Photo Credits

Green-sided house with a large cedar deck, built-in planter boxes, black metal balusters and wide stairs down to a gravel yard
Point3D Commercial Imaging Ltd., via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Cedar deck with picnic tables, Adirondack chairs and planter boxes along a green-sided house
Point3D Commercial Imaging Ltd., via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Wide view of a two-level cedar deck behind a green house, with stone steps and new plantings in the yard
Point3D Commercial Imaging Ltd., via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Stained wood pergola over a long wood deck with a railing, foothills and autumn trees beyond
michaelgaultphotos, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Looking up through the rafters of a wood pergola with blue sky and trees beyond
Natalia Nagornaia, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Wood pergola with a reed-lined roof over a brick courtyard, a picnic table and bench, string lights under the beams
Rafael Hoyos Weht, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Cedar pergola beams and rafters against a deep blue sky
Audra Tadevich, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Aluminum louvered pergola roof with slats casting stripes of shade over tables and chairs
Jan Canty, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Black metal pergola frame over a wood deck with a dining table beside a dark modern house
Artbovich, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Gable-roof covered patio with stained timber trusses on a brick house, outdoor sofas and a heater underneath
buildstrong remodel, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Stained timber post and gable trusses of a covered patio over wicker seating
buildstrong remodel, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Brick house with a wood gable patio cover, wicker chairs and potted plants on the concrete
buildstrong remodel, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Large covered patio with a steel and wood roof, a concrete fireplace chimney and Adirondack chairs
adam roye, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Covered deck with a wood ceiling, ceiling fan and wood railings on a new house, open field beyond
Curtis Adams, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Covered wood deck with a white ceiling and pressure-treated railings, trees beyond
Reservation Team, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Two-story blue house with a covered back deck under a white roof and a wood deck below
Genuine Texas Exteriors, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Screened porch on a new wood deck with a white ceiling, ceiling fan and white railings, new houses beyond
Curtis Adams, via Pexels. Pexels License.

White two-story house with a raised screened porch and stairs to the backyard lawn
Curtis Adams, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Screened porch with a couch, a rocking chair and plants, a grill on the deck outside
Curtis Adams, via Pexels. Pexels License.

White board-and-batten house with a screened porch under a metal roof
Fujiphilm, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Light gray composite deck with black metal railings, an outdoor table and lounge chairs among tall trees
Zac Gudakov, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Close view of brown composite deck boards with a wood-grain texture and long shadows
Kellen Riggin, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Composite deck with glass railings outside a house with wood siding and tall windows
Eli Chamoun, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Raised gray composite deck with black aluminum railings and lattice skirting behind a brick house
Proper Construction, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Snow on the top rail of a deck railing with black metal balusters
Tim Foster, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Gray painted wood deck railing looking out over a fenced backyard and trees
Josh Lemmon, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Covered deck with horizontal cable railings, a dining table and a view of sunlit forest
Clay Banks, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Three workers building new deck framing, with joists and blocking set on posts in a backyard
TROY ALLEN, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Nail gun and fresh lumber on a deck being rebuilt, with an old board pulled up beside it
Sadie Burnell, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Person driving screws into new deck boards around a tree trunk
Ron Lach, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Hands holding a wood board and a small hand tool beside a miter saw
Samuel Cruz, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Weathered wood deck boards with screw heads and gaps between them
Se. Tsuchiya, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Cedar deck and railing with built-in benches outside a green house with sliding doors, evergreens beyond
Im3rd Media, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Wood deck with a grill and a dining table outside a dark green house among tall trees
Clay Banks, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Stained wood deck with railings and stairs looking over a backyard in autumn
D Huy Hoang, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Large house with a raised second-story deck with glass railings above a walkout patio
Eli Chamoun, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Stacked wood decks with stairs climbing three levels at the back of a brick building
Alec, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Covered hot tub set into a gray composite deck in a fenced backyard behind a brick house
Liam Gillan, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Hot tub set into a light gray deck beside a lawn and garden
Hot Tubs of London, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Concrete being pumped into a square footing hole, with steel reinforcing bars beside it
Piotr Jachowicz, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Deep snow on a wood deck beside a house, with footprints and evergreens beyond
Wendy Wei, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Snow on a deck railing with snowy pines and a mountain range beyond
Hunter Masters, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Fresh snow covering a deck and its railing, with snow-covered trees beyond
Cohen Berg, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Frost on dark deck boards
Alexey, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Hailstones scattered on wet wood boards after a storm
kristina001, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Aerial view of a suburban street with snow on the roofs and yards
Henry St.Martin, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Craftsman-style house with stone and wood siding and a wood deck along the back lawn
Eli Chamoun, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

Gray painted wood deck with stairs and railings off the back of a ranch house
Josh Lemmon, via Unsplash. Unsplash License.

New two-story house with a raised screened porch and deck over a fenced backyard
Curtis Adams, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Wood deck with a table, chairs and a grill, new townhouses beyond
Curtis Adams, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Contemporary house with tall windows and a large wood deck in a wooded lot
Robertkso, via Pexels. Pexels License.

Horsetooth Reservoir west of Fort Collins, with the foothills along the far shore
Bureau of Reclamation, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0.

View east from Horsetooth Rock over the reservoir to Fort Collins on the plains
KimonBerlin, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0.

Heron Cove at Boyd Lake State Park in Loveland, Colorado
Jeffrey Beall, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0.

Bronze sculptures on the lawns of Benson Sculpture Garden in Loveland
Montanabw, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.

US 34 bridge over the Big Thompson River near Loveland, Colorado
Jeffrey Beall, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aerial view of Windsor Lake and the neighborhoods around it in Windsor, Colorado
Ssullivan1564, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Homes and boats along the shore of Windsor Lake in Windsor, Colorado
Ssullivan1564, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aerial view north along Interstate 25 over farmland and reservoirs, with the town of Wellington at center
Famartin, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pingree Road winding down through the foothills toward Poudre Canyon Road near Bellvue
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0.

The old stone Pleasant Valley School near Bellvue, Colorado
25or6to4, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Welcome to Berthoud town entrance sign
ZoologicalLee, via Wikimedia Commons. CC0.

Two-lane country road between fields and a white rail fence, mountains on the horizon
Maarten Heerlien from Voorschoten, The Netherlands, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0.

Smoke from the 2020 Cameron Peak Fire rising above a forested valley
USFWS Mountain Prairie, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.