Massive Glacier Meets the Ocean in Kenai Fjords National Park
A half-mile wide and rising several hundred feet above the water, the massive Holgate Glacier as it reaches the ocean – Kenai Fjords National Park. (Seward, Alaska)
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Summer Fair Weather Clouds Over Lake Wisconsin
I don’t know about you, but I needed a reminder of what a summer sky should look like… Lake Wisconsin, with the Baraboo Bluffs in the distance. (Lodi, Wisconsin)
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Sunny Disposition of the Yellow Coneflower
It is the season for native prairie flowers in Wisconsin with many colorful wonders to appreciate. Ratibida pinnata or Yellow coneflower brings color and its sunny disposition to any landscape – Aldo Leopold Nature Center. (Monona, Wisconsin)
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Last Sunight in the Grand Canyon National Park
The last glimpse of the setting sun is reflected in this canyon view from Bright Angle Point – Grand Canyon National Park (North Rim, Arizona)
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Celebration Begins Following the Chicago to Mackinac Race
A tradition since 1898, the oldest sailboat race in the United States arrives at Mackinac Island each mid-July. Racers celebrate after having just completed the 333 mile journey from Chicago. For the nearly 300 boats in the competition, the old Irish blessing seems appropriate, “May favorable winds be at your back”. (Mackinac Island, Michigan)
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Mountains Emerge Above Glacier’s St. Mary Lake
The sun and mountains begin to emerge late in the afternoon following a day of rain at this overlook of St. Mary Lake near the east end of the Going-to-the-Sun Road – Glacier National Park. (St. Mary, Montana)
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Forgotten Landscape in Central Utah
Rugged and often forgotten landscapes exist throughout central Utah which contain many spectacular vistas – Ghost Rock View Area. (Green River, Utah)
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Three Springs near Sister Bay
Door County’s karst geology is characterized by fractured limestone bedrock and thin soil cover. Taking care to protect natural springs, streams and wetlands is vital to the health of water both above ground and below the surface – Harold C. Wilson Three Springs Nature Preserve is protected by the Door County Land Trust. (Sister Bay,…
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Historic Hot Springs National Park
A most unusual National Park as its focus is a set of historic buildings in the center of a small city – Hot Springs National Park. (Hot Springs, Arkansas)
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Split Rock Lighthouse Watches Over Lake Superior
A calm and sunny day along the west coast of Lake Superior, but this famous lighthouse guided mariners through gale and storm from 1910 to 1969 – Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. (Two Harbors, Minnesota)
