NEW ZEALAND, Central Plateau, Tongaririo National Park. Taranaki falls viewed from downstream

NEW ZEALAND, Central Plateau, Tongariro National Park. Alpine plants and moss covered rocks looking towards beech clad hills

FRANCE, Midi Pyrenees, Pyrenees National Park. The tranquil waters of the Lac d Ilheou with the alpine refuge in the distance

ITALY, Valle d'Aosta, Gran Paradiso National Park. The spectacular mountain landscape of the western Alps surrounding Valnontey.

ITALY, Valle d'Aosta, Gran Paradiso National Park. The spectacular mountain landscape of the western Alps in the Valnontey valley.

ITALY, Valle d'Aosta, Gran Paradiso National Park. The spectacular mountain landscape of the western Alps in the Lillaz valley.

ITALY, Valle d'Aosta, Gran Paradiso National Park. The ice covered Lake Loie (lago di loie) in the peaks of the mountain landscape of the western Alps above the Lillaz valley.

MALAYSIA, Pahang, Taman Negara National Park. An example of the many kinds of trees to be found in the oldest rainforest in the world.

NORWAY, Sogn Og Fjordane, Jostedalsbreen National Park. Flatbrehytta Hut at an altitude of 1000m provides shelter to hikers.