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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. National Parks Photo.
Image ID: 20605
Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA | Half Dome and storm clouds at sunset, viewed from Sentinel Bridge. National Parks Picture.
Image ID: 22744
Location: Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, 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. Stock Photography of National Parks.
Image ID: 20606
Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA |
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Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. Photograph of National Parks.
Image ID: 19693
Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. National Parks Photos.
Image ID: 12450
Location: Temple of Sinawava, Zion National Park, Utah, USA | Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, with a rainbow appearing in the spray of the falls, viewed from the Mist Trail. National Parks Image.
Image ID: 12634
Location: Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA |
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Bull elk spar to establish harems of females, Gibbon Meadow. Professional stock photos of National Parks.
Image ID: 13151
Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis
Location: Gibbon Meadows, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a midmorning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. Pictures of National Parks.
Image ID: 13319
Location: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Grand Prismatic Spring (left) and Excelsior Geyser (right). Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. National Parks Photo.
Image ID: 13571
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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Mount Rainier is reflected in Upper Tipsoo Lake. National Parks Picture.
Image ID: 13834
Location: Tipsoo Lakes, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA | Narada Falls cascades down a cliff, with the flow blurred by a time exposure. Narada Falls is a 188 foot (57m) waterfall in Mount Rainier National Park. Stock Photography of National Parks.
Image ID: 13843
Location: Narada Falls, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA | Paradise Falls tumble over rocks in Paradise Creek. Photograph of National Parks.
Image ID: 13867
Location: Paradise Creek, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA |
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Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. National Parks Photos.
Image ID: 17031
Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos
Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA | A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. National Parks Image.
Image ID: 17039
Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos
Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA | Mesa Arch, Utah. An exuberant hiker greets the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch. Professional stock photos of National Parks.
Image ID: 18036
Location: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA |
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Hiker in North Window, sunset, western face. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. Pictures of National Parks.
Image ID: 18159
Location: North Window, Arches National Park, Utah, USA | Full grown, mature male coastal brown bear boar (grizzly bear) in sedge grass meadows. National Parks Photo.
Image ID: 19134
Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos
Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA | Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. National Parks Picture.
Image ID: 19577
Species: Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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Horsetail Falls backlit by the setting sun as it cascades down the face of El Capitan, February, Yosemite Valley. Stock Photography of National Parks.
Image ID: 07048
Location: Horsetail Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Old Faithful geyser, peak eruption. Photograph of National Parks.
Image ID: 07179
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Portrait of a young brown bear, pausing while grazing in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. National Parks Photos.
Image ID: 19135
Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos
Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA |
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Yosemite Falls at peak flow in late spring, viewed from Cooks Meadow. National Parks Image.
Image ID: 12631
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | The Teton Range is reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. Professional stock photos of National Parks.
Image ID: 12984
Location: Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA | Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning. Pictures of National Parks.
Image ID: 13852
Location: Reflection Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA |
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Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. National Parks Photo.
Image ID: 15577
Location: Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California, USA | Lembert Dome and late afternoon clouds rise above Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra, catching the fading light of sunset. National Parks Picture.
Image ID: 09938
Location: Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Sunrise light on Turret Arch viewed through North Window, winter. Stock Photography of National Parks.
Image ID: 18119
Location: North Window, Arches National Park, Utah, USA |
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Townsley Lake (10396'), a beautiful alpine lake sitting below blue sky, clouds and Fletcher Peak (right), lies amid the Cathedral Range of glacier-sculpted granite peaks in Yosemite's high country, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. Photograph of National Parks.
Image ID: 23206
Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA | The Teton Range is reflected in the glassy waters of the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing. National Parks Photos.
Image ID: 12982
Location: Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 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. National Parks Image.
Image ID: 20607
Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA |
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