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Home   >   Blog   >   Search   >   National Parks 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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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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