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  • A compressed view shows the contrasting water flow patterns of two parts of a curved waterfall located in the Frenchman Hills Wasteway in Potholes State Park, Grant County, Washington.
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  • Golden light of the evening sun warms the colors of Reservation Head and reflects onto the water of Deception Pass in this view from Deception Pass State Park in Washington state. The pass is the dividing line between Skagit and Whatcom counties. Deception Pass was named by Captain George Vancouver in 1772 to reflect his disappointment that the waterway was more narrow than it first appeared.
    WA_Deception-Pass_Reservation-Head_9...jpg
  • Wispy cirrus clouds become fiery after sunset over Deception Pass in Island County, Washington. Deception Pass is a strait that connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Skagit Bay, separating Whidbey (left) and Fidalgo (right) islands.
    WA_Deception-Pass_Fiery-Sunset_9844.jpg
  • A spotted sandpiper (Actitis macularius) in non-breeding plumage hunts from its rocky perch along a creek in Potholes State Park, Grant County, Washington.
    Sandpiper-Spotted_Potholes_Hunting_8...jpg
  • A fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) digs its claws into the bark as it climbs an oak tree in Potholes State Park in Grant County, Washington. The fox squirrel is the largest tree squirrel native to North America, though its original range consisted of the eastern half of the continent. It was introduced to several western states, including Washington, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.
    Squirrel-Fox_Climbing_Potholes-SP_86...jpg
  • A fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) poses on an oak tree branch in Potholes State Park in Grant County, Washington. The fox squirrel is the largest tree squirrel native to North America, though its original range consisted of the eastern half of the continent. It was introduced to several western states, including Washington, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.
    Squirrel-Fox_Potholes-SP_8786.jpg
  • A small waterfall flows over sandstone layers in Matthiessen State Park, located in LaSalle County, Illinois. Creeks carved a canyon that's as much as 45 feet (14 meters) deep, exposing sandstone layers.
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  • A small waterfall flows over sandstone layers in Matthiessen State Park, located in LaSalle County, Illinois. Creeks carved a canyon that's as much as 45 feet (14 meters) deep, exposing sandstone layers.
    IL_Matthiessen_Waterfall_Layers_0777.jpg
  • A fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) feasts on an acorn from its perch in an oak tree in Potholes State Park in Grant County, Washington. The fox squirrel is the largest tree squirrel native to North America, though its original range consisted of the eastern half of the continent. It was introduced to several western states, including Washington, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.
    Squirrel-Fox_Eating_Potholes-SP_8596.jpg
  • A fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) looks out from its perch high in an oak tree in Potholes State Park in Grant County, Washington. The fox squirrel is the largest tree squirrel native to North America, though its original range consisted of the eastern half of the continent. It was introduced to several western states, including Washington, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.
    Squirrel-Fox_Potholes-SP_8560.jpg
  • A fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) looks out from its perch high in an oak tree in Potholes State Park in Grant County, Washington. The fox squirrel is the largest tree squirrel native to North America, though its original range consisted of the eastern half of the continent. It was introduced to several western states, including Washington, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.
    Squirrel-Fox_Potholes-SP_8818.jpg
  • A gull flies over as the sun begins to set behind Little James Island in Olympic National Park, Washington.
    OlympicNP_Rialto-Beach_Little-James-...jpg
  • Colorful bacterial mats originating from the bubbling Chinese Spring point toward Firehole River in the Upper Geyser Basin area of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Almost every geyser and hot spring in Yellowstone hosts bacteria. Here, the bright orange streaks are the result of Cyanobacteria Phormidium.
    Yellowstone_Chinese-Spring_Firehole-...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
  • Smoke from wildfires fills the valleys between the mountains of North Cascades in this aerial view from over Elija Ridge in North Cascades National Park in Whatcom County, Washington. Lake Chelan is visible in the distance, just left of center.
    WA_North-Cascades_Aerial_Wildfire-Sm...jpg
  • Wispy cirrus clouds become fiery after sunset and are reflected on Deception Pass in Washington state. Deception Pass is a strait that connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Skagit Bay, separating Whidbey (left) and Fidalgo (right) islands. This image was captured over Canoe Pass, the smaller of the two channels that combine to form Deception Pass.
    WA_Deception-Pass_Fiery-Sunset_9866.jpg
  • A few cirrus clouds turn red with the last light of day over Deception Pass in Skagit County, Washington.  Deception Pass is a strait that connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Skagit Bay, separating Whidbey and Fidalgo (right) islands.
    WA_Deception-Pass_Dusk_9883.jpg
  • Wispy cirrus clouds take on the golden color of the sun as it sets over Deception Pass in Island County, Washington. Deception Pass is a strait that connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca with Skagit Bay, separating Whidbey (left) and Fidalgo (right) islands.
    WA_Deception-Pass_Sunset_9813.jpg
  • The golden light of a summer sunset illuminates the northwestern face of Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in Washington state and the highest volcano in the Cascade Range. Mount Rainier has an elevation of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters). In the background at left, Mount Adams is visible. At 12,276 ft. (3742 m), Mount Adams is the second-tallest mountain in the state. This is an aerial view captured from above Pierce County, Washington.
    Rainier_Sunset_Aerial_3653.jpg
  • A smoky haze from large wildfires settles over the wetlands over North Creek Park in Bothell, Washington.
    WA_North-Creek-Park_Smoky-Haze_9382.jpg
  • A western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii) looks for food from its perch on a branch of an old ash tree in wetlands in King County, Washington. The western screech owl is found throughout western North America in open woods and forest edges. The small owl primarily feeds on small mammals and hunts at night, dawn and dusk.
    Owl-Western-Screech_Dawn_Marymoor_47...jpg
  • Hikers, visible at the bottom right corner of the image, provide a sense of scale for the Great Sand Dunes near Mosca, Colorado, the tallest sand dunes in North America. The tallest dunes in the park rise about 750 feet from the valley floor.
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  • Yellow summer wildflowers frame the Middle Falls of the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park, New York. The Middle Falls of the Genesee River has a height of 107 feet (33 meters) and is about twice that wide. The area was once submerged under an inland sea, which left deposits that formed sandstone and shale. The eroded the river bed forming the Letchworth Gorge, which is 22 miles (35 km) long and as much as 550 feet (168 meters) deep.
    NY_Letchworth_MiddleFalls_Wildflower...jpg
  • The setting sun shines through a narrow gap between the clouds over Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend, Washington.
    WA_FortWorden_Sunset_8120.jpg
  • 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.
    WA_San-Juan-Island_Poppies_Olympics_...jpg
  • Venus is visible against the setting Sun in this view from Kings Canyon National Park, California. Venus, the second planet from the Sun, is visible as a black dot on the lower right corner of the Sun. The transit was visible from at least four continents and is the last until December 2117.
    Sun_Venus_Transit_KingsCanyon_7356.jpg
  • Upper Tahquamenon Falls, framed by winter ice, drops 48 feet (14 meters) in Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the upper peninsula of Michigan. The upper falls are more than 200 feet (60 meters) across and portions of the waterfall freeze in winter. The water of the Tahquamenon River appears brown or red because of tannic acid that results from the organic material generated by the cedar, hemlock and spruce forests along the river.
    MI_Tahquamenon-Falls_Frozen_0931.jpg
  • Upper Tahquamenon Falls, located in Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the upper peninsula of Michigan, flows through the thawing winter ice. The water of the Tahquamenon River appears brown or red because of tannic acid that results from the organic material generated by the cedar, hemlock and spruce forests along the river.
    MI_Tahquamenon-Falls_Frozen_1140.jpg
  • Red streaks are visible in the water at the top of Upper Tahquamenon Falls, a 48-foot (14-meter) waterfall in Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the upper peninsula of Michigan. The upper falls are more than 200 feet (60 meters) across. The water of the Tahquamenon River appears brown or red because of tannic acid that results from the organic material generated by the cedar, hemlock and spruce forests along the river.
    MI_Tahquamenon-Falls_Red-Streaks_112...jpg
  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) pauses to lick its lips as it climbs a snow-covered hillside in the Custer Gallatin National Forest near Cooke City, Montana.
    Fox-Red_Hunting_Winter_Gallatin-NF_7...jpg
  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) walks through snow to hunt in the Custer Gallatin National Forest near Cooke City, Montana.
    Fox-Red_Hunting_Winter_Gallatin-NF_7...jpg
  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) crouches low in the snow to hunt birds in the Custer Gallatin National Forest near Cooke City, Montana.
    Fox-Red_Hunting_Winter_Gallatin-NF_7...jpg
  • Admist light snow, a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) scans the landscape in search of prey in the Custer Gallatin National Forest near Cooke City, Montana.
    Fox-Red_Winter_Gallatin-NF_7716.jpg
  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) crouches in the snow behind an old tree trunk to hunt birds in the Custer Gallatin National Forest near Cooke City, Montana.
    Fox-Red_Hunting_Winter_Gallatin-NF_7...jpg
  • Haze from wildfires partially obscures the sun and blankets the wetlands of the North Creek Park in Bothell, Washington.
    WA_North-Creek-Park-Smoky-Haze_9416.jpg
  • A family of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) — two adults and four goslings — feed on a bluff over the water of Smallpox Bay in San Juan County Park on San Juan Island, Washington. Smallpox Bay was named for a smallpox outbreak that killed Indians. Indians who were infected with the disease in Victoria where brought across Haro Straight in 1860 to die near the bay on the west side of San Juan Island.
    Geese-Canada_Family_San-Juan-Island_...jpg
  • A wide range of colors are visible in the weathered bark of a Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii) tree in San Juan County Park on San Juan Island, Washington. Pacific Madrone trees, are also known as madrona and arbutus trees, and have paper-thin orange-red bark that peels away as they mature.
    Arbutus_Bark_Weathered_San-Juan-Isla...jpg
  • American coots (Fulica americana) begin to take flight from an area where they were feeding on Lake Sammamish in Redmond, Washington. The American coot is also sometimes called a mud hen or pouldeau. This image was captured from Marymoor Park, a King County park that attracts more than 3 million visitors each year.
    Coots-American_Flock_Lake-Sammamish_...jpg
  • American coots (Fulica americana) begin to take flight from an area where they were feeding on Lake Sammamish in Redmond, Washington. The American coot is also sometimes called a mud hen or pouldeau. This image was captured from Marymoor Park, a King County park that attracts more than 3 million visitors each year.
    Coots-American_Flock_Lake-Sammamish_...jpg
  • American coots (Fulica americana) begin to take flight from an area where they were feeding on Lake Sammamish in Redmond, Washington. The American coot is also sometimes called a mud hen or pouldeau. This image was captured from Marymoor Park, a King County park that attracts more than 3 million visitors each year.
    Coots-American_Flock_Lake-Sammamish_...jpg
  • The Point Wilson Light stands at the edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca near Port Townsend, Washington. The lighthouse was activated December 15, 1879. Its present structure was finished in 1913. The Point Wilson Light was automated in November 1976.
    PointWilson_Lighthouse_8431.jpg
  • The Point Wilson Light stands at the edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca near Port Townsend, Washington. The lighthouse was activated December 15, 1879. Its present structure was finished in 1913. The Point Wilson Light was automated in November 1976.
    PointWilson_Lighthouse_8418.jpg
  • Great Sand Dunes National Park is home to the tallest sand dunes in North America. The tallest of the dunes climb 750 feet from the San Luis Valley. The valley is very windy and the sands are trapped by the Sangre de Christo Mountains, visible in the background.
    GreatSandDunes_SangreDeChristo_2244.jpg
  • Great Sand Dunes National Park is home to the tallest sand dunes in North America. The tallest of the dunes climb 750 feet from the San Luis Valley. The valley is very windy and the sands are trapped by the Sangre de Christo Mountains, visible in the background.
    GreatSandDunesMountainsCO.jpg
  • Great Sand Dunes National Park is home to the tallest sand dunes in North America. The tallest of the dunes climb 750 feet from the San Luis Valley. The valley is very windy and the sands are trapped by the Sangre de Christo Mountains, not visible in this frame.
    GreatSandDunesCO.jpg
  • A young elk (Cervus canadensis) looks at its mother through thick fog in a field in Snohomish County, Washington. A bull elk is faintly visible in the background on the left side of the image. Elk, which are related to deer, are also known as wapiti, a Native American word that means “light-colored deer.”
    Elk_Family_Fog_Snoqualmie_9228.jpg
  • As the waters of Saratoga Passage reflect the colors of a fiery sunset, a common goldeneye dives to find food off Camano Island State Park, Camano Island, Washington.
    Camano-Island_Goldeneye_Diving_Glint...jpg
  • Whatcom Creek splashes over rocks at the base of Whatcom Falls, a 25-foot (7-meter) waterfall located in Whatcom Falls Park near Bellingham, Washington. The name Whatcom is derived from a Lummi Indian word meaning "noisy water."
    WA_Whatcom-Falls_Detail_7453.jpg
  • Whatcom Creek splashes over rocks at the base of Whatcom Falls, a 25-foot (7-meter) waterfall located in Whatcom Falls Park near Bellingham, Washington. The name Whatcom is derived from a Lummi Indian word meaning "noisy water."
    WA_Whatcom-Falls_Detail_7437.jpg
  • A black scoter, rendered in silhouette, flies over the water of Saratoga Passage as it reflects the colors of a fiery sunset off Camano Island State Park, Camano Island, Washington.
    Camano-Island_Scoter_Sunset_Glint_48...jpg
  • Thick fog covers a high mountain valley beneath Mount Shuksan, a 9,127-foot (2,782-meter) peak located in the North Cascades National Park in Washington state. Valley fog, which is a type of radiation fog, can be incredible dense. It forms when air along ridgetops and mountain slopes cools after sunset. The air then becomes dense and sinks into the valley below where it continues to cool and becomes saturated, causing fog to form. Shuksan is derived from a Skagit Indian word meaning "rocky and precipitous."
    Shuksan_ValleyFog_0716.jpg
  • Mount Shuksan, a 9,127-foot (2,782-meter) peak located in North Cascades National Park, Washington, casts its reflection onto the mostly still waters of Picture Lake at sunset. Shuksan is derived from a Skagit Indian word meaning "rocky and precipitous."
    Shuksan_Picture-Lake_Sunset_Reflecti...jpg
  • A pair of wood ducks (Aix sponsa), a drake or male is in the foreground, a female is in the background, rest together near a lake in King County, Washington.
    Duck-Wood_Pair_Sammamish_6941.jpg
  • Two fallen Douglas Fir trees rest on a steep hillside overlooking Smallpox Bay on San Juan Island, Washington.
    WA_San-Juan-Island_Downed-Trees_Bay_...jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash through an arch and into the Devil's Punchbowl, located on the Oregon coast near Newport. The Devil's Punchbowl, near Depoe Bay, is a natural formation, formed when the roof over two sea caves collapsed. Waves crash in the bowl during stormy weather at high tide.
    DevilsPunchbowl_stormy_3807.jpg
  • During one of the highest tides of the year, Pacific Ocean waves enter the Devil's Punchbowl, a collapsed sea cave located on the Oregon coast near Depoe Bay.
    DevilsPunchbowl_8305.jpg
  • Wallace Falls is one of the tallest measured waterfalls in Washington's North Cascades. The top tier of this waterfall plunges 265 feet. The falls are named after Sarah Kwayaylsh, a native of the Skykomish tribe who homesteaded in the area near Goldbar, Washington; "Wallace" is a mispronounciation of her name.
    WallaceFalls.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash through a sea arch at the entrance to the Devil's Punchbowl, located on the Oregon coast near Depoe Bay.
    DevilsPunchbowl_arch_3820.jpg
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