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Kyler Smith
Photo Date:
06/17/2015
Boy Scout Tree Trail, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
01/05/2014
Stout Memorial Grove. Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
01/05/2014
Stout Tree, Stout Memorial Grove.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
07/06/2013
View into the redwoods.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
07/06/2013
Burled trunk of an old-growth coast redwood in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
01/05/2014
Jedediah Smith Campground on the banks of the Smith River.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
01/06/2014
Battery Point Lighthouse in Crescent City is backed by the rugged coastal cliffs of Redwood National and State Parks.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
01/05/2014
Point St. George Heritage Area near Redwood National and State Parks.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
01/06/2014
Redwood topped cliffs line the Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park coastline.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
07/15/2014
A sea of fern and mosses line Fern Canyon's walls in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
07/15/2014
Big Tree in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is estimated to be 1,500 years old.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
11/28/2011
One of the most iconic National Park vistas is the overlook at Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/05/2015
Sunrise illuminates the back of Half Dome as seen from Glacier Point.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/05/2014
The promontory of Taft Point with El Capitan's sheer face across Yosemite Valley.
Agnieszka Wojtowicz
Photo Date:
05/26/2014
Merced River flowing over Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park.
Jonathan Matthews
Photo Date:
05/06/2013
Nevada Falls during spring runoff.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
11/24/2013
The glacial-carved granite domes of Half Dome, Mount Broderick and Liberty Cap as seen form the John Muir Trail.
Jonathan Matthews
Photo Date:
05/06/2013
Yosemite Falls during peak flow.
Jonathan Matthews
Photo Date:
05/06/2013
Yosemite Falls.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
11/27/2013
The Dawn Wall and North American Wall of El Cap. If you look closely you can see climber's portal edges part way up the Dawn Wall.
Jackie Arnal
Photo Date:
07/15/2014
Half Dome's cables aid hikers in their climb to the summit.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/04/2014
View toward Half Dome from Olmstead Point.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/03/2014
Upper Tenaya Canyon.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
10/13/2014
Tuolumne Meadows.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
10/13/2014
Dawn in Tuolumne.
Jackie Arnal
Photo Date:
07/07/2014
Upper Cathedral Lake and Cathedral Peak.
Jackie Arnal
Photo Date:
07/07/2014
Lupine near Cathedral Lakes.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
09/02/2009
Male western fence lizard near Vogelsang Lake.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/28/2014
Giant sequoias of General Grant Grove.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/28/2014
General Grant Tree.
Race Jones
Photo Date:
02/27/2014
The off-season is a great season to see General Sherman.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
12/20/2014
More views and granite features as seen from Moro Rock.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/26/2014
South Fork Kings River near Road's End.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/26/2014
Phenomenal Kings Canyon views.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/26/2014
Downstream view of Roaring River.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/26/2014
Kanawyer Loop Trail.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/26/2014
Cedar Grove Overlook.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/27/2014
South Fork Kings River.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/27/2014
South wall of Kings Canyon.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/26/2014
Roaring River Falls.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/29/2014
Giant sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) stand apart in Sequoia National Park's Giant Forest.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/07/2015
A coyote at Death Valley National Park.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/07/2015
Along the Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/07/2015
Panamint Mountains in Death Valley National Park.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/07/2015
Death Valley National Park.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/07/2015
Golden Canyon.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/07/2015
Artist's Palette.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/07/2015
Little Hebe Crater.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/07/2015
Scotty's Castle in Death Valley National Park.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/02/2015
The Hidden Valley Nature Trail winds through incredible rock piles.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/02/2015
A bright mariposa lily seems to emerge out of dead stalks.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/23/2016
Mojave mound cactus (Echinocereus mojavensis) along the Lost Horse Mine Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/19/2016
Twin Tanks Backcountry Campsite.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/24/2016
Beavertail cactus (Opuntia basilaris) along the Fortynine Palms Oasis Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/25/2016
View back toward Indian Cove Campground from the nature trail.
Josh Enold
Photo Date:
03/16/2016
Water behind the Barker Dam in Joshua Tree National Park.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/03/2015
Skull Rock in Joshua Tree National Park is accessible by a roadside path.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
03/03/2015
The cactus wren is known to make nests in the dense cholla cactus fingers in Joshua Tree National Park..
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/22/2016
A climber makes his way up Beginner's Three on Intersection Rock's south face in Joshua Tree National Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/19/2016
Night campfire at Jumbo Rocks Campground in Joshua Tree National Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/25/2016
Looking up the Feudal Wall rock climbing crag.
Race Jones
Photo Date:
12/01/2014
Exploring an arch at night along the Arches Rock Nature Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/19/2016
Evening sun at Jumbo Rocks Campground.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/25/2016
View up into Rattlesnake Canyon from the Indian Cove Day Use Picnic Area.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
05/18/2014
Lassen Peak rises above the Lassen Loop Road/Highway 89.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
08/17/2016
Lassen Peak's northeast face illuminated under a moonlit winter night.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
06/30/2015
View southwest toward Brokeoff Mountain (9,235 ft). The Northern Sacramento Valley can be seen in the distance.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
06/16/2015
Kings Creek is a popular hiking destination within Lassen Volcanic National Park.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
06/16/2015
Kings Creek Falls in Lassen Volcanic National Park is not too be missed.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
06/16/2015
Vista from the Upper Cascades Viewpoint near Kings Creek Falls in Lassen Volcanic National Park.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
08/21/2015
Bumpass Hell has Lassen's largest concentration of active hydrothermal features.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
08/21/2015
Bumpass Hell's boardwalk allows close views of the fumuroles and boiling pools.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
08/21/2015
Bumpass Hell's mineral-infused soils take on a range of colors.
Kyler Smith
Photo Date:
08/04/2015
Steam vents dot the landscape around Sulphur Works.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
03/14/2014
Brokeoff Mountain rises above impressive terrain in Lassen Volcanic National Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
05/17/2014
Ascending the summit trail in spring to ski from Lassen's summit.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
05/17/2014
Lassen's peaklets run southwest from her main peak, an area once filled by Mount Tehama. From right to left: Eagle Peak (9,222 ft), Pilot Pinnacle (8,886 ft), Mount Diller (9,087 ft), and Brokeoff Mountain (9,235 ft).
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
03/08/2015
Fun terrain on Lassen's southeastern slopes.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
03/09/2015
The push up Lassen's north ridge.
Reed Youngbar
Photo Date:
03/07/2015
Descending Lassen's northeast aspect.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
03/07/2015
Descending Lassen northeast aspect.
Reed Youngbar
Photo Date:
03/09/2015
Descending Lassen northeast aspect.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
08/17/2016
Brokeoff Mountain is the remnant of former Mount Tehama's southwestern slope.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
08/17/2016
Exciting lines on Brokeoff Mountain.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
03/12/2014
Ridge Lakes winter camp.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
03/13/2014
Winter climb of Mount Diller with Mount Shasta (14,197 ft) in view.
Reed Youngbar
Photo Date:
03/12/2014
Pilot Pinnacle (8,886 ft) with Lassen Peak (10,457 ft) rising above.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
08/17/2016
Chaos Crags under stars and planets post sunset glow.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
08/17/2016
Nearby Subway Cave, one of many underground lava tubes in the Lassen area, lies to the north of the park.