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Ralph Waldo Emerson. Original drawing by Sam W. Rowse, published under CC license 2.0.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
09/02/2012
Showy larkspur (Delphinium bicolor).
Shane Kucera
Photo Date:
07/06/2013
View into the redwoods.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/05/2012
Old-growth Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis).
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
06/12/2012
Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata).
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
05/20/2009
Sunset from Dog Mountain.
Jonathan Matthews
Photo Date:
05/06/2013
The Yosemite Falls.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
10/13/2010
Punchbowl Falls at high flow.
Halvor Tweto
Photo Date:
05/03/2015
An iconic Joshua tree along the Skull Rock Nature Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/23/2013
"Big Tree" ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa).
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
08/23/2016
Picturesque bristlecone pine along the Discovery Trail.
Jessica Beauchemin
Photo Date:
05/25/2016
The banyan tree is like a jellyfish with thousands of tentacles hanging down from above.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date:
09/27/2015
Pearl Pass from the end of Castle Creek Road.
Matt Hanson
Photo Date:
11/12/2011
Kelp Cove at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
07/19/2015
Hiker on the Mist Trail on the way up to Vernal Falls near the start of the John Muir Trail.
Justin Michael
Photo Date:
07/18/2014
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja) on Redcloud Peak near the Colorado Trail.
Michael Sawiel
Photo Date:
04/28/2016
The sun sets over alpine terrain on the Pacific Northwest Scenic Trail.