Cloud's Rest at sunset, viewed from Olmsted Point. Clouds Rest is one of the most massive -- if not the singlemost massive -- granite monoliths in the world. A vast lobe of Mesozoic-era granodiorite magma cooled to rock and was gradually uplifted to its present altitude of 9926 ft. Later, glaciers cut it into its present shape.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 25761
Sunset falls upon Torrey Pines State Reserve, viewed from the Torrey Pines glider port. La Jolla, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Scripps Pier are seen in the distance.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 26437
Sunrise and storm clouds over Convict Lake and Laurel Mountain, Eastern Sierra Nevada.
Location: California
Image ID: 26858
Yosemite Valley Tunnel View, Storm clouds, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 34538
Panorama dimensions: 5504 x 8256
Sunset light on Half Dome and Clouds Rest, Tenaya Canyon at lower left, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36389
Sunset light on Half Dome and Clouds Rest, Tenaya Canyon at lower left, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36393
Sunset light on Half Dome and Clouds Rest, Tenaya Canyon at lower left, Yosemite National Park.
Location: Yosemite National Park, California
Image ID: 36395
Panorama dimensions: 5480 x 12129
Waves break on the Imperial Beach Pier pilings, at dawn with colorful sunrise clouds over the ocean.
Location: Imperial Beach, California
Image ID: 37705
Hospital Point, La Jolla, dawn, sunrise light and approaching storm clouds.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 28853