Images of the California Environment

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Photography by G. Donald Bain, unless otherwise noted. All photographs copyright by the original photographers. Publication or further distribution without written permission from the copyright holder is prohibited. (dbain@socrates.berkeley.edu)

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abalone
cove on north edge of Mendocino, CA (1968)
abandoned mill
site of lumber mill, Alderpoint, CA (1992)
acid drainage from mine
Keystone Canyon, New York Mountains, East Mojave National Scenic Area, CA (1992)
acorns
near Manzana Creek, San Rafael Wilderness, Los Padres NF, CA (1993)
Adopt-A-Trail
Muddy Hollow, Point Reyes NS, CA (1990)
Ahwanhee Hotel
Ahwanhee Hotel, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA (1979)
Albion harbor
Albion, CA (1992)
algal bloom on mudflat
Home Bay, Drakes Estero, Point Reyes NS, CA (1989)
alkali dust storm
east over Owens Lake from the Alabama Hills, near Lone Pine, CA (1988)
antennas
summit of North Peak, Mount Diablo SP, CA (1990)
antique drill rig
Lanfair Valley, East Mojave National Scenic Area, CA (1991)
antique machine shop
Empire Mine SHP, Grass Valley, CA (1985)
ARCO log pile
Arcata Redwood Company's Prairie Creek Mill, near Orick, CA (1969)
Auburn Dam site
site of Auburn Dam, near Auburn, CA (1987)

bachelor bull
Año Nuevo SP, CA (1978)
backcountry laundry
near Upper Hamilton Lake, Sequoia NP, CA (1990)
bad road
Nacimiento-Fergusson Road at Highway 1, near Lucia, CA (1968)
Badwater
Badwater, Death Valley NM, CA (1991)
bait sign
Suisun City, CA (1991)
banana slug
Prairie Creek Redwoods SP, CA (1969)
Bank of America
Bank of America world headquarters, Montgomery at California, San Francisco, CA (1974)
barn and stump
headwaters Garcia River, near Mailliard Redwoods SR, CA (1991)
beach below Burns slide
Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP, CA (1993)
bear bagging
Nelson Lake, near Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite NP, CA (1977)
bear box
Cliff Creek, near Mineral King, Sequoia NP, CA (1990)
bear in tree
Nelson Lake, near Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite NP, CA (1977)
bear-proof garbage cans
Valley View, Yosemite NP, CA (1983)
Bearpaw camp
Bearpaw camp, High Sierra Trail, Sequoia NP, CA (1990)
beaver-gnawed stumps
Leavitt Meadow, South Fork Walker River, Toiyabe NF, CA (1985)
bedrock mortars
Indian Grinding Rocks SHP, near Jackson, CA (1992)
bees and almond blossoms
near Kerman, CA (1985)
benchmark
Mount Manuel, Ventana Wilderness, near Big Sur, CA (1984)
Big Hot Spring
Big Hot Spring, near Bridgeport, Mono County, CA (1985)
Photograph by Daniel O. Holmes.
Bigfoot statue
Willow Creek, CA (1992)
Bixby Creek Bridge
Highway 1 at Bixby Creek, CA (1977)
Black Oaks
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA (1977)
Photograph by Hugh P. Bain.
boardwalk through dunes
Asilomar SP, CA (1988)
Bodie
Bodie SHP, near Bridgeport, Mono County, CA (1988)
borax wagons
Harmony Borax Mill, Death Valley NM, CA (1985)
Bridalveil from above
northeast from Stanford Point, Yosemite NP, CA (1986)
brine fly larvae
Mono Lake Tufa SR, near Lee Vining, CA (1982)
broadcast towers
near Walnut Grove, CA (1992)
broken bridge
Conness Creek bridge, Glen Aulin, Yosemite NP, CA (1969)
bruin food
near Upper Hamilton Lake, Sequoia NP, CA (1990)
Buckhorn Valley
EBMUD watershed, near Castro Valley, CA (1990)
building a dam
Garrapata Beach, Garrapata SP, near Carmel Highlands, CA (1992)
Bull Creek erosion
Bull Creek upstream from Humboldt Redwoods SP, CA (1986)
bullets
near Racetrack Road, Death Valley NM, CA (1989)
Bumpass Hell
Bumpass Hell, Lassen Volcanic NP, CA (1985)
bunchgrass prairie
Santa Rosa Plateau Preserve, near Murietta, CA (1993)
bunching broccoli
near Los Osos, CA (1974)
Photograph by Naomi Shibata.
Burns slide
Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP, near Big Sur, CA (1984)
Burns slide closeup
Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP, near Big Sur, CA (1983)
burro trip
near Isberg Pass, Yosemite NP, CA (1986)
butterfly parade
Pacific Grove, CA (1988)

cable ferry
Steamboat Slough, near Walnut Grove, CA (1980)
Calico ghost town
Calico, near Barstow, CA (1981)
Calif Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA (1984)
Calif Aqueduct trail
California Aqueduct near Los Ba–os, CA (1980)
Calif Ground Squirrel
Point Lobos SR, near Carmel, CA (1974)
Calif Poppy Reserve
California Poppy SR, Antelope Valley, near Lancaster, CA (1988)
California City
California City, near Mojave, CA (1969)
Calipatria flagpole
Calipatria Park, Calipatria, CA (1987)
Calistoga geyser
Old Faithful Geyser, Calistoga, CA (1984)
Camp Curry
Camp Curry area from Glacier Point, , Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA (1984)
campground water pump
Afton Canyon campground, near Barstow, CA (1991)
Carmel Beach erosion
Carmel Beach at the foot of Ocean Avenue, Carmel, CA (1982)
carnation greenhouse
near Salinas, CA (1974)
Photograph by Naomi Shibata.
Carrizo photovoltaic
ARCO photovoltaic plant, Carrizo Plain, near California Valley, CA (1984)
cattle drive
near Glennville, Kern County, CA (1984)
cattle trails
Las Trampas RP, near San Ramon, CA (1990)
cavalry camp
Cavalry Camp Meadow, Lyell Fork Merced River, Yosemite NP, CA (1986)
Cave Mtn, I-15
Cave Mountain, Interstate 15, between Barstow and Baker, CA (1991)
center pivot irrigation
Daggett, near Barstow, CA (1986)
chaparral mosaic
Bear Creek, near Briceburg, Mariposa County, CA (1985)
charcoal kilns
near Wildrose, Death Valley NM, CA (1969)
Christmas trees
Buttonwillow truck stop, on Interstate 5 near Buttonwillow, CA (1974)
cinnabar in situ
Aurora Mine, near New Idria, CA (1969)
clear and turbid waters
Grizzly Creek, near Elephant Butte, North Fork Feather River, CA (1987)
Clear Lake shoreline
Buckingham Park, Clear Lake, near Kelseyville, CA (1990)
clearcut Emerald Mile
east bank of Redwood Creek, Redwood NP, CA (1969)
clearcut on Shasta
near Mud Creek, Shasta NF, CA (1991)
coast range farm
Jalama Creek, near Gaviota, CA (1977)
coast ridge Big Sur
Coast Ridge Road at Timber Top, Los Padres NF, near Big Sur, CA (1986)
composting toilet
Little Yosemite, near Nevada Falls, Yosemite NP, CA (1993)
contaminated groundwater
site of Wheeler, Sinkyone Wilderness SP, CA (1991)
Convict Lake
Convict Lake, near Mammoth Lakes, Mono County, CA (1989)
copper ore in streambed
Keystone Canyon, New York Mountains, East Mojave National Scenic Area, CA (1992)
corn field
Pass Road at Butte Slough, near Colusa, CA (1986)
coyote
near Soda Springs, Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite NP, CA (1986)
Coyote Hills
Coyote Hills RP, near Newark, CA (1978)

danger-waterfall
top of Nevada Falls, Yosemite NP, CA (1993)
date grove
Mecca, CA (1991)
dead conifers
near Redwood Meadow, Kaweah River, Sequoia NP, CA (1990)
Dead Giant
Dead Giant tunnel tree, Tuolumne Grove, Yosemite NP, CA (1985)
Death Valley dunes
sand dunes near Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley NM, CA (1985)
Delevan Wildlife Refuge
Delevan National Wildlife Refuge, near Maxwell, CA (1988)
dent corn
Pass Road at Butte Slough, near Colusa, CA (1986)
Devils Golf Course
Devils Golf Course, Death Valley NM, CA (1985)
Diablo Canyon powerplant
north of Diablo Canyon, near Los Osos, CA (1977)
Diaz Lake
Diaz Lake CP, near Lone Pine, CA (1988)
do not harm or disturb
Nature Conservancy McCloud River Preserve, near McCloud, CA (1992)
Donner memorial
Donner Memorial SP, near Truckee, CA (1985)
Dos Rios
confluence of Eel River and Middle Fork Eel River, Dos Rios, CA (1993)
downtown LA
south from Angeles Crest Highway, Arroyo Seco canyon, Angeles NF, CA (1988)
Drakes Estero mudflats
Home Bay, Drakes Estero, Point Reyes NS, CA (1989)
drinking from a spring
Grassy Swale, Lassen Volcanic Wilderness, Lassen Volcanic NP, CA (1977)
drinking water
Canoga Park, Los Angeles, CA (1974)
dry irrigation ditch
near Manzanar, CA (1977)
Dumbarton crossings
Dumbarton Bridge, near East Palo Alto, CA (1990)
dunes closed to ORV's
Kelso Dunes, East Mojave National Scenic Area, CA (1991)
dust hazard
Rush Creek, nearAdin, Modoc County, CA (1992)

Edmonston pumps
Edmonston Pumping Plant, California Aqueduct, near Grapevine, CA (1986)
Eel River diversion
Van Arsdale Dam, Eel River, near Potter Valley, CA (1991)
elk aggressive
Tomales Point, Point Reyes NS, CA (1982)
elk at Sinkyone
Bear Harbor Road, Sinkyone Wilderness SP, CA (1991)
Embarcadero demolition
Howard and Steuart Streets, San Francisco, CA (1991)
Embarcadero Freeway
Embaradero at the foot of Market, San Francisco, CA (1991)
Emerald Bay slide
highway 89, Emerald Bay SP, Lake Tahoe, CA (1985)
Emerald Lake dam
Emerald Lake, Trinity Alps Wilderness, CA (1977)
Emerald Mile
Emerald Mile along Redwood Creek, Redwood NP, CA (1971)
Empire Cottage
Empire Cottage, Empire Mine SHP, Grass Valley, CA (1985)
erosion due to feral pigs
Lake Sonoma SRA, CA (1992)
eucalyptus after frost
Sonoma High School, south of Sonoma, CA (1991)
Eucalyptus clearcut
Grizzly Peak Boulevard, Berkeley Hills, CA (1974)
experiment in river
South Fork Eel River, Nature Conservancy North Coast Range Preserve, CA (1993)

fallen tunnel tree
Wawona Tunnel Tree, Mariposa Grove, Yosemite NP, CA (1979)
fan palm oasis
Fortynine Palms Oasis, Joshua Tree NM, CA (1991)
feeding squirrels
Vernal Falls Bridge, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA (1993)
fenceline
Highway 46 between Cambria and Atascadero, CA (1973)
feral burros
near Wildrose, Death Valley NM, CA (1969)
field of lupine
Highway 68 between Laguna Seca and Spreckels, CA (1985)
filming a car commercial
near Pan Toll, Mount Tamaplais SP, CA (1990)
fish hatchery
Mount Whitney State Fish Hatchery, near Independence, CA (1977)
fishing boats
Monterey harbor, CA (1978)
flash flood
near Townes Pass, Death Valley NM, CA (1974)
flood control reservoir
Lake Kaweah, east of Visalia, CA (1990)
flood level in 1964
Weott, CA (1986)
flow of river warning
Mokelumne River below Salt Springs Dam, CA (1992)
fly fishing at Ah-Di-Na
Ah-Di-Na campground, Shasta NF, CA (1992)
forestry management
Shasta NF, east of McCloud, CA (1993)
Fort Piute
Fort Piute, East Mojave National Scenic Area, CA (1991)
Fort Ross redwood
Fort Ross SHP, CA (1980)
Franks Tract
Bethel Island and Franks Tract, CA (1974)
frost-killed Eucalyptus
Siesta Valley, near Orinda, CA (1973)
Photograph by Daniel O. Holmes.
Fruit Growers Supply
Highway 89 near Burney, CA (1993)
Furnace Creek Inn garden
Furnace Creek Inn, Death Valley NM, CA (1991)
Furnace Creek Wash diversion
Zabriskie Point, Death Valley NM, CA (1991)

Garrapata Beach
Garrapata Beach, Garrapata SP, near Carmel Highlands, CA (1977)
giant oaks
Round Valley, south of Covelo, CA (1993)
grading rose buds
near Salinas, CA (1974)
Photograph by Naomi Shibata.
greenhouse poison controls
near Salinas, CA (1974)
Photograph by Naomi Shibata.
greenhouse stilts
near Salinas, CA (1974)
Photograph by Naomi Shibata.
gusher
site of Lakeview gusher, north of Maricopa, CA (1984)

harbor dredge
Santa Barbara yacht harbor, CA (1991)
Harbor Seals pupping
mouth of the Russian River, Sonoma Coast SP, near Jenner, CA (1987)
harvesting salt
Oliver Brothers Salt Company, Hayward, CA (1977)
Hetch-Hetchy Valley
Hetch-Hetchy Reservoir, Yosemite NP, CA (1984)
high sierra privy
Upper Hamilton Lake, Sequoia NP, CA (1990)
High Sierra Trail
High Sierra Trail above Upper Hamilton Lake, Sequoia NP, CA (1990)
hiking boots
near Garnet Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Sierra NF, CA (1970)
Hole in the Head
Bodega Head, Bodega Bay, CA (1981)
Home Ranch
Home Ranch, Point Reyes NS, CA (1989)
hoss burgers
Ponderosa Ranch, near Incline Village, NV (1987)
hot air balloon
west of Convict Lake, near Mammoth Lakes, Mono County, CA (1989)
housing in foothills
west edge of Pleasant Hill, from Briones RP, CA (1990)
Humboldt nuclear plant
Humboldt Bay nuclear reactor, Fields Landing, near Eureka, CA (1985)
Huntin N Fishin Shak
Suisun City, CA (1991)
the Hurricane Deck
north from Figueroa mountain across the San Rafael Wilderness, Los Padres NF, CA (1993)
hydraulic mining debris
Clear Creek, near North San Juan, Nevada County, CA (1987)
hydraulic monitor
La Grange Mine, near Weaverville, CA (1992)

Indian huts
Indian Grinding Rocks SHP, near Jackson, CA (1992)
Indian midden
Point Lobos SR, near Carmel, CA (1984)
Inland Empire sprawl
north end of Lake Elsinore, CA (1993)

James Marshall statue
Marshall Gold Discovery SHP, Coloma, CA (1987)
Jawbone Siphon
Jawbone Canyon, near Mojave, CA (1988)
Joshua Tree campground
north from Ryan Mountain, Joshua Tree NM, CA (1977)
jumping cholla
Joshua Tree NM, CA (1977)

Kelso Depot
Kelso, East Mojave National Scenic Area, CA (1991)
Klamath lily
near Buck Lake, Siskiyou Wilderness, Six Rivers NF, CA (1991)
Klamath River garbage dump
Yurok IR, near Weitchpec, CA (1992)

LA Aqueduct
Alabama Hills, near Lone Pine, CA (1991)
LA basin smog
northeast from over LAX, Los Angeles, CA (1980)
LA city limit
Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles, CA (1974)
Lake Ediza
Lake Ediza, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Sierra NF, CA (1989)
Lake Elsinore campground
campground, Lake Elsinore SP, CA (1993)
Lake Tahoe outlet
Truckee River control structure, Tahoe City, CA (1985)
lakefront cabins
Angora lake, near South Tahoe, CA (1966)
landslide stabilization
Vista Heights Road, Richmond, CA (1991)
Las Vegas traffic
Interstate 15 east of Barstow, CA (1991)
Leadville
site of Leadville, Death Valley NM, CA (1986)
Limantour Beach
Limantour Beach, Point Reyes NS, CA (1990)
linear campground
highway 101 at Freshwater Lagoon, Redwood NP, near Orick, CA (1986)
live firing
near Santa Lucia Memorial Park, Fort Hunter Liggett, CA (1968)
llama packing
near Pelican Lake, Point Reyes NS, CA (1987)
log pile
Weaverville, CA (1992)
logging Bald Hills
looking north from the Bald Hills Road, near Orick, CA (1969)
logs at Scotia mill
Pacific Lumber Company mill, Scotia, CA (1985)
Loma Prieta fissures
Loma Prieta earthquake epicenter, Forest of Nisene Marks SP, near Aptos, CA (1990)
low water Lake Oroville
South Fork arm of Lake Oroville, CA (1988)

making soup
near Secret Lake, Emigrant Wilderness, Stanislaus NF, CA (1985)
Malakoff Diggins
Malakoff Diggins SP, CA (1985)
managed timberlands
near Toad Lake, Shasta NF, CA (1992)
marmot warning
Mineral King, Sequoia NP, CA (1990)
meadow with bigtrees
Mariposa Grove, Yosemite NP, CA (1977)
Merced Grove
Merced Grove, near Crane Flat, Yosemite NP, CA (1987)
mine headframe
Idaho-Maryland Mine, Empire Mine SHP, Grass Valley, CA (1985)
miner's ditch
Plumas Eureka SP, CA (1991)
Mineral King
Mineral King, Sequoia NP, CA (1990)
mining claim
Hayfork Creek, near Hayfork, Trinity NF, CA (1992)
Mirror Lake
Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA (1979)
mission cloister
Mission San Antonio, CA (1992)
mission grapes
Mission San Antonio, CA (1992)
Mission Soledad ruins
Mission Soledad, CA (1969)
Mist Trail
Mist Trail below Vernal Falls, Yosemite NP, CA (1993)
Mitchell Canyon
Mitchell Canyon, Mount Diablo SP, CA (1992)
Mokelumne aqueducts
Upper Jones Tract, near Stockton, CA (1980)
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Cannery Row, Monterey, CA (1985)
Moreton Bay fig tree
adjacent to Southern Pacific station, Santa Barbara, CA (1991)
Morro Bay powerplant
Morro Bay, CA (1984)
the Mother Lode
Highway 108 at Woods Creek, west of Jamestown, CA (1985)
Mother of the Forest
North Grove, Calaveras Bigtrees SP, CA (1985)
Mount Shasta
Highway 97 north of Weed, CA (1969)
mouth of the Klamath
mouth of the Klamath River, Requa, CA (1983)
Mt Diablo Ranch in spring
Mount Diablo Ranch, Mount Diablo SP, CA (1981)
Mt Diablo Ranch in summer
Mount Diablo Ranch, Mount Diablo SP, CA (1981)
Mt Eddy lookout
summit of Mount Eddy, Shasta NF, near Weed, CA (1992)
muffler on Usal Road
Usal Road, Sinkyone Wilderness SP, CA (1991)
mustard
Jalama Valley, near Gaviota, CA (1977)

near Bear Basin Butte
east from Bear Basin Butte Road, near Siskiyou Pass, Six Rivers NF, CA (1991)
Negit and Paoha Islands
Mono Lake, CA (1979)
New Idria kiln and still
New Idria, CA (1969)
New Idria main adit
New Idria, CA (1969)
New Idria open pit
Aurora Mine, near New Idria, CA (1969)
New River
New River from highway 86 west of Brawley, CA (1988)
no fireworks in park
Rifle Range Road entrance, Wildcat Canyon RP, Richmond, CA (1990)
no gas at Cima
Cima, CA (1991)
no gold mining
Placerita Canyon SP, near Newhall, CA (1993)
no household garbage
near Anchor Bay, CA (1992)
North Coast Range Preserve
site of Wilderness Lodge, Nature Conservancy North Coast Range Preserve, CA (1991)
north Oakland air view
vicinity of the Macarthur BART station, north Oakland, CA (1986)

O'Shaugnessy Dam
O'Shaugnessy Dam, Tuolumne River, Yosemite NP, CA (1981)
oak reforestation
Vista Heights Road, Richmond, CA (1993)
oak savanna
highway 20 west of Williams, CA (1991)
oast houses
Westside Road, south of Healdsburg, CA (1992)
off Broadway
Broadway at foot of Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, CA (1991)
Ojai Valley
Shangri-La viewpoint, east of Ojai, CA (1993)
open desert camping
Bisnaga Alta Wash, Anza Borrego Desert SP, CA (1993)
ore crusher
Plumas Eureka SP, CA (1991)
ORV rehabilitation
Afton Canyon, near Barstow, CA (1991)
osprey nest
Hat Creek, near Burney, CA (1993)
Owens dry lake
Dirty Socks Spring, near Olancha, CA (1969)
Owens River diversion
near Aberdeen, Owens Valley, CA (1984)

Pacific Electric
Los Angeles, CA (1974)
Pacific Tree Frog
Tomales Point, Point Reyes NS, CA (1989)
packing poinsettias
near Salinas, CA (1974)
Photograph by Naomi Shibata.
Pajaro Dunes
Pajaro Dunes, mouth of the Pajaro River, near Watsonville, CA (1984)
Palm Spring
Palm Spring, Anza Borrego Desert SP, CA (1993)
Palm Springs golf course
Palm Springs, CA (1977)
Palo Alto baylands
PG&E boardwalk, north of Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA (1978)
pampas grass
Highway 1 near Lucia, CA (1993)
pan trout
Benson Lake, Yosemite NP, CA (1969)
park closed June-Sept
Vallecito CP, on county road S2 adjacent to Anza Borrego Desert SP, CA (1993)
parking lot at Pt Lobos
Whalers Cove, Point Lobos SR, near Carmel, CA (1977)
party balloons
Last Chance Range, near Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley NM, CA (1989)
pedestrian wharf
pedestrian access pier, the Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA (1991)
Pelton wheel
Plumas Eureka SP, CA (1991)
Peregrine Falcon nest site
Castle Rock, Mount Diablo SP, CA (1991)
petrified redwood
Petrified Forest, near Calistoga, CA (1981)
PG&E flume
below Salt Springs Reservoir, Mokelumne River Canyon, CA (1992)
photo-identifiable point
Shasta NF, east of McCloud, CA (1993)
Pico Blanco
Pico Blanco, Little Sur River, CA (1977)
Pierce Ranch
Pierce Ranch, Point Reyes NS, CA (1982)
Potter Valley
north end of Potter Valley, CA (1991)
prescribed burn
Mariposa Grove, Yosemite NP, CA (1977)
Pt Reyes shipwrecks
Point Reyes Beach, Point Reyes NS, CA (1966)

railroad right of way
Los Angeles, CA (1974)
rain in Yosemite
east from Big Oak Flat Road, Yosemite NP, CA (1982)
Rancho Seco
Rancho Seco nuclear facility, west of Ione, CA (1992)
Raymond store
Raymond, Madera County, CA (1985)
redwood clearcut
Bald Hills Road, near Orick, CA (1969)
redwood house
Cayucos, CA (1984)
redwood stump
Forest of Nisene Marks SP, near Aptos, CA (1990)
remain safely on shore
Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA (1991)
Rhyolite
Rhyolite, CA (1986)
Ring Mtn Preserve
Ring Mountain, near Tiburon, CA (1992)
road and railroad
North Fork Feather River, near Pulga, CA (1987)
road in Yosemite
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA (1993)
road repair Big Sur
Highway 1 near Gorda, CA (1993)
road skiing
Glacier Point Road, near Badger Pass, Yosemite NP, CA (1988)
roadside garbage
Yurok IR, near Martins Ferry, CA (1992)
rock avalanche hazard
Chaos Crags area, Lassen Volcanic NP, CA (1977)
rock climber
near Yosemite Lodge, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA (1978)
Roosevelt Elk
Elk Prairie, Prairie Creek Redwoods SP, CA (1983)
rotary snow plow
California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA (1987)
Round Mountain fire
Highway 299 near Hatchet Mountain Pass, CA (1993)
Round Valley
Alta Vista, Round Valley, near Bishop, CA (1982)
runaway truck ramp
Grapevine Grade, Interstate 5, south of Bakersfield, CA (1986)

Sacramento River
Ball's Ferry, near Cottonwood, CA (1977)
Sacramento River at Dunsmuir
Sacramento River at Dunsmuir, CA (1991)
Salinas greenhouses
near Salinas, CA (1974)
Photograph by Naomi Shibata.
Salinas Valley cropland
near Salinas, CA (1974)
Photograph by Naomi Shibata.
Salt Creek
Salt Creek, Death Valley NM, CA (1985)
salt evaporators
mouth of Alameda Creek, north of Coyote Hills RP, near Newark, CA (1980)
Salton City
former Marina, Salton City, CA (1988)
Salton Sea
near Salton City, CA (1988)
San Joaquin grasslands
near Tracy, CA (1978)
San Pablo Reservoir
San Pablo Reservoir, near Orinda, CA (1990)
Santa Clara Valley farmland
near Morgan Hill, CA (1983)
Santa Lucia Fir
Cone Peak, Ventana Wilderness, Los Padres NF, CA (1977)
scalding water
Calistoga, CA (1989)
Scotty's Castle
Scotty's Castle, DeathValley NM, CA (1986)
sea level from Badwater
Badwater, Death Valley NM, CA (1977)
seismic exploration
near Ryan, Death Valley NM, CA (1974)
selective redwood logging
Usal Road, just south of Sinkyone Wilderness SP, CA (1991)
Sentinel Dome summit
summit of Sentinal Dome, Yosemite NP, CA (1982)
Seventh St Terminal
Seventh Street container terminal, Port of Oakland, CA (1989)
SFO airport
San Francisco International Airport, CA (1980)
Shasta Dam
Shasta Dam overlook, CA (1983)
Shasta's shadow
southeast shoulder of Mount Shasta, CA (1991)
sheep near Merrill
Lost River Valley, near Merrill, OR (1992)
sheep near San Miguel
along Highway 101, near Bradley, CA (1989)
sheep/cattle fence
county road J1, Little Panoche Valley, near Mercey Hot Springs, CA (1985)
shellfish deadly
Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA (1987)
shipping flowers
Mountain View, CA (1977)
shipping potted plants
near Salinas, CA (1974)
Photograph by Naomi Shibata.
sidehill viaduct
highway 101 along the South Fork Eel River, near Leggett, CA (1993)
Sierra pack train
near Reds Meadow, Sierra NF, CA (1977)
Photograph by Hugh P. Bain.
silted channel
Suisun City, CA (1991)
Silverado squatters
site of Silverado mine, Robert Louis Stevenson SP, CA (1990)
Sinkyone Wilderness sign
Usal Creek, Sinkyone Wilderness SP, CA (1991)
ski jump
Squaw Valley, near Tahoe City, CA (1985)
small gold dredge
Edwards Crossing, South Yuba River, CA (1985)
small mercury kiln
west of San Carlos Creek, north of New Idria, CA (1969)
smoke in Yosemite
east from Wawona Tunnel, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA (1978)
smudge pots
Ojai Valley, east of Ojai, CA (1974)
Soberanes Creek redwoods
Soberanes Creek, CA (1990)
solar electric
Daggett, near Barstow, CA (1986)
Solar One
Daggett, near Barstow, CA (1986)
south from Coit Tower
south from Coit Tower, summit of Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, CA (1990)
southern SF Bay
northwest over San Francisco Bay from Newark, CA (1978)
stamp mill
Empire Mine SHP, Grass Valley, CA (1985)
Stanislaus River
Caswell Memorial SP, near Manteca, CA (1985)
star thistle
Sugar Cone Peak SP, near Santa Rosa, CA (1991)
state park logging
near Albee Creek, Humboldt Redwoods SP, CA (1986)
steelhead fishing
near the mouth of the Gualala River, Gualala, CA (1992)
steep street
Romolo Place, south side of Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, CA (1991)
Sterling winery
Sterling vineyards, near Calistoga, CA (1981)
Stinson Beach parking
Stinson Beach, CA (1987)
stock pond
Sindicich Lagoons, Briones RP, near Orinda, CA (88)
storm drain
San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, CA (1974)
Stout Grove
Stout Grove, Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP, CA (1983)
surfer at Cayucos
Cayucos, CA (1984)
surfer in storm
Point Pi–os, Pacific Grove, CA (1985)
Sykes Hot Springs
Sykes Hot Springs, Ventana Wilderness, near Big Sur, CA (1986)

Tahoe Queen
Emerald Bay SP, Lake Tahoe, CA (1987)
tailings wheels
Kennedy Mine, near Jackson, CA (1992)
Tehachapi Loop
Southern Pacific Railroad's Tehachapi Loop, near Keene, CA (1986)
Tennessee Valley parking
Tennessee Valley Road, Golden Gate NRA, CA (1992)
tent camping
Usal Creek campgound, Sinkyone Wilderness SP, CA (1993)
tire store
Los Angeles, CA (1974)
Titus Canyon
Titus Canyon, Death Valley NM, CA (1986)
trackside vernal pool
Interstate 5 near Arbuckle, CA (1978)
Trail Crest switchbacks
Mount Whitney trail, switchbacks below Trail Crest Pass, Inyo NF, CA (1968)
Trees of Mystery
Trees of Mystery, Klamath, CA (1980)
Trinity River tailings
Trinity River upstream from Trinity Lake, near Carrville, CA (1991)
tufa towers
Mono Lake Tufa SR, near Lee Vining, CA (1982)
Tule Elk State Reserve
Tule Elk State Reserve, near Buttonwillow, CA (1985)
Tule Lake bed
near Tulelake, Modoc County, CA (1992)
Tule Lake shore
Peninsula Bay, Lava Beds NM, CA (1992)

understory fuel
Grouse Creek, near Chinquapin, Yosemite NP, CA (1978)
Union Oil founded 1890
Santa Paula, CA (1974)
unlined ditch aqueduct
near Manzanar, Owens Valley, CA (1991)

Vaca early fruit district
near Vacaville, CA (1986)
Venice
Venice, Los Angeles, CA (1988)
Ventana Wilderness
from Mount Manuel, Ventana Wilderness, near Big Sur, CA (1983)
Vernal Falls
Clark Point, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA (1983)
vernal pool in spring
Santa Rosa Plateau Preserve, near Murietta, CA (1993)
view over Eastern Mojave
east from the Mitchell Caverns, Providence Mountains SP, CA (1988)

warning - lions
El Cariso area, Cleveland NF, west of Lake Elsinore, CA (1993)
watching Oakland hills fire
Point Isabel, Richmond, CA (1991)
water bar
High Sierra Trail, Big Arroyo, Sequoia NP, CA (1990)
Waterfall Cove
Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP, CA (1977)
weather station
Chaparral Campground, west side of Pinnacles NM, CA (1985)
well-equipped campsite
MacArthur-Burney Falls SP campground, CA (1993)
Westside Oil Field
Buena Vista Hills, north of Taft, CA (1984)
westside San Joaquin
junction of highway 132 and Interstate 580, south of Tracy, CA (1980)
wheelchair access Yosemite
near Happy Isles, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA (1993)
whitewater rafting
Merced River near Briceburg, Sierra NF, CA (1993)
Whitney summit
summit of Mount Whitney, Sequoia NP, CA (1968)
Wild Horse Mesa
Hole-in-the-Wall, East Mojave National Scenic Area, CA (1991)
wilderness sign
boundary of Siskiyou wilderness, Siskiyou Pass, Six Rivers NF, CA (1991)
wind farm
along Interstate 10 near Whitewater, CA (1988)
wine grapes
Ingelnook winery, near Saint Helena, CA (1981)

yew bark
Nature Conservancy McCloud River Preserve, near McCloud, CA (1992)
Yosemite employee housing
near Camp Curry, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP, CA (1988)
Yosemite meadows
southeast from top of Yosemite Falls, Yosemite NP, CA (1986)
you may see smoke
Calaveras Bigtrees SP, near Murphys, CA (1985)

Zabriskie Point
Zabriskie Point, Death Valley NM, CA (1986)

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