A 50-year balancing act

A 50-year balancing act

Cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado (© Brad McGinley Photography/Getty Images)

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Nov. 16, 2023VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver
Nov. 16, 2024Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
Nov. 16, 2025A traboule in Lyon, France

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Mar. 20, 2024Cave Dale and Peveril Castle, England
Sep. 21, 2025Sea Otter Awareness Week
Eyes on the skies
What waterborne wizardry is this?
Sep. 9, 2023Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
Keep practicing, little guy
Spanning the soft sunlight
Dec. 3, 2023Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
Jan. 13, 2024Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii, United States
Aug. 8, 2025The Three Musketeers Falls at Iguazú Falls, Argentina
Jun. 26, 2024Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
Dare to tread through the fairy flower?
Mar. 21, 2024International Day of Forests
Our forgotten forests
Sep. 2, 2023Allens Hummingbird
Oct. 29, 2024Great horned owl
Sep. 5, 20242024 Toronto International Film Festival
Dec. 17, 2023Bohemian waxwings
Out of this world
Jul. 30, 2025International Day of Friendship
Feb. 7, 2025Blue hour in Trondheim, Norway
Sep. 10, 2024Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
Beautiful from all angles
Dec. 5, 2024Tufa formation on Mono Lake, California, United States
Go fly a kite!
Oct. 18, 2025International Archaeology Day
Jul. 12, 2024Mount Rainier National Park
Jul. 24, 2024Cousins Day
Majestic lord of the skies