Trunk Photos

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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, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
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: 23259  
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, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
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: 23273  
Young hikers are dwarfed by the trunk of an enormous Sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Giant Forest, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
Young hikers are dwarfed by the trunk of an enormous Sequoia tree.
Species: Giant sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum
Location: Giant Forest, Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, California
Image ID: 09879  
African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Loxodonta africana
African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29488  
Elephants sparring with tusks, Loxodonta africana, Amboseli National Park
Elephants sparring with tusks.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29492  
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, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
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  
Burned tree trunks, charred bark, burnt trees resulting from a controlled burn fire, Yosemite National Park, California
Burned tree trunks, charred bark, burnt trees resulting from a controlled burn fire.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 22750  
Burned tree trunks, charred bark, burnt trees resulting from a controlled burn fire, Yosemite National Park, California
Burned tree trunks, charred bark, burnt trees resulting from a controlled burn fire.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 22756  
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, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
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: 23261  
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, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
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: 23270  
Small trees grow in the shade of Mariposa Grove, between the massive trunks of giant sequoia trees, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Yosemite National Park, California
Small trees grow in the shade of Mariposa Grove, between the massive trunks of giant sequoia trees.
Species: Giant sequoia tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum
Location: Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 23272  
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, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California
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: 23289  
Elephants sparring with tusks, Loxodonta africana, Amboseli National Park
Elephants sparring with tusks.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29490  
White trunks of aspen trees, viewed upward toward the yellow and orange leaves of autumn and the blue sky beyond, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains
White trunks of aspen trees, viewed upward toward the yellow and orange leaves of autumn and the blue sky beyond.
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 23337  
A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains
A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn.
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 23383  
African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Loxodonta africana
African elephant, Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29489  
Elephants sparring with tusks, Loxodonta africana, Amboseli National Park
Elephants sparring with tusks.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29491  
Elephants sparring with tusks, Loxodonta africana, Amboseli National Park
Elephants sparring with tusks.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29545  
Elephants sparring with tusks, Loxodonta africana, Amboseli National Park
Elephants sparring with tusks.
Species: African elephant, Loxodonta africana
Location: Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Image ID: 29547  
A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains
A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn.
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 23376  
Plant surround the huge trunks of coast redwood and Douglas fir trees, Redwood National Park, California
Plant surround the huge trunks of coast redwood and Douglas fir trees.
Location: Redwood National Park, California
Image ID: 25870  
A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains
A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn.
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 23374  
White trunks of aspen trees, viewed upward toward the yellow and orange leaves of autumn and the blue sky beyond, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains
White trunks of aspen trees, viewed upward toward the yellow and orange leaves of autumn and the blue sky beyond.
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 23385  
A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains
A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn.
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 23344  
The trunk of this Joshua tree is covered by its still-attached dead leaves, which will eventually fall off to expose the wrinkly bark, Yucca brevifolia, Joshua Tree National Park, California
The trunk of this Joshua tree is covered by its still-attached dead leaves, which will eventually fall off to expose the wrinkly bark.
Species: Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 11991  
A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains
A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn.
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 23326  
A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains
A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn.
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 23343  
A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains
A grove of aspen trees, looking up to the sky along the towering white trunks to the yellow and green leaves, changing color in autumn.
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California
Image ID: 23375  
The trunk of this Joshua tree is covered by its still-attached dead leaves, which will eventually fall off to expose the wrinkly bark, Yucca brevifolia, Joshua Tree National Park, California
The trunk of this Joshua tree is covered by its still-attached dead leaves, which will eventually fall off to expose the wrinkly bark.
Species: Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 09155  
The trunk of this Joshua tree is covered by its still-attached dead leaves, which will eventually fall off to expose the wrinkly bark, Yucca brevifolia, Joshua Tree National Park, California
The trunk of this Joshua tree is covered by its still-attached dead leaves, which will eventually fall off to expose the wrinkly bark.
Species: Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 09156  
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