An evergreen forest grows along the rugged Oregon coast near Cape Meares.
On the Sand
Ripples in the sand on a Galveston Island, Texas, beach.
The Blue Ghost
The aircraft carrier USS Lexington—now a museum ship—moored at North Beach, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Pacific Horizon
The Pacific Ocean stretches to the horizon as seen from Red Rock Beach near Stinson Beach, California.
Lavon Dawn
The sun rises on North Texas’ Lake Lavon.
Seaside Meters
Parking meters greet the morning sun at North Beach, Corpus Christi, Texas.
On Arizona Beach
Driftwood on the serene Arizona Beach, Oregon.
Glass Beach Rocks
The rocky shore of Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, California.
Washed-Up on the Shore
Seaweed washed up on the shore of a Port Aransas, Texas, beach.
Reach Out Into the Sea
A granite erosion-control groyne stretches into the morning Gulf of Mexico surf along a Galveston, Texas, beach.