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A close-up of the Painted Hills in John Day National Monument, Oregon reveals their popcorn-like texture. This texture is the result of erosion. The cracks result from the drying of the soil after heavy rain; the deeper channels are caused by the run-off of heavy rain.

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Light filters into a lava tube known as Skylight Cave in Deschutes National Forest in Oregon, revealing the texture of its walls.

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The rough texture of the ice on a frozen pond catches reflections of dark green trees in Snohomish County, Washington.

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The Kalalau Valley on the island of Kauai, Hawaii is bordered by towering cliffs, about 4,000 feet fall. The low-angled light of the nearly setting sun brings out the texture on one of the valley's walls.

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The trunk of a weathered ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) shows a variety of colors and textures in the Deschutes National Forest near Bend, Oregon.

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After several days of below-freezing temperatures, ice on a small pond in Snohomish County, Washington, shows a variety of textures.

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Abstract shapes are left behind on an eroded sandstone wall near Landscape Arches National Park, Utah.

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With just a narrow crack in the ceiling of Upper Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona, little sunlight reaches the floor by mid-afternoon. Violent flash floods sculpt the sandstone, leaving undulating, layered walls that appear violet or purple in the very faint indirect afternoon light. The Navajo people call Antelope Canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." The light in the canyon was so dim at the time that this image was captured that it required a more than one-minute exposure to reveal the detail of the canyon walls.

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Colorful moss and lichen grow on the rough gray bark of an Oregon ash (Orthotrichum lyellii) tree in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.

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Methane bubbles are trapped among the other shapes in a small frozen pond in Lynnwood, Washington. Microbes release methane gas as they consume organic matter in the pond. The gas bubbles are trapped as the pond freezes.

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The rugged, eroded texture of the Wyoming Basin landscape is visible in this aerial view captured near Sweeney Ranch, Wyoming.

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A close-up shows the detail of the texture of the Giant Dome Column, located in the Hall of Giants in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. Giant Dome, like the other speleothems in the Hall of Giants, began as small calcite deposits on the cavern floor. Dripping water resulted in more calcite building up on the initial deposits, gradually building the small formations into large stalagmites. Giant Dome eventually grew to touch the ceiling, turning it from a stalgmite into a column that is 62 feet (19 meters) tall.

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The low-angled red light of sunrise reveals the texture of the bottom of a layer of altocumulus clouds in Snohomish County, Washington.

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A close-up view captures the rough texture of water surging over Snoqualmie Falls in Snoqualmie, Washington.

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After a heavy storm, the Garganta de Jaranda river flows over richly textured rocks near Jarandilla de la Vera in the Extremadura region of Spain.

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The Garganta de Jaranda river flows past richly textured rocks near Jarandilla de la Vera in the Extremadura region of Spain.

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The water of Garganta la Hoz flows over the textured granite near the Charco la Junta swimming pool in Villanueva de la Vera in the Extremadura region of Spain.

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Lichen grows on the rough textured bark of an Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia) tree growing in Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.

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An extreme close-up of a daffodil (approximately five times life size) reveals the delicate textures and colors at the center of the flower.

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The granite walls of the Yosemite Valley, turned golden at sunrise, are reflected on a textured layer of ice that covers Sentinel Meadow in Yosemite National Park, California.

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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.

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The water of the Garganta de Minchones river flows past a colorful rock wall near the Charco la Junta swimming pool in Villanueva de la Vera in the Extremadura region of Spain.

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An aerial view shows the great contrast in color of the hills in the Hungry Valley area of Los Angeles County, California.

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Several empty shells, most prominently oysters, lay among barnacle-covered rocks on the beach at Birch Bay State Park in Birch Bay, Washington.

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Ivy grows up the trunk of a Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) tree in a forested area of Bothell, Washington.

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Layers of driftwood peel away in this detail of a log that washed ashore at Marina Beach Park, Edmonds, Washington.

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Brandywine Creek streaks over a layer of Berea sandstone just before it plunges over Brandywine Falls in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio.

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A hole in the bark of this black cottonwood (Populus balsamifera trichocarpa) is evidence of a branch that fell from that location.

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Tupper Creek leaves ripples as it flows over wet sand as it empties into the Pacific Ocean at Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon.

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Fallen autumn leaves are partially submerged in the shallow water of Yesler Swamp, part of the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington.

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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).

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Fresh snow clings to the bark of a large Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) tree in Snohomish County, Washington.

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An oak leaf leaves an impression in the ice covering a small pond in Snohomish County, Washington. The leaf fell on the pond after it froze and protected the ice immediately beneath it from sublimation, a natural process where ice transitions into vapor without turning to liquid first. This is the same process that causes a snow on a field to vanish during a prolonged cold spell. Reflections of trees surrounding the pond are visible around the edges of the leaf impression.

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An oak leaf leaves an impression in the ice covering a small pond in Snohomish County, Washington. Trees surrounding the pond are also reflected on the ice.

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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.

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A red oak leaf, displaying its fall color, floats on a thin layer of ice covering a pond in Snohomish County, Washington.

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Camera movement during a long exposure resulted in this impressionistic view of a fallen tree over Yosemite Creek in Yosemite National Park, California. Neighboring granite walls, turned golden by the rising sun, are reflected on the surface of the water.

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Moss-covered trees frame a view of Garganta de Minchones, a river near Villanueva de la Vera in Extramadura, Spain.

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A macro view, captured at just over four times magnification, reveals the delicate structure of the wings of a pale beauty (Campaea perlata) moth.

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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.

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A lodgepole pine tree (Pinus contorta) grows around a large boulder on Junction Butte in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

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A lodgepole pine tree (Pinus contorta) grows against a large lichen-covered boulder on Junction Butte in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

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The rough bark of this tree shows numerous holes drilled by a red-breasted sapsucker. Sapsuckers drill rows of quarter-inch holes in trees to extract sap. Their holes do not usually cause fatal damage to the tree.

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Weathered driftwood rests against a large beach rock in Marina Beach Park, Edmonds, Washington.

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Several types of trees and shrubs growing along the Sammamish River show a variety of colors in early autumn in this view from Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.

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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.

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Several rugged islands including Little James Island (foreground) and James Island (background) are framed by large logs on Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington.

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A large knot is visible on the trunk of a Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) growing on San Juan Island in Washington state. Pacific madrone are also known as madrona and arbutus trees.

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A new branch grows out from rough bark on a Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) tree on San Juan Island in Washington state. Pacific madrone trees are also known as arbutus or madrona trees.

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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.

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Several large cracks, some caused by rocks tumbling from the steep, rocky walls that surround the lake, are visible in the ice on Lake Crowley, located near Mammoth Lakes in Mono County, California.

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A fallen alder leaf floats on thin layer of ice covering a pond in Snohomish County, Washington.

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Two lodgepole pine trees (Pinus contorta) grow around a large boulder on Junction Butte in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

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A vibrant shaft of light shines on the floor of a particularly narrow section of Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo tribal land in Page, Arizona. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks." The slot canyon is formed primarily by erosion during flash floods; torrents of water race through the canyon and sculpt the sandstone.

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Trees, turned golden by the late afternoon sun, reflect on grooves in a layer of ice melting on a Snohomish County, Washington, pond.

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Remnants of a fallen tree stretch across Yosemite Creek in Yosemite National Park, California. The surface of the creek reflects the golden color of the neighboring granite walls at sunrise.

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The remains of a dead ivy plant cling to the bark of a western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) tree in Yost Park, Edmonds, Washington.

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A Chincoteague pony (Equus caballus), also known as an Assateague horse, is illuminated by the first light of day in a marsh on Assateague Island in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia. About 300 wild — technically feral — ponies roam the island on the Atlantic coast. There is some dispute as to how the ponies ended up on the island. Some researchers believe the ponies are survivors of the wreck of a Spanish galleon, La Galga, which sank just off the coast in 1750; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service believes they are descendants of horses owned by early colonial settlers.

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Pahoehoe lava, characterized by its smooth, rope-like appearance, is one of three types of lava. Pahoehoe's ropy surface forms when a thin skin of cool lava is shoved into folds by hot, more-fluid lava just below the surface. This sample was found in Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho. Pahoehoe is pronounced Pa-hoy-hoy.

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The texture of the main cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico, shows folds, curtains, terraces and other decorative features. The decorations, known as speleothems, are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.

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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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$LaSalle Canyon Falls, a 20-foot (6-meter) waterfall in Starved Rock State Park, Illinois, freezes in winter. Viewed from behind, the ice thins as the icefall thaws and can become almost translucent, forming dramatic green and blue colors as the ice of varying thickness refracts sunlight to different degrees.$