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The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. Desert Photo. Image ID: 20605 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA	The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology. Desert Picture. Image ID: 20606 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA	Cholla cactus, brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Stock Photography of Desert. Image ID: 10975 Species: Opuntia, Encelia farinosa, Fouquieria splendens Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA

Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. Photograph of Desert. Image ID: 15577 Location: Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California, USA	A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. Desert Photos. Image ID: 17993 Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona, USA	The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. Desert Image. Image ID: 20607 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA

The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. Professional stock photos of Desert. Image ID: 20608 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA	Downtown San Diego and USS Midway. The USS Midway was a US Navy aircraft carrier, launched in 1945 and active through the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm, as of 2008 a museum along the downtown waterfront in San Diego. Pictures of Desert. Image ID: 22289 Location: San Diego, California, USA	A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. Desert Photo. Image ID: 18009 Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona, USA

Panorama of the Wave. The Wave is a sweeping, dramatic display of eroded sandstone, forged by eons of water and wind erosion, laying bare striations formed from compacted sand dunes over millenia. This panoramic picture is formed from thirteen individual photographs. Desert Picture. Image ID: 20700 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA Pano dimensions: 4661 x 25458

Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Stock Photography of Desert. Image ID: 10896 Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa, Fouquieria splendens Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Barrel cactus, brittlebush and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Photograph of Desert. Image ID: 10899 Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus, Encelia farinosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Barrel cactus, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Desert Photos. Image ID: 10906 Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA

Lupine color the sides of the Borrego Valley in spring. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Desert Image. Image ID: 10969 Species: Arizona lupine, Lupinus arizonicus Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. Professional stock photos of Desert. Image ID: 11550 Species: Desert agave, Agave deserti	Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. Pictures of Desert. Image ID: 11551 Species: Desert agave, Agave deserti

Navajo sandstone forms the cliffs and walls of Zion National Park. The sandstone reaches a thickness of 2300 feet and consists of ancient cemented desert sand dunes. Horizontal lines, commonly called crossbedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone. Desert Photo. Image ID: 12519 Location: Zion National Park, Utah, USA	Southern Pacific rattlesnake. The southern Pacific rattlesnake is common in southern California from the coast through the desert foothills to elevations of 10,000 feet. It reaches 4-5 feet (1.5m) in length. Desert Picture. Image ID: 12585 Species: Southern Pacific rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis helleri	The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. Stock Photography of Desert. Image ID: 20609 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA

Cardon cactus, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. Known as the elephant cactus or Mexican giant cactus, cardon is largest cactus in the world and is endemic to the deserts of the Baja California peninsula. Some specimens of cardon have been measured over 21m (70) high. These slow-growing plants live up to 300 years and can weigh 25 tons. Cardon is often mistaken for the superficially similar saguaro of Arizona and Sonora, but the saguaro does not occupy Baja California. Photograph of Desert. Image ID: 05498 Species: Cardon cactus, Pachycereus pringlei Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico	Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Desert Photos. Image ID: 10459 Species: Dune primrose, Oenothera deltoides, Abronia villosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Sand verbena carpets sand dunes and washes in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. Desert Image. Image ID: 10462 Species: Sand verbena, Abronia villosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA

Sand verbena carpets sand dunes and washes in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. Professional stock photos of Desert. Image ID: 10492 Species: Sand verbena, Abronia villosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Sand verbena blooms in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. Pictures of Desert. Image ID: 10493 Species: Sand verbena, Abronia villosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Sand verbena blooms in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. Desert Photo. Image ID: 10497 Species: Sand verbena, Abronia villosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA

Desert Lily blooms in the sandy soils of the Colorado Desert. It is fragrant and its flowers are similar to cultivated Easter lilies. Desert Picture. Image ID: 10543 Species: Desert lily, Hesperocallis undulata Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Brown-eyed primrose blooms in spring in the Colorado Desert following heavy winter rains. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Stock Photography of Desert. Image ID: 10522 Species: Brown-eyed primrose, Camissonia claviformis Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Barrel cactus, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Photograph of Desert. Image ID: 10905 Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA

Sunrise in Joshua Tree National Park. Desert Photos. Image ID: 22100 Species: Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA	The Milky Way Galaxy shines in the night sky with a Joshua Tree silhouetted in the foreground. The lights of Palm Springs glow on the horizon. Desert Image. Image ID: 22202 Species: Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA