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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. Park Photo.
Image ID: 20605
Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA | Half Dome and storm clouds at sunset, viewed from Sentinel Bridge. Park Picture.
Image ID: 22744
Location: Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology. Stock Photography of Park.
Image ID: 20606
Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA |
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Panoramic photo of Crater Lake National Park Photograph of Park.
Image ID: 28675
Location: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, USA
Pano dimensions: 3271 x 10669 |
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Male elk bugling during the fall rut. Large male elk are known as bulls. Male elk have large antlers which are shed each year. Male elk engage in competitive mating behaviors during the rut, including posturing, antler wrestling and bugling, a loud series of screams which is intended to establish dominance over other males and attract females. Park Photos.
Image ID: 19693
Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis
Location: Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Cholla cactus, 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. Park Image.
Image ID: 10975
Species: Opuntia, Encelia farinosa, Fouquieria splendens
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Borrego Springs, California, USA | Waterfall at Temple of Sinawava during peak flow following spring rainstorm. Zion Canyon. Professional stock photos of Park.
Image ID: 12450
Location: Temple of Sinawava, Zion National Park, Utah, USA |
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Vernal Falls at peak flow in late spring, with a rainbow appearing in the spray of the falls, viewed from the Mist Trail. Pictures of Park.
Image ID: 12634
Location: Vernal Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Bull elk spar to establish harems of females, Gibbon Meadow. Park Photo.
Image ID: 13151
Species: Elk, Cervus canadensis
Location: Gibbon Meadows, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | A rainbow appears in the mist of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River. At 308 feet, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest fall in the park. This view is from Lookout Point on the North side of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. When conditions are perfect in midsummer, a midmorning rainbow briefly appears in the falls. Park Picture.
Image ID: 13319
Location: Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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Grand Prismatic Spring (left) and Excelsior Geyser (right). Grand Prismatic Spring displays a stunning rainbow of colors created by species of thermophilac (heat-loving) bacteria that thrive in narrow temperature ranges. The blue water in the center is too hot to support any bacterial life, while the outer orange rings are the coolest water. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest spring in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Midway Geyser Basin. Stock Photography of Park.
Image ID: 13571
Location: Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Alaskan brown bear catching a jumping salmon, Brooks Falls. Photograph of Park.
Image ID: 17031
Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos
Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA | A large, old brown bear (grizzly bear) wades across Brooks River. Coastal and near-coastal brown bears in Alaska can live to 25 years of age, weigh up to 1400 lbs and stand over 9 feet tall. Park Photos.
Image ID: 17039
Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos
Location: Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA |
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Mesa Arch, Utah. An exuberant hiker greets the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch. Yup, that's me. Park Image.
Image ID: 18036
Location: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA | Full grown, mature male coastal brown bear boar (grizzly bear) in sedge grass meadows. Professional stock photos of Park.
Image ID: 19134
Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos
Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA | 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. Pictures of Park.
Image ID: 26939
Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA |
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Mule deer in tall grass, fall, autumn. Park Photo.
Image ID: 19577
Species: Mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus
Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | Horsetail Falls backlit by the setting sun as it cascades down the face of El Capitan, February, Yosemite Valley. Park Picture.
Image ID: 07048
Location: Horsetail Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Mount Rainier is reflected in the calm waters of Reflection Lake, early morning Stock Photography of Park.
Image ID: 28703
Location: Reflection Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA |
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Yosemite Valley Tunnel View, Storm clouds at sunset, Yosemite National Park Photograph of Park.
Image ID: 34542
Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA
Pano dimensions: 7653 x 12541 | Portrait of a young brown bear, pausing while grazing in tall sedge grass. Brown bears can consume 30 lbs of sedge grass daily, waiting weeks until spawning salmon fill the rivers. Park Photos.
Image ID: 19135
Species: Brown bear, Ursus arctos
Location: Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA | Milky Way and Shooting Star over Delicate Arch, as stars cover the night sky. Park Image.
Image ID: 27854
Location: Arches National Park, Utah, USA |
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Yosemite Falls at peak flow in late spring, viewed from Cooks Meadow. Professional stock photos of Park.
Image ID: 12631
Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Paradise Falls tumble over rocks in Paradise Creek. Pictures of Park.
Image ID: 13867
Location: Paradise Creek, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA | Tiny hikers atop Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, California. Near Stovepipe Wells lies a region of sand dunes, some of them hundreds of feet tall. Park Photo.
Image ID: 15577
Location: Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California, USA |
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Hiker in North Window, sunset, western face. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. Park Picture.
Image ID: 18159
Location: North Window, Arches National Park, Utah, USA | Lembert Dome and late afternoon clouds rise above Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra, catching the fading light of sunset. Stock Photography of Park.
Image ID: 09938
Location: Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman. Photograph of Park.
Image ID: 28586
Location: Zion National Park, Utah, USA |
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Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier. Park Photos.
Image ID: 28723
Location: Sunrise, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
Pano dimensions: 6235 x 11240 |
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The Wave at Night, under a clear night sky full of stars. Photographer is illuminating the striated rocks with a small handheld light. 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. Park Image.
Image ID: 28620
Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA |
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