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  • Colorful patterns are visible on the exposed face of a slab of siltstone along Cattaraugus Creek in the Zoar Valley Multiple Use Area and Unique Area near Gowanda, New York.
    NY_Zoar-Valley_Siltstone-Patterns_27...jpg
  • 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.
    WA_Potholes_Waterfall-Patterns_7723.jpg
  • Bark scales on a birch tree come together, almost forming circular patterns at one point, in the Tionesta Scenic Area in the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania.
    PA_Birch_Bark-Detail_Tionesta_6338.jpg
  • Branches of an overgrown elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington, form tight patterns as they crisscross the frame.
    Elm_Crisscross-Contrast_Lynnwood_515...jpg
  • Drainage patterns streak across the landscape in this aerial vew from over Esmeralda County in Nevada.
    NV_Esmeralda-County_Aerial_Streaks_0...jpg
  • Branches of an overgrown elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington, form tight patterns as they crisscross the frame.
    Elm_Crisscross-Contrast_Lynnwood_769...jpg
  • Streaking patterns develop on the sandy beach at Bandon, Oregon as strong wind blows over rough patches.
    Bandon_WindPatterns_9290.jpg
  • Streaking patterns develop on the sandy beach at Bandon, Oregon as strong wind blows over rough patches.
    Bandon_WindPatterns_9221.jpg
  • The receding tide leaves behind drainage patterns on the beach at Brackett's Landing in Edmonds, Washington.
    Edmonds_Beach_DrainagePatterns_1072.jpg
  • Lichen and moss form patterns on an exposed rock face near Lake Dorothy in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Washington state.
    WA-Alpine-Lakes_Moss-Lichen_8076.jpg
  • The receding tide results in drainage patterns on the beach at Brackett's Landing in Edmonds, Washington.
    Edmonds_Beach_DrainagePatterns_1088.jpg
  • Ice patterns that look like frozen jellyfish form on the side of Horsetail Falls on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge after a week of below-freezing temperatures.
    OR_HorsetailFalls_IcePatterns_5002.jpg
  • The receding tide results in drainage patterns on the beach at Brackett's Landing in Edmonds, Washington. Clouds colored by the setting sun are reflected on the wet sand.
    Edmonds_BeachSunset_DrainagePatterns...jpg
  • Several banana leaves grow together, showing off the pattern of their lines, in Ruhengeri, Rwanda.
    Rwanda_Banana_Leaves_Patterns_8695.jpg
  • Rough bark was mostly preserved on a log submerged for 100 years in Rattlesnake Lake near North Bend, Washington. The log reemerged after a prolonged drought caused the lake to lose nearly all of its water.
    Rattlesnake-Lake_Exposed-Bark-Patter...jpg
  • A cluster of icicles forms over a creek in the Cinnabar Basin in the Gallatin National Forest near Gardiner, Montana.
    MT_Cinnabar-Basin_Icicle-Patterns_85...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
  • Blue sky and golden trees lit by the late afternoon sun reflect on the wet, melting ice covering a small pond in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Ice-Patterns_Lynnwood_6794.jpg
  • In shallow water of the Aitutaki lagoon off the islet of Maina Iti on Aitutaki, Cook Islands, ripples on the surface of the water cast shadows on the sea floor.
    Aitutaki-Lagoon_Ripples_Sea-Floor_B1...jpg
  • Trees, turned golden by the late afternoon sun, reflect on bubbles and grooves in a layer of ice melting on a Snohomish County, Washington, pond.
    IcePatterns_Pond_Lynnwood_9662.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
  • Trees, turned golden by the late afternoon sun, reflect on bubbles and grooves in a layer of ice melting on a Snohomish County, Washington, pond.
    IcePatterns_Pond_Lynnwood_9667.jpg
  • Trees, turned golden by the late afternoon sun, reflect on grooves in a layer of ice melting on a Snohomish County, Washington, pond.
    IcePatterns_Pond_Lynnwood_9672.jpg
  • A telephoto lens compresses the view of bare winter trees in and on a hill overlooking Golden Gardens Park, Seattle, Washington.
    Forest_Winter_Abstract_Golden-Garden...jpg
  • The curved walls of Rattlesnake Canyon join to form abstract patterns on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Rattlesnake Canyon is a slot canyon — a narrow sandstone canyon that's carved by flash floods.
    AZ_Rattlesnake-Canyon_Curved-Walls_6...jpg
  • A close-up view of an elm leaf reveals the patterns of its veins.
    Elm_Leaf_Detail_7224.jpg
  • A close-up image of the trunk of an Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii) reveals abstract, almost monochromatic patterns of its bark. The Arizona sycamore is native to the states of Arizona and New Mexico. This Arizona sycamore was found in a lush area near Montezuma Well in Montezuma Castle National Monument.
    Sycamore_Arizona_Bark_Detail_Montezu...jpg
  • A close-up image of the trunk of an Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii) reveals abstract, almost monochromatic patterns of its bark. The Arizona sycamore is native to the states of Arizona and New Mexico. This Arizona sycamore was found in a lush area near Montezuma Well in Montezuma Castle National Monument.
    Sycamore_Arizona_Bark_Detail_Montezu...jpg
  • The erosion patterns of the hills in the Sante Fe National Forest are visible in this aerial view captured from near El Valle, New Mexico.
    NM_Sante-Fe-Forest_Aerial_2409-BW.jpg
  • Ripples on the North Atlantic Ocean near the Icelandic island of Flatey make abstract patterns from the sky's reflection.
    Iceland_AtlanticOceanRipples_6479.jpg
  • The petals, or rays, of a common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) form abstract patterns in this macro view, which is approximately five times life size.
    Dandelion_Flower_Macro_2742.jpg
  • The petals, or rays, of a common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) form abstract patterns in this macro view, which is approximately two times life size.
    Dandelion_Flower_Macro_2414.jpg
  • A thin layer of ice forms on a small pond in Lynnwood, Washington, forming rugged patterns.
    Ice_Pond_Lynnwood_7890.jpg
  • The surface of a weathered piece of driftwood displays abstract patterns on the beach of Seahurst Park, Burien, Washington. Barnacles grow on the bark that remains.
    Seahurst-Park_Driftwood_Weathered_70...jpg
  • Swirling patterns and streaks of gold are visible in an exposed stump that had been submerged for 100 years in Rattlesnake Lake near North Bend, Washington. The stump was exposed when the lake level dropped during a drought.
    Rattlesnake-Lake_Exposed-Stump_Detai...jpg
  • The standstone in a wash in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada shows colorful streaked patterns. This wash is comprised of several different layers of sandstone, which have been exposed through erosion.
    vof-color-wash.jpg
  • The petals, or rays, of a common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) form abstract patterns in this macro view, which is approximately five times life size.
    Dandelion_Flower_Macro_2710.jpg
  • The petals, or rays, of a common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) form abstract patterns in this macro view, which is approximately five times life size.
    Dandelion_Flower_Macro_2734.jpg
  • The curved walls of Rattlesnake Canyon join to form abstract patterns on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Rattlesnake Canyon is a slot canyon — a narrow sandstone canyon that's carved by flash floods.
    AZ_Rattlesnake-Canyon_Curved-Walls_6...jpg
  • The trunk of a Marina Madrone (Arbutus 'Marina') shows abstract patterns as its bark peels in San Jose, California.
    Madrone-Marina_Bark-Peeling_San-Jose...jpg
  • The surface of a weathered piece of driftwood displays abstract patterns on the beach of Seahurst Park, Burien, Washington. Barnacles grow on the bark that remains.
    Seahurst-Park_Driftwood_Weathered_70...jpg
  • The petals, or rays, of a common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) form abstract patterns in this macro view, which is approximately five times life size.
    Dandelion_Flower_Macro_2696.jpg
  • The petals, or rays, of a common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) form abstract patterns in this macro view, which is approximately three times life size.
    Dandelion_Flower_Macro_1841.jpg
  • Several erosion patterns are visible on the steep exposed hillside of Rucker Hill in Everett, Washington, near where Pigeon Creek empties into Puget Sound. At the top of the frame, a blackberry branch swings back and forth like a pendulum, carving a semicircle into the hillside.
    WA_Rucker-Hill_Erosion_7166.jpg
  • A close look at the back of a captive emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) reveals a range of blue, violet and golden colors in the patterns of its feathers. The flightless bird is endemic to Australia and is the world's second-largest bird by height.
    Emu_Feathers_Back_Detail_9536.jpg
  • The leaves of the poisonous corn lily (Veratrum californicum), otherwise known as a false hellebore, twist into a swirl pattern. Corn lilies are commonly found in forested areas where the soil is consistently moist.
    CornLilySwirl.jpg
  • Fragrant Water Lilies growing off Foster Island leave just a narrow 'S' pattern in the waters of Lake Washington near the Seattle Arboretum.
    WaterLiliesS.jpg
  • Colorful streaks are found on the beach leading into the reef called Parava on the east side of the island of Mitiaro in the Cook Islands.
    Mitiaro_Beach-Patterns_9180.jpg
  • The bright yellow pods of velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina) trees stand out against the green leaves in the early spring in the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, located in the Sonoran Desert near Superior, Arizona.
    Mesquite_Velvet_Patterns_Boyce-Thomp...jpg
  • The range of green and brown colors in palm fronds are visible in this tight cluster of trees near the Malibu Lagoon in Malibu, California.
    Palm-Trees_Frond-Patterns_Malibu-Lag...jpg
  • In late evening light, ripples in the sand on the beach of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge near Brookings, Oregon, are shown in high contrast.
    OR_Whalehead_Sand-Patterns_5231.jpg
  • Bare alder trees stand against a backdrop of trees and brush that are beginning to show spring colors in late winter in wetlands in Bothell, Washington.
    Forest_Late-Winter-Patterns_Bothell_...jpg
  • Mudcracks in a variety of shapes and sizes are visible in the sediment at the base of Harris Wash in Utah. Mudcracks, also known as desiccation cracks, result when the top layer of sediment dries before lower layers. When the water in the top layer evaporates, the thin layer separates from the layers below. The loss of moisture also causes the layer to shrink somewhat, causing a strain that results in the cracks.
    UT_Mudcracks_HarrisWash_4278.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
  • Sunlight Through Overgrown Elm Canopy
    Elm_Overgrown-Canopy_Sunburst_Lynnwo...jpg
  • Sargassum, a type of seaweed, rests in a tide pool during an exceptionally low tide on Puget Sound in Carkeek Park, Seattle, Washington.
    Seaweed_Sargassum_Carkeek-Park_3538.jpg
  • The golden light of the late day sun shines across the top of small waves on Puget Sound as viewed from Edmonds, Washington.
    Puget-Sound_Ripples_Sunset-Contrast_...jpg
  • McAleer Creek flows over and under several fallen trees near Lake Forest Park, Washington. The log over the creek is partially covered in frost.
    WA_Lake-Forest-Park_McAleer-Creek_Lo...jpg
  • A tree casts a shadow that mostly covers a large rock along the Garganta la Hoz river near Villanueva de la Vera in Extremadura, Spain.
    Spain_Extremadura_Garganta-la-Hoz_Tr...jpg
  • A few trees in a second-growth forest that's comprised mainly of Douglas fir and cedar trees are bathed in warm light colored by the sunrise and enhanced by wildfire smoke. This stand of trees is in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Trees_Golden-Light_Lynnwood_7130.jpg
  • A sheet of ice hangs over the Cedar River as it flows on a sub-freezing morning near Renton, Washington.
    WA_Renton_Cedar-River_Ice_1154730.jpg
  • Vai Marere, a limestone cave containing a sulphur pool on Mitiaro, part of the cook islands, is also known as the healing waters because of its minerals. The island of Mitaro, also known as Nukuroa, was originally a volcano that became a coral atoll.
    Mitiaro_Vai-Marere_8980.jpg
  • Vai Marere, a limestone cave containing a sulphur pool on Mitiaro, part of the cook islands, is also known as the healing waters because of its minerals. The island of Mitaro, also known as Nukuroa, was originally a volcano that became a coral atoll.
    Mitiaro_Vai-Marere_Detail_8985.jpg
  • The bleached remnants of a tree are visible among a variety of fall colors on Ptarmigan Ridge in the Mount Baker Wilderness in Washington state.
    WA_Baker-Wilderness_Ptarmigan-Ridge_...jpg
  • The canopy of a riverine forest near the Mara River in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya is visible in this aerial view captured from a hot air balloon.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Riverine-Forest_Ae...jpg
  • Several deciduous trees, bare for the winter, stand in thick fog in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
    Marymoor-Park_Forest_Fog_5114.jpg
  • The bark of an Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii) tree peels in Snohomish County, Washington. Its bark peels in thin strips or flakes to reveal younger bark. Pacific Madrones are part of the arbutus genus. Pacific Madrones are found on the west coast of North America from British Columbia to central California, and on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and Pacific Coast mountains.
    Madrone-Pacific_Peeling-Bark_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • Magnification at four times life-size reveals the structure of ice crystals that formed on a fallen leaf on a frosty morning.
    Leaf_Ice-Crystals_Macro_Lynnwood_189...jpg
  • Bracket fungus (Trametes versicolor) largely covers the surface of a decaying alder tree on Bainbridge Island in Washington state.
    Bracket-Fungus_Alder_Bainbridge_0339.jpg
  • Water droplets cling to the back of a Wych elm (Ulmus glabra) leaf.
    Elm_Leaf_Back_Droplets_Macro_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • Rockweed (Fucus distichus) grows along the edges of a tidepool on Fidalgo Island in Washington Park, Anacortes, Washington. Rockweed is a brown alga seaweed that grows profusely in the upper and middle intertidal zones. Its branches are tipped by swollen bladders, called receptacles, which allow it to reproduce.
    Rockweed_Tidepool_Sunset-Beach_Anaco...jpg
  • Layers of driftwood peel away in this detail of a log that washed ashore at Marina Beach Park, Edmonds, Washington.
    Driftwood_Layers_Edmonds_0353.jpg
  • Light snow falls among Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trees in a forested area of Snohomish County, Washington.
    Forest_Snow-Fall_Lynnwood_8337.jpg
  • A rock rests in a depression on driftwood on the beach of Marina Beach Park in Edmonds, Washington.
    Driftwood_Rock-Depression_Edmonds_03...jpg
  • Fragrant water lily pads show a variety of autumn colors as they float on Lake Sammamish in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington. The fragrant water lily is a perennial aquatic plant, typically found in freshwater lakes and ponds and slow-moving streams where the water has a depth of between 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters).
    Water-Lilies_Autumn_Detail_Lake-Samm...jpg
  • A passage bends through a very narrow section of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Narrow-Passage_6255.jpg
  • The walls of an open area of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona, take on different colors based on how much direct sunlight they receive. Sections near the slot canyon ceiling appear yellow and gold, while portions in deep shadow are purple. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon_Colorful-Chamber_709...jpg
  • The light of the crescent mon shines on the water of Puget Sound at night in this view from Golden Gardens in Seattle, Washington.
    Puget-Sound_Glint_Moon_Golden-Garden...jpg
  • The Yakima River bends back on itself, nearly forming a circle near Ellensburg, Washington.
    WA_Yakima-River_Bend_Aerial_7498.jpg
  • The tops of some golden grasses poke through deep snow covering rolling hills in Ashton, Idaho.
    ID_Ashton_Rolling-Hills_Winter_3364.jpg
  • Brandywine Creek streaks over a layer of Berea sandstone just before it plunges over Brandywine Falls in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio.
    OH_Cuyahoga-Valley-NP_Brandywine-Cre...jpg
  • The golden light of the late-day sun streaks across the tops of numerous small Puget Sound waves off of the Edmonds, Washington, shoreline.
    Puget-Sound_Ripples_Glint_CloseUp_09...jpg
  • The golden light of the late day sun shines across the top of small waves on Puget Sound as viewed from Edmonds, Washington.
    Puget-Sound_Ripples_Sunset-Contrast_...jpg
  • A harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) hides in a patch of sea foam on Puget Sound in Ballard, Washington.
    Seal-Harbor_Sea-Foam_Ballard_7306.jpg
  • Numerous caves are visible a soft rock cliff wall in Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The national monument protects caves that were used by humans for shelters more than 11,000 years ago.
    NM_Bandelier_Wall-Texture_1635.jpg
  • Colorful, abstract shapes make up the bark of the Stewartia x henryae tree in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. This hybrid first occurred as a spontaneous cross between Stewartia monadelpha and Stewartia pseudocamellia at the Henry Foundation for Botanical Research in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, though the majority of plants that make up the Stewartia species are native to China.
    Arboretum_Stewartia-Henryae_Bark_036...jpg
  • After several days of below-freezing temperatures, ice on a small pond in Snohomish County, Washington, shows a variety of textures.
    IcePatterns_Pond_Lynnwood_0108.jpg
  • The paper-like red bark peels from a Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) tree near Port Townsend, Washington. Pacific Madrones are part of the arbutus genus. Pacific Madrones are found on the west coast of North America from British Columbia to central California, and on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada and Pacific Coast mountains.
    PacificMadrone_PeelingBark_PortTowns...jpg
  • A series of cumulus clouds develop and grow as the sun sets over Snohomish County, Washington. Cumulus means "heap" or "pile" in Latin, and the clouds typically form where warm air rises and reaches a level of cold air where the moisure in the air condenses.
    Clouds_Cumulus_Developing_Sunset_551...jpg
  • Pegmatite, a light-colored granite, forms bright stripes on the otherwise dark walls of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado. These stripes were found on the Painted Wall, an especially dramatic part of the national park and the highest cliff in all of Colorado. Pegmatite is the result of especially water-rich magma, which is the last to cool and harden. Because it remains fluid longer, it is able to squeeze into cracks in rocks, resulting in the light-colored lines here.
    CO_PaintedWall_GunnisonNP_1965.jpg
  • Pegmatite, a light-colored granite, forms bright stripes on the otherwise dark walls of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado. These stripes were found on the Painted Wall, an especially dramatic part of the national park and the highest cliff in all of Colorado. Pegmatite is the result of especially water-rich magma, which is the last to cool and harden. Because it remains fluid longer, it is able to squeeze into cracks in rocks, resulting in the light-colored lines here.
    CO_PaintedWall_GunnisonNP_1966.jpg
  • Strong winds shape a snowdrift at Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Relatively warm weather followed by freezing gives the snowdrift a hard crust.
    Snowdrift_Paradise_2326.jpg
  • A very narrow canyon leads through a petrified sand dune, known as the Wave, in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness in northern Arizona.
    WaveNarrowCanyon.jpg
  • A narrow canyon winds through a petrified sand dune located at the Wave, Coyote Buttes Wilderness, northern Arizona.
    WaveCanyonAbove.jpg
  • Heavy, wet snowflakes fall against a backdrop of second-growth Douglas fir trees in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Douglas-Firs_Wet-Snow-Flakes_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • Midmorning sunlight casts shadows over some of the small tiers of Paine Falls, a 25-foot (7-meter) waterfall near Painesville, Ohio.
    Ohio_Paine-Falls_Contrast_4494.jpg
  • Leaves and twigs cover the forest floor in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_Forest-Floor_4824.jpg
  • A sheet of ice hangs over the Cedar River as it flows on a sub-freezing morning near Renton, Washington.
    WA_Renton_Cedar-River_Ice_1154625.jpg
  • A variety of fall colors are visible among the rocks on Ptarmigan Ridge in the Mount Baker Wilderness in Washington state.
    WA_Baker-Wilderness_Ptarmigan-Ridge_...jpg
  • A chain tunicate (Botrylloides violaceus) is visible on rocks exposed by an exceptionally low tide in Edmonds, Washington. The chain tunicate is a type of sea squirt that's native to the northwest Pacific, including the coasts of Siberia, Japan and China, though it is becoming more common on the western coast of North America, likely spread by shipping industries. It is also known as the lined colonial tunicate, orange sheath tunicate, and orange tunicate. Its color ranges from bright orange to purple.
    Tunicate-Chain_Low-Tide_Edmonds_3994.jpg
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