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  • The track of an Allosaurus is left pressed into the sandstone near Potash, Utah. Scientists believe the dinosaur had an average length of nearly 30 feet. At the time dinosaurs roamed Utah, the area was marshy. Over time the mud that held their footprints turned to sandstone.
    DinosaurTrackAllosaurus.jpg
  • A beetle leaves tracks as it runs across the rippled sand dunes of the Juniper Dunes Wilderness near Pasco, Washington. The Juniper Dunes Wilderness is named for the western juniper trees that grow there, the northernmost cluster of such trees. Located in Franklin County, Washington, Juniper Dunes is a protected wilderness area that comprises 7,140 acres (28.9 km²). Some dunes in the area measure more than 130 feet (40 meters) in height and 1,000 feet (305 meters) in width.
    JuniperDunes_Beetle.jpg
  • A human hand provides a sense of scale for an allosaurus dinosaur track near Potash, Utah. Scientists believe the dinosaur had an average length of nearly 30 feet. The area was marshy when dinosaurs roamed Utah, and the muddy footprint eventually turned to sandstone. ...There are a number of dinosaur tracks found throughout Utah. The area was swampy when dinosaurs live there. They left footprints in the mud, which later turned into sandstone.
    DinosaurTrackHand.jpg
  • A red-footed booby (Sula sula rubripes) flies over the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Kauai, Hawaii. It hunts by diving from great heights to catch squid and fish.
    red-footed-booby-flying.jpg
  • A cumulus cloud seems to emerge from the summit of Unicorn Peak, a 10,823 foot (3299 meter) peak in Yosemite National Park, California. While the peak has three summits, it appears as a single spire from narrow angles in the Tuolumne Meadows. Cockscomb, a 11,065 foot (3373 meter) peak also in the Cathedral Range, is visible to the right of Unicorn Peak.
    Yosemite_UnicornPeak_9184.jpg
  • The Skagit River flows away from Mount Baker, a 10781 foot (3286 meter) volcano in the North Cascades of Washington state. Mount Shuksan, a 9131 foot (2783 meter) peak due east of Mount Baker, is visible in the background on the left side of this aerial view over Skagit County.
    Baker_Shuksan_SkagitRiver_Aerial_498...jpg
  • Unicorn Peak, a 10823 foot (3299 meter) peak in the Cathedral Range of California, is reflected in a small pond in the Tuolumne Meadows of Yosemite National Park. While the peak has three summits, it appears as a single spire from narrow angles in the Tuolumne Meadows. Cockscomb, a 11065 foot (3373 meter) peak also in the Cathedral Range, is visible to the right of Unicorn Peak.
    Yosemite_UnicornPeak_TuolumneMeadows...jpg
  • Unicorn Peak, a 10823 foot (3299 meter) peak in the Cathedral Range of California, is reflected in a small pond in the Tuolumne Meadows of Yosemite National Park. While the peak has three summits, it appears as a single spire from narrow angles in the Tuolumne Meadows. Cockscomb, a 11065 foot (3373 meter) peak also in the Cathedral Range, is visible to the right of Unicorn Peak.
    Yosemite_UnicornPeak_TuolumneMeadows...jpg
  • The nearly full moon shines over Mount Shuksan, a 9,131 foot (2,783 meter) mountain in Washington's North Cascades, which is reflected in Picture Lake. Shown here at about midnight, Mount Shuksan was formed about 120 million years ago when two of Earth's plates collided and were thrust upward in an event known as the Easton collision.
    Shuksan_Moon_Midnight_9616.jpg
  • Mount Pilchuck, a 5,340 foot (1,628 meter) mountain in the Central Cascades of Washington state, is reflected in a small, thawed out portion of the otherwise ice-covered Lake Twenty-Two.
    Pilchuck_Lake22_FrozenReflection_853...jpg
  • The moon rises over Snoqualmie Falls, a  268 foot (82 meter) waterfall located on the Snoqualmie River near Snoqualmie, Washington.
    SnoqualmieFalls_Moon_6283.jpg
  • Lassen Peak, a 10,462 foot (3,189 meter) volcano in northern California, is reflected in the partially frozen Lake Helen. Lassen Peak is the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range and last erupted from 1914-1917.
    LassenPeak_LakeHelen_Frozen_4081.jpg
  • The last light of day illuminates Snæfellsjökull, a 1,446 meter (4,744 foot) stratovolcano located in western Iceland. The volcano, which is active, last erupted approximately 1,800 years ago, creating lava fields at its base. The mountain is technically named Snæfell; Snæfellsjökull is the name of the glacier at its peak. It is commonly called Snæfellsjökull, however, to avoid confusing it with several other mountains with the same name. Snæfellsjökull means "snow glacier mountain," and it was featured in the 1864 novel "A Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne.
    Iceland_SnaefellPano_9643-5.jpg
  • The feet of a spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) disappear beneath the surface of the snow as the bird forages in nearly a foot of snow in Snohomish County, Washington. The spotted towhee forages mainly by looking for food on the ground. Its diet consists mainly of insects, seeds and berries.
    Towhee-Spotted_Snow_Lynnwood_7907.jpg
  • Cathedral Rock, a 4,967 foot (1,514 meter) sandstone butte, is reflected on Oak Creek in Sedona, Arizona. Cathedral Rock is located in the Coconino National Forest.
    AZ_Cathedral-Rock_Oak-Creek_Sedona_6...jpg
  • A band of clouds, showing a hint of pink at dusk, passes over Cathedral Rock near Sedona, Arizona. Cathedral Rock is a 4,967 foot (1,514 meter) sandstone butte that is located in the Coconino National Forest.
    AZ_Cathedral-Rock_Sedona_Clouds_Dusk...jpg
  • Cathedral Rock, a 4,967 foot (1,514 meter) sandstone butte, is reflected in a small pool near Oak Creek in Sedona, Arizona. Cathedral Rock is located in the Coconino National Forest.
    AZ_Cathedral-Rock_Sedona_Reflection_...jpg
  • Mount Baker, a 10,781 foot (3,286 meter) volcano located in Whatcom County, Washington state, is partially reflected in a mountain tarn near Artist Point in the North Cascades. Mount Baker, which is part of the Cascade Range of mountains, has the second-most thermally active crater in the range, second only to Mount St. Helens. Baker's volcanic cone is relatively young, possibly less than 100,000 years old, even though the area where it sits has been volcanically active for 1.5 million years.
    Baker_Tarn_ArtistPoint_0712.jpg
  • Mount Baker, a 10,781 foot (3,286 meter) volcano located in Whatcom County, Washington state, takes on a pastel appearance through morning fog near Artist Point in the North Cascades. Mount Baker, which is part of the Cascade Range of mountains, has the second-most thermally active crater in the range, second only to Mount St. Helens. Baker's volcanic cone is relatively young, possibly less than 100,000 years old, even though the area where it sits has been volcanically active for 1.5 million years.
    Baker_PastelFog_ArtistPoint_0691.jpg
  • Mist from Snoqualmie Falls during a particularly heavy flow drifts and forms a secondary waterfall. The 268 foot (82 meter) waterfall is located between the cities of Fall City and Snoqualmie, Washington.
    SnoqualmieFalls_SecondaryFalls_Spray...jpg
  • Low clouds and fog frame the summit of Castle Mountain, a 2,766 meter (9,075 foot) tall mountain located in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
    Banff_CastleMountain_Cloudy_7296.jpg
  • Golden aspen trees at the peak of fall color stand at the base of Marcellina Mountain, a 11,353 foot (3461 meter) peak in Gunnison County, Colorado.
    CO_MarcellinaMountain_Autumn_1850.jpg
  • A very large and bright rainbow seems to land on the summit of Badito Cone, a 8942 foot (2726 meter) peak in Huerfano County, Colorado. Badito Cone is one of several peaks that were formed by jets of magma that erupted from holes or cracks in the rock of that area about 25 million years ago.
    CO_Rainbow_BaditoCone_2282.jpg
  • The sun rises over Tenderfoot Mountain, a 8625 foot (2629 meter) peak in Gunnison, Colorado. Two taller mountains in Gunnison County are visible on the horizon. At center is Quartz Dome, which is 11299 feet (3444 meters) tall. At right is Lookout Mountain, which is 11099 feet (3383 meters) tall.
    CO_TenderfootMountain_Sunrise_Gunnis...jpg
  • Fresh snow covers Mount Garibaldi, a 2678 meter (8786 foot) mountain located near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.
    BC_MountGaribaldi_Winter_3607.jpg
  • A paraglider flies from the summit of Stawamus Chief, a 702 meter (2,303 foot) granite dome near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. Geologists believe Stawamus Chief is a remnant of a magma chamber that was once well below the Earth's surface. Slow moving molten magma cooled and turned into granite deep below the surface and was gradually exposed by erosion over tens of millions of years. The peak is popular with rock climbers and paragliders.
    BC_StawamusChief_Paraglider_5462.jpg
  • Stawamus Chief, a 702 meter (2,303 foot) granite dome, towers over the nearby town of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. Geologists believe Stawamus Chief is a remnant of a magma chamber that was once well below the Earth's surface. Slow moving molten magma cooled and turned into granite deep below the surface and was gradually exposed by erosion over tens of millions of years.
    BC_StawamusChief_5485.jpg
  • The nearly full moon rises over Mount Si, a 4,167 foot (1,270 meter) mountain located near North Bend, Washington. Mount Si is a remnant of an oceanic plate volcano. Its summit is a class 3 rock scramble known as the Haystack.
    MountSi_Moon_4542.jpg
  • The nearly full moon rises over Mount Si, a 4,167 foot (1,270 meter) mountain located near North Bend, Washington. Mount Si is a remnant of an oceanic plate volcano. Its summit is a class 3 rock scramble known as the Haystack.
    MountSi_Moon_4544.jpg
  • A soaptree yucca (Yucca elata) casts a long shadow over a dune in the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. Shifting sand has partially buried this yucca. The plant's stem can grow as much as one foot per year to help it keep its leaves above the sand.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaShadow_1291.jpg
  • Lassen Peak, a 10,462 foot (3,189 meter) volcano in northern California, is reflected in Manzanita Lake at Sunset. Lassen Peak is the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range and last erupted from 1914-1917.
    LassenPeak_ManzanitaLake_3472.jpg
  • Snæfellsjökull, a 1,446 meter (4,744 foot) stratovolcano, is framed by a natural arch in a lava field in western Iceland. The volcano, which is active, last erupted approximately 1,800 years ago, creating lava fields at its base. The mountain is technically named Snæfell; Snæfellsjökull is the name of the glacier at its peak. It is commonly called Snæfellsjökull, however, to avoid confusing it with several other mountains with the same name. Snæfellsjökull means "snow glacier mountain," and it was featured in the 1864 novel "A Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne..
    Iceland_Snaefell_Arch_9606.jpg
  • A Downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) climbs a tree in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington. The Downy woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker to be found in the Pacific Northwest, with a length of less than 7 inches (17 centimeters) and a wingspan of one foot (30 centimeters).
    Woodpecker-Downy_Marymoor_1373.jpg
  • This close up view of a portion of Nooksack Falls, an 88 foot (27 meter) waterfall in the North Cascades of Washington state, shows that the force of the water has smoothed the rock of the gorge.
    Nooksack-Falls_Detail_1547.jpg
  • A group of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) rest on the eastern tip of Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington, as Mount Baker towers in the background.  Protection Island, located at the mouth of Discovery Bay in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is a 364-acre island that serves as pupping grounds for hundreds of harbor seals. Mount Baker is a 10,781 foot (3,286 meter) volcano that is part of the Cascade Mountain Range.
    WA_ProtectionIsland_Seals_MountBaker...jpg
  • Thick fog covers a high mountain valley that reaches up to Mount Baker, a 10,781 foot (3,286 meter) volcano located in the North Cascades of 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.
    Baker_ValleyFog_ArtistPoint_0776.jpg
  • Mount Baker, a 10,781 foot (3,286 meter) volcano located in Whatcom County, Washington state, is partially reflected in a mountain tarn near Artist Point in the North Cascades. Mount Baker, which is part of the Cascade Range of mountains, has the second-most thermally active crater in the range, second only to Mount St. Helens. Baker's volcanic cone is relatively young, possibly less than 100,000 years old, even though the area where it sits has been volcanically active for 1.5 million years.
    Baker_Tarn_ArtistPoint_0749.jpg
  • Slash pine trees (Pinus elliotti) grow in the "river of grass" that makes up the Florida Everglades. Pine trees, which need to stay relatively dry, grow at the highest points of the Everglades – only a foot or two higher than the lowest point.
    Everglades_Pinelands_Sunset_3402.jpg
  • A large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) fly over the Skagit Valley of Washington state with Mount Baker in the background. Tens of thousands of snow geese winter in the Skagit Valley of Washington state, feeding on leftovers in farmers' fields. Mount Baker is a 10,781 foot (3,286 meter) volcano that has the second-most active crater of any mountain in the Cascade Range.
    SnowGeese_MountBaker_Skagit_5506.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) soars over the Skagit Valley of Washington state in search of food with Mount Baker, a 10,781 foot (3,286 meter) looming in the background.
    BaldEagle_MountBaker_1652.jpg
  • A snow storm clears at the summit of Mount Si, a 4,167 foot (1,270 meter) mountain in the Cascade Range near North Bend, Washington. Mount Si, covered in a light dusting of fresh snow, is reflected in Borst Lake.
    MountSi_AfterSnowStorm_BorstLake_128...jpg
  • The summit of Mount Baker, a 10,778 foot (3,285 meter) volcano in Whatcom County, Washington, is visible between layers of fog and clouds. Mount Baker is the third highest peak in Washington state.
    Baker_Sunset_CloudsAndFog_6525.jpg
  • A large flock of Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) mimics the shape of Mount Baker in Washington state. Tens of thousands of snow geese winter in the Skagit River delta each year, feeding on remnants of crops in farmers' fields. Mount Baker is a 10,778 foot (3,285 meter) volcano in Whatcom County, the third-tallest mountain in Washington state.
    SnowGeese_MountBaker_2977.jpg
  • Trees frame the view of the summit of Grand Sentinel, a 8518 foot (2596 meter) peak in Kings Canyon National Park, California.
    KingsCanyon_GrandSentinel_Framed_862...jpg
  • The crescent moon hovers over Battleship Rock, a 7018 foot (2139 meter) mountain in Sandoval County, New Mexico. Like other peaks in the Jemez Mountains, it was caused by a slip along a fault line.
    NM_BattleshipRock_1609.jpg
  • Two bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), an adult and a juvenile, feed at the edge of the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. The juvenile found a scrap of food on a log and carried it to the edge of the river. The adult chased the young eagle and snatched the food, visible on its right foot, for itself.
    BaldEagles_AdultJuvenile_SquamishRiv...jpg
  • The midday sun lights up the southern shore of Lake Billy Chinook, located near the foot of Mount Jefferson, Oregon's second-tallest mountain at 10497 feet.
    MtJeffersonLkBillyChinookAerial.jpg
  • Lassen Peak, a 10,462 foot (3,189 meter) volcano in northern California, is reflected in the calm waters of Summit Lake at sunrise. Lassen Peak is the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range and last erupted from 1914-1917.
    LassenPeak_SummitLake_Sunrise_3525.jpg
  • Lassen Peak, a 10,462 foot (3,189 meter) volcano in northern California, is reflected in Summit Lake just before sunrise. Lassen Peak is the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range and last erupted from 1914-1917.
    LassenPeak_SummitLake_Alpenglow_3483.jpg
  • Lassen Peak, a 10,462 foot (3,189 meter) volcano, is reflected in the Paradise Meadow in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California. Lassen Peak is the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range and last erupted between 1914 and 1917. Numerous common monkeyflowers (Mimulus guttatus) are in bloom in the meadow.
    LassenPeak_ParadiseMeadow_4124.jpg
  • Thousands of stars light the sky over in the North Cascades of Washington state on a moonless night. Mount Sefrit, a 7,191 foot (2,190 meter) mountain, is visible in the background on the left side of the image.
    North-Cascades_Night-Sky_6440.jpg
  • Mount Pilchuck, a 5,340 foot (1,628 meter) mountain in the Central Cascades of Washington state, rises above a bank of thick, low clouds as viewed from Shadow Lake in the Heirman Wildlife Preserve at Thomas' Eddy in Snohomish, Washington.
    Pilchuck_Foggy_Reflection_Heirman_25...jpg
  • Slash pine trees (Pinus elliotti) grow in the "river of grass" that makes up the Florida Everglades. Pine trees, which need to stay relatively dry, grow at the highest points of the Everglades – only a foot or two higher than the lowest point.
    Everglades_Pinelands_Sunset_3396.jpg
  • Six snow geese (Chen caerulescens) appear to fly over Mount Baker, a 10,781 foot (3,286 meter) volcano in Washington state. Tens of thousands of snow geese winter in the Skagit Valley of Washington state, feeding on leftovers in farmers' fields.
    SnowGeese_MountBaker_Skagit_5205.jpg
  • A winter sunrise highlights the edge of Whitehorse Mountain, a 6840 foot (2085 meter) peak in the North Cascades of Washington state. The steep peak is located near the town of Darrington.
    WhitehorseMountain_SliverSunrise_600...jpg
  • Dozens of whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) feed in the shallow water of Lónsfjörður, a small fjord off the Atlantic Ocean in eastern Iceland. Several tall mountains are visible in the background. At right is Fjarðarfjall, an 888 meter (2913 foot) peak. The tallest mountain on the left is Vestrahorn with an elevation of about 730 meters (2395 feet). Brunnhorn is the smaller peak in front of Vestrahorn.
    Iceland_WhooperSwans_Vestrahorn_5060.jpg
  • The sunset colors the clouds above Bláfjall, a 1222 meter (4009 foot) table volcano in northern Iceland. Bláfjall formed as a result of an eruption under a thick sheet of ice during the last ice age. Lava forced and melted its way up through the ice and formed a strong shield of lava on the mountain's summit. That strong layer resists erosion, giving the mountain its rectangular shape.
    Iceland_Blafjall_3928.jpg
  • Mount Shuksan, a 9,131 foot (2,783 meter) mountain in Washington's North Cascades, stands tall over the icy Highwood Lake. Mount Shuksan, located in North Cascades National Park, is 9,131 feet (2,783 meters) tall and was formed about 120 million years ago when two of Earth's plates collided and were thrust upward in an event known as the Easton collision.
    Shuksan_LakeFall_Alpenglow_5222.jpg
  • Lassen Peak, a 10,462 foot (3,189 meter) volcano, is reflected in the Paradise Meadow in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California. Lassen Peak is the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range and last erupted between 1914 and 1917. Numerous common monkeyflowers (Mimulus guttatus) are in bloom in the meadow.
    LassenPeak_ParadiseMeadow_4131.jpg
  • Lassen Peak, a 10,462 foot (3,189 meter) volcano, is reflected in the Paradise Meadow in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California. Lassen Peak is the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range and last erupted between 1914 and 1917. Numerous common monkeyflowers (Mimulus guttatus) are in bloom in the meadow.
    LassenPeak_ParadiseMeadow_4095.jpg
  • Mount Baker, a 10,781 foot (3,286 meter) volcano located in Whatcom County, Washington state, towers above the trees and morning fog near Artist Point in the North Cascades. Mount Baker, which is part of the Cascade Range of mountains, has the second-most thermally active crater in the range, second only to Mount St. Helens. Baker's volcanic cone is relatively young, possibly less than 100,000 years old, even though the area where it sits has been volcanically active for 1.5 million years.
    Baker_AboveTreesAndFog_ArtistPoint_0...jpg
  • The setting sun reddens the southwestern face of Mount Baker, a 10,781 foot (3,286 meter) volcano located in Whatcom County, Washington state. Mount Baker, which is part of the Cascade Range of mountains, has the second-most thermally active crater in the range, second only to Mount St. Helens. Baker's volcanic cone is relatively young, possibly less than 100,000 years old, even though the area where it sits has been volcanically active for 1.5 million years.
    Baker_Sunset_FromFirIsland_6449.jpg
  • A very large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) fly over the Skagit Valley of Washington state with Mount Shuksan in the background. Tens of thousands of snow geese winter in the Skagit Valley, feeding in farmers' fields. They breed during the summer months on the upper reaches of Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Siberia. Mount Shuksan is a 9,131 foot (2,783 meter) mountain in the North Cascades.
    SnowGeese_Flock_Shuksan_Skagit_6176.jpg
  • The half moon prepares to set behind Cutthroat Pass located in the North Cascades of Washington state. The pass is named for Cutthroat Peak, the 8050 foot (2454 meter) peak visible in the right half of this image.
    NorthCascades_CutthroatPass_HalfMoon...jpg
  • A winter storm partially obscures Whitehorse Mountain, a 6840 foot (2085 meter) peak in the North Cascades of washington state. The steep peak is located near the town of Darrington.
    WA_Whitehorse_WinterSunset_7365.jpg
  • The three-quarters moon is visible over Mount Tasman, a 11476 foot (3498 meter) mountain in New Zealand's Southern Alps. Tasman, called Horo-Koau in Māori, is New Zealand's second-highest mountain. It sits on the South Island's Main Divide.
    NZ_MountTasman_Moon_Aerial_5389.jpg
  • Lassen Peak, a 10,462 foot (3,189 meter) volcano in northern California, is reflected in the calm waters of Summit Lake at sunrise. Lassen Peak is the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range and last erupted from 1914-1917.
    LassenPeak_SummitLake_Sunrise_3520v.jpg
  • Lassen Peak, a 10,462 foot (3,189 meter) volcano in northern California, is reflected in the calm waters of Summit Lake at sunrise. Lassen Peak is the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range and last erupted from 1914-1917.
    LassenPeak_SummitLake_3537.jpg
  • Mist from Snoqualmie Falls during a particularly heavy flow drifts and forms a secondary waterfall. The 268 foot (82 meter) waterfall is located between the cities of Fall City and Snoqualmie, Washington.
    SnoqualmieFalls_SecondaryFalls_Spray...jpg
  • A winter storm clears over the Yosemite Valley as seen from Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park, California. El Capitan, a 7,573-foot (2,308 meter) granit peak that's one of the most prominent in Yosemite is visible at left. Half Dome, an 8,836-foot (2,693-meter) granite peak that seems to be missing a large section, is in the background, just left of center. Bridalveil Fall, a 620-foot (189-meter) waterfall that's often the first waterfall people see in the park, is visible on the right.
    Yosemite_Tunnel-View_Clearing-Storm_...jpg
  • Mount Talbot (left) and Mount Crosscut (right) frame this view of the foggy Gertrude Valley and Darran Mountains in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. Mount Talbot is 2,105 meters (6,906 feet) tall, and Mount Crosscut has an elevation of 2,203 meters (7,228 feet). The two primary summits in the ridge that stretches across the center of the frame are Barrier Knob, a 1,879-meter-tall (6,165-foot) summit on the left; and Barrier Peak, a 2,039-meter (6,690-foot) summit on the right. Located on the southwestern portion of the South Island, Fiordland National Park is New Zealand's largest national park.
    NZ_Fiordland_HomerSaddle_Mountains_7...jpg
  • Mountains fill the view from Montezuma Pass in Coronado National Monument in Arizona. The foreground is dominated by the flank of Coronado Peak, a 6864-foot (2092-meter) peak in Coronado National Monument. In the background, the tallest mountain is Cerro San José, an 8,353-foot (2546-meter) mountain that is located across the border in Mexico.
    CoronadoNM_Montezuma-Pass_7346.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
  • 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 large rock frames Weavers Needle, a distinctive 4,555-foot (1,388-meter) spire in the Superstition Wilderness in Arizona. Weavers Needle is made up of heavily-eroded fused volcanic ash, called tuff, and is a prominent and distictive peak that's visible for miles. It played a significant role in the stories of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, with its shadow supposedly pointing toward to golden treasure.
    Superstition-Wilderness_Weavers-Need...jpg
  • A rainstorm sits at the summit of Mount Si, resulting in a rainbow that falls at the mountain's base in North Bend, Washington. Mount Si is a 4,167-foot (1,270 meter) mountain that is a remnant of an oceanic plate volcano. It lies at the western edge of the Cascade Range of mountains.
    MountSi_Rainstorm_Rainbow_9440.jpg
  • Mount Baker, a 10,781-foot (3,286-meter) volcano in the North Cascades of Washington state, rises above a fog bank and Puget Sound in this view from Edmonds, Washington.
    Mount-Baker_Puget-Sound_Edmonds_0491.jpg
  • A large kiawe (Prosopis pallida) tree frames of the southwestern coast of the Hawaiian island of Maui near the town of Makena. The first kiawe tree was introduced to Hawaii in 1828 and is now one of the most common trees in the dry lowlands of the Hawaiian islands. The prominent hill visible just to the right of the center of this image if Pu`u Ola`i, a 320-foot (98-meter) cinder cone formed when molten lava erupted from a volcanic vent and fell back to earth forming a nearly perfect cone. Pu`u Ola`i is also known as Earthquake Hill, Red Hill, and Round Mountain.
    Maui_Makena_Kiawe_PuuOlai_6384.jpg
  • Storm clouds surround the summit of Mount Shasta, a 14,179-foot (4,322 m) volcano in Siskyou County, California at twilight. Shasta is the second-highest peak in the Cascade Range, and the largest by volume.
    shasta-stormy-twilight.jpg
  • Haystack Rock is bathed in golden evening light as Pacific Ocean waves crash ashore at Chapman Beach near Cannon Beach, Oregon. Haystack Rock is a 235-foot (72-meter) sea stack, the third largest in the world. It was formed about 15 million years ago from basalt lava flows emanating from the Blue Mountains and Columbia basin.
    OR_Cannon-Beach_Haystack-Rock_Evenin...jpg
  • Strands of falling water curve around the rocky backdrop of Lower Twin Falls, a 135-foot (41-meter) waterfall in Olallie State Park near North Bend, Washington.
    TwinFalls_NorthBend_CloseUp_3394.jpg
  • Golden fall color lines the snow-covered banks of Blackrock Creek after the first autumn snowfall in Teton County, Wyoming. Grouse Mountain, a 6,884-foot (2,098-meter) peaks is visible through the storm clouds on the horizon.
    WY_Blackrock-Creek_Autumn-Snow_2699.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
  • Lichen grows on the walls near the entrance of Beauty Cave, a 300-foot (100-meter) long lava tube in the Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho.
    CratersOfTheMoon_Beauty-Cave_2519.jpg
  • Delicate Arch, reddened by the setting sun, frames the La Sal Mountains near Moab, Utah. Delicate Arch is a 65-foot-tall (20 meters) freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park. Delicate Arch is comprised of Entrada Sandstone and formed the same way other arches formed in the national park. It began as a sandstone fin, which was gradually worn away by weathering and erosion, leaving the arch behind.
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  • A winter storm envelops the summit of Mount Isolation, a 1,620-meter (5,315-foot) peak in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. Located on the southwestern portion of the South Island, Fiordland National Park is New Zealand's largest national park.
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  • Storm clouds surround the summit of Mount Shasta, a 14,179-foot (4,322 m) volcano in Siskyou County, California, which is turned red by the setting sun.
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  • Cave Falls, located in the southwest portion of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, may only be 20 feet tall, but it stretches 250 feet across the Falls River. Cave Falls, the widest waterfall in Yellowstone, is named for a 50-foot cave at its base. While Cave Falls is in Wyoming, it can only be accessed from a road in Idaho.
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  • The western face of Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, Oregon, is bathed in the golden light of the evening sun. Haystack Rock is a 235-foot (72-meter) sea stack, the third largest in the world. It was formed about 15 million years ago from basalt lava flows emanating from the Blue Mountains and Columbia basin.
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  • Gulls forage at the edge of the Pacific Ocean as Haystack Rock stands tall in the background in Cannon Beach, Oregon. Haystack Rock is a 235-foot (72-meter) sea stack, the third largest in the world. It was formed about 15 million years ago from basalt lava flows emanating from the Blue Mountains and Columbia basin.
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  • Fog and pastel-colored clouds are reflected onto the water of Hornafjörður, a fjord in the Eastern Region of Iceland near Höfn. The Vatnajökull ice cap, the largest glacier in Europe, is visible on the horizon. Breiðabunga, a 3,468-foot (1,057-meter) ice-capped mountain, is among the peaks covered by the ice cap. Vatnajökull roughly translates to the "water glacier."
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  • A large snag grows along Gibbon Falls, an 84-foot (26-meter) waterfall on the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
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  • A strip of Mount Hornaday is visible between snow clouds and trees coated in fresh snow in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Mount Hornaday is a 10,003-foot (3,049-meter) mountain that is part of the Absaroka Range.
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  • A layer of altocumulus stretches across the sky above Mount Si, a 4,167-foot (1,270 meter) mountain in North Bend, Washington. Mount Si is a remnant of an oceanic plate volcano and lies at the western edge of the Cascade Range of mountains.
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  • Bridalveil Fall, a 620-foot (189-meter) waterfall, is partially reflected in the Merced River at dusk in this scene from Valley View in Yosemite National Park, California.
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  • Mount Shuksan, a 9,131-foot (2,783-meter) mountain located in the North Cascades of Washington state, is covered in fresh snow on a cold winter day.
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  • LaSalle Canyon Falls, a 20-foot (6-meter) waterfall in Starved Rock State Park, Illinois, freezes in winter. Viewed from behind, the ice thins as the icefall thaws and can become almost translucent, forming dramatic green and blue colors as the ice of varying thickness refracts sunlight to different degrees.
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  • LaSalle Canyon Falls, viewed from behind, begins to thaw in late winter in Starved Rock State Park near LaSalle, Illinois. The 20-foot (6-meter) waterfall can completely freeze in winter. As it thaws, the ice thins and can become almost translucent, forming dramatic green and blue colors as the ice of varying thickness refracts sunlight to different degrees. Here, part of the icefall has melted as is once again flowing as a waterfall.
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  • A kayaker prepares to go over the lower tier of Spirit Falls, located in Skamania County, Washington, moments after going over the 35-foot (10-meter) upper tier. The waterfall and the rapids below it are especially popular with kayakers. The Little White Salmon River is a tributary of the Columbia River.
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  • A large kiawe (Prosopis pallida) tree frames of the southwestern coast of the Hawaiian island of Maui near the town of Makena. The first kiawe tree was introduced to Hawaii in 1828 and is now one of the most common trees in the dry lowlands of the Hawaiian islands. The prominent hill visible just to the right of the center of this image if Pu`u Ola`i, a 320-foot (98-meter) cinder cone formed when molten lava erupted from a volcanic vent and fell back to earth forming a nearly perfect cone. Pu`u Ola`i is also known as Earthquake Hill, Red Hill, and Round Mountain.
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