Landscape Photos of California
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California is a state with amazingly diverse scenery. There is the beautiful Big Sur coastline overlooking the Pacific Ocean. And there are a number of beautiful national parks and monuments, including Yosemite, Sequoia, King's Canyon, Death Valley, and Pinnacles. Each of these travel destinations has its own unique beauty to offer the hiker or sightseer.


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Barker Dam in Joshua Tree National Park
Barker Dam
This is Barker Dam in Joshua Tree National Park in California.



Death Valley National Park in California
Death Valley
This is Death Valley National Park during the extremely rare wildflower bloom of 2005.



The Big Sur coast of California
Big Sur
The California Pacific Coast of Big Sur.



The sand dunes of Death Valley.
A Question of Sand
Death Valley's sand dunes.



Stones in Pinnacles National Monument in California.
Stones in Spring
These huge boulders stand in Pinnacles National Monument in California.



A climber on a granite face in Yosemite
Yosemite Climber
One of the granite faces in Yosemite National Park.



The mysterious rocks of the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley in California
Mysterious Rocks
The mysterious rocks of Death Valley's Racetrack Playa.



Half Dome in Yosemite National Park in California
Half Dome
The huge granite peak of Half Dome is the icon of Yosemite National Park in California.



Big Sur coast of California
Big Sur
The Big Sur coast of California.



Photo of a moonrise over Death Valley.
Moonrise Over Death Valley
This was a moonrise over the desert landscape of Death Valley, California.



Photo of Pinnacles National Monument in California.
Pinnacles National Monument
This is a scene at Pinnacles National Monument in California.



Rippling sand in the dunes of Death Valley
Rippling Sand
This is one image of the ever-changing sand dunes in Death Valley National Park in California.



Scenery reflected in the water at Barker Dam in Joshua Tree National Park
Barker Dam
Visit Barker Dam in the early morning when the wind is calm and the still water reflects the image of the surrounding stone.



The profuse wildflower bloom of 2005 in the desert of Death Valley.
Desert Bloom
Death Valley, the lowest and hottest place in North America is typically barren. In 2005, after a particularly wet winter, Death Valley erupted in a bloom of wildflowers as great as had been seen in fifty years.



Wildflowers in Death Valley, California.
Desert Gold
Death Valley with wildflowers.



The Racetrack Playa of Death Valley National Park in California
The Racetrack Playa
No one has ever observed these rocks moving. However, large stones - some weighing hundreds of pounds move across the playa during the rare times when it is wet. Left behind are these huge ruts showing the path of their movement. And not a single footprint to show human involvement.



Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
 Photo of Yosemite National Park.
Yosemite Scenic
Photo of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park.
Half Dome
Half Dome peak in Yosemite National Park.



An autumn view in Yosemite National Park.
Yosemite in Fall
Beautiful views of Yosemite are year-round.



Photo of Giant Sequoia trees in Sequoia National Park in California.
Sequoia National Park
Giant Sequoia trees in California.



Scenery in Yosemite National Park in California
Yosemite Scenery




 Giant Sequoia trees in California
Giant Sequoias
Giant Sequoia trees in Sequoia National Park in California.



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