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Half Dome and storm clouds at sunset, viewed from Sentinel Bridge. Image ID: 22744 Location: Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, with a rainbow appearing in the spray of the falls, viewed from the Mist Trail. Image ID: 12634 Location: Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. Image ID: 17547 Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA

Lembert Dome and late afternoon clouds rise above Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra, catching the fading light of sunset. Image ID: 09938 Location: Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	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. Image ID: 23206 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them. Image ID: 26979 Location: Bishop, California, USA

Cathedral Range peaks reflected in the still waters of Townsley Lake at sunrise. Image ID: 25756 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Aspen trees cover Bishop Creek Canyon above Aspendel. Image ID: 17528 Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA	Mobius Arch at sunrise, with Mount Whitney (the tallest peak in the continental United States), Lone Pine Peak and snow-covered Sierra Nevada Range framed within the arch. Mobius Arch is a 17-foot-wide natural rock arch in the scenic Alabama Hills Recreational Area near Lone Pine, California. Image ID: 21729 Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA

Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. Image ID: 27681 Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA	Mono Lake sunset, tufa and clouds reflected in the still waters of Mono Lake. Image ID: 26977 Location: Mono Lake, California, USA

Panorama of Vogelsang basin, surrounding Vogelsang Lake in Yosemite's High Sierra, viewed from near Vogelsang Pass (10685'). Left is Vogelsang Peak (11516'), Choo-choo Ridge is in the distant middle, and the western flank of Fletcher Peak is to the right. Image ID: 23217 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA Pano dimensions: 2945 x 13845

Mono Lake sunset, Sierra Nevada mountain range and tufas, clouds reflected in the still waters of Mono Lake. Image ID: 26968 Location: Mono Lake, California, USA Pano dimensions: 5331 x 14966

Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon. Image ID: 17497 Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA	Mount Whitney and Lone Pine Peak are framed by Lathe Arch in the Alabama Hills at sunrise, California. Image ID: 27624 Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA	Yosemite Falls and star trails, night sky time exposure of Yosemite Falls waterfall in full spring flow, with star trails arcing through the night sky. Image ID: 26853 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA

A giant sequoia tree, soars skyward from the forest floor, lit by the morning sun and surrounded by other sequioas. The massive trunk characteristic of sequoia trees is apparent, as is the crown of foliage starting high above the base of the tree. Image ID: 23259 Species: Giant sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass. Image ID: 25758 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Unicorn Peak at sunset, seen from Tuolumne Meadows. Cockscomb Peak rises in the distance. Image ID: 09945 Location: Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Panoramic view of the Cathedral Range from the summit of Vogelsang Peak (11500'). The shadow of Vogelsang Peak can be seen in the middle of the picture. Image ID: 25751 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA Pano dimensions: 3268 x 15705
	$Devil's Postpile, a spectacular example of columnar basalt. Once molten and under great pressure underground, the lava that makes up Devil's Postpile cooled evenly and slowly, contracting and fracturing into polygonal-sided columns. The age of the formation is estimated between 100 and 700 thousand years old. Sometime after the basalt columns formed, a glacier passed over the formation, cutting and polishing the tops of the columns. The columns have from three to seven sides, varying because of differences in how quickly portions of the lava cooled, Devils Postpile National Monument, California$
Fletcher Peak is reflected in Vogelsang Lake at sunset, viewed from near summit of Vogelsang Peak. Image ID: 25757 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA	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. Image ID: 23266 Location: Devils Postpile National Monument, California, USA	Nameless Lake (10709'), surrounded by glacier-sculpted granite peaks of the Cathedral Range, near Vogelsang High Sierra Camp. Image ID: 23205 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Mt. Whitney is the highest point in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). It lies along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Composed of the Sierra Nevada batholith granite formation, its eastern side (seen here) is quite steep. It is climbed by hundreds of hikers each year. Image ID: 21761 Pano dimensions: 2298 x 4990

Convict Lake sunrise reflection, Sierra Nevada mountains. Image ID: 26972 Pano dimensions: 4950 x 10548

Sage brush and aspen trees, autumn, in the shade of Bishop Creek Canyon in the Sierra Nevada. Image ID: 26060 Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides Location: Bishop Creek Canyon Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA	Sierra Nevada mountains and aspen trees, fall colors reflected in the still waters of North Lake. Image ID: 26061 Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides Location: Bishop Creek Canyon Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA	Aspen trees and Sierra Nevada peak, autumn. Image ID: 26064 Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides Location: Bishop Creek Canyon Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA

Hanging Basket Lake (10601'), with Fletcher Peak (11410') rising above on the right, panoramic view. Image ID: 25753 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA Pano dimensions: 4056 x 11895

Mammoth Peak (12,117') reflected in small tarn pond at sunrise, viewed from meadows near Tioga Pass. Image ID: 25792 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA