Overlooking the landscape in Salmon Lake area, Seward peninsula, Alaska (photo by Joel Rowland)

Using a hand held drill to sample the depth of permafrost soils next to Teller, Alaska (photo by Joel Rowland).

Looking for a good soil exposure at a channel-bank next to the Kougarok river, Alaska (photo by Joel Rowland).

Overlooking the Paran desert, an arid area in southern Israel where landforms are strongly controlled by lithologic variations.

Small scale topographic features next to major cliff retreat in the Negev desert, Israel