The northern lights making an appearance as far south as Kentucky’s Red River Gorge.

Rock climbers begin their ascent of the first pitch on the South Sixshooter at Indian Creek in Utah.

Aaron Mulkey ice climbing “Broken Hearts” in Cody, Wyoming.

Angela VanWiemeersch climbs HMR over open water on Lake Superior.

Mountain bike athlete Josh Patton riding around Southwest Colorado

Rock climber Matt Hodges near the top of the cliff in Kentucky's Red River Gorge.

Delaney Miller climbing steep routes in the Motherlode, in the Red River Gorge, Kentucky.

Hiking the narrows in Zion National Park.

Ice forming inside hidden caves in Kentucky.

Workers tend to a burn inside of a tobacco barn in Western Kentucky.

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Ice climbers hiking up to the base of a route in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

Ice climber Adam Dailey on his send of "HMR," an amazing backcountry climb along the shores of Lake Superior in Michigan's Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

Heath Rowland ice climbing in Kentucky.

Jon Jugenheimer thawing his hands after a long day in sub-zero temperatures along the shores of Michigan's Lake Superior.

Attorney Bruce Orwin tackles legal challenges for Kentucky Chapter of the Nature Conservancy.

Dave Rone ice climbs “Bitches Brew” in Cody, Wyoming.

Adam Brusven looking to get a placement before reaching the anchors of "Tradisfaction" in the Red River Gorge.

A hiker explores Mantle Rock Nature Preserve, during an editorial shoot for the Kentucky Nature Conservancy.

A model practices yoga during sunset in Kentucky's Red River Gorge.

Sunset along Lake Tahoe while James Sunkel races along the Van Sickle Trail on his mountain bike.

Hiking along rocky cliffs in the desert climate of Valley of the Gods, Utah.

Matt Cox gets the sharp end on an ice climb in Northern Michigan.

North Face Athlete Sam Elias soloing the classic Minnesota ice route, “Nightfall.”

Controlled burns by The Nature Conservancy and the USFS near Elizabethtown, Kentucky, at the Eastview Barrens Nature Preserve.

Tim Shelton places small gear on a steep crack trad climb in Southwest Colorado.

Triathlete Lloyd Brombach completing a rock climb in West Virginia's New River Gorge.

Rock climber shaking it out on Banshee, 5.11c, in Kentucky's Red River Gorge. 

Pine Island Double Falls in Laurel County, Kentucky.

Mychal McCormick cranks through the roof on a steep boulder problem in Cortez, Colorado.

Adam Dailey takes his pick of aesthetic blue ice lines along the western shore of Grand Island, Michigan

Early morning storms break across the sky during monsoon season in southwest Colorado.

A fall hike through the Rampart Hills trails in Southwest Colorado.

Osprey athlete Jeff Fox sneaks in a few sunset laps at Phil's World mountain bike trail in Cortez, Colorado.
 

A rare ice formation in central Kentucky gave athletes a taste of climbing over open water.

An ice climber stands on large boulders of ice, silhouetted against the evening sky along the frozen shore of Lake Superior, Michigan.

Heath Rowland gets the first ascent of a rare ice climb, formed up in Kentucky's Red River Gorge.

The moon sets over Mesa Verde National Park, while a light mist rolls through Mancos Valley.

Scott Heister kayaking through the morning mist on Bruin Lake at the Pinckney Recreation Area, Michigan.

Panorama of the Red River Gorge in October.

Ice caves along the shores of Lake Superior, found on Grand Island, Michigan.

Overstreet Falls in the Jessamine Creek Gorge, Kentucky.

Hiking along Sky Bridge Ridge in the Red River Gorge, Kentucky.