Eastern California, Sierras and Deserts

The Sierras

• Columbia Gold Rush Town: Photos from the big rush.
  
• Kings Canyon National Park: Glacier-carved canyons, lakes, waterfalls
  
• Northern Sierra Satellite Photos: Lake Tahoe, Mammoth, Lassen satellite photos.
  
• Sequoia National Park: Big trees, views.
  
• Yosemite Valley: Yosemite Valley views include Half Dome, El Capitan, Yosemite Falls and the Merced River.
  
• Yosemite National Park: There's a lot more than just the valley. See it here.
  
• Yosemite in Winter: Famous sights, covered with snow.
  
• Yosemite's Hetch Hetchy: One of Yosemite's least-visited and most controversial spots.
• Yosemite Wildflowers on the Hite Cove Trail: A bright collection of flowers taken on a short walk.

The California Desert

• Death Valley: A photo tour of a very hot, but very scenic, place.
  
• Joshua Tree Desert Plants: Cactus, ocotillo, bottlebrush
  
• Joshua Tree National Monument: Boulders, desert oasis, Joshua trees.
  
• Palm Springs, California Pictures: A collection of Palm Springs, California pictures, including Indian Canyon, Palm Drive and more.
  
• Rhyolite Ghost Town Pictures: Pictures of a well-preserved ghost town on the California/Nevada border
  
• Southern Sierra Satellite Photos: Death Valley, Mojave, Owens Valley satellite photos.
  

Eastern California

• Autumn Pictures - June Lake: A collection of pictures of fall foliage in the California mountains near June Lake
  
• McGee Creek in Fall: When the aspens change color, this may be the most beautiful three miles in California.
  
• Bodie: A ghost town in "arrested decay."
  
• Lake Tahoe: Photos of North and South Lake Tahoe, Ponderosa Ranch, Vikingsholm.
  
• Mono Lake: Islands, movie sets, migrating birds, tufa towers and abandoned settlements.
  
• Squaw Valley: A photo trip on the cable car from the Village at Squaw up to High Camp.
  
• Scenic Highway 395: One of the country's most beautiful (and least used) driving tours.