California Pictures

Coastal, landscape, and scenic pictures taken in California, USA.

California is not just big surf and big stars. This diverse state on America's far West mainland is nicknamed the Golden State, not for the sands of the pacific South coast, but for the precious metal plundered from the ground in the North East. The state fish may be the Golden Trout, but the official state tree is the California Redwood. Redwoods grow as much as two and three hundred feet tall- the tallest trees in the world.

California is home to America's largest city, Los Angeles. Like its home state, Los Angeles is a colourful collection of the country's best, and it's not all about the big trees. California has the lowest and highest points in the United States, outside of Alaska. Below sea level, Death Valley is a salty desert where precipitation can't keep up with the speedy evaporation. As surfers flock to the state's southern beaches, climbers scramble to the mountains of Yosemite National Park to the North. In a state as varied as California, you can't help but find it all.

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Cable Car A decorated cable car is turned around on a turntable in downtown San Francisco, California, USA.	Desert Castle Scottys Castle is siituated in the Death Valley desert of California, USA.	Cacti An interesting cacti is the teddy bear cholla cactus which kind of looks like a teddy bear.
California State Park A spindly moss covered tree is dwarfed by redwood trees in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California, USA.	Death Valley Sunddunes The lines and curves of the sunddunes during sunrise in Death Valley National Park, California.	Death Valley Photos The Artists Palette is a great drive for interesting desert photos in Death Valley, California, USA.
Christmas San Francisco Shop windows are dressed up with christmas decorations in San Francisco, California, USA.	Death Valley Road The sun sets over a road in Death Valley National Park, California, USA.	Desert Road A straight desert road diappears in the arid landscape of Death Valley in California, USA.
Death Valley Wildflowers Desert Gold is one of the yellow wildflowers found in Death Valley, California, USA.	Tufa Towers Several rocky towers at sunset in Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve in California, USA.	Death Valley Golf Course The Devil's Golf Course situated in Death Valley National Park in California, USA.
Borax Industry The remains of a desert industry, the Harmony Borax Works in Death Valley National Park, California, USA.	Sunset Clouds Tinges of pink in the clouds at sunset near Owens Lake in California, USA.	State Highway 190 California The main road which runs through Death Valley in California is State Highway 190.
Cholla Cactus One of the varieties of cactus found in Death Valley is the Cholla or Opuntia bigelovii.	Weather Systems California One of the stormy weather systems approaches near Bishop in California, USA.	Death Valley Pics Red and green minerals surface at Artists Palette in Death Valley, California which makes for some interesting pics.
Tufa Formations The interesting formations in Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve in California, USA.	Interstate 395 California Sunset The highway Interstate 395 near Keeler in California at sunset.	Cholla Cacti The Teddy Bear Cholla cacti is found in Death Valley National Park in California, USA.
Mono Lake Scenery California The diverse landscape and beautiful scenery surrounding Mono Lake in California, USA.	Cloud Photos One in my collection of cloud photos near taken near Bishop in California, USA.	Panoramic Death Valley
Badwater Life The tiny life forms of the Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park of California, USA.	Cloudy Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve under a cloudy cover in the California, USA.	Opuntia Bigelovii The scientific name for Teddy Bear Cholla Cactus is Opunti bigelovii seen here in Death Valley National Park, USA.
Severe Weather Mono Lake California Large clouds gather as though heralding the arrival of severe weather near Mono Lake in California, USA.	Badwater Basin Information A sign giving information about the Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, California, USA.	California Coast Picture A stunning display of waves along the coast of California, USA.
Christmas Neon Lights The windows of Macy's in downtown San Francisco, California were glowing with christmas wreath neon lights.	Sunset Picture California A cloudy sunset near Keeler along Interstate 395 in California, USA.	Tufa Spires The tapering spires of tufa in Mono Lake in California, USA.
Borax Works Interpretive Trail One of the signs along the interpretive trail of the Harmony Borax Works in Death Valley, California, USA.	Death Valley Attraction One of the many interesting attractions in Death Valley National Park is the Devil's Golf Course.	Cloud Types One of the many cloud types which indicates a weather system approaching in California, USA.
Building Decorations A christmas wreath and decorations on the Macy's building in downtown San Francisco, California. USA.	Sierra Nevada A rock mound near Mono Lake in the Sierra Nevada area, California, USA.	Sunset Reflection The hills are silhouetted as the reflection of sunset tints the clouds above near Keeler in California, USA.
California Coast Image The water trickles off the rocks after being pounded by the Pacific Ocean along the Coast of California, USA.	Salt Formations The interesting ridges and lines of the salt formations at the Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, California, USA.	Devils Golf Course Situated in Death Valley National Park, California are the interesting salt formations of the Devil's Golf Course.