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Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf
Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf.
Image ID: 19543  
Cardon cactus, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico.  Known as the elephant cactus or Mexican giant cactus, cardon is largest cactus in the world and is endemic to the deserts of the Baja California peninsula.  Some specimens of cardon have been measured over 21m (70) high.  These slow-growing plants live up to 300 years and can weigh 25 tons.  Cardon is often mistaken for the superficially similar saguaro of Arizona and Sonora, but the saguaro does not occupy Baja California, Pachycereus pringlei
Cardon cactus, near La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. Known as the elephant cactus or Mexican giant cactus, cardon is largest cactus in the world and is endemic to the deserts of the Baja California peninsula. Some specimens of cardon have been measured over 21m (70) high. These slow-growing plants live up to 300 years and can weigh 25 tons. Cardon is often mistaken for the superficially similar saguaro of Arizona and Sonora, but the saguaro does not occupy Baja California.
Species: Cardon cactus, Pachycereus pringlei
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 05498  
Bodysurfing the Wedge, note the guy back up in the barrel, The Wedge, Newport Beach, California
Bodysurfing the Wedge, note the guy back up in the barrel.
Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California
Image ID: 16989  
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Jose, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33688  
Panorama dimensions: 3155 x 8689
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, Ferocactus cylindraceus, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
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.
Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 10905  
Red barrel cactus detail, spines on top of the cactus, Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Ferocactus cylindraceus, Borrego Springs, California
Red barrel cactus detail, spines on top of the cactus, Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California
Image ID: 24308  
Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by, Opuntia bigelovii, Joshua Tree National Park, California
Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by.
Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 26773  
Sentinel Dome summit compass marker, showing notable peaks ion the horizon in all directions, Yosemite National Park
Sentinel Dome summit compass marker, showing notable peaks ion the horizon in all directions, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36364  
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33574  
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33576  
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33577  
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33578  
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33581  
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Diego, Aerial View, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Diego, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33582  
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Jose, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33622  
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Jose, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33625  
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Jose, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33626  
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Jose, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33689  
Panorama dimensions: 4278 x 8146
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Jose, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33690  
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Jose, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33691  
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California
Cardon Cactus on Isla San Jose, Aerial View, Baja California.
Location: Isla San Jose, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33692  
Rugged coastline on Isla Espiritu Santo, aerial view, Cardon Cactus, Sea of Cortez
Rugged coastline on Isla Espiritu Santo, aerial view, Cardon Cactus, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33819  
Rugged coastline on Isla Espiritu Santo, aerial view, Cardon Cactus, Sea of Cortez
Rugged coastline on Isla Espiritu Santo, aerial view, Cardon Cactus, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Isla Espiritu Santo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 33820  
Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by, Opuntia bigelovii, Joshua Tree National Park, California
Teddy-Bear cholla cactus. This species is covered with dense spines and pieces easily detach and painfully attach to the skin of distracted passers-by.
Species: Teddy-bear cholla, Opuntia bigelovii
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 26742  
Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf
Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf.
Image ID: 19537  
Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California, The Wedge, Newport Beach
Breaking wave, morning, barrel shaped surf, California.
Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California
Image ID: 27989  
Bodysurfer Bob Davis, barreled, Ponto, South Carlsbad
Bodysurfer Bob Davis, barreled, Ponto, South Carlsbad.
Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 17686  
Cardon on Isla San Jose, looking across to Baja California, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez
Cardon on Isla San Jose, looking across to Baja California, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 37331  
Cardon on Isla San Jose, looking across to Baja California, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez
Cardon on Isla San Jose, looking across to Baja California, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 37340  
Cardon on Isla San Jose, looking across to Baja California, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez
Cardon on Isla San Jose, looking across to Baja California, aerial photo, Sea of Cortez.
Location: Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 37341  
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