California Pictures
Selection of California pictures, photos and photo galleries, photographed by professional photographer Rolf Hicker. (There are 190 photos in this photo gallery.)
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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. ... ...continue under photos...
Photo of Yosemite Valley in Spring, Yosemite National Park in California
The Joshua Tree is the largest member of the Yucca family
A stand of massive redwood trees at the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California, USA.
The Badwater Basin in Death Valley, California is mostly salt flats.
Sequoia Trees in Winter inside the...
A desert highway situated in Death...
The golden sanddunes in the desert of...
The completely unobstructed views...
Panorama view of the iconic Yosemite...
A surreal scene of a sunset in shades...
A stand of redwood trees in the...
Old buildings line the streets in the...
Large clouds gather as though...
The salt on the desert floor in Death...
An elevated view and aerial picture...
The weather was changing as the...
The moss covered bark of a Redwood...
A Christmas tree picture situated in...
A threatening looking weather system...
The cloud formations above Mono Lake...
One of the smaller varieties of plant...
A lush green fern grows at the base...
Moss grows on a weathered redwood...
The clouds are tinged with pink...
The diverse landscape seen from a...
The main road which runs through...
The diverse landscape and beautiful...
An interpretive sign about white gold...
Rocks jut out along the rugged coast...
One of the stormy weather systems...
... 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.
