Armenia: Beauty In The Caucasus

A village lies below Mount Ararat -- a dormant volcano located in what is today eastern Turkey, but which plays a significant role in Armenian history.

In Armenia's south, an ancient church weathered by time.

Evening light hovers over grassy fields located a short distance from Yerevan.

Evening in the highlands on the border between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. As the sun sets a sharp cold sets in and fog rises from the sun-drenched fields. 

The ruins of an ancient church -- one of many in Armenia. 

Thick fog appears at dusk and dawn.

Spring -- water from melted snow fills the rivers, creating brown-water rapids.

Sunset over Lake Sevan.

The ninth-century Tatev Monastery, located in Armenia's south.

A fall landscape on the Armenian steppes.

Boys on horseback followed by their fathers, who herd cows along the mountain pasture.

The last rays of evening light cast a long shadow over the mountains. Snow is still visible from winters past. 

Mountains on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Kechut Reservoir, not far from Jermuk.