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  • Squirrel tracks and Half Dome on a crisp winter morning at Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-45b.tif
  • Winter view of wind-sculpted western white pine, Pinus monticola, and red fir, Abies magnifica, along the shore of Pear Lake, backcountry of Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1275c.tif
  • Crescent Meadow with shooting stars, Dodecatheon sp., and fallen giant sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1070b.tif
  • Red alders, Alnus rubra, silhouetted by setting sun, outlet of Fern Canyon, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park and Redwoods National Park, California.
    RW-1006b.tif
  • Sun setting through Joshua Trees, Yucca brevifolia, along the Mojave Trail east of the Cinder Cones, Mojave National Preserve, California.
    MOJ-1091a.tif
  • Autumn colors of willows growing with whitebark pines along the shore of Rae Lakes, Painted Lady and Mount Rixford beyond, Sierra Nevada, Kings Canyon National Park, California.
    KC-1171b.tif
  • Mt. Agassiz, Mt. Winchell, Thunderbolt Peak, North Palisade and Isosceles Peak reflected at sunset in one of the Dusy Lakes, Dusy Basin, Kings Canyon National Park, California.
    KC-1133a.tif
  • Thunderbolt Peak, North Palisade and Isosceles Peak reflected at sunset in one of the Dusy Lakes, Dusy Basin, Sierra Nevada, Kings Canyon National Park, California.
    KC-1132b.tif
  • Autumn colors of thimbleberry, Rubus parviflorus, and mountain dogwood, Cornus nuttallii, Redwood Mountain Grove of Giant Sequoias, Kings Canyon National Park, California.
    KC-1079b.tif
  • Fresh snow in forest of giant sequoias, Sequoia gigantea, Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park, California.
    KC-1003a.tif
  • Blooming beavertail cactus, Opuntia basilaris, Cottonwood Mountains, Joshua Tree National Park, California.
    JT-R1001b.tif
  • Double rainbow over the Amargosa Range, Death Valley National Park, California
    DV-R1286.tif
  • Sunset from 6,433 foot Aguereberry Point overlooking Death Valley with Amargosa Range beyond, Death Valley National Park, California.
    DV-R1284.tif
  • Calcite geodes replacing limestone pieces in shattered carbonate breccia, wall of Cottonwood Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California.
    DV-R1098a.tif
  • Park visitors, Michael Rucker photographing Karen, Gabriela and Alexander Rucker, in spring bloom of Desert Gold, Geraea canescens, alluvial fan near Ashcroft Mill, Death Valley National Park, California.  (MR)
    DV-1982a.tif
  • Claret cup cactus, Echinocereus triglochidiatus, blooming on talus slope above Arrastre Spring, Butte Valley, Death Valley National Park, California.
    DV-1766d.tif
  • Patterns in sand, Eureka Sand Dunes, Eureka Valley, Death Valley National Park, California.
    DV-162.tif
  • Full moon rising beyond skeleton bristlecone pine at sunset, Telescope Peak, Panamint Range, Death Valley National Park, California.
    DV-1492a.tif
  • Pattern of calcite-filled geodes exposed on stream-polished wall of Cottonwood Canyon, Death Valley National Park, California.
    DV-1287c.tif
  • Golden vegetation on the rippled sand of Eureka Sand Dunes, Eureka Valley, Death Valley National Park, California.
    DV-122a.tif
  • Rare and endemic Panamint Daisy, Enceliopsis covillei, blooming on the west side of the Pamamint Range in Wildrose Canyon, flowers are six inches across, Death Valley National Park, California.
    DV-1193b.tif
  • April snow in the Mojave Desert, blooming Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia, Lee Flat, Death Valley National Park, California.
    DV-1116c.tif
  • Portion of old playa surface exposed in the Death Valley Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California.
    DV-1011a.tif
  • Jumbled pile of columnar basalt at the base of Devils Postpile, Devils Postpile National Monument, California.
    DP-1001b.tif
  • Cobra Lily, Darlingtonia californica, a species of carnivorous pitcher plant growing in meadow at headwaters of Mule Creek west of Scott Mountain, Pacific Crest Trail, Klamath National Forest, California.
    CA-FA43056.tif
  • Juvenile two-year-old male Elephant Seals, Mirounga angustirostris, Ano Nuevo State Reserve, California.
    CA-32a.tif
  • Juvenile two-year-old male Elephant Seals, Mirounga angustirostris, Ano Nuevo State Reserve, California.
    CA-31a.tif
  • Aerial view of full moon setting between Mount Russell and 14,495 foot Mount Whitney, sunrise over Inyo National Forest with Sequoia National Park beyond, California.
    CA-288.tif
  • Usal Creek entering the Pacific Ocean at sunset, Lost Coast, Sinkyone Wilderness State Park, California.
    CA-1918d.tif
  • Interior live oaks, Quercus wislizenii, carpeted with moss and polypody ferns, Rock Creek drainage, Tahoe National Forest, California.
    CA-1865a.tif
  • Spring bloom of sand verbena, Abronia villosa, on sand dunes south of Dale Lake and southwest of the Sheep Hole Mountains, California.
    CA-1861.tif
  • Tufa towers along the shore of Mono Lake illuminated at sunrise, Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve and Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area, Inyo National Forest, California.
    CA-1804b.tif
  • Tufa towers leading to the shore of Mono Lake, Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve and Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area, Inyo National Forest, California.
    CA-1800a.tif
  • Orographic lenticular clouds east of the Sierra Nevada and above tufa towers on Mono Lake, Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve and Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area, Inyo National Forest, California,
    CA-1798a.tif
  • Moon rising beyond wind-sculpted ancient bristlecone pine, Pinus aristata, White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California.
    CA-1732a.tif
  • Brittlebush, Encelia farinosa, and Ocotillos, Fouquieria splendens, Santa Rosa Mountains beyond, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.
    CA-1587e.tif
  • Stormy sunrise illuminating California fan palms, Washingtonia filifera, of the Palm Bowl Grove of Surprise Canyon, Mountain Palm Springs, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.
    CA-1532f.tif
  • Warm light of sunrise illuminating the top of a blooming barrel cactus, Ferocactus acanthodes, Cactus Garden, Vallecito Mountains, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.
    CA-1514c.tif
  • Waves breaking along Santa Cruz Coast with lighthouse beyond, Lighthouse Field State Beach, Santa Cruz, California.
    CA-1454b.tif
  • Winter ice surrounding Lee Vining Creek as it flows toward Mono Lake, Inyo National Forest, California.
    CA-1382a.tif
  • Delicate rime ice from poconip (Paiute word for ice fog) on Jeffrey pines, Pinus jeffreyi, above Lee Vining Creek, Inyo National Forest, California
    CA-1370a.tif
  • Tufa towers with snow along the shore of Mono Lake, Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve and Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area, Inyo National Forest, California.
    CA-1324c.tif
  • Ice-covered Lee Vining Creek flowing toward Mono Lake at dusk with pinkish-violet light, Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve and Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area, Inyo National Forest, California.
    CA-1318a.tif
  • Partial lunar eclipse above Mono Lake and tufa towers, South Tufa, Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve and Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area, Inyo National Forest, California.
    CA-1287c.tif
  • Full moon rising over Mono Lake with snow and tufa towers, Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve and Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area, Inyo National Forest, California.
    CA-1282a.tif
  • Pattern of buds and single open flower on the top of a desert barrel cactus, Ferocactus acanthodes, Cactus Garden in the foothills of the Vallecito Mountains, <br />
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.
    CA-1212b.tif
  • Dune evening primrose, Oenothera deltoides, desert sunflower, Geraea canescens, and desert sand verbena, Abronia villosa, flats adjacent to Coyote Mountain surrounded by Anza Borrego Desert State Park, California.
    CA-1210a.tif
  • Spine pattern on top of desert barrel cactus, Ferocactus acanthodes, Glorieta Canyon, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.
    CA-1200b.tif
  • Phacelia or wild heliotrope, Phacelia distans, intertwined with desert agave, Agave deserti, Jojoba Wash, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.
    CA-1180e.tif
  • Spring bloom of dune evening primrose, Oenothera deltoides, desert sunflower, Geraea canescens, desert sand verbena, Abronia villosa and browneyed evening primrose, Camissonia claviflormis, flats adjacent to Coyote Mountain surrounded by Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.
    CA-1091c.tif
  • Desert agave, Agave deserti, silhouetted at sunrise, Mason Valley east of Vallecito Wash, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.
    ANZ-1001a.tif
  • Vertical face of Half Dome, view from Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-99b.tif
  • Horsetail Fall on the face of El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-93.tif
  • The Grove Museum among Giant Sequoias, Upper Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-74b.tif
  • The Grove Museum among Giant Sequoias, Upper Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-72.tif
  • Yosemite Valley from the Wawona Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-68a.tif
  • Bridalveil Fall in the warm light of sunset, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-59b.tif
  • Half Dome framed by red firs, Abies magnifica, growing near Glacier Point, crisp winter day in Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-51b.tif
  • El Capitan and Half Dome, Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-4.tif
  • Red fir, Abies magnifica, forest and Half Dome on a crisp and clear winter day, view from near Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-47a.tif
  • Winter view of Yosemite Valley looking west from Dewey Point, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-39b.tif
  • Winter view of Yosemite Valley looking west from Dewey Point, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-36a.tif
  • Ponderosa Pine, Pinus ponderosa, and Incense Cedar, Libocedrus decurrens, reaching for the sky, Chilnaulna Falls Trail, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-26b.tif
  • Ponerosa Pine cones, Pinus ponderosa, on the forest floor near Wawona, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-24b.tif
  • Rime ice coated Jeffrey Pines, Pinus jeffreyi, atop Sentinel Dome, winter, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-20c.tif
  • Fresh snow in the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-14a.tif
  • Skeleton Jeffrey Pine atop Sentinel Dome, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-139.tif
  • Giant Sequoias and the Grove Museum (Galen Clark's Cabin), Upper Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-137.tif
  • The Grizzly Giant, 209 feet high, 27 feet in diameter and approximately 2,700 years old, Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, Sequoia gigantea, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-12a.tif
  • Wapama Falls along the wall of Hetch Hetchy Valley, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-123f.tif
  • Ponderosa Pines towering above Chilnaulna Creek, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-107a.tif
  • Vernal Fall and the Merced River swollen with spring snow melt, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-1024a.tif
  • Cascade Creek Falls, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-1022b.tif
  • Vertical face of Half Dome viewed from Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-101b.tif
  • Giant sequoia's called the Bachelor and the Three Graces, Lower Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California.
    YO-1003a.tif
  • Sunset light illuminating breaking storm clouds over Castle Rocks, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-R1020d.tif
  • Lupine, Lupinus sp., blooming below Giant Sequoias, Sequoiadendron giganteam, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-R1001e.tif
  • Mountain yellow-legged frog, Rana muscosa, Sierra Nevada alpine amphibian camouflaged on granite boulder by Mosquito Lake #5, Mineral King, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-44.tif
  • Night view of Comet Hyakutake in starry sky above the Sierra Foothills in March of 1996, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-34a.tif
  • Fresh snow on manzanita, white fir, incense cedar and ponderosa pine along the Generals Highway below Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1287a.tif
  • Fresh snow on The House Group of giant sequoias, Sequoiadendron giganeum, Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1285a.tif
  • Fresh snow on The House Group of giant sequoias, Sequoiadendron giganeum, Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1284a.tif
  • Fresh snow on White Firs, Abies concolor, and Giant Sequoias, Sequoiadendron giganeum, Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1282a.tif
  • Winter view of mixed coniferous forest near Wolverton Creek, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1278a.tif
  • Winter view of wind-sculpted western white pine, Pinus monticola, and red fir, Abies magnifica, along the shore of Pear Lake, backcountry of Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1276d.tif
  • Warm light of a winter sunset illuminating unnamed peak of the Sierra Nevada northeast of Aster Lake, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1272b.tif
  • Warm light of a winter sunset illuminating unnamed peak of the Sierra Nevada northeast of Aster Lake, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1271c.tif
  • Winter view of leaning snag on ridge north of Alta Peak between Pear and Aster Lakes, Tokopah Valley beyond, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1249a.tif
  • California Newt, Taricha totosa, on moss near Yucca Creek in the foothills of Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1244.tif
  • Blue oak, Quercus douglasii, and California buckeye, Aesculus californica, framing Frys Point of the Ash Peaks, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1161b.tif
  • Bedrock mortars used by Monache people for grinding acorns into meal, Hospital Rock, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1143a.tif
  • Yucca or Spanish bayonet, Yucca whipplei, growing in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada above Marble Fork Kaweah River, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1125.tif
  • Spring bloom of chaparral clematis, Clematis lasiantha, and redbud, Cercis occidentalis, Sierra foothills above Marble Fork Kaweah River, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1117a.tif
  • Large trumpet-shaped blooms of sacred datura or Jimson weed, Datura meteloides, Sierra Nevada foothills below Frys Point, Sequoia National Park, <br />
California.
    SQ-1094c.tif
  • Forest floor carpeted with broad-leaved lupine, Lupinus latifolius, leading to giant sequoias, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Muir Grove, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1090b.tif
  • Forest floor carpeted with broad-leaved lupine, Lupinus latifolius, leading to giant sequoias, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Muir Grove, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1087b.tif
  • Yellow throated gilia or mustang clover, Linanthus montanus, and mountain misery, Chamaebatia foliolosa, both California endemics, among Jeffrey pine cones, near Clover Creek, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1083b.tif
  • Fire resistant bark and fire scars on giant sequoias, Sequoiadendron giganteum, The Senate Group, Congress Trail, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1078b.tif
  • Crescent Meadow with shooting stars, Dodecatheon sp., and fallen giant sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1069a.tif
  • Fire resistant bark and fire scars on giant sequoias, Sequoiadendron giganteum, edge of Crescent Meadow, Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California.
    SQ-1068a.tif
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