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  • The Chicago Water Tower with the John Hancock Building in the background with red and green lights at the top for Christmas. Christmas Lights light the trees along the street near Michigan Avenue along a section know as the Magnificent Mile.
    200011A_19A Chicago Water Tower and ...jpg
  • Crown Fountain was designed by Spanish, Catalan artist Jaume Plensa and opened in July 2004. The fountain consists of two 50-foot glass block towers at each end of a black granite shallow reflecting pool. The towers project video images from a broad social spectrum of Chicago citizens having water periodically flow through a water outlet in the screen to give the illusion of water spouting from their mouths. This is a reference to the traditional use of gargoyles in fountains, where faces of mythological beings were sculpted with open mouths to allow water, a symbol of life, to flow out. The collection of faces, Plensa's tribute to Chicagoans, was taken from a cross-section of 1,000 residents...The fountain, which is at the southwest corner of Millennium Park at Michigan Avenue and Monroe Streets, is a favorite of both children and families. Its use of water is unique among Chicago's many fountains, in that it promotes physical interaction between the public and the water. Both the fountain and Millennium Park are highly accessible because of their universal design. The fountain is a public play area and offers people an escape from summer heat and allows children to frolic in the fountain's water.
    200407D 13 Chicago Millenium Park.jpg
  • Crown Fountain was designed by Spanish, Catalan artist Jaume Plensa and opened in July 2004. The fountain consists of two 50-foot glass block towers at each end of a black granite shallow reflecting pool. The towers project video images from a broad social spectrum of Chicago citizens having water periodically flow through a water outlet in the screen to give the illusion of water spouting from their mouths. This is a reference to the traditional use of gargoyles in fountains, where faces of mythological beings were sculpted with open mouths to allow water, a symbol of life, to flow out. The collection of faces, Plensa's tribute to Chicagoans, was taken from a cross-section of 1,000 residents...The fountain, which is at the southwest corner of Millennium Park at Michigan Avenue and Monroe Streets, is a favorite of both children and families. Its use of water is unique among Chicago's many fountains, in that it promotes physical interaction between the public and the water. Both the fountain and Millennium Park are highly accessible because of their universal design. The fountain is a public play area and offers people an escape from summer heat and allows children to frolic in the fountain's water.
    200407D 12 Chicago Millenium Park.jpg
  • Crown Fountain was designed by Spanish, Catalan artist Jaume Plensa and opened in July 2004. The fountain consists of two 50-foot glass block towers at each end of a black granite shallow reflecting pool. The towers project video images from a broad social spectrum of Chicago citizens having water periodically flow through a water outlet in the screen to give the illusion of water spouting from their mouths. This is a reference to the traditional use of gargoyles in fountains, where faces of mythological beings were sculpted with open mouths to allow water, a symbol of life, to flow out. The collection of faces, Plensa's tribute to Chicagoans, was taken from a cross-section of 1,000 residents...The fountain, which is at the southwest corner of Millennium Park at Michigan Avenue and Monroe Streets, is a favorite of both children and families. Its use of water is unique among Chicago's many fountains, in that it promotes physical interaction between the public and the water. Both the fountain and Millennium Park are highly accessible because of their universal design. The fountain is a public play area and offers people an escape from summer heat and allows children to frolic in the fountain's water.
    200407D 8 Chicago Millenium Park_dup...jpg
  • Bellagio, a 30 story luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip was built on the site of the demolished Dunes hotel and casino...One of its most notable features is an 8-acre (3.2 ha) lake between the building and the Strip, which houses the Fountains of Bellagio, a large dancing water fountain synchronized to music. The fountain consists of 1,200 nozzles and 4,500 lights.  Some of the nozzles can shoot water 460 feet.
    20090214_051_LasVegas_WPPI.jpg
  • Bellagio, a 30 story luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip was built on the site of the demolished Dunes hotel and casino...One of its most notable features is an 8-acre (3.2 ha) lake between the building and the Strip, which houses the Fountains of Bellagio, a large dancing water fountain synchronized to music. The fountain consists of 1,200 nozzles and 4,500 lights.  Some of the nozzles can shoot water 460 feet.
    20090214_034_LasVegas_WPPI.jpg
  • Bellagio, a 30 story luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip was built on the site of the demolished Dunes hotel and casino...One of its most notable features is an 8-acre (3.2 ha) lake between the building and the Strip, which houses the Fountains of Bellagio, a large dancing water fountain synchronized to music. The fountain consists of 1,200 nozzles and 4,500 lights.  Some of the nozzles can shoot water 460 feet.
    20090214_035_LasVegas_WPPI.jpg
  • Bellagio, a 30 story luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip was built on the site of the demolished Dunes hotel and casino...One of its most notable features is an 8-acre (3.2 ha) lake between the building and the Strip, which houses the Fountains of Bellagio, a large dancing water fountain synchronized to music. The fountain consists of 1,200 nozzles and 4,500 lights.  Some of the nozzles can shoot water 460 feet.
    20090214_060_LasVegas_WPPI.jpg
  • Bellagio, a 30 story luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip was built on the site of the demolished Dunes hotel and casino...One of its most notable features is an 8-acre (3.2 ha) lake between the building and the Strip, which houses the Fountains of Bellagio, a large dancing water fountain synchronized to music. The fountain consists of 1,200 nozzles and 4,500 lights.  Some of the nozzles can shoot water 460 feet.
    20090214_029_LasVegas_WPPI.jpg
  • Bellagio, a 30 story luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip was built on the site of the demolished Dunes hotel and casino...One of its most notable features is an 8-acre (3.2 ha) lake between the building and the Strip, which houses the Fountains of Bellagio, a large dancing water fountain synchronized to music. The fountain consists of 1,200 nozzles and 4,500 lights.  Some of the nozzles can shoot water 460 feet.
    20090214_018_LasVegas_WPPI.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
  • The Cana Island lighthouse 89 feet tall and is visible for 18 miles.  It is located just north of Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin...Door County on the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin is a popular vacation location in the Midwest.  The Peninsula is south of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  It offers a great place to relax and enjoy nature. Door County has five state parks, ten lighthouses, and beautiful sandy beaches with the fresh, clear water of Lake Michigan.
    200508SC 17 Wisconsin - Cana Island ...jpg
  • The Cana Island lighthouse 89 feet tall and is visible for 18 miles.  It is located just north of Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin...Door County on the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin is a popular vacation location in the Midwest.  The Peninsula is south of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  It offers a great place to relax and enjoy nature. Door County has five state parks, ten lighthouses, and beautiful sandy beaches with the fresh, clear water of Lake Michigan.
    200508SC 19 Wisconsin - Cana Island ...jpg
  • The Cana Island lighthouse 89 feet tall and is visible for 18 miles.  It is located just north of Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin...Door County on the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin is a popular vacation location in the Midwest.  The Peninsula is south of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  It offers a great place to relax and enjoy nature. Door County has five state parks, ten lighthouses, and beautiful sandy beaches with the fresh, clear water of Lake Michigan.
    200508SC 15 Wisconsin - Cana Island ...jpg
  • Large round rain drops of water remain on the red leaves of a small plant while it was raining in southern Oregon.
    20081111_004_Rain_Leaves.jpg
  • Crater Lake is located in Southern Oregon on the crest of the Cascade Mountain range. It lies inside a caldera, or volcanic basin, created when the 12,000 foot (3,660 meter) high Mount Mazama collapsed during a violent eruption...Crater Lake has a depth of 1,943 feet (592 meters) and is the seventh deepest lake in the world and the deepest in the United States. Crater Lake receives on average 533 inches of snow each year which supplies the lake with with water. There are no inlets or outlets to the lake. Evaporation and seepage prevent the lake from becoming any deeper.
    20080823_003_Crater Lake_Family.jpg
  • Toketee Falls is one of the most famous waterfalls in Oregon.  It is recognized for its graceful columnar basalt formation that frame the two tiers of the falls. The waterfall is 113 feet high with a 28 foot upper fall and and a 85 foot lower fall that plunges into a wide pool.  The North Umpqua River carved a gorge out of the lava flow which resulted in this marvelous waterfall.  Above the waterfall is a dam from which most water is diverted to a powerhouse down stream through a wooden 12 foot diameter pipeline. The pipeline is visible from the trailhead parking lot. As a result of the dam and the diversion of the North Umpqua River, the river has been artifically tamed allowing the river to flow in an extremely consistent manor all year long.
    20071022_174_Umpqua River.jpg
  • Toketee Falls is one of the most famous waterfalls in Oregon.  It is recognized for its graceful columnar basalt formation that frame the two tiers of the falls. The waterfall is 113 feet high with a 28 foot upper fall and and a 85 foot lower fall that plunges into a wide pool.  The North Umpqua River carved a gorge out of the lava flow which resulted in this marvelous waterfall.  Above the waterfall is a dam from which most water is diverted to a powerhouse down stream through a wooden 12 foot diameter pipeline. The pipeline is visible from the trailhead parking lot. As a result of the dam and the diversion of the North Umpqua River, the river has been artifically tamed allowing the river to flow in an extremely consistent manor all year long.
    20071022_173_Umpqua River.jpg
  • Toketee Falls is one of the most famous waterfalls in Oregon.  It is recognized for its graceful columnar basalt formation that frame the two tiers of the falls. The waterfall is 113 feet high with a 28 foot upper fall and and a 85 foot lower fall that plunges into a wide pool.  The North Umpqua River carved a gorge out of the lava flow which resulted in this marvelous waterfall.  Above the waterfall is a dam from which most water is diverted to a powerhouse down stream through a wooden 12 foot diameter pipeline. The pipeline is visible from the trailhead parking lot. As a result of the dam and the diversion of the North Umpqua River, the river has been artifically tamed allowing the river to flow in an extremely consistent manor all year long.
    20071022_170_Umpqua River.jpg
  • Toketee Falls is one of the most famous waterfalls in Oregon.  It is recognized for its graceful columnar basalt formation that frame the two tiers of the falls. The waterfall is 113 feet high with a 28 foot upper fall and and a 85 foot lower fall that plunges into a wide pool.  The North Umpqua River carved a gorge out of the lava flow which resulted in this marvelous waterfall.  Above the waterfall is a dam from which most water is diverted to a powerhouse down stream through a wooden 12 foot diameter pipeline. The pipeline is visible from the trailhead parking lot. As a result of the dam and the diversion of the North Umpqua River, the river has been artifically tamed allowing the river to flow in an extremely consistent manor all year long.
    20071022_159_Umpqua River.jpg
  • A rock formation and a tree with autumn color reflect off of the shallow pool of water along the Rogue River near Prospect, Oregon in the Cascade Mountains.
    20081019_036_Mill Creek.jpg
  • The Cana Island lighthouse 89 feet tall and is visible for 18 miles.  It is located just north of Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin...Door County on the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin is a popular vacation location in the Midwest.  The Peninsula is south of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  It offers a great place to relax and enjoy nature. Door County has five state parks, ten lighthouses, and beautiful sandy beaches with the fresh, clear water of Lake Michigan.
    200508SC 18 Wisconsin - Cana Island ...jpg
  • The Cana Island lighthouse 89 feet tall and is visible for 18 miles.  It is located just north of Baileys Harbor in Door County, Wisconsin...Door County on the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin is a popular vacation location in the Midwest.  The Peninsula is south of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  It offers a great place to relax and enjoy nature. Door County has five state parks, ten lighthouses, and beautiful sandy beaches with the fresh, clear water of Lake Michigan.
    200508SC 16 Wisconsin - Cana Island ...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
  • Horsetail Falls is one of many water falls near Portland, Oregon in the Columiba River Gorge. Dropping 176 feet, Horsetail Falls twists as it flows down the cliff.
    20070724_086_Oregon_edit.jpg
  • Door County on the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin is a popular vacation location in the Midwest.  The Peninsula is south of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  It offers a great place to relax and enjoy nature. Door County has five state parks, ten lighthouses, and beautiful sandy beaches with the fresh, clear water of Lake Michigan.
    200508A 00620019 Door County_Wiscons...jpg
  • A rock formation and a tree with autumn color reflect off of the shallow pool of water along the Rogue River near Prospect, Oregon in the Cascade Mountains.
    200810A_018.jpg
  • Crater Lake is located in Southern Oregon on the crest of the Cascade Mountain range. It lies inside a caldera, or volcanic basin, created when the 12,000 foot (3,660 meter) high Mount Mazama collapsed during a violent eruption...Crater Lake has a depth of 1,943 feet (592 meters) and is the seventh deepest lake in the world and the deepest in the United States. Crater Lake receives on average 533 inches of snow each year which supplies the lake with with water. There are no inlets or outlets to the lake. Evaporation and seepage prevent the lake from becoming any deeper.
    20080823_012_Crater Lake_Family.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
  • Horsetail Falls is one of many water falls near Portland, Oregon in the Columiba River Gorge. Dropping 176 feet, Horsetail Falls twists as it flows down the cliff.
    20070724_084_Oregon.jpg
  • A rock formation and a tree with autumn color reflect off of the shallow pool of water along the Rogue River near Prospect, Oregon in the Cascade Mountains.
    20081019_001_Rogue River.jpg
  • Door County on the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin is a popular vacation location in the Midwest.  The Peninsula is south of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  It offers a great place to relax and enjoy nature. Door County has five state parks, ten lighthouses, and beautiful sandy beaches with the fresh, clear water of Lake Michigan.
    200508A 00620020 Door County_Wiscons...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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
    200007A_7 California Yosemite Nation...jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20081019_076_Rogue River.jpg
  • Lithia Park is the largest park of Ashland, Oregon stretching from the downtown plaza up toward the headwaters of Ashland Creek.  The park has two duck ponds.
    20091017_060_Ashland.jpg
  • The Rogue River south of Union Creek disappears into a lava tube just up river from this location.  Picture was taken in the fall. The entrance to a collapsed lava tube can be seen in on the left side of the river in the center of the picture.
    20071014_013_Rogue River_edit1.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20081019_022_Rogue River.jpg
  • Lithia Park is the largest park of Ashland, Oregon stretching from the downtown plaza up toward the headwaters of Ashland Creek.  The park has two duck ponds.
    20091017_044_Ashland.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
  • In the Spring, Vernal Pools form on top of Lower Table Rock, which is one of two prominent volcanic plateaus located just north of the Rogue River in Jackson County, Oregon. Shaped by erosion, they now stand about 800 feet (240 m) above the surrounding Rogue Valley
    20080329_035_Lower_Tablerock.jpg
  • Seagulls standing on the rocks near the Umpqua River which enters the Pacific Ocean at Reedsport, Oregon.
    20080316_018_Oregon_Coast.jpg
  • Seagulls standing on the rocks near the Umpqua River which enters the Pacific Ocean at Reedsport, Oregon.
    20080316_011_Oregon_Coast.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
  • Fall Creek Falls feeds into the the Umpqua River.  A beautiful trail (0.9 miles) leads to the waterfall.  It is a tiered-type double fall.  The first drop is 35 feet followed by a second of 50 feet which plunges into a wide pool below. The trail to the falls leads you around basalt rocks and through lush vegetation nourished by the stream.
    20071022_116_Umpqua River.jpg
  • Fall Creek Falls feeds into the the Umpqua River.  A beautiful trail (0.9 miles) leads to the waterfall.  It is a tiered-type double fall.  The first drop is 35 feet followed by a second of 50 feet which plunges into a wide pool below. The trail to the falls leads you around basalt rocks and through lush vegetation nourished by the stream.
    20071022_107_Umpqua River.jpg
  • Susan Creek Falls is a 35 foot high waterfall that feeds into the Umpqua River.  The stream passes through dark basalt rocks as it heads toward the Umpqua River. .The Umpqua River (UHMP-kwah) is on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States. It is approximately 111 miles (179 km) long. A maintained trail runs for 77-miles along the river through the beautiful forests and over small streams.  The river drains an expansive network of valleys in the mountains west of the Cascade Range and south of the Willamette Valley, from which it is separated by the Calapooya Mountains.
    20071022_067_Umpqua River.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20081019_086_Rogue River.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20081019_066_Rogue River.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20081019_051_Rogue River.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20071014_076_Rogue River_edit2.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20071014_076_Rogue River_edit.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20071014_061_Rogue River.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20071014_033_Rogue River.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.
    200508SA 05 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.
    200508SA 01 California_Mono Lake.jpg
  • Multnomah Falls is a waterfall on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. The falls drops in two major steps, split into an upper falls of 542 feet (165 m) and a lower falls of 69 feet (21 m). The total height of the waterfall is 620 feet (189 m) making it the tallest waterfall in the State of Oregon.
    20070724_097_Oregon.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.
    200508SA 12 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.
    200508SA 07 California_Mono Lake.jpg
  • Near Tuolumne Meadows, Dog Lake is a small lake surrounded by woods rather than granite hills. Neaby the lake is Lembert Dome which overlooks the meadows and the Tuolumne River. The treeless granite dome has a sheer west face, 300 feet high, that becomes less steep on the other three sides.  It is a popular destination for hiking which brings many people also to Dog Lake...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_230_Yosemite ColorIR1.jpg
  • In the Spring, Vernal Pools form on top of Lower Table Rock, which is one of two prominent volcanic plateaus located just north of the Rogue River in Jackson County, Oregon. Shaped by erosion, they now stand about 800 feet (240 m) above the surrounding Rogue Valley
    20080329_049_Lower_Tablerock.jpg
  • The Oregon coast is marked with rocks that rise above the ocean's surface, some small as seen in near the beach here and some massive as seen in the distance.
    20080316_114_Oregon_Coast.jpg
  • Seagulls standing on the rocks near the Umpqua River which enters the Pacific Ocean at Reedsport, Oregon.
    20080316_012_Oregon_Coast.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
  • 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
  • Susan Creek Falls is a 35 foot high waterfall that feeds into the Umpqua River.  The stream (pictured here) passes through dark basalt rocks as it heads toward the Umpqua River. .The Umpqua River (UHMP-kwah) is on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States. It is approximately 111 miles (179 km) long. A maintained trail runs for 77-miles along the river through the beautiful forests and over small streams.  The river drains an expansive network of valleys in the mountains west of the Cascade Range and south of the Willamette Valley, from which it is separated by the Calapooya Mountains.
    20071022_077_Umpqua River.jpg
  • Susan Creek Falls is a 35 foot high waterfall that feeds into the Umpqua River.  The stream (pictured here) passes through dark basalt rocks as it heads toward the Umpqua River. .The Umpqua River (UHMP-kwah) is on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States. It is approximately 111 miles (179 km) long. A maintained trail runs for 77-miles along the river through the beautiful forests and over small streams.  The river drains an expansive network of valleys in the mountains west of the Cascade Range and south of the Willamette Valley, from which it is separated by the Calapooya Mountains.
    20071022_074_Umpqua River.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20081019_085_Rogue River.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20081019_078_Rogue River.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20081019_038_Rogue River.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20081019_007_Rogue River.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20080614_002_Rogue_River.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20071014_073_Rogue River.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20071014_060_Rogue River.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20071014_055_Rogue River.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20071014_031_Rogue River.jpg
  • The Rogue River Gorge near Union Creek, Oregon in the Cascade Mountians is just miles from Crater Lake National Park.  The Rogue River goes through a series of elevation changes forming many waterfalls as it is forced through a narrow basalt canyon formed by the areas volcanic past.  The gorge was formed by the erosive action of the river. A small cave that is on the west wall of the gorge is the end of a lava tube.
    20071014_029_Rogue River.jpg
  • Lithia Park is the largest park of Ashland, Oregon stretching from the downtown plaza up toward the headwaters of Ashland Creek.  The park has two duck ponds.
    20081025_012_Ashland_Fall.jpg
  • Lithia Park is the largest park of Ashland, Oregon stretching from the downtown plaza up toward the headwaters of Ashland Creek.  The park has two duck ponds.
    20091017_070_Ashland.jpg
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  • Mill Creek near Prospect, Oregon ends at a cliff which is part of a steep canyon through which the Rogue River flows.  This forms the beautiful waterfall known as Mill Creek Falls.
    20081019_015_Mill Creek.jpg
  • Lithia Park is the largest park of Ashland, Oregon stretching from the downtown plaza up toward the headwaters of Ashland Creek.  The park has two duck ponds.
    20081025_001_Ashland_Fall.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.
    200508SA 03 California_Mono Lake.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.
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  • 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
  • In the Spring, Vernal Pools form on top of Lower Table Rock, which is one of two prominent volcanic plateaus located just north of the Rogue River in Jackson County, Oregon. Shaped by erosion, they now stand about 800 feet (240 m) above the surrounding Rogue Valley
    20080329_043_Lower_Tablerock.jpg
  • Near Tuolumne Meadows, Dog Lake is a small lake surrounded by woods rather than granite hills. Neaby the lake is Lembert Dome which overlooks the meadows and the Tuolumne River. The treeless granite dome has a sheer west face, 300 feet high, that becomes less steep on the other three sides.  It is a popular destination for hiking which brings many people also to Dog Lake...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_234_Yosemite ColorIR1.jpg
  • In the Spring, Vernal Pools form on top of Lower Table Rock, which is one of two prominent volcanic plateaus located just north of the Rogue River in Jackson County, Oregon. Shaped by erosion, they now stand about 800 feet (240 m) above the surrounding Rogue Valley
    20080329_041_Lower_Tablerock.jpg
  • Lithia Park is the largest park of Ashland, Oregon stretching from the downtown plaza up toward the headwaters of Ashland Creek.  The park has two duck ponds. Pictured is a colorful wood duck.
    20081025_020_Ashland_Fall.jpg
  • Alviso Slough in the San Francisco Bay. Many salt evaporation ponds formerly owned by Cargill are being converted to wetlands as part of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
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  • Yellow Leaf floating in a lake in a Forest Preserve near Chicago
    20051108_046_Illinois Fall.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.
    200407A 31A 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_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
  • 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
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