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  • After a rainstorm, water drops cling to the flowers of a red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Currant-Flowering_Blooming_Water-Dro...jpg
  • After a rainstorm, water drops cling to the flowers of a red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Currant-Flowering_Blooming_Water-Dro...jpg
  • After a rainstorm, water drops cling to the flowers of a red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Currant-Flowering_Blooming_Water-Dro...jpg
  • Water droplets cling to a wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) after a rain storm. They are shown here in an extreme macro view of approximately four times life-size.
    Daffodil-Wild_Rain-Drops_Macro_0561.jpg
  • Water droplets cling to a wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) after a rain storm. They are shown here in an extreme macro view of approximately five times life-size.
    Daffodil-Wild_Rain-Drops_Macro_0613.jpg
  • Water droplets cling to a wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) after a rain storm. They are shown here in an extreme macro view of approximately five times life-size.
    Daffodil-Wild_Rain-Drops_Macro_0599.jpg
  • Hundreds of water droplets cling to blades of grass on a lawn in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Grass_Dew-Drops_Lynnwood_0278.jpg
  • Numerous drops of rain stick to a blade of grass in a yard in Snohomish County, Washington. A yellow buttercup flower is rendered out of focus in the background.
    Raindrops_Grass_Lynnwood_7417.jpg
  • Heavy rain drops cause the seeding stalks of the blue wildrye (Elymus glaucus) grasses to bend on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Blue wildrye is a grass that is common in praries and open woods in southern Canada and the northwestern United States.
    GrassInRain_BlueWildrye_Bloedel_2427.jpg
  • Water droplets cling to the back of a Wych elm (Ulmus glabra) leaf.
    Elm_Leaf_Back_Droplets_Macro_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • Water droplets are forced into the air as the Little White Salmon River crashes into rocks in Skamania County, Washington, near the Columbia River Gorge. A fast shutter speed captures the droplets suspended in air against the sunlit turquoise-colored backdrop of the silt-filled river.
    WA_LittleWhiteSalmonRiver_Splash_729...jpg
  • The sun shines on wet maple seeds after a rainstorm passes over Snohomish County, Washington.
    MapleSeeds_Raindrops_8449.jpg
  • Numerous stalks of Northern Giant Horsetail (Equisetum telmateia braunii) are clustered together in the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge near Hoquiam, Washington.
    Horsetail_Stalks_Young_7653.jpg
  • Rain falls and drips from the leaves of a vine maple tree in Twin Falls State Park near North Bend, Washington.
    Rain_VineMapleLeaves_7160.jpg
  • Water droplets cling to the back of a Wych elm (Ulmus glabra) leaf.
    Elm_Leaf_Back_Droplets_Macro_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • Water droplets cling to moss growing on an old tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Moss_Water-Droplets_1741.jpg
  • Water droplets are forced into the air as the Little White Salmon River crashes into rocks in Skamania County, Washington, near the Columbia River Gorge. A fast shutter speed captures the droplets suspended in air against the sunlit turquoise-colored backdrop of the silt-filled river.
    WA_LittleWhiteSalmonRiver_Splash_740...jpg
  • Dew collects on the back of a fallen maple leaf in Carkeek Park, Seattle, Washington.
    Fall_Leaf_DewDrops_Carkeek_5119.jpg
  • The sun shines on wet maple seeds after a rainstorm passes over Snohomish County, Washington.
    MapleSeeds_Raindrops_8636.jpg
  • A female harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) splashes in the water to shower off West Beach in Deception Pass State Park on Whidbey Island, Washington. During the winter months, harlequin ducks are found along the northern Pacific and Atlantic coasts, most commonly along rocky coastlines in the crashing surf.
    Duck_Harlequin_Splashing_Deception-P...jpg
  • The Genesee River cascades over a drop in the eroded river bed in Letchworth State Park, New York. The area was once submerged under an inland sea, which left deposits that formed sandstone and shale. The Genesee River eroded the river bed, forming small drops like this, as well as the Letchworth Gorge, which is 22 miles (35 km) long and as much as 550 feet (168 meters) deep.
    NY_Letchworth_GeneseeRiver_Curve_889...jpg
  • The Genesee River cascades over a drop in the eroded river bed in Letchworth State Park, New York. The area was once submerged under an inland sea, which left deposits that formed sandstone and shale. The Genesee River eroded the river bed, forming small drops like this, as well as the Letchworth Gorge, which is 22 miles (35 km) long and as much as 550 feet (168 meters) deep.
    NY_Letchworth_GeneseeRiver_Curve_890...jpg
  • Sunlight highlights the spray from Athabasca Falls, a powerful waterfall located in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. Shown here is one channel of the waterfall, which drops 80 feet (24 meters).
    AthabascaFalls_Sunbeams_7115.jpg
  • Chenuis Falls drops 285 feet (87 meters) in a couple of tiers before flowing into the Carbon River in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
    RainierNP_Chenuis-Falls_8293.jpg
  • Chenuis Falls drops 285 feet (87 meters) in a couple of tiers before flowing into the Carbon River in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
    RainierNP_Chenuis-Falls_3208.jpg
  • South Silver Falls, surrounded by fall color, is reflected in the south fork of Silver Creek in Oregon. South Silver Falls, which drops 177 feet, is the tallest of the ten major waterfalls located in Silver Falls State Park.
    SouthSilverFallsCreekAutumnReflectio...jpg
  • Falls Creek drops from the mountains in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand, forming several small waterfalls. Fiorland is New Zealand's largest national park and is located in the southwestern portion of the South Island.
    NZ_Fiordland_FallsCreek_6910.jpg
  • An extreme macro view — approximately five times life-size — and shallow focus isolate a water drop clinging to a blade of moss growing on a tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Moss_Water-Drop_Macro_2098.jpg
  • An extreme macro view — approximately five times life-size — and shallow focus isolate a water drop clinging to a blade of moss growing on a tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Moss_Water-Drop_Macro_2088.jpg
  • A drop of water splashes in a glass.
    WaterDrop_Splash_6030.jpg
  • Fallen autumn leaves swirl in a vortex below Upper Beaver Creek Falls, west of Rainier, Oregon. The splash pool below the waterfall is dammed by rocks and a fallen tree and the water circles in this whirlpool until it is able to get over the blockage.
    UpperBeaverCreekFalls.jpg
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  • 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
  • Fresh snow covers the landscape surrounding Brandywine Falls, a 230-foot (70 meter) waterfall south of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
    BrandywineFalls.jpg
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  • South Silver Falls, framed by golden fall color, plunges 177 feet into a canyon in Silver Falls State Park, Oregon. South Silver Falls is one of ten named waterfalls in the park.
    SouthSilverFallsWideFallColor.jpg
  • A long camera exposure captures heavy raindrops falling with a Japanese maple tree at the peak of its red fall color in the background.
    Rain_RaindropStreaks_FallColor_Lynnw...jpg
  • The fast-moving Gunnison River carves a deep gorge in the rock at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado. Near this point, the Gunnison River drops 240 feet per mile (45 m/km), causing it to gain speed and strength to erode tougher rock. The Gunnison River drops more within the national park than the Mississippi River does between Minnesota and the Gulf of Mexico.
    CO_Gunnison_Exclamation_2054.jpg
  • Brandywine Falls drops 65 feet (20 meters) into a lush gorge in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio. Brandywine Falls drops overs over three different types of rock: Berea sandstone at the top, Bedford shale in the middle and Cleveland shale at the bottom. The newest rock is about 320 million years old; the oldest is about 400 million. The layers were exposed and the waterfall was formed about 10,000 years ago when the last glaciers retreated from the area. The top Berea sandstone layer is the hardest and protects the softer layers below from the erosive force of the falling water.
    OH_Cuyahoga-Valley-NP_Brandywine-Fal...jpg
  • The waterfall Gullfoss flows into a deep gorge bordered by an ice-capped cliff in Iceland. At Gullfoss, which means Golden Falls, the Hvítá River drops 64 meters (210 feet) in three stages; half of that drop, the view shown here, comes in the final stage into the gorge.
    Iceland_Gullfoss_IcePatterns_2025.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
  • Mist at the top of Snoqualmie Falls near Snoqualmie, Washington is turned golden by the rising sun, while the wall below is encased in thick winter ice. At Snoqualmie Falls, the Snoqualmie River drops 268 feet (82 meters).
    SnoqualmieFalls_Frozen_5534.jpg
  • The Waikato River drops 11 meters (36 feet) at Huka Falls near Taupo, New Zealand. Huka Falls is the largest waterfall along the river.
    NZ_HukaFalls_0875.jpg
  • Several layers of Berea sandstone are visible near the top of Brandywine Falls, a 60-foot (18-meter) waterfall located in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio. Brandywine Falls drops overs over three different types of rock: Berea sandstone at the top, Bedford shale in the middle and Cleveland shale at the bottom. The newest rock is about 320 million years old; the oldest is about 400 million. The layers were exposed and the waterfall was formed about 10,000 years ago when the last glaciers retreated from the area.
    OH_Cuyahoga-Valley-NP_Brandywine-Fal...jpg
  • Hunters Run drops more than 20 feet (7 meters) at Springfield Falls, which is surrounded by summer wildflowers, in western Pennsylvania.
    PA_SpringfieldFalls_8520.jpg
  • Elowah Falls flows past trees encased in ice from the spray of the waterfall after a week of subfreezing temperatures. At Elowah Falls, located on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, McChord Creek drops 213 feet (65 meters).
    OR_ElowahFalls_Winter_5118.jpg
  • Edith Creek drops about 65 feet, forming this waterfall known as Myrtle Falls. The waterfall is located near Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
    MyrtleFalls_CloseUp.jpg
  • Drops of water cling to oak leaves, which are showing their red fall colors, after a rain shower in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Oak-Leaves_Wet_Autumn_8684.jpg
  • Dawson Falls drops 18 meters (59 feet) into a small gorge in Egmont National Park in the Taranaki District on the North Island of New Zealand. Dawson Falls is located along Kāpuni Stream. The native Māori people know the waterfall as Te Rere o Noke or the Falls of Noke, a Māori warrior who hid from his pursuers behind the falls.
    NZ_DawsonFalls_Egmont_0964.jpg
  • Under a red sunrise, the Potomac River drops 76 feet (23 meters) in a series of rapids at Great Falls Park, Virginia. Great Falls and the Potomac River are located within the state of Maryland, but the main section of the park and the viewing decks are in Virginia.
    Great-Falls-Park_Sunrise_5030.jpg
  • Logan Run drops about 20 feet (7 meters) at Logan Falls, located in the Allegheny National Forest near Balltown, Pennsylvania.
    PA_Allegheny_LoganFalls_8807.jpg
  • Paulina Creek drops 80 feet (24 meters) at Paulina Falls, located in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Deschutes County, Oregon. Paulina Falls is located on the west flank of the Newberry Volcano, a potentially active volcano that last erupted nearly 1,500 years ago. The waterfall flows over and erodes remnants of previous eruptions; over a period of 2,000 years, geologists believe the waterfall has moved 200 feet (61 meters) upstream due to erosion.
    OR_PaulinaFalls_Newberry_9870.jpg
  • The Little White Salmon River drops about 35 feet (10 meters) at Spirit Falls, located in Skamania County, Washington. The waterfall and the cascades below it are especially popular with kayakers. The Little White Salmon River is a tributary of the Columbia River.
    WA_SpiritFalls_Framed_SkamaniaCounty...jpg
  • Dog Creek Falls, which drops about 30 feet (9 meters) along the Columbia River Gorge in Skamania County, Washington, is reflected in Dog Creek.
    WA_DogCreekFalls_1305.jpg
  • Lush vegetation frames this view of Three Bears Falls, also known as Upper Waikani Falls, in Maui, Hawai`i. The triple waterfall, which drops 70 feet (21 meters) is found in Wailua Stream along the Hana Highway.
    Maui_ThreeBearsFalls_2655.jpg
  • Horsetail Fall, an ephemeral waterfall that plunges from the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California, is reddened by the setting sun. The waterfall, which flows only for a few weeks each year in late winter and early spring, drops a total of 2,130 feet (650 meters). Horsetail Fall is best known for its dramatic "fire fall" effect, which if the weather and water supply conditions are just right, occurs each year in late February when the setting sun directly lights up the waterfall.
    Yosemite_HorsetailFall_FireFall_0895.jpg
  • Lower Yellowstone Falls seems to glow in the first light of day as it empties into the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. The Yellowstone River drops 308 feet (98 meters) at Lower Yellowstone Falls; the upper waterfall is roughly one-third the size. It is the largest volume waterfall in the Rocky Mountains of the United States.
    Yellowstone_LowerFalls_Sunrise_1141.jpg
  • Skookum Falls, located north of Mount Rainier in Washington state, drops 250 feet into the White River.
    SkookumFalls_4401.jpg
  • The Paradise River drops 241 feet (73 m) at Narada Falls, one of the most popular waterfalls in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
    NaradaFalls_3324.jpg
  • Multnomah Falls is the most popular waterfall in the Columbia Gorge of Oregon, The waterfall drops 611 feet (186 metres) in two tiers. The historic Benson Bridge allows hikers to view the waterfall from above the lower tier.
    MultnomahFalls_BensonBridge.jpg
  • Iron Creek Falls, located in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest near Mount St. Helens, fans out and drops a couple dozen feet into a splash pool.
    IronCreekFalls.jpg
  • The Hvítá River drops 69 feet (21 meters) into a narrow canyon at Gullfoss, one of the most visited waterfalls in Iceland. Gullfoss means "golden falls."
    Iceland_Gullfoss_7765.jpg
  • Horsetail Falls, one of many scenic waterfalls in Oregon's Columbia Gorge, drops about 50 feet (15 metres). This waterfall is located between the Oneonta Gorge and Ainsworth State Park.
    HorsetailFalls_ColumbiaGorge_8621.jpg
  • Ground frost, otherwise known as hoar frost, sticks to the grass on a cold morning in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Ground frost typically forms on cold, clear nights when the ground temperature drops below freezing. When water vapor in the warmer air touches the frozen ground, it freezes, forming ice in a process known as sublimation.
    GroundFrost_Grass_BryceNP_1240.jpg
  • Falls Creek Falls, located in Skamania County, Washington, drops 207 feet in three tiers. The bottom two tiers are visible here.
    FallsCreekFalls_WA_8402.jpg
  • Christine Falls, one of the many dramatic waterfalls in Mount Rainier National Park, drops about 75 feet through a narrow gorge.
    ChristineFalls_Spring.jpg
  • After several days of below-freezing temperatures, Wahkeena Falls is surrounded by ice. Wahkeena Falls is located in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge and drops 242 feet (74 meters) in several tiers. Wahkeena means "most beautiful" in Yakama Indian.
    WahkeenaFalls_Frozen_4394.jpg
  • Fall color surrounds a seasonal waterfall that drops from Granite Mountain in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest near Snoqualmie Pass, Washington.
    Snoqualmie-Pass_Denny-Creek_Fall-Col...jpg
  • A fiery sunset colors the sky over the Great Falls of the Potomac River, located in Great Falls Park, Virginia. In the park, administered by the National Park Service, the river drops 76 feet (23 meters) in a series of rapids. Great Falls and the Potomac River are located within the state of Maryland, but the main section of the park and the viewing decks are in Virginia.
    Great-Falls-Park_Fiery-Sunset_4226.jpg
  • Dawson Falls drops 18 meters (59 feet) into a lush gorge in Egmont National Park on the North Island of New Zealand.
    NZ_Dawson-Falls_Egmont_0976.jpg
  • Logan Run drops about 20 feet (7 meters) at Logan Falls, located in the Allegheny National Forest near Balltown, Pennsylvania.
    PA_Allegheny_LoganFalls_8786.jpg
  • Panther Creek Falls, located in Skamania County, Washington, drops 136 feet (41 meters) in several tiers. Panther Creek is fed by several creeks that begin on peaks in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and ultimately empties into the Wind River.
    WA_PantherCreekFalls_1625.jpg
  • Several of the Porcupine Islands are visible in Bar Harbor, Maine in this view from the summit of Cadillac Mountain. From right to left, the islands are Bald Porcupine Island, Long Porcupine Island, Burnt Porcupine Island (and Rum Key), and Sheep Porcupine Island. Stave Island is also visible along the oppose coast on the right side. Several of the Porcupine Islands have relatively gentle slopes on their north sides and steep drops on the south. Like much of Acadia National Park, they were carved by retreating glaciers.
    Acadia_PorcupineIslands_BarHarbor_Su...jpg
  • Several of the Porcupine Islands are visible off the coast of Maine in this view from the summit of Cadillac Mountain. From right to left, the islands are Bald Porcupine Island, Long Porcupine Island, Burnt Porcupine Island (and Rum Key), and Sheep Porcupine Island. Stave Island is also visible along the oppose coast on the right side. Several of the Porcupine Islands have relatively gentle slopes on their north sides and steep drops on the south. Like much of Acadia National Park, they were carved by retreating glaciers.
    Acadia_CadillacMountainView_Sunset_0...jpg
  • Horsetail Fall, an ephemeral waterfall that plunges from the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California, is reddened by the setting sun. The waterfall, which flows only for a few weeks each year in late winter and early spring, drops a total of 2,130 feet (650 meters). Horsetail Fall is best known for its dramatic "fire fall" effect, which if the weather and water supply conditions are just right, occurs each year in late February when the setting sun directly lights up the waterfall.
    Yosemite_HorsetailFall_ElCapitan_089...jpg
  • Horsetail Fall, an ephemeral waterfall that plunges from the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California, is reddened by the setting sun. The waterfall, which flows only for a few weeks each year in late winter and early spring, drops a total of 2,130 feet (650 meters). Horsetail Fall is best known for its dramatic "fire fall" effect, which if the weather and water supply conditions are just right, occurs each year in late February when the setting sun directly lights up the waterfall.
    Yosemite_HorsetailFall_FireFall_0893.jpg
  • A bright double rainbow forms near the base of Vernal Fall in Yosemite National Park, California. At Vernal Fall, the Merced River drops 317 feet (97 meters). The waterfall is located along the Mist Trail, named for the massive spray generated by Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall, located upstream.
    Yosemite_VernalFall_Rainbow_8078.jpg
  • A lower tier of Wapama Falls is reflected in the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park, California. Wapama Falls drops 1,080 feet (330 meters) in three tiers; only the lowest tier is visible here.
    Yosemite_HetchHetchy_WapamaFalls_851...jpg
  • The North Fork of the Nooksack River drops 88 feet (27 meters) at Nooksack Falls, located in Washington's North Cascades. Wells Creek is visible between the tree trunks on the right side of the image; it joins the north fork of the Nooksack River just below Nooksack Falls.
    NooksackFalls_WideView_5180.jpg
  • Falls Creek Falls, located in Skamania County, Washington, drops 207 feet in three tiers. The bottom two tiers are visible here.
    FallsCreekFalls_WA_8393.jpg
  • The scenic Wahkeena Falls is one of many waterfalls located in the Columbia Gorge of Oregon. Wahkeena Falls, which drops 242 feet (73 metres), is named after the word that means "most beautiful" in Yakama Indian.
    WahkeenaFalls.jpg
  • The south fork of the Snoqualmie River drops 135 feet (41 meters) at Lower Twin Falls near North Bend, Washington. The waterfall is located in the Twin Falls Natural Area of Olallie State Park.
    TwinFalls_NorthBend_7116.jpg
  • Logan Run drops about 20 feet (7 meters) at Logan Falls, located in the Allegheny National Forest near Balltown, Pennsylvania.
    PA_Allegheny_LoganFalls_8787.jpg
  • A bright rainbow forms in the mist as the river Þjórsá drops at the waterfall Urriðafoss in southern Iceland. Urriðafoss, which means "The Waterfall of the Salmon," is only 6 meters (19 feet) tall, but carries the greatest water volume of any waterfall in Iceland. The water volume is typically 360 cubic meters per second.
    Iceland_Urridafoss_Rainbow_2167.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
  • Comet Falls, so named because it resembles the tail of a comet, is one of the tallest waterfalls in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Comet Falls drops 320 feet (98 meters). It is located in the Van Trump Park area of national park, which is named for one of the first men to summit the mountain.
    Rainier_CometFalls_8555.jpg
  • The Waikato River drops 11 meters (36 feet) at Huka Falls near Taupo, New Zealand. Huka Falls is the largest waterfall along the river.
    NZ_HukaFalls_0903.jpg
  • Winter snow and ice surrounds Narada Falls, which drops 241 feet (73 m) in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
    NaradaFalls_Winter_2811.jpg
  • The Paradise River drops 241 feet (73 m) at Narada Falls, one of the most popular waterfalls in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. On this misty day in late summer, the waterfall is surrounded by lush grasses and wildflowers.
    NaradaFalls_9854.jpg
  • The Hvítá River drops 105 feet (32 meters) in two tiers into a narrow canyon at Gullfoss, one of Iceland's most popular waterfalls. Gullfoss means "golden falls."
    Iceland_Gullfoss_7800.jpg
  • A particularly heavy ground frost covers a rock in the Central Cascades of Washington state. Ground frost typically occurs on cold, clear nights when the ground temperature drops below freezing. When water vapor in the warmer air touches the frozen ground, it freezes, forming ice in a process known as sublimation.
    GroundFrost_IndexGalenaRd_2409.jpg
  • Bridal Veil Falls drops approximately 140 feet (42 metres) in the Columbia Gorge in Oregon.
    BridalVeilFalls_Oregon_0902.jpg
  • Öxaráfoss, a waterfall in Þingvellir, drops into a gorge created by the separation of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. This gorge is widening at a rate of as much as a couple centimeters per year.
    Thingvellir-Oxarafoss.jpg
  • At sunset, a heavy winter storm drops fresh snow on Mount Constance, a 7756-foot (2364-meter) peak in the Olympic Mountain Range of Washington state.
    Olympics_Mount-Constance_Winter_Suns...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
  • McLean Falls, which drops 22 meters (72 feet), is considered one of the most scenic and popular waterfalls in the Catlins region of New Zealand.
    NZ_McLeanFalls_7890.jpg
  • A bright rainbow forms at the base of Narada Falls, a popular waterfall along the Wonderland Trail in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. At Narada Falls, the Paradise River drops 168 feet (51 meters). Narada is a Hindu word meaning uncontaminated or pure.
    NaradaFalls_Rainbow_8639.jpg
  • This close-up shows the texture of the steep rock wall behind Lower Twin Falls near North Bend, Washington. The entire waterfall drops 135 feet (41 meters).
    TwinFalls_NorthBend_CloseUp_7126.jpg
  • A bald eagle drops a red fox after stealing the European rabbit the fox had caught in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6881.jpg
  • Feature Show Falls divides into several strands as it drops about 180 feet (55 meters) into the Boulder River in the Boulder River Wilderness in Washington state.
    WA_Feature-Show-Falls_Boulder-River-...jpg
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