USA, Oregon, Deschutes County, Central Oregon,Cascade Mountains, Sisters,

Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) portrait, looking at camera

Mount Shuksan Reflecting in Picture Lake, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA

Aerial view of curves of Maloja Pass road, Bregaglia Valley, canton of Graubunden, Engadine, Switzerland.

Ski mountaneer near the summit of Lago Peak in Cristallina gruop mountains admiring Basodino mount before sunrise. Bedretto valley, Ticino canton, Switzerland, Alps

Hiker in Brescia prealpi at dawn, Monte Guglielmo, Brescia provinc, Lombardy District, Italy.

Sunrise light to Gavia pass mountains from a snowcapped summit during winter. Vallombrina mount, Gavia pass, Santa Caterina Valfurva, Valtellina, Sondrio district, Lombardy, Italy

Gatklettur arch at sunrise, Arnarstapi, Hellnar, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland

Northern lights over Mount Otertinden in the Tromso region, Norway

Frozen river and Mt. Otertinden taking the first lights of the day, Tromso region, Norway

Segla mountain rising above the fjord during a winter sunset, Senja island, Norway

Segla mountain rising above the fjord during a winter sunset, Senja island, Norway

Godafoss waterfall during a cold sunset in winter, Nordurland, Iceland

Aurora Borealis over Kirkjufell Waterfall, Snaefellsnes National Park, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland, Europe

Aurora Borealis over Kirkjufell Waterfall, Snaefellsnes National Park, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland, Europe

Aurora Borealis over Kirkjufell Waterfall, Snaefellsnes National Park, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland, Europe

Aurora Borealis over Kirkjufell Waterfall, Snaefellsnes National Park, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland, Europe

Canada, Alberta. Sunrise over Mount Sarrail and Mount Foch Kananaskis Lake, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

Sunburst Through Snow-covered Pine Trees, Riisitunturi National Park, Posio, Lapland, Finland

Cabin in Winter, Ruka, Finland

Dawn Light on Snow-covered Pine Trees, Riisitunturi National Park, Posio, Lapland, Finland

Aerial view of mount Teide and the Pico Viejo at sunrise. Teide National Park, Tenerife Canary Islands, Spain

St. Michael's monastery, Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine

France, Savoie, Les Marches, Lake Saint André in the heart of the Combe de Savoie vineyards, Belledonne range covered with snow in the background

France, Savoie, Courchevel, Saint-Bon-Tarentaise, the hamlet Le Fontanil dominated by Le Grand Bec (3398 m) and Dent du Villard (2284 m), massif of Vanoise, Tarentaise Valley

France, Haute Savoie, massive Bauges, above Annecy in border with the Savoie, the Semnoz plateau exceptional belvedere on the Northern Alps, cross country ski trails south of the plateau and sea of cl...

France, Haute Savoie, massive Bauges, above Annecy in border with the Savoie, the Semnoz plateau exceptional belvedere on the Northern Alps, snow landscape sculpted by the wind and sea of clouds

France, Haute Savoie, massive Bauges, above Annecy in border with the Savoie, the Semnoz plateau exceptional belvedere on the Northern Alps, snow landscape sculpted by the wind

France, Haute Savoie, massive Bauges, above Annecy limit with the Savoie, the Semnoz plateau exceptional belvedere on the Northern Alps, sunrise on snow sculpted by the wind and massive Bornes and of...

France, Savoie, Vanoise massif, valley of Haute Tarentaise, Les Arcs 2000, part of the Paradiski area, view of the Mont Blanc (4810m)

Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi at sunset, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi at sunrise, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Mount Fuji and Lake Kawaguchi at dawn, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Pralongià plateau winter scenery, in the background the alpenglow on the Sassongher, Corvara in Badia, Alta Badia - Gadertal, Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy

Fitz Roy range peaks in autumnal landscape. El Chalten, Santa Cruz province, Argentina.

France, Paris, the Tuileries Garden under the snow

England, West Yorkshire, Calderdale. Traditional telephone box in a snowy landscape.

England, West Yorkshire, Kirklees. Rock formations at Buckstone Edge.

Sunrise aerial view of Lake Palu after an early snowfall Malenco Valley Valtellina Lombardy Italy

France, Haute Savoie, Mont Blanc valley, Chamonix Mont Blanc, view from the refuge hotel of Montenvers, The Drus (3754 m)

France, Haute Savoie, Mont Blanc valley, Chamonix Mont Blanc, view from Montenvers railway station, The Drus (3754 m)

France, Savoie, Val D'Isère, view of the village on a full moon and Saint Bernard de Menthon Church with a squared Lombard bell tower at dusk and the Olympic flank of Bellevarde (2827 m), massif de l...

France, Hautes Alpes, the Dévoluy massif, Saint Etienne en Dévoluy, the Saint Étienne church, in the background the plateau and the peak of Bure (2709m)

France, Hautes Alpes, Ecrins National Park, the refuge and the lake Goleon (2438m) in the massif of Oisans with La Meije and the Râteau (3809m) in the background

France, Paris, area listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Eiffel Tower from the Place du Trocadero under the snow

France, Seine et Marne, Bois le Roi, Fontainebleau forest under the snow

France, Seine et Marne, Maincy, the castle and the gardens of Vaux le Vicomte covered by snow (aerial view)

France, Seine et Marne, Blandy les Tours, the castle (aerial view)

France, Doubs, La Cluse et Mijoux, the fort of Joux (aerial view)

Sweden, Lapland, region listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Norrbotten County, Beech, birch and fir snow-covered

Sweden, Lapland, region listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Norrbotten County, Aurora Borealis on a teepee in Lapland in Abisko National Park

Sweden, Lapland, region listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Norrbotten County, Sami youth in traditional costume at the Sami market since the 17th century in Jokkmokk

USA, California. White Mountains landscape

Cowboy horse drive on Hideout Ranch, Shell, Wyoming. White horse running in the snow

Cowboy horse drive on Hideout Ranch, Shell, Wyoming. Cowboy riding his horse with rope out silhouetted at sunset. (MR)