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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 Parks 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 Parks 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 Parks. Image ID: 14758 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, 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. Photograph of State Parks. Image ID: 22285 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA	Brittlebush at sunrise, dawn, springtime bloom, Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park. State Parks Photos. Image ID: 24301 Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	Brittlebush blooms in spring, Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego Desert State Park. State Parks Image. Image ID: 24304 Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA

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 Parks. Image ID: 19130 Location: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA Pano dimensions: 2726 x 9677

Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. Pictures of State Parks. Image ID: 22435 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, 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. State Parks Photo. 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 Parks Picture. 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. Stock Photography of State Parks. Image ID: 10899 Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus, Encelia farinosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA	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. Photograph of State Parks. 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. State Parks Photos. 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 Parks Image. Image ID: 11550 Species: Desert agave, Agave deserti	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. Professional stock photos of State Parks. 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. Pictures of State Parks. 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. State Parks Photo. Image ID: 13573 Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. State Parks Picture. Image ID: 14725 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA	Sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. Stock Photography of State Parks. 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. Photograph of State Parks. Image ID: 14770 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA	Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. State Parks Photos. Image ID: 18930 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA	Red barrel cactus, Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. State Parks Image. Image ID: 24302 Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA

Red barrel flower bloom, cactus detail, spines and flower on top of the cactus, Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Professional stock photos of State Parks. Image ID: 24303 Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, 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 Parks. 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 Parks Photo. Image ID: 10462 Species: Sand verbena, 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 Parks 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 Parks. 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 Parks. Image ID: 10497 Species: Sand verbena, Abronia villosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA

Desert Lily blooms in the sandy soils of the Colorado Desert. It is fragrant and its flowers are similar to cultivated Easter lilies. State Parks 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 Parks Image. Image ID: 10522 Species: Brown-eyed primrose, Camissonia claviformis Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Anza Borrego, California, USA