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Clouds Near Mount Everest
Photo of the Day, April 28, 2009
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This photo was taken on the way to Everest Base Camp ...
Stars Over Campsite, Mount Everest
Photo of the Day, April 27, 2009
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Sherpas prepare their meals at Camp 2 as the stars appear ...
Prayer Flags, Mount Everest
Photo of the Day, April 26, 2009
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Prayer flags stretch across Base Camp on Mount Everest, with Nuptse ...
Khumbu Icefall Traverse, Nepal
Photo of the Day, April 25, 2009
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Sherpa Nima Dorje Tamang traverses a ladder on the Khumbu Icefall ...
Mt. Kilauea Eruption at Night, Hawaii
Photo of the Day, April 24, 2009
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Lava from Mt Kilaeau flowed down the slopes via lava ...
Porcupine Mountains Waterfall, Michigan
Photo of the Day, April 23, 2009
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This is the result of a ten-second exposure on a ...
Blurred Trees, Georgia
Photo of the Day, April 22, 2009
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Trees whiz by on the way to the Okefenokee swamp ...
Bonneville Salt Flats at Night, Utah
Photo of the Day, April 21, 2009
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The electric blush of Salt Lake City, more than a ...
Humpback Whales in Sunlit Water, Tahiti
Photo of the Day, April 20, 2009
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When you swim with humpback whales it's not their ...
Drill Pad on Wetlands, Russia
Photo of the Day, April 19, 2009
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A drill pad built on top of fragile wetlands probes ...
Dry Ranch, Australia
Photo of the Day, April 18, 2009
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Simon Booth remembers when he grazed 250 head of cattle ...
Green Roof, New York City
Photo of the Day, April 17, 2009
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Some green roofs can be far simpler to create than ...
Polar Bear on Brown Soil, Svalbard, Norway
Photo of the Day, April 16, 2009
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In Svalbard, Norway's Arctic archipelago, a camera trap catches ...
Green Window Frame and Silhouette
Photo of the Day, April 15, 2009
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While exploring Walkerville, Ontario's vacant, leafy icon known as ...
Giraffes at Sunset, Masai Mara Park, Kenya
Photo of the Day, April 14, 2009
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After a safari in the Masai Mara Park we were ...
Hanging Laundry, Kansas
Photo of the Day, April 13, 2009
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"We're farm people," says Janice Haney of Greensburg, Kansas. "I enjoy ...
Mangrove Saplings, Bali
Photo of the Day, April 12, 2009
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To reestablish mangroves on the island of Bali, workers set ...
Jellyfish Swarm, Palau
Photo of the Day, April 11, 2009
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Waters boil with jellyfish in one of Palau's marine ...
Butterfly and Trees, Madidi National Park, Bolivia
Photo of the Day, April 10, 2009
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The locals say palm trees here grow legs and walk ...
Gray Reef Shark, Kingman Reef
Photo of the Day, April 9, 2009
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Gray reef sharks and red snappers hover above a patch ...
Havasu Creek Waterfall, Arizona
Photo of the Day, April 8, 2009
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Nestled 3,000 feet (900 meters) deep into Havasu Canyon ...
Alfalfa Field Irrigation, Oregon
Photo of the Day, April 7, 2009
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A quarter-mile-long (0.4-kilometer-long) wheel line spritzes an Oregon alfalfa ...
Swans in Flight, Washington
Photo of the Day, April 6, 2009
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This lucky picture of swans was taken while out taking ...
Polar Bear and Cubs, Svalbard, Norway
Photo of the Day, April 5, 2009
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In a far north without ice, a mother bear could ...
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan
Photo of the Day, April 4, 2009
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A 30-second exposure was used to capture a small waterfall ...
Coconut Island Fish, Hawaii
Photo of the Day, April 3, 2009
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This photo was taken in the lagoon at Coconut Island ...
Tube Anemone, Bali
Photo of the Day, April 2, 2009
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This large tube anemone, photographed in Tulamben, Bali, stood high ...
Lightning at Huntington Beach, Ohio
Photo of the Day, April 1, 2009
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While at Huntington Beach in Bay Village, Ohio, I saw ...
Atlantic Walrus, Norway
Photo of the Day, March 31, 2009
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An Atlantic walrus plods toward shore after gorging on ...
Sufi Dancer, Naama Bay, Egypt
Photo of the Day, March 30, 2009
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Whirling atop a café overlooking Naama Bay's pedestrian ...
Moose Cow and Calf, Mayfield Lake
Photo of the Day, March 29, 2009
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Morning draws a moose cow and calf into the ...
Photo Shoot, Nuorilang Falls, China
Photo of the Day, March 28, 2009
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Nuorilang means "grand" in Tibetan. Jiuzhaigou's Nuorilang Falls ...
Chicago City Lights
Photo of the Day, March 27, 2009
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Chicago at night burns bright under blankets of clouds ...
Laborers on the Tansa River
Photo of the Day, March 26, 2009
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Laborers haul sand and gravel dredged from the Tansa ...
Fort McMurray Islamic School, Canada
Photo of the Day, March 25, 2009
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Laughter echoes across the yard as students jump rope ...
Dawn Prayer, Mount Sinai
Photo of the Day, March 24, 2009
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At dawn on Mount Sinai, camels rest and Said ...
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