Panorama of the Teton Range reflected in the still waters of Schwabacher Landing, a sidewater of the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Panorama of the Teton Range reflected in the still waters of Schwabacher Landing, a sidewater of the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
Self portrait at sunrise, panorama of Crater Lake. Crater Lake is the six-mile wide lake inside the collapsed caldera of volcanic Mount Mazama. Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States and the seventh-deepest in the world. Its maximum recorded depth is 1996 feet (608m). It lies at an altitude of 6178 feet (1880m), Crater Lake National Park

Self portrait at sunrise, panorama of Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.
Multnomah Falls. Plummeting 620 feet from its origins on Larch Mountain, Multnomah Falls is the second highest year-round waterfall in the United States. Nearly two million visitors a year come to see this ancient waterfall making it Oregon's number one public destination, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

Multnomah Falls Panorama, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon.

 The Milky Way galaxy arcs above Arch Rock, panoramic photograph, cylindrical projection, Joshua Tree National Park, California

The Milky Way galaxy arcs above Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park in this high resoluiton panoramic photograph.

 Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove. Cathedral Grove is home to huge, ancient, old-growth Douglas fir trees. About 300 years ago a fire killed most of the trees in this grove, but a small number of trees survived and were the originators of what is now Cathedral Grove. Western redcedar trees grow in adundance in the understory below the taller Douglas fir trees, Pseudotsuga menziesii, MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Ancient Douglas fir trees in Cathedral Grove, Pseudotsuga menziesii, MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Panorama of the Wave. The Wave is a sweeping, dramatic display of eroded sandstone, forged by eons of water and wind erosion, laying bare striations formed from compacted sand dunes over millenia. This panoramic picture is formed from thirteen individual photographs, North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona

Panorama of the Wave, North Coyote Buttes, Arizona.
Sunset and boulders, Joshua Tree National Park. Sunset lights the giant boulders and rock formations near Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree N.P

Sunset and boulders, Joshua Tree National Park, panorama.
Los Islotes Island, Espiritu Santo-complex Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Los Islotes Island, Sea Of Cortez
San Diego city skyline at sunset, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island. A panoramic photograph, composite of four separate images

San Diego City Skyline Panorama
Mono Lake sunset, Sierra Nevada mountain range and tufas, clouds reflected in the still waters of Mono Lake

Mono Lake Sunset
Self portrait, panorama of Exit Glacier. Exit Glacier, one of 35 glaciers that are spawned by the enormous Harding Icefield, is the only one that can be easily reached on foot, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska

Exit Glacier Panorama, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
San Diego city skyline, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Point Loma at sunset, with mountains of the Cleveland National Forest rising in the distance. A panoramic photograph, composite of six separate images

San Diego City Skyline Panorama
San Diego city skyline at night, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego reflected in the still waters of San Diego Harbor, viewed from Coronado Island. A panoramic photograph, composite of seven separate images

San Diego City Skyline Panorama
Panorama of Mount St. Helens, viewed from Johnston Ridge, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument

Mount St. Helens Panorama, Washington.
Panorama of Tenaya Lake, in Yosemite's high country, Yosemite National Park, California

Panorama of Tenaya Lake, in Yosemite National Park's high country.
Panorama of the Teton Range, in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The Teton peaks are seen together at center with Mount Moran to the right. The Snake River lies unseen in the valley below

Panorama of the Teton Range, in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The Teton peaks are seen together at center with Mount Moran to the right.
Ocean surface panorama, glassy calm ocean water offshore of California, clouds and sky

Ocean Surface Panorama
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 alpenglow sunrise, Autumn, panorama, Bishop Creek Canyon, California, USA
Salisbury Plain on South Georgia Island is home to an immense rookery of King Penguins. It is a spectacular wildlife location, unequaled in all the world

Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.
Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California

Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California.
Morro Bay panorama, showing Morro Bay State Park (left), Morr Bay and barrier dunes, Pacific Ocean, and Morro Rock (right). A composite of eight separate photographs

Morro Bay panorama, Morro Bay, California.
Convict Lake sunrise reflection, Sierra Nevada mountains

Convict Lake Sunrise Reflection
Mountains, glaciers and ocean, the rugged and beautiful topography of South Georgia Island, Grytviken

Mountains, glaciers and ocean, near Grytviken, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.
Dusk settles on downtown San Diego with snow-covered Mt. Laguna in the distance

Panorama of Mount Laguna and San Diego Sunset, viewed from Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California.
Buckskin Gulch hiker. A hiker moves through the deep narrow passages of Buckskin Gulch, a slot canyon cut deep into sandstone by years of river-induced erosion. In some places the Buckskin Gulch narrows are only about 15 feet wide but several hundred feet high, blocking sunlight. Flash floods are dangerous as there is no escape once into the Buckskin Gulch slot canyons. This is a panorama made of sixteen individual photos, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona

Panorama of a hiker in Buckskin Gulch, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona.
Horseshoe Bend. The Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Here the river has eroded the Navajo sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep, Page, Arizona

Panoramic photo of Horseshoe Bend, where the Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Here the river has eroded the Navajo sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep, Arizona.
Guadalupe Island at sunrise, panorama. Volcanic coastline south of Pilot Rock and Spanish Cove, near El Faro lighthouse, Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe)

Guadalupe Island at sunrise, panorama. Volcanic coastline south of Pilot Rock and Spanish Cove, near El Faro lighthouse. Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe), Baja California, Mexico.
Adelie penguin colony, panoramic photograph, Pygoscelis adeliae, Devil Island

Adelie penguin colony (Pygoscelis adeliae), panoramic photograph, Devil Island, Antarctic Peninsula.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego
The Milky Way galaxy arches over Arch Rock on a clear evening in Joshua Tree National Park

Milky Way And Arch Rock At Night, Joshua Tree National Park

 Panorama of Yellowstone Falls from Uncle Tom's Trail. Lower Yellowstone Falls shows a beautiful rainbow as it cascades 308' in a thundering plunge into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Panorama of Yellowstone Falls from Uncle Tom's Trail, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
Sea of Cortez coastal scenic panorama, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico

Sea Of Cortez Coastal Scenic Panorama
Panoramic photo of Santa Barbara Island, part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Santa Barbara Island lies 38 miles offshore of the coast of California, near Los Angeles and San Pedro. California sea lions inhabit the island in the thousands, and can be seen hauled out on the shore in this image

Panoramic photo of Santa Barbara Island, part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, California.
Panoramic photo of San Clemente Island, southern end from China Hat Point (aka, Balanced Rock, right) along the length of Pyramid Cove, sunrise

Panoramic photo of San Clemente Island at Pyramid Cove, sunrise. California.
Oceanside Pier panorama

Oceanside Pier Panorama
Mono Lake sunset, Sierra Nevada mountain range and tufas, clouds reflected in the still waters of Mono Lake

Mono Lake Sunset
Panorama of the Minarets at sunrise, near Mammoth Mountain. The Minarets are a series of seventeen jagged peaks in the Ritter Range, west of Mammoth Mountain in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. These basalt peaks were carved by glaciers on both sides of the range. The highest of the Minarets stands 12,281 feet above sea level, Mammoth Lakes, California

Panorama of the Minarets at sunrise, near Mammoth Mountain, California.
Panoramic view of the Columbia River as it flows through Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area, looking east from the Vista House overlook on the southern Oregon side of the river, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

Panoramic view of the Columbia River as it flows through Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area, Oregon.
The North Head Lighthouse was built in 1896. 69 steps lead to the lantern room, which is 65 feet from the ground and 194 feet above sea level. The first-order Fresnel lens, which came from Cape Disappointment, was lit for the first time on May 16, 1898

North Head Lighthouse Panorama, Washington.
Lunar eclipse sequence, showing total eclipse (left) through full moon (right). While the moon lies in the full shadow of the earth (umbra) it receives only faint, red-tinged light refracted through the Earth's atmosphere. As the moon passes into the penumbra it receives increasing amounts of direct sunlight, eventually leaving the shadow of the Earth altogether. August 28, 2007, Earth Orbit, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, The Universe

Lunar Eclipse Sequence Panorama, Earth Orbit
Monument Valley panorama

Panoramic photo of Monument Valley, Arizona.
Panorama of Devil Island in Antarctica

Panoramic photo of Devil Island, Antarctica.
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, panorama, from Lookout Point, winter, a composite of 7 individual photographs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, panorama, from Lookout Point, winter.