The Heceta Head Lighthouse overlooks the Pacific Ocean south of Yachats, Oregon.
Gulf of Mexico waves roll over erosion-control granite blocks at the foot of the Galveston, Texas, Seawall.
As the Carnival Breeze cruise ship cuts through the waters near Cozumel, Mexico, its bow wave glistens under the evening sun.
A cold, windy, overcast morning on the Galveston, Texas, beach.
A wave crests ocean surface somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico.
A beachgoer is overshadowed by Chief Kiawanda Rock, Pacific City, Oregon.
Gulf of Mexico waves crest as the roll onto a Galveston, Texas, beach.
Waves wash past a log on the shore of Central Texas’ Lake Whitney.
The sun begins to rise on the Gulf of Mexico as seen from Galveston, Texas.
Twisted branches of a fallen tree at Oklahoma’s Lake Texoma State Park.