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  • Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) fly in formation over the Skagit Valley in Washington state. Geese fly in a V formation, which allows them to conserve energy by taking advantage of the rising currents produced by the goose flying in front of them. They switch positions to give other geese opportunities to fly in the wake.
    Geese-Snow_Formation-Flying_Skagit-V...jpg
  • A flock of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) flies in formation over the Snohomish River near Kenmore, Washington. Flocks of double-crested cormorants typically fly in a line or a V formation, similar to geese. The double-crested cormorant is one of only two types of cormorants that are found on or near fresh water.
    Cormorants_DoubleCrested_Vformation_...jpg
  • Four snow geese fly in formation over Skagit County, Washington. More than 30,000 snow geese spend part of the winter near Mount Vernon, feasting in farmers' fields.
    SnowGeeseFormation.jpg
  • A flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) flies in an arrow formation over Fir Island in the Skagit Valley of Washington state.
    SnowGeese_Flock_FlyingInFormation_54...jpg
  • Seven trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) fly in formation over a pond in Brady, Washington at dawn. With a length of as much as 64 inches (163 cm) and a weight of as much as 26 pounds (11.8 kg), the trumpeter swan is the largest bird native to North America.
    TrumpeterSwans_Brady_Dawn_7434.jpg
  • Thousands of Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) fly in tight formation over Skagit Bay, located in Skagit County, Washington.
    Sandpipers_Western_SkagitBay_Sunset_...jpg
  • A flock of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) flies in formation over the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington. Thousands of sandhill cranes stop briefly near Othello on their northward migration each spring.
    SandhillCranes_Othello_FlyingInForma...jpg
  • Several monoliths that make up the Cathedral Valley of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, are visible from the summit of one of the peaks that lines the valley. The monoliths are carved from Entrada sandstone. Some peaks are capped with gray marine sandstone, known as the Curtis Formation.
    CathedralValley_CapitolReef.jpg
  • Several sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) fly in formation as they prepare to land in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_Flight_Bosque_9926.jpg
  • Camel Rock, a rock formation that resembles a sitting camel, is rendered in silhouette just after sunset on the Tesuque Pueblo near Sante Fe, New Mexico.
    NM_CamelRock_1677.jpg
  • A layer of altocumulus clouds are turned fiery red by the setting sun as a large rock formation appears to observe in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah.
    Capitol-Reef_Rock-Sunset_1336.jpg
  • The Ringold Formation, a series of bluffs overlooking the Columbia River near Pasco, Wasington, preserves fossils dating back to the Neogene period and is part of the Hanford Reach National Monument.
    Hanford-Reach_Ringold_6668.jpg
  • A formation that is part of the Parade of Elephants is rendered in silhouette after sunset in Arches National Park, Utah.
    UT_Arches_ParadeOfElephants_Silhouet...jpg
  • A large flock of shorebirds, mainly Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri), fly in tight formation over the Bowerman Basin in the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. More than 30,000 shorebirds stop in the refuge each spring to feed during their migration to breeding grounds in the far North.
    Shorebirds_Sandpipers_Bowerman_Refle...jpg
  • A flock of common mergansers (Mergus merganser) flies in formation over the Snohomish River near Kenmore, Washington. The common merganser spends the summer on wooded lakes and along rivers throughout Canada and parts of the northern United States. In the winter, it is found on large lakes and estuaries throughout the mainland United States.
    Merganser_Common_Flock_InFlight_5150.jpg
  • Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) fly in formation at sunset over the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_Sunset_6927.jpg
  • A flock of least sandpipers (Calidris minutilla) fly in formation over the water of Possession Sound near Everett, Washington.
    Sandpipers-Least_Flock_Everett_0583.jpg
  • Ice formations and caves are visible on the surface of Lake Michigan in late winter in this view from Tahquamenon Bay, Michigan. As the great lakes begin to freeze, winds often blow the ice into piles, creating unique ice sculptures.
    LakeSuperior_IceFormations_Tahquamen...jpg
  • Ice formations and caves are visible on the surface of Lake Michigan in late winter in this at sunrise view from Tahquamenon Bay, Michigan. As the great lakes begin to freeze, winds often blow the ice into piles, creating unique ice sculptures.
    LakeSuperior_IceFormations_Tahquamen...jpg
  • Wahkeena Creek flows by crystal-like icy formations after a week of subfreezing temperatures on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. Wahkeena is a phase from the Yakima Native American tribe, which means "most beautiful."
    OR_WahkeenaCreek_Ice_4871.jpg
  • Several dramatic rock formations stand at the top of one of the hills in the Hartman Rocks Recreation Area near Gunnison, Colorado.
    CO_HartmanRocks_1900.jpg
  • Large limestone formations, known as tufa, rise from Mono Lake in eastern California. The tufa result from calcium-rich springs that flow up from the bottom of the lake. The calcium bonds to carbonates in the water, forming calcium carbonate, a type of limestone. The calcium carbonate builds on itself, gradually forming towering columns. Those columns grow only when under water; they stop growing when the lake level drops and they are exposed.
    CA_MonoLake_Sunrise_Silhouette_9259.jpg
  • Wilson Mountain, the tallest of the red and white sandstone peaks near Sedona, Arizona, is framed by other formations. Wilson Mountain has an elevation of 7,122 feet (2171 meters), and its summit provides some of the grandest views in northern Arizona.
    AZ_WilsonMountain_Sedona_8968.jpg
  • 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.
    CarlsbadCaverns_GiantDomeColumn_Deta...jpg
  • A large flock of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) zig-zag across the sky at sunrise in Kenmore, Washington.
    Geese-Canada_Flock_Formation_Kenmore...jpg
  • A few stars shine above Mitten Ridge, which is rendered in silhouette just before sunrise near Sedona, Arizona.
    AZ_MittenRidge_Dawn_Sedona_8908.jpg
  • Several tufa columns are turned golden by the rising sun at Mono Lake, California. Tufa forms only underwater. When calcium-rich springs flow up through the lake bottom, the calcium bonds to the carbonates in the lake water, forming calcium carbonate, a type of limestone. The solid material builds on itself, gradually forming a tufa tower. The tufa towers form only underwater; they were exposed when the lake was drained to provide drinking water for cities. After environmental groups took legal action, less water is being diverted for cities and the lake is slowly refilling.
    CA_MonoLake_Tufas_Golden_9336.jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fill the twilight sky over North Creek in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in the area each night.
    Crows_Murder_Sky-Full_Cumulus_North-...jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fill the twlight sky over North Creek in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in the area each night.
    Crows_Murder_In-Flight_North-Creek_0...jpg
  • A very large flock of shorebirds, mainly Dunlin (Calidris alpina) displaying breeding plumage, fly at high tide over the Bowerman Basin, located in the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. More than 30,000 shorebirds pass through the refuge each spring on their way to breeding grounds in the far North.
    Shorebirds_Dunlin_HugeFlock_Bowerman...jpg
  • The Kolob Canyons of Zion National Park, Utah, are turned golden red by the setting sun in this panoramic view.
    KolobCanyonPanorama.jpg
  • A flock of Canada geese flies over Puget Sound as a sunglint stretches across the water at sunset in this view from Marina Beach Park, Edmonds, Washington.
    Geese-Canada_Sunglint_Puget-Sound_47...jpg
  • Nearly two dozen elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) and a glaucous-winged gull fly together over the Malibu Lagoon in Malibu, California.
    Terns-Elegant_Flock_Malibu-Lagoon_40...jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fill the twlight sky over North Creek in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in the area each night.
    Crows_Murder_In-Flight_North-Creek_2...jpg
  • Sheets of ice, piled high by strong winds, sit atop frozen Lake Superior in Pendills Bay, Michigan. As the great lakes begin to freeze, winds often blow the ice into piles, creating unique ice sculptures.
    LakeSuperior_Ice-Sheets_1028.jpg
  • Sheets of ice, piled high by strong winds, sit atop frozen Lake Superior in Pendills Bay, Michigan. As the great lakes begin to freeze, winds often blow the ice into piles, creating unique ice sculptures.
    LakeSuperior_Ice-Sheets_0995.jpg
  • Sheets of ice, piled high by strong winds, sit atop frozen Lake Superior in Pendills Bay, Michigan. As the great lakes begin to freeze, winds often blow the ice into piles, creating unique ice sculptures.
    LakeSuperior_Ice-Sheets_1014.jpg
  • Sheets of ice, piled high by strong winds, sit atop frozen Lake Superior in Pendills Bay, Michigan. As the great lakes begin to freeze, winds often blow the ice into piles, creating unique ice sculptures.
    LakeSuperior_Ice-Sheets_1049.jpg
  • Sheets of ice, piled high by strong winds, sit atop frozen Lake Superior in Pendills Bay, Michigan. As the great lakes begin to freeze, winds often blow the ice into piles, creating unique ice sculptures.
    LakeSuperior_Ice-Sheets_1045.jpg
  • Sheets of ice, piled high by strong winds, sit atop frozen Lake Superior in Pendills Bay, Michigan. As the great lakes begin to freeze, winds often blow the ice into piles, creating unique ice sculptures.
    LakeSuperior_Ice-Sheets_0964.jpg
  • A large flock of Dunlin (Calidris alpina), displaying breeding plumage, fly at high tide over the Bowerman Basin, located in the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. A long exposure shows the motion of the birds. More than 30,000 shorebirds pass through the refuge each spring on their way to breeding grounds in the far North..
    Shorebirds_Dunlin_FlyingMotion_Bower...jpg
  • A large flock of shorebirds, including Dunlin and Western Sandpipers, fly over the Bowerman Basin mud flats, located in the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. A long exposure shows the motion of the birds. More than 30,000 shorebirds pass through the refuge each spring on their way to breeding grounds in the far North.
    Shorebirds_LargeFlock_Motion_Bowerma...jpg
  • Dramatic limestone curtains form the ceiling of the Ruakuri Cave, located in Waitomo, New Zealand. These limestone curtains are a type of stalactite. Water drips from above, disolving limestone. Where the water evaporates, the limestone is left behind. The limestone curtains are formed along a line where water drips from several places.
    NZ_RuakuriCaveCurtains_1508.jpg
  • Hundreds of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fill the cloudy sky at sunset over Bothell, Washington. An estimated 16,000 crows roost in the area each night.
    Crows_Murder_Flight_Cloudy_1341.jpg
  • Molten pahoehoe lava flows at the end of a lava tube in Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. Pahoehoe is the hottest – and most liquid – form of basaltic lava. This ropy pahoehoe results with the thin crust partially solidifies. Lava continues to flow behind it, pushing and folding it, not unlike an accordion.
    HI_Volcanoes_Pahoehoe_8679.jpg
  • Hundreds of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fill the cloudy sky over Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in the area each night.
    Crows_Murder_Flight_Cloudy_6464.jpg
  • Sheets of ice, piled high by strong winds, sit atop frozen Lake Superior in Pendills Bay, Michigan. As the great lakes begin to freeze, winds often blow the ice into piles, creating unique ice sculptures.
    LakeSuperior_Ice-Sheets_1018.jpg
  • Sheets of ice, piled high by strong winds, sit atop frozen Lake Superior in Pendills Bay, Michigan. As the great lakes begin to freeze, winds often blow the ice into piles, creating unique ice sculptures.
    LakeSuperior_Ice-Sheets_0973.jpg
  • Sheets of ice, piled high by strong winds, sit atop frozen Lake Superior in Pendills Bay, Michigan. As the great lakes begin to freeze, winds often blow the ice into piles, creating unique ice sculptures.
    LakeSuperior_Ice-Sheets_0977.jpg
  • The golden light of sunrise blankets Elephant Butte, covered in fresh snow, in Arches National Park, Utah.
    Arches_ElephantButteWinter_1501.jpg
  • Six Canada geese (Branta canadensis) fly in formation over the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. The Canada goose is the most widespread goose in North America and is found on ponds and marshes throughout the year in Canada and the northern United States.
    CanadaGeese_Nisqually_1994.jpg
  • A shape resembling a volcano is visible on the wall of Subway Cave, a lava tube formed 30,000 years ago in California's Hat Creek Valley. The tube itself was formed when the top portion of the lava flow cooled to a hard crust while allowing hot lava to flow underneath. Eventually, the lava flow stopped, leaving behind the shell. This formation resulted from hot lava dripping from the ceiling of the tube.
    CA_SubwayCave_VolcanoShape_3617.jpg
  • Several sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) fly in formation over the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington. Tens of thousands of cranes spend part of the spring near Othello, feeding during their migration to their summer breeding grounds. Cranes fly thousands of miles per year and can glide up to 500 miles (800 km) in nine or ten hours.
    SandhillCranes_Othello_FlyingInForma...jpg
  • Four Canada geese (Branta canadensis) fly in formation over the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. The Canada goose is the most widespread goose in North America and is found on ponds and marshes throughout the year in Canada and the northern United States.
    CanadaGeese_Nisqually_2003.jpg
  • Seven Canada geese (Branta canadensis) fly in formation, tracing the outline of a cloud over the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    CanadaGeese_Nisqually_1983.jpg
  • Balanced Rock (left), a prominent feature of Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, is turned red by the golden light of sunrise. The balanced rock is a cap rock that is 55 feet (17 meters) tall and makes up nearly half the overall height of the formation. The formation is made up of several layers of sandstone, which erode at different rates; the layer between the cap rock and the pedestal erodes at a much faster rate than the others.
    ArchesNP_BalancedRock_F02_2576-08.jpg
  • Balanced Rock, a prominent feature of Arches National Park near Moab, Utah, is turned red by the golden light of sunrise. The balanced rock is a cap rock that is 55 feet (17 meters) tall and makes up nearly half the overall height of the formation. The formation is made up of several layers of sandstone, which erode at different rates; the layer between the cap rock and the pedestal erodes at a much faster rate than the others.
    ArchesNP_BalancedRock_F02_2576-06.jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines in the twilight sky over Skagit Bay in this view from Camano Island, Washington. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Comet_Neowise_C2020F3_Skagit-Bay_851...jpg
  • Four trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) fly in formation over a farmer's field in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Hundreds of swans and tens of thousands of snow geese spend the winter in the area known as the Skagit Flats.
    TrumpeterSwans_0938.jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines bright in the morning sky near a tall mountain hemlock tree in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Comet_Neowise_C2020F3_Evergreen_8151.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash through an arch and into the Devil's Punchbowl, located on the Oregon coast near Newport. The Devil's Punchbowl, near Depoe Bay, is a natural formation, formed when the roof over two sea caves collapsed. Waves crash in the bowl during stormy weather at high tide.
    DevilsPunchbowl_stormy_3807.jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) and a meteor shine in the night sky over Mount Rainier in Washington state. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago. Mount Rainier, which has a summit of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the highest mountain in Washington state and largest volcano in the Cascade Range.
    Rainier_Comet-Neowise_High-Rock_8277.jpg
  • Several of Mount Rainier's glaciers are visible in this aerial view. The Emmons Glacier fills the bottom center of the frame. The Winthrop Glaicer, separated by a sharp rocky formation known as the Wedge, flows to the bottom-right of the frame. With 26 major glaciers covering 35 square miles, Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the 48 contiguous states in the US.
    Rainier_EmmonsGlacier_3564.jpg
  • A prominent formation known as Thor's Hammer is rendered as silhouette against the Sinking Ship and other hoodoos in the Bryce Canyon amphitheter in Utah.
    BryceThorsHammerWinter.jpg
  • Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in the Cascade Range, is rendered in near silhouette as Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) and noctilucent clouds provide some light in the twilight sky in this view from High Rock in Washington state. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Rainier_Comet-Neowise_Noctilucent-Cl...jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines bright in the morning sky on July 9, 2020. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Comet_Neowise-C2020F3_8097.jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines in the sky above the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington, casting its reflection onto McMannaman Lake. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Comet-NEOWISE_8737.jpg
  • Arch Rock, one of the most famous arches in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, frames another towering sandstone formation.
    vof-ArchRock.jpg
  • A vibrant rainbow arcs over the Twin Buttes, a sandstone formation near Sedona, Arizona.
    TwinButtesAZRainbow.jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines in the morning sky alongside trees near a beach on Camano Island, Washington. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Comet_Neowise_C2020F3_Camano_8519.jpg
  • Mount Rainier and Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) are reflected on Reflection Lake in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Mount Rainier, which has a summit of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the highest mountain in Washington state and largest volcano in the Cascade Range. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Rainer_Comet-Neowise_Reflection-Lake...jpg
  • Mount Rainier and Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) are reflected on Reflection Lake in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Mount Rainier, which has a summit of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), is the highest mountain in Washington state and largest volcano in the Cascade Range. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Rainer_Comet-Neowise_Reflection-Lake...jpg
  • Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in the Cascade Range, is rendered in near silhouette as Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) and noctilucent clouds provide some light in the twilight sky in this view from High Rock in Washington state. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Rainier_Comet-Neowise_Noctilucent-Cl...jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines bright over a forested ridge in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    Comet_Neowise_C2020F3_Forest-Ridge_8...jpg
  • Thousands of snow geese walk and fly in formation over a farmer's field near Mount Vernon, Washington. More than 30,000 snow geese winter in the area, feeding on grass and other plants before flying north for the summer.
    SnowGeeseLinedUp.jpg
  • Needles Eye, a prominent granite formation in Custer State Park in South Dakota, stands nearly 40 feet tall and has an unusual slit that's only a few feet across. The granite in the Black Hills of South Dakota erodes at a rate of about one inch per 40,000 years.
    NeedlesEye.jpg
  • A shaft of light, mimicking the shape of an arrowhead, shines through the window of a sandstone formation located near the Arrowhead Trail in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.
    vof-beam-arrowhead.jpg
  • Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) shines in the sky above the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington, casting its reflection onto McMannaman Lake. Comet NEOWISE is a long-period comet and its current orbital path will take about 6,800 years to complete. Its nucleus is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across and is covered with sooty, dark particles left over from its formation near the birth of our solar system 4.6 billion years ago.
    WA_Columbia-NWR_Comet-NEOWISE_8072.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
  • Several "mushroom pedestal" rock formations dot the landscape in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the Badlands of North Dakota. The formations are carved by rain and wind.
    roosevelt-columns-1873.jpg
  • Several "mushroom pedestal" rock formations dot the landscape in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the Badlands of North Dakota. The formations are carved by rain and wind.
    roosevelt-columns-1890.jpg
  • Dramatic ice sculptures form in the Guler Ice Cave, a partially collapsed lava tube near Mount Adams, Washington. The cave, located near the community of Trout Lake, features thousands of icicles and other ice formations. One end of the lava tube is lower than the other, which scientists believes traps cold air in the lava tube year round.
    GulerIceCave_8421.jpg
  • Dramatic ice sculptures form in the Guler Ice Cave, a partially collapsed lava tube near Mount Adams, Washington. The cave, located near the community of Trout Lake, features thousands of icicles and other ice formations. One end of the lava tube is lower than the other, which scientists believes traps cold air in the lava tube year round.
    GulerIceCave_8446.jpg
  • The Pinnacles, a large cluster of particularly rugged formations in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, is turned golden at sunrise.
    BadlandsNP_Pinnacles_Sunrise_1498.jpg
  • A tall sea stack, one of my rock formations on the Oregon coast at Bandon By The Sea, is framed by the opening to a sea cave.
    Bandon_SeaStack_Cave_7739.jpg
  • A bright star shines over the dramatic rock formations in the Valley of Fire, Nevada, rendered as silhouettes in this early morning view.
    VOF_ValleyOfFire_SilhouetteStar_0694.jpg
  • Rugged rock faces are turned red at sunrise in the Valley of Fire, Nevada. The Valley of Fire is Nevada's oldest state park and named for the dramatic sandstone formations that are fire-colored in certain types of sunlight.
    VOF_ValleyOfFire_RedRockFace_2200.jpg
  • A pine tree frames the view of the Kolob Canyons at sunset in Zion National Park, Utah. The towering Shuntavi Butte is visible just below the tree. The Kolob Canyons are also known as finger canyons, with tall, narrow formations separated by narrow canyons.
    KolobCanyonsTree.jpg
  • Badlands formations known as the Tepees in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, are turned golden red near sunset. Tepees, also spelled tipi or teepee, is a tent that is traditionally made of animal skins over wooden poles. While humans have lived for 13,000 years in and around the modern day Petrified Forest National Park, the native dwellings were more commonly pithouses and pueblos.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Tepees_Sunset_64...jpg
  • The golden light of sunset shines through a narrow crack in an otherwise dreary fall sky to light up the peaks of several large formations in the Badlands of South Dakota.
    SD_Badlands_Sunset_Window-Trail_1423.jpg
  • A variety of speleothems, including giant stalagmites, columns and soda straws, are located in the Hall of Giants, a section that houses the largest formations in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. The tallest column rises 62 feet (19 meters).
    CarlsbadCaverns_Hall-Of-Giants_1103.jpg
  • Spray from small cascades in Wahkeena Creek freezes to ferns and other plants draped along the creek's banks on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. The creek and dozens of waterfalls in the area occasionally turn to ice in the winter.
    OR_WahkeenaCreek_Ice_4839.jpg
  • A rainbow forms over the rugged landscape of the Valley of Fire in Nevada. The Valley of Fire, Nevada's oldest state park, derives its name from the fire-colored red sandstone formations.
    VOF_ValleyOfFire_Rainbow_0869.jpg
  • Altocumulus clouds, turned pink by the setting sun, fill the sky over badlands formations known as the Tepees in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona. Tepees, also spelled tipi or teepee, is a tent that is traditionally made of animal skins over wooden poles. While humans have lived for 13,000 years in and around the modern day Petrified Forest National Park, the native dwellings were more commonly pithouses and pueblos.
    AZ_Petrified-Forest_Tepees_Sunset_64...jpg
  • The Kolob Canyons, also called the Kolob Fingers, are turned red at sunset in Zion National Park in Utah. The towering Shuntavi Butte is visible on the right side of the image. The Kolob Canyons are also known as finger canyons, with tall, narrow formations separated by narrow canyons.
    Zion_KolobCanyon_Sunset_F02-2577-07.jpg
  • Spray from small cascades in Wahkeena Creek freezes to ferns and other plants draped along the creek's banks on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. The creek and dozens of waterfalls in the area occasionally turn to ice in the winter.
    OR_WahkeenaCreek_Ice_4833.jpg
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