A wide shot of the sagebrush-covered lava landscape of Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho. The sky is a dramatic partly cloudy with bright blue and white, puffy clouds. The foreground is a scratchy, mottled sage green. A series of black lava flows and cinder cones stretches across the horizon. I love this place so much, even though I’m a girl who prefers trees and lush, green temperate forests. There’s something about the wild, expansive, lava flows, stillness, and open sky that gets to the heart of this girl who once had her heart set on becoming a volcanologist.

Back on the road, traversing the lava flats. Made extra sure to thank all the NPS staff we encountered. #Sky #Clouds #RoadTrip #CratersOfTheMoon #ID #Nature #Photography #Desert #Explore #GoOutside #Breathe #Notice #NPS #ThankYou #YouMatter #Don’tGiveUp #ILoveLava