Natural History Photography

$Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled, Devils Postpile National Monument, California$

Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled.
Location: Devils Postpile National Monument, California
Image ID: 23266

Aspens turn yellow in autumn, changing color alongside the south fork of Bishop Creek at sunset, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains

Aspens turn yellow in autumn, changing color alongside the south fork of Bishop Creek at sunset.
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 23329

North Lake lit by alpenglow before sunrise, a three frame panorama, with groves of yellow and orange aspen trees on the side of Paiute Peak, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains

North Lake lit by alpenglow before sunrise, a three frame panorama, with groves of yellow and orange aspen trees on the side of Paiute Peak.
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 23336
Panorama dimensions: 2991 x 8972

Sunrise on Paiute Peak, over North Lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California

Sunrise on Paiute Peak, over North Lake in the eastern Sierra Nevada.
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 35831

Lee Vining Creek below Conness Lakes, Twenty Lakes Basin near Conness Lakes, 20 Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California

Lee Vining Creek below Conness Lakes, Twenty Lakes Basin near Conness Lakes.
Location: 20 Lakes Basin, Hoover Wilderness, California
Image ID: 36423
Panorama dimensions: 4990 x 13869

Sierra Nevada fall colors in soft predawn light, North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains

Sierra Nevada fall colors in soft predawn light, North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon.
Species: Quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 36434
Panorama dimensions: 4833 x 10370

Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains

Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon.
Species: Quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 36439

Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains

Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon.
Species: Quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 36440

Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon.
Species: Quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 36441

Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon.
Species: Quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 36442

Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon.
Species: Quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 36449

Aspen Trees and Sierra Nevada Fall Colors, Bishop Creek Canyon.
Species: Quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 36451

Erosion in the salt patterns of Badwater Playa, Death Valley National Park.
Location: Badwater, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 30472

Erosion in the salt patterns of Badwater Playa, Death Valley National Park.
Location: Badwater, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 30473

Erosion in the salt patterns of Badwater Playa, Death Valley National Park.
Location: Badwater, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 30474

Erosion in the salt patterns of Badwater Playa, Death Valley National Park.
Location: Badwater, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 30475

Bear Creek Spire over Marsh Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest

Bear Creek Spire over Marsh Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest.
Location: Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 31167

Bear Creek Spire over Marsh Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest.
Location: Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 31168

Bear Creek Spire over Marsh Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest.
Location: Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 31169

Bear Creek Spire over Heart Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest

Bear Creek Spire over Heart Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest.
Location: Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 31170

Meadow and Sierra Nevada peak Bear Creek Spire at sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest

Meadow and Sierra Nevada peak Bear Creek Spire at sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest.
Location: Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 31171

Bear Creek Spire over Long Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest

Bear Creek Spire over Long Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest.
Location: Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 31172

Panorama of Bear Creek Spire over Long Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest

Panorama of Bear Creek Spire over Long Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest.
Location: Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 31174

Panorama of Long Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest

Panorama of Long Lake at Sunrise, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest.
Location: Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 31175
Panorama dimensions: 6804 x 22088

Panorama of Box Lake, morning, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest

Panorama of Box Lake, morning, Little Lakes Valley, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest.
Location: Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest, California
Image ID: 31178
Panorama dimensions: 4029 x 14311

Fall Colors in Kanarra Creek Canyon, Utah, Kanarraville

Fall Colors in Kanarra Creek Canyon, Utah.
Location: Kanarra Creek, Kanarraville, Utah
Image ID: 32640

Kanarra Creek Falls in Kanarra Canyon, Utah, Kanarraville

Kanarra Creek Falls in Kanarra Canyon, Utah.
Location: Kanarra Creek, Kanarraville, Utah
Image ID: 32642

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