Sunrise, Mono Lake, CA
The sun rises above the horizon on a cool autumn morning at Mono Lake, California.
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Meadow Fire, Yosemite National Park, CA
Smoke rises from the Meadow Fire at Yosemite National Park on Sept. 7, 2014.
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Meadow Fire, Yosemite National Park, CA
Smoke rises from the Meadow Fire at Yosemite National Park on Sept. 7, 2014.
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Meadow Fire, Yosemite National Park, CA
Smoke rises from the Meadow Fire at Yosemite National Park on Sept. 7, 2014.
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Meadow Fire and Full Moon, Yosemite National Park
The full moon illuminates a column of smoke rising from the Meadow Fire above Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.
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Dead Trees, Stanislaus National Forest, CA
Several dead trees bridge the Middle Fork of the Stanislaus River near Sonora Pass, California on the first day of autumn, 2014.
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Evening Thunderstorm, Contra Costa, CA
The setting sun illuminates a thunder clouds above the hills of Camp Parks in Contra Costa County, California.
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Full Moon, October 2014, San Joaquin County, CA
The full moon rises above a field of freshly cut hay on a farm in San Joaquin County, California.
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Electric Towers, Altamont Pass, CA
The setting sun illuminates clouds and silhouettes a pair of electric towers on Altamont Pass in Alameda County, California.
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Foggy Sunrise, Pleasanton, CA
The rising sun burns through ground fog after a night of rain in Pleasanton, California.
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Ferns and Redwoods, Marin County, CA
Ferns grow beneath a stand of Coastal Redwood Trees in Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County, California.
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Autumn Trees, Yosemite National Park
Bare trees and the dry Yosemite Falls are reflected in the Merced River on a cold autumn day at Yosemite National Park.
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Summer Fog, Lake Alpine, CA
Fog begins to form on the surface of Lake Alpine after a fierce summer thunderstom in Alpine County, California.
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Sunrise, Joshua Tree National Park, CA
The rising sun silhouettes a Joshua Tree on a cold winter morning in Joshua Tree National Park in San Bernardino County, California. The Monocotyledonous tree is native to southwestern North America in the states of California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada, where it is confined mostly to the Mojave Desert between 400 and 1,800 meters (1,300 and 5,900 feet) elevation.
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Winter Sunset, Alpine County, CA
A winter storm blankets a forest with snow along Carson Pass in Alpine County, California.
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Ranch and Mount Lewis, Mono County, CA
An abandoned ranch is covered with snow in Mono County, California. Fog and clouds obscure Mount Lewis in the distance.
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Winter Afternoon, South Tufa, Mono Lake, CA
The last rays of sunlight shine on tufa towers in Mono Lake on a cold winter afternoon. The tufa towers were formed by the interaction of underwater springs rich in calcium that mixed with the carbonates in the lake and precipitated calcium carbonate or the limestone towers. The towers were exposed as the lake level fell when the water was diverted to Los Angeles, California.
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East Walker River, Bridgeport, CA
The East Walker River flows through the Bridgeport Valley beneath the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Mono County, California.
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Sun and Aspen Trees, Lundy Canyon, CA
The sun shines through a stand of aspen trees along Mill Creek in Lundy Canyon, California.
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Spring Storm, Mono Craters, CA
A spring storm forms above the remnants of burned sage on the floor of Pumice Valley and the Mono Craters in Mono County, California.
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Spring Thunderstorm, Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains
A spring storm forms above Sierra Nevada Mountains and the floor of Pumice Valley in Mono County, California.
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Burned Sagebrush, Pumice Valley, CA
A thunderstorm forms above the trunk of a sagebrush burned in a fire several years ago in the Pumice Valley in Mono County, California.
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Spring Thunderstorm, Sierra Nevada Mountains and Pumice Valey
A thunderstorm forms above the remnants of burned sagebrush in the Pumice Valley and the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Mono County, California.
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Thunderstorm and Abandoned Barn, Chinese Camp, CA
A thunderstorm forms above the Sierra Nevada foothills and an abandoned barn near Chinese Camp, California.
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Silver Falls, Mono County, CA
Cloudburst Creeks spills over moss covered rocks to form Silver Falls near Sonora Pass, California.
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Raindrops, Stanislaus National Forest
Raindrops fall from dead tree burned by the Rim Fire during a storm in the Stanislaus National Forest in Tuolumne County, California.
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Fog and Snow, Stanislaus National Forest, CA
Fog and snow envelopes a forest burned by the Rim Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest in Tuolumne County, California.
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Spring Thunderstorm and Vineyard, San Joaquin County, CA
A spring thunderstorm passes above a vineyard in San Joaquin County, California.
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Storm Clouds and Hay, Livermore, CA
Clouds linger after a spring storm above rows of drying hay on a farm near Livermore, California.
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Thunderstorm and Vineyard, San Joaquin County, CA
A spring thunderstorm passes above a vineyard in San Joaquin County, California.
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Spring Thunderstorm and Farm, San Joaquin County, CA
A spring thunderstorm passes a farm in San Joaquin County, California.
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Spring Thunderstorm, Stanislaus National Forest
A spring thunderstorm rolls across the Stanislaus National Forest and the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Tuolumne County, California.
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Sunrise, Paoha Island, CA
The morning sun rises above Mono Lake and Paoha Island in Mono County, California.
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Spring Thunderstorm, San Joaquin County, CA
Lightning strikes during a spring thunderstorm in San Joaquin County, Califonia.
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Abandoned Cabin and Mount Dana in Black and White, Mono County, CA
The sun rises on an abandoned cabin in Mono County, California. Mount Dana rises in the background from the eastern edge of Yosemite National Park.
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Autumn Clouds, Sonora Pass, CA
Cirrus clouds form above Sonora Pass just after sunrise in the Stanislaus National Forest in Tuolumne County, California.
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Cal Fire Copter 406, Curry Canyon, CA
Cal Fire Copter 406 flies above flames in Curry Canyon in Contra Costa County, California while battling the Morgan Fire on Mount Diablo.
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Foggy Sunrise, Merced County, CA
A pair of birds fly above ground fog as the sun rises on a cold winter morning in Merced County, California.
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Fenner Hills, San Bernardino County, CA
Clouds from a winter storm cast shadows on the Fenner Hills in the Mojave National Preserve outside Goffs, California
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Clouds and Route 66, Goffs, CA
Clouds from a winter storm linger above Route 66 near Goffs, California.
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Fog and Shadows, Kelso, CA
Fog and clouds cast shadows on the Granite Mountains after a winter storm in the Mojave National Preserve.
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Moon and Providence Mountains, Kelso, CA
The moon rises above clouds and fog obscuring Edgar Peak and the Providence Mountains in the Mojave National Preserve near Kelso, California.
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Granite Mountains, San Bernardino County, CA
Clouds and fog hover over the Granite Mountains in the Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County, California.
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Crepuscular Rays, San Joaquin County, CA
Crepuscular rays shine through the clouds of a departing thunderstorm over farmland in San Joaquin County, California.
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Winter Storm, Mojave, CA
An approaching storm rolls across the Mojave Desert in Kern County, California.
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Sempervirens Falls, Santa Cruz County, CA
Sempervirens Falls spills into a pool after a series of winter storms in Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County, California.
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Sunrise, Owens Lake and Sierra Nevada Mountains
The sun rises after a night of winter storms on the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Inyo County, California. The sand in the foreground has blown off of Owens Lake.
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Morning Clouds, Inyo National Forest
After a winter snow storm, clouds linger along the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains and Owens Lake in Inyo County, California
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