Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring. Hikers are visible at the precipice of the waterfall. Viewed from the John Muir Trail. Vernal Falls drops 317 through a joint in the narrow Little Yosemite Valley.
Location: Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16110
Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring. Hikers are visible at the precipice of the waterfall. Viewed from the John Muir Trail. Vernal Falls drops 317 through a joint in the narrow Little Yosemite Valley.
Location: Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 16112
Juvenile brown bears near Johnson River. Before reaching adulthood and competition for mating, it is common for juvenile brown bears to seek one another for companionship after leaving the security of their mothers.
Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos
Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
Image ID: 19275
Coastal brown bear cub, one and a half years old, near Johnson River. This cub will remain with its mother for about another six months, and will be on its own next year.
Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos
Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska
Image ID: 19296
Coastal redwoods and Douglas firs dominate the Muir Woods National Monument north of San Francisco. Coast redwoods are the worlds tallest living species and second-most massive tree (after the giant Sequoia), reaching 370 ft in height and 22 ft in diameter. Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, north of San Francisco.
Species: Coastal redwood, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Sequoia sempervirens
Location: Muir Woods National Monument, California
Image ID: 09074
Coastal redwoods and Douglas firs dominate the Muir Woods National Monument north of San Francisco. Coast redwoods are the worlds tallest living species and second-most massive tree (after the giant Sequoia), reaching 370 ft in height and 22 ft in diameter. Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, north of San Francisco.
Species: Coastal redwood, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Sequoia sempervirens
Location: Muir Woods National Monument, California
Image ID: 09075
Coastal redwoods and Douglas firs dominate the Muir Woods National Monument north of San Francisco. Coast redwoods are the worlds tallest living species and second-most massive tree (after the giant Sequoia), reaching 370 ft in height and 22 ft in diameter. Muir Woods National Monument, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, north of San Francisco.
Species: Coastal redwood, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Sequoia sempervirens
Location: Muir Woods National Monument, California
Image ID: 09076