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  • White clouds line blue sky over Ninilchik, Alaska, USA.
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  • Orange, white, and blue sky at sunset over Kingston on the Kitsap Peninsula, Washington.
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  • Trekkers camp in tents in a green pasture at 13,600 feet elevation in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Yerupaja Grande (left, east face, 6635 m or 21,770 ft) is the second-highest peak in Peru, highest in Cordillera Huayhuash, and highest point in the Amazon River watershed. At center is Yerupaja Chico (20,080 feet). On right is Mount Jirishanca ("Icy Beak of the Hummingbird," 6126 m or 20,098 feet). Up to 4 million copies of this image are agreed to be published in print and electronic media by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (formerly Scholastic Inc) from 2009-2034 for the System 44 classroom paperback, "Left to Die." Also published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Glaciers crack and ice falls in a small avalanche from Mount Jirishanca, or the "Icy Beak of the Hummingbird" (west face, 6126 m or 20,098 feet elevation), third highest in the Cordillera Huayhuash, tenth highest in Peru. Andes Mountains, South America.
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  • A whitewashed church is built on Inca ruins at Chincheros (30 km from Cuzco), Peru, South America. Chincheros is capital of Chincheros province in the region Apurímac, on an Andean plain at an elevation of 3762 meters.
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  • Trekkers cross the outlet stream of Lake Carhuacocha (13,600 feet) in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. On the left, Yerupaja Grande (east face, 6635 m or 21,770 ft) is the second-highest peak in Peru, highest in Cordillera Huayhuash, and highest point in the Amazon River watershed. At center is Yerupaja Chico (20,080 feet). On right is Mount Jirishanca ("Icy Beak of the Hummingbird," 6126 m or 20,098 feet). Published in the following: 1) on the cover and inside of "Climbs and Treks in the Cordillera Huayhuash of Peru" guidebook Copyright 2005 by Jeremy Frimer, ISBN #0-9733035-5-7, Elaho Publishing; 2) Wilderness Travel 2005, 2007, 2013 Catalog of Adventures, and 2009-2011 web client survey; 3) "Fuentes, Conversacion y gramatica," a Spanish textbook by Rusch, Houghton Mifflin Company/Cengage Learning in 2004, 2011, 2013; 4) image for SteriPEN package, a handheld water purifier made by Hydro-Photon, Inc. of Blue Hill, Maine, 2007; 5) "Skills in Global Geography" Cambridge University Press, Australia textbook 2007; 6) Swedish trekking company site www.adventurelovers.se; 7) "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Fly over blue ridges of coastal desert hills between Lima and Cuzco, Peru, South America. Coastal Peru is one of the driest deserts on earth, watered only by rivers descending from the Andes mountains. Published in a poster addressing altitude sickness, by a medical student at USC, for use at an international health conference.
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  • Swirling cirrus cloud panorama. The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) is one of the world's premier astronomical radio observatories. Visit the VLA on the Plains of San Agustin fifty miles west of Socorro, between the towns of Magdalena and Datil, in New Mexico, USA. US Route 60 passes through the scientific complex, which welcomes visitors. The VLA is a set of 27 movable radio antennas on tracks in a Y-shape. Each antenna is 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter. The data from the antennas is combined electronically to give the resolution of an antenna 36km (22 miles) across, with the sensitivity of a dish 130 meters (422 feet) in diameter. After being built 1973-1980, the VLA’s electronics and software were significantly upgraded from 2001-2012 by at least an order of magnitude in both sensitivity and radio-frequency coverage. The VLA is a component of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). Astronomers using the VLA have made key observations of black holes and protoplanetary disks around young stars, discovered magnetic filaments and traced complex gas motions at the Milky Way's center, probed the Universe's cosmological parameters, and provided new knowledge about interstellar radio emission. The VLA was prominently featured in the 1997 film "Contact," a classic science fiction drama film adapted from the Carl Sagan novel, with Jodie Foster portraying the film's protagonist, Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway, a SETI scientist who finds strong evidence of extraterrestrial life. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Tourists explore a restored Inca stone corridor at Machu Picchu, a magnificent archeological site in the Cordillera Vilcabamba, Andes mountains, Peru, South America. Machu Picchu was built around 1450 AD as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (14381472). Spaniards passed in the river valley below but never discovered Machu Picchu during their conquest of the Incas 1532-1572. The outside world was unaware of the "Lost City of the Incas" until revealed by American historian Hiram Bingham in 1911. Machu Picchu perches at 2430 meters elevation (7970 feet) on a well defended ridge 450 meters (1480 ft) above a loop of the Urubamba/Vilcanota River ( Sacred Valley of the Incas). UNESCO honored the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu on the World Heritage List in 1983.
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  • Nevado Kuajadajanka rises to 17,800 feet elevation in the Cordillera Raura, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. The source of the Amazon River lies on the east side of the Cordillera Raura (on the other side of the mountains in this photo), as determined by the Royal Geographical Society in 1950: the tiny glacial lake Laguna Niñococha feeds Rio Lauricocha, then Rio Marañon, then the Amazon. To reach the source of the Amazon, trekkers can depart from the regular Huayhuash circuit near Huayhuash village on Day 7, go eastwards to Caquish, wade across Rio Lauricocha, climb to Laguna Niñococha and finish at the mining town of Mina Raura, on the road head to Churin and Lima (8 days total from Chiquian). Or instead, hike a complete Huayhuash loop (11 days) or other worthwhile variations.
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  • Self portrait under a balanced rock near Lee's Ferry, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona, USA. Published in PC Photo, June 2003, page 55 battery advertisement.
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  • The northern lights glow after midnight in late August at Teklanika Campground, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. In 1621, Pierre Gassendi named the aurora borealis after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for north wind, Boreas. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • A captive coati (member of the raccoon family, Procyonidae) climbs a tree at the Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
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  • Cactus and jagged rock formations in Superstition Wilderness, Tonto NF, Arizona, USA
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  • Baja California, MEXICO: The boojum or cirio (Fouquieria columnaris, synonym Idria columnaris) is a bizarre-looking tree in the family Fouquieriaceae, whose other members include the Ocotillos. It is nearly endemic to the Baja California peninsula, with only a small population in the Sierra Bacha of Sonora. A fifty-year-old specimen might be a foot thick at its base, and less than five feet tall. It's one of the slowest growing plants in the world, at the rate of a foot every ten years, which means a mature fifty-footer may be more than 500 years old. An Arizona botanist, in 1922, applied the name boojum, after the imaginary "boojum" that inhabited "distant shores" in Lewis Carrol's poem Hunting of the Snark. The early Spaniards called it cirio, or candle, probably because of its resemblance to the handmade tapers that decorated the altars in the Jesuit mission churches. The flowers bloom in summer and autumn; they occur in short racemes, and are creamy yellow with a honey scent. Published in Americas Magazine, "Bizarre Blooms of Baja" article, April 2006 (official magazine of the Organization of American States, OAS).
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  • Agricultural fields form a checkerboard outside an Andes highland village near the Cordillera Vilcabamba mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • A hiker reads a map on  Männlichen mountain (7687 feet), below Mount Jungfrau (13,642 feet), above the Lauterbrunnen Valley (2612 feet), in Switzerland, Europe. Published in Wilderness Travel 1990, 1988 Catalog.
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  • Mount Reka (1991 feet / 607 meters elevation) reflects in Eidsfjord, lit by the midnight sun. Langoy Island, Vesterålen (Vesteraalen), Norway, Europe. Published in Wilderness Travel Catalog of Adventures 1989.
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  • A gloved hand holds a Barn Owl at the Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
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  • Weaver's Needle is a rock pnnacle in the Superstition Mountains, Arizona, USA
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  • Cathedral Peak reflects in Cathedral Lake, Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Cathedral Peak is the highest summit of the Cathedral Range, an offshoot of the Sierra Nevada Mountain in south-central Yosemite National Park in Tuolumne County. The sharp cathedral-shaped top of the peak was left uneroded as Pleistocene glaciers scraped its flanks smooth. The west peak (left side) of Cathedral Peak is called Eichorn Pinnacle, after Jules Eichorn, who first ascended a route (difficulty = YDS 5.4 ) in 1931. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • The volcanic cone of Mount Egmont / Taranaki (2518 meters or 8261 feet) rises in Mount Egmont National Park and glows at sunset, seen from Tongariro in New Zealand, North Island. Taranaki was a stand-in for Mount Fuji in the Tom Cruise motion picture, "The Last Samurai".
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  • Tree fern silhouette pattern, Abel Tasman National Park, South Island, New Zealand.
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  • Tree ferns, Abel Tasman National Park, South Island, New Zealand. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • A standing wave cloud floats over Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
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  • The last rays of sunset brighten lenticular clouds with pink and magenta color over Aoraki / Mount Cook, (12,218 feet) in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Sunset brightens clouds above the curious tors and tarns (crags and ponds) on Hump Ridge, a track (trail) for trampers (hikers and trekkers) in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping images. Rock silhouettes at dusk.
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  • Sunset illuminates the boardwalk through curious tors and tarns (crags and ponds) on Hump Ridge, a track (trail) for trampers (hikers and trekkers) in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. Sandstone and mudstone comprises the craggy rocks. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Panorama stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
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  • See forest wilderness on the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Tree branches make a fractal pattern on the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand.
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  • An orange, pink, and blue sunset makes silhouettes of tree trunks on North Island, New Zealand
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  • The Putangirua Pinnacles were featured as the Dimholt Road in the "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" motion picture. When ocean levels were much higher 7 to 9 million years ago, the Aorangi Ranges were an island which deposited large alluvial fans at the seashore. Conglomerate rock formed in layers. Erosion over the past several thousand years created a badlands of earth pillars (or hoodoos) at the head of this valley in the Aorangi Ranges.
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  • Kathesimbhu is very peaceful in this sunset photograph. Kathesimbhu means "Kathmandu Swayambhu". This 17th century stupa (bell-shaped Buddhist monument) in Kathmandu, Nepal, is a smaller version of the more famous "Monkey Temple" at Swayambhu. A walk around the Kathesimbhu stupa promises the old and lame the same blessings as a pilgrimage to Swayambhunath's hill. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • On a 1981 trek in the Mount Everest area, Tom Dempsey pauses for a self portrait at 15,400 feet elevation on the terminal moraine of the Khumbu Glacier across from Taweche Peak, Nepal, Asia. A row of stone monuments were built near here in memory of six Sherpas who were killed in an avalanche during the 1970 Japanese expedition to film "The Man Who Skied Down Everest." Sagarmatha National Park is honored by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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  • Lhotse (27,923 feet / 8511 meters, above sea level) is the world's fourth highest peak. The tremendous south face of Lhotse rises 2 vertical miles in a steep slope averaging a 55 degree angle. Over 50 million years, global tectonic forces drove India against Asia, lifting these former sea bed layers to the top of the world. The Himalaya are still rising 2 inches every year. Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979.
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  • Sagarmatha National Park: This is the north side of Ama Dablam, a beautiful mountain in the Himalaya range of eastern Nepal, in the Khumbu District. This was photographed between Dingboche and Chhukhung, in the Imja Khola river valley. Ama Dablam was first climbed in 1961. The main peak is 22,349 feet (or 6,812 meters) tall, and the lower western peak is 18,251 feet (or 5,563 meters). Ama Dablam means "Mother and Pearl Necklace" (the pearl being the perennial hanging glacier). Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • The moon sets at sunrise over Annapurna South, seen from Annapurna South Base Camp (ABC, at 13,550 feet elevation), in the Himalaya mountain range of Nepal. Annapurna South (also known as Annapurna Dakshin, or Moditse; 23,684 feet / 7219 meters) was first climbed in 1964 by a Japanese expedition. Annapurna is Sanskrit for “Goddess of the Harvests.” In Hinduism, Annapurna is a goddess of fertility and agriculture and an avatar of Durga. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Machhapuchhre (or Machhapuchhare), the Fish Tail Mountain (22,943 feet / 6997 meters elevation) is a sacred peak, illegal to climb, in the Annapurna mountains (part of the Himalaya range), in Nepal. Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags fly from a monument at Annapurna South Base Camp (ABC, at 13,550 feet elevation) in the Annapurna Sanctuary. Published in Wilderness Travel Catalog of Adventures in 2023, in 2016, and as double page spread inside the cover of  2009, and in 2009 on the Swedish travel outfitter web site www.adventurelovers.se. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Machhapuchhre (or Machhapuchhare), the Fish Tail Mountain (22,943 feet / 6997 meters elevation) a sacred peak, illegal to climb. This view is from the trail upstream from Bamboo, in the Annapurna Range of Nepal.
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  • Sunrise illuminates the curious tors and tarns (crags and ponds) on Hump Ridge, a track (trail) for trampers (hikers and trekkers) in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010. Panorama stitched from 5 overlapping images.
    07NZ_2212-16pan-tors-tarns-sunrise.jpg
  • Machhapuchhre (or Machhapuchhare), the Fish Tail Mountain (22,943 feet / 6997 meters elevation) is a sacred peak, illegal to climb, in the Annapurna mountains (part of the Himalaya range), seen from Ghandruk, in Nepal.
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  • Clouds cast subtle shadows across blue sky at dusk over Goblin Valley State Park, in the San Rafael Swell, Utah, USA.
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  • See downtown Sydney from Taronga Zoo Sky Safari cable car, New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Sydney Opera House was opened in 1973 on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957. Utzon received the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honor, in 2003: “There is no doubt that the Sydney Opera House is his masterpiece… one of the great iconic buildings of the 20th century, an image of great beauty that has become known throughout the world – a symbol for not only a city, but a whole country and continent.” The Sydney Opera House was honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
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  • Sky Pond in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Hike a classic loop from Bear Lake Trailhead with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks on well-graded paths 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Timberline Falls, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Dynamic, partly cloudy blue sky at sunset. Dinner and lodging at Wainstones Hotel in Great Broughton, North Yorkshire county, England, United Kingdom, Europe. England Coast to Coast hike day 10 of 14.  [This image, commissioned by Wilderness Travel, is not available to any other agency providing group travel in the UK, but may otherwise be licensable from Tom Dempsey – please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.]
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  • A palm tree silhouette against blue sky with wispy currus clouds. Kaipalaoa Landing County Park, Hilo Bay, on the Big Island, Hawaii, USA.
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  • At twilight, sunset turns blue sky orange over ocean clouds, seen from Kalalau Lookout at 4000 feet above the Pacific Ocean. Koke'e State Park, island of Kauai, Hawaii, USA.
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  • Moss covers tree branches reaching for the sky in Wallace Falls State Park, Gold Bar, Washington, USA.
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  • Cloud puffs dot blue sky near sunset in Canada.
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  • Sunset turns clouds orange and yellow set against a blue sky in Wyoming, USA.
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  • A rocky ridge makes a silhouette against clouds and blue sky at sunset. Valley of Fire State Park, dedicated in 1935, is the oldest state park in Nevada.
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  • The pounding Pacific Ocean has eroded sea stack rocks from bluffs at Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA. At dusk the sky glows yellow orange. A time exposure blurs the swirling tide.
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  • The pounding Pacific Ocean has eroded sea stack rocks from bluffs at Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA. At dusk the sky glows yellow orange. A time exposure blurs the swirling tide.
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  • The pounding Pacific Ocean eroded sea stack rocks from bluffs at Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA. At dusk the sky glows yellow orange.
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  • Sky and trees reflect in Sylvan Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Yellowstone was established as the world's first national park in 1872 and was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site in 1978. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Upheaval Dome. Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park, Moab, USA.
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  • Upheaval Dome. Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park, Moab, USA. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Rock pattern at Sky Pond in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.
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  • Aspen trees raise their fall yellow leaves to the blue sky in Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest. Aspen village, Colorado, USA.
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  • Sky fades from orange to dark blue at twilight seen from Mauna Kea's Sunset Hill. The distant bump at far left is Hualalai (8271 feet elevation), the westernmost and third-youngest of the five shield volcanoes that form the island of Hawaii. Hualalai rose above sea level about 300,000 years ago. Last erupted in 1801, Hualalai is still active and may erupt again within the next century, which will be a rude shock to the town of Kailua-Kona built on its flanks. The crescent moon is at  upper left. For colorful sunset views of the Saddle Road region, walk 1 mile round trip (160 ft gain) to the cinder cone of Pu'u Kalepeamoa, or Sunset Hill, from the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station at 9200 ft elevation. At lower right is an electric power substation. About a million years old and last erupted 6000 to 4000 years ago, Mauna Kea (on right)) is a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA. Mauna Kea stands 13,800 feet above sea level and is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. Measured from its base on the ocean floor, it rises over 33,000 ft, significantly greater than the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level. Paving ends at the Visitor Info Station, and four-wheel drive is recommended to reach the top, where Mauna Kea summit's dry, clear, stable air makes one of the world's best sites for astronomy. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping images.
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  • At twilight, sunset turns sky orange over ocean clouds, seen from Kalalau Lookout at 4000 feet above the Pacific Ocean. Koke'e State Park, island of Kauai, Hawaii, USA.
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  • Underwater view of surface pattern and blue sky. Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve is a popular snorkeling area run by the City and County of Honolulu, in the Hawaii Kai neighborhood, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, USA. After decades of overcrowding, Hanauma Bay is now better managed as the first Marine Life Conservation District in the State, which attempts to sustain the stressed reef which hosts a great variety of tropical fish. Feeding the fish is no longer allowed and the park is closed on Tuesdays to allow the fish a day of rest undisturbed. Hanauma Bay formed within the tuff ring of an eroded volcanic crater along the southeast coast of Oahu.
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  • Oak branches and blue sky at North Table Mountain Biological Reserve, April 7, 2014, Oroville, California, USA. Created by ancient lava (basalt) flows, Table Mountain is an elevated basalt mesa with beautiful vistas of spring wildflowers, waterfalls, lava outcrops, and a rare type of vernal pool, called Northern Basalt Flow Vernal Pools.
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  • Sunset clouds form lips in a mouth-shaped pattern in blue sky above Slovenia, Europe.
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  • Sunset highlights dappled white cloud pattern in blue sky above Slovenia, Europe.
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  • A tangle of tree branches reaches green leaves to the sky in San Telmo barrio, a neighborhood in the heart of old Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America.
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  • Sunset turns clouds orange in a blue sky over Idaho, USA.
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  • A pair of male and female Blue-footed Boobies (Sula nebouxii) do a sky pointing mating dance at Suaraz Point, a wet landing location on Española (Hood) Island, part of the Galápagos archipelago, a province of Ecuador, located 972 km west of the continent of South America. The Blue-footed Booby is a bird in the Sulidae family which comprises ten species of long-winged seabirds. The name “booby” comes from the Spanish term bobo, which means "stupid" or "fool/clown," which describes its clumsy nature on land. Like other seabirds, they can be very tame. The natural breeding habitat of the Blue-footed Booby is tropical and subtropical islands off the Pacific Ocean. In 1959, Ecuador declared 97% of the land area of the Galápagos Islands to be Galápagos National Park, which UNESCO registered as a World Heritage Site in 1978. Ecuador created the Galápagos Marine Reserve in 1998, which UNESCO appended in 2001. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • A Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) pair does a sky pointing mating dance on North Seymour Island, part of the Galápagos archipelago, a province of Ecuador 972 km offshore west of the continent of South America. The Sulidae family comprises ten species of long-winged seabirds. The name “booby” comes from the Spanish term bobo, which means "stupid" or "fool/clown," which describes its clumsy nature on land. Like other seabirds, they can be very tame. Blue-footed Boobies breed in tropical and subtropical islands of the Pacific Ocean.
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  • A Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) pair does a sky pointing mating dance on North Seymour Island, part of the Galápagos archipelago, a province of Ecuador 972 km offshore west of the continent of South America. The Sulidae family comprises ten species of long-winged seabirds. The name “booby” comes from the Spanish term bobo, which means "stupid" or "fool/clown," which describes its clumsy nature on land. Like other seabirds, they can be very tame. Blue-footed Boobies breed in tropical and subtropical islands of the Pacific Ocean.
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  • The gothic spires of Duke Chapel soar into the sky. Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Originally founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment, prompting the institution to change its name in honor of his deceased father, Washington Duke. Besides academics, research, and athletics, Duke is well known for its sizable forested campus, Gothic architecture, and impressive Duke Chapel.
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  • The gothic spires of Duke Chapel soar into the sky. Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Originally founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment, prompting the institution to change its name in honor of his deceased father, Washington Duke. Besides academics, research, and athletics, Duke is well known for its sizable forested campus, Gothic architecture, and impressive Duke Chapel.
    08NC-2064_Duke-University-Chapel.jpg
  • The gothic spires of Duke Chapel soar into the sky. Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Originally founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment, prompting the institution to change its name in honor of his deceased father, Washington Duke. Besides academics, research, and athletics, Duke is well known for its sizable forested campus, Gothic architecture, and impressive Duke Chapel.
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  • The gothic spires of Duke Chapel soar into the sky. Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Originally founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment, prompting the institution to change its name in honor of his deceased father, Washington Duke. Besides academics, research, and athletics, Duke is well known for its sizable forested campus, Gothic architecture, and impressive Duke Chapel.
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  • The gothic spires of Duke Chapel soar into the sky above the main entrance. Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Originally founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment, prompting the institution to change its name in honor of his deceased father, Washington Duke. Besides academics, research, and athletics, Duke is well known for its sizable forested campus, Gothic architecture, and impressive Duke Chapel.
    08NC-2054_Duke-University-Chapel.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves have eroded seastack rocks from high bluffs south of Cape Meares on the Oregon coast, USA. Clouds streak across the blue sky.
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  • Pacific Ocean waves have eroded seastack rocks from high bluffs and created a sandy beach, south of Cape Meares on the Oregon coast, USA. Clouds streak across the blue sky. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping images.
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  • The pounding Pacific Ocean eroded sea stack rocks from bluffs at Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA. At dusk the sky glows yellow orange.
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  • The pounding Pacific Ocean eroded sea stack rocks from bluffs at Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA. At dusk the sky glows yellow orange.
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  • Sunset sheds light upon a stormy anvil cloud, blue sky, and log driftwood embedded in sand seen from Kalaloch Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Sunset sheds light upon a stormy anvil cloud, rain showers, blue sky, and a jumble of log driftwood on gray sand seen from Kalaloch Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. Panorama stitched from 2 images.
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  • Sky over the Olympic Mountains glows orange at sunset seen from the Edmonds to Kingston Ferry, Washington, USA.
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  • Rainbow, blue sky, and clouds over Lake Hawea. Southern Alps, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Upheaval Dome. Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park, Moab, USA.
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  • At twilight, the sky at sunset shines hues of gold, pink and blue over Kalalau Valley on the Na Pali Coast, seen from Kalalau Lookout in Kokee State Park, Kauai, Hawaii, USA. Perched on a plateau between 3200 and 4200 feet, the park gets temperatures at least 15 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than at sea level. Koke'e receives 50-100 inches of rain per year, mostly from October to May. Its forests are dominated by Acacia koa and ohia lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping images.
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  • Ocean waves reflect blue sky, Beagle Channel, Port of Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, South America.
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  • Sunset turns clouds orange in a blue sky over Idaho, USA.
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  • A Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) does a sky pointing mating dance on North Seymour Island, part of the Galápagos archipelago, a province of Ecuador 972 km offshore west of the continent of South America. The Sulidae family comprises ten species of long-winged seabirds. The name “booby” comes from the Spanish term bobo, which means "stupid" or "fool/clown," which describes its clumsy nature on land. Like other seabirds, they can be very tame. Blue-footed Boobies breed in tropical and subtropical islands of the Pacific Ocean.
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  • A Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) does a sky pointing mating dance on North Seymour Island, part of the Galápagos archipelago, a province of Ecuador 972 km offshore west of the continent of South America. The Sulidae family comprises ten species of long-winged seabirds. The name “booby” comes from the Spanish term bobo, which means "stupid" or "fool/clown," which describes its clumsy nature on land. Like other seabirds, they can be very tame. Blue-footed Boobies breed in tropical and subtropical islands of the Pacific Ocean.
    09ECU-4466_Galapagos.jpg
  • Travelers see dramatic clouds and sky at the summit of Bartolomé Island (or Bartholomew Island, named after Lieutenant David Bartholomew of the British Navy), one of the geologically younger islands in the Galápagos archipelago, just off the east coast of Santiago (James) Island. The volcanic Galápagos Islands (officially Archipiélago de Colón, otherwise called Islas de Colón, Islas Galápagos, or Enchanted Islands) are distributed along the equator in the Pacific Ocean 972 km west of continental Ecuador, South America. In 1959, Ecuador declared 97% of the land area of the Galápagos Islands to be Galápagos National Park, which UNESCO registered as a World Heritage Site in 1978. Ecuador created the Galápagos Marine Reserve in 1998, which UNESCO appended in 2001.
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  • The White Rim Road winds across a shelf in Canyonlands National Park, as seen from Grand View Point Overlook on Island in the Sky, above Colorado River canyons, in Utah, USA. (Panorama stitched from 3 photos.)
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  • The gothic spires of Duke Chapel soar into the sky. Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Originally founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment, prompting the institution to change its name in honor of his deceased father, Washington Duke. Besides academics, research, and athletics, Duke is well known for its sizable forested campus, Gothic architecture, and impressive Duke Chapel.
    08NC-2074_Duke-University-Chapel.jpg
  • Pacific Ocean waves have eroded seastack rocks from high bluffs south of Cape Meares on the Oregon coast, USA. Clouds streak across the blue sky.
    08ORC-553.jpg
  • Sky over the Olympic Mountains glows orange at sunset seen from bench seats on the Edmonds to Kingston Ferry, Washington, USA.
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  • A quiet pool of water in a stream covers round stones and reflects green leaves and blue sky. Washington, USA.
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  • The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean near winter solstice at Three Arch Rocks, Oceanside, Oregon, USA. Sunset sky glows orange and magenta.
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  • Numa Ridge Lookout glass reflects sky and clouds in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
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  • Shannon Falls is the third highest waterfall (335 meters or 1099 feet) in British Columbia. Visit Shannon Falls Provincial Park 2 km south of Squamish along the Sea to Sky Highway, in the Coast Range, Canada. William Shannon first settled the property in 1889 and made bricks nearby. The falls originate from Mount Habrich and Mount Sky Pilot.
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  • Shannon Falls is the third highest waterfall (335 meters or 1099 feet) in British Columbia. Visit Shannon Falls Provincial Park 2 km south of Squamish along the Sea to Sky Highway, in the Coast Range, Canada. William Shannon first settled the property in 1889 and made bricks nearby. The falls originate from Mount Habrich and Mount Sky Pilot.
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  • Shannon Falls is the third highest waterfall (335 meters or 1099 feet) in British Columbia. Visit Shannon Falls Provincial Park 2 km south of Squamish along the Sea to Sky Highway, in the Coast Range, Canada. William Shannon first settled the property in 1889 and made bricks nearby. The falls originate from Mount Habrich and Mount Sky Pilot.
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