Show Navigation

Search Results

Refine Search
Match all words
Match any word
Prints
Personal Use
Royalty-Free
Rights-Managed
(leave unchecked to
search all images)
{ 88 images found }

Loading ()...

  • The first light of day illuminates the mountains near Bishop, California, with desert brush, including green rabbitbrush (Chrysothamus vicidiflorus), below.
    CA_Bishop_Rabbitbrush_Sunrise_0877.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash into rocks along the California Coast in Marin County, north of Muir Beach.
    CA_Pacific-Coast_Marin-County_5526.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of Pacific Ocean waves crashing against the rocky shore at Point Piedras Blancas in San Simeon, California.
    CA_Piedras-Blancas_Golden-Sunrise_56...jpg
  • The first light of day turns the eastern face of Mount Tom golden in the Owens Valley near Bishop, California. Mount Tom, with an elevation of 13,658 feet (4,163 meters), is the 12th tallest mountain in California. It is in the Sierra Nevada mountain range and part of the John Muir Wilderness.
    CA_Bishop_Mount-Tom_Sunrise_1014.jpg
  • Clouds, turned fiery red by the rising sun, and the crescent moon are in the sky over Muir Beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near San Francisco, California. This scene was captured from the Muir Beach Overlook trail.
    CA_Muir-Beach_Sunrise_Moon_5491.jpg
  • A crack runs through rhyolite lava in the Inyo National Forest near Mammoth Mountain, California. The crack is part of a feature known as the Mammoth Earthquake Fault, but it's technically an earthquake fissure, resulting from an earthquake that occurred before 1850.
    CA_Mammoth_Earthquake-Fissure_0880.jpg
  • A pond forms in one of the explosion pits that is part of the Inyo Craters near Mammoth Lakes, California. The pits are part of an especially active volcanic area that stretches from Mono Lake to Mammoth Mountain. The activity that produced the Inyo Craters dates from 500 to 5,000 years ago, with some of the pits being 200 feet (60 meters) deep.
    CA_Inyo-Craters_Pond_0893.jpg
  • A cluster of aspen trees display their golden fall colors in the Sabrina Basin near Bishop, California. The fall color is reflected on the water of Bishop Creek.
    CA_Fall-Color_Aspens_Sabrina-Basin_1...jpg
  • A fiery sunrise colors the sky over Muir Beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near San Francisco, California. This scene was captured from the Muir Beach Overlook trail.
    CA_Muir-Beach_Fiery-Sunrise_5488.jpg
  • Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. consimilis) grows under a fiery sunrise at the edge of Mono Lake in Mono County, California. Mono Lake has no outlet, so salt accumulates and makes the water alkeline. Limestone columns called tufa towers are visible in the lake. Tufa towers form under water. They were exposed when Los Angeles diverted some of the fresh water that feeds the lake, causing the lake level to drop.
    Mono-Lake_Rabbitbrush_Sunrise_0748.jpg
  • A male northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) rests in the surf on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California, as a gull stands nearby. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth and mate. Male elephant seals, known as bulls, are exceptionally large, weighing up to 5,500 pounds (2,500 kilograms). The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seal_Piedras-Blancas_4971.jpg
  • A fiery sunrise colors the sky above mountains and rubber rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus) plants at Furnace Creek in Death Valley National Park, California.
    Death-Valley_Furnace-Creek_Fiery-Sun...jpg
  • A variety of colorful spring flowers bloom among the large rocks in the bluffs of Malibu, California.
    Malibu_Big-Rocks_Wildflowers_4105.jpg
  • A male elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) tosses sand into the air while resting next to several female seals on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth, mate and molt. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts, called proboscis, that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seals_Piedras-Blancas_Group...jpg
  • Hundreds of elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) fill the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth, mate and molt. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts, called proboscis, that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seals_Piedras-Blancas_Full-...jpg
  • Two elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) prepare to mate on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth, mate and molt. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts, called proboscis, that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seals_Piedras-Blancas_Matin...jpg
  • Two elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) prepare to mate on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth, mate and molt. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts, called proboscis, that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seals_Piedras-Blancas_Matin...jpg
  • Hundreds of elephant seals fill the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth, mate and molt. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts, called proboscis, that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seals_Piedras-Blancas_Full-...jpg
  • Yosemite Falls — both the upper and lower tiers — is reflected in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. With a height of 2,425 feet (739 meters), Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America and the fifth-highest in the world.
    Yosemite_Yosemite-Falls_Merced-River...jpg
  • Mountain dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) trees show their blossoms in late spring along the Merced River in the Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. Mountain dogwood trees are short compared to most other trees in the Yosemite Valley. Mature dogwood trees grow to between 10 and 30 feet (3 to 9 meters).
    Yosemite_Dogwood_Merced-River_7451.jpg
  • The golden light of sunset reflects off several Yosemite peaks, including the Leaning Tower and Dewey Point, onto the Merced River at Valley View in Yosemite National Park, California. Bridalveil Fall, a 620-foot (189-meter) waterfall, is visible across Bridalveil Meadow on the left side of the image beneath the Cathedral Rocks.
    Yosemite_Valley-View_Spring-Sunset_7...jpg
  • The late afternoon sun brings out the golden color of the High Peaks in Pinnacles National Park, California. The High Peaks, some of which are nearly 2,500 feet (750 meters) tall, are partial remnants of the ancient Pinnacles volcano, shifted 190 miles north of its original location due to movement of the San Andreas Fault. Three turkey vultures are visible soaring in the sky above the saddle between two of the peaks.
    Pinnacles-NP_High-Peaks_5713.jpg
  • Ice covers a small pool in Sentinel Meadow in Yosemite National Park, California. Sentinel Meadow is one of the few meadows located in the lower elevations of the Sierra Nevada.
    Yosemite_Sentinel-Meadow_Ice-Pattern...jpg
  • Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina) grows on the bark of a pair of  California incense-cedar trees (Librocedrus decurrens) in the Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California.
    Cedar-Incense_Wolf-Lichen_Three-Tree...jpg
  • More than two dozen gulls rest on a rock at high tide in the Pacific Ocean off Muir Beach in California. The area is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, south of San Francisco.
    Muir-Beach_Gulls_Rocks_5540.jpg
  • At high tide, Pacific Ocean waves crash into the rocks of the Marin Headlands in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near San Francisco, California. Spray from the crashing waves is turned golden by the light of the setting sun.
    Marin-Headlands_Rodeo-Cove_Waves_541...jpg
  • The golden light of sunset reflects off several Yosemite peaks, including the Cathedral Rocks and Leaning Tower, onto the Merced River at Valley View in Yosemite National Park, California. Bridalveil Fall, a 620-foot (189-meter) waterfall, is visible across Bridalveil Meadow.
    Yosemite_Valley-View_Spring-Sunset_7...jpg
  • Light shines into a section of the Balconies Cave, a talus cave in Pinnacles National Park, California. The park's high peaks are partial remnants of the ancient Pinnacles volcano, shifted 190 miles north of its original location due to movement of the San Andreas Fault. Talus caves, like Balconies Cave, are narrow passages in the piles of large rocks that have broke off and landed at the base of the peaks.
    Pinnacles-NP_Balconies-Cave_5649.jpg
  • Hundreds of elephant seals fill the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth, mate and molt. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts, called proboscis, that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seals_Piedras-Blancas_Full-...jpg
  • The golden light of sunset highlights the harsh environment near the summit of the High Peaks in Pinnacles National Park, California, illustrated in part by a radically-curved tree. The High Peaks, some of which are nearly 2,500 feet (750 meters) tall, are partial remnants of the ancient Pinnacles volcano, shifted 190 miles north of its original location due to movement of the San Andreas Fault.
    Pinnacles-NP_High-Peaks_Stormy-Sunse...jpg
  • A northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) flips sand onto her back on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth and mate, and researchers believe flipping sand onto their backs may help regulate their body temperatures while on shore. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seal_Piedras-Blancas_Sand_F...jpg
  • Several natural springs feed large open water ponds at Saratoga Springs in Death Valley National Park, California. The ponds measure 6.6 acres, ranking as one of the largest marsh habitats in the desert.
    DeathValley_SaratogaSprings_7611.jpg
  • An elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) pup rests next to its mother on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth, mate and molt. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts, called proboscis, that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seals_Piedras-Blancas_Pup-M...jpg
  • An adult male elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) rests on the sandy beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth, mate and molt. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts, called proboscis, that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seal_Piedras-Blancas_Male_R...jpg
  • A mountain dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) tree shows its blossoms in late spring in a dense forest in the Yosemite Valley near Yosemite Point, Yosemite National Park, California. Mountain dogwood trees are short compared to most other trees in the Yosemite Valley. Mature dogwood trees grow to between 10 and 30 feet (3 to 9 meters).
    Yosemite_Dogwood_Forest_7280.jpg
  • Several elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) pups cuddle up next to a female elephant seal on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth, mate and molt. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts, called proboscis, that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seals_Piedras-Blancas_Pups_...jpg
  • A northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) flips sand onto her back on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth and mate, and researchers believe flipping sand onto their backs may help regulate their body temperatures while on shore. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seal_Piedras-Blancas_Sand_F...jpg
  • Three female northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), also known as cows, rest together on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth and mate. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seals_Piedras-Blancas_Three...jpg
  • A male northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) rests in the twilight surf on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth and mate. Male elephant seals, known as bulls, are exceptionally large, weighing up to 5,500 pounds (2,500 kilograms). The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seal_Piedras-Blancas_Twilig...jpg
  • Millions of microscopic organisms called dinoflagellates briefly emit a blue light when they are disturbed in the calm waters of Mosquito Bay on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Mosquito Bay — also known as Puerto Mosquito, Caño Hondo and Bahía Bioluminiscente — is the brightest bioluminescent bay in the world with 2.4 million dinoflagellates per gallon of water at the time of this image. The dinoflagellates in Mosquito Bay are Pyrodinium bahamense and are a type of plankton, a subgroup of algae, that are found in Atlantic seawater warmer than 68 °F (20 °C). Mosquito Bay has a number of features that allow these dinoflagellates to exist in record concentrations. First, the bay has a very narrow opening to the Caribbean Sea, so when they are washed into the bay, they tend to get stuck. Mosquito Bay is also lined with mangrove trees, which provide abundant food for the dinoflagellates as they decompose.
    Puerto-Rico_Vieques_Mosquito-Bay_Bio...jpg
  • The sun sets behind one of the prominent sea stacks known as the Marin Headlands at Rodeo Beach, located in the Golden Gate National Recreational Area near San Francisco, California.
    CA_MarinHeadlands_Sunset_0140.jpg
  • Thick clouds and fog blow over a ridge high above the South Fork of the Tuolumne River in the Stanislaus National Forest, California. This image was captured from a vista point known as the Rim of the World and is located west of Yosemite National Park.
    CA_Stanislaus_RimOfTheWorld_Foggy_84...jpg
  • Tens of thousands of California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) blanket the Carrizo Plain in the southern San Joaquin Valley of California. The Carrizo Plain is the single largest remaining section of native grasslands, which used to be common in Califonria.
    CA_Goldfields_CarrizoPlain_7830.jpg
  • An anvil cumulonimbus incus cloud forms over the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. These clouds can result in lightning, hail, heavy rain and strong wind.
    CA_anvil_cumulonimbus_cloud_8720.jpg
  • California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) in full bloom fill the floor of the Antelope Valley near Lancaster, California.
    CA_Antelope-Valley_Poppies_7958.jpg
  • A long camera exposure captures the motion of Pacific Ocean waves crashing over beach rocks at Las Tunas Beach in Malibu, California, in the golden light of the late afternoon.
    CA_Waves_Beach-Rocks_Las-Tunas_8719.jpg
  • A narrow band of sunlight illuminates on band of rolling hills in the Antelope Valley of California near Liebre Mountain.
    CA_Antelope-Valley_Rolling-Hills_462...jpg
  • A carpet of yellow and violet spring wildflowers grow at the base of the Tehachapi Mountains in California, as an April rainstorm passes overhead.
    CA_Tehachapi_Wildflowers_4337.jpg
  • A variety of spring wildflowers bloom after rainstorms in the Ballona Wetlands, one of the last significant wetlands remaining near Los Angeles, California.
    CA_Ballona_Wetlands_Wildflowers_4230.jpg
  • A variety of yellow spring wildflowers bloom after rainstorms in the Ballona Wetlands, one of the last significant wetlands remaining near Los Angeles, California.
    CA_Ballona_Wetlands_Wildflowers_4263.jpg
  • An aerial view shows the great contrast in color of the hills in the Hungry Valley area of Los Angeles County, California.
    CA_Hungry-Valley_Aerial_7722.jpg
  • Oak trees and yellow wildflowers line the rolling hills of Diablo State Park near Clayton, California.
    CA_Mount-Diablo_Rolling-Hills_1962.jpg
  • Alameda Creek carves a path through a muddy delta to reach the San Francisco Bay near Oakland, California.
    CA_San-Francisco-Bay_Delta_Aerial_85...jpg
  • California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) grow around the base of a snag in Mount Diablo State Park near Clayton, California.
    CA_Mount-Diablo_Poppies_Snag_1976.jpg
  • Early morning light highlights the top of Eagle Falls, a waterfall in the Lake Tahoe area of California.
    CA_EagleFalls_Detail_9480.jpg
  • The sunrise lights up Eagle Falls which flows high above Emerald Bay and Lake Tahoe on the border of California and Nevada. Lake Tahoe is the second deepest lake in the United States and the sixteenth deepest in the world, with a maximum depth of 1,645 feet (501 meters). The lake was formed by a fracture in the Earth's crust that resulted in the Sierra Nevada mountains and Carson Range (visible in the background).
    CA_LakeTahoe_EagleFalls_Sunrise_9457.jpg
  • Strong Pacific Ocean waves crash into the rugged coastline at Pino Point in Pacific Grove, California.
    CA_PointPinos_StrongWave_1031.jpg
  • A shorebird runs along the beach near Santa Cruz, California as the sun sets over the Pacific Ocean.
    CA_Beach_ShorebirdSunset_NaturalBrid...jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash up against the one remaining arch in Natural Bridges State Park in Santa Cruz, California. There used to be three arches. Arches form when waves continually pound a weak spot in the rock, wearing a hole through it. Over time, continued erosion enlarges the hole so much that the overlying rock can no longer be supported and the arch collapses.
    CA_NaturalBridge_SantaCruz_0354.jpg
  • A hillside over Tehachapi, California, is lush with yellow and violet wildflowers as a spring rainstorm approaches.
    CA_Tehachapi_Wildflowers_4607.jpg
  • Golden California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) grow on the rolling hills of the Morgan Territory Regional Preserve near Antioch, California. Mount Diablo, a prominent upthrust peak that rises 3,849 feet (1,173 meters), is visible in the background.
    CA_Morgan-Territory_Poppies_Mount-Di...jpg
  • A colorful fall sunset lights up the sky above two large sea stacks on the North California Coast near Klamath.
    CA_Klamath_SeaStacks_0620.jpg
  • The Middle Fork of the Kings River runs through a deep gorge, called the Tehipite Valley, in Kings Canyon National Park, California. The deep gorge, located in the southern Sierra Nevada, is more than 4,000 feet (1250 meters) deep in places and was carved by glaciers. In this view, it runs between Kettle Ridge and the White Divide (on left) and the Monarch Divide and Windy Peak.
    CA_KingsCanyon_TehipiteValley_Blue_8...jpg
  • Thick clouds and fog blow over a ridge high above the South Fork of the Tuolumne River in the Stanislaus National Forest, California. This image was captured from a vista point known as the Rim of the World and is located west of Yosemite National Park.
    CA_Stanislaus_RimOfTheWorld_Foggy_84...jpg
  • Several Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) grow in a carpet of goldfields (Lasthenia chrysotoma) in the Indian Wells Valley, northeast of Mojave California.
    CA_JoshuaTrees_Goldfields_IndianWell...jpg
  • The sun begins to set over the Pacific Ocean and sea stacks at the Marin Headlands, located at Rodeo Beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near San Francisco, California.
    CA_MarinHeadlands_Susnet_0136.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash into a narrow, rocky inlet at Lovers Point in Pacific Grove, California.
    CA_PacificGrove_LoversPointSunset_09...jpg
  • A shape resembling a volcano is visible on the wall of Subway Cave, a lava tube formed 30,000 years ago in California's Hat Creek Valley. The tube itself was formed when the top portion of the lava flow cooled to a hard crust while allowing hot lava to flow underneath. Eventually, the lava flow stopped, leaving behind the shell. This formation resulted from hot lava dripping from the ceiling of the tube.
    CA_SubwayCave_VolcanoShape_3617.jpg
  • Subway Cave, located in Lassen National Forest, California, was formed 30,000 years ago by a lava flow in the Hat Creek Valley. During the flow, the top cooled and formed a hard crust while allowing hot lava to continue to flow underneath. Eventually, the lava stopped flowing, leaving behind this shell. Subway Cave is about a third of a mile (half a kilometer) in length.
    CA_SubwayCave_3606.jpg
  • Subway Cave, located in Lassen National Forest, California, was formed 30,000 years ago by a lava flow in the Hat Creek Valley. During the flow, the top cooled and formed a hard crust while allowing hot lava to continue to flow underneath. Eventually, the lava stopped flowing, leaving behind this shell. Subway Cave is about a third of a mile (half a kilometer) in length.
    CA_SubwayCave_3590.jpg
  • Brown pelicans dive off Natural Bridge near Santa Cruz, California at sunset. There used to be three arches, but the second one collapsed in the early 1980s. The first collapsed even earlier. Arches or bridges form when waves continually pound a weak spot in the rock, wearing a hole through it. Over time, continued erosion enlarges the hole so much that the overlying rock can no longer be supported and it collapses. A bridge is a span that connects to the mainland; an arch stands by itself.
    CA_NaturalBridge_SantaCruz_0358.jpg
  • The dramatic Burney Falls plunge 129 feet (39 meters) at McArthur-Burney State Park in northern California. The waterfall is fed by underground springs at and above the falls and flows at an almost constant rate of 100 million US gallons per day (4 m³/s), even during the dry summer months.
    CA_BurneyFalls_3553.jpg
  • California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) open and show their full blooms on a sunny afternoon in the Antelope Valley near Lancaster, California.
    CA_Antelope-Valley_Poppies_8007.jpg
  • Violet spring wildflowers and oak trees sit at the base of mountains, which vanish into low clouds above Tehachapi, California.
    CA_Tehachapi_Wildflowers-Oaks_4502.jpg
  • A fiery sunrise colors the sky red over Venice Beach, Venice, California.
    CA_Venice-Beach_Fiery-Sunrise_7260.jpg
  • A tree that appears to be wind-swept stands at the summit of a rolling hill in the foothills of Mount Diablo near Clayton, California.
    CA_Clayton_Wind-Swept-Tree_1421.jpg
  • Two oak trees — one young and vibrant, the other old and weathered — stand at the top of a hill in the foothills of Mount Diablo near Clayton, California.
    CA_Clayton_TreesOnHillside_1435.jpg
  • A red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) hunts in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, California.
    Hawk_Red-Tailed_Hunting_Tilden-CA_18...jpg
  • Several large cracks, some caused by rocks tumbling from the steep, rocky walls that surround the lake, are visible in the ice on Lake Crowley, located near Mammoth Lakes in Mono County, California.
    CA_Lake-Crowley_Cracks-In-Ice_6761.jpg
  • Several tufa columns are turned golden by the rising sun at Mono Lake, California. Tufa forms only underwater. When calcium-rich springs flow up through the lake bottom, the calcium bonds to the carbonates in the lake water, forming calcium carbonate, a type of limestone. The solid material builds on itself, gradually forming a tufa tower. The tufa towers form only underwater; they were exposed when the lake was drained to provide drinking water for cities. After environmental groups took legal action, less water is being diverted for cities and the lake is slowly refilling.
    CA_MonoLake_Tufas_Golden_9336.jpg
  • The setting sun colors approaching winter storm clouds over the Point Reyes National Seashore in northern California.
    CA_PointReyes_StormySunset_9694.jpg
  • Burney Falls in northern California emerges from the rocks. The waterfall is fed by underground springs at and above the falls; cracks in the rock allow the water to emerge at various points of the falls. Since it is fed by springs, Burney Falls flows at an almost constant rate of 100 million US gallons per day (4 m³/s), even during the dry summer months.
    CA_BurneyFalls_Close_3582.jpg
  • Golden grasses and California poppies blow in the strong wind along the Seaview Trail in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, California.
    CA_Tilden_Grasses_Wind_1727.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the clouds streaking over Soldier Mountain and Cayton Creek in Shasta County in northern California.
    CA_CaytonCreek_SoldierMountain_LongE...jpg
  • Large limestone formations, known as tufa, rise from Mono Lake in eastern California. The tufa result from calcium-rich springs that flow up from the bottom of the lake. The calcium bonds to carbonates in the water, forming calcium carbonate, a type of limestone. The calcium carbonate builds on itself, gradually forming towering columns. Those columns grow only when under water; they stop growing when the lake level drops and they are exposed.
    CA_MonoLake_Sunrise_Silhouette_9259.jpg
  • Numerous Sierra Nevada mountains and ridges are visible through a hazy, golden sunset above Kings Canyon in California. Among the peaks are Converse Mountain (foreground), Rogers Ridge (foreground center), 8167-foot (2489-meter) Patterson Mountain (background right), and 6697-foot (2041-meter) Dinkey Mountain (background left).
    CA_KingsCanyon_SierraNevada_GoldenSu...jpg
  • A 30-second camera exposure blurs the Pacific Ocean waves that crash into Point Pinos at Asilomar Beach, Pacific Grove, California.
    CA_AsilomarBeach_PointPinos_LongExpo...jpg
  • Very heavy spring storms create two temporary waterfalls to join the year-round Rose Valley Falls, pictured at left, in the Los Padres National Forest near Ojai, California. Rose Valley Falls drops 300 feet (91 meters).
    CA_RoseValley_ThreeWaterfalls_7930.jpg
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
x

Living Wilderness Nature Photography

  • Nature Photography Galleries
    • All Galleries
    • Search
    • Cart
    • Lightbox
    • Client Area
  • Portfolio
  • Search Nature Photography
  • Books
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact