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Image: Central Alaska Range
Central Alaska Range
Central Alaska Range
Central Alaska Range

View of central Alaska Range from the south.

3 glaciers coming down from the mountains
Portage, Burns and Shakespeare glaciers in Southcentral Alaska
Portage, Burns and Shakespeare glaciers in Southcentral Alaska
Portage, Burns and Shakespeare glaciers in Southcentral Alaska

Portage Glacier (right), Burns Glacier (center), Shakespeare Glacier (left) in Southcentral Alaska from the air.

Image: Clear Cut Forest
Clear Cut Forest
Clear Cut Forest
Clear Cut Forest

A wetland, with a clear cut forest in the distance, taken in the Coast Range Ecoregion (OR) in August 2002.

A wetland, with a clear cut forest in the distance, taken in the Coast Range Ecoregion (OR) in August 2002.

Image: Rio Grande and Cliffs in Boquillas Canyon, Big Bend National Park
Rio Grande and Cliffs in Boquillas Canyon, Big Bend National Park
Rio Grande and Cliffs in Boquillas Canyon, Big Bend National Park
Rio Grande and Cliffs in Boquillas Canyon, Big Bend National Park

The Rio Grande as it flows in Big Bend National Park, mostly flow from the Rio Conchos in Mexico.  The canyon is downstream of the USGS gage.

Atigun River in Atigun Gorge - Brooks Range in Alaska
Atigun River in Alaska Brooks Range foothills
Atigun River in Alaska Brooks Range foothills
Atigun River in Alaska Brooks Range foothills

View westward along Atigun River in Atigun Gorge.  Rocks in foreground are Lower Cretaceous Fortress Mountain Formation.  Rocks in gorge, along river, are Lower Cretaceous Okpikruak Formation.  Mountains on horizon are mostly carbonates of Carboniferous Lisburne Group.  Location in Brooks Range foothills, about 100 miles southeast of Umiat.

View westward along Atigun River in Atigun Gorge.  Rocks in foreground are Lower Cretaceous Fortress Mountain Formation.  Rocks in gorge, along river, are Lower Cretaceous Okpikruak Formation.  Mountains on horizon are mostly carbonates of Carboniferous Lisburne Group.  Location in Brooks Range foothills, about 100 miles southeast of Umiat.

Image: Redwater River, South Dakota
Redwater River, South Dakota
Redwater River, South Dakota
Redwater River, South Dakota

Redwater River near Belle Fourche, SD.

Image: Red Maple Sapling
Red Maple Sapling
Red Maple Sapling
Red Maple Sapling

A red maple sapling with its new, red-colored leaves, at Fern Forest.

Image: Mangroves and water
Mangroves and water
Mangroves and water
Mangroves and water

Looking down from the Anne Kolb Nature Center's five-story observation tower
at an extensive mangrove canopy and West Lake.

Looking down from the Anne Kolb Nature Center's five-story observation tower
at an extensive mangrove canopy and West Lake.

Image: Tide Pools (Maui)
Tide Pools (Maui)
Tide Pools (Maui)
Tide Pools (Maui)

A classic marine tide pool environment among some of the black lava rocks found on the southern shore of Maui in the Hawaiian islands.

A classic marine tide pool environment among some of the black lava rocks found on the southern shore of Maui in the Hawaiian islands.

Mount Hood dominates the skyline outside of Portland, Oregon on a c...
Mount Hood dominates the skyline outside of Portland, OR on a clear...
Mount Hood dominates the skyline outside of Portland, OR on a clear...
Mount Hood dominates the skyline outside of Portland, OR on a clear...

Mount Hood dominates the skyline outside of Portland, Oregon on a clear day. An major eruption of Mount Hood would pose a great hazard to the regional economy.

Mount Hood in the not-so-far distance beyond Downtown Portland, Ore...
Mount Hood in the not-so-far distance beyond Downtown Portland, OR....
Mount Hood in the not-so-far distance beyond Downtown Portland, OR....
Mount Hood in the not-so-far distance beyond Downtown Portland, OR....

Mount Hood in the not-so-far distance beyond Downtown Portland, Oregon. Photograph taken at the top of the Portland Aerial Tram line on Marquam Hill.

Image: Muir Inlet
Muir Inlet
Muir Inlet
Muir Inlet

Muir Glacier has retreated more than 2 km and ceased to have a tidewater terminus. Note that the retreat of Muir Glacier has left several ice-cored morainal mounds between the shoreline and the terminus.

Muir Glacier has retreated more than 2 km and ceased to have a tidewater terminus. Note that the retreat of Muir Glacier has left several ice-cored morainal mounds between the shoreline and the terminus.

Image: Two Cladonia Lichen Species Among Blueberry Plants
Two Cladonia Lichen Species Among Blueberry Plants
Two Cladonia Lichen Species Among Blueberry Plants
Two Cladonia Lichen Species Among Blueberry Plants

Two Cladonia lichen species, C. stellaris and C. rangiferina are pictured here among some blueberry plants in Newfoundland.  Lichens -- which are often mistaken for moss -- are unusual plant-like organisms that are actually symbioses of fungi, algae and bacteria living together.

Two Cladonia lichen species, C. stellaris and C. rangiferina are pictured here among some blueberry plants in Newfoundland.  Lichens -- which are often mistaken for moss -- are unusual plant-like organisms that are actually symbioses of fungi, algae and bacteria living together.

Image: Moraine Lake
Moraine Lake
Moraine Lake
Moraine Lake

Picture of Moraine Lake taken from the south face of South Sister in the Three Sisters Wilderness Area.

Picture of Moraine Lake taken from the south face of South Sister in the Three Sisters Wilderness Area.

Image: Burning Wetlands
Burning Wetlands
Burning Wetlands
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