Two Adult Acorn Woodpeckers in their Nest Hole, Lake Hodges.
Location: Lake Hodges, San Diego, California
Image ID: 39405
Panorama dimensions: 8640 x 5760
SIO Pier. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution.
Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California
Image ID: 22293
A giant sequoia tree, soars skyward from the forest floor, lit by the morning sun and surrounded by other sequioas. The massive trunk characteristic of sequoia trees is apparent, as is the crown of foliage starting high above the base of the tree.
Species: Giant sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum
Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23260
Marisposa Grove entrance. Sign marking entrance to the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia trees in southern Yosemite National Park.
Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23271
Photographer in the Virgin River Narrows, with flowing water, autumn cottonwood trees and towering red sandstone cliffs.
Location: Virgin River Narrows, Zion National Park, Utah
Image ID: 26130