Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency photographed the Rocky Mountains from his vantage point in low Earth orbit aboard the International Space Station. He shared the image with his social media followers on Jan. 9, 2017, writing, "the Rocky mountains are a step too high – even for the clouds to cross." Image Credit: ESA/NASA View full size image
On the front side, the City Hall of the village of Chichilianne, in the Vercors (French Alps). And on the back side, the Mont Aiguille, a famous French mountain first climbed in 1492. It is sometimes regarded as the birth of mountainering. View full size image