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  • A pair of yucca plants grow on a large dunes in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaAndDunes_1295.jpg
  • Remnants of two snags poke out from and cast shadows on the orange-pink sand of the Coral Pink Sand Dunes near Kanab, Utah. The dunes are made up remnants of the Wingate and Kayenta sandstone that forms the Vermilion Cliffs to the southeast.
    UT_Coral-Pink-Sand-Dunes_Snags_0265.jpg
  • Cirrus clouds, turned red by the setting sun, frame the crescent moon as it shines over sand dunes in Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington. Discovery Park is Seattle's largest remaining green space and the sand is sediment dropped by glaciers during the last ice age.
    WA_Discovery-Park_Sand-Dunes_Sunset_...jpg
  • A row of trees at the edge of Iron Spring Creek are encased in ice in the Black Sand Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Black Sand Basin is home to a number of geothermal features. During the winter, steam can rise from them and freeze to nearby trees.
    Yellowstone_Ice-Encased-Trees_Black-...jpg
  • A northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) flips sand onto her back on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth and mate, and researchers believe flipping sand onto their backs may help regulate their body temperatures while on shore. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seal_Piedras-Blancas_Sand_F...jpg
  • A northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) flips sand onto her back on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth and mate, and researchers believe flipping sand onto their backs may help regulate their body temperatures while on shore. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seal_Piedras-Blancas_Sand_F...jpg
  • Sand falls from a ledge in Upper Antelope Canyon on Navajo Nation land near Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon is a narrow sandstone canyon, known as a slot canyon. 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_Sand-Falls_7097.jpg
  • The sand dunes of Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, are the tallest in North America Some of the sand originated from the San Juan Mountains, more than 65 miles west of the national park. Strong winds blow the sand, which piles up at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
    GreatSandDunes_Layers_2203.jpg
  • Hundreds of tall sand dunes form at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado. Strong winds blow the sand from as much as 65 miles (105 km) away. These mountains block the wind's path, causing the sand to pile up in dunes.
    GreatSandDunes_2215.jpg
  • Hikers, visible at the bottom right corner of the image, provide a sense of scale for the Great Sand Dunes near Mosca, Colorado, the tallest sand dunes in North America. The tallest dunes in the park rise about 750 feet from the valley floor.
    GreatSandDunesHikers.jpg
  • Hundreds of tall sand dunes form at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado. Strong winds blow the sand from as much as 65 miles (105 km) away. These mountains block the wind's path, causing the sand to pile up in dunes.
    GreatSandDunes_Sunset_V_2268.jpg
  • Hundreds of tall sand dunes form at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado. Strong winds blow the sand from as much as 65 miles (105 km) away. These mountains block the wind's path, causing the sand to pile up in dunes.
    GreatSandDunes_Sunset_H_2273.jpg
  • Great Sand Dunes National Park is home to the tallest sand dunes in North America. The tallest of the dunes climb 750 feet from the San Luis Valley. The valley is very windy and the sands are trapped by the Sangre de Christo Mountains, visible in the background.
    GreatSandDunes_SangreDeChristo_2244.jpg
  • The sand dunes of Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, are the tallest in North America Some of the sand originated from the San Juan Mountains, more than 65 miles west of the national park. Strong winds blow the sand, which piles up at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
    GreatSandDunes_Layers_2224.jpg
  • The dunes in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, make up the largest gypsum dune field in the world. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite.
    NM_WhiteSands_DuneField_1280.jpg
  • Great Sand Dunes National Park is home to the tallest sand dunes in North America. The tallest of the dunes climb 750 feet from the San Luis Valley. The valley is very windy and the sands are trapped by the Sangre de Christo Mountains, visible in the background.
    GreatSandDunesMountainsCO.jpg
  • Great Sand Dunes National Park is home to the tallest sand dunes in North America. The tallest of the dunes climb 750 feet from the San Luis Valley. The valley is very windy and the sands are trapped by the Sangre de Christo Mountains, not visible in this frame.
    GreatSandDunesCO.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash onto the Punalu`u Black Sand Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. The beach is near the Volcanoes National Park and the erosion from the ocean waves turns the volcanic rock into black sand.
    HI_BlackSandBeach_Punaluu_8881.jpg
  • The wind blows blades of dried grass, which carve a light groove into a sand dune in the Juniper Dunes Wilderness near Pasco, Washington. The Juniper Dunes Wilderness is named for the western juniper trees that grow there, the northernmost cluster of such trees. Located in Franklin County, Washington, Juniper Dunes is a protected wilderness area that comprises 7,140 acres (28.9 km²). Some dunes in the area measure more than 130 feet (40 meters) in height and 1,000 feet (305 meters) in width. The dunes formed in what was essentially a flood basin at the end of the last ice age.
    JuniperDunes_GrassBlownByWind_5289.jpg
  • Large sand dunes form near Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley National Park, Califonria. The dunes are surrounded by mountains, though most of the sand is the result of the erosion of the Cottonwood Mountains, which lie to the north and northwest.
    DeathValley_Dunes_Stovepipe.jpg
  • The towering Coral Pink Sand Dunes near Kanab, Utah, are made up of orangish-pink sand, remnants of the Wingate and Kayenta sandstone that forms the Vermilion Cliffs to the southeast.
    CoralPinkSandDunes.jpg
  • A blade of grass grows from and casts its shadow on a rippled sand dune in the Juniper Dunes Wilderness near Pasco, Washington. The Juniper Dunes Wilderness is named for the western juniper trees that grow there, the northernmost cluster of such trees. Located in Franklin County, Washington, Juniper Dunes is a protected wilderness area that comprises 7,140 acres (28.9 km²). Some dunes in the area measure more than 130 feet (40 meters) in height and 1,000 feet (305 meters) in width. The dunes formed in what was essentially a flood basin at the end of the last ice age.
    JuniperDunes_GrassShadow_5980.jpg
  • A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), or Honu in Hawaiian, rests on the Punalu`u Black Sand Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. Punalu`u is one of the few beaches where these turtles bask in the sun. Scientists believe the cold-blooded turtles bask there to speed their metabolism and avoid tiger sharks.
    GreenSeaTurtle_Honu_Punaluu_8923.jpg
  • A blade of grass grows from and casts its shadow on a rippled sand dune in the Juniper Dunes Wilderness near Pasco, Washington. The Juniper Dunes Wilderness is named for the western juniper trees that grow there, the northernmost cluster of such trees. Located in Franklin County, Washington, Juniper Dunes is a protected wilderness area that comprises 7,140 acres (28.9 km²). Some dunes in the area measure more than 130 feet (40 meters) in height and 1,000 feet (305 meters) in width.
    JuniperDunes_GrassShadow_6076.jpg
  • A small snail leaves wandering tracks on the wet sand at Shi Shi Beach on the Pacific coast of Olympic National Park, Washington. The snail, covered in sand, is barely visible in the tracks at the bottom of this image, just left of center.
    SnailTracks_ShiShiBeach_0849.jpg
  • The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are turned golden in the early morning light in Death Valley National Park, California. The tallest dunes are about 100 feet (30 meters) tall. The Grapevine Montains are visible in the background.
    DeathValley_MesquiteFlatDunes_7090.jpg
  • Centuries of wind and rain have eroded a petrified sand dune, known as "The Wave," located in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness on the Arizona-Utah border.
    WaveRipplesArizona.jpg
  • Water from the Greenland Sea, considered part of the Arctic Ocean, washes into Öxarfjörður, Iceland, exposing part of a black sand beach that was covered with snow.
    Iceland_Snow_BlackSandBeach_Öxarfjör...jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves crash into the Honokalani Black Sand Beach, located in Wainapanapa State Park, Hana, Maui, Hawaii.
    maui-honokalani.jpg
  • The white sand dunes of White Sand Dunes National Monument, New Mexico, appear blue and purple after sunset, reflecting the twilight sky. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_Fiery-Sunset_1036.jpg
  • A pair of yucca plants grow on a large dunes in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaAndDunes_1299.jpg
  • A soaptree yucca (Yucca elata) casts a long shadow over a dune in the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. Shifting sand has partially buried this yucca. The plant's stem can grow as much as one foot per year to help it keep its leaves above the sand.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaShadow_1291.jpg
  • A yucca plant grows on one of the white dunes in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaAndDunes_1266.jpg
  • Vestrahorn, a mountain located in southern Iceland, towers over the black-sand beach near Stokksnes.
    iceland-vestrahorn_v5108.jpg
  • Vestrahorn, a mountain located in southern Iceland, towers over the black-sand beach near Stokksnes.
    Iceland_Vestrahorn_h5122.jpg
  • Wind blows across a curved dune, creating streaks of sand in the Juniper Dunes Wilderness in Washington state. The Juniper Dunes Wilderness, northeast of Pasco, Washington, is home to the largest sand dunes in Washington state. The dunes, some of which are as much as 100 feet high, are located in what was essentially a flood basin at the end of the last ice age. The Juniper Dunes Wilderness, located in Franklin County, is a wilderness preserve that spans more than 7,000 acres.
    JuniperDunes_CurvedSummit_Windy_6122.jpg
  • A beetle leaves tracks as it runs across the rippled sand dunes of the Juniper Dunes Wilderness near Pasco, Washington. The Juniper Dunes Wilderness is named for the western juniper trees that grow there, the northernmost cluster of such trees. Located in Franklin County, Washington, Juniper Dunes is a protected wilderness area that comprises 7,140 acres (28.9 km²). Some dunes in the area measure more than 130 feet (40 meters) in height and 1,000 feet (305 meters) in width.
    JuniperDunes_Beetle.jpg
  • A large sea stack is partially reflected in the sand at Ecola State Park, near Cannon Beach, Oregon.
    SeastackReflectionEcola1.jpg
  • A narrow canyon winds through a petrified sand dune located at the Wave, Coyote Buttes Wilderness, northern Arizona.
    WaveCanyonAbove.jpg
  • Short Sands Creek winds through a forest just before it reaches the Pacific Ocean in Oswald West State Park on the Oregon Coast.
    OregonCoast_ShortSandsCreek_1252.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
  • Short Sands Creek winds through a forest just before it reaches the Pacific Ocean in Oswald West State Park on the Oregon Coast.
    OregonCoast_ShortSandsCreek_BlackAnd...jpg
  • Atlantic Ocean waves grind empty shells on the Cape Canaveral National Seashore into sand. Many of the sand grains found on Florida beaches are made up of shell and coral fragments.
    FL_CapeCanaveral_Shells_2699.jpg
  • Centuries of erosion from rain and wind have carved dramatic curves into a petrified sand dune known as "The Wave," located in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness in Arizona.
    WaveBasinArizona.jpg
  • Centuries of wind and rain have eroded a petrified sand dune, known as "The Wave," located in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness on the Arizona-Utah border.
    WaveSlot.jpg
  • A narrow canyon runs through the ancient, petrified sand dune, known as The Wave in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness of Northern Arizona.
    WaveNarrowsHorizontal.jpg
  • Tangled Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, curves through a patch of dead lodgepole pine trees that have a silica crust at their base, resembling bobby socks. The trees are in the Black Sand Basin of Yellowstone, a geothermal area. When the hot spring runoff shifted, the trees absorbed the silica-rich water.
    Yellowstone_Tangled-Creek_Bobby-Sock...jpg
  • Tangled Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, curves through a patch of dead lodgepole pine trees that have a silica crust at their base, resembling bobby socks. The trees are in the Black Sand Basin of Yellowstone, a geothermal area. When the hot spring runoff shifted, the trees absorbed the silica-rich water.
    Yellowstone_Tangled-Creek_Bobby-Sock...jpg
  • Centuries of erosion has carved a narrow canyon through a streaked, petrified sand dune in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness in Northern Arizona.
    WaveNarrowsVertical.jpg
  • Tangled Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, curves through a patch of dead lodgepole pine trees that have a silica crust at their base, resembling bobby socks. The trees are in the Black Sand Basin of Yellowstone, a geothermal area. When the hot spring runoff shifted, the trees absorbed the silica-rich water.
    Yellowstone_Tangled-Creek_Bobby-Sock...jpg
  • The Juniper Dunes Wilderness, northeast of Pasco, Washington, is home to the largest sand dunes in Washington state. The dunes, some of which are as much as 100 feet high, are located in what was essentially a flood basin at the end of the last ice age.
    JuniperDunesSunburst.jpg
  • Red clouds lit by the sunrise seem to swarm from the fossilized sand dunes known as the Beehives in the Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. The dunes were formed by a proccess known as aeolian erosion.
    vof-beehives.jpg
  • A waterfall commonly referred to as Hug Point Falls is reflected on the wet sand at Hug Point on the Oregon coast. At high tide, Hug Point Falls empties directly into the Pacific Ocean. Such waterfalls are called tide falls.
    OR_HugPoint_Waterfall_Reflection_121...jpg
  • Rocks, shell fragments and other beach debris helps to illustrate the path of the wind at Bandon, Oregon. The wind, blowing from right to left in this image, is blocked by the obstacles. Sand piles up in the wake that develops behind each obstacle.
    Bandon_WindPatterns_9220.jpg
  • Red clouds at sunset hover over the red sand of Bushy Beach, located near Oamaru, New Zealand. The beach is famous for its yellow-eyed penguin colony.
    NZ_BushyBeach_8588.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves flow over the golden sand at Napili Beach, located on the west side of the Hawaiian island of Maui.
    maui-napili.jpg
  • Sandstone streaks curve and bend around The Wave, a petrified sand dune located on the Coyote Buttes Wilderness of Northern Arizona.
    Wave-Curves.jpg
  • A herring gull (Larus argentatus) stands in wet sand on Venice Beach, California, waiting for Pacific Ocean waves to deliver more food.
    Venice-Beach_Gull_Wave_7298.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
  • 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
  • The receding tide results in drainage patterns on the beach at Brackett's Landing in Edmonds, Washington.
    Edmonds_Beach_DrainagePatterns_1088.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
  • The moon shines over the golden Makena Beach on the Hawaiian island of Maui at night.
    Maui_MakenaBeach_Night_6306.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 young family walks on the beach near Haystack Rock, Oregon, in thick fog. Haystack Rock, remnants of an ancient lava flow, is one of the world's largest monoliths.
    HaystackFogFamily.jpg
  • Several small rocks lie at the base of a dry waterfall, which was carved by flash floods in the Coyote Gulch area of the Grand Staircase Escalante, Utah.
    CoyoteGulchDryFall.jpg
  • A double exposure helps emphasize the detail of a large sea stack at Silver Point, located on the Oregon coast south of Cannon Beach. A large sea stack known as the Jockey Cap is visible near the left edge of the frame.
    OR_SilverPoint_SeaStacks_DoubleExpos...jpg
  • A long-tailed sage brush lizard (Urosaurus graciosus) navigates a ledge in an area known as The Wave in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness near the Utah/Arizona border.
    Lizard_LongTailedBrush.jpg
  • A yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes), also known as Hoiho, waits for members of its colony to return at the edge of the Pacific Ocean at Nugget Point in the Catlins at the southern tip of the South Island of New Zealand. Yellow-eyed penguins are endangered and are one of the most rare penguins in the world with a total population of only about 4,000. About 90 percent of the yellow-eyed penguin's diet consists of fish. During the breeding season, many of the penguins spend the entire day hunting in the ocean. They enter the Pacific Ocean at dawn and return at dusk, venturing as far as 25 kilometers (16 miles) offshore and diving to depts of up to 120 meters (394 feet).
    NZ_Penguin_YellowEyed_NuggetPoint_74...jpg
  • The sun may be going down, but this surfer is headed out to ride the waves near Santa Cruz, California. Another surfer is visible behind his left shoulder.
    SurferSilhouette.jpg
  • A golden-mantled ground squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) looks out from grasses that are nearly as tall as it is. The squirrel, typically 9 to 12 inches in length, is found in forests throughout North America. This one was found on the rim of Crater Lake, Oregon.
    GoldenMantledSquirrel.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves created an arch in the sandstone cliffs of Cape Kiwanda, near Pacific City, Oregon. The crashing waves are blurred by a 15-second exposure.
    CapeKiwandaArch.jpg
  • In the low-angle light of sunset, a Heermann's gull (Larus heermanni) waits on Venice Beach, California, for a Pacific Ocean wave to wash food ashore.
    Gull_Heermanns_Shadow_Venice-Beach_0...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 setting sun colors the sky above Haystack Rock, a prominent sea stack located off the coast of Cape Kiwanda near Pacific City, Oregon.
    HaystackRockKiwandaSunset.jpg
  • The setting sun shines through the arch of Haystack Rock, located off Cape Kiwanda on the Oregon Coast near Pacific City, Oregon.
    HaystackKiwandaSunburst.jpg
  • Crashing Atlantic Ocean waves pound the Cape Canaveral National Seashore in Florida. The waves are blurred by an exposure of nearly one second. The beach is made up of eroded sea shells, giving it its distictive redish-gold color.
    CapeCanaveralWaves.jpg
  • An approaching storm lights up the sky above the sea stacks at Bandon By The Sea, located on the Oregon coast.
    BandonStormySkies.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
  • A fiery sunrise colors the sky red over Venice Beach, Venice, California.
    CA_Venice-Beach_Fiery-Sunrise_7260.jpg
  • The setting sun lights up several tall mountains above Barking Sands beach in Polihale State Park, Kauai, Hawaii. The tallest of the mountains is more than 1,600 feet (488 meters) tall. From right to left, the peaks are: Mana Ridge, Kolo Ridge, Lapa Ridge, and Haeleele Ridge. The remote beach is located at the western-most point of the island of Kauai.
    Kauai_Polihale_8337.jpg
  • Sedimentary layers are visible in this section of the Calico Hills in the Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area in Nevada. The Calico Hills are made up of Aztec Sandstone, fossilized sand dunes that were laid down during the early Jurrasic Period 180-190 million years ago.
    NV_Red-Rock-Canyon_Sedimentary-Layer...jpg
  • A band of cirrus clouds turns pink at sunset over the Calico Hills in the Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area in Nevada. The Calico Hills are made up of Aztec Sandstone, fossilized sand dunes that were laid down during the early Jurrasic Period 180-190 million years ago.
    NV_Red-Rock-Canyon_Calico-Hills_Suns...jpg
  • Plants and fallen leaves are visible in the water of a clear stream in the Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic National Park, Washington. Fine grains of sand cleanse the streams of the rain forest, resulting in clear, pure water.
    OlympicNP_Hoh_ClearStream_0105.jpg
  • A vibrant shaft of light illuminates a tumbleweed on the floor of Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon that was carved by violent flash floods. Beams of light form only when the sun is nearly overhead, lighting up the blowing sand that fills the canyon, which is dozens of feet deep. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    AntelopeCanyon_Beam_Tumbleweed_0493.jpg
  • Waves from Puget Sound splash around an empty shell on a beach in Burien, Washington. The force of the crashing waves erodes shells and rocks turning them into sand.
    EmptyShell_Waves_2641.jpg
  • An Assateague horse (Equus caballus), also known as a Chincoteague pony, takes a nap on a sand dune in the Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland. About 300 wild — technically feral — ponies roam Assateague 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.
    Assateague-Island_Pony-Napping_Seash...jpg
  • A vibrant shaft of light shines like a spotlight on the floor of Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon that was carved by violent flash floods. Beams of light form only when the sun is nearly overhead, lighting up the blowing sand that fills the canyon, which is dozens of feet deep. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    Antelope-Canyon-Beam_S2574-09.jpg
  • Dark storm clouds hover over The Wave, petrified sand dunes that were carved by centuries of erosion from wind and heavy rain. The Wave is located in the Coyote Buttes Wilderness area of Arizona.
    Wave-DarkSky.jpg
  • Three vibrant shafts of light appear in a narrow passage in Antelope Canyon, a slot canyon carved by violent flash floods in Page, Arizona. The beams form only when the sun is nearly overhead, lighting up the blowing sand that fills the canyon, which is dozens of feet deep. The Navajo people call the canyon Tsé bighánílíní dóó Hazdistazí, which means "the place where water runs through rocks."
    AntelopeCanyonBeams.jpg
  • A male elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) tosses sand into the air while resting next to several female seals on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth, mate and molt. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts, called proboscis, that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seals_Piedras-Blancas_Group...jpg
  • A long exposure blurs the Pacific Ocean waves crashing into Devil's Cauldron located on the Oregon coast. Devil's Cauldron, a narrow inlet, is located near Short Sands Beach in Oswald West State Park.
    OR_DevilsCauldron_1808.jpg
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