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  • Joshua trees budding out in spring at Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • Flowering joshua trees beginning to bloom in spring at Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • Close up of Joshua trees blooming in spring at Joshua Tree National Park, southern California.
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  • A common chuckwalla lizard looks out from between rocks at Joshua Tree National Park. In the background are several joshua trees in bloom.
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  • View of downtown Puerto Vallarta a seen from water, with Our Lady of Guadalupe church bell towers and gold dome, pedestrians on the malecon among palm trees and buses. White stucco buildings cover the hillside in late day sun.
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  • Six years after the Rough Fire of 2015, new trees and foliage emerge among the fire-scarred giant sequoias in Kings Canyon National Park's North Grove.
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  • A family of four hikes the Tokopah Falls Trail through a forest of lodgepole pines and red fir trees with boulders beside the trail. The youngest hiker is at the rear with a backpack and walking stick.
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  • Twin Sisters giant sequoias at General Grant Grove are a pair of trees that grew together at their base. Kings Canyon National Park, California.
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  • A hiking trail passes by a Joshua tree in the Hidden Valley area of the National Park. In the distance two hikers are silhouetted against the blue sky atop a rocky slope.
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  • Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: A pelican sits on top of a colorful turquoise building with tile roof, exterior of a stucco restaurant on the Malecon. Also shown: palm trees and frigate birds against blue sky.
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  • Tourist taking a photo of a Joshua tree in Joshua Tree National Park, with giant rock formation behind in the Hidden Valley area.
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  • A boy stands between several pond cypress looking up at the many epiphytes or bromeliads clinging to the slim tree trunks. Model released.
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  • Horses in snow grazing in a field during winter in mountains.
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  • Winter landscape with frozen pond, golden cattails and snow with fence in foreground, forest and mountains in background
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  • Close up of brown horse looking over fence in snowy field.
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  • This reinvented structure was created in 2003 by students and three of the alumni who worked on the original Blade Structure (1963), the first experimental structure erected in Poly Canyon. The Blade Structure project tested post-tensioning methods along with the use of pre-stressed concrete.
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  • A hiking family  stops on the Red Bridge to admire the clear water of the South Fork of Kings River below.
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  • Teen hikers pause to take in the view from an overlook on the Heart Rock Trail in San Bernardio Mountains.
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  • Picnickers enjoy a shady lunch on top of Muir Rock with a view over the beautiful south fork of the Kings River with low water.
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  • Vertical view of South Fork of Kings River in a popular stretch for fly fishing and hiking in Kings Canyon National Park.
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  • Poly Canyon Road leads student hikers, bikers, joggers into open space beside Cal Poly university campus in San Luis Obispo, California.
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  • A pine hammock in Big Cypress National Preserve.
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  • View of towering North Dome above Zumwalt Meadow from the hiking trail near Road's End in Kings Canyon National Park. This granite dome is a popular rock climbing destination in the southern Sierra.
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  • Even when summer water run low, Seely Creek is a peaceful and serene hiking destination on the Heart Rock Trail in the San Bernardino Mountains.
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  • A father and son stand back to back surrounded by tall pond cypress and bromeliad in Big Cypress National Preserve. Model released.
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  • A family explores Big Cypress National Preserve on foot led by a guide.
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  • A man stands where creek water sometimes flows enough to create a natural water slide but is already too shallow to spill over the rocky ledge in mid-summer 2021, one of California's worst drought years.
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  • Skateboarders at Vaillancourt Fountain at Justin Herman Plaza at the Embarcadero with San Francisco Ferry Building in background. Black and white.
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  • Courtyard of Fort Jefferson with trees and green grass, brick walls with arches surround at Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida.
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  • ADA Accessible and stroller-friendly hiking trail at the Cholla Garden Nature Trail in Joshua Tree National Park in southern California. The trail surface is  packed sand with stretches of boardwalk.
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  • Example of tall teddy bear cholla (Bigelow cholla) cactus at the Cholla Cactus Garden in the Pinto Basin region of Joshua Tree National Park.
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  • A pinyon pine tree grows near a high rocky wall along the Hidden Valley Nature Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
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  • Black and white photo of Joshua Tree landscape with hiking trail and rock formation in Hidden Valley area of the National Park.
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  • The mighty Lincoln Tree (not to be confused with one of the same name in Sequoia) impresses visitors exploring the Grant Tree Trail loop in the accessible giant sequoia grove at Kings Canyon National Park.
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  • Hikers take turns climbing up to Arch Rock in Joshua Tree National Park, one of the most photographed locations in the park.
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  • A child hiker approaches a Joshua Tree on the Arch Rock Trail. This relatively flat, easy hiking trail is one of the most popular in the National Park.
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  • A young woman poses inside the Fallen Monarch hollow tunnel tree visitors can walk through inside Grant Grove of giant sequoias.
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  • A family looks at the California Tree, a giant sequoia whose top was struck by lightening in 1967 and lives in spite of losing  25 feet from its crown to fire from the strike. The story of  Park Ranger Charlie Castro, who climbed a tree beside it to help put out the blaze, lives on in the lore of General Grant Grove of Kings Canyon National Park.
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  • Group of Bigelow cholla cactus plants, also called teddy bear cactus or cholla, in spring at the Cholla Cactus Garden at Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • In the Jumbo Rocks area of Joshua Tree National Park, a wide landscape of rock formations curving beneath blue sky, accentuated by shadow and light.
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  • Inside the Fallen Monarch tree, a hollow giant sequoia in Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park.
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  • A western tent caterpillar nest hatching in Joshua Tree National Park, California. Thick web is filled with tiny caterpillars hatching in the desert sun.
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  • Three children stand at the opening to the "Fallen Monarch," a hollowed out tunnel tree visitors can walk through in Grant Grove loop trail in Kings Canyon National Park.
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  • A family stands in the opening at the base of the Illinois tree, a giant sequoia in Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park.
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  • Kids can have great fun bouldering in Hidden Valley at Joshua Tree National Park.
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  • Finding Arch Rock in a rare moment with no people visible. The 30-foot arch is of Joshua Tree National Park's most popular and easiest hiking destinations.
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  • A young boy stands among the rocky terrain, pinyon pines, and other flora found in Hidden Valley in Joshua Tree National Park.
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  • A child hikes among the boulders on the Hidden Valley Nature Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
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  • Arch Rock in a rare moment without tourists. This is one of the most popular easy hiking destinations and most photographed landmarks in Joshua Tree National Park.
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  • A vertical / portrait shot of Arch Rock without tourists in Joshua Tree National Park.
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  • Tall cholla cactus with starburst or sun flare in Joshua Tree National Park, California, w/ blue sky, white clouds, and landscape behind. These fuzzy cacti are often called teddy bear cholla or "teddy bear" cactus plants.
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  • Easy bouldering opportunities can be explored along the family-friendly Arch Rock Trail in Joshua Tree.
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  • A kid hikes past a flowering yucca along the Hidden Valley Nature Trail in Joshua Tree National Park
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  • A teen girl stops for a funny photo posing in the narrow space between large boulders in Hidden Valley at Joshua Tree National Park.
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  • A stand of Bigelow cholla cacti, or teddy bear cholla, in the Pinto Basin with mountains in the background. At the Cholla Cactus Garden in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
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  • View of the Pinto Basin, where Sonoran and Mojave deserts meet, from Cholla Cactus Garden in Joshua Tree National Park.
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  • Entrance to Cholla Garden Nature Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
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  • Green pine cones dangle like ornaments from a pine tree in front of black and white granite boulders near the South Fork of the King River and Road's End in Kings Canyon National Park.
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  • Hikers pause beside a giant sequoia tree on the North Grove Trail at Kings Canyon National Park, California.
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  • A child climbs through the base of a giant sequoia in Grant Grove at Kings Canyon National Park.
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  • A naturalist guide shows a child seeds of bromeliad growing on pond cypress tree in Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida.
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  • Sidewalk cafe with palm tree and bronze sculpture of man in Zona Romantica. A city center street scene in Old Town Puerto Vallarta.
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  • Bromeliad epiphyte growing on the side of a tree in Big Cypress National Preserve in southern Florida.
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  • A tall pine tree once struck by lightning is filled with what is called "lighter pine," a favorite fire-starter for survivalists and campers.
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  • The Pampantla Flying Birdmen climb to the top of a tall pole before performing on the Puerto Vallarta Malecon. The Mexican street performers wear traditional costumes and and famously spin upside down from the pole.
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  • A girl stands beside a wide-hipped cypress in Big Cypress National Preserve. Model released.
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  • A forest floor regenerating with new growth after a prescription or controlled burn to help prevent wildfire in Kings Canyon. The River Trail in the Cedar Grove area passes by charred trees and bright green shrubbery.
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  • San Francisco, USA. 19th January, 2019. The Women's March San Francisco begins with a rally at Civic Center Plaza in front of City Hall. A woman proudly displays her humorous three-dimensional sign of Donald Trump holding a rake with blazing trees, in reference to his "forest raking" claims about Finland's forest management during the 2018 California wildfires. Credit: Shelly Rivoli/Alamy Live News
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  • Tourists descend Queen's Staircase in the shade of lush trees in Nassau, Bahamas; it's a top tourist activity in Nassau, a popular cruise port.
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  • Our Lady of Guadalupe church and the old town Malecon of Puerto Vallarta seen from the water, with people walking the malecon with palm trees.
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  • Massive, mature giant sequoias show their beautiful bark and resilience in General Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park.
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  • An informational sign with overview map of the Grant Tree Trail loop at General Grant Grove in Kings Canyon National Park, home to the world's 2nd largest tree by volume.
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  • The Pampantla Flying Birdmen on the Puerto Vallarta Malecon performing in traditional costumes suspended upside down from a pole by palm tree. The Bay of Banderas and blue sky are in the background.
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  • Inside historic Fort Jefferson, a group of people sit in the courtyard, beginning a guided tour with a park ranger. Features of this establishing shot include a tree, the brick wall and arches of the historic military fort, and black lighthouse on the roof seta against blue sky.
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