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Racetrack sailing stone and star trails. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter Desert Star Photo. Image ID: 27671 Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA	Star trails and Arch Rock. Polaris, the North Star, is at the center of the circular arc star trails as they pass above this natural stone archway in Joshua Tree National Park. Desert Star Picture. Image ID: 27709 Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA	Racetrack sailing stone and Milky Way, at night. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter Stock Photography of Desert Star. Image ID: 27640 Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Racetrack sailing stone and star trails. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter Photograph of Desert Star. Image ID: 27667 Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA	Boulders and stars, moonlight in Joshua Tree National Park. The moon gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California Desert Star Photos. Image ID: 27716 Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA	Racetrack sailing stone and star trails. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter Desert Star Image. Image ID: 27668 Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Joshua trees and star trails, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. Professional stock photos of Desert Star. Image ID: 27710 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. Pictures of Desert Star. Image ID: 22202 Species: Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA	Joshua tree and stars, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. Desert Star Photo. Image ID: 27714 Species: Joshua Tree, Yucca brevifolia Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA

A hiker wandering the desert on Christmas Eve thrusts his arms skyward, praising the brilliance of God and Creation. Desert Star Picture. Image ID: 22203 Species: Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA	Racetrack sailing stone and stars at night. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter Stock Photography of Desert Star. Image ID: 27636 Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA	Racetrack sailing stone and stars at night. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter Photograph of Desert Star. Image ID: 27637 Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Racetrack sailing stone and Milky Way, at night. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter Desert Star Photos. Image ID: 27639 Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA	Racetrack sailing stone and Milky Way, at night. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter Desert Star Image. Image ID: 27641 Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA	Racetrack sailing stone and star trails. A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter Professional stock photos of Desert Star. Image ID: 27670 Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Zodiacal light and Milky Way over Death Valley. Zodiacal light is a faint diffuse light seen along the plane of the ecliptic in the vicinity of the setting or rising sun, caused by sunlight scattered off space dust in the zodiacal cloud. Pictures of Desert Star. Image ID: 27693 Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, USA	Star trails and Arch Rock. Polaris, the North Star, is at the center of the circular arc star trails as they pass above this natural stone archway in Joshua Tree National Park. Desert Star Photo. Image ID: 27708 Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA	Joshua tree and stars, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. Desert Star Picture. Image ID: 27712 Species: Joshua Tree, Yucca brevifolia Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA

Joshua tree and stars, moonlit night. The Joshua Tree is a species of yucca common in the lower Colorado desert and upper Mojave desert ecosystems. Stock Photography of Desert Star. Image ID: 27713 Species: Joshua Tree, Yucca brevifolia Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA	Boulders and stars, moonlight in Joshua Tree National Park. The moon gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California Photograph of Desert Star. Image ID: 27715 Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA	Boulders and stars, moonlight in Joshua Tree National Park. The moon gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California Desert Star Photos. Image ID: 27717 Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA

Boulders and stars, moonlight in Joshua Tree National Park. The moon gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California Desert Star Image. Image ID: 27718 Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA	Boulders and stars, moonlight in Joshua Tree National Park. The moon gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California Professional stock photos of Desert Star. Image ID: 27719 Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA	Stars shine in the night sky with Joshua Trees silhouetted in the foreground. The lights of Palm Springs (right) and the town of Joshua Tree (left) glow on the horizon. Pictures of Desert Star. Image ID: 22201 Species: Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA

Desert star in spring bloom, a member of the sunflower family found in lower elevations of the Sonoran desert. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Desert Star Photo. Image ID: 10939 Species: Desert star, Monoptilon bellioides Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Desert star in spring bloom, a member of the sunflower family found in lower elevations of the Sonoran desert. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Desert Star Picture. Image ID: 10941 Species: Desert star, Monoptilon bellioides Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA