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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. Park 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. Park 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 Park. 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 Park. Image ID: 19693 Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Cholla cactus, brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Park Photos. Image ID: 10975 Species: Opuntia, Encelia farinosa, Fouquieria splendens Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. Park Image. 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. Professional stock photos of Park. Image ID: 12634 Location: Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Bull elk spar to establish harems of females, Gibbon Meadow. Pictures of Park. 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. Park Photo. 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. Park Picture. Image ID: 13571 Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Mount Rainier is reflected in Upper Tipsoo Lake. Stock Photography of Park. 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. Photograph of Park. Image ID: 13843 Location: Narada Falls, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA

Paradise Falls tumble over rocks in Paradise Creek. Park Photos. Image ID: 13867 Location: Paradise Creek, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA	Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. Park Image. 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. Professional stock photos of Park. 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. Pictures of Park. 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. Park Photo. 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. Park Picture. Image ID: 19134 Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA

Old Faithful geyser, sunrise. Reaching up to 185' in height and lasting up to 5 minutes, Old Faithful geyser is the most famous geyser in the world and the first geyser in Yellowstone to be named. Stock Photography of Park. Image ID: 26939 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. Photograph of Park. 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. Park Photos. Image ID: 07048 Location: Horsetail Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, 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. Park Image. 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. Professional stock photos of Park. Image ID: 12631 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA	Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning. Pictures of Park. 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. Park 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. Park 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 Park. Image ID: 18119 Location: North Window, Arches National Park, Utah, USA

John Moulton barn at sunrise with Teton Range, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Photograph of Park. Image ID: 26965 Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 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. Park Photos. 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. Park Image. Image ID: 12982 Location: Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA