacier in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Glacier National Park, Montana

Misty lake with evergreen forest and mountain.

Upper Kintla Lake, Glacier NP, Montana

Scenic view of forested mountains with sunlight casting shadows, overlooking a calm lake under a cloudy sky.

Upper Kintla Lake, Glacier NP, Montana

Aerial view of a mountainous landscape with valleys and a winding river

Denali NP, Alaska

Snow-covered mountain peaks above clouds during sunset.

Denali

Scenic view of winding road leading through mountainous landscape with snow-capped peaks and clouds in the background.

Denali NP, Alaska

Aerial view of a mountain range with multicolored terrain and snow-capped peaks in the background.

Polychrome Pass, Denali NP, Alaska

Aerial view of rugged mountain range with snow-capped peaks and a winding river below.

Denali NP, Alaska

Grizzly bear standing by a river in a forest landscape with trees and mountains visible in the background.

Cook Inlet, Lake Clark NP, Alaska

Person with a backpack standing in a grassy field, overlooking a colorful mountainside landscape.

Denali NP, Alaska

Snow-covered glacier with mountainous backdrop and reflecting water surface, illuminated by soft sunlight.

Matanuska glacier, Alaska

A brown bear sitting in a river, looking towards the camera, with a rocky shoreline in the background.

Lake Clark NP, Alaska

A rugged rock formation with pine trees on top surrounded by ocean waves, set against a misty mountainous backdrop with autumn foliage.

Kenai Fjords NP, Alaska

Bald eagle perched on metal pipe with forest background

Resurrection Bay, Alaska

Grizzly bear walking through colorful alpine tundra with mountain background

Denali NP, Alaska

Setting up a Brenizer shot on Lizard Head plateau, Wyoming

Wind River Range, Wyoming