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| Star trails and Arch Rock. Polaris, the North Star, is at the center of the circular arc star trails as they pass above this natural stone archway in Joshua Tree National Park. Image ID: 26794 Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA | Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. 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. Peregine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. Image ID: 27288 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA | Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. Image ID: 27673 Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA |
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| Yosemite Falls rises above the Merced River, viewed from the Swinging Bridge. The 2425' falls is the tallest in North America. Image ID: 27741 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Blue whale fluking. An enormous blue whale raises its powerful fluke (tail) high out of the water as it makes a steep dive into the open ocean. Image ID: 21261 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Ancient bristlecone pine trees in Patriarch Grove, display characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Image ID: 28523 Species: Ancient Bristlecone Pine, Pinus longaeva Location: White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California, USA |
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| Ancient bristlecone pine trees in Patriarch Grove, display characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Image ID: 28525 Species: Ancient Bristlecone Pine, Pinus longaeva Location: White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California, USA | Ancient bristlecone pine trees in Patriarch Grove, display characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Image ID: 28527 Species: Ancient Bristlecone Pine, Pinus longaeva Location: White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California, USA | Seacliffs, La Jolla and evening lights, dusk, Pacific Ocean surf. Image ID: 28988 Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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| Wilson Arch rises high above route 191 in eastern Utah, with a span of 91 feet and a height of 46 feet. Image ID: 18031 Location: Wilson Arch, Utah, USA | Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. Image ID: 27776 Species: Bristlecone Pine, Pinus longaeva Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California, USA | Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. Image ID: 27780 Species: Bristlecone Pine, Pinus longaeva Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California, USA |
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| Stars and the Milky Way rise above ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, reaching 4000 years in age. Image ID: 27782 Species: Bristlecone Pine, Pinus longaeva Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California, USA | Boat Horizon above kelp forest. Image ID: 03764 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Anthias fishes school in strong currents above hard and soft corals on a Fijian coral reef, Fiji. Image ID: 34831 Species: Anthias, Pseudanthias Location: Bligh Waters, Fiji |
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| Anthias fishes school in strong currents above hard and soft corals on a Fijian coral reef, Fiji. Image ID: 34791 Species: Anthias, Pseudanthias Location: Bligh Waters, Fiji | Anthias fishes school in strong currents above hard and soft corals on a Fijian coral reef, Fiji. Image ID: 34906 Species: Anthias, Pseudanthias Location: Bligh Waters, Fiji | Anthias fishes school in strong currents above hard and soft corals on a Fijian coral reef, Fiji. Image ID: 34907 Species: Anthias, Pseudanthias Location: Bligh Waters, Fiji |
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| Anthias fishes school in strong currents above hard and soft corals on a Fijian coral reef, Fiji. Image ID: 34930 Species: Anthias, Pseudanthias Location: Bligh Waters, Fiji | Anthias fishes school in strong currents above hard and soft corals on a Fijian coral reef, Fiji. Image ID: 34988 Species: Anthias, Pseudanthias Location: Bligh Waters, Fiji | A forest of bull kelp rises above a colorful cold water reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. Image ID: 35367 Species: Giant Plumose Anemone, Bull Kelp, Metridium farcimen, Nereocystis luetkeana Location: British Columbia, Canada |
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| A forest of bull kelp rises above a colorful cold water reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. Image ID: 35405 Species: Bull Kelp, Nereocystis luetkeana Location: British Columbia, Canada | A forest of bull kelp rises above a colorful cold water reef, rich with invertebrate life. Browning Pass, Vancouver Island. Image ID: 35415 Species: Giant Plumose Anemone, Bull Kelp, Metridium farcimen, Nereocystis luetkeana Location: British Columbia, Canada | Evening light and clouds over ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, some exceeding 4000 years in age. Image ID: 29403 Species: Bristlecone Pine, Pinus longaeva Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California, USA |
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| Stars, moonlit clouds and the Milky Way over ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, some exceeding 4000 years in age. Image ID: 29405 Species: Bristlecone Pine, Pinus longaeva Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California, USA | Acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. Image ID: 31490 Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji | Acropora table coral (left) and Staghorn Coral (Acropora palifera, right) on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. Image ID: 31541 Species: Staghorn Coral, Table Coral, Acropora palifera Location: Wakaya Island, Lomaiviti Archipelago, Fiji |
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| Kelp holdfast attaches the plant to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom. Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current. Image ID: 34211 Location: Catalina Island, California, USA | Kelp holdfast attaches the plant to the rocky reef on the oceans bottom. Kelp blades are visible above the holdfast, swaying in the current. Image ID: 34213 Location: Catalina Island, California, USA | Cormorants rest at night above the La Jolla Caves. La Jolla Sea Caves, the famous La Jolla sea caves lie below tall cliffs at Goldfish Point. Image ID: 28827 Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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