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  • "The Nunatak" reaches up to clouds bathed in sunset light in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. The Nunatak is a 1,205 foot glaciated knob located on the east side of the Muir Inlet. The rocks in the foreground are encrusted with blue mussels and rockweed.
    The Nunatak and rockweed.jpg
  • A rock on the beach in the Muir Inlet near Van Horn Ridge is layered with (top to bottom) rockweed, acorn barnacles, and blue mussels. Muir Inlet is located in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska.
    Rockweed, acorn barnacles and blue m...jpg
  • An iceberg from the McBride Glacier is stranded on a Muir Inlet beach during low tide near Van Horn Ridge. In the background is "The Nunatak." Muir Inlet is located in Glacier National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska.
    McBride Glacier and The Nunatak.jpg
  • Pahoehoe lava (right) has a smooth surface where as `a`a lava has a rough surface. In an eruption where a lot of lava is being discharged at once - `a`a flows tend to form. If the rate is low, a pahoehoe flow is more likely. This example from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii shows both types of lava.
    Pahoehoe and aa lava.jpg
  • Morning sunlight dances around in the grass at the base of eucalyptus trees in the Namakanipaio campground in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii.
    Eucalyptus and grass.jpg
  • During the morning of May 24, 1969 this and other volcanic fissures formed a spewing wall of molten lava over a mile long in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. The event was the beginning of the Mauna Ulu eruption that lasted five years, and destroyed roads, grasslands and cultural sites in the park as the lava flowed to the sea.
    Mauna Ulu fissure.jpg
  • A day hiker overlooks the grandeur of the cinder cones in the seven mile long and two mile wide and 2,600 feet deep Haleakalā Crater in Haleakalā National Park on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The female hiker in this photo is standing atop the Ka Lu'u o ka 'O'o cinder cone looking out towards (front to rear) the cinder cones of Kama'oli'i, Pu'u o Maui and Pu'u Maile. In the far distance is the Kaupo Gap. The Haleakalā Volcano of east Maui is considered dormant, having last erupted sometime between 1480 and 1600 AD. The 33,265 acre park consists of the Summit District and the coastal Kipahulu District. Haleakalā National Park is known for it volcanic features, cinder cones and clear night skies for star gazing. It is believed that there are more endangered species living in Haleakalā National Park than any other national park, including the Haleakalā Silversword plant.
    Haleakalā Crater cinder cones, Maui.jpg
  • An American black bear (Ursus americanus), eats dandelions just outside the boundary of Kluane National Park and Preserve along Yukon Highway 3, near Gribbles Gulch in the Yukon Territory, Canada. While most of a black bear’s diet is vegetation, black bears are omnivores meaning that they eat both plants and animals (grasses, berries, roots, insects, fish and mammals). Black bears typically weight 200 to 600 pounds. Not all black bears are black in color -- some are brown or even blond. They are most easily distinguished apart from grizzly bears by the lack of the pronounced shoulder hump found in a grizzly bear. The black bear is not considered to be a threatened species, though care to keep them from getting human food and garbage is needed to protect them from conflicts with humans. Kluane National Park and Reserve is known for it's  massive mountains, spectacular glacier and icefield landscapes including Canada's tallest peak, Mount Logan (19,545 ft.). The 5.4 million acre park is also known for it's wildlife, including grizzly bears, wolves, caribou and Dall sheep. The park is one of a collection of U.S. and Canadian national and provincial parks that form the largest international protected area in the world. Kluane National Park and Reserve was selected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for being an outstanding wilderness of global significance.
    Black bear eating dandelions - 1.jpg
  • An American black bear (Ursus americanus), eats dandelions just outside the boundary of Kluane National Park and Preserve along Yukon Highway 3, near Gribbles Gulch in the Yukon Territory, Canada. While most of a black bear’s diet is vegetation, black bears are omnivores meaning that they eat both plants and animals (grasses, berries, roots, insects, fish and mammals). Black bears typically weight 200 to 600 pounds. Not all black bears are black in color -- some are brown or even blond. They are most easily distinguished apart from grizzly bears by the lack of the pronounced shoulder hump found in a grizzly bear. The black bear is not considered to be a threatened species, though care to keep them from getting human food and garbage is needed to protect them from conflicts with humans. Kluane National Park and Reserve is known for it's  massive mountains, spectacular glacier and icefield landscapes including Canada's tallest peak, Mount Logan (19,545 ft.). The 5.4 million acre park is also known for it's wildlife, including grizzly bears, wolves, caribou and Dall sheep. The park is one of a collection of U.S. and Canadian national and provincial parks that form the largest international protected area in the world. Kluane National Park and Reserve was selected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for being an outstanding wilderness of global significance.
    Black bear eating dandelions - 1.jpg
  • The face of Margerie Glacier, one of the seven tidewater glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park and Reserve in southeast Alaska, is riddled with cracks and crevices. The Margerie Glacier is located on the Tarr Inlet next to another tidewater glacier, Grand Pacific Glacier. Margerie Glacier's face has a total height of 350 feet, out of which 250 feet is above the water level and 100 feet is beneath the water surface. For comparison purposes the Statue of Liberty is 307 feet tall.. The Margerie Glacier is located on the Tarr Inlet next to another tidewater glacier, Grand Pacific Glacier. Margerie Glacier's one mile wide glacial face has a total height of 350 feet, out of which 250 feet is above the water level and 100 feet is beneath the water surface. For comparison purposes the Statue of Liberty is 307 feet tall. The length of the glacier (2011) is approximately 21 miles.
    Margerie Glacier 4.jpg
  • The daily tour boat, Baranof Wind, picks up an unidentified kayaker on the beach at Sebree Island in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. The Baranof Wind drops off and picks up wilderness kayakers at several set locations in the park.
    Sebree Island pickup 1.jpg
  • A humpback whale dives in the Sitakaday Narrows of the main bay of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in this view seen from Young Island located in the Beardslee Islands of the park in southeast Alaska. In the near background is Marble Mountain and in the far background is Mt. Abdallah.
    Sitakaday Narrows humpback whale 1.jpg
  • A Steller sea lion barks at other sea lions on South Marble Island in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. Male sea lions, called bulls, will bark loudly to defend or establish their territories. To tell the difference between sea lions and seals, sea lions have an ear flap where seals have only a small opening for their ear. Adult male Steller sea lions are noticeably larger than females (sexual dimorphism) and further distinguished by a thick mane of coarse hair. Like other pinnipeds, the fur of Steller sea lions molts ever year.
    South Marble Island sea lions 1.jpg
  • The face of Margerie Glacier, one of the seven tidewater glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park and Reserve in southeast Alaska, is riddled with cracks and crevices. The Margerie Glacier is located on the Tarr Inlet next to another tidewater glacier, Grand Pacific Glacier. Margerie Glacier's face has a total height of 350 feet, out of which 250 feet is above the water level and 100 feet is beneath the water surface. For comparison purposes the Statue of Liberty is 307 feet tall.. The Margerie Glacier is located on the Tarr Inlet next to another tidewater glacier, Grand Pacific Glacier. Margerie Glacier's one mile wide glacial face has a total height of 350 feet, out of which 250 feet is above the water level and 100 feet is beneath the water surface. For comparison purposes the Statue of Liberty is 307 feet tall. The length of the glacier (2011) is approximately 21 miles.
    Margerie Glacier 2.jpg
  • The face of Margerie Glacier, one of the seven tidewater glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park and Reserve in southeast Alaska, is riddled with cracks and crevices. The Margerie Glacier is located on the Tarr Inlet next to another tidewater glacier, Grand Pacific Glacier. Margerie Glacier's face has a total height of 350 feet, out of which 250 feet is above the water level and 100 feet is beneath the water surface. For comparison purposes the Statue of Liberty is 307 feet tall.. The Margerie Glacier is located on the Tarr Inlet next to another tidewater glacier, Grand Pacific Glacier. Margerie Glacier's one mile wide glacial face has a total height of 350 feet, out of which 250 feet is above the water level and 100 feet is beneath the water surface. For comparison purposes the Statue of Liberty is 307 feet tall. The length of the glacier (2011) is approximately 21 miles.
    Margerie Glacier 1.jpg
  • The daily tour boat, Baranof Wind, picks up unidentified kayakers on the beach at Sebree Island in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. The Baranof Wind drops off and picks up wilderness kayakers at several set locations in the park.
    Sebree Island pickup 2.jpg
  • The rising tide envelopes a rock encrusted in blue mussels and acorn barnacles on a beach near the Klotz Hills and not far from Maquinna Cove in Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. Prominent in the background is Mt. Wright which is located at the mouth of Adams Inlet. EDITORS NOTE: The use of a slow shutter speed smoothed the action of the waves.
    Klotz Hills beach rock.jpg
  • A humpback whale engages in "tail slapping" in the Sitakaday Narrows of the main bay of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in this view seen from Young Island located in the Beardslee Islands of the park in southeast Alaska. In the near background is Marble Mountain and in the far background is Mt. Abdallah. It is unknown why whales engage in this behavior but speculation is that it is a way to ward off other whales or the opposite, an invitation to join a group of whales.
    Sitakaday Narrows humback whale tail...jpg
  • Ohia-lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) is one of the most common trees in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. It can reach heights of 60 to 80 feet in wet forests, but can be only a small shrub on dry lava fields. Hawaiian legend states that Ohia and Lehua were lovers. The volcano goddess Pele fell in love with Ohia and approached him, but he turned down Pele's advances. In a fit of jealousy, Pele transformed Ohia into a tree. Lehua was devastated and out of pity other gods turned her into a flower and placed her upon the ohia tree.
    Ohia-lehua.jpg
  • Kilauea Iki crater was the site of a volcanic eruption in 1959 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. The barren hill just above the crater is the cinder and spatter cone Pu'u Pua'i (gushing hill). During that eruption, fountains of lava shot into the sky as high as 1,900 feet from the eruption vent at the base of the hill. Beyond Pu'u Pua'i is the Kilauea caldera with its Halemaumau crater. In the far background Mauna Loa rises to a height of 13,679 ft. Mauna Loa is the world's largest shield volcano in terms of volume and area covered. Mauna Loa, an active volcano, means "Long Mountain" in Hawaiian and is one of the five volcanoes that make up the Big Island of Hawaii.
    Kilauea Iki.jpg
  • Spectacular sunsets and sunrises attract tourists to the summit area of Haleakalā National Park on the island of Maui, Hawaii. In this photo a hiker watches the fading twilight sunlight after sunset near, Pu‘u‘ula‘ula (Red Hill), the highest point on Maui (10,023 ft.). The 33,265 acre park consists of the Summit District and the coastal Kipahulu District. Haleakalā National Park is known for it volcanic features, cinder cones and clear night skies for star gazing. The Haleakalā Volcano of east Maui is considered dormant, having last erupted sometime between 1480 and 1600 AD.
    Sunset, Haleakalā National Park, Ma...jpg
  • A portion of the face of Margerie Glacier, one of the seven tidewater glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park and Reserve in southeast Alaska collapses with a loud rifle sounding "crack" and booming roar. The Margerie Glacier is located on the Tarr Inlet next to another tidewater glacier, Grand Pacific Glacier. Margerie Glacier's one mile wide face has a total height of 350 feet, out of which 250 feet is above the water level and 100 feet is beneath the water surface. For comparison purposes the Statue of Liberty is 307 feet tall. The length of the glacier (2011) is approximately 21 miles.
    Margerie Glacier collapse.jpg
  • The face of Margerie Glacier, one of the seven tidewater glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park and Reserve in southeast Alaska, is riddled with cracks and crevices. The Margerie Glacier is located on the Tarr Inlet next to another tidewater glacier, Grand Pacific Glacier. Margerie Glacier's face has a total height of 350 feet, out of which 250 feet is above the water level and 100 feet is beneath the water surface. For comparison purposes the Statue of Liberty is 307 feet tall.. The Margerie Glacier is located on the Tarr Inlet next to another tidewater glacier, Grand Pacific Glacier. Margerie Glacier's one mile wide glacial face has a total height of 350 feet, out of which 250 feet is above the water level and 100 feet is beneath the water surface. For comparison purposes the Statue of Liberty is 307 feet tall. The length of the glacier (2011) is approximately 21 miles.
    Margerie Glacier 3.jpg
  • A kayaker stashes their bear resistant food container after landing on a beach near the Klotz Hills and not far from Maquinna Cove in Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. Prominent in the background is Mt. Wright which is located at the mouth of Adams Inlet. Use of a bear resistant food container is required by the park as a way to control conflicts with black and grizzly bears.
    Camper stashes BRFC.jpg
  • Unnamed mountain peaks between Tree Mountain (not pictured) and Mount Case (right) are reflected in the Adams Inlet of Glacier Bay National Park and preserve in southeast Alaska.
    Adams Inlet mountain peaks.jpg
  • A humpback whale surfaces and dives in the Sitakaday Narrows of the main bay of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in this view at sunset seen from Young Island located in the Beardslee Islands of the park in southeast Alaska. In the near background is Marble Mountain and in the far background is Mt. Abdallah.
    Sitakaday Narrows humpback whale sun...jpg
  • Mount LaPerouse and other peaks of the Fairweather Range basks in the light from a late evening sunset in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in this view seen from Glacier Bay Lodge located in Bartlett Cove of the park in southeast Alaska.
    Mt. LaPerouse sunset.jpg
  • Tourists on the daily tour boat, Baranof Wind, photograph the face of Margerie Glacier, one of the seven tidewater glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park and Reserve in southeast Alaska. The Margerie Glacier is located on the Tarr Inlet next to another tidewater glacier, Grand Pacific Glacier. Margerie Glacier's one mile wide face has a total height of 350 feet, out of which 250 feet is above the water level and 100 feet is beneath the water surface. For comparison purposes the Statue of Liberty is 307 feet tall. The length of the glacier (2011) is approximately 21 miles.
    Tourists photograph Margerie Glacier.jpg
  • The face of Margerie Glacier, one of the seven tidewater glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park and Reserve in southeast Alaska, is riddled with cracks and crevices. The Margerie Glacier is located on the Tarr Inlet next to another tidewater glacier, Grand Pacific Glacier. Margerie Glacier's one mile wide face has a total height of 350 feet, out of which 250 feet is above the water level and 100 feet is beneath the water surface. For comparison purposes the Statue of Liberty is 307 feet tall. The length of the glacier (2011) is approximately 21 miles. SPECIAL NOTE: This image is a panorama composite consisting of multiple overlapping images stitched together.
    Margerie Glacier panorama.jpg
  • Low tide exposes rockweed at Hunter Cove at sunset on Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. Pictured in the near background are the Klotz Hills. Behind the Klotz Hills are mountain peaks of Adams Inlet. Peaks with names are Mount Wright (far right), Mount Case (second from right), and Tree Mountain (far left).
    Hunter Cove rockweed sunset.jpg
  • A small hill at Wolf Point is reflected in a low tide tidal pool in Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. In the foreground is rockweed.
    Wolf Pt. reflection.jpg
  • Riggs Glacier is retreating and is no longer considered a tidewater glacier. The glacier located just off the Muir Inlet is located in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska.
    Riggs Glacier panorama.jpg
  • Icebergs from McBride Glacier rest in the intertidal area of a beach at the base of McConnell Ridge on Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. The McBride Glacier, the most active glacier and only tidewater glacier in the Muir Inlet, is retreating. In the background is White Thunder Ridge.
    McConnell Ridge icebergs.jpg
  • Icebergs flowing out of the McBride Glacier inlet begin their journey down the Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. In the background is White Thunder Ridge. As late as 1966, the faces of the retreating McBride and Riggs Glaciers were across from White Thunder Ridge. In 2011, the terminus of McBride Glacier is roughly 3.5 miles away. McBride Glacier is the only remaining tidewater glacier in the Muir Inlet.
    White Thunder Ridge icebergs.jpg
  • Icebergs from McBride Glacier pool together in McBride Inlet located just off the Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. The McBride Glacier, the most active glacier and only tidewater glacier in the Muir Inlet, is retreating. In 1966 the terminus of the glacier was roughly where the ice in the foreground is. In this 2011 photo the glacier's terminus is approximately 3.5 miles away. The mountain peak in the background is Coleman Peak. McBride Glacier is one of the park's seven tidewater glaciers.
    McBride Glacier.jpg
  • The sun sets on Muir Inlet and rocks in this image take near the Klotz Hills in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska.
    Klotz Hills sunset 2.jpg
  • The sun sets on Muir Inlet and rocks in this image take near the Klotz Hills in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska.
    Klotz Hills sunset 1.jpg
  • Mountain peaks on the south side of Adams Inlet are reflected in the  calm waters of Adams Inlet of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. Named peaks pictured are Tree Mountain (second mountain from left) and Mount Case (mountain at far right). The view is looking up the Adams Glacier valley (center). SPECIAL NOTE: This image is a panorama composite consisting of multiple overlapping images stitched together.
    Adams Inlet mountain peaks panorama.jpg
  • The last ray of sunlight from the setting sun bask on the Sitakaday Narrows in the main bay of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in this view seen from Young Island located in the Beardslee Islands of the park in southeast Alaska. At left is Tlingit Peak, in the center is Marble Mountain, and at the right is Willoughby Island. In the far center background is Mount Abdallah.
    Sitakaday Narrows sunset panorama.jpg
  • A humpback whale dives in the Sitakaday Narrows of the main bay of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in this view at sunset seen from Young Island located in the Beardslee Islands of the park in southeast Alaska. In the near background is Marble Mountain and in the far background is Mt. Abdallah.
    Sitakaday Narrows humpback whale sun...jpg
  • A humpback whale surfaces and dives in the Sitakaday Narrows of the main bay of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in this view seen from Young Island located in the Beardslee Islands of the park in southeast Alaska.
    Sitakaday Narrows humback whale 3.jpg
  • A humpback whale dives in the Sitakaday Narrows of the main bay of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in this view seen from Young Island located in the Beardslee Islands of the park in southeast Alaska.
    Sitakaday Narrows humpback whale 2.jpg
  • A black oystercatcher near its nest on Kidney Island in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve located in the Beardslee Islands of the park in southeast Alaska.
    Black oystercatcher 2.jpg
  • Mount Crillon of the Fairweather mountain range basks in the light from a late evening sunset in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in this view seen from Glacier Bay Lodge located in Bartlett Cove of the park in southeast Alaska.
    Mount Crillon sunset.jpg
  • The `ama`uma`u  or `ama`u for short, is a common fern found in the wet forests of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. The fern typically has red fronds when young for protection from the sun’s ultraviolet rays. The fronds gradually turn green with age and gray when they die. The fern is a member of the Blechnum fern family and is endemic to Hawai`i. Halema`uma`u, the fire pit within Kilauea caldera, means “the house of  `ama`uma`u fern.”  This fern was photographed on a connector trail between the Byron Ledge and Devastation trails near the Kilauea caldera.
    Amau fern.jpg
  • An unidentified tourist on the daily tour boat, Baranof Wind,admires the face of Margerie Glacier, one of the seven tidewater glaciers in Glacier Bay National Park and Reserve in southeast Alaska. The Margerie Glacier is located on the Tarr Inlet next to another tidewater glacier, Grand Pacific Glacier. Margerie Glacier's one mile wide face has a total height of 350 feet, out of which 250 feet is above the water level and 100 feet is beneath the water surface. For comparison purposes the Statue of Liberty is 307 feet tall. The length of the glacier (2011) is approximately 21 miles. The mountain pictured is Mount Forde.
    Tourist views Margerie Glacier.jpg
  • Rocks are exposed at low tide on a beach at Tlingit Point in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. In the background is Drake Island. Beyond Drake Island is Marble Mountain.
    Tlingit Pt. beach.jpg
  • A kayaker paddles in Wachusett Inlet just off the Muir Inlet near Rowlee Point in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. Also pictured in the photo (back to front) is Black Mountain, Riggs Glacier, McConnell Ridge and Westdahl Point.
    Wachusett Inlet kayaker.jpg
  • A kayaker prepares lunch on a Wachusett Inlet beach just off Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and preserve in southeast Alaska. Also pictured is a bear resistant food container. Use of a bear resistant food container is required by the park as a way to control conflicts with black and grizzly bears. Kayakers are advised to eat in the intertidal zone so any dropped food particles are washed away during high tide.
    Lunch on Wachusett Inlet.jpg
  • Red Mountain is reflected in a low tide tidal pool on the beach at Wolf Point on the Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. Also pictured at far right is "The Nunatak, a glaciated knob.
    Red Mountain reflection at Wolf Pt.jpg
  • A group of kayakers paddle pass the glacier-scoured base of Mount Brock on Muir Inlet near the Riggs Glacier in Glacier National Park and Reserve in southeast Alaska.
    Rigg Glacier kayakers.jpg
  • A kayaker examines an iceberg from the McBride Glacier on a Muir Inlet beach near Van Horn Ridge in Glacier National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska.
    Kayaker with McBride Glacier iceberg...jpg
  • A kayaker writes in her journal in a tent on a beach near the Klotz Hills and not far from Maquinna Cove in Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. Prominent in the background is Mt. Wright which is located at the mouth of Adams Inlet.
    Camper writes in diary.jpg
  • A colony of Black-legged kittiwakes occupy the steep vertical cliffs of South Marble Island in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska.
    South Marble Island black-legged kit...jpg
  • Peaks of the Fairweather Range bask in sunset light in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in this view seen from Glacier Bay Lodge located in Bartlett Cove of the park in southeast Alaska.
    Fairweather Range sunset.jpg
  • Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve provides wheel barrows at the Bartlett Cove Visitor Information Station for visitors to use to transport camping equipment from the Bartlett Cove dock to the Bartlett Cove campground. In the background is the Bartlett Cove fuel dock. Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is located in southeast Alaska.
    Campground wheel barrow.jpg
  • The last ray of sunlight from the setting sun basks on the Sitakaday Narrows in the main bay of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in this view seen from Young Island located in the Beardslee Islands of the park in southeast Alaska. At left is Marble Mountain, and in the far background is Mount Abdallah.
    Sitakaday Narrows sunset.jpg
  • A humpback whale surfaces and blows out air as it breathes in the Sitakaday Narrows of the main bay of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in this view seen from Young Island located in the Beardslee Islands of the park in southeast Alaska. The "blow" or spray is partially caused by water resting on top of the whale's blowholes (nostrils). A humpback whale has two blow holes whereas some other species of whales only have one.
    Sitakaday Narrows humpback whale blo...jpg
  • The moon sets over the Fairweather mountain range in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in this view seen from Kidney Island, located in the Beardslee Islands of the park in southeast Alaska.
    Fairweather range moon.jpg
  • Mauna Loa (13,679 ft.) receives the first sunlight at sunrise in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. The photo is taken from the Kulanaokuaiki Campground campground in the park. Mauna Loa is the world's largest shield volcano in terms of volume and area covered. Mauna Loa, an active volcano, means "Long Mountain" in Hawaiian and is one of the five volcanoes that make up the Big Island of Hawaii.
    Mauna Loa sunrise.jpg
  • The `ama`uma`u  or `ama`u for short, is a common fern found in the wet forests of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. The fern is a member of the Blechnum fern family and is endemic to Hawai`i. Halema`uma`u, the fire pit within Kilauea caldera, means “the house of  `ama`uma`u fern.”  This fern was photographed on a connector trail between the Byron Ledge and Devastation trails near the Kilauea caldera.
    Amau fern.jpg
  • A young frond of the fern called `ama`uma`u  or `ama`u for short. This common fern is found in the wet forests and open areas of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. The fern is a member of the Blechnum fern family and is endemic to Hawai`i. Halema`uma`u, the fire pit within Kilauea caldera, means “the house of  `ama`uma`u fern.”  This fern was photographed on a connector trail between the Byron Ledge and Devastation trails near the Kilauea caldera.
    Amau fern-2.jpg
  • Red Mountain is reflected in a low tide tidal pool on the beach at Wolf Point on the Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. Also pictured at far right is "The Nunatak, a glaciated knob.
    Red Mountain reflection at Wolf Pt.jpg
  • "The Nunatak" rises out of low clouds near Nunatak Cove in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. The Nunatak is a 1,205 foot glaciated knob located on the east side of the Muir Inlet.
    The Nunatak.jpg
  • A kayaker loads their sea kayak near Goose Cove in the Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska.
    Goose Cove kayaker.jpg
  • Kayakers picked a beach near the Klotz Hills to set up their tent. The location is not far from Maquinna Cove in Muir Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska. Prominent in the background is Mt. Wright which is located at the mouth of Adams Inlet.
    Klotz Hills camp.jpg
  • Kayakers approach tiny Garforth Island as they cross Muir Inlet from Caroline Point to Mount Wright (pictured) near Adams Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska.
    Mt. Wright kayakers.jpg
  • Alaskan Dream Cruises "Alaskan Dream" sails past South Marble Island in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the main bay of the park in southeast Alaska. Alaska Dream Cruises is an Alaska native-owned company.
    Alaskan Dream at South Marble Island.jpg
  • A kayaker checks their kayak at their wilderness campsite on Young Island in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve located in the Beardslee Islands of the park in southeast Alaska. In the background is the Sitakaday Narrows of the main bay of the park.
    Young Island camp.jpg
  • A black oystercatcher near its nest on Kidney Island in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve located in the Beardslee Islands of the park in southeast Alaska.
    Black oystercatcher.jpg
  • Nootka lupine blooms on Kidney Island near a kayaker's wilderness campsite in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve located in the Beardslee Islands of the park in southeast Alaska. EDITORS NOTE: This image is a focus blend image comprised of several images having different planes of focus.
    Nootka lupine campsite.jpg
  • Astronomical observatories atop Mauna Kea (13,803 ft.) bask in the first sunlight at sunrise on the Big Island of Hawaii. Mauna Kea is home to the world's leading astronomical observatories due to the summit being 40% above the the earth's atmosphere and above 90% of the water vapor. Also, the low population of the Big Island keeps light pollution at a minimum. From Mauna Kea all of the northern sky and most of the southern sky can be viewed. Mauna Kea rises more than 30,000 feet from the ocean floor making it the world's tallest mountain (Mount Everest is the tallest mountain above sea level). This photograph was taken from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
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  • Hikers hike along the Kilauea Iki Trail on the bottom of the Kilauea Iki crater in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. The large hill is the cinder and spatter cone Pu'u Pua'i (gushing hill) is from the Kilauea Iki eruption in 1959. During that eruption, fountains of lava shot into the sky as high as 1,900 feet from the eruption vent at the left base of the hill.
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  • Kayaker's kayaks beached on a foggy Sebree Island beach await pickup by the daily tour boat, Baranof Wind. View is looking west from Sebree Island to Tlingit Point in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in southeast Alaska.
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  • The Koa butterfly, sometimes called Blackburn’s Blue (Udara blackburni) is one of the only two native butterflies in Hawaii. It is only about an inch long with the upper sides of the wings blue and the undersides green. This butterfly was photographed  along the Kilauea Iki trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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  • One of the 15,000 petroglyphs at Pu'u Loa in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. It was the custom of early Hawaiians to bring the umbilical stump of a newborn to Pu'u and place it in one of the 7,000 cup-like holes carved into the lava. A circle would then be carved around a collection of holes to signify a family.
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  • A volcanic gas plume (primarily sulphur dioxide) rises from the Halemaumau Crater, a pit crater in the larger Kilauea Caldera in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. The 3,000 foot wide and 660 foot deep crater is dwarfed by the much larger roughly two by three mile wide caldera that it is in. The photo is taken from the Jaggar Museum located along Crater Rim Drive. Volcanic gas air pollution is often referred to as "vog."
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  • The Halemaumau Crater, a pit crater in the larger Kilauea Caldera in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii is framed by a Ohia-lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) tree. The 3,000 foot wide and 300 foot deep crater is dwarfed by the much larger roughly two by three mile wide caldera that it is in. The Ohia-lehua is one of the most common trees in the park. It can reach heights of 60 to 80 feet in wet forests, but can be only a small shrub on dry lava fields. The photo is taken from the Jaggar Museum located along Crater Rim Drive.
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  • An assortment of ferns including Hapu'u tree ferns in the wet forest in a small crater near the Thurston Lava Tube (Nahuku) in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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  • An assortment of ferns including Hapu'u tree ferns in the wet forest in a small crater near the Thurston Lava Tube (Nahuku) in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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  • Volcanic gas (primarily sulphur dioxide) from the Halemaumau Crater, a pit crater in the larger Kilauea Caldera in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii can cause portions of the park to close due to the dangerous gas. Volcanic gas air pollution is often referred to as "vog."
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  • View from the Hilina Pali Overlook located on the crest of the HilinaPali. The 1,000 foot high escarpment is located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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  • Japanese anemone (Anemone hupehensis japonica) found along the Kilauea Iki trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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  • Stone carving of Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of fire, inset above the fireplace of Volcano House, located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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  • View from Kealakomo located on the crest of the Holei Pali. The 1,000 foot high escarpment is located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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