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Home   >   Natural History Photography Blog   >   Search   >   Sand   >         photos@oceanlight.com   (760) 707-7153 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. Image ID: 20605   Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, 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. Image ID: 20606   Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA   Mesa Arch, Utah. An exuberant hiker greets the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch. 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. Image ID: 18159   Location: North Window, Arches National Park, Utah, USA   Venus comb murex. Scientists speculate that the distinctively long and narrow spines are a protection against fish and other mollusks and prevent the mollusk from sinking into the soft, sandy mud where it is commonly found. Image ID: 12970   Species: Venus comb murex, Murex pecten   Sand Dunes, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. Image ID: 15577   Location: Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California, USA   Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. Image ID: 10237   Species: Surfgrass, Phyllospadix Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA   A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. Image ID: 17993   Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona, USA   Sunrise light on Turret Arch viewed through North Window, winter. Image ID: 18119   Location: North Window, Arches National Park, Utah, 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. Image ID: 20607   Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA   Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. Image ID: 21797   Species: Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA   The Virgin River flows by autumn cottonwood trees, part of the Virgin River Narrows. This is a fantastic hike in fall with the comfortable temperatures, beautiful fall colors and light crowds. Image ID: 26096   Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah, USA   Milky Way galaxy rises above the Fire Wave, Valley of Fire State Park. Image ID: 28428   Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA   Elephant arch and stars at night, moonlight, Valley of Fire State Park. Image ID: 28435   Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA   Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Image ID: 22285   Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA   Pacific harbor seal, an sand at the edge of the sea. Image ID: 26315   Species: Pacific harbor seal, Phoca vitulina richardsi Location: La Jolla, California, USA   The Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record. Image ID: 26473   Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA   Broken Hill and view to La Jolla, panoramic photographic, from Torrey Pines State Reserve, sunrise. Image ID: 28397   Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA Pano dimensions: 4332 x 11344   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. Image ID: 20608   Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA   Sandhilll cranes in golden sunset light, silhouette, standing in pond. Image ID: 21798   Species: Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA   The Fire Wave by Moonlight, stars and the night sky, Valley of Fire State Park. Image ID: 28442   Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA Pano dimensions: 6250 x 6887   California brown pelican, portrait in pink-purple predawn light, rests on sandstone seabluff. The characteristic mating plumage of the California race of brown pelican is shown, with red gular throat pouch and dark brown hindneck colors. Image ID: 23646   Species: Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Location: La Jolla, California, USA   Eureka Valley Dune Evening Primrose. A federally endangered plant, Oenothera californica eurekensis is a perennial herb that produces white flowers from April to June. These flowers turn red as they age. The Eureka Dunes evening-primrose is found only in the southern portion of Eureka Valley Sand Dunes system in Indigo County, California. Image ID: 25237   Species: Oenothera californica eurekensis Location: Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, USA   Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. Image ID: 14758   Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA   Bull elephant seal exits the water to retake his position on the beach. He shows considerable scarring on his chest and proboscis from many winters fighting other males for territory and rights to a harem of females. Sandy beach rookery, winter, Central California. Image ID: 15458   Species: Elephant seal, Mirounga angustirostris Location: Piedras Blancas, San Simeon, California, USA   A hiker admiring the striated walls and dramatic light within Antelope Canyon, a deep narrow slot canyon formed by water and wind erosion. Image ID: 18009   Location: Navajo Tribal Lands, Page, Arizona, USA   Delicate Arch, dusted with snow, at sunset, with the snow-covered La Sal mountains in the distance. Delicate Arch stands 45 feet high, with a span of 33 feet, atop of bowl of slickrock sandstone. Image ID: 18104   Location: Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah, USA   Turret Arch through North Window, winter, sunrise. Image ID: 18120   Location: North Window, Arches National Park, Utah, USA   Coastal brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. Image ID: 19140   Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA   Juvenile female brown bear forages for razor clams in sand flats at extreme low tide. Grizzly bear. Image ID: 19141   Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA

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Updated: May 18, 2013