Yosemite

Evening light on the Merced River and the rocky peaks of Yosemite National Park, California.

Ponderosa Pine cones along the Tuolumne River, Yosemite National Park, California.

The Wild West - the untamed splendor of the Tuolumne River in the high country of Yosemite National Park, California.

Rocky highlands of Yosemite along Tioga Pass, Yosemite National Park, California.

A pine tree and boulder stand in isolation on a rocky slope, Yosemite National Park, California.

Late sun illuminates the idyllic grassy banks of the Merced River in the Valley, Yosemite National Park, California.

The Yosemite Valley at dusk from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California.

Billowing clouds, Yosemite National Park, California.

Park visitors walk along a boardwalk to view Yosemite Falls, the tallest waterfall in the US. Yosemite National Park, California.

A family walks along a boardwalk to view Yosemite Falls, the tallest waterfall in the US. Yosemite National Park, California.

Lilies along the banks of the Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California.

Native incense-cedar (Libocedrus decurrens) forest in a steep wet drainageYosemite National Park, California

Mixed forest of incense-cedar (Libocedrus decurrens), Ponderosa Pine, and California Black Oak, Yosemite National Park, California

Steppe lands east of Sacramento, California at sunrise.

Mount Shasta rises 14,160 feet into the Northern California skies, with lenticular cloud formations around the summit.