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  • A rainbow starts to rise from the Atlantic Ocean not far from Reynisdrangar sea stacks just off Reynisfjara beach near Vík í Mýrdal, Iceland. There are a number of Iceland legends about the basalt sea stacks. In the most common legend, two trolls were turned to stone as they were caught dragging a three-masted ship to shore at daybreak.
    Iceland_Vik_Troll-Rocks_Rainbow_2252.jpg
  • The rugged Superstition Mountains are reddened by the setting sun. The mountains, also known as the Superstitions, are located east of Phoenix, Arizona, and are involved in many superstitions. The legend of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine is centered in the range. Some Apaches also believe that the mountains contain a hole that leads to the lower world.
    SuperstitionMountainsAZ.jpg
  • Flames surround a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in King County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Fir_Douglas_Cone_Fire_2129.jpg
  • Flames surround a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in King County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Fir_Douglas_Cone_Fire_1581.jpg
  • Flames surround a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in King County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Fir_Douglas_Cone_Fire_2174.jpg
  • Flames surround a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in King County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Fir_Douglas_Cone_Fire_2329.jpg
  • Flames surround a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in King County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Fir_Douglas_Cone_Fire_1726.jpg
  • Flames surround a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in King County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Fir_Douglas_Cone_Fire_2040.jpg
  • Flames surround a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in King County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Fir_Douglas_Cone_Fire_2248.jpg
  • A bright rainbow shines over the Atlantic Ocean near the Reynisdrangar sea stacks, also known as the Troll Rocks. The Troll Rocks are located near Vík, Iceland. According to Icelandic legend, the rocks are the remnants of trolls that were out fishing too late. The legend says trolls will turn to stone if they're exposed to daylight.
    Iceland_Vik_Troll-Rocks_Rainbow_2275...jpg
  • A bright rainbow shines over the Atlantic Ocean near the Reynisdrangar sea stacks, also known as the Troll Rocks. The Troll Rocks are located near Vík, Iceland. According to Icelandic legend, the rocks are the remnants of trolls that were out fishing too late. The legend says trolls will turn to stone if they're exposed to daylight.
    Iceland_TrollRocks_Rainbow_2275.jpg
  • Atlantic Ocean waves crash on a black sand beach overlooking Reynisdrangar, the Troll Rocks near Vík, Iceland. According to Icelandic legend, the rocks are the remnants of trolls that were out fishing too late. The legend says trolls will turn to stone if they're exposed to daylight.
    Iceland_TrollRocks_7208.jpg
  • Shiprock, a prominent peak located northwestern New Mexico, is turned golden at sunrise. The peak rises 1,583 ft (482 m) above the surrounding landscape and has a total elevation of 7,177 ft (2,188 m). The peak is located on Navajo tribal land and is sacred to them. The Navajo name for the peak is Tsé Bit'a'í, which means "rock with wings." Tribal legend says a great bird brought the Navajo people from the North to the present-day Four Corners area.
    NM_Shiprock_Sunrise_1589.jpg
  • Heavy snow blankets the banks of Goðafoss, regarded one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland. The name Goðafoss means "Waterfall of the Gods." Located near Mývatn, it plunges 12 meters and is more than 30 meters wide, and is the largest waterfall on the Skjálfandafljót river. The name, however, comes from Icelandic legend: in the year 1000 AD, Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði, a chieftain in the region, threw his statues of the pagan gods into Goðafoss when he decided Icelanders should adopt Christianity.
    Iceland_Godafoss_Snowy_3461.jpg
  • Face Rock, located on the Oregon coast at Bandon, appears to gaze at the full moon. According to Native American legend, the face belongs to the beautiful Indian princess Ewanua. While several tribes gathered nearby to celebrate, she wandered to the sea inhabited by Seatka, the evil spirit of the ocean. He turned her to stone whlie she stared at the moon.
    FaceRockMoonSunrise.jpg
  • Shiprock, a prominent peak located northwestern New Mexico, is framed by cirrus clouds at sunrise. The peak rises 1,583 ft (482 m) above the surrounding landscape and has a total elevation of 7,177 ft (2,188 m). The peak is located on Navajo tribal land and is sacred to them. The Navajo name for the peak is Tsé Bit'a'í, which means "rock with wings." Tribal legend says a great bird brought the Navajo people from the North to the present-day Four Corners area.
    NM_Shiprock_CirrusSunrise_1513.jpg
  • Shiprock, a prominent peak located northwestern New Mexico, is framed by cirrus clouds at sunrise. The peak rises 1,583 ft (482 m) above the surrounding landscape and has a total elevation of 7,177 ft (2,188 m). The peak is located on Navajo tribal land and is sacred to them. The Navajo name for the peak is Tsé Bit'a'í, which means "rock with wings." Tribal legend says a great bird brought the Navajo people from the North to the present-day Four Corners area.
    NM_Shiprock_Cirrus_V_1499.jpg
  • A bright rainbow stretches across Skógafoss, located in southern Iceland. Skógafoss is one of Iceland's largest waterfalls, dropping 197 feet (60 meters). According to legend, the first Viking settler in the area, Þrasi Þórólfsson, buried a treasure in a cave behind the waterfall; the waterfall is so powerful no one has been able to get it.
    Iceland_Skogafoss_7659.jpg
  • An ohia lehua tree (Metrosideros polymorpha) provides rare color on a lava field in Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. Ohio lehua are the most abundant native trees in Hawaii and are among the first life in new lava flows. According to Hawaiian legend, the tree is actually a young warrior. Pele, the goddess of fire, wanted to marry the warrior. When he refused, she turned him into a tree. The other gods weren't able to turn him back, so they turned his true love into the lehua blossom so they could be reunited. It's said that if you pick one of the blossoms, it will rain - the tears of lovers.
    HI_Volcanoes_OhiaLehua_Blossom_8493.jpg
  • Numerous sea stacks dot the Oregon coastline at Bandon on a foggy morning. The area's most famous sea stack, Face Rock, is visible near the horizon at the left side of the image. According to Indian legend, Face Rock is a tribe member who was turned to stone by an evil spirit who lives in the Pacific Ocean.
    Bandon_Seastacks_Fog_6525.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves shoot 50 feet into the air through a tiny hole in a lava shelf off on the Kauai coast known as the Spouting Horn blowhole. It sounds like a whale breathing, but Hawaiian legend says the sound is actually the "lizard woman" moaning. She would attack anyone who got too close. One day she chased a fisherman into a lava tube. He escaped; she's still stuck.
    SpoutingHorn.jpg
  • The crescent moon hovers over Shiprock, a prominent peak in northwestern New Mexico. Early European settlers thought the peak resembled a sailing schooner. The Navajo people, who settled the area first, called it "Rock with Wings." Their legend states a great bird guided them from the North to settle in the present-day Four Corners area of the United States near where this peak is located.
    NM_Shiprock_CrescentMoon_1571.jpg
  • A long exposure blurs the Pacific Ocean waves that pound Face Rock, located in Bandon By The Sea, Oregon. According to Native American legend, Face Rock was a beautiful Indian princess who was turned to stone by the evil sprit that lives inhabits the ocean.
    FaceRockSilhouetteSunset.jpg
  • The full moon overs over the sea stacks at Bandon By The Sea on the southern Oregon Coast. The area's most famous sea stack, Face Rock, is visible on the horizon at the right side of the image. According to Indian legend, Face Rock is a tribe member who was turned to stone by an evil spirit who lives in the Pacific Ocean.
    BandonMoonDawn.jpg
  • Brachts emerge from the scales of a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in Snohomish County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Douglas-Fir_Brachts_Macro_Lynnwood_5...jpg
  • Dense tropical vegetation frames this view of Rainbow Falls, an 80-foot waterfall near Hilo, Hawaii. Legends say that the cave beneath the waterfall was the home of Hina, mother of the demigod Maui.
    Hawaii_RainbowFalls_9104.jpg
  • Brachts emerge from the scales of a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in Snohomish County, Washington. Douglas fir cones are unique in that they have three-pronged brachts that extend from between the scales. According to Native American legends, those brachts represent mice that used the cone for protection during forest fires; the mice dove headfirst into the cones and the three prongs represent their hing legs and tail.
    Douglas-Fir_Brachts_Macro_Lynnwood_3...jpg
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