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Despite being the most populous U.S. state with a prosperous agricultural industry, California is one of the richest and most diverse parts of the world, with natural wonders ranging from towering forests, treacherous deserts, coastal islands, broad mountain ranges and a giant kelp forest. It is the American state with the greatest diversity of terrain and climate, which ranges from Mediterranean to subarctic.

California contains both the highest and lowest points in the contiguous United States (Mount Whitney and Death Valley respectively) as well as the tallest and oldest trees.

The California poppy is the official state flower, and can be found in great numbers at the peak of the blooming season.

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Sunlight creating a rainbow in the spray of the Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA, June 2008
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Thomas Lazar / Sunlight creating a rainbow in the spray of the Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA, June 2008
Evening light on Yosemite Valley at sunset, El Capitan, Bridalveil Falls, Cathedral Rocks and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, USA
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Thomas Lazar / Evening light on Yosemite Valley at sunset, El Capitan, Bridalveil Falls, Cathedral Rocks and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, California, USA
Hikers approaching Upper Yosemite Falls, Yosemite NP, California, USA
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Michael Hutchinson / Hikers approaching Upper Yosemite Falls, Yosemite NP, California, USA
View of El Capitan rock formation, seen from the Merced River. Yosemite National Park, Winter, California, December 2008.
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Floris van Breugel / View of El Capitan rock formation, seen from the Merced River. Yosemite National Park, Winter, California, December 2008.
Ponderosa Pines (Pinus ponderosa) and California Black Oaks (Quercus kelloggii) in misty valley silhouetted against snow covered El Captain at dawn, Yosemite National Park, California
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Jack Dykinga / Ponderosa Pines (Pinus ponderosa) and California Black Oaks (Quercus kelloggii) in misty valley silhouetted against snow covered El Captain at dawn, Yosemite National Park, California
Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) flowering on the banks of the Merced River, Yosemite valley, Yosemite National Park, California
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Jack Dykinga / Pacific Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) flowering on the banks of the Merced River, Yosemite valley, Yosemite National Park, California
View of Yosemite Falls amid fog with snow covered Ponderosa Pines (Pinus ponderosa) and the Merced River in foreground. Framed by Ponderosa Pine boughs, Yosemite National Park, California
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Jack Dykinga / View of Yosemite Falls amid fog with snow covered Ponderosa Pines (Pinus ponderosa) and the Merced River in foreground. Framed by Ponderosa Pine boughs, Yosemite National Park, California
Moonset over arch, Alabama Hills, Mt Whitney, Sierra Mountains, California, USA
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David Welling / Moonset over arch, Alabama Hills, Mt Whitney, Sierra Mountains, California, USA
Half Dome above river and winter snow, Yosemite NP, California, USA, 1993
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David Welling / Half Dome above river and winter snow, Yosemite NP, California, USA, 1993
Yellow bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) in snow covered Minarets mountains, High Sierras, Ansel Adams Wilderness, California, USA. June 2009
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Floris van Breugel / Yellow bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) in snow covered Minarets mountains, High Sierras, Ansel Adams Wilderness, California, USA. June 2009
White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) in snow covered mountainous landscape, Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak, Ansel Adams Wilderness, California, USA, July 2009
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Floris van Breugel / White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) in snow covered mountainous landscape, Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak, Ansel Adams Wilderness, California, USA, July 2009
Long exposure to capture star trails circling around the North Star, Polaris, at the "Racetrack," a remote desert playa (dry lake bed) in Death Valley National Park, famous for its mysterious moving r...
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Floris van Breugel / Long exposure to capture star trails circling around the North Star, Polaris, at the "Racetrack," a remote desert playa (dry lake bed) in Death Valley National Park, famous for its mysterious moving r...