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Dust storm and sun, SE Cal
Dust storm and sun in desert, Death Valley National Park, California. (181108-11)
Download ImageGlacial tarn, Sierra Nevada, California
Lake, filling a small glacially eroded cirque in granitic rock of the Sierra Nevada, (181107-87)
Download ImageOrthoclase megacrysts in granodiorite (vertical)
Orthoclase megacrysts stand out in relief in granodiorite because they are less susceptible to chemical weathering than the finer crystals. (181107-36)
Download ImageOrthoclase megacrysts in granodiorite (vertical)
Orthoclase feldspar megacrysts stand out in relief in granodiorite because they are less susceptible to chemical weathering than the finer crystals. (181107-21)
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Orthoclase megacrysts in granodiorite
Orthoclase feldspar megacrysts stand out in relief in granodiorite because they are less susceptible to chemical weathering than the finer crystals. (181107-6)
Download ImageBristlecone Pine, White Mountains, California
Bristlecone Pine in subalpine zone of the White Mountains, California (181105-84)
Download ImageBristlecone Pine, White Mountains, California
Bristlecone Pine in subalpine zone of the White Mountains, California (181105-81)
Download ImageBristlecone Pine, White Mountains, California
Bristlecone Pine in subalpine zone of the White Mountains, California (181105-62)
Download ImageWood of a Bristlecone Pine, California (vertical)
Wood of a Bristlecone Pine, White Mountains, California (181105-27)
Download ImageAnnual growth rings in Bristlecone Pine, CA
Annual growth rings in a Bristlecone Pine, White Mountains, California. (181105-5)
Download ImageAnnual growth rings in Bristlecone Pine (Vertical)
Annual growth rings in a Bristlecone Pine, White Mountains, California. (181105-4)
Download ImageAnnual growth rings in Bristlecone Pine (Vertical)
Annual growth rings in a Bristlecone Pine, White Mountains, California. Handlens for scale (181105-3)
Download ImageAnnual growth rings in Bristlecone Pine
Annual growth rings in a Bristlecone Pine, White Mountains, California. Handlens for scale (181105-2)
Download ImageWindblown sand and lakebed
Wind ripples and lakebed deposit in sand dunes, Death Valley, California (181022-112)
Download ImageSpalling of volcanic rock
Spalling of weathered outer surfaces of a volcanic rock, (181022-62)
Download ImagePolygonal fractures in Death Valley salt pan, CA.
Polygonal fractures in salt flats of Death Valley National Park, California (181021-41)
Download ImagePolygonal fractures in Death Valley salt pan, CA.
Polygonal dessication fractures in salt flats of Death Valley National Park, California (181021-28)
Download ImageReversely graded debris flow deposit, California
Reverse grading in debris flow deposit, SE California (181020-80)
Download ImageCrystal settling in Sierran granodiorite
Close up view of graded layers of crystals from settling in granitic rock of Sierra Nevada, California (181020-73)
Download ImageCrystal settling in granodiorite (Vertical)
Crystal settling in granitic rock of Sierra Nevada, California (181020-69)
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