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  • Crystal Cove State Park, located in Laguna Beach, has 3.2 miles of beach and 2,400 acres of undeveloped woodland.  It is a popular destination in Southern California for hiking and horseback riding. The offshore waters are designated as an underwater park. Crystal Cove is used by mountain bikers inland and scuba and skin divers underwater. The beach contains tidepools and sandy coves which can be explored by visitors.
    200407 SA_2 California Crystal Cove ...jpg
  • June Lake is a subalpine lake in Mono County, California, located at an elevation of 7,621 ft its pure water results in it having a deep blue color and submerged rocks to be seen near the shore.
    200708_041_California.jpg
  • California's Coast is about 840 miles long extending from Mexico to Oregon.  Cliffs and coves abound along the Central Coast south of Monterey, California near Big Sur.  Clouds usually enhance the orange glow of sunsets.  Here the cloudless skies reveal a band of orange light.
    20070821_114_CA_Coast.jpg
  • Crystal Cove State Park, located in Laguna Beach, has 3.2 miles of beach and 2,400 acres of undeveloped woodland.  It is a popular destination in Southern California for hiking and horseback riding. The offshore waters are designated as an underwater park. Crystal Cove is used by mountain bikers inland and scuba and skin divers underwater. The beach contains tidepools and sandy coves which can be explored by visitors.
    20070814_018_Crystal_Cove.jpg
  • Point Sur, along the California Coast south of San Francisco, is a volcanic rock that extends from the shore and is home to a lighthouse.  Point Sur is the Black Rock that almost appears to be an island in the far distance.
    20070821_247_CA_Coast.jpg
  • McWay Falls is in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park in Monterey County, California near the town of Big Sur on the state's Central Coast. McWay Creek drops 80 ft. off a cliff onto the beach in an small cove along the Pacific Ocean. A trail in the park leads to an overlook where the cove and waterfall can be seen from above.   Access to the cove is restricted due to environmental concerns about the crumbly cliffs.  This stunning waterfall is well know for as it makes one feel like they have reached a beach in paradise with a waterfall gracefully dropping to the beach below.
    20070821_145_CA_Coast.jpg
  • Point Sur, along the California Coast south of San Francisco, is a volcanic rock that extends from the shore and is home to a lighthouse.  Point Sur is the Black Rock that almost appears to be an island in the far distance.
    20070821_244_CA_Coast.jpg
  • California's Coast is about 840 miles long extending from Mexico to Oregon.  Cliffs and coves abound along the Central Coast south of Monterey, California near Big Sur.  Clouds usually enhance the orange glow of sunsets.  Here the cloudless skies reveal a band of orange light.
    20070821_104_CA_Coast.jpg
  • The Pacific Coast Highway closely follows the coast in central California.  The coast contains many amazing cliffs and coves.  The Bixby Bridge is in the distance.  It was completed in 1932 and is a marvel of engineering. The bridge spans across a large canyon along the Big Sur Coastline, about 18 miles south of Carmel.
    20070821_250_CA_Coast.jpg
  • Mount Shasta in Northern California  at 14,179 feet (4,322 m) is the second highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth highest in California. Mount Shasta has an estimated volume of 85 cubic miles (350 km3) which makes it the most voluminous stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc.  Theodore Roosevelt said of the mountain,  "When I first caught sight of it over the braided folds of the Sacramento Valley, I was fifty miles away and afoot, alone and weary. Yet all my blood turned to wine, and I have not been weary since."
    200407 SC_28 California_Mount Shasta.jpg
  • Cumulus clouds are a type of cloud with noticeable vertical development and clearly defined edges. Cumulus means "heap" or "pile" in Latin. They are often described as "puffy" or "cotton-like" in appearance. Cumulus clouds may appear alone, in lines, or in clusters.
    20080505_031_California.jpg
  • Alabama Hills are a rocky formation on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Owens Valley of California, near Lone Pine, California. Though geographically considered a range of hills, geologically they are a part of the Sierra Nevada mountains.  The Alabama Hills are a popular location for television and movie productions (especially Westerns) set in an archetypical "rugged" environment. Since the early 1920s, 150 movies and about a dozen television shows have been filmed here.
    200407 SB_29 California_Sierra Nevad...jpg
  • Crystal Cove State Park, located in Laguna Beach, has 3.2 miles of beach and 2,400 acres of undeveloped woodland.  It is a popular destination in Southern California for hiking and horseback riding. The offshore waters are designated as an underwater park. Crystal Cove is used by mountain bikers inland and scuba and skin divers underwater. The beach contains tidepools and sandy coves which can be explored by visitors.
    200407 SA_9 California Crystal Cove ...jpg
  • Crystal Cove State Park, located in Laguna Beach, has 3.2 miles of beach and 2,400 acres of undeveloped woodland.  It is a popular destination in Southern California for hiking and horseback riding. The offshore waters are designated as an underwater park. Crystal Cove is used by mountain bikers inland and scuba and skin divers underwater. The beach contains tidepools and sandy coves which can be explored by visitors.
    200407 SA_4 California Crystal Cove ...jpg
  • Melting snow forms a stream that feeds into Lake Sabrina in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Lake Sabrina is off of Hwy 168, west of Bishop, California.  The lake is a popular desination for fishing and hiking...This is an infrared image which captures light that we cannot see and turns it into a visible image. Plants like flowers grass reflect more infrared light and appear brighter in infrared images while the sky reflects less making it darker.
    20080504_065_California.jpg
  • Shasta Dam is a concrete gravity arch dam across the Sacramento River in California. Completed between 1938 and 1945. The dam is 602 ft (183 m) high and 3,460 ft (1,050 m) long, with a base width or thickness of 543 ft (166 m). The reservoir created by Shasta Dam is known as Shasta Lake.
    200407 SC_25 California_Shasta Dam.jpg
  • Alabama Hills are a rocky formation on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Owens Valley of California, near Lone Pine, California. Though geographically considered a range of hills, geologically they are a part of the Sierra Nevada mountains.  The Alabama Hills are a popular location for television and movie productions (especially Westerns) set in an archetypical "rugged" environment. Since the early 1920s, 150 movies and about a dozen television shows have been filmed here.
    200407 SB_35 California_Sierra Nevad...jpg
  • Alabama Hills are a rocky formation on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Owens Valley of California, near Lone Pine, California. Though geographically considered a range of hills, geologically they are a part of the Sierra Nevada mountains.  The Alabama Hills are a popular location for television and movie productions (especially Westerns) set in an archetypical "rugged" environment. Since the early 1920s, 150 movies and about a dozen television shows have been filmed here.
    200407 SB_27 California_Sierra Nevad...jpg
  • Shasta Dam is a concrete gravity arch dam across the Sacramento River in California. Completed between 1938 and 1945. The dam is 602 ft (183 m) high and 3,460 ft (1,050 m) long, with a base width or thickness of 543 ft (166 m). The reservoir created by Shasta Dam is known as Shasta Lake.
    200407 SC_26 California_Shasta Dam.jpg
  • Shasta Dam is a concrete gravity arch dam across the Sacramento River in California. Completed between 1938 and 1945. The dam is 602 ft (183 m) high and 3,460 ft (1,050 m) long, with a base width or thickness of 543 ft (166 m). The reservoir created by Shasta Dam is known as Shasta Lake.
    200407 SC_23 California_Shasta Dam.jpg
  • Crystal Cove State Park, located in Laguna Beach, has 3.2 miles of beach and 2,400 acres of undeveloped woodland.  It is a popular destination in Southern California for hiking and horseback riding. The offshore waters are designated as an underwater park. Crystal Cove is used by mountain bikers inland and scuba and skin divers underwater. The beach contains tidepools and sandy coves which can be explored by visitors.
    200407 SA_3 California Crystal Cove ...jpg
  • Crystal Cove State Park, located in Laguna Beach, has 3.2 miles of beach and 2,400 acres of undeveloped woodland.  It is a popular destination in Southern California for hiking and horseback riding. The offshore waters are designated as an underwater park. Crystal Cove is used by mountain bikers inland and scuba and skin divers underwater. The beach contains tidepools and sandy coves which can be explored by visitors.
    200407 SA_19 California Crystal Cove...jpg
  • Mono Lake is a large saline and akaline lake in California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is 1,944 m (6,380 ft) above sea level. The lake is in an geologically active area at the north end of the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain.  Geological activity is caused by faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada, and is associated with the crustal stretching of the Basin and Range Province. The most recent eruption occurred 350 years ago at Paoha Island in Mono Lake.
    200708_061_California.jpg
  • High in the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains near North Lake in Inyo County California is a hiking trail that leads to Grass Lake and then on a steep climb up to Lower and Upper Lamarck Lakes above the tree line. It is a good hike that leads to amazing views and an area that is very peaceful and beautiful.
    200507SD 14 California_Lower Lamarck...jpg
  • Mono Lake is a large saline and akaline lake in California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is 1,944 m (6,380 ft) above sea level. The lake is in an geologically active area at the north end of the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain.  Geological activity is caused by faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada, and is associated with the crustal stretching of the Basin and Range Province. The most recent eruption occurred 350 years ago at Paoha Island in Mono Lake.
    20080502_024_California.jpg
  • Mono Lake is a large saline and akaline lake in California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is 1,944 m (6,380 ft) above sea level. The lake is in an geologically active area at the north end of the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain.  Geological activity is caused by faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada, and is associated with the crustal stretching of the Basin and Range Province. The most recent eruption occurred 350 years ago at Paoha Island in Mono Lake.
    200407 SC_11 California_Mono Lake.jpg
  • High in the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains near North Lake in Inyo County California is a hiking trail that leads to Grass Lake and then on a steep climb up to Lower and Upper Lamarck Lakes above the tree line. It is a good hike that leads to amazing views and an area that is very peaceful and beautiful.
    200507SC 35 California_near North La...jpg
  • High in the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains near North Lake in Inyo County California is a hiking trail that leads to Grass Lake  (pictured) and then on a steep climb up to Lower and Upper Lamarck Lakes above the tree line. It is a good hike that leads to amazing views and an area that is very peaceful and beautiful.  Grass Lake is very tranquil and the pure water creates allows for good reflections of nearby mountain peaks.  The lake is fed by water from Lower Lamarck Lake that makes a rapid decent into the valley.  Mount Lamarch is in the distance and rises to an altitude of 13,356 feet.
    200507SD 21 California_Grass Lake_80...jpg
  • Morning at Lake Sabrina in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  The high altitude of the lake results in cold temperatures even in May when the lake is still frozen in many parts.    Lake Sabrina is off of Hwy 168, west of Bishop, California.  The lake is a popular desination for fishing and hiking.
    20080504_002_California.jpg
  • Morning at Lake Sabrina in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  The high altitude of the lake results in cold temperatures even in May when the lake is still frozen in many parts.    Lake Sabrina is off of Hwy 168, west of Bishop, California.  The lake is a popular desination for fishing and hiking.
    20080504_001_California.jpg
  • High in the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains near North Lake in Inyo County California is a hiking trail that leads to Grass Lake and then on a steep climb up to Lower and Upper Lamarck Lakes above the tree line. It is a good hike that leads to amazing views and an area that is very peaceful and beautiful.
    200507SC 37 California_Lower Lamarck...jpg
  • A stream passes through a mountain meadow  high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  The water flowing from snow melt finds its way through a series of lakes before entering Owens Valley near Bishop, California.
    200507SC 12 California_North Lake.jpg
  • Mono Lake is a large saline and akaline lake in California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is 1,944 m (6,380 ft) above sea level. The lake is in an geologically active area at the north end of the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain.  Geological activity is caused by faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada, and is associated with the crustal stretching of the Basin and Range Province. The most recent eruption occurred 350 years ago at Paoha Island in Mono Lake.
    200407 SC_12 California_Mono Lake.jpg
  • June Lake is a subalpine lake in Mono County, California, located at an elevation of 7,621 ft its pure water results in it having a deep blue color and submerged rocks to be seen near the shore.
    200507SE 32 California_June Lake.jpg
  • June Lake is a subalpine lake in Mono County, California, located at an elevation of 7,621 ft its pure water results in it having a deep blue color and submerged rocks to be seen near the shore.
    200507SE 28 California_June Lake.jpg
  • High in the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains near North Lake in Inyo County California is a hiking trail that leads to Grass Lake  (pictured) and then on a steep climb up to Lower and Upper Lamarck Lakes above the tree line. It is a good hike that leads to amazing views and an area that is very peaceful and beautiful.  Grass Lake is very tranquil and the pure water creates allows for good reflections of nearby mountain peaks.  The lake is fed by water from Lower Lamarck Lake that makes a rapid decent into the valley. Mount Lamarch is in the distance and rises to an altitude of 13,356 feet.
    200507SD 20 California_Grass Lake_80...jpg
  • Melting snow forms a stream that feeds into Lake Sabrina in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Lake Sabrina is off of Hwy 168, west of Bishop, California.  The lake is a popular desination for fishing and hiking.
    20080504_055_California.jpg
  • Mono Lake is a large saline and akaline lake in California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is 1,944 m (6,380 ft) above sea level. The lake is in an geologically active area at the north end of the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain.  Geological activity is caused by faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada, and is associated with the crustal stretching of the Basin and Range Province. The most recent eruption occurred 350 years ago at Paoha Island in Mono Lake...This is an infrared image which captures light that we cannot see and turns it into a visible image. Plants like flowers and grass reflect more infrared light and appear brighter in infrared images while the sky reflects less making it darker.
    200708_227_California.jpg
  • High in the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains near North Lake in Inyo County California is a hiking trail that leads to Grass Lake pictured in the valley and then on a steep climb up to Lower and Upper Lamarck Lakes above the tree line. It is a good hike that leads to amazing views and an area that is very peaceful and beautiful.
    200507SC 22 California_near North La...jpg
  • High in the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains near North Lake in Inyo County California is a hiking trail that leads to Grass Lake and then on a steep climb up to Lower and Upper Lamarck Lakes above the tree line. It is a good hike that leads to amazing views and an area that is very peaceful and beautiful.
    200507SC 36 California_Lower Lamarck...jpg
  • High in the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains near North Lake in Inyo County California is a hiking trail that leads to Grass Lake and then on a steep climb (pictured) up to Lower and Upper Lamarck Lakes above the tree line. It is a good hike that leads to amazing views and an area that is very peaceful and beautiful.
    200507SC 24 California_near North La...jpg
  • Mono Lake is a large saline and akaline lake in California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is 1,944 m (6,380 ft) above sea level. The lake is in an geologically active area at the north end of the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain.  Geological activity is caused by faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada, and is associated with the crustal stretching of the Basin and Range Province. The most recent eruption occurred 350 years ago at Paoha Island in Mono Lake.
    200407 SC_16 California_Mono Lake.jpg
  • Mono Lake is a large saline and akaline lake in California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is 1,944 m (6,380 ft) above sea level. The lake is in an geologically active area at the north end of the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain.  Geological activity is caused by faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada, and is associated with the crustal stretching of the Basin and Range Province. The most recent eruption occurred 350 years ago at Paoha Island in Mono Lake.
    200407 SC_14 California_Mono Lake.jpg
  • Early morning at Lake Sabrina in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  The islands in the lake are just silhouettes.  Lake Sabrina is off of Hwy 168, west of Bishop, California.  The lake is a popular desination for fishing and hiking.
    200507SC 05 California_Lake Sabrina.jpg
  • Mono Lake is a large saline and akaline lake in California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is 1,944 m (6,380 ft) above sea level. The lake is in an geologically active area at the north end of the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain.  Geological activity is caused by faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada, and is associated with the crustal stretching of the Basin and Range Province. The most recent eruption occurred 350 years ago at Paoha Island in Mono Lake.
    200407 SC_17 California_Mono Lake.jpg
  • Mono Lake is a large saline and akaline lake in California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is 1,944 m (6,380 ft) above sea level. The lake is in an geologically active area at the north end of the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain.  Geological activity is caused by faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada, and is associated with the crustal stretching of the Basin and Range Province. The most recent eruption occurred 350 years ago at Paoha Island in Mono Lake.
    200407 SC_15 California_Mono Lake.jpg
  • Mono Lake is a large saline and akaline lake in California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is 1,944 m (6,380 ft) above sea level. The lake is in an geologically active area at the north end of the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain.  Geological activity is caused by faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada, and is associated with the crustal stretching of the Basin and Range Province. The most recent eruption occurred 350 years ago at Paoha Island in Mono Lake.
    200407 SC_13 California_Mono Lake.jpg
  • South Lake is a popluar destination on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains near Bishop, California in Inyo County.  The lake attracts people for its nearby hiking trails and its fishing...This is an infrared image which captures light that we cannot see and turns it into a visible image. Plants like flowers and grass reflect more infrared light and appear brighter in infrared images while the sky reflects less making it darker.
    200708_241_California_IR1.jpg
  • South Lake is a popluar destination on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains near Bishop, California in Inyo County.  The lake attracts people for its nearby hiking trails and its fishing...This is a digital combination of an infrared image and a visible color image.  The color picture is used to colorize the infrared image giving a foreign and new perspective.  Plants and trees reflect more infrared light and appear brighter in images while the sky reflects less making it darker.
    200708_241_California_ColorIR1.jpg
  • Mono Lake is a large saline and akaline lake in California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is 1,944 m (6,380 ft) above sea level. The lake is in an geologically active area at the north end of the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain.  Geological activity is caused by faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada, and is associated with the crustal stretching of the Basin and Range Province. The most recent eruption occurred 350 years ago at Paoha Island in Mono Lake.
    200708_050_California.jpg
  • High in the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains near North Lake in Inyo County California is a hiking trail that leads to Grass Lake and then on a steep climb up to Lower and Upper Lamarck Lakes above the tree line. It is a good hike that leads to amazing views and an area that is very peaceful and beautiful.
    200507SD 07 California_Lower Lamarck...jpg
  • High in the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains near North Lake in Inyo County California is a hiking trail that leads to Grass Lake and then on a steep climb up to Lower and Upper Lamarck Lakes above the tree line. It is a good hike that leads to amazing views and an area that is very peaceful and beautiful.
    200507SD 11 California_Lower Lamarck...jpg
  • Early morning at Lake Sabrina in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  The islands in the lake are just silhouettes.  Lake Sabrina is off of Hwy 168, west of Bishop, California.  The lake is a popular desination for fishing and hiking.
    200507SC 04 California_Lake Sabrina.jpg
  • Crystal Cove State Park, located in Laguna Beach, has 3.2 miles of beach and 2,400 acres of undeveloped woodland.  It is a popular destination in Southern California for hiking and horseback riding. The offshore waters are designated as an underwater park. Crystal Cove is used by mountain bikers inland and scuba and skin divers underwater. The beach contains tidepools and sandy coves which can be explored by visitors.
    20070814_026_Crystal_Cove.jpg
  • Mount Shasta in Northern California  at 14,179 feet (4,322 m) is the second highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth highest in California. Mount Shasta has an estimated volume of 85 cubic miles (350 km3) which makes it the most voluminous stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc.  Theodore Roosevelt said of the mountain,  "When I first caught sight of it over the braided folds of the Sacramento Valley, I was fifty miles away and afoot, alone and weary. Yet all my blood turned to wine, and I have not been weary since."
    20070824_003_Mt_Shasta.jpg
  • Crystal Cove State Park, located in Laguna Beach, has 3.2 miles of beach and 2,400 acres of undeveloped woodland.  It is a popular destination in Southern California for hiking and horseback riding. The offshore waters are designated as an underwater park. Crystal Cove is used by mountain bikers inland and scuba and skin divers underwater. The beach contains tidepools and sandy coves which can be explored by visitors.
    20070814_029_Crystal_Cove.jpg
  • Crystal Cove State Park, located in Laguna Beach, has 3.2 miles of beach and 2,400 acres of undeveloped woodland.  It is a popular destination in Southern California for hiking and horseback riding. The offshore waters are designated as an underwater park. Crystal Cove is used by mountain bikers inland and scuba and skin divers underwater. The beach contains tidepools and sandy coves which can be explored by visitors.
    20070814_016_Crystal_Cove.jpg
  • Mount Shasta in Northern California  at 14,179 feet (4,322 m) is the second highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth highest in California. Mount Shasta has an estimated volume of 85 cubic miles (350 km3) which makes it the most voluminous stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc.  Theodore Roosevelt said of the mountain,  "When I first caught sight of it over the braided folds of the Sacramento Valley, I was fifty miles away and afoot, alone and weary. Yet all my blood turned to wine, and I have not been weary since."
    20070824_001_Mt_Shasta.jpg
  • Crystal Cove State Park, located in Laguna Beach, has 3.2 miles of beach and 2,400 acres of undeveloped woodland.  It is a popular destination in Southern California for hiking and horseback riding. The offshore waters are designated as an underwater park. Crystal Cove is used by mountain bikers inland and scuba and skin divers underwater. The beach contains tidepools and sandy coves which can be explored by visitors.
    20070814_038_Crystal_Cove.jpg
  • Huntington Beach Pier in Huntington Beach, California
    199912A_5_huntington beach pier.jpg
  • Segull along the Pacific Ocean in Huntington Beach, California
    199912A_10_huntington beach sea gull.jpg
  • Delicious Food including shakes are to be found at the Ruby's Diner the the end of the Huntington Beach Pier in Southern California
    199912A_9_huntington beach pier_ruby...jpg
  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  At the end of the Pier is Ruby's Diner which is a 1940's style diner serving hamburgers, shakes, and other classic American food.
    20070818_040_Hungtington_Beach.jpg
  • Sea Nettle Jellyfish, Chrysaora fuscescens, taken at the Monterey Aquarium in California. Not a jellyfish sting, but the sea nettle does. It hunts tiny drifting animals by trailing those long tentacles and frilly mouth-arms, all covered with stinging cells. When the tentacles touch prey, the stinging cells paralyze it and stick tight. The prey is then moved to the mouth-arms and finally to the mouth, where it's digested.
    20070822_011_Monterey.jpg
  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  At the end of the Pier is Ruby's Diner which is a 1940's style diner serving hamburgers, shakes, and other classic American food.
    20070818_017_Hungtington_Beach.jpg
  • Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park, located between Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows and was created by the Tenaya branch of the Tuolumne Glacier as it passed through Tenaya Canyon. Tenaya Creek runs out of the lake through Tenaya Canyon into Yosemite Valley. The surface of Tenaya Lake has an elevation of 8,150 feet (2,484 m).
    200708_223_Yosemite.1.jpg
  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  At the end of the Pier is Ruby's Diner which is a 1940's style diner serving hamburgers, shakes, and other classic American food.
    20070818_046_Hungtington_Beach.jpg
  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  At the end of the Pier is Ruby's Diner which is a 1940's style diner serving hamburgers, shakes, and other classic American food.
    20070818_044_Hungtington_Beach.jpg
  • The Monterey Aquarium in California contains many types of jellyfish. Pictured here is a white jellyfish with orange strips
    20070822_124_Monterey.jpg
  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  At the end of the Pier is Ruby's Diner which is a 1940's style diner serving hamburgers, shakes, and other classic American food.
    20070818_034_Hungtington_Beach.jpg
  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  At the end of the Pier is Ruby's Diner which is a 1940's style diner serving hamburgers, shakes, and other classic American food.
    20070818_025_Hungtington_Beach.jpg
  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  At the end of the Pier is Ruby's Diner which is a 1940's style diner serving hamburgers, shakes, and other classic American food.
    20070818_023_Hungtington_Beach.jpg
  • Light rays from the sun breaking through stormy clouds off the coast in Huntington Beach, California
    199912A_12_huntington beach.jpg
  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  Surfers regularly pass through the pier pilings while riding waves.
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  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  At the end of the Pier is Ruby's Diner which is a 1940's style diner serving hamburgers, shakes, and other classic American food.
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  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  At the end of the Pier is Ruby's Diner which is a 1940's style diner serving hamburgers, shakes, and other classic American food.
    20070818_036_Hungtington_Beach.jpg
  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  At the end of the Pier is Ruby's Diner which is a 1940's style diner serving hamburgers, shakes, and other classic American food.
    20070818_027_Hungtington_Beach.jpg
  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  At the end of the Pier is Ruby's Diner which is a 1940's style diner serving hamburgers, shakes, and other classic American food.
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  • Funds for the construction of the Carnegie Library building were provided by a grant of $10,000 from steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, who funded the establishment of some 3,000 libraries worldwide. The Museum building was designed by W.H. Weeks, an architect from Watsonville , California , and was built by the construction firm of Stephens and Maino of San Luis Obispo. The structure's sandstone was brought from Los Berros, near Arroyo Grande. The granite in the building was quarried from nearby Bishop's Peak and brought into the city on a spur of the narrow gauge Pacific Coast Railway. The Museum is the only building in San Luis Obispo County built with both of these local stones...When a search for a permanent home for the Museum was undertaken in 1953, the newly formed San Luis Obispo County Historical Society received assistance from the San Luis Obispo City Council and the County Board of Supervisors. An agreement was struck regarding the old library building, and in 1956, the San Luis Obispo County Historical Museum was opened to the public. .Information from: https://slochsorg.secure.myhosting.net..This is an infrared image which captures light that we cannot see and turns it into a visible image. Plants like flowers and grass reflect more infrared light and appear brighter in infrared images while the sky reflects less making it darker.
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  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  At the end of the Pier is Ruby's Diner which is a 1940's style diner serving hamburgers, shakes, and other classic American food.
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  • Angelfish with black stripes and yellow tail.  Taken at the Monterey Aquarium in California.
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  • Grapes rippening on a vine in California.
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  • Grapes rippening on a vine in California.
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  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  At the end of the Pier is Ruby's Diner which is a 1940's style diner serving hamburgers, shakes, and other classic American food.
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  • Mono Lake is a large saline and akaline lake in California on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is 1,944 m (6,380 ft) above sea level. The lake is in an geologically active area at the north end of the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain.  Geological activity is caused by faulting at the base of the Sierra Nevada, and is associated with the crustal stretching of the Basin and Range Province. The most recent eruption occurred 350 years ago at Paoha Island in Mono Lake.
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  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  At the end of the Pier is Ruby's Diner which is a 1940's style diner serving hamburgers, shakes, and other classic American food.
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  • The Monterey Aquarium in California contains many types of jellyfish. Pictured here is a white jellyfish with orange strips
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  • The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. Huntington Beach, also known as Surf City USA, is known for its great surfing. The pier, an icon of the Huntington Beach Coast, is 1,850 feet (560 m) long and is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast.  It has been damaged or destroyed four times; in 1912, 1939, 1983 and most recently on January 17, 1988 destroying the End Cafe for the second time in the decade. The first three piers were constructed from wood, the fourth and current pier is constructed from concrete and designed to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.  At the end of the Pier is Ruby's Diner which is a 1940's style diner serving hamburgers, shakes, and other classic American food.
    20070818_026_Hungtington_Beach.jpg
  • Silhouette of a Lifeguard in Huntington Beach, California
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  • The translucent aspect of many invertebrates, here a jellyfish, can be seen clearly in this picture.  The blue lumps in the bottom of the jellyfish look like feet and is one of the most unique jellyfish that I have seen.  This picture was taken at the Monterey Aquarium in California which has a large section dedicated to jellyfish.
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  • Vernal Falls in Yosemite is a very rewarding hike.  The waterfall is absoulely beautiful in the early summer. A rainbow is visible in the spray at the base of the falls.
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  • Yellow Butterfly drinking from a purple iris wildflower in a meadow in the Sierra Nevada mountains
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  • Red Rock.Canyon State Park features scenic desert cliffs, buttes and spectacular rock formations. The park is located where the southernmost tip of the Sierra Nevada converge with the El Paso Range...The fluted folds are the result of wind and rain eroding the softer materials beneath the dark caprocks, which were formed by a harder lava flow layer.
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  • Red Rock.Canyon State Park features scenic desert cliffs, buttes and spectacular rock formations. The park is located where the southernmost tip of the Sierra Nevada converge with the El Paso Range...The fluted folds are the result of wind and rain eroding the softer materials beneath the dark caprocks, which were formed by a harder lava flow layer.
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  • Yellow Butterfly drinking from a purple iris wildflower in a meadow in the Sierra Nevada mountains
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  • Yellow Butterfly drinking from a purple iris wildflower in a meadow in the Sierra Nevada mountains
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  • Yellow Butterfly drinking from a purple iris wildflower in a meadow in the Sierra Nevada mountains
    200507SE 12 California_near North La...jpg
  • Yellow Butterfly drinking from a purple iris wildflower in a meadow in the Sierra Nevada mountains
    200507SE 11 California_near North La...jpg
  • Red Rock.Canyon State Park features scenic desert cliffs, buttes and spectacular rock formations. The park is located where the southernmost tip of the Sierra Nevada converge with the El Paso Range...The fluted folds are the result of wind and rain eroding the softer materials beneath the dark caprocks, which were formed by a harder lava flow layer.
    200708_185_California.jpg
  • Red Rock.Canyon State Park features scenic desert cliffs, buttes and spectacular rock formations. The park is located where the southernmost tip of the Sierra Nevada converge with the El Paso Range...The fluted folds are the result of wind and rain eroding the softer materials beneath the dark caprocks, which were formed by a harder lava flow layer.
    200708_179_California.jpg
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