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The Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record. Image ID: 26487 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA	Brittlebush, ocotillo and various cacti and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Image ID: 10896 Species: Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa, Fouquieria splendens Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA	Barrel cactus, brittlebush and wildflowers color the sides of Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Image ID: 10899 Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus, Encelia farinosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA

Barrel cactus, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Image ID: 10906 Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA	Lupine color the sides of the Borrego Valley in spring. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Image ID: 10969 Species: Arizona lupine, Lupinus arizonicus Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA	Desert agave, also known as the Century Plant, blooms in spring in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Desert agave is the only agave species to be found on the rocky slopes and flats bordering the Coachella Valley. It occurs over a wide range of elevations from 500 to over 4,000. It is called century plant in reference to the amount of time it takes it to bloom. This can be anywhere from 5 to 20 years. They send up towering flower stalks that can approach 15 feet in height. Sending up this tremendous display attracts a variety of pollinators including bats, hummingbirds, bees, moths and other insects and nectar-eating birds. Image ID: 11550 Species: Desert agave, Agave deserti

Sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. Image ID: 14725 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA	Sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve. Image ID: 14726 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA	Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding. Image ID: 14758 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA

Black's Beach and Sandstone cliffs at Torrey Pines State Park, viewed from high above the Pacific Ocean near the Indian Trail. Image ID: 14770 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA	Red barrel cactus, Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Image ID: 24302 Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA	Red barrel flower bloom, cactus detail, spines and flower on top of the cactus, Glorietta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Image ID: 24303 Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA

Earth Shadow over the Pacific Ocean. Image ID: 28371 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA	Sunrise lights sandstone rocks, Valley of Fire. Image ID: 28444 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA	Sunrise lights sandstone rocks, Valley of Fire. Image ID: 28445 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA

Sunrise lights sandstone rocks, Valley of Fire. Image ID: 28446 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA	Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Image ID: 10459 Species: Dune Evening Primrose, Sand Verbena, Sand verbena, Oenothera deltoides, Abronia villosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA	Sand verbena carpets sand dunes and washes in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. Image ID: 10462 Species: Sand verbena, Abronia villosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA

Desert Lily blooms in the sandy soils of the Colorado Desert. It is fragrant and its flowers are similar to cultivated Easter lilies. Image ID: 10543 Species: Desert lily, Desert Lily, Hesperocallis undulata Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA

Torrey Pines State Reserve at Night, stars and clouds fill the night sky with the lights of La Jolla visible in the distance. Image ID: 28405 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA Pano dimensions: 6607 x 12076

The Fire Wave at night, lit by the light of the moon. Image ID: 28430 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA Pano dimensions: 7280 x 7255	Black's Beach and Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California. Image ID: 28490 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA	Sand verbena carpets sand dunes and washes in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. Image ID: 10492 Species: Sand verbena, Abronia villosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA

Sand verbena blooms in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. Image ID: 10493 Species: Sand verbena, Abronia villosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA	Sand verbena blooms in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Sand verbena blooms throughout the Colorado Desert following rainy winters. Image ID: 10497 Species: Sand verbena, Abronia villosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA	Brown-eyed primrose blooms in spring in the Colorado Desert following heavy winter rains. Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Image ID: 10522 Species: Brown-eyed primrose, Camissonia claviformis Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA

Sand verbena wildflowers on sand dunes, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Image ID: 35167 Species: Sand verbena, Abronia villosa Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA	Dune primrose (white) and sand verbena (purple) bloom in spring in Anza Borrego Desert State Park, mixing in a rich display of desert color. Image ID: 35168 Species: Sand verbena, Dune Evening Primrose, Abronia villosa, Oenothera deltoides Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA	Dune Evening Primrose bloom in Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Image ID: 35116 Species: Dune Evening Primrose, Oenothera deltoides Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA

Barrel cactus, Glorietta Canyon. Heavy winter rains led to a historic springtime bloom in 2005, carpeting the entire desert in vegetation and color for months. Image ID: 10905 Species: Red barrel cactus, Ferocactus cylindraceus Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA