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Image: Summit of Waterrock Knob
Summit of Waterrock Knob
Summit of Waterrock Knob
Summit of Waterrock Knob

View from Summit of Waterrock Knob at 6,292 feet. It is the 16th highest peak in the Eastern US and located within the Blue Ridge Pkwy.

View from Summit of Waterrock Knob at 6,292 feet. It is the 16th highest peak in the Eastern US and located within the Blue Ridge Pkwy.

Image: Summit of Waterrock Knob
Summit of Waterrock Knob
Summit of Waterrock Knob
Summit of Waterrock Knob

View from Summit of Waterrock Knob at 6,292 feet. It is the 16th highest peak in the Eastern US and located within the Blue Ridge Pkwy.

View from Summit of Waterrock Knob at 6,292 feet. It is the 16th highest peak in the Eastern US and located within the Blue Ridge Pkwy.

Image: Summit of Waterrock Knob
Summit of Waterrock Knob
Summit of Waterrock Knob
Summit of Waterrock Knob

View from Summit of Waterrock Knob at 6,292 feet. It is the 16th highest peak in the Eastern US and located within the Blue Ridge Pkwy.

View from Summit of Waterrock Knob at 6,292 feet. It is the 16th highest peak in the Eastern US and located within the Blue Ridge Pkwy.

Image: Summit of Waterrock Knob
Summit of Waterrock Knob
Summit of Waterrock Knob
Summit of Waterrock Knob

View from Summit of Waterrock Knob at 6,292 feet. It is the 16th highest peak in the Eastern US and located within the Blue Ridge Pkwy.

View from Summit of Waterrock Knob at 6,292 feet. It is the 16th highest peak in the Eastern US and located within the Blue Ridge Pkwy.

Image: Cajon Pass, CA
Cajon Pass, CA
Cajon Pass, CA
Cajon Pass, CA

Cajon Pass, CA, where high pressure gas lines, high voltage power lines, rail lines, fiber optics, water lines, and Interstate 15 all run over the San Andreas Fault, which runs roughly side to side across the center of this image.

Cajon Pass, CA, where high pressure gas lines, high voltage power lines, rail lines, fiber optics, water lines, and Interstate 15 all run over the San Andreas Fault, which runs roughly side to side across the center of this image.

Image: Fall Foliage in North Carolina Mountains
Fall Foliage in North Carolina Mountains
Fall Foliage in North Carolina Mountains
Fall Foliage in North Carolina Mountains

Evening sunset over the mountains in Waynesville.

Image: Fall Foliage in North Carolina Mountains
Fall Foliage in North Carolina Mountains
Fall Foliage in North Carolina Mountains
Fall Foliage in North Carolina Mountains

Evening sunset over the mountains in Waynesville.

Image: Hidden Lake
Hidden Lake
Hidden Lake
Hidden Lake

This picture was taken while recovering passive atmospheric deposition samplers used to evaluate the nutrient loading of alpine lakes in Washington's National Parks.

This picture was taken while recovering passive atmospheric deposition samplers used to evaluate the nutrient loading of alpine lakes in Washington's National Parks.

Image: Train on Cajon Pass
Train on Cajon Pass
Train on Cajon Pass
Train on Cajon Pass

Train crossing the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass, CA

Train crossing the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass, CA

Image: Train on Cajon Pass
Train on Cajon Pass
Train on Cajon Pass
Train on Cajon Pass

Train crossing the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass, CA

Train crossing the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass, CA

Image: Train on Cajon Pass
Train on Cajon Pass
Train on Cajon Pass
Train on Cajon Pass

Train crossing the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass, CA with I-15 in the background

Train crossing the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass, CA with I-15 in the background

Image: Utilities on San Andreas Fault
Utilities on San Andreas Fault
Utilities on San Andreas Fault
Utilities on San Andreas Fault

Directly on the San Andreas with high pressure gas lines underground and high voltage power lines overhead at Cajon Pass, CA

Directly on the San Andreas with high pressure gas lines underground and high voltage power lines overhead at Cajon Pass, CA

Image: Utilities on San Andreas Fault
Utilities on San Andreas Fault
Utilities on San Andreas Fault
Utilities on San Andreas Fault

Directly on the San Andreas with high pressure gas lines underground and high voltage power lines overhead at Cajon Pass, CA

Directly on the San Andreas with high pressure gas lines underground and high voltage power lines overhead at Cajon Pass, CA

Image: Cajon Pass
Cajon Pass
Cajon Pass
Cajon Pass

View up the valley looking west at Cajon Pass, CA

View up the valley looking west at Cajon Pass, CA

Image: Cajon Pass: Power Lines
Cajon Pass: Power Lines
Cajon Pass: Power Lines
Cajon Pass: Power Lines

High voltage power lines over the San Andreas Fault and Lost Lake at Cajon Pass, CA

High voltage power lines over the San Andreas Fault and Lost Lake at Cajon Pass, CA

Image: Cajon Pass: Power Lines
Cajon Pass: Power Lines
Cajon Pass: Power Lines
Cajon Pass: Power Lines

High voltage power lines over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass, CA

High voltage power lines over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass, CA

Image: Cajon Pass: Power Lines
Cajon Pass: Power Lines
Cajon Pass: Power Lines
Cajon Pass: Power Lines

High voltage power lines over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass, CA

High voltage power lines over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass, CA

Image: Cajon Pass: Power Lines
Cajon Pass: Power Lines
Cajon Pass: Power Lines
Cajon Pass: Power Lines

High voltage power lines over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass, CA

High voltage power lines over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass, CA

Image: Cajon Pass: Power Lines
Cajon Pass: Power Lines
Cajon Pass: Power Lines
Cajon Pass: Power Lines

High voltage power lines over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass, CA

High voltage power lines over the San Andreas Fault at Cajon Pass, CA

Image: Little South Pembina River in the Fall
Little South Pembina River in the Fall
Little South Pembina River in the Fall
Little South Pembina River in the Fall

Looking downstream from the USGS streamgage on the Little South Pembina River near Walhalla, North Dakota.

Looking downstream from the USGS streamgage on the Little South Pembina River near Walhalla, North Dakota.

Image: Solar-Powered Streamgage
Solar-Powered Streamgage
Solar-Powered Streamgage
Solar-Powered Streamgage

Solar-powered streamgage in Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Montana.

Solar-powered streamgage in Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Montana.