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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. State Park Photo.
Image ID: 10975
Species: Opuntia, Encelia farinosa, Fouquieria splendens
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, 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. State Park Picture.
Image ID: 13571
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 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. Stock Photography of State Park.
Image ID: 14758
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA |
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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. Photograph of State Park.
Image ID: 22285
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA | Latourelle Falls, in Guy W. Talbot State Park, drops 249 feet through a lush forest near the Columbia River. State Park Photos.
Image ID: 19347
Location: Latourelle Falls, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon, USA | Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. State Park Image.
Image ID: 22435
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA |
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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). Professional stock photos of State Park.
Image ID: 19130
Location: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Pano dimensions: 2726 x 9677 |
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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. Pictures of State Park.
Image ID: 22311
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA | 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. State Park Photo.
Image ID: 10896
Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa, Fouquieria splendens
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA | Barrel cactus, brittlebush 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. State Park Picture.
Image ID: 10899
Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus, Encelia farinosa
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA |
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Barrel cactus, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Stock Photography of State Park.
Image ID: 10906
Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA | Lupine color the sides of the Borrego Valley in spring. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Photograph of State Park.
Image ID: 10969
Species: Arizona lupine, Lupinus arizonicus
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA | Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. State Park Photos.
Image ID: 11550
Species: Desert agave, Agave deserti |
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Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. State Park Image.
Image ID: 11551
Species: Desert agave, Agave deserti | Crested Pool is a blue, superheated pool. Unfortunately, it has claimed a life. It reaches a overflowing boiling state every few minutes, then subsides a bit before building to a boil and overflow again. Upper Geyser Basin. Professional stock photos of State Park.
Image ID: 13355
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | 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. Pictures of State Park.
Image ID: 13573
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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Sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. State Park Photo.
Image ID: 14725
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA | Sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. State Park Picture.
Image ID: 14726
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA | Sandstone cliffs at Torrey Pines State Park, viewed from high above the Pacific Ocean near the Indian Trail. Stock Photography of State Park.
Image ID: 14770
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA |
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Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. Photograph of State Park.
Image ID: 18930
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA | Cascades below Latourelle Falls, in Guy W. Talbot State Park, drops 249 feet through a lush forest near the Columbia River. State Park Photos.
Image ID: 19349
Location: Latourelle Falls, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon, USA | West Indian manatee and volunteer observer, Homosassa State Park. State Park Image.
Image ID: 02788
Species: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus
Location: Homosassa River, Florida, USA |
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West Indian manatee and volunteer observer, Homosassa State Park. Professional stock photos of State Park.
Image ID: 02791
Species: West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus
Location: Homosassa River, Florida, USA | Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Pictures of State Park.
Image ID: 10459
Species: Dune primrose, Oenothera deltoides, Abronia villosa
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA | Sand verbena carpets sand dunes and washes in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. State Park Photo.
Image ID: 10462
Species: Sand verbena, Abronia villosa
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA |
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Sand verbena carpets sand dunes and washes in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. State Park Picture.
Image ID: 10492
Species: Sand verbena, Abronia villosa
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA | Sand verbena blooms in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. Stock Photography of State Park.
Image ID: 10493
Species: Sand verbena, Abronia villosa
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA | Sand verbena blooms in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. Photograph of State Park.
Image ID: 10497
Species: Sand verbena, Abronia villosa
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA |
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Desert Lily blooms in the sandy soils of the Colorado Desert. It is fragrant and its flowers are similar to cultivated Easter lilies. State Park Photos.
Image ID: 10543
Species: Desert lily, Hesperocallis undulata
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA | Brown-eyed primrose blooms in spring in the Colorado Desert following heavy winter rains. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. State Park Image.
Image ID: 10522
Species: Brown-eyed primrose, Camissonia claviformis
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA |
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