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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
    Hapu'u tree ferns.jpg
  • 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.
    Hapu'u tree ferns.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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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 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 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
    Sebree Island fog.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
  • "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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Japanese anemone (Anemone hupehensis japonica) found along the Kilauea Iki trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii.
    Japanese anemone.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
  • 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.
    Hilina Pali.jpg
  • 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."
    Halemaumau Crater-2.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 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
  • "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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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."
    Vog warning sign.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
  • 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.
    Kilauea Iki.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
  • 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.
    Halemaumau Crater.jpg
  • 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.
    Blackburn's Blue butterfly.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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
    Petroglyph.jpg
  • 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.
    Pele fireplace.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
  • 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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  • 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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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes located in Death Valley National Park near Stovepipe Wells, is the largest dune field in the park. While the sand dunes appear tall, the highest dune only rises about 100 feet. The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are the easiest sand dunes to visit in Death Valley National Park. Three types of dunes are found in the dune field: crescent, linear, and star shaped. The dune field is named for the Mesquite trees that create hummocks that provide places for wildlife to live. Here a lone hiker stretches as the dunes are bathed in the first light at sunrise.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes at sunrise ...psd
  • Death Valley National Park Visitors come not only to experience the record heat but also the beauty. Despite the desert conditions, the park is known for its spring wildflowers. Under perfect conditions, the park experiences a rare event known as a wildflower "super bloom" which produces a sea wildflowers. Most of the desert wildflowers are annuals. This ensures their survival as this allows them to lie dormant as seeds during times of drought. Here, a field of Desert Gold, also known as Hairy Desert Sunflower, explodes into a sea of yellow during the super bloom of 2016 in Death Valley National Park. In the background is Corkscrew Peak.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.
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  • The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes located in Death Valley National Park near Stovepipe Wells, is the largest dune field in the park. While the sand dunes appear tall, the highest dune only rises about 100 feet. The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are the easiest sand dunes to visit in Death Valley National Park. Three types of dunes are found in the dune field: crescent, linear, and star shaped. The dune field is named for the Mesquite trees that create hummocks that provide places for wildlife to live. Here a lone hiker stretches as the dunes are bathed in the first light at sunrise.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.
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  • The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes located in Death Valley National Park near Stovepipe Wells, is the largest dune field in the park. While the sand dunes appear tall, the highest dune only rises about 100 feet. The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are the easiest sand dunes to visit in Death Valley National Park. Three types of dunes are found in the dune field: crescent, linear, and star shaped. The dune field is named for the Mesquite trees that create hummocks that provide places for wildlife to live. Here, the dunes are bathed in the first light at sunrise.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes at sunrise.jpg
  • Badwater in Death Valley National Park, is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level. The 40-square mile of salt flats in the Badwater basin are the result of mineral rich water evaporating until only the salts remain. It is a repeating process, which over thousands of years, layers of salt form into polygon-shaped crust. The Death Valley saltpan is one of the largest protected saltpans in North America. This view is of the saltpan at Badwater. In the background are the lower mountains of the Panamint Range. Note the large alluvial fan below the mountains. Despite being one of the driest spots in North America the alluvial fans were created by water washing down debris from the mountains. A bajada is formed when multiple alluvial fans join together.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.
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  • Badwater in Death Valley National Park, is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level. The 40-square mile of salt flats in the Badwater basin are the result of mineral rich water evaporating until only the salts remain. It is a repeating process, which over thousands of years, layers of salt form into polygon-shaped crust. The Death Valley saltpan is one of the largest protected saltpans in North America. This view of the saltpan at Badwater is from Dante’s View. In the background is the Panamint Range, including Telescope Peak (11,043 ft.), the tallest mountain in the park. Also note the large alluvial fans coming off the mountains.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.<br />
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EDITORS NOTE: This image is a panorama composite made of several overlapping images.
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  • Salt formations in Cottonwood Basin are the result of mineral rich water evaporating until only the salts remain. It is a repeating process, which over thousands of years, forms layers of salt into crust. The Death Valley saltpan is one of the largest protected saltpans in North America.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.
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  • This small temporary lake in the Death Valley basin just south of Badwater in Death Valley National Park exemplifies the process of how salt is formed. Salt formations in the basin are the result of mineral rich water evaporating until only the salts remain. It is a repeating process, which over thousands of years, layers of salt form into polygon-shaped crust. The Death Valley saltpan is one of the largest protected saltpans in North America. This view is from Dante’s View above Badwater.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.
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  • Death Valley National Park Visitors come not only to experience the record heat but also the beauty. Despite the desert conditions, the park is known for its spring wildflowers. Under perfect conditions, the park experiences a rare event known as a wildflower "super bloom" which produces a sea wildflowers. Most of the desert wildflowers are annuals. This ensures their survival as this allows them to lie dormant as seeds during times of drought. Pictured here is Desert Gold, also known as Hairy Desert Sunflower, in Death Valley National Park.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.
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  • Death Valley National Park Visitors come not only to experience the record heat but also the beauty. Despite the desert conditions, the park is known for its spring wildflowers. Under perfect conditions, the park experiences a rare event known as a wildflower "super bloom" which produces a sea wildflowers. Most of the desert wildflowers are annuals. This ensures their survival as this allows them to lie dormant as seeds during times of drought. Pictured here is Desert Gold, also known as Hairy Desert Sunflower, in Death Valley National Park.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.
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  • The Panamint Range is bathed in morning light at sunrise above Cottonball Basin in Death Valley National Park. Salt formations in the basin are the result of mineral rich water evaporating until only the salts remain. It is a repeating process, which over thousands of years, layers of salt into polygon-shaped crust. The Death Valley saltpan is one of the largest protected saltpans in North America.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.<br />
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EDITORS NOTE: This image is a panorama composite made of several overlapping images.
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  • Death Valley National Park is a favorite for landscape photographers, particularly at sunrise and sunset. Here photographers are silhouetted against the rising sun at the Mesquite Sand Dunes. The Mesquite Sand Dunes located in Death Valley National Park near Stovepipe Wells, is the largest dune field in the park. While the sand dunes appear tall, the highest dune only rises about 100 feet. The Mesquite Sand Dunes are the easiest sand dunes to visit in Death Valley National Park. Three types of dunes are found in the dune field: crescent, linear, and star shaped. The dune field is named for the Mesquite trees that create hummocks that provide places for wildlife to live.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.
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  • Death Valley National Park is a favorite for landscape photographers, particularly at sunrise and sunset. Here the sun rises in a blaze of color above mountains as seen from the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.
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  • Death Valley National Park is a favorite for landscape photographers, particularly at sunrise and sunset. Here the sun rises in a blaze of color above the sand at the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes located in Death Valley National Park near Stovepipe Wells, is the largest dune field in the park. While the sand dunes appear tall, the highest dune only rises about 100 feet. The Mesquite Sand Dunes are the easiest sand dunes to visit in Death Valley National Park. Three types of dunes are found in the dune field: crescent, linear, and star shaped. The dune field is named for the Mesquite trees that create hummocks that provide places for wildlife to live.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes sunrise.jpg
  • Salt Creek pupfish also known as Death Valley pupfish are only found in the Salt Creek drainage of Death Valley National Park. Pictured in this image are a male (top) and a female (bottom) during spring mating season in Salt Creek. During mating season, the male and female fish do a quivering, side-by-side dance that results in fertilized eggs. <br />
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The fish, listed as endangered, are thought to have been part of the fish that inhabited in Lake Manly which dried up during the last Ice age. The fish can survive in water four times more saline than ocean water, and in temperatures from 116 °F to freezing.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.
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  • Salt formations in Cottonwood Basin are the result of mineral rich water evaporating until only the salts remain. It is a repeating process, which over thousands of years, forms layers of salt into crust. The Death Valley saltpan is one of the largest protected saltpans in North America.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.
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  • The Devil’s Golf Course is a large saltpan in Death Valley National Park. The salt is the result of mineral rich water evaporating until only the salts remain. Wind and rain shape the salt crystals into jagged, and often sharp, formations. Exploratory holes drilled prior to Death Valley becoming a national monument show that the salt and gravel beds of the Devil’s Golf Course are 1,000 feet deep or more. In the background is the Panamint Range.<br />
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Death Valley National Park, located in eastern California near the border with Nevada is one of the hottest spots on earth, holding the hottest recorded air temperature of 134 °F. The Park also is location of the lowest spot in North America, 282 feet below sea level at the vast salt flats at Badwater Basin. At 3.4 million acres, the park is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. Death Valley National Park sits between the Panamint Range on the west  and Amargosa Range on the east.
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