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| Old Faithful geyser, sunrise. Reaching up to 185' in height and lasting up to 5 minutes, Old Faithful geyser is the most famous geyser in the world and the first geyser in Yellowstone to be named. Image ID: 26939 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | John Moulton barn at sunrise with Teton Range, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Image ID: 26965 Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA | Sky Rock petroglyphs near Bishop, California, sunrise light just touching clouds and the Sierra Nevada. 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: 26979 Location: Bishop, California, USA |
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| Water falling from the fluke (tail) of a humpback whale as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Image ID: 27029 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Mono Lake sunset, tufa and clouds reflected in the still waters of Mono Lake. Image ID: 26977 Location: Mono Lake, California, USA | Freediving photographer in a cloud of salps, gelatinous zooplankton that drifts with open ocean currents. Image ID: 27012 Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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| Sun pillar rises over the Sierra Nevada and this Mono Lake sunset, Sierra Nevada mountain range and tufas, clouds reflected in the still waters of Mono Lake. Image ID: 26968 Location: Mono Lake, California, USA Pano dimensions: 5331 x 14966 | ||
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| Old Faithful geyser. Reaching up to 185' in height and lasting up to 5 minutes, Old Faithful geyser is the most famous geyser in the world and the first geyser in Yellowstone to be named. Image ID: 26945 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | ||
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| Panorama of the Teton Range, in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The Teton peaks are seen together at center with Mount Moran to the right. The Snake River lies unseen in the valley below. Image ID: 26920 Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA Pano dimensions: 5405 x 15576 | ||
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| Sunset over Patriarch Grove and White Mountains. An ancient bristlecone pine tree at sunset. Image ID: 26981 Location: White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California, USA | T.A. Moulton barn with Teton Range, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Image ID: 26914 Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA | Convict Lake sunrise reflection, Sierra Nevada mountains. Image ID: 26974 |
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| Common dolphin at the edge of the ocean. Image ID: 27017 Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA | Common dolphin leaping from the ocean. Image ID: 27018 Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA | Water falling from a blue whale fluke as the whale dives to forage for food in the Santa Barbara Channel. Image ID: 27023 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA |
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| Sky Rock petroglyphs and storm clouds over the Eastern Sierran Nevada, 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: 27001 Location: Bishop, California, USA | UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). Image ID: 26908 Location: University of California, San Diego, USA | Teton Range and Antelope Flat wildflowers, sunrise, clouds. Image ID: 26916 Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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| Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River, near Tioga Pass. Image ID: 26975 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River, near Tioga Pass. Image ID: 26998 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Blue whale fluke (tail) lifted high above the water as the whale dives in the Santa Barbara Channel. Image ID: 27020 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA |
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| Scarring of this humpback whale's fluke allow researchers to identify this particular whale from season to season. Image ID: 27027 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Perfect view of the ventral surface of a humpback whales fluke, as the whale raises its fluke just before diving underwater. The white patches and scalloping along the trailing edge of the fluke make this whale identifiable when it is observed from year to year. Image ID: 27031 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA | Humpback whale blowhole, showing twin nares (nostrils) which have a few small parasites clinging to the whale's skin around the blowhole openings. Image ID: 27041 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Santa Rosa Island, California, USA |
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| Krill. Likely Euphausia pacifica. A thin cloud of pink krill gathers at the ocean surface, where it is likely to be preyed upon by sharks, fish, birds and whales. Image ID: 27015 Location: San Diego, California, USA | UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library). Image ID: 26909 Location: University of California, San Diego, USA | Teton Range reflection, in window of old barn in Grand Teton National Park. Image ID: 26915 Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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| Bacteria mats and Grand Prismatic Spring. The orange color is due to bacteria which thrive only on the cooler fringes of the hot spring, while the hotter center of the spring hosts blue-colored bacteria. Image ID: 26954 Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Colonial planktonic pelagic tunicate, adrift in the open ocean, forms rings and chains as it drifts with ocean currents. Image ID: 27011 Location: San Diego, California, USA | T.A. Moulton barn with Teton Range, on Mormon Row in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Image ID: 26918 Location: Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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