Marisa Merch

Just your usual Black and White Witch

Beautiful wilderness in the swan flats area of Yellowstone National Park, overlooking snow covered mountain peaks

Amazing rock features in the Mammoth Hot Springs area of Yellowstone National Park. November, 2021.

Beautiful morning views looking out from the condo in Grecia, Costa Rica. See the nearby mountains, and San Jose is about 45 miles away toward the right part of the picture.

Gorgeous views from Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Notice how the sky kisses the mountain on the right? The weather was perfect that day. August, 2022.

Perfect weather and perfect scenery near Monterey, California on Highway1. Point Lobos State Park. June, 2022.

Flowers and mountains along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. August, 2022.

A wile sea lion sits on the shore at the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Just look at that cute face!

View of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, as viewed from Sausalito, California. June, 2022.

This mom and baby giraffe live in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana.

The Bixby Bridge, built in 1932. Part of California Route 1 along the Pacific ocean.

The Bixby Bridge was originally constructed in 1932. It spans across part of scenic route 1 in northern California.

This photograph is from July, 2018 in the Kenai Fjords National Park of Alaska. It's one of the most beautiful places to view glaciers, and you can see multiple glaciers in this photo, along with amazing reflections.

Beautiful landscapes of Yellowstone National Park. You could tell the seasons were changing from autumn to winter, as evidenced by the snow-capped mountains in the background and the pale wintry sky. November, 2021.

Travertine Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park. The white features are not covered in snow. This is actually travertine rock from the geothermal activity. November, 2021.

Cape Penguin at Boulders Beach in South Africa.

Sunset at the beach near Monterey, California. June, 2022. Perfect ending to a lovely summer day.

Some of the steaming landscape you can see when visiting Yellowstone National Park. November, 2021.

Some of the unique and lovely rock formations that can be seen at Badlands National Park in South Dakota. April, 2022.

Bluechin parrotfish, observing the wildlife from a pier in the Galapagos Islands!

Black bear near Juneau, Alaska, looking for fish in the river. July, 2019.

This is one of the tunnels / bridges that you cross when you walk from the visitor center over to Colonial Williamsburg itself.

Orange is the new black? I happened to visit Mount Rushmore on a quiet day in April. These four monks were also there at the same time. I thought they made an interesting juxtaposition to the rest of the memorial with their bright colors. Thankfully there were few other tourists present at that moment.

No one moves here. Radiopatio threatens to go to your town.

Flying over the Red Desert of Wyoming in November, 2021. I was lucky to have such an interesting and clear view from my plane's window!

This is one of the interesting windows in the cellar at Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia. July, 2022.

Dragonfly perched on a stone. July, 2022.

Five young bighorn sheep resting in the grass of Badlands National Park, South Dakota in April, 2022.

These sea lions were resting in the sun on an island in the Galapagos chain which is not inhabited by humans.

Shortly after sunset in the tall hills of San Jose, California. June, 2022.

Large waves bounced us around on a sunset cruise off of Monterey in California at sunset. August, 2022.

Another interesting scene from the Badlands National Park in South Dakota, USA. You can see interesting hills and rock formations for miles and miles and miles... April, 2022.

Atchafalaya Basin on Louisiana's Cajun Coast, featuring cypress trees and beautiful colors.

Wild male bison sitting in the tall autumn grasses. Yellowstone National Park. November, 2021.

Monticello from a distance as observed from some of the nearby flowerbeds. July, 2022.

Lobo Park, California in June, 2022. The waves were crashing off the coast and into the rocks, as you see.