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Photograph by Peter Essick
Rocky spires known as the Minarets rise above 12,000 feet in the Ansel Adams Wilderness.
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Photograph by Peter Essick
Melting snowpack sluices down Shadow Creek.
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Photograph by Peter Essick
A setting moon makes a fitting backdrop for a lunarlike landscape near Donohue Pass.
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Photograph by Peter Essick
Lodgepole pines cast long shadows at sunset.
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Photograph by Peter Essick
Fungus whitens a plant pressed flat by snow.
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Photograph by Peter Essick
Late summer thunderheads build above Garnet Lake.
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Photograph by Peter Essick
High winds and gathering clouds signal the approach of a winter storm.
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Photograph by Peter Essick
Above the tree line, strong winds whip whitecaps across the surface of Dana Lake.
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Photograph by Peter Essick
In autumn, quaking aspen leaves seem lit from within.
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Photograph by Peter Essick
Frost filigrees a quaking aspen leaf in late October.
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Photograph by Peter Essick
A mix of rain and sleet turns a hillside into a pointillistic portrait.
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Photograph by Peter Essick
A detail of a dead lodgepole pine suggests the dark depths of a lake.
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