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Patches of sunlight illuminate tall grasses beneath pine trees in a mountain forest.

Pockets of Sunlight

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcons lined up on the flight line at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, California.

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

Colorful sandstone cliffs rise above the desert landscape at Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas, Nevada.

Red Rock Canyon

A winding dirt road climbs through barren desert hills toward distant mountains.

Roads to Nowhere

Freight train passing the tilted sandstone formations of Mormon Rocks in Cajon Pass beneath a cloudy sky.

Mormon Rocks

A wide desert landscape with sparse vegetation, trucks traveling along Interstate 10, and rugged mountains rising in the background.

I-10 West of Chiriaco Summit

J.B. Hunt freight containers stacked in a storage yard at the former Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, California

Freight Container Storage

Moss Landing Power Plant and its twin smokestacks rising through coastal fog above the harbor, with kayakers on the water.

Moss Landing Power Plant

Alabama Hills

Alabama Hills 2

Docked Watercraft

Docked Watercraft

Black-and-white photograph of a rugged off-road trail winding through rocky desert terrain, with scattered boulders, low shrubs, dramatic clouds, and part of a vehicle visible in the foreground.

The San Jacinto Truck Trail

Desert directional sign at Rainbow Basin Natural Area near Barstow, California.

Exploring Rainbow Basin

Black-and-white landscape photograph of tufa rock formations rising from a calm lake, with rugged hills and pale rocky slopes in the background.

Tufa Formations at Mono Lake

Black-and-white landscape photograph of rugged, eroded badlands with rounded hills, deep gullies, and layered rock formations illuminated by contrasting sunlight and shadow.

Light and Shadow in Anza-Borrego’s Badlands

Weathered granite rock formations beneath a colorful sunset sky in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California.

Alabama Hills 3

Power Lines Across the Mojave 2

Power Lines Across the Mojave 3

Red Tip Photinia Flowers

Red Tip Photinia Flowers

Power Lines Across the Mojave 2

Power Lines Across the Mojave 2

Early morning sunlight illuminates the golden cliffs of Fonts Point in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, with photographers silhouetted against the sky.

Early Morning at Fonts Point

Floating harbor fuel dock in Oceanside, California, with palm trees, boats, and dramatic clouds overhead.

Boating in Oceanside Harbor

Sunrise at Fonts Point

Sunrise at Fonts Point

Black-and-white photograph of towering electrical transmission lines stretching into the distance across a desert landscape, beneath dramatic clouds and a darkened sky.

Power Lines Across the Mojave

12-string Guitar

12-string Guitar

Close-up photograph of a vintage military aircraft's radial engine and three-bladed propeller, featuring a bright yellow engine cowling against a desert landscape.

North American B-25 Mitchell

Rounded granite boulders and rugged Sierra Nevada peaks beneath a blue sky in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California.

Alabama Hills

Rock Climber in Joshua Tree NP #4

Dandelion

Dandelion

Jagged red, tan, and gray rock formations in the Mecca Hills of Southern California.

Colors of the Mecca Hills

Orchard Grass

Orchard Grass

Mount Whitney

Mount Whitney

Eastern Escarpment of the Sierra Nevada,

Eastern Escarpment of the Sierra Nevada

Rock Climbing in Joshua Tree NP #3

Rock Climber in Joshua Tree NP #3

Mission San Luis Rey

Mission San Luis Rey

Mount Williamson

Mount Williamson

Joshua tree standing among desert rocks and shrubs beneath a cloudy sky.

Desert Solitude

Yellow Daffodils

Yellow Daffodils

A tall Joshua tree surrounded by desert shrubs and granite boulders beneath a cloudy sky.

Joshua Tree

Rugged Santa Rosa Mountains rising above the Salton Sea, with birds flying over the water and a camper along the shoreline.

Santa Rosa Mountains Across the Salton Sea

Massive granite rock formations surrounded by Joshua trees beneath a blue sky in Joshua Tree National Park.

Joshua Tree Rocks

Rock Climbing in Joshua Tree NP #2

Rock Climber in Joshua Tree NP #2

Red Rose

Red Rose

Colorful, layered rock formations in Painted Canyon in California's Mecca Hills.

Painted Canyon

Yellow Sunflower

Yellow Sunflower

BNSF intermodal freight train winding through the sandstone formations of Cajon Pass, California.

Freight Train Winding Through Cajon Pass

Morning Coffee

Morning Coffee

Orange shirted rock climber scaling a steep granite wall above Joshua trees in Joshua Tree National Park.

Rock Climber in Joshua Tree NP #1

Radar Dome

Radar Beneath the Storm

Pismo Pier

Pismo Pier

Coquille River Lighthouse

Coquille River Lighthouse

Pelicans and other waterbirds gather on the Salton Sea at dawn, with pink reflections and distant desert mountains.

Early Morning Birds at the Salton Sea

Surfing Pismo

Surfing Pismo

Pomegranates

Pomegranates

Private property and no trespassing sign posted on a pine tree in a mountain forest.

Keep Out. That Means You.

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