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  • Viewed from near the summit of the High Peaks of Pinnacles National Park, California, a California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) soars in search of food. California condors are New World vultures that went extinct in the wild in 1987. They have gradually been reintroduced to California's coastal mountains and parts of Utah, Arizona and Baja California. However, they remain one of the rarest birds. California condors have a wingspan of up to 9.8 feet (3 meters), the longest of any North American bird.
    California-Condor_Pinnacles-NP_Soari...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
  • California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) in full bloom fill the floor of the Antelope Valley near Lancaster, California.
    CA_Antelope-Valley_Poppies_7958.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • A long exposure blurs the motion of Pacific Ocean waves on a foggy morning in Venice Beach, California.
    Pacific-Ocean_Waves_Fog_Venice_7314.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
  • 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 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
  • With a Pacific Ocean wave in the background, a Heermann's gull (Larus heermanni) rests on a rock overlooking Las Tunas Beach near Malibu, California. This is an adult Heermann's gull, displaying breeding plumage. Heermann's gulls are native to the west coast of North America, from southwestern British Columbia to Mexico. The gulls are usually found at the shoreline or very far out to sea; they are very rarely spotted inland. Nearly all of the Heermann's gulls nest on Isla Rasa in the Gulf of California.
    Gull_Heermanns_Las-Tunas-Beach_9341.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
  • 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
  • A variety of colorful spring flowers bloom among the large rocks in the bluffs of Malibu, California.
    Malibu_Big-Rocks_Wildflowers_4105.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
  • A dramatic sunset colors the sky behind large sea stacks in Rodeo Cove located in the Marin Headlands near San Francisco, California. The Marin Headlands are part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
    Marin-Headlands_Rodeo-Cove_Sea-Stack...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
  • Eagle Peak, a ‎7,783-foot (2,372-meter) peak that is the highest of the Three Brothers, rises above storm clouds in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Eagle-Peak_Stormy_9386.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
  • 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
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash into rocks along the California Coast in Marin County, north of Muir Beach.
    CA_Pacific-Coast_Marin-County_5526.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Several trees grow from cracks on the steep granite face of Rocky Point in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Trees_Rocky-Point_8880.jpg
  • The full moon is in the sky over Mount Shasta, a 14,179-foot (4321 meter) volcano located in the Cascade Range in California. This is an aerial view captured over Lassen County, California.
    Mount-Shasta_Full-Moon_Aerial_9025.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of Pacific Ocean waves crashing onto Venice Beach in Venice, California, at sunrise.
    Venice-Beach_Waves_Sunrise_7458.jpg
  • A hillside over Tehachapi, California, is lush with yellow and violet wildflowers as a spring rainstorm approaches.
    CA_Tehachapi_Wildflowers_4607.jpg
  • The setting sun reddens low-level clouds, creating a fiery sunset over Pacific Ocean waves as they crash into Venice Beach in California.
    Pacific-Ocean_Fiery-Sunset_Venice_77...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 female Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) emerges from its burrow high in Tilden Regional Park, Orinda, California.
    Lizard_Western-Fence_Burrow_Tilden_1...jpg
  • The 80-foot-tall McWay Falls, surging after several days of heavy rain, is colored by the setting sun as rain clouds continue to hang overhead. McWay Falls is one of the few waterfalls that empty directly into the Pacific Ocean. Such waterfalls are called tide falls. McWay Falls is located in the Big Sur region of California, south of Monterey.
    McWay-Falls_Stormy-Sunset_8197.jpg
  • Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) cluster together in Pacific Grove, California. The flight muscles of a monarch butterfly do not work well unless the temperature is above 55 degrees Fahrenheit (13 Celsius), so during the winter they cluster in large masses to conserve heat.
    Monarch_Clusters_PacificGrove_0860.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 fiery sunset stretches across Rodeo Cove, reaching from the sea stacks to Bird Island in the Marin Headlands near San Francisco, California. The Marin Headlands are part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
    Marin-Headlands_Rodeo-Cove_Sea-Stack...jpg
  • A fiery sunset colors the sky over Bird Island and the southern cliffs of the Marin Headlands, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near San Francisco, California.
    Marin-Headlands_Rodeo-Cove_Fiery-Sun...jpg
  • A dramatic sunset colors the sky behind large sea stacks in Rodeo Cove located in the Marin Headlands near San Francisco, California. The Marin Headlands are part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
    Marin-Headlands_Rodeo-Cove_Sea-Stack...jpg
  • A turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) soars over the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area near San Simeon, California. Turkey vultures, also known as turkey buzzards, are the most widespread of the New World vultures, found from southern Canada to the southern tip of South America. Turkey vultures are scavengers, using their keen sense of smell to detect the first signs of decay. They typically fly by using thermals to move through the air, flapping their wings infrequently.
    Turkey-Vulture_Soaring_Piedras-Blanc...jpg
  • Low cumulus clouds climb up the southeast face of Mount Shasta in this aerial view taken from above the 14,179-foot (4321 meter) volcano located in the Cascade Range in California.
    Mount-Shasta_Aerial_Winter_1408.jpg
  • The first light of day illuminates the very top of El Capitan, a 7,573-foot (2,308 meter) granite peak in Yosemite National Park, California. El Capitan is one of the most prominent peaks in the Yosemite Valley and its name is the Spanish word for "captain," an homage to its Native American name, which meant "chief."
    Yosemite_El-Capitan_First-Light_9403.jpg
  • A great egret (Ardea alba) flies over the freshwater marsh of the Ballona Wetlands near Los Angeles, California. The Ballona Wetlands are one of the last wetlands of any significance in the Los Angeles basin.
    Egret-Great_Ballona-Wetlands_1540.jpg
  • Lassen Peak, a 10,457-foot (3,187-meter) volcano, in the Cascade Range in California, is lit by the first light of day in this aerial view over Lassen Volcanic National Park. Lassen Peak, also known as Mount Lassen, is an active volcano that last erupted in 1917. The area, however, is still volcanically active with hot springs, geysers and boiling mud pots. Lassen Peak itself stands near Mount Tehama, which was a stratovolcano that was once at least 1,000 feet taller than Lassen Peak is now. Mount Tehama is now known as Brokeoff Mountain, and is visible to the left of Lassen Peak in this image.
    Lassen-Peak_Aerial_Sunrise_2407.jpg
  • A herring gull (Larus argentatus) stands in wet sand on Venice Beach, California, waiting for Pacific Ocean waves to deliver more food.
    Venice-Beach_Gull_Wave_7298.jpg
  • Nearly two dozen elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) and a glaucous-winged gull fly together over the Malibu Lagoon in Malibu, California.
    Terns-Elegant_Flock_Malibu-Lagoon_40...jpg
  • A dark harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardii) stretches while hauled out on a rock near Ratner Beach in Malibu, California.
    Harbor-Seal_Stretching_Malibu_3660.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 long exposure turns Pacific Ocean waves into impressionistic streaks as they crash into Venice Beach at sunset in Venice, California.
    Pacific-Ocean_Waves_Impressionistic_...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
  • 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
  • Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) cluster together in Pacific Grove, California. The flight muscles of a monarch butterfly do not work well unless the temperature is above 55 degrees Fahrenheit (13 Celsius), so during the winter they cluster in large masses to conserve heat.
    Monarch_Clusters_PacificGrove_0873.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Merced River flows past large granite rocks in a narrow gorge at the western side of Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Merced-River_Rocks_8863.jpg
  • Cascade Creek flows past ice-covered rocks and brush on a below-freezing morning in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Cascade-Creek_Ice_9575.jpg
  • Eagle Peak, a ‎7,783-foot (2,372-meter) peak that is the highest of the Three Brothers, rises above storm clouds in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Eagle-Peak_Stormy_9380.jpg
  • An Allen's Chipmunk (Tamias senex) — and its shadow — feeds in the Sequoia National Forest near Kings Canyon National Park, California. Allen's Chipmunks, also known as Large Mountain Chipmunks or Shadow Chipmunks, are found from the coast to the mountains, though only the mountain chipmunks hibernate in the winter. Allen's Chipmunks primarily feed on fungi.
    Chipmunk_Allens_Shadow_8041.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ice lines the sides of Yosemite Falls on a cold winter morning in Yosemite National Park, California. At 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_Ice_9535.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
  • The granite walls of the Yosemite Valley, turned golden at sunrise, are reflected on a textured layer of ice that covers Sentinel Meadow in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Sentinel-Meadow_Ice_9142fs.jpg
  • The water in Horsetail Fall, a 1,000-foot (305-meter) waterfall, appears like lava at sunset as it pours over the granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California. The dramatic lighting effect, which has been called a "firefall," appears in mid-to-late February if the weather conditions are just right.
    Yosemite_Horsetail-Fall_Sunset_8929.jpg
  • A rainbow forms in Lower Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park, California, on a cold winter morning. This 320-foot (98 meter) waterfall is one of three sections that together make up Yosemite Falls, the tallest measured waterfall in North America with a total height of 2,425 feet (739 meters).
    Yosemite_Lower-Yosemite-Falls_Ice-Ra...jpg
  • The Merced River, swollen after a period of exceptionally heavy rain, flows over river rocks in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Merced-River_Rocks_9165.jpg
  • The granite walls of the Yosemite Valley, turned golden at sunrise, are reflected on a textured layer of ice that covers Sentinel Meadow in Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_Sentinel-Meadow_Ice_9134fs.jpg
  • Horsetail Fall, a 1,000-foot (305-meter) waterfall, appears like lava at sunset as it pours over the granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California. The dramatic lighting effect, which has been called a "firefall," appears in mid-to-late February if the weather conditions are just right.
    Yosemite_Horsetail-Fall_Sunset_9663.jpg
  • The Gates of the Valley stand tall over the Merced River at Valley View in Yosemite National Park, California. At left is El Capitan, a 7,573-foot (2,308 meter) sheer granite peak. At right is Bridalveil Fall, a 620-foot (189-meter) waterfall.
    Yosemite_GatesOfTheValley_Winter_898...jpg
  • Horsetail Fall, a 1,000-foot (305-meter) waterfall, appears like lava at sunset as it pours over the granite face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California. The dramatic lighting effect, which has been called a "firefall," appears in mid-to-late February if the weather conditions are just right.
    Yosemite_Horsetail-Fall_Sunset_8940.jpg
  • El Capitan, a 7,573-foot (2,308 meter) granite peak is reflected in the Merced River as it flows through Yosemite National Park, California. El Capitan is one of the most prominent peaks in the Yosemite Valley and its name is the Spanish word for "captain," an homage to its Native American name, which meant "chief."
    Yosemite_ElCapitan_MercedRiver_9110.jpg
  • Ice lines the sides of Yosemite Falls on a cold winter morning in Yosemite National Park, California. At 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_Ice_Detail_9...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
  • A California darner (Rhionaeschna californica formerly Aeshna californica) rests on a blooming rhododendron in Snohomish County, Washington. The California darner is a widespread dragonfly, found from British Columbia, Canada to Baja, Mexico.
    Darner_California_Rhododendron_1730.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
  • The Colorado River and several smaller rivers empty into the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, in northern Baja California, Mexico. This area is called the Colorado River Delta.
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  • Strong Pacific Ocean waves crash into the rugged coastline at Pino Point in Pacific Grove, California.
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  • One California sea lion uses another as a pillow as they sleep on a pier in San Francisco, California. Hundreds of sea lions rest and sunbathe at Pier 39.
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  • Hundreds of California sea lions rest at Pier 39 in San Francisco, California.
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  • A California sea lion barks while dozens of others rest and sunbathe at Pier 39 in San Francisco, California. On sunny days, hundreds of sea lions rest on the piers.
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  • California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) grow on the slope of Mount Finlayson, which stands on San Juan Island in Washington state, overlooking South Beach, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the Olympic Mountains. The mountain and the beach are part of San Juan Island National Historical Park.
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  • A half moon, technically known as the first quarter moon, rises in the sky above Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, California. Half Dome, 8836 feet (2693 meters) tall, is a granite dome that seems to be missing a large section. While named Half Dome, the missing piece is likely a quarter, rather than half. Scientists also believe the missing granite also eroded away as fast as it was exposed, rather than falling off in a dramatic event.
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