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Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
09/20/2014
Barrel and cholla cacti in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date:
09/20/2014
An ironwood tree and a field of ocotillos in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
12/17/2016
Makalawena, Hawaii.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
12/17/2016
The path to Makalawena Beach leaves from the north end of Mahai'ula Beach.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
12/11/2016
Sunset from Mauna Kea Beach.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
12/11/2016
The Ala Kahakai National Scenic Trail near Mauna Kea Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/12/2016
South Rim area of Roxborough State Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/12/2016
View north from Roxborough State Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
08/15/2015
View of North Gateway Rock at Garden of the Gods.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
08/15/2015
Garden of the Gods.
Matthew Durrant
Photo Date:
05/20/2016
Geology of the Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry.
Matthew Durrant
Photo Date:
05/20/2016
One of the picnic areas near the visitor center.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
03/14/2015
Driving White Mounds Road in Valley of Fire is like visiting another planet!
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
03/14/2015
The main park road reveals the unreal colors of the landscape.
Zachary Hawn
Photo Date:
02/03/2014
End of the estuary boardwalk at the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
10/11/2013
The John Day River in Cottonwood Canyon State Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
10/11/2013
Columbia River basalt along the John Day River.
Jeremy Moran
Photo Date:
07/15/2013
A view to the Badlands from the Horse Ridge Trail system.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
06/30/2014
Emerald Bay State Park vistapoint at the Vikingsholm Trailhead.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
06/30/2014
Emerald Bay view from the Eagle Lake Trail.
Forrest Setnor
Photo Date:
04/17/2016
Gorgeous Mount Shasta and wonderful mountain lupine from Yellow Butte.
Forrest Setnor
Photo Date:
04/17/2016
Haystack, the Trinities, and the Eddy Range in the distance as seen from Yellow Butte in the Mount Shasta Area.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
04/07/2016
Trona Pinnacles.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
04/07/2016
Clear night skies over the desert landscape at the Trona Pinnacles.