Hikers work across the barren expanse of Wadi Araba, in Jordan. Photo by Peter Potterfield
Approaching Death Canyon Shelf on the Teton Crest Trail near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Photo by Peter Potterfield
Mount Everest’s snow plume rises above the ridge of Nuptse, as seen from near Thyangboche. Photo by Peter Potterfield
Delicate Arch rises above the sandstone of Arches National Park, Utah. Photo by Peter Potterfield
The author looks out across the mountains of North Carolina from the Art Loeb Trail. Photo by Peter Potterfield
The Fitz Roy massif, on the Argentine side of Patagonia, is an irrisistible draw to both climbers and hikers. Photo by Peter Potterfield
A Canadian Mountain Holidays Bell 212 deposits hikers in the Premier Range of British Columbia. Photo by Peter Potterfield
A polar bear prowls the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba. Photo by Peter Potterfield
Skiers work across Bow Lake in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta. Photo by Peter Potterfield
Fin Dome reflected in the waters of Rae Lakes, Kings Canyon National Park, in California. Photo by Peter Potterfield