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Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
02/24/2014
Chimney Rock Trail in the Philip Burton Wilderness.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
02/24/2014
McClures Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
02/24/2014
Point Reyes' Tomales Point is home to one of California's 22 herds of tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes).
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
02/24/2014
Kehoe Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore.
Monica Ralston
Photo Date:
02/24/2014
Located on the southern end of the Point Reyes National Seashore, Alamere Falls is one of only two waterfalls in California that plunges directly onto a beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
02/24/2014
The Point Reyes Elephant Seal Overlook is located near Chimney Rock.
Matthew Durrant
Photo Date:
12/21/2015
Mount Naomi Wilderness Area.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/04/2014
Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/03/2014
Descending the Inner Gorge, Tenaya Canyon, in Yosemite National Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/03/2014
The Yosemite Wilderness.
Jackie Arnal
Photo Date:
07/07/2014
Upper Cathedral Lake and Cathedral Peak in the Yosemite Wilderness.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
05/17/2016
Above the clouds on Mount San Jacinto in the San Jacinto Wilderness.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
08/31/2015
Moose frequent the area between Brainard Lake and Mitchell Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
08/31/2015
Mitchell Lake in Indian Peaks Wilderness.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
08/31/2015
Blue Lake and Mount Toll (12,979 ft) in Indian Peaks Wilderness.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
08/31/2015
A marmot warms up in the sun above Blue Lake in Indian Peaks Wilderness.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
08/30/2015
East of Lake Isabelle in Indian Peaks Wilderness.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
08/30/2015
Pawnee Pass in Indian Peaks Wilderness.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
09/25/2015
Light plays on the shoulders of the Maroon Bells near Crater Lake.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
09/25/2015
Pyramid Peak (14,026 ft) in Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
08/13/2015
Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
08/13/2015
View north to the Mummy Range in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
09/01/2015
Ouzel Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
08/12/2015
View of Rocky Mountain National Park from the summit of Lily Mountain (9,786 ft).
Louie Traub
Photo Date:
08/25/2015
West Maroon Pass in Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.
Louie Traub
Photo Date:
08/25/2015
Fravert Basin wildflowers in Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date:
10/04/2016
The heart of the Chicago Basin in the Weminuche Wilderness.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
10/24/2008
Punchbowl Falls in the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
10/13/2013
Punchbowl Falls in the Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
10/22/2016
Eagle Creek fall colors in Mark O. Hatfield Wilderness.
Benjamin Krause
Photo Date:
10/18/2013
Aerial photo of the Three Sisters Wilderness.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
09/04/2012
Broken Top Crater in Three Sisters Wilderness.
Benjamin Krause
Photo Date:
06/02/2013
South Sister (10,358 ft) from Green Lakes in Three Sisters Wilderness.
Louie Traub
Photo Date:
08/25/2015
Camp near a small pond below Trail Rider Pass in Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/12/2007
Alpine shooting star (Dodecatheon alpinum) along Fall Creek in Three Sisters Wilderness.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
07/25/2007
The welcoming warming glow of sunrise over Sparks Lake in Three Sisters Wilderness.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
10/19/2013
Ramona Falls in Mount Hood Wilderness.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
01/04/2014
The entrance to Snow Dragon in Mount Hood Wilderness, one of the three caves that made up the Sandy Glacier Caves network.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
12/09/2013
The dry, crusty, wind-beaten snow in Mount Hood Wilderness.
John Badila
Photo Date:
10/23/2015
View east from upper Primrose Cirque in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness.
John Badila
Photo Date:
10/24/2015
View north from the summit of Deseret Peak in Deseret Peak Wilderness.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
08/14/2015
Sundial Peak (10,320 ft) and Dromedary Peak (11,433 ft) over Lake Blanche in Twin Peaks Wilderness.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
08/14/2015
A beautiful sunset from near Lake Blanche in Twin Peaks Wilderness.
Michael Sawiel
Photo Date:
10/10/2014
Lower Enchantments area in Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
Michael Sawiel
Photo Date:
10/10/2014
Prusik Peak and the Temple seen from the Upper Enchantment Lakes in Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
10/06/2015
Leprechaun Lake in Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/30/2014
Mount Olympus (7,980 ft) and a herd of mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) from the summit of Hurricane Hill (5,757 ft) in Olympic National Park.
Jackie Arnal
Photo Date:
08/14/2013
View of the Quinault River from Pyrites Backcountry Camp near Olympic National Park.
Heron Marychild
Photo Date:
08/02/2014
The view into the eastern end of Seven Lakes Basin from the High Divide Trail in Olympic National Park.
Kat Dierickx
Photo Date:
07/14/2013
Mount Rainier (14,411 ft) from Sunrise Point.
Josh Lupkin
Photo Date:
08/05/2013
Sunrise from Mount Rainier's summit of 14,411 feet.
Josh Lupkin
Photo Date:
09/01/2012
Mount Rainier (14,411 ft) from Unicorn Peak.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/19/2016
Twin Tanks Backcountry Campsite in Joshua Tree National Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/24/2016
Sunset view from the Fortynine Palms Oasis Trail in Joshua Tree.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
03/19/2016
Night campfire at Jumbo Rocks Campground in Joshua Tree.