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| Half Dome and storm clouds at sunset, viewed from Sentinel Bridge. 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. Image ID: 20606 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA | Sunrise glints yellow on breaking wave, dawn surf. Image ID: 27977 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA |
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| Mesa Arch, Utah. An exuberant hiker greets the dawning sun from atop Mesa Arch. Yup, that's me. Image ID: 18036 Location: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, 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. Image ID: 26939 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | A kelp forest, with sunbeams passing through kelp fronds. Giant kelp, the fastest growing plant on Earth, reaches from the rocky bottom to the ocean's surface like a submarine forest. Image ID: 02411 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| Horsetail Falls backlit by the setting sun as it cascades down the face of El Capitan, February, Yosemite Valley. Image ID: 07048 Location: Horsetail Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA | Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside. Image ID: 14628 Location: Oceanside Pier, California, USA | Hiker in North Window, sunset, western face. North Window is a natural sandstone arch 90 feet wide and 48 feet high. Image ID: 18159 Location: North Window, Arches National Park, Utah, USA |
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| Yosemite Valley Tunnel View, Storm clouds at sunset, Yosemite National Park. Image ID: 34542 Location: Yosemite National Park, California, USA Pano dimensions: 7653 x 12541 | Sunrise breaking wave, dawn surf. Image ID: 27979 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA | Sunrise breaking wave, dawn surf. Image ID: 27993 Location: California, USA |
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| Ocean sunfish recruiting fish near drift kelp to clean parasites, open ocean, Baja California. Image ID: 03267 Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola | Brown booby flying over Rose Atoll at sunset, with dark colorful storm clouds and other birds in the background. Image ID: 00914 Species: Brown booby, Sula leucogaster Location: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa, USA | Lembert Dome and late afternoon clouds rise above Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra, catching the fading light of sunset. Image ID: 09938 Location: Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California, USA |
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| Scripps Pier solstice, sunset aligned perfectly with the pier. Image ID: 28475 Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, 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 | San Diego Bay and Skyline at sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph. Image ID: 30210 Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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| Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier. Image ID: 28723 Location: Sunrise, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA Pano dimensions: 6235 x 11240 | ||
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| Full Moon over San Diego City Skyline, viewed from Point Loma. Image ID: 29116 Location: San Diego, California, USA Pano dimensions: 5261 x 18810 | ||
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| A blue shark swims through the open ocean in search of prey, backlit by the sunset. Image ID: 02286 Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca Location: San Diego, California, 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 | Mesquite Dunes sunrise, dawn, clouds and morning sky, sand dunes. Image ID: 28689 Location: Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park, California, USA |
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| San Diego city skyline at sunset, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island. A panoramic photograph, composite of thirteen separate images. Image ID: 22255 Location: San Diego, California, USA Pano dimensions: 4759 x 15430 | ||
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| San Diego city skyline at sunset, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island. Image ID: 27889 Location: San Diego, California, USA Pano dimensions: 3497 x 12426 | ||
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| 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. Image ID: 28613 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA | Stars and the Milky Way over ancient bristlecone pine trees, in the White Mountains at an elevation of 10,000' above sea level. These are some of the oldest trees in the world, some exceeding 4000 years in age. Image ID: 29407 Species: Bristlecone Pine, Pinus longaeva Location: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California, USA | Dusk settles on downtown San Diego with snow-covered Mt. Laguna in the distance. Image ID: 26716 Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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| Approaching sunrise and star trails over the San Diego Downtown City Skyline. In this 60 minute exposure, stars create trails through the night sky over downtown San Diego. Image ID: 28386 Location: San Diego, California, USA | Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier. Image ID: 28732 Location: Sunrise, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA | |
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