Clouds linger over the snowcapped Chilkat Mountains in this view from the Shrine of St. Therese in Juneau, Alaska. The place of retreat and respite with breathtaking views has been attracting visitors for 70 years. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec)
"God never made an ugly landscape. All that the sun shines on is beautiful, so long as it is wild."
- John Muir, from “The Wild Parks and Forest Reservations of the West,” The Atlantic Monthly, January 1898.
