Horses at the Rano Raraku quarry

Moto Nui seen from the water

Horses in paradise at Anakena Beach

Anakena Beach

Anakena Beach

Pinkish hue to coral sands at Anakena Beach.

The eternal battle of surf and shore. The seemingly soft water will eventually win. View of an impressive Easter Island volcanic headland.

A small hole-in-the wall affords a glimpse of azure surf pounding against against jagged volcanic rocks.

An Easter Island sunset.

A moai silhouetted in one of the thousands of sunsets that have occurred since its being placed on the rocky shores of Easter Island.

Pinnacle rock at Bartoleme Island

Pinnacle rock at Bartoleme Island

Pinnacle rock at Bartoleme Island

Pinnacle rock at Bartoleme Island

Pinnacle rock at Bartoleme Island

Pinnacle rock at Bartoleme Island

Sullivan Bay shoreline

Sullivan Bay shoreline

Sullivan Bay lava flow and small arcuate volcanic features

Aa lava tumbling into the sea at Sullivan Bay

Sally lightfoot crabs scrambling over the lava at Sullivan Bay

Volcanic cones seen from Sullivan Bay

Volcanic one and a pinnacle rock seen at Sullivan Bay

A large spatter cone on Bartoleme Island

Isabela Island, a shield volcano, seen in the distance.

Isabela Island, a shield volcano, seen in the distance.

White sand and black lava rock at Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island

Driftwood or formerly living tree at Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island.

Black lava rock, blue sea, red sally lightfoot crabs, and a great shield volcano looming over all at Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island.

Sea lion, marine iguanas, and sally lightfoot crabs co-existing on the beach at Punta Espinosa.

Marine iguanas, sally lightfoots, and flightless cormorants co-existing on the beach at Punta Espinosa.

Tagus Cove on Fernandina Island. Mariners for decades have painted their equivalent of "Kilroy was here" on the parallel bands of lava flows.

Ship names painted on the cliffs of Tagus Cove, Isabela Island. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography ship ARGO was here in 1957 while the USS BARNEGAT, a navy seaplane tender, was here sometime prior to its decommissioning in 1958.

Ship names painted on the cliffs of Tagus Cove, Isabela Island. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography ship ARGO was here in 1957 while the USS BARNEGAT, a navy seaplane tender, was here sometime prior to its decommissioning in 1958.

Lava cliffs of Tagus Cove, Isabela Island.

An interesting rock formation and sealions at James Bay, Santiago Island

The Punta Suarez blowhole as seen from seaward of Espagnola Island.

The Punta Suarez blowhole as seen looking to the sea from Espagnola Island.

Small volcanic islands.

Looking out from the interior of a small cave

A small cave

A small cave

Bird paint on volcanic rocks

Marine iguanas literally hanging out. Two large land iguanas are also seen.

A beautiful grotto with a tunnel to the sea

A sealion skeleton

A beautiful seashell in the midst of numerous pencil urchin spines.

Small but prickly cactus

Small but prickly cactus

Stark volcanic landscape where dark pahoehoe lava flow encroached on highly oxidized and fragmented aa flow. Classic small volcanic cone in background .