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.
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California
Image ID: 22311
Cottonwoods with their deep green spring foliage contrast with the rich red Navaho sandstone cliffs of Zion Canyon.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 12509
Navajo sandstone forms the cliffs and walls of Zion National Park. The sandstone reaches a thickness of 2300 feet and consists of ancient cemented desert sand dunes. Horizontal lines, commonly called crossbedding, represent layers of wind-blown sand that built up into sand dunes. These dunes were then buried, and the sand grains glued together by calcite and iron oxide to form sandstone.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 12519
Black's Beach and Sandstone cliffs at Torrey Pines State Park, viewed from high above the Pacific Ocean near the Indian Trail.
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California
Image ID: 14770
La Jolla Cliffs overlook the ocean with thousands of cormorants, pelicans and gulls resting and preening on the sandstone cliffs. Sunrise with pink skies.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 20254
La Jolla Cliffs overlook the ocean with thousands of cormorants, pelicans and gulls resting and preening on the sandstone cliffs.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 20256
The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only.
Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona
Image ID: 20609
Aerial Panoramic Photo of Sunset Cliffs San Diego, Pappy's Point, Claiborne Cove.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 30790
Panorama dimensions: 8011 x 28354
Virgin River narrows and fall colors, cottonwood trees in autumn along the Virgin River with towering sandstone cliffs.
Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 26108
Virgin River narrows and fall colors, cottonwood trees in autumn along the Virgin River with towering sandstone cliffs.
Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 26131
Virgin River narrows and fall colors, cottonwood trees in autumn along the Virgin River with towering sandstone cliffs.
Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 26132