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Parry's Nolina, or Giant Nolina, a flowering plant native to southern California and Arizona founds in deserts and mountains to 6200'. It can reach 6' in height with its flowering inflorescence reaching 12'.
Species: Parry's nolina, Nolina parryi
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 26725  

Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 26720  

Boulders and sunset in Joshua Tree National Park. The warm sunlight gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 26730  

Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height.
Location: Page, Arizona
Image ID: 36014  

Arch Rock, Venus and Milky Way at Astronomical Twilight, Morning approaching, Joshua Tree National Park.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 29231  

Balanced Rock and Moon at night, Arches National Park.
Location: Balanced Rock
Image ID: 29307  

Boulders and stars, moonlight in Joshua Tree National Park. The moon gently lights unusual boulder formations at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 27716  

Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height.
Location: Page, Arizona
Image ID: 36017  

Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park. A natural stone arch in the White Tank area of Joshua Tree N.P.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 26748  

Ocotillo ablaze with springtime flowers. Ocotillo is a dramatic succulent, often confused with cactus, that is common throughout the desert regions of American southwest.
Species: Ocotillo, Fouquieria splendens
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 09161  

Canyon X, a spectacular slot canyon near Page, Arizona. Slot canyons are formed when water and wind erode a cut through a (usually sandstone) mesa, producing a very narrow passage that may be as slim as a few feet and a hundred feet or more in height.
Location: Page, Arizona
Image ID: 36013  

The Watchman and Virgin River at sunset with cleaing stormclouds.
Location: Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 36049  

Turret Arch viewed through North Window at Sunrise.
Location: North Window, Arches National Park, Utah
Image ID: 37863  

Pine Tree Arch, Arches National Park.
Location: Pine Tree Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
Image ID: 37865  

Buttes at sunset, Sedona, Arizona.
Location: Sedona, Arizona
Image ID: 38556  

Moon and Stars over Balanced Rock, Arches National Park.
Location: Balanced Rock, Arches National Park, Utah
Image ID: 29236  

Stars over the Organ, Courthouse Towers, Arches National Park.
Location: Courthouse Towers, Arches National Park, Utah
Image ID: 29272  

Milky Way through North Window, Arches National Park.
Location: North Window, Arches National Park, Utah
Image ID: 29277  

Delicate Arch with Stars and Moon, at night, Arches National Park.
Location: Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
Image ID: 29287  

Milky Way and Stars over Delicate Arch, at night, Arches National Park, Utah.
Location: Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
Image ID: 29299  

Mesa Arch Sunrise, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
Location: Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Image ID: 29301  

Sunrise light touches the Fins. Sandstone fins stand on edge. Vertical fractures separate standing plates of sandstone that are eroded into freestanding fins, that may one day further erode into arches.
Location: Arches National Park, Utah
Image ID: 29255  

Aerial Photo of North Coronado Island, Baja California, Mexico, viewed from the southwest. The Keyhole, a spectacular narrow cut and underwater tunnel through the island, is seen at the narrow neck of the island. The San Diego and Tijuana coastline is visible in the distance.
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 35896  

Above the American Southwest, aerial photo.
Image ID: 29422  

Above the American Southwest, aerial photo.
Image ID: 29423