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Two happy kids at the Christmas celebration at Casa de la Ninez orphanage, Quito, Ecuador …
GOOOAAALL! A friendly soccer game near Quito, Ecuador
A man carries his son to Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
Black bears at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
View of the Chugach Mountains along the Turnagain Arm, south of Anchorage
This caribou posed quite nicely for this shot near Anchorage, Alaska.
Potter's Bluff, just south of Anchorage, Alaska
View at Denali National Park. If you look closely you might see a grizzly and …
Moose near Girdwood, Alaska
Wonder Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska
Checking out Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park near Seward, Alaska.
A busload of visitors interrupts this red fox's dinner in Denali National Park, Alaska
The view from the Eielson Visitor's Center, Denali National Park, Alaska.
Cozy cabin with an amazing view in Homer, Alaska. Come on in...
The day's catch in Homer, Alaska.
Three Dall's porpoises seem to guide our boat forward in Resurrection Bay along the Kenai …
Bears in Denali National Park, Alaska
A swan enjoys a quiet moment in the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.
Just a wee bit of traffic on the main street in Kilkenny, Ireland
Powerscourt Gardens in Ireland