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Eureka Dunes. The Eureka Valley Sand Dunes are California's tallest sand dunes, and one of the tallest in the United States. Rising 680' above the floor of the Eureka Valley, the Eureka sand dunes are home to several endangered species, as well as "singing sand" that makes strange sounds when it shifts. Located in the remote northern portion of Death Valley National Park, the Eureka Dunes see very few visitors.
Location: Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 25250  

Sky Rock at night, light by moonlight with stars in the clear night sky above. Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California. Hidden atop an enormous boulder in the Volcanic Tablelands lies Sky Rock, a set of petroglyphs that face the sky. These superb examples of native American petroglyph artwork are thought to be Paiute in origin, but little is known about them.
Image ID: 28505  

Full moon over Zabriskie Point landscape.
Location: Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 28676  

Mesquite Dunes sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes.
Location: Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 28688  

Yosemite Valley and stars lit by full moon, evening.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 28697  

Yosemite Valley and stars lit by full moon, evening.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 28702  

A sliding rock of the Racetrack Playa. The sliding rocks, or sailing stones, move across the mud flats of the Racetrack Playa, leaving trails behind in the mud. The explanation for their movement is not known with certainty, but many believe wind pushes the rocks over wet and perhaps icy mud in winter.
Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 25239  

Rising sun creates the photographers shadow on a sandstone wall.
Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
Image ID: 26474  

Yosemite Falls reflected in a meadow pool, spring.
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 27745  

Bridalveil Falls at sunset, with clouds and blue sky in the background. Bridalveil Falls in Yosemite drops 620 feet (188 m) from a hanging valley to the floor of Yosemite Valley.
Location: Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 34540  

Three Brothers and Merced River in spring, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36354  

El Capitan and the Merced River, early morning, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36355  

The Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36356  

Yosemite Falls framed by Pine Trees, Cook's Meadow, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36360  

Sentinel Dome summit compass marker, with Half Dome in the distance, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36363  

Lupine bloom in burned area after a forest fire, near Wawona, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36367  

El Capitan and the Merced River in spring, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36377  

Rainbow in Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36378  

Sunset light on the face of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36381  

Pastel sunset light on Half Dome, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36384  

Climbers' lights visible at dusk on Half Dome, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36385  

Sunset light on Half Dome and Clouds Rest, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36392  

The Grizzly Giant Sequoia Tree in Yosemite. Giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum), roots spreading outward at the base of each massive tree, rise from the shaded forest floor. Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36401  

Black oaks in autumn in Yosemite National Park, fall colors, Quercus kelloggii.
Species: Black oak, Quercus kelloggii
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36460  

Aspens show fall colors in Mineral King Valley, part of Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, California.
Location: Mineral King, Sequoia National Park, California
Image ID: 32257